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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
27 Jun 2021	Small Skipper	12	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2021	Ringlet	14	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Grange-in-Borrowdale	Keswick	NY254171	VC70 Cumberland	Jim Pewtress	Amongst bracken by damp area just above Cummacatta Wood where (...)
27 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	8	Adult	Red Hills	Arnside	SD454776	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	3pm. Overcast but warm and humid.
27 Jun 2021	Dark Green Fritillary	20	Adult	Red Hills	Arnside	SD454776	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Watts	3-4.30pm. Mostly overcast. 19c and humid. Perfect conditions for (...)
27 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Red Bank	High Ickenthwaite	SD319896	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace
27 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	30	Adult	Field	High Nibthwaite	SD300874	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Approx number. East of High wood.
27 Jun 2021	Common Blue	3	Adult	Orton Scar	Crosby Ravensworth	NY627113	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm and breezy 18C, they didn't fly. Sitting on the rushes (...)
27 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY617208	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm with some sun on edge of silaged field by the beck
27 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY618203	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm with some sun in rough grassland
27 Jun 2021	Ringlet	5	Adult	Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY618203	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm with some sun in rough grassland
17 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	7	Adult	High Spy	Grange-in-Borrowdale	NY237171	VC70 Cumberland	Andy & Di Sawyer	Midday. Sunny. Near top of path descending towards Grange.
17 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	3	Adult	High Spy	Grange in Borrowdale	NY238163	VC70 Cumberland	Andy & Di Sawyer	Sunny. Late morning. On slope just below cairn to east.
17 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	17.00 - 18.10
17 Jun 2021	Northern Brown Argus	7	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	17.00 - 18.10 Pair together
17 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	17.00 - 18.10 All 3 looked pristine
17 Jun 2021	Ringlet	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first in 2021
17 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	4	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	All recently emerged. Nectaring on catmint.
17 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	10	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406578	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of 2021. 8 males, 2 females.
17 Jun 2021	Painted Lady	1	Adult	West Common	Bowness-on-Solway	NY199616	VC70 Cumberland	Judith Roger
17 Jun 2021	Small Blue	6	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	Apologies. Incorrect comment in first version of this post
17 Jun 2021	Painted Lady	4	Adult	Maryport Marina	Maryport	NY029365	VC70 Cumberland	Derek McAlone	My first of the year
7 Jun 2021	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Gait Barrows	Silverdale	SD478772	VC60 West Lancashire	David Nattrass	Warm & sunny
27 Jun 2021	Common Blue	1	Adult	Bowber Head Farm	Ravenstonedale	NY739033	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
27 Jun 2021	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Bowber Head Farm	Ravenstonedale	NY739033	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
27 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Bowber Head Farm	Ravenstonedale	NY739033	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
27 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Back Road	Lindale	SD417803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
27 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	12	Adult	Winster footbridge.	Lindale	SD422803	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
27 Jun 2021	Small Heath	3	Adult	Lyvennet	Kings Meaburn	NY618203	VC69 Westmorland	David Nattrass	Warm with some sun in rough grassland
27 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Abbot Park	Oxen Park	SD314879	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Just off footpath, on knapweed.
27 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	4	Adult	Abbot Park	Oxen Park	SD314879	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Just off footpath, on knapweed.
27 Jun 2021	Small Skipper	1	Adult	Abbot Park	Oxen Park	SD314879	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Just off footpath, on knapweed.
27 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Abbot Park	Oxen Park	SD314879	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Just off footpath, on knapweed.
27 Jun 2021	Small Heath	1	Adult	Field	High Nibthwaite	SD300874	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Approx number. East of High wood. Also 1 large, fast orange (...)
27 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD315884	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	.
27 Jun 2021	Ringlet	1	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD315884	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	.
27 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Lord Ling	Oxen Park	SD315884	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	.
27 Jun 2021	Small Heath	5	Adult	Red Bank	High Ickenthwaite	SD319896	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	Also 2 large, fast orange frits.
27 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Walled path	Oxen Park	SD317876	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	.Basking in late afternoon sun.
27 Jun 2021	Ringlet	1	Adult	Dalston	Carlisle	NY36554986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	Single only in long grasses in field
27 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Dalston	Carlisle	NY36554986	VC70 Cumberland	Ian J Armstrong	Single in garden.
27 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	14	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY387295	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
27 Jun 2021	Small Skipper	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY387295	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
27 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY387295	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
27 Jun 2021	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Birkshill	Raughton Head	NY387295	VC70 Cumberland	Keith Temple
27 Jun 2021	Red Admiral	2	Adult	University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd.	Carlisle	NY404571	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd.	Carlisle	NY404571	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
27 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	2	Adult	Lonning running NE to Greenspot	Wigton	NY2456	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Warm sunshine
27 Jun 2021	Ringlet	6	Adult	Lonning running NE to Greenspot	Wigton	NY2546	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Warm sunshine
27 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Lonning running NE to Greenspot	Wigton	NY2456	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Warm sunshine
27 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Roadside south of Whitrigglees	Wigton	NY244564	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Warm sunshine
27 Jun 2021	Common Blue	1	Adult	Hutton Roof Crags	Burton-in-Lonsdale	SD562782	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Crooks	Male
27 Jun 2021	Dark Green Fritillary	2	Adult	Hutton Roof Crags	Burton-in-Lonsdale	SD562782	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Crooks	Cool, cloudy conditions - not ideal for butterflies
27 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	3	Adult	Hutton Roof Crags	Burton-in-Lonsdale	SD562782	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Crooks
27 Jun 2021	Small Heath	3	Adult	Hutton Roof Crags	Burton-in-Lonsdale	SD562782	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Crooks
27 Jun 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Hutton Roof Crags	Burton-in-Lonsdale	SD562782	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Crooks
27 Jun 2021	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Hutton Roof Crags	Burton-in-Lonsdale	SD562782	VC69 Westmorland	Pete Crooks
17 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	17.00 - 18.10 My first of year
17 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	10	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
17 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Rickerby Park west	Carlisle	NY400566	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Large White	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Meadow Brown	1	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406578	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406578	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Tarraby Lane	Carlisle	NY406577	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 Jun 2021	Common Blue	1	Adult	St Bees Head	Whitehaven	NX939142	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter	Clear and sunny. Little wind.
7 Jun 2021	Duke of Burgundy	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick
7 Jun 2021	Large Skipper	1	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD505933	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	first I have seen this year
7 Jun 2021	Mountain Ringlet	1	Adult	Irton Fell	Eskdale Green	NY13500226	VC70 Cumberland	Debbie Firth	Stayed on the ground for a long time
7 Jun 2021	Red Admiral	1	Adult	Hedgerow	Lowick	SD294869	VC69 Westmorland	Jane Jones
7 Jun 2021	Green-veined White	2	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 Jun 2021	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller

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