Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Common Blue

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
20 Aug 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.25-15.00. 21c. 100& sun. 44854.jpeg
10 Aug 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult In valley leading down to Fleswick Bay Whitehaven NX945134 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter Probably 10 at this GR, up to 20 in general area.
4 Jun 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 100% sun. 13.25-13.55.
30 May 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult Walney Island Barrow-in-Furness SD170711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C 100% sun. Windy. 14.45-15.25
29 May 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult Crag Wood Meathop SD456804 VC69 Westmorland D Jackson and B Dixon On Birds Foot Trefoil
21 May 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult Sandgate Marsh Flookborough SD349752 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 9 males and 1 female around a patch of birds foot trefoil near (...)
20 May 2023 Common Blue 10 Adult White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
11 Jul 2022 Common Blue 10 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm, 24 degrees, clouding over about 16.30hrs. 37386.jpeg
9 Jul 2022 Common Blue 10 Adult Gilts Lane Quarry Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny 24 degrees 37355.jpeg
20 Jun 2022 Common Blue 10 Adult Kendal Fell edge Golf Course Kendal SD505929 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 80% sun. little wind.
7 Jun 2022 Common Blue 10 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD177789 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 19C. 100% sun. 15.25-16.15
2 Jun 2022 Common Blue 10 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX995304 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
11 Jul 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY760083 VC69 Westmorland Tim R Wallis
10 Jul 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Smardale NNR Smardale NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tim R Wallis
28 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD432847 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
14 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Sunny about 13.00hrs and 18C 31103.jpeg
13 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Morrisons Workington NX989283 VC70 Cumberland K Walton overcast
11 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Anthony Marsh 31060.jpeg
4 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Blitterlees Beach Blitterlees NY101524 VC70 Cumberland John Callion Both sexes
3 Jun 2021 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace BC field trip. 14c. Overcast with showers. Roosting.
8 Jun 2020 Common Blue 10 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724066 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass This butterfly very evident along the dis-used railway line when (...) 26337.jpeg
29 May 2020 Common Blue 10 Adult Lowca Brows Whitehaven NX978216 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
28 May 2020 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon
6 Aug 2019 Common Blue 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 50 minutes observation in and around the quarry. full sun but (...)
2 Jul 2019 Common Blue 10 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4384 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick BC field trip. Five observers wandered over much of Yewbarrow. (...)
19 Jun 2019 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188709 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace South slag bank. Full sun. Breezy.
13 Aug 2018 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Breezy. Overcast.
6 Aug 2018 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Overcast. 19C. 2 hr site walk with Chris Winnick. 2nd brood.
27 Jul 2018 Common Blue 10 Adult Old Park Wood Holker SD334788 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 30 minutes walk between acr park and stile to caravan park
2 Jul 2018 Common Blue 10 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males. One was a very different shade of blue - very pale.
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 10 Adult High Stand Plantation Armathwaite NY483485 VC70 Cumberland C
24 Aug 2017 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190708 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon All on track/path next to railway. 10.30am -13.00pm 11872.gif
25 Jun 2017 Common Blue 10 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD542787 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 4.00PM, sun/cloud. 9963.jpeg
25 May 2017 Common Blue 10 Adult Glasson Maryport NY0336 VC70 Cumberland Peter Howard 19deg, 100% SS, wind- N1. Salmoor Way to Marina 9145.jpeg
17 Jul 2016 Common Blue 10 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD543786 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 90 mins visit
23 Jun 2016 Common Blue 10 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD548776 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC 90% sun and little breeze
6 Jun 2016 Common Blue 10 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 5410.jpeg
26 Aug 2015 Common Blue 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around the quarry. Sun 70%, T 17 Windy
16 Aug 2015 Common Blue 10 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland David and Margaret Eastlick includes 1 female
30 Jun 2015 Common Blue 10 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD459852 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
30 May 2014 Common Blue 10 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX996290 VC70 Cumberland Andrew Cockroft

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