Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Jun 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Burneside arden Burneside SD507951 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
6 Jun 2016 Small Heath 7 Adult Bradleyfield Kendal SD495914 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
6 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Bradleyfield Kendal SD495914 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
6 Jun 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Bowthwaite Bridge Farm Selside SD483888 VC69 Westmorland Patricia Cuttell
6 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 5 Adult Bowthwaite Bridge Farm Selside SD530935 VC69 Westmorland Patricia Cuttell
6 Jun 2016 Unlisted 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD427840 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley Large Fritillary, HBF or SWF?, also see Humph Hd below.
6 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD427840 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley
6 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD427840 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley 5402.jpeg
6 Jun 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 1 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick A "large fritillary". I could not rule out HBF but that seems (...)
6 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD393755 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
6 Jun 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD5987 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, light breeze, 29deg. C. 13.15-14.45.
6 Jun 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD5987 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Male. Full sun, light breeze, 29deg. C. 13.15-14.45.
6 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 7 Adult Burns Beck Moss Killington SD5987 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, light breeze, 29deg. C. 13.15-14.45.
6 Jun 2016 Small Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick at least 10 not seriously counting over 20 mins. The Small Blue (...) 5411.jpeg
6 Jun 2016 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 5410.jpeg
6 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 4 Adult Kirkhead Kents Bank SD393752 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick much lush looking Rock Rose few NBA
6 Jun 2016 Common Blue 1 Adult Kirkhead Kents Bank SD393752 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
6 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Capes Head path to Holker SD334778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick wooded path on the way to Capes Head
6 Jun 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Capes Head path to Holker SD335778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
6 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Barker Scar near to caravan site Holker SD336779 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick much bracken on site-little Rock Rose
6 Jun 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Endmoor Kendal SD535845 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
6 Jun 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Endmoor Kendal SD535845 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
6 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Endmoor Kendal SD535845 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 3 Adult Yew Tree Tarn Coniston NY322003 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards Occasional sunshine.
16 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Ulverston Sands Ulverston SD304747 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold
16 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ulverston Sands Ulverston SD304747 VC69 Westmorland Charles Penfold
26 Jun 2016 Small Skipper 1 Adult Middle Blakebank Underbarrow SD456915 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
26 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 4 Adult Middle Blakebank Underbarrow SD456915 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
26 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Low Blakebank Underbarrow SD456913 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
26 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Low Blakebank Underbarrow SD456913 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick

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