Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
24 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Sands Road Ulverston SD289766 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold In the front garden 31337.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Dingy Skipper 1 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry very, very worn.
24 Jun 2021 Grayling 1 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry 1 Grayling seen on the slopes. 31343.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holme Fell area Holme SD541796 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Very fresh
24 Jun 2021 Comma 1 Adult Park End Wood Brigsteer SD486876 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 17.00 - 18.00 Dull and overcast 15° I thought this was a leaf (...) 31362.jpeg
24 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrong Bryan Ingleby All sightings in 2 hours stroll 20 Deg sunny very slight breeze
24 Jun 2021 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2021 Large Skipper 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny about 13.00hrs and 18C - With Common Blue 31101.jpeg
4 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD457771 VC69 Westmorland Barrie Cooper
4 Jun 2021 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY101524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion First of year
4 Jun 2021 Small White 1 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, but breezy. 3:40-5:10pm.
4 Jun 2021 Wall Brown 1 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Mostly sunny, but breezy. 3:40-5:10pm.
4 Jun 2021 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY56636130 VC70 Cumberland Paul Kennedy Seen flitting around area of sparsely wooded grassland in full (...) 30806.jpeg

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