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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
26 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Small Skipper	40	Adult	Field	Threlkeld	NY297254	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Beales	Cool day, just starting to warm up in mid afternoon. There were (...)
26 Jul 2022	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Ravenglass foreshore	Ravenglass	SD0823996734	VC70 Cumberland	Irene Boston
26 Jul 2022	Small Skipper	20	Adult	Hay meadow by Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY616217	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	mixed sunny about 19 degrees.
26 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Smoot Garth	Kings Meaburn	NY620212	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	mixed sunny about 19 degrees.
26 Jul 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Smoot Garth	Kings Meaburn	NY620212	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	mixed sunny about 19 degrees.
26 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	20	Adult	Hay meadow by Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY616216	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	mixed sunny about 19 degrees. Meadow Brown with 2 white spots on (...)
26 Jul 2022	Ringlet	15	Adult	Hay meadow by Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY616216	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	mixed sunny about 19 degrees
26 Jul 2022	Green-veined White	10	Adult	Hay meadow by Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY616216	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	mixed sunny about 19 degrees
26 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Hay meadow by Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY616216	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	mixed sunny about 19 degrees
26 Jul 2022	Common Blue	18	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Gatekeeper	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	17	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Ringlet	25	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Silver-washed Fritillary	14	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Small Skipper	22	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	White-letter Hairstreak	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 40% sun/no wind........the first I have ever seen on this (...)
26 Jul 2022	Brimstone	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	High Brown Fritillary	3	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	15	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Northern Brown Argus	3	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Purple Hairstreak	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.....the first I have seen on this site.
26 Jul 2022	Ringlet	22	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Silver-washed Fritillary	12	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Small Skipper	14	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Witherslack Woods	Witherslack	SD435868	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	17oC 30% sun/no wind.
26 Jul 2022	White-letter Hairstreak	1	Adult	"Millie Bank" by Raven Beck	Kirkoswald	NY5577141352	VC70 Cumberland	Clive Griffiths	As far as I know first sighting for the village or the immediate (...)
26 Jul 2022	Grayling	3	Adult	Cunswick Fell	Kendal	SD4994	VC69 Westmorland	Dave King
26 Jul 2022	Grayling	10	Adult	Scout Scar	Kendal	SD4891	VC69 Westmorland	Dave King
26 Jul 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	flying around ivy on a warm 18 dec C afternoon with little wind
26 Jul 2022	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Lindale Playing Field	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
26 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Lindale Playing Field	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
26 Jul 2022	Gatekeeper	15	Adult	Simpson Ground Allotment	High Newton	SD402864	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
26 Jul 2022	Large Skipper	8	Adult	Simpson Ground Allotment	High Newton	SD402864	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	On thistles.
26 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	25	Adult	Simpson Ground Allotment	High Newton	SD402864	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	Estimated number.
26 Jul 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Simpson Ground Allotment	High Newton	SD402864	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
26 Jul 2022	Small Skipper	10	Adult	Simpson Ground Allotment	High Newton	SD402864	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	On thistles.
26 Jul 2022	Grayling	6	Adult	Eskmeals	Ravenglass	SD0824095176	VC70 Cumberland	Irene Boston
26 Jul 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Hovering for a few seconds around holly bush about 10 ft up (...)
26 Jul 2022	Large White	2	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Flying through garden in brief spell of sunshine
26 Jul 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022	Large White	4	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	6	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022	Small White	4	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
26 Jul 2022	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Purple Hairstreak	5	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY40495709	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Several butterflies active around 6pm in the sunny and sheltered (...)
26 Jul 2022	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Small White	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jul 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Lonning east of Rogersceugh	Wigton	NY219597	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
26 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Lonning east of Rogersceugh	Wigton	NY219597	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
26 Jul 2022	Small Copper	1	Adult	Lonning east of Rogersceugh	Wigton	NY219597	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
26 Jul 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
26 Jul 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
26 Jul 2022	Large White	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
26 Jul 2022	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
26 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
26 Jul 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones

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