| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| April 2025 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 22nd | Little Warley Common (TQ605906) | Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Small Copper | Rob Smith | singles of each |
| 22nd | Langdon Hills Country Park (TQ693785) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Brown Argus | David Lazarus | First Brown Argus of 2025; good numbers of Large White, Green-veined White, & Orange-tip; also Peacock. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 20th | By African Dawns Pidley-cum-Fenton (TL3381) | Brown Argus | Graham Almond | By a farm track. A perfect specimen. |
| 19th | Harrow Lodge Park | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Zayed Ahmed | Many GVW, many Speckled Wood, 5 Orange-tip, 3 Small White, 3 Holly Blue, 3 Peacock, 2 Comma, 2 Large White, 1 Red Admiral |
| 18th | Holme Fen (TL1989) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Grizzled Skipper | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | Midday, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 12, Brimstone 1, Green-veined White 10, Grizzled Skipper 1 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 18th | Harrow Lodge Park | Comma, Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Zayed Ahmed | 1 Comma, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Large White, 2 Peacock, 3 Orange-tip, many GVW, many Speckled Wood |
| 18th | Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159) | Holly Blue | Brian Goodey | Two holly blues, first for the year but a week or two later than usual. |
| 18th | Abberton EWT | Green Hairstreak | Doug Holden | At least 2 at the main entrance |
| 17th | Langdon Hills Country Park (TQ691873) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Small Copper | David Lazarus | Good numbers of Large & Green-veined White, and Orange-tip. First Small Copper & Small Heath sightings. Also, Latticed Heath moth (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 17th | Harrow Lodge Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Zayed Ahmed | Many GVW, many Speckled Wood, 2 Brimstone, 2 Comma, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Large White, 1 Small Tortie, handful of Peacock |
| 17th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Brian Goodey | C4, P10, RA2, B6, SWt2, LW2, GW4, SWd6. A few red admirals here and elsewhere locally. |
| 17th | Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Brian Goodey | P6, RA1, GW2, SWd18. Good number of speckled woods emerging during the last week. |
| 16th | Earls Colne | Painted Lady | Mike Grealy | Basking in the sun (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Devil's Dyke Racecourse | Peacock, Dingy Skipper | Sharon Hearle | Surprised to find 8 Dingy Skipper today on Devil's Dyke - all at the bottom of the ditch close to Dandelion or Ground Ivy. No nectar on the slopes. Also saw 14 Common Heath moths. |
| 13th | Harrow Lodge Park, East Tilbury Sea Wall | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Zayed Ahmed | At Harrow Lodge: 2 Holly Blue, egg-laying GVW, 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 GH, 1 Small White, 1 Large White, 2 Comma, 3 Peacock, good numbers of Speckled Wood At East Tilbury: 18 Peacock, 5 GVW, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Speckled Wood |
| 12th | Wanstead Flats (TQ406868) | Peacock, Brimstone, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Painted Lady | Ian Watts | 3 x Peacock, 6 x Brimstone, 6 x Speckled Wood, 2 x Holly Blue, 1 x Painted Lady (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Little Warley Common (TQ605906) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Copper | Rob Smith | Small Copper 2, Peacock 4, Comma 2, singles others |
| 12th | Hatfield Forest (TL543209) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | David Lazarus | Large numbers of Brimstone, Orange-tip, and Peacock |
| 11th | Vange Marsh. | Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White | Andrew Cox | |
| 11th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Andrew Cox | |
| 11th | Landermere, Nr. Thorpe-le-Soken (TM195229) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral | Kas Aldous | Several of each Peacock, Comma & Red Admiral all flying around fields and across road from fields/hedgerows. Bright sun, warm and a light breeze. |
| 11th | Fingringhoe | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 12,Brimstone, 10,Peacock, 6,Comma, 3,Speckled Wood, 14,Large White, 15,Small White, 3,Green Veined White. |
| 11th | Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood | Brian Goodey | Five speckled woods. |
| 11th | Black Notley (TL771204) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | VALERIE BLAMIRE | First Male Orange Tip seen in garden in 2025. |
| 10th | Thaxted | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Richard Berry | Butterflies in good numbers in more sheltered spots across farmland |
| 10th | St Ives (TL318723) | Holly Blue | Nick Milne | First garden sighting of the year |
| 9th | Paxton Pits (TL195629) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Grizzled Skipper | Steve Binding + Paul Fisher | mid afternoon 15c too windy really, still saw (1)Grizz. (12)PCock. (1)SmWht.(2)GVWht. (4m)OTip.(8)Comma. (2)SpecWood. (sev)UN ID White. |
| 8th | Woodredon Hill, Epping Forest (TQ418995) | Orange-Tip | Tom Simon | 1 male Orange-tip flying over road. |
| 8th | Holme Fen (TL1989) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Small Copper | Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne | Our first Small copper of the year, plus Brimstone (1), G-V White (7) & Peacock (6) (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 8th | Gravel Hill Way (Estate), Dovercourt (TM234301) | Comma, Brimstone | Kas Aldous | I x Brimstone (superb, extremely bright male). Flew fast and went high over houses. 2 x Comma flitting around garden bushes. Sunny and fairly warm day although moderate to high breeze at times. |
| 8th | Devils Dyke Newmarket Racecourse (TL6062) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Green Hairstreak | Richard Berry | 2 Green Hairstreak seen in the ditch of dyke. Very flighty in the midday sunshine (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 7th | Westley Heights C. Park. | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White | Andrew Cox | Two male brimstones. Mating pair of G.V.White. |
| 7th | Lark Rise Farm, Barton (TL4154) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Vince Lea | |
| 7th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral | Andrew Cox | |
| 7th | Farmland west of Barton (TL3955) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | Vince Lea | Permissive path on the edge of crop fields and a small woodland, stream & pond. 10 Peacock, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White |
| 7th | Barnack hills &Holes (TF077044) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Steve Binding + Paul Fisher | From midday sunny 16/17c. (7)Green HS. (3)OTip m. (2)GVWht.(sev) UN ID Wht. (2)Comma. (2m+1fm ovi)Brim. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | St Ives (TL329717) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Jeremy Milne | Scrubby grassland off Parson’s Drove: 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma, 11 Peacock, 1 Brimstone, 8 Green-veined White, 3 Speckled Wood |
| 6th | Paxton Pits (TL198628) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper | Iain Whitaker | Two Grizzled Skippers seen. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | Ouse Fen, Earith Bridge | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White | Alan Coles | 10.45 to 11.15 a.m One female Green-Veined White in grassy bank plus one Peacock & one Small Tortoiseshell. Weather was sunny but with cool easterly breeze at times. |
| 6th | Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Phillip Hastings | 2-3 Green-veined White - first sighting of this species this year and suspect a brood just hatched locally as all in the garden at the same time. 2 Orange-Tip (m). Also first time seen in garden this year. 1 Brimstone (m) - species seen every day at the moment (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | Lawford Dale Estate, Nr. Manningtree (TM101317) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White | Kas Aldous | 1 x Green-veined White on garden plants near pathway. Butterfly condition- superb. Plus 2 x Small Tortoiseshell and several Peacock flitting about elsewhere on the estate. Mostly bright, sunny and warm with a light breeze. |
| 6th | Houghton (TL284723) | Holly Blue | John Winterbottom | One settled briefly on garden hedge (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 5th | Langdon Hills Country Park (TQ690854) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | David Lazarus | Large numbers of Peacock; good numbers of Comma, Green-veined & Large Whites; and the start of the Orange-tip. |
| 4th | Two Tree Island (TQ830852) | Wall | Kathy Hunter | a female Wall Brown along the path on transect (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 4th | Doddinghurst. | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White | Rosie And Bill Perkins., Linda And George Jenkins. | 5,Peacock, 1,Comma, 1,Large White, 1,Small White. |
| 3rd | Walthamstow Marshes Nature Reserve (TQ349877) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood | David Lazarus | Good numbers of Small White at both Walthamstow Marshes NR & Coppermill Fields TQ351880; low numbers of the rest - a couple of Small Tortoiseshell |
| 3rd | Thaxted (TL610031) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Richard Berry | 1 large white 1 Orange-tip (male) 1 Red Admiral 3 Brimstone 4 Green-veined White 5 Peacock 7 Comma |
| 3rd | Nr. Meadow Millennium Green, Little Clacton (TM163192) | Comma, Peacock, Small Copper | Kas Aldous | 2 x Small Copper (seemingly good condition), very flighty along hedgerow on a very sunny but not overly warm afternoon, light breeze. Plus 3 Peacock & 1 Comma. |
| 2nd | Thaxted (TL610031) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Richard Berry | 5 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Comma 2 Peacock |
| 2nd | Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Steve Binding | 1.25/3pm sunny warm 19c but breezy. (28)PCock.(8)Comma.(1)SpecW. (2)Brim.(1)RedAD. (1m)Orange Tip.(2)UN ID White. |
| 2nd | Harrow Lodge Park and The Chase Local NR | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Zayed Ahmed | 18 Comma (and one egg!), 16 Peacock, 4 Speckled Wood, 3 Brimstone, at least 3 Small Whites, 1 Large White and 1 male Holly Blue in a sheltered spot at Harrow Lodge. |
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| March 2025 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 31st | Perry Lagoons (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood | Steve Binding + Paul Fisher | sunny 17c. (24)Pcock. (6)Comma. (2)Brim. (1)RedAD. (1)SmWht. (1)SpecWood, very fresh. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 31st | Paxton Pits (TL195629) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | Steve Binding + Paul Fisher | 12.25/16.10pm sunny 17c. (16m+3fm)Brim (28)PCock. (7)Comma. (1)GVWhite. |
| 31st | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom. (TL582587) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Kevin Wilson | 2 male Orange Tips on the wing. My first for this year. Also 4 male Brimstones, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma. 10.25 am-11 15 am. |
| 31st | Belhus Woods Country Park, Aveley, Essex (TQ565824) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood | Paul & Barbara Beckett | 11am-3pm walk on sunny and warm day. 30+ Peacocks, 10+ Brimstones, 5+ Small Whites, 1 Speckled Wood. |
| 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 ) |
| 26th | Great Clacton, Essex (TM175179) | Peacock | Kas Aldous | Butterfly condition- Very fresh, colours excellent. First in garden this year. Alternate flitting around and sunning itself on top of dandelions. |
| 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 |
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| 30th | Wood Lane alongside Wennington Wood (TL244787) | Red Admiral | Jeremy Aldred | one, sunning itself by roadside |