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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Garden Maryport NY052359 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Garden Maryport NY052359 VC70 Cumberland Keith Hamilton
16 Apr 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Helton Fell Helton NY489210 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell One flying around Gorse, the other was on dead Bracken in the (...)
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Hampsfield Hall Cartmel SD3946880524 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
6 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 4 Adult Cartmel village Cartmel SD3794878772 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Aynsome Mill Cartmel SD3840679621 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
6 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Aynsome Mill Cartmel SD3840679621 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Male
6 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson I'm garden
6 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult 8 Rockwell Gardens Grange over Sands SD403782 VC69 Westmorland Pam Wilson Briefly trapped in greenhouse
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 5 Adult Grizedale Forest Hawkshead SD339966 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 4 Adult Claife Heights area Hawkshead SD364982 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny, warm
6 Apr 2019 Brimstone 1 Adult Claife Heights area Hawkshead SD364982 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Sunny, warm
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick blue sky, no wind, about 13 deg C counted in 30min
6 Apr 2019 Brimstone 8 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440828 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick blue sky, no wind, about 13 deg C counted in 30min
6 Apr 2019 Comma 1 Adult Arnside village Arnside SD455785 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell Flying through garden late afternoon
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Greenside Kendal SD510924 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Didn't stop. Sunny, still.
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Rydal Water footpath Rydal Water NY353066 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Rydal Water footpath Rydal Water NY360060 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Grasmere, flying around Magnolia Grasmere NY336074 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
6 Apr 2019 Comma 1 Adult Grasmere, flying around Magnolia Grasmere NY336074 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun.
6 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 6 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
6 Apr 2019 Orange-tip 1 Adult Lindale off Back Road/Playing Field Lindale SD417803 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson
6 Apr 2019 Peacock 1 Adult Garden, Plantation Avenue Arnside SD463780 VC69 Westmorland Caroline Webb
6 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Straight Bridge Sedbergh SD677924 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Martin
6 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Settlebeck Bridge Sedbergh SD664919 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Martin
6 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Main street Sedbergh SD658921 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Martin found dead on road a few minutes later
6 Apr 2019 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hollin Hall Sedbergh SD674928 VC65 North-west Yorkshire Martin

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