Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44004.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44003.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 10 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 44000.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Comma 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 43995.jpeg
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold In the sun on the garage door
29 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Ringlet 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
29 Jul 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 20% sun and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Brown Hairstreak 1 Egg Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 20% sun and breezy.....egg from previous year
29 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 6 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy
29 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy
29 Jul 2023 Northern Brown Argus 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.....5 adults and 6 eggs!
29 Jul 2023 Scotch Argus 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy....freshly emerged.
29 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC dull and breezy.
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405796 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods
29 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD405796 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods
29 Jul 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods feeding on shaded Creeping Thistle
29 Jul 2023 Gatekeeper 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods feeding on shaded Creeping Thistle
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 3 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny periods feeding on shaded Creeping Thistle
29 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Large White 4 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 6 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Small White 8 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Birkshill Garden Raughton Head NY377431 VC70 Cumberland Keith Temple
29 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 7 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller By far the most numerous butterfly in the garden throughout (...)
29 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 6 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 3 active around creeping thistles near western edge of field, (...)
29 Jul 2023 Peacock 4 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller All nectaring on a large area of creeping thistles near the (...)
29 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on creeping thistle near the western edge of the (...)
29 Jul 2023 Small White 1 Adult Tarraby Lane Carlisle NY406578 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Around 10:30am, sunny intervals, moderate breeze.
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Rogersceugh Wigton NY217598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Windy but some sun.
29 Jul 2023 Painted Lady 1 Adult Rogersceugh Wigton NY217598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Windy but some sun.
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Rogersceugh Wigton NY217598 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Windy but some sun.
29 Jul 2023 Comma 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones present togteher - one certain F
29 Jul 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
29 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small Skipper 3 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Large White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Peacock 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Jul 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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