Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
30 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Bishops Allotment Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2021 Small Heath 8 Adult Bishops Allotment Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2021 Green-veined White 2 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun.
30 May 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun. Male flying.
30 May 2021 Peacock 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun.
30 May 2021 Small Copper 1 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun. 30671.jpeg
30 May 2021 Small Heath 3 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun.
30 May 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Broughton Moor Broughton Mills SD240923 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun.
30 May 2021 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Duddon Mosses NNR Broughton in Furness SD214850 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 12.30-14.15. 60% sun. On bilberry. Rather worn.
30 May 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Eden Mount Grange over Sands SD402782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2021 Green-veined White 7 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY294566 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 20oC and full sun
30 May 2021 Marsh Fritillary 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Fingland NY2757 VC70 Cumberland K Walton all newly emerged
30 May 2021 Small Heath 10 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Fingland NY2757 VC70 Cumberland K Walton all newly emerged
30 May 2021 Brimstone 3 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431833 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 13.30 - 15.00. 2 male, 1 female.
30 May 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431833 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 13.30 - 15.00.
30 May 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431833 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 13.30 - 15.00. 2
30 May 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2021 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2021 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Kershope Forest N/A NY576820 VC70 Cumberland Robert Pickett
30 May 2021 Duke of Burgundy 4 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD503933 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All in good condition. All seen flying then 3 perching. 1 (...) 30694.jpeg
30 May 2021 Brimstone 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female. Full sun,11.00 - 12.30.
30 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female. Full sun,11.00 - 12.30.
30 May 2021 Orange-tip 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Female. Full sun,11.00 - 12.30.
30 May 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun,11.00 - 12.30. 30685.jpeg
30 May 2021 Common Blue 8 Adult Maryport Coastal Park Maryport NY029362 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 30727.jpeg
30 May 2021 Small Blue 5 Adult Maryport Coastal Park Maryport NY029362 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon They took some finding in an unfamiliar place 30731.jpeg
30 May 2021 Small Heath 6 Adult Maryport Coastal Park Maryport NY029362 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
30 May 2021 Wall Brown 2 Adult Maryport Coastal Park Maryport NY029362 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon 30732.jpeg
30 May 2021 Common Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze
30 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze
30 May 2021 Large White 6 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze
30 May 2021 Orange-tip 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze
30 May 2021 Small Blue 16 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze several more sightings but same (...)
30 May 2021 Small Heath 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze
30 May 2021 Small White 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Jack Taylor sunny but coolbreeze
30 May 2021 Wall Brown 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
30 May 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold In the sunshine in the back garden
30 May 2021 Gatekeeper 1 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD399782 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2021 Green-veined White 1 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD3978 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
30 May 2021 Dingy Skipper 5 Adult Whibarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 15.oo - 15.45. 30690.jpeg
30 May 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Whibarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 15.oo - 15.45.
30 May 2021 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Whibarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, 15.oo - 15.45.
30 May 2021 Brimstone 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Females, one nectaring on Fairy Foxgloves. Full sun, 15.00 - (...)
30 May 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD460852 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Males. Full sun, 15.00 - 15.45.

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