Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 May 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes observation in full sun. Very warm males
29 May 2018 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes observation in full sun. Very warm
29 May 2018 Large White 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes observation in full sun. Very warm
29 May 2018 Orange-tip 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes observation in full sun. Very warm
29 May 2018 Small Heath 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes observation in full sun. Very warm
29 May 2018 Small Heath 8 Adult Clawthorpe Fell NNR Clawthorpe SD538786 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. All on grassy path.
29 May 2018 Dingy Skipper 20 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
29 May 2018 Green-veined White 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
29 May 2018 Large White 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
29 May 2018 Small Heath 25 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
29 May 2018 Wall Brown 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 80% sun
29 May 2018 Small Heath 6 Adult Hutton Roof NNR Hutton Roof SD540775 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.30-9.30 am. !00% sun.
29 May 2018 Mountain Ringlet 25 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY12710190 VC70 Cumberland Adam McVeigh
29 May 2018 Large White 4 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY123017 VC70 Cumberland Mark Pike
29 May 2018 Mountain Ringlet 12 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY125019 VC70 Cumberland Mark Pike Seen between 1000-1200 all very fresh but also very active! GR (...)
29 May 2018 Small Heath 33 Adult Irton Fell Eskdale Green NY125019 VC70 Cumberland Mark Pike GR above as amended by MT as recorder's request
29 May 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD393767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Male nectaring on Cotoneaster

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