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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
30 May 2023	Common Blue	47	Adult	Micklam brickworks site	Lowca	NX984217	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills
30 May 2023	Small Blue	36	Adult	Micklam brickworks site	Lowca	NX984217	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills
30 May 2023	Small Heath	16	Adult	Micklam brickworks site	Lowca	NX984217	VC70 Cumberland	Mike and Lyn Mills
30 May 2023	Common Blue	20	Adult	Oldside	Siddick	NX994302	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Estimates of numbers, well spread our around the site. Sunny (...)
30 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	8	Adult	Oldside	Siddick	NX994302	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Estimates of numbers. Sunny afternoon
30 May 2023	Large Skipper	8	Adult	Oldside	Siddick	NX994302	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Estimates of numbers. Sunny afternoon
30 May 2023	Small Blue	40	Adult	Oldside	Siddick	NX994302	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Estimates of numbers, well spread our around the site. Sunny (...)
30 May 2023	Small Heath	30	Adult	Oldside	Siddick	NX994302	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Estimates of numbers. Sunny afternoon
30 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Langrigg Bridge	Aspatria	NY172463	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
30 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Langrigg Bridge	Aspatria	NY173464	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
30 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Whelpo Bridge	Caldbeck	NY308397	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
30 May 2023	Small Heath	3	Adult	Whelpo Bridge	Caldbeck	NY308397	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
30 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY758084	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14 C Breezy One seemed to have a damaged wing
30 May 2023	Orange-tip	8	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY758084	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14 C Breezy 5 Males & 3 females
30 May 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY758084	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14 C Breezy
30 May 2023	Small Heath	5	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirkby Stephen	NY758084	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	14 C Breezy
30 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	4	Adult	White Combe	Millom	SD150874	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
30 May 2023	Small Heath	22	Adult	White Combe	Millom	SD150874	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
30 May 2023	Small Copper	2	Adult	White Combe	Millom	SD157850	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
30 May 2023	Common Blue	10	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C 100% sun. Windy. 14.45-15.25
30 May 2023	Small Heath	2	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C 100% sun. Windy. 14.45-15.25
30 May 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Walney Island	Barrow-in-Furness	SD170711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17C 100% sun. Windy. 14.45-15.25
30 May 2023	Small Heath	2	Adult	Town Fell End	Grange over Sands	SD395787	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen as 2 singletons, aggregated grid reference
30 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Lindale	SD398803	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	dessicated grass on stony path
30 May 2023	Small Heath	5	Adult	Hampsfell Hospice	Grange over Sands	SD399793	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	seen as 5 singletons, aggregated grid reference
30 May 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD399797	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
30 May 2023	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	1 male.3 females. flying in garden and adjoining woodland
30 May 2023	Small White	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Flying in garden and adjoining woodland
30 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Eggerslack Woods edge	Grange over Sands	SD404793	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	full sun and warm
30 May 2023	Common Blue	5	Adult	High Hampsfield	Lindale	SD406801	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	small meadow surrounded by trees
30 May 2023	Small Heath	3	Adult	High Hampsfield	Lindale	SD406801	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	small meadow surrounded by trees
30 May 2023	Common Blue	3	Adult	Brown Robin Nature Reserve	Lindale	SD412794	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon
30 May 2023	Common Blue	3	Adult	Lime Kiln Wood adjacent to	Lindale	SD413797	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon
30 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Lime Kiln Wood adjacent to	Lindale	SD413797	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon	2 sparring males.
30 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind.
30 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind.
30 May 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind.
30 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind.
30 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind.
30 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	4	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind...near to recent coppice
30 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	15	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind...all freshly emerged
30 May 2023	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434880	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind.
30 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	7	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
30 May 2023	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
30 May 2023	Large White	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
30 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	9	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
30 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
30 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc full sun, no wind
30 May 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc full sun, no wind
30 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc full sun, no wind
30 May 2023	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind...just emerged
30 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind.
30 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind.
30 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	10	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind....all just emerged
30 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	22oc, sun, no wind....all just emerged
30 May 2023	Large Heath	2	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Levens	SD4583	VC69 Westmorland	Keith Walton
30 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind
30 May 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind....in 'hot spot'
30 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind....in 'hot spot'
30 May 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind....in 'hot spot'
30 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind....in 'hot spot'
30 May 2023	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind....in 'hot spot'
30 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind.
30 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind.
30 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind.
30 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	7	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind.....all in usual breeding area
30 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind.
30 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	8	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind.
30 May 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC Full sun/no wind.
30 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023	Peacock	6	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	15	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oC full sun and no wind
30 May 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD460864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	23oc full sun/no wind
30 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Hutton Roof	SD544787	VC69 Westmorland	Dinesh Patel	Fresh looking specimens. Checked external wing pattern on record (...)

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