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Date	Species	Number	Life Stage	Site	Town	Grid Ref.	V. County	Recorder	Comment
9 May 2023	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
29 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Thompson
29 May 2023	Northern Brown Argus	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD440827	VC69 Westmorland	Charles Thompson
29 May 2023	Common Blue	72	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 100% sun. Including a pair & a threesome.
29 May 2023	Small Blue	57	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 100% sun.
9 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	My first of the year, a male.
9 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189714	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun.
9 May 2023	Small Blue	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun
9 May 2023	Small Blue	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190712	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun
9 May 2023	Small Blue	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189714	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun
29 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	2	Adult	Hutton Roof Common	Hutton Roof	SD554779	VC69 Westmorland	Christopher Snell
29 May 2023	Brimstone	2	Adult	Crag Wood	Meathop	SD456806	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023	Common Blue	10	Adult	Crag Wood	Meathop	SD456804	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon	On Birds Foot Trefoil
29 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Crag Wood	Meathop	SD456806	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023	Green-veined White	10	Adult	Ulpha	Meathop	SD449813	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Ulpha	Meathop	SD449813	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Ulpha	Meathop	SD453809	VC69 Westmorland	D Jackson and B Dixon
29 May 2023	Common Blue	2	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD401795	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	no wind, and full sun
29 May 2023	Small Heath	5	Adult	Hampsfell	Grange over Sands	SD401795	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	no wind, and full sun
29 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	Hampsfell	Lindale	SD400797	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	no wind, and dappled sun
29 May 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Hampsfield	Lindale	SD400797	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	no wind, and dappled sun
29 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Hampsfield Allotment	Lindale	SD398807	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	no wind, and dappled sun
29 May 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	High Hampsfield	Lindale	SD406801	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	no wind, full sun
29 May 2023	Small Heath	1	Adult	High Hampsfield	Lindale	SD406801	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	no wind, full sun
29 May 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
29 May 2023	Large White	2	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
29 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
29 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Barkbooth Lot	Crosthwaite	SD417908	VC69 Westmorland	Graham Robinson
29 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	8	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 100% sun.
29 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190715	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 100% sun. Male.
29 May 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 100% sun.
29 May 2023	Small Heath	6	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 100% sun.
29 May 2023	Small White	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190713	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	16C. 100% sun.
29 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
29 May 2023	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
29 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Garden	Uldale	NY249369	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
29 May 2023	Small Copper	1	Adult	Road	Uldale	NY252366	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
29 May 2023	Green-veined White	6	Adult	Roadside verges	Uldale	NY252366	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
29 May 2023	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Roadside verges	Uldale	NY252366	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
29 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Roadside verges	Uldale	NY252366	VC70 Cumberland	Lorna Swift
29 May 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Painted Lady	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Peacock	2	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Small Heath	3	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Small Tortoiseshell	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Small White	2	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Wall Brown	1	Adult	Oxen Park	Oxen Park	SD316875	VC69 Westmorland	Rob Fitter
29 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 May 2023	Orange-tip	8	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	1 female, 7 males.
29 May 2023	Small Copper	2	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
29 May 2023	Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	3	Adult	Swindale	Shap	NY522142	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
19 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Eden Bridge Gardens	Carlisle	NY400567	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
19 May 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
19 May 2023	Red Admiral	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
19 May 2023	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
19 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller	Male
19 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
19 May 2023	Common Blue	1	Adult	Sandscale Dunes	Barrow-in-Furness	SD186749	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian	Between 11:30 12:30. Hazy Sun cool breeze.
19 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Sandscale Dunes	Barrow-in-Furness	SD186749	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian	Between 11:30 12:30. Hazy Sun cool breeze.
19 May 2023	Small Heath	11	Adult	Sandscale Dunes	Barrow-in-Furness	SD186749	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian	Between 11:30 12:30. Hazy Sun cool breeze.
19 May 2023	Wall Brown	6	Adult	Sandscale Dunes	Barrow-in-Furness	SD186749	VC69 Westmorland	Paul Haughian	Between 11:30 12:30. Hazy Sun cool breeze.
19 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	6	Adult	Watchtree Nature Reserve	Great Orton	NY307541	VC70 Cumberland	Peter Howard	Along NW perimeter track this morning
19 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wetheral garden	Wetheral	NY462548	VC70 Cumberland	R H Jones
19 May 2023	Pearl-bordered Fritillary	1	Adult	Yewbarrow	Witherslack	SD433844	VC69 Westmorland	Steve Malpass	Sunning on limestone path
19 May 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
19 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
19 May 2023	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
9 May 2023	Brimstone	1	Adult	Greaves Wood	Grange over Sands	SD396760	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	south of Greaves Wood leading to Greaves Wood Road male
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Greaves Wood	Grange over Sands	SD395760	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	south of Greaves Wood leading to Greaves Wood Road and resting (...)
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Greaves Wood	Grange over Sands	SD395763	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	edge of wood in dappled area
9 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Hampsfell Road	Grange over Sands	SD405786	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm sunshine, little wind
9 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Hampsfell Road	Grange over Sands	SD405786	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	warm sunshine, little wind
9 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Risedale Hill	Grange over Sands	SD399767	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	in a garden, sunny with little wind
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	1	Adult	Spring Bank Lane	Grange over Sands	SD396781	VC69 Westmorland	David Eastlick	male, warm sunshine, little wind
9 May 2023	Green-veined White	1	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD190711	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun.
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun. All males.
9 May 2023	Small White	5	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189714	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun.
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	2	Adult	Ormsgill Slag Banks	Barrow-in-Furness	SD189710	VC69 Westmorland	Helen Wallace	14.30-15.45. 15C. 100% sun.
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	3	Adult	Risehow	Maryport	NY028355	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
9 May 2023	Small White	2	Adult	Risehow	Maryport	NY028355	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Risehow	Maryport	NY028355	VC70 Cumberland	John Callion
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	8	Adult	Beside Boundary Bank Lane Lane	Kendal	SD504926	VC69 Westmorland	John Mounsey	4 male 4 female. Both sexes briefly visiting Lady's Smock (...)
9 May 2023	Green-veined White	5	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	20	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
9 May 2023	Peacock	3	Adult	Rickerby Park	Carlisle	NY402569	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	St Michael's Churchyard Stanwix	Carlisle	NY401570	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Stanwix garden	Carlisle	NY402572	VC70 Cumberland	Martin Keiller
9 May 2023	Green-veined White	4	Adult	Roadsides west of Raise Lodge to Lodge Bridge	Wigton	NY2645	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	10	Adult	Roadsides west of Raise Lodge to Lodge Bridge	Wigton	NY2645	VC70 Cumberland	Mike Porter
9 May 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Some sunshine
9 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	2	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Some sunshine
9 May 2023	Green-veined White	3	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Some sunshine
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	5	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Some sunshine
9 May 2023	Peacock	2	Adult	Grizedale Forest	Coniston	SD337979	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Some sunshine
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Some sunshine
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	3	Adult	Yewtree Tarn	Coniston	NY322003	VC69 Westmorland	Mo Richards	Some sunshine
9 May 2023	Brimstone	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	1 male and 1female
9 May 2023	Holly Blue	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson	Emerged from Holly tree!
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Rockwell Gardens	Grange over Sands	SD403782	VC69 Westmorland	Pam Wilson
9 May 2023	Brimstone	5	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD4402082819	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	All males. Warm and sunny.
9 May 2023	Comma	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD4402082819	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Warm and sunny.
9 May 2023	Dingy Skipper	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD4402082819	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Warm and sunny.
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	2	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD4402082819	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Warm and sunny.
9 May 2023	Peacock	1	Adult	Latterbarrow Nature Reserve	Witherslack	SD4402082819	VC69 Westmorland	Richard Evans	Warm and sunny.
9 May 2023	Green Hairstreak	29	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	warm & sunny afternoon.
9 May 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	7	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell	males
9 May 2023	Peacock	3	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	13	Adult	Cliburn Moss NNR	Penrith	NY580256	VC69 Westmorland	Sarah Mitchell
9 May 2023	Green-veined White	2	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
9 May 2023	Holly Blue	2	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
9 May 2023	Large White	1	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
9 May 2023	Orange-tip	4	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman
9 May 2023	Speckled Wood	1	Adult	Wild Garden	Holmrook	SD079995	VC70 Cumberland	Tim Wayman

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