Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Feb 2019 Comma 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Rather worn, nectaring on heather about 2pm. 17823.jpeg
25 Feb 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold Lovely sunny day on flowering heather in full sun in front (...)
25 Feb 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hardcrag Grange over Sands SD405779 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
25 Feb 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Maryport NY052359 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton A fresh looking butterfly, possibly same one 3 days in a row on (...)
25 Feb 2019 Comma 1 Adult Walk wood and grassland Caldbeck NY330399 VC70 Cumberland L Swift Rather worn. On Dandelion.
25 Feb 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Walk wood and grassland Caldbeck NY330399 VC70 Cumberland L Swift grid ref approx. Flying and sunning on path
25 Feb 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Gait Barrows Yealand Storrs SD478776 VC60 West Lancashire Lynne Farrell Fresh male
25 Feb 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. 16C
25 Feb 2019 Comma 2 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Sunny. 16C
25 Feb 2019 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller In hectic flight around the garden, ca. 2pm.
25 Feb 2019 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm, sunny
25 Feb 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Warm, sunny
25 Feb 2019 Comma 1 Adult Rock Cottage garden High Casterton SD625792 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Sherring feeding on pink viburnham
25 Feb 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Knipe Moor Bampton Grange NY521189 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Flying.
25 Feb 2019 Red Admiral 2 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY401569 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien On Lesser Celandine.

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