Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 May 2021 Duke of Burgundy 4 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife Three males, one female. Pair seen mating. 30662.jpeg
29 May 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife 30663.jpeg
29 May 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve Bowness on Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Colin Smith
29 May 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY206617 VC70 Cumberland Colin Smith flying with one on the back of the other, mating?
29 May 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Glasson Moss Glasson NY240593 VC70 Cumberland Colin Smith
29 May 2021 Green Hairstreak 1 Adult Hawkshead Hill Coniston SD32869914 VC69 Westmorland Gill Henwood On track in cleared forest 30633.jpeg
29 May 2021 Common Blue 43 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. At least 3 females. 30646.jpeg
29 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 26 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. 30652.jpeg
29 May 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. All males.
29 May 2021 Orange-tip 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. All males.
29 May 2021 Small Blue 40 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. 30644.jpeg
29 May 2021 Small Heath 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. 30645.jpeg
29 May 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 100 Larva Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 2 locations- 1 in carpark & the other before bridge- both on (...) 30665.jpeg
29 May 2021 Small White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. Minimum number. 30654.jpeg
29 May 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals.
29 May 2021 Wall Brown 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 15-19C. Sunny intervals. 30647.jpeg
29 May 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 25 Larva Golf Course Kendal SD506927 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. number of 2nd/3rd instar larvae. Some had migrated from (...)
29 May 2021 Green-veined White 4 Adult Middleton Common Sedbergh SD630890 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mild, overcast, still.
29 May 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Middleton Common Sedbergh SD630890 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male. Mild, overcast, still.
29 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
29 May 2021 Duke of Burgundy 5 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould 3 and a mating pair
29 May 2021 Orange-tip 4 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould All females
29 May 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
29 May 2021 Small Heath 8 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
29 May 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould Just emerged
29 May 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
29 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45547781 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In grassland on north side of Knott
29 May 2021 Small Heath 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD45547781 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In grassland on north side of Knott
29 May 2021 Wall Brown 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457772 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying on cliff edge
29 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Tim R Wallis
29 May 2021 Duke of Burgundy 3 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Tim R Wallis
29 May 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD504933 VC69 Westmorland Tim R Wallis

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