Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
13 Nov 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Nectaring on Heather in full sun around 12.20pm. 39997.jpeg
13 Nov 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544785 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Disturbed during a work party on a warm morning. Seen with (...)
13 Nov 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Barbondale Kirkby Lonsdale SD636822 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson Flying in sunshine, various locations.
13 Nov 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Scales Ulverston SD275722 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flying over Ivy hedgerow. 15C Sunny.
13 Nov 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Allonby garden Allonby NY082435 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
13 Nov 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Uldale NY249369 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift 1 on Ivy the other on a golden conifer. 10.30 am Sunny and (...)
13 Nov 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD456774 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Battered specimen resting in the sun
13 Nov 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Basking in the sun for 10 minutes on the fence at 10.20 a.m. (...)
3 Nov 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Spring Bank Road Grange over Sands SD403787 VC69 Westmorland David Jackson On sheltered, sunny Ivy flowers along with many other insects.
3 Nov 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Wetheral Greenacres Wetheral NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones In bright sun on arbutus unedo

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