Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
8 May 2016 Orange-tip 2 Adult Wetheral Carlisle NY462549 VC70 Cumberland R H Jones M
8 May 2016 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX995305 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
8 May 2016 Dingy Skipper 8 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX985284 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
8 May 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Little Crosthwaite Keswick north west of NY234275 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 May 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY177283 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 4 Adult Ling Fell Wythop Wythop Mill NY177283 VC70 Cumberland John Callion
8 May 2016 Small White 1 Adult Kinniside Ennerdale Bridge NY061134 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
8 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 2 Adult Kinniside Ennerdale Bridge NY061134 VC70 Cumberland Barbara Nelson
18 May 2016 Holly Blue 3 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Including mating pair about 6m up on holly in next-door (...) 7417.jpeg
28 May 2016 Small White 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
28 May 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Rickerby Park Carlisle NY402569 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
28 May 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX987214 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
28 May 2016 Small Heath 6 Adult Lowca rugby club brows Lowca NX979217 VC70 Cumberland Chris Mason
8 May 2016 Speckled Wood 6 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 4773.jpeg
8 May 2016 Peacock 5 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Also several Whites seen flying but too far away for accurate (...)
8 May 2016 Green Hairstreak 8 Adult Cliburn Moss NNR Cliburn NY580256 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 4772.jpeg
8 May 2016 Orange-tip 1 Adult Moss End Farleton SD536819 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
8 May 2016 Speckled Wood 2 Adult Farleton Knott Farleton SD548804 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
8 May 2016 Peacock 1 Adult Farleton Knott Farleton SD534806 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
8 May 2016 Peacock 2 Adult Farleton Knott Farleton SD544812 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
8 May 2016 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Ackenthwaite railway footbridge Ackenthwaite SD513813 VC69 Westmorland Roger Fellows
8 May 2016 Brimstone 1 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD439861 VC69 Westmorland Margaret Eastlick female
8 May 2016 Speckled Wood 4 Adult Witherslack Woods permissive path Witherslack SD437864 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
8 May 2016 Small White 3 Adult Witherslack Woods permissive path Witherslack SD437864 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
8 May 2016 Peacock 5 Adult Witherslack Woods permissive path Witherslack SD437864 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
8 May 2016 Orange-tip 4 Adult Witherslack Woods permissive path Witherslack SD438863 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 3 male 1 female
8 May 2016 Peacock 3 Adult Flashbank Wood Brigsteer SD488882 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Mostly sunny, 23 deg. C. Calm in the wood but strong breeze (...)
8 May 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Witherslack Woods lower ride Witherslack SD434869 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
8 May 2016 Small White 2 Adult Witherslack Woods lower ride Witherslack SD434862 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in the new 2016 cut through
8 May 2016 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
8 May 2016 Small White 2 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
8 May 2016 Peacock 3 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
8 May 2016 Orange-tip 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick one male in orchard, 2 male at entrance, 1 male and 1 female at (...)
18 May 2016 Small Heath 2 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD1875 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey 13.00-15.00 hrs, sunny, windy, 17 deg. C. 4988.jpeg
18 May 2016 Common Blue 25 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD1875 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. number, mostly males, 2 pairs copulating. 13.00-15.00 (...) 4987.jpeg
28 May 2016 Speckled Wood 1 Adult High Farm Grange over Sands SD4078 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
28 May 2016 Small Heath 1 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard

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    David Eastlick

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