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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Calvert Court	Endmoor	SD538847	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	One extremely small.
26 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY615217	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	1st time I've seen both skippers in this haymeadow by the beck (...)
26 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	50	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY615217	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Many many meadow browns in this haymeadow by the beck in sunny (...)
26 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY615217	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	The only red admiral was just beside the beck feeding on bramble (...)
26 Jun 2020	Ringlet	20	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY615217	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Many ringlets in this haymeadow by the beck in sunny weather - (...)
26 Jun 2020	Small Skipper	5	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY615217	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	underestimate of the numbers in this haymeadow by the beck in (...)
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	10	Adult	Kings Meaburn	Penrith	NY615217	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Small tortoiseshells evident in this hay meadow during sunny (...)
26 Jun 2020	Common Blue	8	Adult	Holme Fell area	Burton-in-Kendal	SD541785	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20 - 18.10 breezy All males
26 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	8	Adult	Holme Fell area	Burton-in-Kendal	SD541785	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20 - 18.10 breezy Dashing about but not landing until ...
26 Jun 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Holme Fell area	Burton-in-Kendal	SD541785	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20 - 18.10 breezy
26 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	Holme Fell area	Burton-in-Kendal	SD541785	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20 - 18.10 breezy
26 Jun 2020	Ringlet	10	Adult	Holme Fell area	Burton-in-Kendal	SD541785	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20 - 18.10 breezy
26 Jun 2020	Small Heath	4	Adult	Holme Fell area	Burton-in-Kendal	SD541785	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20 - 18.10 breezy
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Holme Fell area	Burton-in-Kendal	SD541785	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20 - 18.10 breezy
26 Jun 2020	Common Blue	15	Adult	Barrowfield Lot	Brigsteer	SD478907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin	20C, full sun, calm
26 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Barrowfield Lot	Brigsteer	SD478907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin	20C, full sun, calm
26 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	Barrowfield Lot	Brigsteer	SD478907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin	20C, full sun, calm
26 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	4	Adult	Barrowfield Lot	Brigsteer	SD478907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin	20C, full sun, calm
26 Jun 2020	Ringlet	20	Adult	Barrowfield Lot	Brigsteer	SD478907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin	20C, full sun, calm
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Barrowfield Lot	Brigsteer	SD478907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin	20C, full sun, calm
26 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Barrowfield Lot	Brigsteer	SD478907	VC69 Westmorland	Martin	20C, full sun, calm
26 Jun 2020	Grayling	1	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD390737	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
26 Jun 2020	Northern Brown Argus	1	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD390740	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
26 Jun 2020	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD390738	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
26 Jun 2020	Small Skipper	10	Adult	Humphrey Head	Allithwaite	SD392737	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
26 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Female, laying eggs on Nasturtium. 8 eggs counted.
26 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
26 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Bolton Wood Lane	Wigton	NY2543	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
26 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Bolton Wood Lane	Wigton	NY2543	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
26 Jun 2020	Ringlet	7	Adult	Bolton Wood Lane	Wigton	NY2543	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Bolton Wood Lane	Wigton	NY2543	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
26 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	4	Adult	Wharton Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	SD331987	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
26 Jun 2020	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Wharton Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	SD331987	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
26 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	5	Adult	Wharton Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	SD331987	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
26 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	35	Adult	Wharton Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	SD331987	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
26 Jun 2020	Ringlet	5	Adult	Wharton Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	SD331987	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Wharton Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	SD331987	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards
26 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	4	Adult	Hay Fell	Kendal	SD5494	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
26 Jun 2020	Ringlet	15	Adult	Hay Fell	Kendal	SD5494	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	7	Adult	Hay Fell	Kendal	SD5494	VC69 Westmorland	Philip Key
26 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	4	Adult	Wet Sleddale	Shap	NY552114	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson
26 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	Wet Sleddale	Shap	NY552114	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson
26 Jun 2020	Ringlet	4	Adult	Wet Sleddale	Shap	NY552114	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson
26 Jun 2020	Small Heath	6	Adult	Wet Sleddale	Shap	NY552114	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson
26 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Wet Sleddale	Shap	NY552114	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Wet Sleddale	Shap	NY554114	VC69 Westmorland	Robert Dawson
26 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	6	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497260	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020	Small White	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY499267	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020	Large White	1	Adult	Gillerthwaite, Lorton	Cockermouth	NY146157	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Kavanagh
26 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Gillerthwaite, Lorton	Cockermouth	NY146157	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Kavanagh
26 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Gillerthwaite, Lorton	Cockermouth	NY146157	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Kavanagh
26 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	1	Adult	Loweswater	Thackthwaite	NY147225	VC70 Cumberland	Tony Marsh	Didn't settle to get an ID photo, but large Fritillary actively (...)
16 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Calvert Court	Endmoor	SD538847	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Jun 2020	Small Heath	1	Adult	Commonmire Lane	Endmoor	SD532847	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell	sunning itself on wall. First time seen in area.
16 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	6	Adult	Commonmire Lane	Endmoor	SD533846	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	14	Adult	Commonmire Lane	Endmoor	SD534853	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Commonmire Lane	Endmoor	SD532850	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
16 Jun 2020	Ringlet	1	Adult	Sandwith	Sandwith	NX958149	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson
16 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	4	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	On cliff tops between NX956154 and NX945133
16 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	On cliff tops between NX956154 and NX945133
16 Jun 2020	Painted Lady	1	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	On cliff tops between NX956154 and NX945133
16 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	4	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	On cliff tops between NX956154 and NX945133
16 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	On cliff tops between NX956154 and NX945133
16 Jun 2020	Wall Brown	1	Adult	St Bees Head	St Bees	NX956154	VC70 Cumberland	Jake Manson	On cliff tops between NX956154 and NX945133
16 Jun 2020	Common Blue	3	Adult	Helsington Barrows	Kendal	SD4889	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	All male. One hour. Warm, still, muggy.
16 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Helsington Barrows	Kendal	SD4889	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	One hour. Warm, still, muggy.
16 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Helsington Barrows	Kendal	SD4889	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	One hour. Warm, still, muggy.
16 Jun 2020	Common Blue	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould
16 Jun 2020	Dark Green Fritillary	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould
16 Jun 2020	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	Fresh
16 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	Fresh
16 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	Fresh
16 Jun 2020	Common Blue	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD398789	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick	female
16 Jun 2020	Grayling	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD403790	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2020	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD395785	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD395781	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	5	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD399783	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
16 Jun 2020	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	near The Gale	Abbeytown	NY149494	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
16 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	near The Gale	Abbeytown	NY149494	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
6 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	12	Adult	Thwaite Head Fell	Thwaite Head	SD350909	VC69 Westmorland	Allan Sumner	Good numbers around over the weekend . This nice shot taken by (...)
6 Jun 2020	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36564986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	Windy, hazy sunshine. On bare soil for 6 mins.
6 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	2	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY36564986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	Bright sunshine.
6 Jun 2020	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Unusually small individual, rather worn.
6 Jun 2020	Large Heath	3	Adult	Bowness Common	Wigton	NY223598	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
6 Jun 2020	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Bowness Common	Wigton	NY223598	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
6 Jun 2020	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Bowness Common	Wigton	NY227599	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
6 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Near Greystoke Forest	Penrith	NY415338	VC70 Cumberland	Nicholas Howard	Sunny late morning.
6 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Near Johnby	Penrith	NY429332	VC70 Cumberland	Nicholas Howard	Sunny late morning.
6 Jun 2020	Small Heath	20	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317883	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
6 Jun 2020	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	42	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317883	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter
6 Jun 2020	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD317883	VC69 Westmorland	Tom and Felix Fitter

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