| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| March 2025 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | Great Oakley (TM201280) | Orange-Tip | Julian Sidney | In my garden (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 29th | Honeypot Lane Allotments, Brentwood (TQ583935) | Comma, Peacock, Small White | Paul & Barbara Beckett | Sunny but breezy morning digging at the allotment. Singles only including Small White near the brassica cage. |
| 29th | Great Oakley (TM201280) | Large White | Julian Sidney | Seen in out garden. Recorded on IRecord (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 29th | Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159) | Peacock, Speckled Wood | Brian Goodey | Our first speckled wood of the year. |
| 27th | Hatfield Forest (TL542209) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | David Lazarus | Good numbers of Comma & Peacock, with Brimstone numbers down because of the morning cloud. First, and only Red Admiral seen at Hatfield Forest in 2025 so far. |
| 27th | Harrow Lodge Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White | Zayed Ahmed | 20 Peacock, 10 Comma, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Large White, 1 Small White (likely more), 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral |
| 26th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Simon Cox | 2 Commas, single Peacock, Small White & Brimstone in our garden |
| 26th | Westley Heights C. Park. | Peacock, Brimstone | Andrew Cox | At least two male brimstones. |
| 26th | Westfield Farm (TL3754) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Vince Lea | |
| 26th | Wandlebury Orchard, Cambridge | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | LORRAINE MATHEWS | 8 Brimstones including one female, 2 Commas, 3 Peacocks and a Green Veined White |
| 26th | Littley Green. | Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Rosie And Bill Perkins., Linda And George Jenkins. | 4,Brimstone, 2,Peacock, 1,Speckled Wood. |
| 26th | Lark Rise Farm (TL4155) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Vince Lea | |
| 26th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Andrew Cox | Six male brimstones. Five peacocks. Two commas. One red admiral. |
| 26th | Holland on Sea (TM193156) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White | Brian Goodey | Beautiful day and butterflies numerous: peacocks 10, red admirals 2, comma 7, small white 4, green-veined white 1, small tortoiseshell 2 |
| 26th | Harrow Lodge Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood | Zayed Ahmed | 1 mint fresh Speckled Wood. Also 3 Peacock, 3 Comma, at least 2 Small Whites, 1 Large White, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell |
| 26th | Hardwick wood (TL3557) | Peacock, Brimstone, Large White | Vince Lea | |
| 26th | Hadleigh Castle Country Park (TL792861) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White | David Lazarus | Over 50 Peacock seen across 4 sites at Belton Hills NR, Hadleigh Castle CP, Benfleet Downs, & Canvey Wick NR; a handful of Comma & Brimstone; first Large White of 2025 plus Green-veined White at Hadleigh Castle CP; and a Small Tortoiseshell at Canvey Wick NR. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 25th | Harrow Lodge Park | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White | Zayed Ahmed | 1 male Large White, 3 Comma, 1 Peacock and one Red Admiral, before the clouds rolled in. |
| 25th | Harrow Lodge Park | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White | Zayed Ahmed | 1 male Large White, 3 Comma, 1 Peacock and one Red Admiral, before the clouds rolled in. |
| 24th | Holland on Sea (TM194158) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White | Brian Goodey | One red admiral, ovipositing on nettles, a single peacock and our first small white of the year. |
| 24th | Fairlop Water CP (TQ4590) | Speckled Wood | Alan Bell | a single. Nothing else seen |
| 24th | Berners Roding (TL593098) | Small Tortoiseshell | Tom Simon | Single Small Tortoiseshell. |
| 24th | Baddow Meads (TL718062) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Green-veined White | David Lazarus | First Red Admiral & Green-veined White of 2025; & a few Small Tortoiseshell & Comma along the riverbanks. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 20th | Warley Place NR, Great Warley, Brentwood (TQ583908) | Peacock, Brimstone | Paul & Barbara Beckett | Warm sunshine at 2pm. Brimstone 2 males 1 female; 1 Peacock. |
| 20th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn. (TL537542) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 4 Butterflies seen between 9.50 am -1.45 pm. 2 male Brimstones, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoishell. Sunny light wind. |
| 20th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | 11am - 12.15 Sunny 17 Deg. Main, Stocking Close, Hotel rides + East Field Comma 5, Peacock 6, Brimstone 10m - 1 f. |
| 20th | Lyonshall Wood, S of Great Leighs (TL7314) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | George Brown | Sunny and warm, 11.45am-1.35pm. 1 Comma, 1 Peacock, 4 male Brimstones. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 20th | Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) | Peacock, Brimstone | Phillip Hastings | 2 x Peacock (first sighting in the garden of this species this year), feeding on Vibernum 2 x Brimstone (m); 1 x Brimstone (f) flying around (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 20th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Andrew Cox | Three male brimstones Four peacocks. One comma. |
| 20th | Howland's Marsh (TM111160) | Peacock | Richard GreatRex | More than 10 Peacocks along the footpath past the reserve. |
| 20th | Hatfield Forest (TL540208) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | David Lazarus | Good numbers of Peacock, with less Brimstone, and the same number of Comma as 2 weeks ago (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 20th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Brimstone | George Brown | Sunny and warm. 2 male Brimstones in garden, 11.25a.m. |
| 19th | Town Mead Depot, Waltham Abbey (TL379002) | Small Tortoiseshell | Tom Simon | |
| 19th | South Cambridge city garden | Brimstone | Anne Applin | 1 green-yellow presumably male Brimstone flying across our garden in south Cambridge at around noon today, 19th March 2025 in bright sunshine, about 14 degrees C. Our first sighting of any butterfly this year. |
| 19th | Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Steve Binding+ Paul Fisher | 13.20/14.40pm sunny and still 15/17c. (9)Comma. (1)Brim. (1)PCock. |
| 19th | Lattersey NR (TL2896) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | 10.30-13.00 Sunny,13 deg. Small Tortoiseshell 1, Comma 1, Peacock 2, Red Admiral 1, Brimstone 2 |
| 19th | Harrow Lodge Park and Chase Local NR | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White | Zayed Ahmed | 11 Comma, 4 Peacock, 3 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Tortoiseshell across both areas. |
| 18th | Harrow Lodge Park | Comma, Peacock, Small White | Zayed Ahmed | My first small white of the year! Also 5 Comma and one Small Tortoiseshell. |
| 9th | Westley Heights C. Park. | Brimstone | Andrew Cox | Male brimstone in Hall Wood. |
| 9th | St Ives (TL306724) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Jeremy Milne | 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 1 Peacock, 2 Brimstone |
| 9th | Ramsey (TL2785) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Tony Lack | 2 Comma, 3 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell on Viburnum in my garden plus 1 Brimstone in flight. |
| 9th | Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Phillip Hastings | First sightings in the garden this year - and three species came along at once. All feeding on Vibernum shrub in warm sunshine. 1 x Brimstone (m); 1 x Comma; 1 x Red Admiral (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 9th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Andrew Cox | Male brimstone. Three commas Two red admirals. One peacock. |
| 9th | Harrow Lodge Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Zayed Ahmed | 8 Comma, 7 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshells (male attempting to mate with female), 1 Red Admiral and 1 Brimstone |
| 9th | Fingringhoe Wick (TM047194) | Comma | Richard And Sandy GreatRex | A pair in one location and a single elsewhere. |
| 9th | Baddow Meads (TL727064) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | David Lazarus | The first Small Tortoiseshell [5] on the wing in the floodplain of the River Chelmer. Good numbers of Comma. |
| 8th | Stanford Rivers to Greenstead Church. | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 2,Brimstone, 2,Comma, 1,Red Admiral. |
| 8th | Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Steve Binding | 11.15/12.50pm sunny 18c (1)PCock. (7)Comma. (14m+1fm) Brim. |
| 8th | Harrow Lodge Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Zayed Ahmed | A brilliant 5 species at Harrow Lodge Park in the space of one hour: 7 Comma, 3 Peacock, 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. 1 Comma at Havering Country Park and 1 at Hainault Forest |
| 8th | Coldhams Lane Cambridge. (TL488571) | Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 2 male Brimstones on the wing. 1 by St. Andrews church and the other in the Toyata dealership grounds. |
| 8th | Archers Wood (TL1780) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Rosalyn Payne | Comma 3, Peacock 1, Brimstone 4 |
| 7th | Weeleyhall Wood (TM157211) | Comma | Richard And Sandy GreatRex | A single individual on the ride. |
| 7th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom. (TL583589) | Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 2 Brimstones seen on the wing. 1 at 11.40 am and another in a different area 11.50 am |
| 7th | Epping Upland Millennium Garden, Essex (TL437054) | Red Admiral | Tom Simon | 1 Red Admiral. |
| 6th | The Gardens of Easton Lodge | Brimstone | Steven Ratcliffe | Two sighted. Sunny and warm weather, no wind. |
| 6th | Spring Pond Wood, Ongar (TL554027) | Brimstone | Lisa Hyde | |
| 6th | Monks Wood (TL1980) | Comma, Brimstone | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | Sunny, 18 Deg, No wind. Comma 1, Brimstone (m) 7. |
| 6th | Little Warley Common (TQ605905) | Brimstone | Rob Smith | 1m |
| 6th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Mark's Hill & Lin | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Andrew Cox | Singles of each. Brimstone was a male. |
| 6th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Red Admiral | Andrew Cox | Two red admirals tussling in a sunny glade. |
| 6th | Kimbolton cemetery (TL099680) | Brimstone | Jon Powell | 2 males seen |
| 6th | Hatfield Forest (TL532206) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | David Lazarus | Good numbers of Brimstone & Comma (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 6th | Empty Common Cambridge (TL454566) | Comma | Roger Horton | I Comma butterfly flying over allotment gardens. Too fleeting for a photo. |
| 6th | Dry Drayton, Cambridge (TL379622) | Brimstone | Val Perrin | One male Brimstone flying across High St, Dry Drayton in warm sunshine. |
| 6th | Clacton-on-Sea (TM169142) | Peacock | Malcolm Wilson | Sunning on our back fence, 200 yards from the beach |
| 6th | Chigwell Row Wood LNR, Essex (TQ461928) | Brimstone | Tom Simon | 3 Brimstones (2 males, 1 female). |
| 5th | Trumpington Meadows nature reserve | Red Admiral, Brimstone | Lorraine MATHEWS | 4 Brimstones and a Red Admiral seen just over the bridge on the South side of Trumpington meadows. Blues skies and sunshine 14c |
| 5th | Langdon Hills Country Park (TQ686876) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | David Lazarus | First Comma & Brimstone [male] of 2025 (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 5th | Gog Magog Down, Cambridge (TL490531) | Brimstone | Phillip Hastings | One male Brimstone flying along the southern edge of a wood in warm sunshine. Only my second butterlfy sighting of the year (the first was also a male Brimstone). |
| 5th | Fordham (TL633689) | Brimstone | Nick Milne | Single male flying along hedgerow |
| 4th | Tylers Common (TQ5690) | Comma | Rob Smith | in a small clearing |
| 4th | Sawston (TL048638) | Comma | Jo Sinclair | 1 |
| 4th | Sawston (TL048638) | Brimstone | Jo Sinclair | 3 males at St Mary's churchyard seen in the afternoon sunshine |
| 4th | Ramsey (TL2785) | Peacock | Anthony Lack | Single in my garden in bright sunshine & light breeze. |
| 4th | Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL729056) | Peacock | David Lazarus | First butterfly of the year (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 4th | Claybury Park (TQ382615) | Brimstone | Zayed Ahmed | One male Brimstone fluttering along woodland edge |
| 4th | Albany Gardens, Clacton (TM185155) | Red Admiral | Brian Goodey | An early red admiral, sunning itself on grass. |
| 3rd | St Ives (TL306724) | Peacock, Brimstone | Brian Milne | Single Brimstone in flight and single Peacock nectaring from Heather. |
| 3rd | Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) | Comma, Brimstone | Steve Binding | Mid afternoon, nice and sunny, one Brimstone and one Comma |
| 3rd | CherrybHinton Hall, Cambridge | Brimstone | Lorraine Mathews | Blue skies, bright sunshine, no breeze 12°Flew out in front of me. |
| 2nd | Holland on Sea (TM190159) | Small Tortoiseshell | Brian Goodey | Our first butterfly of the year. Last small tortoiseshell we saw here was 1 April 2024. |
| 2nd | Freshfield, Cardinal's Green (TL616584) | Small Tortoiseshell | Rosemarie Parks | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 1st | Havering Country Park | Red Admiral | Zayed Ahmed | One fluttering and gliding along woodland edge, before climbing above treetops. Also one seen at RSPB Rainham Marshes by a friend. |
| February 2025 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | Ramsey (TL2785) | Small Tortoiseshell | Anthony Lack | Single in sushine on my Viburnum. |
| 28th | Hornchurch Country Park | Red Admiral | Nicholas Barnett | Excited but not surprised to see my first butterfly of the year on this balmy day. |
| 25th | Whaddon, South Cambridgeshire (TL349463) | Brimstone | Phillip Hastings | One male Brimstone flying very strongly along a hedgerow next to main road through the village in warm sunshine. First sighting for me of any butterfly anywhere since early last October! |
| 14th | RSPB Rainham Marshes (TQ547788) | Other butterfly | David Lazarus | 7 Brown Hairstreak ova - 4 in the car park & 3 just inside the entrance of the reserve (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 5th | Claybury Park (TQ428911) | Other butterfly | David Lazarus | 8 Brown Hairstreak ova in 3 separate locations, on south-facing Blackthorn suckers (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 5th | Benfleet. | Red Admiral | Rosie And Bill Perkins., Linda And George Jenkins. | 1,Red Admiral. |
| 2nd | Havering Country Park | Red Admiral | Zayed Ahmed | 2 Red Admirals flying strongly in 7° full sun, one rapidly heading south and one low over grass |
| January 2025 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | Wood Lane alongside Wennington Wood (TL244787) | Red Admiral | Jeremy Aldred | one, sunning itself by roadside |