Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 May 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 42351.jpeg
24 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Old Park Plantation Killington SD599896 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Bluebell, very tatty.. Sunny, 15deg.C 40929.jpeg
24 May 2023 Green-veined White 10 Adult Old Park Plantation Killington SD599896 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Bugle. Sunny, 15deg.C 40928.jpeg
24 May 2023 Small Blue 2 Adult Sandy loning Maryport NY037361 VC70 Cumberland Joanne Hill 40926.jpeg
24 May 2023 Small Blue 2 Adult Sandy loning Maryport NY039361 VC70 Cumberland Joanne Hill 40924.jpeg
24 May 2023 Common Blue 41 Adult Barrow Slagbank Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15oC but strong breeze reduced numbers. Most male.
24 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 12 Adult Barrow Slagbank Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15oC but strong breeze reduced numbers.
24 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Barrow Slagbank Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15oC but strong breeze reduced numbers.
24 May 2023 Small Blue 43 Adult Barrow Slagbank Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15oC but strong breeze reduced numbers.
24 May 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Barrow Slagbank Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15oC but strong breeze reduced numbers.
24 May 2023 Small White 3 Adult Barrow Slagbank Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80% sun 15oC but strong breeze reduced numbers.
24 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 11 Adult Kendal Fell Extension Kendal SD504926 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun.
24 May 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult Kendal Fell Extension Kendal SD504926 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun.
24 May 2023 Small Heath 11 Adult Kendal Fell Extension Kendal SD504926 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC full sun.
24 May 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80%sun, 15oC strong breeze.
24 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 4 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80%sun, 15oC strong breeze. .....100's of Natterjack tadpoles!
24 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80%sun, 15oC strong breeze.
24 May 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80%sun, 15oC strong breeze.
24 May 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80%sun, 15oC strong breeze.
24 May 2023 Small White 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199756 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 80%sun, 15oC strong breeze...also superb hybrid common (...)
24 May 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD595878 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Sunny, 15deg.C
24 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD595878 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Males. Sunny, 15deg.C
24 May 2023 Green-veined White 5 Adult Old Scots Road Killington SD598911 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Nectaring on Dandelions. Sunny, 15dg. C.
24 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Cummacatta Wood Grange in Borrowdale NY255172 VC70 Cumberland Pete Barron
24 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals breezy
24 May 2023 Small Copper 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals breezy
24 May 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Woodland Garden Corby Hill NY490580 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny intervals breezy
24 May 2023 Green-veined White 3 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very breezy.
24 May 2023 Orange-tip 28 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 5 females, 23 males.
24 May 2023 Peacock 2 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
24 May 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult River Lowther Whale NY514216 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Whitehaven garden Whitehaven NX985161 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills Seen on two occasions now
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 6 Adult Craggy Staveley SD474983 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 3M, 3F
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 7 Adult Dorothy Farrers Spring Wood Staveley SD480984 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell 4M, 3F
4 May 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Dorothy Farrers Spring Wood Staveley SD480984 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
4 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Mikes Wood Staveley SD481985 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Mikes Wood Staveley SD481985 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Female
4 May 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Sandyhill Staveley SD477976 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Sandyhill Staveley SD477976 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell Many more on private field awash with Lady's Smock
4 May 2023 Green-veined White 2 Adult Whinfell Tarn Kendal SD560979 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny 12c
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 7 Adult Whinfell Tarn Kendal SD560979 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 4 males & 3 females. Sunny 12c
4 May 2023 Peacock 2 Adult St Bees Head Whitehaven NX942144 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 3 Adult Brundholme Woods Keswick NY282242 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon Males
4 May 2023 Peacock 5 Adult Brundholme Woods Keswick NY282242 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
4 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Brundholme Woods Keswick NY282242 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
4 May 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
4 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
4 May 2023 Orange-tip 3 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
4 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
4 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman

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