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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
4 Oct 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell On Buddleia.
4 Oct 2020 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny intervals & showers. On Buddleia.
4 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Oct 2020 Peacock 1 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497260 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
4 Oct 2020 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Oct 2020 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
4 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick on buddleia
4 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Ashmeadow Arnside SD453785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Feeding on Ivy
4 Oct 2020 Comma 2 Adult Ashmeadow Arnside SD453785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Feeding on Ivy
4 Oct 2020 Large White 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455786 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell In garden
14 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
14 Oct 2020 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499267 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny morning.
14 Oct 2020 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
14 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Troutbeck Bridge NY410007 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
14 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Oct 2020 Red Admiral 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Oct 2020 Large White 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
14 Oct 2020 Wall Brown 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Basking in sun near sea wall.
14 Oct 2020 Small White 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Sunny. 14C.
14 Oct 2020 Small Copper 3 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1 male, 2 females. All in quite fresh condition. 29743.jpeg

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    David Eastlick

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