Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 10 Adult Gilts Lane Quarry Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Feeding on Knapweed and trying to mate - warm humid day, with (...) 28675.jpeg
13 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 15 Adult Gilts Lane Quarry Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Feeding and flying on warm humid day, with breeze 28678.jpeg
13 Aug 2020 Peacock 20 Adult Gilts Lane Quarry Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Feeding on Knapweed on warm humid day, with breeze 28676.jpeg
13 Aug 2020 Small Heath 100 Adult Gilts Lane Quarry Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Feeding and flying on warm humid day, with breeze 28679.jpeg
13 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 40 Adult Gilts Lane Quarry Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Feeding, flying and trying to mate on warm humid day, with (...) 28677.jpeg
13 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 10 Adult Gilts Lane Quarry Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Feeding and flying on warm humid day, with breeze
13 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Foulshaw Moss Witherslack SD458837 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Kents Bank Grange-over-Sands SD397757 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Large White 2 Adult Kents Bank Grange-over-Sands SD397757 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Kents Bank Grange-over-Sands SD397757 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kents Bank Grange-over-Sands SD397757 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Kents Bank Grange-over-Sands SD397757 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 24c
13 Aug 2020 Brown Hairstreak 1 Adult Gait Barrows Carr Bank SD477772 VC60 West Lancashire Dinesh Patel Female low in mature blackthorn adjacent to path 28665.jpeg
13 Aug 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD453773 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 99% sun, hot. Mid-afternoon. Female ovipositing.
13 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 3 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452774 VC69 Westmorland Ian Watts 99% sun, hot. Mid-afternoon. Only males seen.
13 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Garden on West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter First one seen in garden.
13 Aug 2020 Purple Hairstreak 2 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY489479 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 15:15. 21 degrees, full sunshine.
3 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve Bowness-on-Solway NY199610 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 28318.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Large White 3 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY254587 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh
3 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY254587 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh
3 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY254587 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 28315.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Wall Brown 2 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY254587 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 28314.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 6 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Seen in the afternoon when the sun came out - to the East of (...) 28311.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 20 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Seen in the afternoon when the sun came out - to the West, South (...) 28313.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 7 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454775 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel On sheltered grassy slopes 28301.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel Adjacent to paths on south facing slopes 28295.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel Scattered over site
3 Aug 2020 Grayling 12 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel Scattered on sloping paths 28294.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Small Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Dinesh Patel Close to path near railway lines 28293.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Corker Lane Force Forge SD332903 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Tatty. On top of wall.
3 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Footpath Force Forge SD335908 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Just after path divides to go South to force forge. Just below (...)
3 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 55 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts In a twenty minute sunny spell
3 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon & Mike Roberts
3 Aug 2020 Scotch Argus 5 Adult Arnside Knott Wood Arnside SD453775 VC69 Westmorland Keith Mudd Flying in afternoon sunshine
3 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD430834 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick overcast but dry Seen during a walk round of the Halecat (...)
3 Aug 2020 Common Blue 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Gatekeeper 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Grayling 9 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Meadow Brown 50 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Small Blue 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Small Blue 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Bright sunshine later in the afternoon. Now at least six Small (...) 28309.jpeg
3 Aug 2020 Small Copper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Small Skipper 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Small White 18 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190715 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 85 minute circuit of the slag bank. Dull and breezy. temp 16C
3 Aug 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Binsey Ireby NY225355 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
3 Aug 2020 Comma 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Aug 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Aug 2020 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Aug 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Aug 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 9 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
3 Aug 2020 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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