Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Common Blue

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
6 Jul 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Ormsgill Slag Banks Barrow in Furness SD189711 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 12.30-14.00. 16-18c. 50% sun. Fresh breeze. Worn male.
16 Jul 2021 Common Blue 4 Adult West Beach dunes S of harbour Silloth NY102530 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 11.50am-12.20pm, sunny and warm. 3males, 1 female.
16 Jul 2021 Common Blue 7 Adult Mawbray Banks Mawbray NY083473 VC70 Cumberland Martin Keiller 10.30-11.30am sunny and warm, light breeze. All males.
16 Jul 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Cavendish Dock Road waste ground Barrow-in-Furness SD206686 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 10.30-noon. 23c. 100% sun.
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Waitby Greenriggs NR Waitby NY7508 VC69 Westmorland Lynne Farrell
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Helsington Barrows Kendal SD492906 VC69 Westmorland John Mounsey All male, at least one very tatty and worn. Sunny intervals.
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 3 Adult Beach path Ulverston SD307762 VC69 Westmorland Helen Wallace 14.25-14.50. 23c. 100% sun. 1F, 2M
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 4 Adult Oldside Wind Farm Workington NX993300 VC70 Cumberland Derek McAlone Female 32679.jpeg
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 1 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7106 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 3 Adult Smardale Disused Rly Line Newbiggin-on-Lune NY7206 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 7 Adult Howe Ridding Witherslack SD4388 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 5 Adult High Park Wood Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 6 Adult Bell Rake Witherslack SD4387 VC69 Westmorland Dave O'Brien
26 Jul 2021 Common Blue 2 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD458851 VC69 Westmorland Chris Winnick 22oC 25% sun

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