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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
27 May 2023	Common Blue	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh	Expert examination of the reported Northern Brown Argus showed (...)
27 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	6	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440826	VC69 Westmorland	Tony Marsh
27 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	1	Adult	Black Combe	Bootle	SD137867	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	St Mary's church	Whicham	SD135827	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Small Heath	35	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189719	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Small Blue	15	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189719	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	10	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189719	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Common Blue	100	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189719	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
27 May 2023	Brimstone	8	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
27 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
27 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Whitbarrow	Mill Side	SD444865	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
27 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	6	Adult	Whitbarrow	Mill Side	SD444865	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
27 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Whitbarrow	Mill Side	SD444865	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
27 May 2023	Wall Brown	6	Adult	Whitbarrow	Mill Side	SD444865	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith
27 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Whitbarrow	Mill Side	SD444865	VC69 Westmorland	Howard and Penny Smith	4 other Pearls in flight - not sure if small or not
27 May 2023	Small Heath	5	Adult	Clints Quarry	Egremont	NY004115	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Tallon
27 May 2023	Small Heath	4	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY127015	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	17C. 100% sun. Breezy.
27 May 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY127015	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	17C. 100% sun. Breezy. Basking on path just after open fell (...)
27 May 2023	Mountain Ringlet	3	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY127015	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	17C. 100% sun. Breezy. Found after gate onto fell & towards the (...)
17 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Halecat Woods	Witherslack	SD431835	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Young	2.30pm, sunny
17 May 2023	Duke of Burgundy	3	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Young	11.30am, sunny, cool breeze
17 May 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	18.00- 18.40. Roosting.
17 May 2023	Small Blue	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	18.00- 18.40. Roosting on bank opposite the railway line.
17 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Breezy, some sun
17 May 2023	Brimstone	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Breezy, some sun
17 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Breezy, some sun
7 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Brimstone	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Julia Garner
7 May 2023	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Sizergh castle	Sizergh	SD498879	VC69 Westmorland	Julie Mason
7 May 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Field	Ulverston	SD283774	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17.30. Full sun. 16C.
7 May 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Field	Ulverston	SD283774	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17.30. Full sun. 16C.
27 May 2023	Small Copper	2	Adult	Black Combe	Whitbeck	SD118871	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Small Heath	15	Adult	Black Combe	Whitbeck	SD118871	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Small Heath	3	Adult	Black Combe	Bootle	SD137867	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189719	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Small White	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189719	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	St Mary's church	Whicham	SD135827	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	St Mary's church	Whicham	SD135827	VC70 Cumberland	Chris Scaife
27 May 2023	Common Blue	67	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
27 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	11	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
27 May 2023	Large White	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
27 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
27 May 2023	Small Blue	65	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
27 May 2023	Small Heath	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
27 May 2023	Small White	7	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
27 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
27 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	4	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY127015	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	17C. 100% sun. Breezy. Tatty. Near bilberries.
27 May 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Irton Fell	Santon Bridge	NY127015	VC70 Cumberland	Helen Wallace	17C. 100% sun. Breezy. Along path from car park.
27 May 2023	Common Blue	4	Adult	Clints Quarry	Egremont	NY004115	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Tallon
27 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Garden	Kendal	SD510923	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Full sunshine. Fluttering around large holly.
27 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Garden	Kendal	SD510923	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Full sunshine. Passing through garden.
27 May 2023	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
27 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Haybridge Nature Reserve	Bouth	SD336875	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret, David, Mark Eastlick	no wind, and full sun
27 May 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Halecat Woods	Witherslack	SD433835	VC69 Westmorland	Martin Chadwick
27 May 2023	Brimstone	2	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD435872	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson
27 May 2023	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD435872	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson
27 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD435872	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	Part cloud, sunny periods.
27 May 2023	Speckled Wood	4	Adult	Howe Ridding	Witherslack	SD435872	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Anderson	Part cloud, sunny periods.
27 May 2023	Green-veined White	5	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY496757	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals strong breeze .
27 May 2023	Green-veined White	5	Adult	Forestry Track	Kershope	NY561884	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals strong breeze .very sheltered from wind
27 May 2023	Orange-tip	18	Adult	Forestry Track	Kershope	NY561884	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals strong breeze .very sheltered from wind
27 May 2023	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY496757	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals strong breeze .
27 May 2023	Peacock	3	Adult	Forestry Track	Sleetbeck	NY496757	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals strong breeze .
27 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Forestry Track	Kershope	NY561884	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals strong breeze .very sheltered from wind
27 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Witherslack	SD448856	VC69 Westmorland	Steve Malpass
27 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Wakebarrow	Witherslack	SD450862	VC69 Westmorland	Steve Malpass
27 May 2023	Speckled Wood	5	Adult	Wakebarrow	Witherslack	SD450862	VC69 Westmorland	Steve Malpass
27 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Garden	Keswick	NY270231	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Dixon	Second one so far
17 May 2023	Brimstone	10	Adult	Wakebarrow	Witherslack	SD4586	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Wakebarrow	Witherslack	SD4586	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Wakebarrow	Witherslack	SD4586	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023	Orange-tip	10	Adult	Wakebarrow	Witherslack	SD4586	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023	Peacock	15	Adult	Wakebarrow	Witherslack	SD4586	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	10	Adult	Wakebarrow	Witherslack	SD4586	VC69 Westmorland	Dave Wainwright
17 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Breezy, some sun
17 May 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 May 2023	Orange-tip	10	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
17 May 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Site of Ehenside School	Cleator Moor	NY022144	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 May 2023	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Site of Ehenside School	Cleator Moor	NY022145	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Site of Ehenside School	Cleator Moor	NY022145	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Site of Ehenside School	Cleator Moor	NY022145	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
17 May 2023	Brimstone	2	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD458837	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny intervals
17 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	5	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD458837	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny intervals
17 May 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD458837	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny intervals
17 May 2023	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD458837	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny intervals
17 May 2023	Peacock	3	Adult	Foulshaw Moss	Witherslack	SD458837	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny intervals
17 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD185745	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
17 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD185745	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
17 May 2023	Small Heath	5	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD185745	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
17 May 2023	Wall Brown	3	Adult	Sandscale Haws	Barrow-in-Furness	SD185745	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
17 May 2023	Brimstone	6	Adult	Halecat Woods	Witherslack	SD431835	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Young	2.30pm, sunny
17 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Young	11.30am, sunny, cool breeze
17 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Young	11.30am, sunny, cool breeze
17 May 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Young	11.30am, sunny, cool breeze
17 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433847	VC69 Westmorland	Peter Young	3.30pm, hazy sunshine
17 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
17 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY493581	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	dry overcast
17 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY493581	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	dry overcast female also longhorn swammerdella or similar
17 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Woodland Garden	Corby Hill	NY493581	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	dry overcast very worn
17 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	3	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY393300	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny intervals, breezy.
17 May 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY393300	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny intervals, breezy.
17 May 2023	Orange-tip	10	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY393300	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell	1 female, 9 males.
17 May 2023	Peacock	5	Adult	Eycott Hill Nature Reserve	Berrier	NY393300	VC70 Cumberland	Sarah Mitchell	Sunny intervals, breezy.
7 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Calvert Court	Endmoor	SD538847	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
7 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Field	Ulverston	SD283774	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17.30. Full sun. 16C. Basking on path.
7 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Garden	Kendal	SD510923	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Female; not interested in our small Buckthorn bush. Noon. Warm (...)
7 May 2023	Brimstone	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD439828	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Witherslack Hall School Sports Field	Witherslack	SD438862	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Witherslack Hall School Sports Field	Witherslack	SD438862	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Witherslack Hall School Sports Field	Witherslack	SD438862	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Witherslack Hall School Sports Field	Witherslack	SD438862	VC69 Westmorland	Martin J Thompson
7 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
7 May 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Glasson Moss	Wigton	NY231599	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
7 May 2023	Peacock	2	Adult	Glasson Moss	Wigton	NY231599	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
7 May 2023	Green-veined White	7	Adult	High Arnside Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	NY330010	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and rather warm
7 May 2023	Orange-tip	9	Adult	High Arnside Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	NY330010	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and rather warm
7 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	High Arnside Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	NY330010	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and rather warm
7 May 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	High Arnside Tarn	Skelwith Bridge	NY330010	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Sunny and rather warm
7 May 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Rodside	Skelton wood end	NY406384	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	brief sunny spell pm
7 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Rodside	Skelton wood end	NY406384	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	brief sunny spell pm
7 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Rodside	Skelton wood end	NY406384	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	brief sunny spell pm
7 May 2023	Green-veined White	6	Adult	Woodland Riverside	Caldbeck	NY323399	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals warm. cumbrian way east
7 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Woodland Riverside	Caldbeck	NY323399	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals warm. cumbrian way east
7 May 2023	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Woodland Riverside	Caldbeck	NY323399	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals warm. cumbrian way east
7 May 2023	Peacock	2	Adult	Woodland Riverside	Caldbeck	NY323399	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals warm. cumbrian way east
7 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Woodland Riverside	Caldbeck	NY323399	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals warm. cumbrian way east
7 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Woodland Riverside	Caldbeck	NY323399	VC70 Cumberland	Richard Brown	sunny intervals warm. cumbrian way east
7 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5442178732	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Male
7 May 2023	Orange-tip	6	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5442178732	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
7 May 2023	Peacock	2	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5442178732	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans
7 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Holme Stinted Pastures	Clawthorpe	SD5442178732	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans

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