Cumbria Butterfly Sightings: Holly Blue

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Date Species Number Life Stage Site Town Grid Ref. V. County Recorder Comment Image
23 Apr 2024 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny, but chill light wind
26 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick fluttering around a ivy clad conifer
9 Jul 2023 Holly Blue 3 Adult Old Barrow Road Haverthwaite SD345840 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick full sun, little wind flying around about 2.5m from ground and (...)
9 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Risedale Hill Grange over Sands SD399767 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick in a garden, sunny with little wind
2 May 2023 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick Warm but hazy no wind
29 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm and sunny
26 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick flying around ivy on a warm 18 dec C afternoon with little wind
17 Jul 2022 Holly Blue 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick investigating ivy warm afternoon, no wind, hazy sun
8 May 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Edge of Eggerslack Wood and Hampsfell Grange over Sands SD4055779540 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick soaring almost to tops of trees
20 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Low Sizergh Farm Levens SD502877 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick sunny day,
19 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick In sunshine and sniffing around ivey andholly
19 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 2 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny day, both investigating a laurel bush
19 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Hampsfield Allotment Lindale SD399807 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick perched on bramble
16 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange-over-Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sultry afternoon male passing through
14 Apr 2022 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange-over-Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm sultry afternoon
19 May 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick hovering around holly 2-3m above ground level
25 Apr 2021 Holly Blue 1 Adult Latterbarrow Nature Reserve Witherslack SD439827 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
7 Aug 2020 Holly Blue 1 Adult Grange Fell Road Grange over Sands SD404778 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick flying strongly near ivy
17 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Cartmel Road Grange over Sands SD395772 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick hovering near ivy sunny with a stiff breeze
17 Aug 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Hawthorn Terrace Grange over Sands SD405777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
13 May 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Sizergh Castle gardens Sizergh SD499879 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick bright sun, no wind 14deg C
24 Apr 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Brantwood Garden Coniston SD312958 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick hovering around laurel sunny day
22 Apr 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult 34 Fell Close Grange over Sands SD400775 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick near ivy quite a blue specimen
21 Apr 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
21 Apr 2019 Holly Blue 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD391744 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick
21 Aug 2018 Holly Blue 3 Adult Spring Bank Lane Grange over Sands SD395779 VC69 Westmorland Margaret and David Eastlick on ivy
5 May 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warm, sunny, no wind
3 May 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick warmish, no wind
2 May 2018 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
28 Aug 2017 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
10 May 2016 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick resting on new beech leaves wings folded
23 May 2015 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
13 May 2015 Holly Blue 1 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
8 May 2015 Holly Blue 1 Adult Grange Ornamental gardens Grange over Sands SD411781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
4 May 2015 Holly Blue 2 Adult Garden LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD403777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick sunny and calm
22 Apr 2015 Holly Blue 1 Adult Yewbarrow Lodge gardens Grange over Sands SD408781 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 16 deg C, full sun
6 May 2014 Holly Blue 1 Adult LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
5 May 2014 Holly Blue 1 Adult Whitbarrow White Scar Levens SD460853 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
29 Apr 2014 Holly Blue 2 Adult LA11 7JA Grange over Sands SD402777 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick
19 Apr 2014 Holly Blue 1 Adult Humphrey Head Allithwaite SD389745 VC69 Westmorland David Eastlick 13 deg C 100% sun. Bit worn. Record altered from the earlier (...)

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