Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
26 May 2023 Small Blue 4 Adult Salmoor Way Maryport NY029366 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone 41004.jpeg
16 May 2023 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 1 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD431833 VC69 Westmorland Martin J Thompson 40747.jpeg
6 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Willington wood Ulverston SD294749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. Overcast. Male flying. Female roosting. 40512.jpeg
6 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD286755 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. Overcast. 40511.jpeg
6 May 2023 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD286755 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. Overcast. 40510.jpeg
26 May 2023 Peacock 2 Adult Eggerslack Woods edge Grange over Sands SD404793 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
26 May 2023 Common Blue 4 Adult High Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick full sun, no wind, warm
26 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult High Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick full sun, no wind, warm
26 May 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Bowness Railings Wigton NY232626 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 May 2023 Large Skipper 1 Adult Campfield lonning Wigton NY199610 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Looked freshly emerged.
26 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Campfield lonning Wigton NY199610 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
26 May 2023 Large White 2 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566615 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
26 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566615 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
26 May 2023 Small Heath 3 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566615 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
26 May 2023 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Scarrowhill Wood Brampton NY566615 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
26 May 2023 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Walton Moss Hethersgill NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny far apart
26 May 2023 Green-veined White 7 Adult Walton Moss Hethersgill NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny mostly on outskirts
26 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Walton Moss Hethersgill NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny
26 May 2023 Peacock 6 Adult Walton Moss Hethersgill NY514674 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot sunny in isolated territories
26 May 2023 Green-veined White 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY516579 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
26 May 2023 Large White 3 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY516579 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
26 May 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY516579 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny 4 males
26 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Woodland Garden Hayton Townhead NY516579 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny
26 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult High Dam Finsthwaite SD3597788832 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
26 May 2023 Small Heath 5 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD493905 VC69 Westmorland Steve Malpass
26 May 2023 Wall Brown 1 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD493905 VC69 Westmorland Steve Malpass
16 May 2023 Brimstone 10 Adult Halecat Woods Grange over Sands SD433832 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 May 2023 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Halecat Woods Witherslack SD434831 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 May 2023 Peacock 5 Adult Halecat Woods Grange over Sands SD4383 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 May 2023 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3 Adult Halecat Woods Grange over Sands SD433832 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 May 2023 Green Hairstreak 5 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD431825 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Nichols Moss Witherslack SD431825 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
16 May 2023 Common Blue 3 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
16 May 2023 Small Blue 7 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188715 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
16 May 2023 Small Heath 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD198736 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
16 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown F
16 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Great Corby NY479545 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown
16 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Celleron Lane Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 1 female, 1 male.
16 May 2023 Orange-tip 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell male
6 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD286755 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. Overcast.
6 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Adult Bridleway Ulverston SD286755 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 16C. Overcast.
6 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones
6 May 2023 Orange-tip 2 Adult Wetheral garden Carlisle NY462548 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones males
6 May 2023 Green-veined White 7 Adult Track Talkin Head NY553564 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm some cloud
6 May 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Track Talkin Head NY553564 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm some cloud
6 May 2023 Peacock 5 Adult Track Talkin Head NY553564 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm some cloud
6 May 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Track Talkin Head NY553564 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown sunny warm some cloud
6 May 2023 Green-veined White 8 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman Mating on damp uncut grass area.
6 May 2023 Large White 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman Mating on damp uncut grass area.
6 May 2023 Orange-tip 5 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
6 May 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
6 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Wild Garden Holmrook SD079995 VC70 Cumberland Tim Wayman
6 May 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Dubwath Silver Meadows Dubwath NY196310 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh
6 May 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult Garden Kirkby Stephen NY773088 VC69 Westmorland Vivienne Littlefair

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