Cumbria Butterfly Sightings

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
29 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Basking in sunshine
29 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Garden Ulverston SD287766 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
29 Sep 2023 Comma 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 50 min circular walk. 16C sunny & windy.
29 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace On Ivy
29 Sep 2023 Small White 4 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
29 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD395753 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD395753 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD395753 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Kirkhead Allithwaite SD395753 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 Sep 2023 Comma 8 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Sep 2023 Large White 3 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Sep 2023 Painted Lady 3 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 45 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Sep 2023 Small White 11 Adult Bardsea beach Ulverston SD292727 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
29 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell A windy day with short sunny spells. 14oC
29 Sep 2023 Large White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Very fresh. A windy day with short sunny spells. 14oC
29 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 8 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell A windy day with short sunny spells. 14oC
29 Sep 2023 Small White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell A windy day with short sunny spells. 14oC
29 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell A windy day with short sunny spells. 14oC
19 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
19 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hazy intermittent sunshine, 24deg. C. Feeding on squished (...) 45433.jpeg
9 Sep 2023 Small White 6 Adult Garden Kendal SD510923 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Hazy intermittent sunshine, 24deg. C. Not settling.
9 Sep 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 17 Adult Celleron Penrith NY497263 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Large White 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Peacock 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 2 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Small White 3 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
9 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Garden Penrith NY499266 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
29 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 4 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
29 Sep 2023 Brimstone 1 Adult Garden Keswick NY269231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
29 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 3 Adult Garden Keswick NY269231 VC70 Cumberland Tim Dixon
9 Sep 2023 Small White 1 Adult Country lane Uldale NY252361 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift 1 1/2 mile walk on road and lane
9 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 11 Adult Country lane Uldale NY252361 VC70 Cumberland Lorna Swift 1 1/2 mile walk on road and lane
9 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult Bitts Park Carlisle NY40095643 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 5 Adult Bitts Park Carlisle NY40095643 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Sep 2023 Large White 4 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Sep 2023 Small White 2 Adult Eden Bridge Gardens Carlisle NY400567 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Sep 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Stanwix garden Carlisle NY402572 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller
9 Sep 2023 Comma 1 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees. All on single Golden Buddleia bush.
9 Sep 2023 Peacock 1 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees. All on single Golden Buddleia bush.
9 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 26 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees. All on single Golden Buddleia bush.
9 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 1 Adult New Mills Brampton NY549617 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard Full sun, 23 degrees. All on single Golden Buddleia bush.
9 Sep 2023 Red Admiral 1 Adult Coastal path North Maryport NY034369 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny 2 miles walk
9 Sep 2023 Small White 31 Adult Coastal path North Maryport NY034369 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny 2 miles walk. 8/9 redkirk point, gretna saw 90 (...)
9 Sep 2023 Speckled Wood 3 Adult Coastal path North Maryport NY034369 VC70 Cumberland Richard Brown hot and sunny 2 miles walk

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