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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
14 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of 2022
24 Jun 2022	Mountain Ringlet	50	Adult	Hartsop Dodd	Hartsop	NY4123411691	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	60% sun, 17C with strong cooling breeze, The number given is for (...)
24 Jun 2022	Common Blue	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Cloudy.
24 Jun 2022	Small Blue	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Cloudy.
24 Jun 2022	Small Skipper	47	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Cloudy.
4 Jun 2022	Marsh Fritillary	40	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY275567	VC70 Cumberland	David Phillips	1 batch of eggs found
4 Jun 2022	Holly Blue	3	Adult	University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd.	Carlisle	NY40415716	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	All rather worn. Flying around a large holly tree, sometimes (...)
4 Jun 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Quite worn condition
4 Jun 2022	Brimstone	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
4 Jun 2022	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	Jeremy Cuff	Between 9 and 10am
4 Jun 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Scarrowhill Wood	Brampton	NY566613	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	At least five seen flying in the sunshine in an area of sparsely (...)
24 Jun 2022	Ringlet	1	Adult	Garden at Raughton Head	Raughton Head	NY3722543587	VC70 Cumberland	Claire Godfrey	Single, quite fresh Ringlet on long grasses.
24 Jun 2022	Large Heath	15	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD458835	VC69 Westmorland	David Hughes	Cloudy, but bright.
24 Jun 2022	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Cloudy.
24 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	36	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Cloudy.
24 Jun 2022	Ringlet	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD188711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Cloudy.
24 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Country lane	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
24 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Country lane	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
24 Jun 2022	Ringlet	6	Adult	Country lane	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
24 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Country lane	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
24 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	11	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	overcast and warm with absolutely no wind
24 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	on bramble,overcast and warm with absolutely no wind
24 Jun 2022	Ringlet	12	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440828	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	overcast, warm, absolutely no wind
24 Jun 2022	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Aikbank Farm	Waverton	NY215457	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
24 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
24 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	8	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
14 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	High Thistleton	Gosforth	NY098046	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022	Small Heath	3	Adult	High Thistleton	Gosforth	NY098046	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	High Thistleton	Gosforth	NY098046	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022	Mountain Ringlet	6	Adult	Irton Fell	Eskdale Green	NY129021	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022	Small Heath	2	Adult	Irton Fell	Eskdale Green	NY129021	VC70 Cumberland	Andy Bolton
14 Jun 2022	Common Blue	12	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Painted Lady	2	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Ringlet	6	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Small Blue	28	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Small Heath	16	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Workington Wind Farm	Workington	NX993300	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Winnick	Full sun 17oC
14 Jun 2022	Northern Brown Argus	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	David Holcombe	Sunny intervals, negligible wind. Fresh specimens
14 Jun 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439827	VC69 Westmorland	David Holcombe	Sunny intervals, little wind. Worn specimen but lively.
14 Jun 2022	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434883	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	Overcast, morning, nectaring on red clover and thistles.
14 Jun 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	8	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD434883	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
14 Jun 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Lindale Recreation Ground	Lindale	SD417804	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	On garden Deutzia.
14 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sun and quite breezy 1300hrs.
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	9	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Full sun and quite breezy 1300hrs.
14 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
14 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY376432	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
14 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
14 Jun 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
14 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	3	Adult	Low Fell Plantation, Barkbooth Lot	Winster	SD4190	VC69 Westmorland	Martin and Gwen Tordoff
14 Jun 2022	Common Blue	12	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189715	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189715	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189715	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022	Small Blue	27	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189715	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022	Small Heath	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189715	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189715	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189715	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	Sunny and breezy. Temperature 18C two hours observation in (...)
14 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
14 Jun 2022	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny pm
14 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny pm
14 Jun 2022	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny pm
14 Jun 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny pm
14 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY391299	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY388297	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young	Sunny, 16oC 4.30-5.30pm, light breeze.
14 Jun 2022	Small Copper	1	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY391299	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young	Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022	Small Copper	1	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY391299	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Small Heath	10	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY388297	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young	Sunny, 16oC 4.30-5.30pm, light breeze.
14 Jun 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY391299	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	5	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY276566	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young	Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY276566	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young	Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022	Ringlet	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY276566	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young	Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY276566	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young	Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY276566	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young	Looking for marsh fritillaries. Part sun, light breeze, 16-18oC (...)
14 Jun 2022	Common Blue	4	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Wiggonby	NY310537	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Wiggonby	NY310537	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Wiggonby	NY310537	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Wiggonby	NY310537	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Wiggonby	NY310537	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Ringlet	3	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Wiggonby	NY310537	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Wiggonby	NY310537	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Young
14 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
14 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
14 Jun 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499266	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	male
4 Jun 2022	Brimstone	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson	4 males, 1 mating female.
4 Jun 2022	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
4 Jun 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD438828	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
4 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY275567	VC70 Cumberland	David Phillips
4 Jun 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY275567	VC70 Cumberland	David Phillips	Male
4 Jun 2022	Small Heath	8	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY275567	VC70 Cumberland	David Phillips
4 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	6	Adult	Finglandrigg Wood	Kirkbampton	NY275567	VC70 Cumberland	David Phillips
4 Jun 2022	Common Blue	9	Adult	North Walney	Barrow-in-Furness	SD169712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Mod breeze. 50% sun. 90 mins observation.
4 Jun 2022	Small Heath	2	Adult	North Walney	Barrow-in-Furness	SD169712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Mod breeze. 50% sun. 90 mins observation.
4 Jun 2022	Small White	2	Adult	North Walney	Barrow-in-Furness	SD169712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Mod breeze. 50% sun. 90 mins observation.
4 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	Windy and overcast.
4 Jun 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon
4 Jun 2022	Common Blue	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	IanTallon and Mike Roberts	Female
4 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirby Stephen	NY761081	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	Sun and stiff wind but sheltered by former rly embankments
4 Jun 2022	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirby Stephen	NY761081	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	male and female. Latter investigating rather old Jack-by-the- (...)
4 Jun 2022	Small Heath	4	Adult	Waitby Greenriggs NR	Kirby Stephen	NY761081	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	Sun and stiff wind but sheltered by former rly embankments
4 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve	Wigton	NY199610	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
4 Jun 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Campfield Marsh RSPB Reserve	Wigton	NY199612	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
4 Jun 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
4 Jun 2022	Large White	2	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
4 Jun 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
4 Jun 2022	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman

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