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Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
29 May 2021	Dingy Skipper	4	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD45547781	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	In grassland on north side of Knott
29 May 2021	Small Heath	2	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD45547781	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	In grassland on north side of Knott
29 May 2021	Wall Brown	4	Adult	Arnside Knott	Arnside	SD457772	VC69 Westmorland	Lynne Farrell	Flying on cliff edge
19 May 2021	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield	Lindale	SD403802	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
19 May 2021	Small Heath	1	Adult	Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield	Lindale	SD406800	VC69 Westmorland	David Jackson
29 May 2021	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Bowness on Solway Nature Reserve	Bowness on Solway	NY206617	VC70 Cumberland	Colin Smith
29 May 2021	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve	Bowness-on-Solway	NY206617	VC70 Cumberland	Colin Smith	flying with one on the back of the other, mating?
19 May 2021	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Garden LA11 7JA	Grange over Sands	SD403777	VC69 Westmorland	Margaret and David Eastlick	hovering around holly 2-3m above ground level
29 May 2021	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Glasson Moss	Glasson	NY240593	VC70 Cumberland	Colin Smith
29 May 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	25	Larva	Golf Course	Kendal	SD506927	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Approx. number of 2nd/3rd instar larvae. Some had migrated from (...)
29 May 2021	Green Hairstreak	1	Adult	Hawkshead Hill	Coniston	SD32869914	VC69 Westmorland	Gill Henwood	On track in cleared forest
29 May 2021	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Tim R Wallis
29 May 2021	Duke of Burgundy	3	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Tim R Wallis
29 May 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD504933	VC69 Westmorland	Tim R Wallis
29 May 2021	Duke of Burgundy	4	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife	Three males, one female. Pair seen mating.
29 May 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Chris Scaife
29 May 2021	Dingy Skipper	6	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould
29 May 2021	Duke of Burgundy	5	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	3 and a mating pair
29 May 2021	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	All females
29 May 2021	Peacock	1	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould
29 May 2021	Small Heath	8	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould
29 May 2021	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	2	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould	Just emerged
29 May 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell	Kendal	SD503933	VC69 Westmorland	Lindsey Gould
19 May 2021	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Killington Reservoir (nearby)	Kendal	SD591911	VC69 Westmorland	Gary Gould	3 Males
29 May 2021	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Middleton Common	Sedbergh	SD630890	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Mild, overcast, still.
29 May 2021	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Middleton Common	Sedbergh	SD630890	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	Male. Mild, overcast, still.
29 May 2021	Common Blue	43	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals. At least 3 females.
29 May 2021	Dingy Skipper	26	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals.
29 May 2021	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals. All males.
29 May 2021	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals. All males.
29 May 2021	Small Blue	40	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals.
29 May 2021	Small Heath	7	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals.
29 May 2021	Small Tortoiseshell	100	Larva	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD191710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	2 locations- 1 in carpark & the other before bridge- both on (...)
29 May 2021	Small White	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals. Minimum number.
29 May 2021	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals.
29 May 2021	Wall Brown	4	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow in Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	15-19C. Sunny intervals.
19 May 2021	Common Blue	8	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.05 -14.25 Breezy Pair mating
19 May 2021	Dingy Skipper	6	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.05 -14.25 Breezy
19 May 2021	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.05 -14.25 Breezy
19 May 2021	Small Blue	8	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.05 -14.25 Breezy
19 May 2021	Small Heath	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.05 -14.25 Breezy
19 May 2021	Small White	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.05 -14.25 Breezy
19 May 2021	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189712	VC69 Westmorland	Ian Tallon	11.05 -14.25 Breezy
19 May 2021	Wall Brown	5	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
19 May 2021	Large White	1	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY514216	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
19 May 2021	Orange-tip	3	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY514216	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
19 May 2021	Peacock	1	Adult	River Lowther	Whale	NY514216	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	very faded & worn.
19 May 2021	Common Blue	2	Adult	South Walney NR	Barrow-in-Furness	SD229620	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
19 May 2021	Small Copper	1	Adult	South Walney NR	Barrow-in-Furness	SD229620	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian
9 May 2021	Red Admiral	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
19 May 2021	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
9 May 2021	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller

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