Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Common Blue

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
10 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Orton Scar Orton NY6304809908 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 25C, very windy.
7 Jun 2023 Common Blue 1 Adult Kettlewell Crag, Kendal Fell Kendal SD5054093270 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Full sun, 20C.
30 Aug 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5408579945 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 20% sun, 16C, windy.
13 Jul 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4474077326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
13 Jul 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Redhills pasture Arnside SD4555577963 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
22 Jun 2022 Common Blue 8 Adult Cunswick Scar Kendal SD4939794246 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5393579638 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans On western edge of fell, half way to summit.
16 Jun 2022 Common Blue 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5386679129 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
16 Jun 2022 Common Blue 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
22 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4341785326 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 50% sun, 16C. On eastern slopes of Yewbarrow.
8 Jun 2021 Common Blue 11 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4481477249 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Bracken/scrub area above Copridding Wood
8 Jun 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Arnside Knott Arnside SD4558977281 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans In and around the summit of the Knott 30928.jpeg
30 Jul 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Dunnerholme sand dunes Askam in Furness SD2140079449 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 16.00-17.30, 20C, 70% sun, muggy.
12 Jul 2020 Common Blue 1 Adult Low Crag Wood Witherslack SD4443985363 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 80% sun, 17C, light breeze.
12 Jul 2020 Common Blue 2 Adult Yewbarrow Witherslack SD4327184691 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 30% sun, 15C, light breeze. 27546.jpeg
17 Jun 2020 Common Blue 22 Adult Holme Park Fell Lower Clawthorpe SD5394879056 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Lower path area only. 90% sun, 22C, humid. 30 minutes (...)
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
8 Aug 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Hampsfell Cartmel SD3977879024 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 70% sun, 19c, light breeze.
8 Aug 2019 Common Blue 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Cartmel SD3985380307 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 90% sun, 20c, light breeze.
23 Jun 2019 Common Blue 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Clawthorpe SD5395979471 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Hazy Sun, 18c, windy. 19936.jpeg
30 Jul 2018 Common Blue 13 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434879 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans Most faded. 16036.jpeg
8 Jul 2018 Common Blue 1 Adult High Borrowdale Shap NY5556103632 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
24 Jun 2018 Common Blue 4 Adult Holme Park Fell Burton-in-Kendal SD5463779962 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All males.
24 Jun 2018 Common Blue 6 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All males.
17 Aug 2017 Common Blue 1 Adult Heathwaite Arnside SD449767 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
15 Aug 2017 Common Blue 4 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD435871 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 11733.jpeg
25 Jun 2017 Common Blue 10 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD542787 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 4.00PM, sun/cloud. 9963.jpeg

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