Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Common Blue

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
9 Aug 2023 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD191703 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
3 Aug 2022 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Paul Haughian
18 May 2022 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD190713 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 17c. Full sun.
24 Jul 2021 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 18c. 12.05-14.10. Including 4 F. 32627.jpeg
20 Aug 2020 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD192712 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 8.50-11.10. 17-19c. 100% sun. Including 5 females.
6 Jun 2019 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland David Phillips 100% sun. 15c SW breeze. 1 hour visit from 14.45 hrs.
25 May 2018 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189714 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 20 . Overcast, windy.
19 May 2018 Common Blue 20 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow-in-Furness SD189712 VC69 Westmorland Martin Chadwick 110 minutes slow walk around the N slag bank. Full sun, light (...)
18 Jul 2022 Common Blue 20 Adult Quarry Pond on left 300 metres over cattle by Gilts farm on Orton Scar Crosby Ravensworth NY627113 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass 29 degrees - Around pond and up syke 37714.jpeg
23 May 2019 Common Blue 20 Adult Maryport Coastal Park Maryport NY028360 VC70 Cumberland Andy Warner Sunny but cool. Patchy Kidney Vetch, good Birdsfoot Trefoil
2 Jun 2022 Common Blue 20 Adult Hodbarrow RSPB Reserve Millom SD179784 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Seemed to be more females than males 36124.jpeg
30 May 2023 Common Blue 20 Adult Oldside Siddick NX994302 VC70 Cumberland Tony Marsh Estimates of numbers, well spread our around the site. Sunny (...) 41273.jpeg
18 Jun 2021 Common Blue 20 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY758086 VC69 Westmorland David Nattrass Warm sunny afternoon Seen near entrance to reserve and down by (...) 31174.jpeg
6 Jul 2018 Common Blue 20 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD434877 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 25oC 80% sun

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