Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 4 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD297739 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 39933.jpeg
6 Oct 2022 Painted Lady 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 39928.jpeg
6 Oct 2022 Small White 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both males 39862.jpeg
6 Oct 2022 Large White 1 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 39861.jpeg
6 Oct 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller On Aster around 3 p.m. 39859.jpeg
26 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller In flight around 1.30pm inspite of breeze and light rain.
26 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Coniston Coniston SD316982 VC69 Westmorland Mo Richards On Ivy during dry spell.
16 Oct 2022 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
6 Oct 2022 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435870 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick seen during 2 hours of a sunny morning work party
6 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 2 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Both on Ivy around mid-day, braving the high winds.
6 Oct 2022 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Westfield Nature Trail Barrow-in-Furness SD228673 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
6 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Castle Carrock NY541550 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown brief appearance during sunny interval, windy mostly overcast
6 Oct 2022 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Oct 2022 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Oct 2022 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
6 Oct 2022 Small White 4 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell

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