Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Carlisle 27 Knowe Road Carlisle NY402557 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien Feeding on Verbena bonariensis.
29 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 03 Adult Carlisle 27 Knowe Road Carlisle NY402557 VC70 Cumberland William O'Brien Feeding on Verbena bonariensis.
29 Sep 2015 Small White 1 Adult Kirkbarrow and Kendal Town Centre Kendal SD514921 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 27 Adult Kirkbarrow and Kendal Town Centre Kendal SD514921 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 50% of total butterflies on group of buddleias at indicated grid (...)
29 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 26 Adult Kirkbarrow and Kendal Town Centre Kendal SD514921 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 50% of total butterflies on group of buddleias at indicated grid (...)
29 Sep 2015 Peacock 1 Adult Kirkbarrow and Kendal Town Centre Kendal SD514921 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
29 Sep 2015 Comma 2 Adult Kirkbarrow and Kendal Town Centre Kendal SD514921 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 50% of total butterflies on group of buddleias at indicated grid (...)
29 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Capes Head Holker SD334779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 4 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2015 Green-veined White 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head Holker SD335779 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 26 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NY000310 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Close to Siddick Village
29 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NY000310 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Close to Siddick Village
29 Sep 2015 Peacock 1 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NY000310 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Close to Siddick Village
29 Sep 2015 Large White 2 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NY000310 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Close to Siddick Village
29 Sep 2015 Common Blue 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NY000310 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Close to Siddick Village
29 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Fawe Park Keswick NY254225 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
29 Sep 2015 Brimstone 1 Adult Strickley Farm Old Hutton Kendal SD544893 VC69 Westmorland James Robinson
29 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Kendal garden Kendal SD524927 VC69 Westmorland J S Frost
29 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ulverston garden Ulverston SD288782 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flew over garden mid afternoon.
29 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 2 Adult Ulverston garden Ulverston SD288782 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1 nectaring on ice plant
29 Sep 2015 Comma 2 Adult Wetheral garden Wetheral NY466544 VC70 Cumberland Cilla Stanger-Moore 4161.jpeg
29 Sep 2015 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433833 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC sun
29 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 5 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD433833 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick All on one tree trunk sunbathing!
29 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 7 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Most on Aster. 18oC Sun
29 Sep 2015 Red Admiral 5 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Most on Aster. 18oC Sun
29 Sep 2015 Painted Lady 1 Adult Halecat Garden Centre Witherslack SD433834 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick On Aster. 18oC Sun
29 Sep 2015 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Loft Crag Langdale NY278071 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell Flying at height of 680 metres.

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