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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
8 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
8 May 2022	Orange-tip	10	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	4 females, 6 males including a mating pair.
8 May 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Celleron Lane	Penrith	NY497263	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	sunny and breezy.
8 May 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hazy sun
8 May 2022	Peacock	3	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hazy sun
8 May 2022	Orange-tip	12	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hazy sun
8 May 2022	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hazy sun
8 May 2022	Green Hairstreak	7	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Hazy sun
8 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Wedholme Flow	Wigton	NY232537	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
8 May 2022	Wall Brown	2	Adult	Rogersceugh	Wigton	NY217598	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
8 May 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden, West Avenue	Wigton	NY257476	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
8 May 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret Eastlick
8 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	North Lodge	Witherslack	SD429873	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick
8 May 2022	Orange-tip	8	Adult	North Lodge	Witherslack	SD429873	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	flying at road side and browsing on Jack by the Hedge aggregate (...)
8 May 2022	Brimstone	1	Adult	North Lodge	Witherslack	SD429873	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	male
8 May 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Cowclose Wood	Pool Bank	SD429878	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	sitting on the path surrounded by bluebells in dappled sun (...)
8 May 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Silver Meadows Nature Reserve	Bassenthwaite Lake	NY198309	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
8 May 2022	Peacock	3	Adult	Silver Meadows Nature Reserve	Bassenthwaite Lake	NY198309	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
8 May 2022	Orange-tip	13	Adult	Silver Meadows Nature Reserve	Bassenthwaite Lake	NY198309	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
8 May 2022	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Silver Meadows Nature Reserve	Bassenthwaite Lake	NY198309	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
8 May 2022	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Old Scotch Road	Killington	SD598911	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Both females on Lady's Smock flowers. Not ovipositing but (...)
8 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Garden	Penrith	NY522306	VC70 Cumberland	Deborah Newman	We identified it as possibly a Western Dappled White? (Euchloe (...)
8 May 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Hampsfield	Grange over Sands	SD406799	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
8 May 2022	Comma	1	Adult	Hampsfield	Grange over Sands	SD406799	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
8 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Hampsfell Road	Grange over Sands	SD405786	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
8 May 2022	Peacock	2	Adult	Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD4055779540	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick
8 May 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD4055779540	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	soaring almost to tops of trees
8 May 2022	Brimstone	1	Adult	Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD404791	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	male
8 May 2022	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	50% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Peacock	6	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	50% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	50% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Green-veined White	11	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	50% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Brimstone	8	Adult	Wakebarrow	Levens	SD456864	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	50% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	10% sun 15oC....would have seen more butterflies but too dull.
8 May 2022	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	10% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Peacock	2	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	10% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	10% sun 15oC.....also a Cuckoo and Blackcap!
8 May 2022	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	10% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	10% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Brimstone	2	Adult	Farrer's Allotment	Levens	SD454858	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Winnick	10% sun 15oC
8 May 2022	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Whitbarrow	Witherslack	SD440865	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
18 May 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	University of Cumbria grounds, Brampton Rd.	Carlisle	NY40465716	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 May 2022	Red Admiral	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Not the same ones as on the 15th. Both flying at around 4pm.
18 May 2022	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 May 2022	Holly Blue	3	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 May 2022	Small White	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 May 2022	Small Copper	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 May 2022	Large White	1	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 May 2022	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
18 May 2022	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Verge	Uldale	NY250368	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
18 May 2022	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Verge	Uldale	NY250368	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
18 May 2022	Small Copper	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
18 May 2022	Orange-tip	12	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
18 May 2022	Comma	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	Tatty looking 16.20-17.00 Mostly sunny
18 May 2022	Brimstone	3	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	16.20-17.00 Mostly sunny
18 May 2022	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Full sun.
18 May 2022	Small Heath	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Full sun.
18 May 2022	Small Blue	138	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Full sun.
18 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Full sun.
18 May 2022	Common Blue	20	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	17c. Full sun.
18 May 2022	Small Blue	30	Adult	Old mineral line	Workington	NX989283	VC70 Cumberland	Graeme Baker
28 May 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
28 May 2022	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
28 May 2022	Large White	2	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
28 May 2022	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Garden	Holmrook	SD079994	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
28 May 2022	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Very fresh
28 May 2022	Small Heath	9	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Including 2 mating pairs.
28 May 2022	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Very worn
28 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Very worn
28 May 2022	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
28 May 2022	Large White	1	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	Very fresh
28 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	3	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 May 2022	Common Blue	5	Adult	Whitbarrow White Scar	Levens	SD458851	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
28 May 2022	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
28 May 2022	Brimstone	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
28 May 2022	Small White	8	Adult	Mosedale	Caldbeck	NY327327	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
28 May 2022	Small Heath	7	Adult	Mosedale	Caldbeck	NY327327	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
28 May 2022	Orange-tip	11	Adult	Mosedale	Caldbeck	NY327327	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
28 May 2022	Large White	1	Adult	Mosedale	Caldbeck	NY327327	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Ritson
28 May 2022	Green Hairstreak	1	Adult	Scarrowhill Wood	Brampton	NY56626135	VC70 Cumberland	Paul Kennedy	First time I've seen this species here.
28 May 2022	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Mirehouse garden	Bassenthwaite	NY231284	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
28 May 2022	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Mirehouse garden	Bassenthwaite	NY231284	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
28 May 2022	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift	12 noon
28 May 2022	Small White	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift	11 am
28 May 2022	Peacock	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift	11 am
28 May 2022	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift	11 am
28 May 2022	Small Heath	2	Adult	Landfill site next to Boundary Bank Lane	Kendal	SD504925	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	10 - 11 a.m., full sunshine, no wind.
28 May 2022	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Landfill site next to Boundary Bank Lane	Kendal	SD504925	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	10 - 11 a.m., full sunshine, no wind.
28 May 2022	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Greenside	Kendal	SD510924	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Male, looking remarkably fresh, nectaring on Hesperis (...)
28 May 2022	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Dalston garden	Carlisle	NY365498	VC70 Cumberland	Ian Armstrong	1100. bright sun with slight westerly breeze. On Scabious flower (...)
28 May 2022	Common Blue	1	Adult	Hutton Roof Church	Hutton Roof	SD570787	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell
28 May 2022	Brimstone	1	Adult	Hutton Roof Church	Hutton Roof	SD570787	VC69 Westmorland	Brian and Lindsey Snell

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