Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Common Blue

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Jul 2023 Common Blue 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 90% sun 20c. 3 males & 1 female
19 Jul 2022 Common Blue 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD545787 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 27oC 90% sun breezy.
5 Jul 2022 Common Blue 6 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny periods 17c
1 Jul 2022 Common Blue 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Cloud, rain showers am, sunny periods pm. SE breeze 15c.
22 Jun 2022 Common Blue 15 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Sue and Finn Bugge 19/20C mostly cloudy
16 Jun 2022 Common Blue 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD5436378720 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans
4 Jul 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly cloudy 20c
2 Jul 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Mostly sunny 20-21c
20 Jun 2020 Common Blue 6 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell males
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
14 Jun 2020 Common Blue 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544787 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips Sunny intervals 22c
6 Jul 2019 Common Blue 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD545785 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory
2 Jul 2019 Common Blue 12 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD545788 VC69 Westmorland Finn Bugge 17C-sunny periods
29 Jun 2019 Common Blue 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Dave Wrigley
22 Jun 2019 Common Blue 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544787 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell Males
8 Jul 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD544786 VC69 Westmorland Martin Partridge
4 Jul 2018 Common Blue 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD544786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 250C Full sun.
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.
1 Jul 2018 Common Blue 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD539783 VC69 Westmorland Mike Gregory 3m, 1f
24 Jun 2018 Common Blue 6 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans All males.
11 Jun 2018 Common Blue 5 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD536786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 60% sun
24 Jul 2017 Common Blue 11 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males.
17 Jul 2017 Common Blue 3 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 09-40 - 11.50 Breezy
16 Jul 2017 Common Blue 6 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Sarah Mitchell All males. Not seen a female anywhere this year. 10724.jpeg
6 Jul 2017 Common Blue 7 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Ian Tallon 9.45 - 11.15 10297.jpeg
3 Jul 2017 Common Blue 11 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD541786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 17oC 80% 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!]
25 Jun 2017 Common Blue 10 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD542787 VC69 Westmorland Richard Evans 4.00PM, sun/cloud. 9963.jpeg
30 Jul 2016 Common Blue 4 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD545784 VC69 Westmorland Martin Partridge
17 Jul 2016 Common Blue 10 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Clawthorpe SD543786 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar 90 mins visit
23 Jun 2016 Common Blue 31 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Burton-in-Kendal SD540786 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 28 male with many puddling.
7 Jun 2016 Common Blue 2 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Holme SD5434878704 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
22 Sep 2015 Common Blue 1 Adult Holme Stinted Pastures Holme SD550788 VC69 Westmorland Tom Dunbar
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.

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