Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
30 May 2020 Small Heath 51 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Cockermouth NY1828 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Frequent all along the track through this monad.
30 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 9 Adult Swindale Bampton NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 May 2020 Small Heath 8 Adult Quarry near Keeper's Cottage Wigton NY283401 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
30 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 7 Adult Rusland Heights Finsthwaite SD353885 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace NO undersides seen.
30 May 2020 Small Heath 7 Adult Swindale Bampton NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 May 2020 Small Heath 6 Adult Faulds Brow, Caldbeck. Wigton NY306407 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
30 May 2020 Wall Brown 5 Adult St Bees Head St Bees NX945133 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson On cliff path between Fleswick Bay NX945133 and Birkham
30 May 2020 Small Heath 5 Adult Bampton Bampton NY510182 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 May 2020 Large White 5 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
30 May 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY36564987 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong All 4 in poor condition
30 May 2020 Small Heath 3 Adult Rusland Heights Finsthwaite SD353885 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
30 May 2020 Speckled Wood 3 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
30 May 2020 Orange-tip 3 Adult Swindale Bampton NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
30 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Haweswater Res Burnbanks NY49861605 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Fraser Bright warm sunny day. Just emerged
30 May 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Birkham St Bees NX957154 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
30 May 2020 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Bleach Green Ennerdale Water NY089157 VC70 Cumberland Lesley and George Grace Feeding on thistle flowers
30 May 2020 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Cockermouth NY183283 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
30 May 2020 Small Heath 2 Adult Burton Fell Witherslack SD5486578055 VC69 Westmorland Mr. Bryan Yorke
30 May 2020 Green-veined White 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444820 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
30 May 2020 Peacock 2 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444820 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
30 May 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Off Back Road Lindale SD416804 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson In garden.
30 May 2020 Brimstone 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2020 Large White 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4179 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2020 Large White 1 Adult Brown Robin Nature Reserve Grange over Sands SD4178 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2020 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD362889 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Flying.
30 May 2020 Large White 1 Adult Dalston garden Carlisle NY36564987 VC70 Cumberland Ian J Armstrong 1st for garden 2020.
30 May 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sandwith Whitehaven NX963148 VC70 Cumberland Jake Manson
30 May 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
30 May 2020 Large White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Female
30 May 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Very good condition, no visible damage to wings.
30 May 2020 Small Heath 1 Adult Burton Fell Witherslack SD5502578238 VC69 Westmorland Mr. Bryan Yorke
30 May 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Meathop SD444820 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key
30 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Bampton Bampton NY510182 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male
30 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Swindale Bampton NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 May 2020 Large White 1 Adult Swindale Bampton NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
30 May 2020 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
30 May 2020 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman male
30 May 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
30 May 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Holmrook SD079994 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman

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