Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
7 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Holme SD5434878704 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar My first of the year.
7 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Holme SD5434878704 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
7 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Holme SD5434878704 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Holme SD5380879331 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Slightly faded
7 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Holme SD5380879331 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Newly emerged 5422.jpeg
7 Jun 2016 Common Blue 11 Adult Holme Park Fell Holme SD5380879331 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY461549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones first of year here
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Bowthwaite Bridge Farm Selside SD530935 VC69 Westmorland Patricia Cuttell Very sunny. Nectaring on chive flowers
7 Jun 2016 Large Heath 2 Adult Glasson Moss Bowness-on-Solway NY231605 VC70 Cumberland Michael Williams
7 Jun 2016 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller My last first-generation holly blue for 2016. Since arriving in (...)
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD396768 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick flew through the garden
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389740 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Allithwaite Allithwaite SD388767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Irton Fell Santon Bridge NY124019 VC70 Cumberland Ewan Munro
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199755 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC Thin cloud
7 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD199755 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC Thin cloud
7 Jun 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180783 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC thin cloud.
7 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180783 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC thin cloud.
7 Jun 2016 Small White 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180783 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC thin cloud.
7 Jun 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180783 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC thin cloud.....just emerged
7 Jun 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180783 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC thin cloud
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 6 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180783 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC thin cloud
7 Jun 2016 Common Blue 8 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD180783 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 22oC thin cloud
7 Jun 2016 Small Heath 14 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
7 Jun 2016 Small Copper 1 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason 5435.jpeg
7 Jun 2016 Small Blue 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
7 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
7 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 9 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason Would appreciate second opinion as whether large or small. 5432.jpeg
7 Jun 2016 Common Blue 3 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX980217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
17 Jun 2016 Ringlet 15 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY065325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
17 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 2 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY065325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion

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