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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
15 Sep 2022 Comma 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Bramble fruit 39568.jpeg
15 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 32 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong Mainly on Buddleia and Ivy. 39564.jpeg
5 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 50 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong 25 min. stroll. Hazy sunshine. Breezy. 39376.jpeg
25 Sep 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Breezy, cool & overcast.
25 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Sep 2022 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
25 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
15 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick flying around ivy
15 Sep 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022 Peacock 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On Buddleia.
15 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 112 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong
15 Sep 2022 Comma 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
15 Sep 2022 Clouded Yellow 1 Adult St.Bees Head Whitehaven NX958153 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills On red clover heads.
15 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Claife Wray SD374992 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Broken cloud
15 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Claife Wray SD374992 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Broken cloud
15 Sep 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Peacock 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Small White 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
15 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny spells in afternoon.
5 Sep 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD493938 VC69 Westmorland Chris Scaife
5 Sep 2022 Comma 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun little wind.
5 Sep 2022 Painted Lady 2 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun little wind.
5 Sep 2022 Peacock 18 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun. Most on buddleia. surprised so many when most now (...)
5 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 21 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun little wind. Most on Hemp Agrimony.
5 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 24 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun little wind. Most on Verbena.
5 Sep 2022 Small White 10 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun little wind. Most on Verbena.
5 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Holehird Gardens Windermere NY410008 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 23oC 70% sun little wind.
5 Sep 2022 Large White 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia sunny and warm
5 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 5 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick on buddleia sunny and warm
5 Sep 2022 Large White 1 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong
5 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 6 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On remains of Buddleia flowers
5 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong On remains of Buddleia flowers
5 Sep 2022 Small White 5 Adult Dalston garden Dalston NY365498 VC70 Cumberland Ian Armstrong
5 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 15 Adult St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix Carlisle NY401570 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2022 Speckled Wood 8 Adult University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd. Carlisle NY404572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
5 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 7 Adult Garden in West Avenue Wigton NY257476 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Feeding on honeydew on Lime Tree.
5 Sep 2022 Painted Lady 1 Adult Yard of house Wigton NY255484 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
5 Sep 2022 Green-veined White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2022 Painted Lady 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2022 Peacock 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 13 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
5 Sep 2022 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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