Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
28 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 2 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY084476 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
28 Jun 2016 Large Heath 8 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Linda
28 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 4 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Linda
28 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 25 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Linda
28 Jun 2016 Ringlet 20 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Linda
28 Jun 2016 Small White 3 Adult Drumburgh Moss Drumburgh NY255588 VC70 Cumberland Linda
18 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Claife Heights area Far Sawrey SD382973 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
18 Jun 2016 Small Skipper 1 Adult Jack Scout Silverdale SD458736 VC60 West Lancashire Iain Rogerson
18 Jun 2016 Small Heath 6 Adult Hutton Roof/Dalton Crag Burton-in-Kendal SD5577 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Overcast, 16deg.C light breeze.
18 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 4 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Small Heath 2 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455775 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Arnside Promenade Arnside SD450783 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Grayling 6 Adult Far Arnside Far Arnside SD445765 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore On cliff path
18 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 7 Adult Far Arnside Far Arnside SD445765 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore On cliff path
18 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451767 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451767 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451767 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD451767 VC69 Westmorland Karen Bullimore
18 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 2 Adult Collin Ford, Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
18 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Collin Ford, Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
18 Jun 2016 Ringlet 4 Adult Collin Ford, Great Corby Carlisle NY480544 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan
18 Jun 2016 Dark Green Fritillary 1 Adult Loughrigg Ambleside NY3504 VC69 Westmorland Pete Martin I think...photo attached...couldn't get a decent underwing one (...) 5650.jpeg
18 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 3 Adult Fields beside River Lowther Whale NY521782 VC70 Cumberland Sarah Mitchell 5652.jpeg
8 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 6 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall They all looked in pristine condition.
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall In excellent condition, feeding, then went North, climbing (...)
8 Jun 2016 Pearl-bordered Fritillary 2 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD440827 VC69 Westmorland Andrew Cornall
8 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Walkmill Nature Reserve Whitehaven NY009190 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
8 Jun 2016 Common Blue 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC Dull
8 Jun 2016 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC Dull
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC Dull
8 Jun 2016 Small Blue 8 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC Dull
8 Jun 2016 Small White 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193725 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC Dull
8 Jun 2016 Common Blue 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
8 Jun 2016 Dingy Skipper 2 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
8 Jun 2016 Meadow Brown 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
8 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 1 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 3 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD390766 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson/Janet Denison
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Soddy Gap Great Broughton NY070325 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Thornhill Meadows Abbeytown NY180490 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 12 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY272569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jun 2016 Green-veined White 8 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274565 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jun 2016 Large Skipper 10 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY272569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7494.jpeg
8 Jun 2016 Marsh Fritillary 50 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY272569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller A low estimate of the numbers. Many were quite worn. My first (...) 7496.jpeg
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274565 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jun 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY272569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Very worn
8 Jun 2016 Small Heath 100 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY272569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 7492.jpeg
8 Jun 2016 Small Heath 3 Adult Finglandrigg Wood Kirkbampton NY274565 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley At S end, hot/humid but overcast. 5474.jpeg
8 Jun 2016 Small Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Michael Foley At S end, hot/humid but overcast. 5473.jpeg
8 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD182784 VC70 Cumberland Mo Richards
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD182784 VC70 Cumberland Mo Richards
8 Jun 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD182784 VC70 Cumberland Mo Richards
8 Jun 2016 Speckled Wood 5 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD182784 VC70 Cumberland Mo Richards
8 Jun 2016 Wall Brown 1 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD182784 VC70 Cumberland Mo Richards
8 Jun 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Castle Carrock Brampton NY546546 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones male
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Penrith NY578257 VC69 Westmorland Russ Briers In the field next to the nature reserve.
8 Jun 2016 Grayling 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD452771 VC69 Westmorland Simon Fenner on the path leading down the south slope 5477.jpeg
8 Jun 2016 Northern Brown Argus 12 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD454773 VC69 Westmorland Simon Fenner southern, northern and eastern slopes, as well as summit
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD455776 VC69 Westmorland Simon Fenner
8 Jun 2016 Painted Lady 20 Adult Kells Whitehaven NX967165 VC70 Cumberland Stephen Asquith Never seen so many!
8 Jun 2016 Red Admiral 1 Adult Kells Whitehaven NX967165 VC70 Cumberland Stephen Asquith
8 Jun 2016 Mountain Ringlet 1 Adult Fleetwith Pike Buttermere NY214131 VC70 Cumberland Steven Ewing
8 Jun 2016 Large Heath 4 Adult Meathop Moss Nature Reserve Witherslack SD430833 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Zero count Nichols am 5490.jpeg

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