Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Common Blue

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
25 Aug 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
21 Aug 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192705 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
17 Aug 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult Piel Island Barrow-in-Furness SD233638 VC69 Westmorland Sue Brindle Male & female
4 Aug 2023 Common Blue 15 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. 100% sun. 1 female 44188.jpeg
9 Jul 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 95% sun.
7 Jul 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult Hampsfield/Bishops Allotment Lindale SD404801 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 70% sun 22oC light breeze.
22 Jun 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult Scrape by River Lyvennet Kings Meaburn NY619201 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass sunny and hot 42276.jpeg
12 Jun 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD187751 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian Hot 25 Deg hazy Sun. No breeze.
1 Jun 2023 Common Blue 15 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX996303 VC70 Cumberland Mike Porter
30 May 2023 Common Blue 5 Adult High Hampsfield Lindale SD406801 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick small meadow surrounded by trees
10 Sep 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20C. 10.50- 12.10. 85% sun.
17 Aug 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD392737 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 15 minutes observation between wood edge and the Point
16 Aug 2022 Common Blue 35 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189710 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Including 4 F 38668.jpeg
16 Aug 2022 Common Blue 25 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 11:45-1245.
9 Aug 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Smardale Gill NNR Kirkby Stephen NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien 38494.jpeg
24 Jul 2022 Common Blue 25 Adult Smardale Nature Reserve Smardale NY757085 VC69 Westmorland Graham Parry Good numbers. Looking very fresh.
18 Jul 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Kendal Fell Kendal SD507931 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick mid-morning 22oC 90% sun and almost still.....all male.
5 Jul 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Swindale Burn Banks NY522142 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Sunny afternoon 17oC Breezy. Males.
24 Jun 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Cloudy. 36797.jpeg
23 Jun 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434882 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace
22 Jun 2022 Common Blue 15 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 19/20C mostly cloudy
17 Jun 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD191742 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
2 Jun 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Marina Village Barrow-in-Furness SD205686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. Overcast. 60 mins circular walk.
2 Jun 2022 Common Blue 65 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Great Orton NY307541 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 48 males, 17 females. Seen along ca. 500m of path. 18degC, (...) 36269.jpeg
1 Jun 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 May 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
16 May 2022 Common Blue 15 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD196773 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian 35807.jpeg
14 May 2022 Common Blue 15 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD185747 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
12 May 2022 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191702 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
28 Aug 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189701 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
25 Aug 2021 Common Blue 45 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 19C. 100% sun. 11.40-13.30. Circular walk. 10 females.
4 Aug 2021 Common Blue 15 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Haverigg SD172789 VC70 Cumberland Brian Hancock
4 Aug 2021 Common Blue 25 Adult Kirksanton lane to beach. Kirksanton SD129796 VC70 Cumberland Brian Hancock
2 Aug 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD204686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. Overcast. 10.50-11.45. Circular walk. 2F
31 Jul 2021 Common Blue 25 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17C. Overcast. Including 1 pair. 32885.jpeg
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
10 Jul 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY760083 VC69 Westmorland Tim R Wallis
7 Jul 2021 Common Blue 15 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland Tim R Wallis
28 Jun 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14.35-15.35. !00% sun. 20c.
20 Jun 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult Eskmeals Ravenglass SD081949 VC70 Cumberland J Manson
12 Jun 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult Smardale Gill Smardale NY726068 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass In the damp meadows by Scandal Beck, Sunny & warm 31004.jpeg
6 Jun 2021 Common Blue 15 Adult Eskmeals Bootle SD080940 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon
14 Aug 2020 Common Blue 25 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192792 VC70 Cumberland Helen Wallace 11.05-12.50. 100%sun. 20'sC. Including 3 females.
6 Jul 2020 Common Blue 15 Adult Witherslack Woods Witherslack SD436859 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
26 Jun 2020 Common Blue 15 Adult Barrowfield Lot Brigsteer SD478907 VC69 Westmorland Martin 20C, full sun, calm
24 Jun 2020 Common Blue 5 Adult Flodder Allotment Witherslack SD4487 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
24 Jun 2020 Common Blue 25 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD4990 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Many more but couldn't count them all.
24 Jun 2020 Common Blue 25 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell 10.00 a.m. visit. Hot. Full sun.
15 Jun 2020 Common Blue 5 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD486902 VC69 Westmorland Lindsey Gould
9 Jun 2020 Common Blue 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD392734 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick Cloudy. Temperature 16C.
4 Jun 2020 Common Blue 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY757085 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Fying on breezy bright day with heavy showers 26251.jpeg
1 Jun 2020 Common Blue 5 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391736 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny, warm, slight breeze Aggregated grid reference
29 May 2020 Common Blue 15 Adult Micklam brickworks site Whitehaven NX979221 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
23 Aug 2019 Common Blue 45 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 37 male, 8 female, including 1 pair 23212.jpeg
4 Aug 2019 Common Blue 5 Adult Scout Scar car park area Kendal SD489923 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 22642.jpeg
28 Jul 2019 Common Blue 5 Adult White Scar Raven's Lodge Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC .....4 male and 1 female.
24 Jul 2019 Common Blue 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD415907 VC69 Westmorland Kath Armstrongy Bryan Ingleby 21 cloudy 21965.jpeg
7 Jul 2019 Common Blue 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY761082 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick No wind in cutting and really warm when the sun shone, ~20 deg (...)
7 Jul 2019 Common Blue 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 25 minutes observation in mid afternoon.
6 Jul 2019 Common Blue 15 Adult Scout Scar Kendal SD4890 VC69 Westmorland Philip Key Approximately.
28 Jun 2019 Common Blue 5 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD432850 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
18 Jun 2019 Common Blue 5 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Kirkby Stephen NY758084 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 70% sun
10 Jun 2019 Common Blue 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick 15 min count SW light breeze but no breeze in quarry floor (...)
6 Jun 2019 Common Blue 15 Adult Oldside Wind Turbines Workington NX99623035 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner Fleeting sun, cool.
26 May 2019 Common Blue 15 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick Dull....except 60 mins. sun!
17 May 2019 Common Blue 15 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD188712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20c. Wind 2. Butterflies all over the site.
31 Aug 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD193720 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 21oC 100% sun
31 Aug 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult North Walney NNR Barrow-in-Furness SD172707 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 11.40-12.30. Path along airport fence
31 Aug 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD190749 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 1-2pm. 100% sun.
11 Aug 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 19oC 50% sun
11 Aug 2018 Common Blue 15 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD466851 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell
31 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460854 VC69 Westmorland Jeremy Bartlett 2f, 3m
26 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727069 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips
26 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Oxen Park Oxen Park SD317874 VC69 Westmorland Tom and Felix Fitter
25 Jul 2018 Common Blue 15 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029359 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 1.10 - 2.30pm sunny but quite breezy. All males.
18 Jul 2018 Common Blue 15 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY744079 VC69 Westmorland Martin Partridge Warm weather 21oC some cloud light breeze
15 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Witherslack SD456850 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 15.05 - 16.30pm
12 Jul 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD433847 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wainwright
4 Jul 2018 Common Blue 15 Adult Hutton Roof NNR Burton-in-Kendal SD551777 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 250C Full sun
24 Jun 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Mill Side SD459849 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes observation in 100% sun. Temp 22C
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
7 Jun 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD393766 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 11.40 - 1.20 13742.jpeg
3 Jun 2018 Common Blue 15 Adult Maryport Marina Maryport NY030361 VC70 Cumberland Chris Winnick 19oC
3 Jun 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Micklam brickworks site Lowca NX979218 VC70 Cumberland Mike and Lyn Mills
24 May 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD198754 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 24oC 100% sun
27 Aug 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Wart Barrow Allithwaite SD392769 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 40 minutes in mid afternoon. Sun5%
10 Aug 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Glasson Maryport NY029358 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller Males, some quite fresh. 11559.jpeg
9 Aug 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes in and around quarry in full sun
12 Jul 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Crosthwaite SD4190 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Full sun, light air.
8 Jul 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Grange over Sands SD4079 VC69 Westmorland Doreen Howard sunny but cool wind
3 Jul 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Holme Park Quarry Nature Reserve Clawthorpe SD537792 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 15oc 20% sun
1 Jul 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541785 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 16oC dull and cool breeze [otherwise would be more!]
1 Jul 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD449773 VC69 Westmorland James Bradbury
26 Jun 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Bishop's Tithe Allotment Hampsfield Lindale SD403800 VC69 Westmorland D K Jackson
26 May 2017 Common Blue 5 Adult Disused Railway line Workington NX98932837 VC70 Cumberland Graeme Baker
25 May 2017 Common Blue 45 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland G Ashworth Full Sun. Again a minimum, unable to do an exact count.
13 Sep 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.20-12.20. 50% sun. Hot. 7667.jpeg
7 Sep 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace M
6 Aug 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435880 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
4 Aug 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Kents Bank Kents Bank SD396754 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick railway embankment to Kirkhead point
27 Jul 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD489897 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC 80% sun
27 Jul 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace Full sun. 1pm-2.30pm
10 Jun 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391766 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 55 minutes observation in the quarry and north and south (...)
5 Jun 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick
29 May 2016 Common Blue 25 Adult Workington Wind Farm Workington NX9930 VC70 Cumberland K Walton
22 May 2016 Common Blue 5 Adult Derwent Howe Workington NX991278 VC70 Cumberland K Hamilton
18 May 2016 Common Blue 25 Adult Sandscale Haws Barrow-in-Furness SD1875 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey Approx. number, mostly males, 2 pairs copulating. 13.00-15.00 (...) 4987.jpeg
8 Sep 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 45 minutes mid-morning. Sun 100%
6 Sep 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434870 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 18oC and 100% sun. All male in good condition.
1 Sep 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Allithwaite Quarry Allithwaite SD391767 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 20 minute walk in the lower quarry only.
1 Sep 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Holme SD5479 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar Difficult to id the thunder from the quarry explosions.
17 Aug 2015 Common Blue 15 Adult Hutton Roof Common Burton-in-Kendal SD548779 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 20oC and50% sun. Little wind.
13 Aug 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Smardale Gill Kirkby Stephen NY727070 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
19 Jul 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD489925 VC69 Westmorland Sue Shiels
15 Jul 2015 Common Blue 25 Adult Smardale Gill Newbiggin-on-Lune NY719061 VC69 Westmorland Nigel Maden Estimated number. Record corrected 11 Dec 2016 by DTE to Common (...)
27 Jun 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Eskmeals Waberthwaite SD078943 VC70 Cumberland Ian Tallon Fairly windy
27 Jun 2015 Common Blue 5 Adult Barkbooth Lot Winster SD418909 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males. Sunny spells but breezy. 2489.jpeg
26 Aug 2014 Common Blue 15 Adult Lowca Cliff Path Lowca NX978223 VC70 Cumberland Irene Stephenson
6 Jul 2014 Common Blue 15 Adult Whitbarrow Witherslack SD437870 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar All male.
1 Jul 2014 Common Blue 5 Adult Mardale Head Bampton NY469110 VC69 Westmorland Brian Snell
20 Jun 2014 Common Blue 15 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083475 VC70 Cumberland John Callion All seem very fresh
18 Jun 2014 Common Blue 15 Adult Watchtree Nature Reserve Carlisle NY307543 VC70 Cumberland Karen Mclellan Males and females
6 Jun 2014 Common Blue 5 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX994303 VC70 Cumberland Steven Flynn 523.jpeg

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