Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Milnthorpe Milnthorpe SD496817 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
29 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Milnthorpe Milnthorpe SD496815 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
29 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Beetham Fell Beetham SD487794 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
29 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 4 Adult Port Carlisle Harbour Port Carlisle NY244617 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 4 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard late am; 18 degrees, breezy
29 Aug 2016 Small Copper 5 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard late am; 18 degrees, breezy including 1 blue-spotted form
29 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 5 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard late am; 18 degrees, breezy
29 Aug 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard late am; 18 degrees, breezy
29 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 6 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard late am; 18 degrees, breezy
29 Aug 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Wedholme Flow Kirkbride NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard late am; 18 degrees, breezy
29 Aug 2016 Wall Brown 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard mid pm; 18 degrees, breezy, sunny spells
29 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard mid pm; 18 degrees, breezy, sunny spells
29 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard mid pm; 18 degrees, breezy, sunny spells
29 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard mid pm; 18 degrees, breezy, sunny spells
29 Aug 2016 Green-veined White 15 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY2253 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard mid pm; 18 degrees, breezy, sunny spells
29 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Aug 2016 Large White 2 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
29 Aug 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Collin Ford, Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan they are appearing all over now
29 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 2 Adult Seaton Seaton NY016305 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Aug 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Seaton Seaton NY016305 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Aug 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Seaton Seaton NY016305 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Ulverston garden Ulverston SD285768 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia. 18C
29 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ulverston garden Ulverston SD285768 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia. 18C
29 Aug 2016 Large White 1 Adult Ulverston garden Ulverston SD285768 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On buddleia
29 Aug 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun most on new buddleia bed.
29 Aug 2016 Red Admiral 12 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun most on new buddleia bed.
29 Aug 2016 Peacock 8 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun most on new buddleia bed.
29 Aug 2016 Large White 4 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun most on new buddleia bed.

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