Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Common Blue

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
16 Jul 2023 Common Blue 11 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC 30% sun...some light showers
15 Jun 2023 Common Blue 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 100% sun. 23C. 41861.jpeg
7 Jun 2022 Common Blue 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Peter Anderson Sunny, with some cloud
4 Aug 2021 Common Blue 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD450773 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 90% sun and very little wind. several on marjoram
3 Aug 2021 Common Blue 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY724064 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oc 65% sun little wind.
5 Jul 2021 Common Blue 11 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD431881 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 13.05-15.00. 50% sun. 6 other large orange frits.
8 Jun 2021 Common Blue 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4481477249 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
17 Jun 2020 Common Blue 11 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5448378716 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 22C, humid. 40 minutes observation. 26709.jpeg
31 May 2020 Common Blue 11 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD392735 VC69 Westmorland Brian and Lindsey Snell
26 May 2020 Common Blue 11 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD207685 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1 f. 17c. Full sun.
15 Jul 2019 Common Blue 11 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
6 Jun 2019 Common Blue 11 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029360 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 15degC, mostly sunny, but breezy. 15:00-16:00hrs. 9 males 2 (...) 19336.jpeg
25 May 2019 Common Blue 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
1 Aug 2018 Common Blue 11 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jul 2018 Common Blue 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10m 1f
1 Jul 2018 Common Blue 11 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY730070 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 14592.jpeg
10 Jun 2018 Common Blue 11 Adult Humphrey Head Flookburgh SD392734 VC69 Westmorland Brian
10 Jun 2018 Common Blue 11 Adult Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD3979 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard
9 Aug 2017 Common Blue 11 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 60 mins. 16C. 60% sun.
24 Jul 2017 Common Blue 11 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males.
3 Jul 2017 Common Blue 11 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 80% sun
17 Aug 2016 Common Blue 11 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD185787 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 2F, 9M. Two hours, full sun.
23 Jun 2016 Common Blue 11 Adult Little Asby Common Little Asby NY674078 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10 males, 1 female.
7 Jun 2016 Common Blue 11 Adult Holme Park Fell Holme SD5380879331 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar

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