Butterfly First Sightings : Small Blue

This page shows the earliest sightings of the Small Blue in the Upper Thames region since 2004 (per UTB Recent Sightings data). The mean first sighting date of this species in the UTB region is 8th May. The "+- days" column shows the difference from the mean.
Date Recorder Location +- days
29-Apr-2025 Hugh Smith Hackpen Hill, Oxon -9 days
10-May-2024 Hugh Smith Crog Hill, Oxon +2 days
14-May-2023 Aga Bogucka Yoesden Bank, Bucks +6 days
28-Apr-2022 Sue Taylor Pitstone Quarry, Bucks -10 days
18-May-2021 Kasia Bukowska Pitstone Quarry, Bucks +10 days
24-Apr-2020 Nikola Stojsavljevic Pitstone Quarry, Bucks -14 days
10-May-2019 Nigel Kiteley & Kasia Bednarska Pitstone Quarry, Bucks +2 days
13-May-2018 Charlie Jackson Pitstone, Bucks +5 days
05-May-2017 Dave Turnbull Pitstone, Bucks -3 days
07-May-2016 Charlie Jackson Pitstone, Bucks -1 day
11-May-2015 Neil Holman Pitstone, Bucks +3 days
21-Apr-2014 Charlie Jackson Pitstone, Bucks -17 days
16-May-2013 Dave Turnbull Pitstone, Bucks +8 days
13-May-2012 Karen Saxl Upton, Oxon +5 days
30-Apr-2011 Dave Turnbull Pitstone, Bucks -8 days
15-May-2010 Jan Haseler Lardon Chase, Berks +7 days
26-Apr-2009 Tom Dunbar Pitstone, Bucks -12 days
11-May-2008 Nick Bowles Pitstone, Bucks +3 days
28-Apr-2007 Richard Soulsby Swyncombe Downs, Oxon -10 days
20-May-2006 Tom & Rosaleen Dunbar College Lake, Bucks +12 days
15-May-2005 David & Wendy Redhead Swyncombe Downs, Oxon +7 days
16-May-2004 Nick Bowles Pitstone, Bucks +8 days