Cambridgeshire and Essex Branch of Butterfly Conservation

SIGHTINGS 2017

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First Sightings 2017
Red Admiral 13th Jan	Peacock 24th Jan
Small Tortoiseshell 4th Feb	Brimstone 17th Feb
Comma 20th Feb	Small White 13th Mar
Speckled Wood 25th Mar	Large White 28th Mar
Orange-Tip 28th Mar	Green-veined White 30th Mar
Holly Blue 2nd Apr	Green Hairstreak 3rd Apr
Wall 9th Apr	Painted Lady 11th Apr
Clouded Yellow 11th Apr	Small Copper 15th Apr
Dingy Skipper 22nd Apr	Small Heath 26th Apr
Common Blue 29th Apr	Brown Argus 29th Apr
Grizzled Skipper 29th Apr	Large Skipper 20th May
Meadow Brown 26th May	White Admiral 27th May
Black Hairstreak 30th May	Gatekeeper 1st Jun
Small Skipper 4th Jun	White-letter Hairstreak 4th Jun
Essex Skipper 10th Jun	Marbled White 10th Jun
Silver-washed Fritillary 10th Jun	Ringlet 10th Jun
Purple Emperor 17th Jun	Purple Hairstreak 17th Jun
Dark Green Fritillary 19th Jun	Chalk Hill Blue 26th Jun

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We do not post Hummingbird hawkmoth (or other moths) records on this sightings page. Butterfly Conservation UK records sightings of migrant moths centrally at migrant watch

December 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
22nd	Wakes Colne, Church. (TL048380)	Peacock	Naomi Stewart	Peacock ( 1 ) in Church.
5th	Barton	Brimstone	Vince Lea	one flying along in village in warm sunny weather

November 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
27th	Colne Point EWT (TM167151)	Peacock	Rob Seago	I was surprised to see this today, struggling with a chilly wind around the wardens' hut.
23rd	Christs Piece by bus station (TL455583)	Red Admiral	Kevin Wilson	1 Red admiral flying in the sunshine 11.47am.
21st	Sturton Street, Cambridge (TL463584)	Red Admiral	Keith Edkins	Flying up fronts of terraced houses
19th	Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands)	Comma	Andrew Cox	Comma- One, basking in a warm spot, early afternoon.
19th	Church Street, Maldon Essex	Red Admiral	Sheila Neary	Sunny but cold afternoon
17th	Cherry Hinton hall park (TL482566)	Red Admiral	Paddy Grove	Red Admiral sunning itself and flying despite air temperature around 8degC (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
6th	Shair Lane garden (TM129225)	Red Admiral	Kathy Sayer	Feeding on perennial wallflower
6th	Orchard in S. Cambs (TL350589)	Comma	P. Edwards	Sunny after frost: perched on ivy in sun.
6th	Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583589)	Red Admiral	Kevin Wilson	1 Red Admiral basking in the sun 12.35pm.
5th	Foul Anchor	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral	Louise Bacon	2 torts feeding on Dandelions, and a red admiral zooming off high, in Cambridgeshire's most northerly settlement
5th	Canvey Point, Canvey Island (TQ820829)	Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow	Richard Howard	Clouded yellows (2) and Small Whites (2) seen on flowering honeysuckle in the sunshine, together with 1 Red Admiral. 2 other Red Admirals seen by the Point. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	Wanstead	Red Admiral, Holly Blue	Christian Moss	One female Holly Blue and one Red Admiral. Fantastic to see.
3rd	Strawbridheworth (TL470140)	Red Admiral, Small white	John Spencer	1 x red admiral and 1 x small white seen in late morning sunshine.
3rd	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Red Admiral	Kevin Wilson	1 Red Admiral basking in the sunshine 12.54pm.
3rd	Colne Point EWT	Peacock, Clouded Yellow	Robert Seago	That rich golden yellow of a CY in the sunshine this morning, and then a Peacock flying by the wardens' hut.
3rd	Benfleet Hill Road	Red Admiral	David Chandler	Two Red Admirals fluttering around the Ivy in the garden in bright sunshine

October 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
29th	Wanstead: Leicester Road (TQ409887)	Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	In a sunny front garden
29th	Nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Red Admiral	Pat Cox	Single Red Admiral in garden
29th	Langdon Hills CP, Johnson's Meadow (TQ700863)	Comma, Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow, Brown Argus, Small Copper	Michael Green	Sunny & warm afternoon. At top of Johnson's 1, we saw a Small Copper and a Brown Argus basking in the sun plus a Helice Clouded Yellow, quite frisky but did settle. In the Dry Street Orchard we had seen two Red Admirals & a Comma.
28th	Garden in Little Eversden	Red Admiral, Painted Lady	James Fowler	Early afternoon, 3 Red Admiral flying in breeze, Painted Lady disturbed in long grass and flew off.
27th	Langdon Hills (Coombe Wood, Westley Heights C. Par	Red Admiral	Andrew Cox	Red admiral- Four. Three basking in the sunshine on the trunk of an ash tree. The fourth flew over my head.
25th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral	Kevin Wilson	A beautiful warm sunny day for late October. Butterflies seen-2 Red Admirals in different areas of the farm.[1 Red Admiral nectaring on Ivy flowers.] First sighting 9.22am the last at 2.03pm. Also 1 male Brimstone 1.08pm and 1 Comma 3.02pm.
25th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Red Admiral, Small Copper	Rob Seago	2 Small coppers and about 5 Red Admirals (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
25th	Float Fish Farm (TL224946)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral	Rosalyn Payne	5 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 unidentified white
25th	Colne Point EWT (TM100124)	Red Admiral	Robert Seago	Several flying in brisk south westerly.
25th	Clacton, by allotment (TM167151)	Small Tortoiseshell	Rob Seago	Lovely day brought this one out
25th	Campkin Road (TL459612)	Red Admiral	Janet	2 Red Admirals sunbathing in the grass
25th	Brentwood Pigrims hatch garden	Red Admiral	Tom Hyde	Presume just the same Red Admiral seen several times nectaring in the back garden.
25th	Bradwell on Sea cockle spit reserve car park (GR024078)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow	Derek Goodfellow	warm, calm morning. 10 red admirals; male and female clouded yellow in flight together and 4 single males; 1 peacock.
24th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Peacock, Red Admiral	K. Wilson	Flight views of 1 very worn Peacock seen at 11.58 am. Flew at roof top height for most of the time observing,flying against the wind. Descended on a couple of occasions, enabling me to identify it. Also 1 Red Admiral sunning itself on Ivy 2.22 pm.
19th	Nea Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Comma	Kevin Wilson	Flight views of 1 Comma 11.25am and 11.33am.No further sightings after that.
17th	Werrington, Peterborough (TF160043)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	David Withrington	By footpath leading SW from Fox Covert railway crossing: Red Admiral (1 by crossing), Speckled Wood further down path. Sunny with blue skies.
16th	Colne Point EWT (TM102124)	Peacock, Red Admiral	Robert Seago	Peacock on beach looks as though blown north with Sahara sand, from where? (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
15th	Westfield Farm, Comberton (TL380550)	Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	Tony Roberts	Red Admiral 3, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 1. Seen by Roger Buisson
15th	John Weston Reserve EWT (TM2624)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Simon & Pat Cox	Single Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Clouded Yellow, Small Copper, Large White, 3 Small Whites
15th	Hare Park Six Mile Bottom. (TL583588)	Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood	Kevin Wilson	2 Red Admirals.1 male Brimstone.1 Small White. 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Comma seen between 10.25am.-11.15am.
15th	Great Warley (TQ589917)	Red Admiral	Rob Smith	a Red Admiral basking on the balcony
15th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Large white, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Lovely day but about 3 Commas and only 1 white and copper
15th	Blunts Farm, Theydon Bois (TQ463995)	Red Admiral, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Common Blue	Ian Watts	A single Clouded Yellow in fine condition and a faded Common Blue. Also a Large White and a couple of Red Admiral seen on my walk to this location.
14th	Thorpe Lea, Peterborough (TL192010)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	David Withrington	Correction to grid ref. Sorry!
14th	Thorpe Lea, Peterborough (TF183981)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	David Withrington	Just north of the River Nene in Peterborough on a sunny morning: singles of Red Admiral and Speckled Wood
14th	Lawn Avenue, Peterborough (TF192010)	Brimstone	David Withrington	At 11 on a sunny morning, a single male Brimstone flew down our street.
14th	Kingston Hill, Cambs	Red Admiral	Tony Roberts	Red Admiral 1.
12th	Fingringhoe Wick EWT Reserve (TM0419)	Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow	George Brown	Sunny, SW wind, early p.m. 2 Red admirals, 2 Small whites, 1 Clouded yellow.
12th	Castor Hanglands (TF120017)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood	David Withrington	Sunny day - sightings from 11am to 1pm. Comma 1, Red Admiral 2, Small White 2, Speckled Wood 1. Natural England staff member saw a Clouded Yellow here yesterday (11 October).
11th	Westfield Farm, Comberton (TL374548)	Red Admiral, Small Copper	Tony Roberts	Red Admiral 1, Small Copper 1
11th	Longthorpe (TL160983)	Red Admiral	Don Gardener
10th	Garden in Little Eversden	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	James Fowler	Several Red Admiral, singles of others.
8th	Ramsey Marsh (TL941059)	Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Clouded Yellow 3, Small White 2+, Small Copper 1, and a Red Admiral and Speckled Wood on ivy blossom by Stone Sailing Club (TL950060)
8th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small white	Robert Seago	Very dull, but the first white for a while drifted by where we were working today.
6th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Common Blue, Small Copper	Robert Seago	Painted Lady was first for some time.
6th	Benfleet Downs (TQ785858)	Red Admiral, Wall, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper	Andrew Woodhouse	Wall 2, Common Blue 2, Small Copper 1, Meadow Brown 1 and Red Admiral 4.
5th	Prittlewell Brook, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (TQ870869)	Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady	Graham Bailey	Early pm noted 3 red admiral, 1 comma and a fresh painted lady all feeding from ivy blossom.
5th	North Weald Flood Plain NR and around (TL495046)	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Ian Watts	No surprise finding Commas and Red Admirals taking advantage of the ivy flowers in the sunshine. Nice to see a number of third brood Blues hanging around Â– 2 x Brown Argus and 3 or 4 Common Blue in varying condition. 3 x Small Copper too (including a courting pair). (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
5th	Latton Common, Harlow	Large white, Clouded Yellow	Martin Glen	Two large whites, then one Clouded Yellow in bright sunshine.
5th	Howlands Marsh EWT (TM108165)	Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Common Blue	Rob Seago	5 Clouded Yellow, about 3 Small Heath and a Common Blue in shelter of sea wall.
5th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Around 8 Small Copper, 2 Common Blue and a brown Argus. About 2 each of others.
3rd	North Weald Flood Plain NR and around (TL495046)	Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Ian Watts	Probably a bit early in the day for most of the remaining species but a few Small Coppers (x 3) and a Speckled Wood were taking advantage of the warming sun. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	Ferry Meadows, Peterborough (TL141980)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood	David Withrington	Sunny morning, cool NW wind. In sheltered spots near Gunwade Lake were 3 Commas together, with a Speckled Wood. In the fields, two Red Admirals, one Small White; by Milton Ferry Bridge a Large White.
2nd	North Weald Flood Plain NR (TL495046)	Red Admiral, Common Blue, Small Copper	Ian Watts	A couple of Red Admirals, 3 x Common Blue (including two mating), a Small Copper and a White seems a reasonable return for a short stroll on a windy October day. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )

September 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
30th	Old Hall Marshes RSPB reserve	Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper	Martin Peers	Red Admiral 5, Clouded Yellow male, Small Heath 5, Common Blue female, Small Copper pair
30th	Monks Wppd (TL206805)	Red Admiral, Small Copper	Rosalyn Payne	4 Small Copper on the footpath to Monks Wood and a single Red Admiral, also one Small Copper in the field to the north end
30th	Matching - Garden (TL512124)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Common Blue, Small Copper	Bryan Russell	Probably the last (adult) survivor of my small colony of common blue in the garden.
30th	Kingston (TL351547)	Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white	Tony Roberts	Small White 2, Green-veined White 2, Red Admiral 1
30th	Broom Hill, West Tilbury (TQ655779)	Small Copper	Rob Smith	Small Copper 2
29th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small Copper	Robert Seago	After rain several species missing, but good to see a female Brimstone, and continuing Small Copper with massing red Admirals on Ivy.
28th	Wat Tyler Country park (TQ737871)	Small white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood	Janet Whitfield
27th	Holland Haven (TM2217)	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Clouded Yellow	George Brown	Hazy sunshine. SE wind. 12.30p.m. Clouded yellow feeding on Bristly oxtongue flower behind seawall and 2 Painted ladies nearby feeding on Sea aster flowers.
26th	Martins Farm St Osyth (TM117175)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Common Blue	Rob Seago	I had just 4 butterflies on transect but off transect several were still flying. 3 Clouded Yellows, Several Common Blues and it looked like a Meadow Brown but could have been a Speckled Wood.
26th	John Weston Reserve EWT (TM264246)	Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Simon And Pat Cox	2 Speckled Woods, single Red Admiral, Small Copper & Small White
25th	Holland Haven (TM2217)	Clouded Yellow	George Brown	1 flying behind seawall, 12.20 p.m. Quite sunny, E wind.
24th	West Thurrock Marshes (TQ5876)	Comma, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown	Rob Smith	Hoping for Wall Brown, as they seem to have gone from Rainham Marshes, but none seen. Clouded Yellow 2, a few whites, a late Meadow Brown and Comma 2
24th	One Tree Hill Langdon Hills Country Park Essex (TQ679875)	Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Small Copper	Janet Whitfield	Hawkesbury Bush SSSI site part of Langdon Hills Country Park.
24th	Garden in Horndon on Hill (TQ658824)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Large white, Wall, Common Blue, Small Copper	Paul Wakeling	1 of each butterfly Lovely warm and sunny September afternoon
24th	Bures (TL915333)	Red Admiral, Small white	Richard Bigg	Sunny but a rather strong wind Small White(2) and Red Admiral(2).
24th	Benfleet Downs (Transect) (TQ785858)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Common Blue	David Chandler	Last transect of the season. Eight different species seen the highlight being four Clouded Yellows.
23rd	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Common Blue	Rob Smith	a fresh female Common Blue, upperside verging on black. The last tatty Small Heath - this species has been present on this site for 21 consecutive weeks and appears to have had a very good year in the county (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
23rd	Leigh Marshes EWT (Two-Tree Is) (TQ828852)	Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Wall, Common Blue	Rob Smith	2pm - a male Wall Brown, 2 fresh male Common Blues (3rd brood), 1 each Red Admiral & whites (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
23rd	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Comma, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	11am - Comma 6, Speckled Wood 2, a white
23rd	Hadleigh Great Wood (TQ819878)	Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	1pm - Speckled Wood 3, single Comma & Red Admiral on Ivy
23rd	Hadleigh Great Wood (TQ819878)	Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	1pm - Speckled Wood 3, single Comma & Red Admiral on Ivy
22nd	back garden (TL048630)	Red Admiral	Michael Jennings	Butterflies and dragonflies are very common visitors to my garden
22nd	North Weald Flood Plain NR and around (TL495046)	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper	Ian Watts	Unexpectedly quiet for such a warm and sunny day – the recent cold and gloomy weather seems to have put paid to the butterfly season around here. 6 or so Large Whites, 3 Meadow Browns (including one so faded that it was almost monochrome), and singles of Small Heath, Small Copper, a very worn female Common Blue, Painted Lady and the ever reliable Red Admiral. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
22nd	John Weston Reserve EWT (TM264246)	Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue	Simon And Pat Cox	2 Common Blues, 2 Small Heaths, 2 Small Whites, 3 Speckled Woods, 1 Red Admiral
22nd	Hadleigh Park, MTB course (TQ801865)	Clouded Yellow, Wall, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Small Copper	Andrew Woodhouse	Clouded Yellow 4, Wall 5, Brown Argus 2, Small Copper 6 and Small Heath 2.
22nd	Garden (TL8520)	Comma, Large white, Speckled Wood	S Brayley	At least 2 speckled wood. 1 comma .
22nd	Barton (TL4055)	Speckled Wood	Louise Bacon	2 fresh individuals, one in churchyard and one in Church close.
21st	Black Notley (TL7620)	Red Admiral	George Brown	2 or 3 in garden in morning sunshine. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
19th	Brampton Wood (TL1870)	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood	Tim Fryer	One of each seen on a quick late afternoon walk. It's been quite a good year for butterflies in the Wood.
18th	Garden in Little Eversden	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	James Fowler	Air cool but warm in sun. >10 Red Admiral feeding on ivy and basking in sun. Whites prolific and singles of others. First peacock for many weeks.
18th	Canvey Wick (TQ766837)	Peacock, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper	Andrew Woodhouse	Wall 14, mostly in the SE corner around the oil tank bases. Clouded Yellow 1, Common Blue 1, Small Heath 5, Meadow Brown 8, Speckled Wood 8, Small Copper 1 and Peacock 1.
18th	Benfleet Downs Transect (TQ785858)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	Fourteen species seen on Benfleet transect including a late Meadow Brown plus a Wall and a Clouded Yellow
17th	Woodfield Park, Peterborough (TF208013)	Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	David Withrington	On a damp misty morning in a damp hollow at the NE corner of the park Small White 4, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood 2, Small Copper 1 (looking quite fresh).
17th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Small White 4, GV White 2, Small Heath 2, singles others. Orange Swift moth
17th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Robert Seago	Most species in small numbers but Speckled Wood, Small Copper and Red Admiral in double figures.
17th	Garden - Matching (TL512124)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Common Blue, Small Copper	Bryan Russell	First small copper for many years. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
16th	Tyler's Common (TQ5690)	Comma, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	Singles in occasional sunshine
16th	Comberton Long Road, Cambs (TL389574)	Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white	Tony Roberts	Red Admiral 2, Small White 5,Green-veined White 10
16th	Barrington Hill , Cambs (TL398508)	Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white	Tony Roberts	Red Admiral 3, Small White 4, Green-veined White 7
15th	Russell Green, E of Little Waltham (TL7412)	Red Admiral, Small white, Small Heath, Small Copper	George Brown	2.45p.m., sunny. 2 Red admirals, 8+ Small whites, single Small heath and Small copper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
15th	Colne Point EWT (TM117175)	Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Small Copper	Robert Seago	2 Clouded Yellows, first for a while, several lovely Red Admirals and good brood of Small Copper
15th	Canvey Wick (TQ766837)	Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	Three Wall sighted one worn and two looking fresh. Found in the usual places adjacent to the raised pathway and central ride by the old tank farm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
15th	Benfleet Downs (TQ785858)	Comma, Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Andrew Woodhouse	9 Wall, 2 Clouded Yellow, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 1 Small Heath, 8 Meadow Brown, 4 Common Blue, 10 Speckled Wood, 3 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
14th	Wanstead Park - Epping Forest	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Christian Moss	Poor weather but when the sun was out so were the butterflies. 3 Small Heath, 2 Small Copper, 5 Small White, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Common Blue, 6 large White, 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Comma, 1 Peacock & 3 Red Admirals. Not bad for September, and very surprised to see a single Gatekeeper.
13th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL403544)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Green-veined white	Tony Roberts	Small Tortoiseshell 2, Small White 2, Green-veined White 3
12th	Thorpe Wood (TL160983)	Red Admiral	Don Gardener	3 Red Admirals together in the sun on ivy, plus another nearby in my garden.
12th	Matching - garden (TL512124)	Comma, Large white, Brown Argus	Bryan Russell	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
12th	Ferry Meadows (TL145975)	Red Admiral	Don Gardener	2 Red Admirals seen
11th	War mess EWT (TM1632)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood	Simon And Pat Cox	2 Red Admirals, 2 Commas, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Large White, 2 Small Whites
10th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Common Blue 3, Brown Argus 1, Small Heath 5, Red Admiral 1, Green-veined White 4 (incl mating pair), Small & Large White
10th	Bradwell St Peter's (TM0308)	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Graham Smith	20 Red Admiral (on Ivy),6 Small White and 4 Small Copper. Singles of the rest.
9th	Woodwalton Fen (TL230849)	Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Rosalyn Payne	Just half an hour this morning, sunny and warm. 3 Red Admiral, 6 Speckled Wood and 4 Green-veined White
9th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Comma, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown	Rob Smith	Meadow Brown 2, Speckled Wood 7, Comma 1, Green-veined White 2, Small White 2
7th	Vange Marsh RSPB (TQ733872)	Large white, Holly Blue, Brown Argus	Terry Gleave	8 large white 1 holly blue 1 brown argus Warm cloudy weather slight breeze
7th	Pilgrims Hatch Brentwood	Red Admiral, Large white	Tom Hyde	Lots of Large Whites and several Red Admirals on the local buddlia's
7th	King's Dyke (TL240982)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	David Withrington	Walk along Hereward Way east from Funtham's Lane with all its buddleiah: Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 2, Red Admiral 16, Small White 20, Green-veined White 6, Speckled Wood 7.
7th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Before the predicted clouds bright sun brought out good numbers of the blues, Speckled Woods, Red Admirals and Commas all looking superb. Fresh autumn selection. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
6th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	a lovely fresh Small Copper and 10 Small Heaths in windy overcast conditions. Also a Common Blue and mixed whites (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
6th	Abberton Reservoir	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown	Tony Roberts	Small Tortoisehell 1, Small White 3, Green-veined White 2, Meadow Brown 2
6th	A Circular walk from Tollesbury Sq. Approx 6 mls. (TL956104)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	1 Clouded Yellow, 4 Small Heath, 6 Red Admiral, 30 Small White, 14 Large White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 5 Speckled Wood.
5th	St Osyth, Howlands Marsh/Martin's Farm	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath	Simon & Pat Cox	4 Speckled Woods, 3 Small Heaths, 3 Small Whites, single Red Admiral & Peacock
5th	Nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Small white, Clouded Yellow	Simon Cox	Single Clouded Yellow flew across our garden in fresh wind, also several Small Whites still (& Holly Blue yesterday)
5th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Comma, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	Comma 2, Speckled Wood 2, Green-veined White 2, Large White 1
2nd	Monks Wood - Large field in north of wood (TL198804)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper	Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	It was nice to see 14 species of butterfly in one field at this stage of the season.
2nd	Doddinghurst to Mountnessing Windmill. (TQ631979)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	On a walk along the river Wid we saw, 5 Comma, 5 Speckled Wood, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Gatekeeper, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Small Heath, 30+ Small White, 15+ Large White, 7 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue.

August 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
31st	Ulting, Maldon, Essex	Brimstone, Large white	Jenny	The Brimstone was on a dahlia in the garden.
31st	Norton Mandeville & Willingale airfield. (TL578046)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	1 Comma, 8 Speckled Wood, 1 Gatekeeper, 2 Meadow Brown, 3 Red Admiral, 25+ Small White, 6 Large White.
31st	North Weald Flood Meadow Nature Reserve (TL495046)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Ian & Isabel Watts	Worth a visit just for the sea of Devil's-bit Scabious here at the moment. Still plenty of butterfly activity with a number of fairly fresh looking summer browns on the wing. A few blues still on the wing but now looking very worn and faded. The whites seem to be out in larger numbers with 20+ Small Whites floating about above a nearby field of borage.
29th	Ring's End, Nene Washes (TF390023)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Green-veined white	David Withrington	On the south side of the embankment - Nene Way, where last year on 23 August I saw 244 Small Tortoiseshell, I saw only 30. The field margins which had lots of flowering plants - especially thistles, had all been cleared this year (by the farmer): nowhere for the butterflies to settle. Apart from the whites, there were no other species.
28th	garden (TQ7991)	Other butterfly	John Burfield	elephant hawk moth caterpillar
28th	Widdington, London Jock Wood margin (TL526304)	Red Admiral, Small white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Small Heath 3, Meadow Brown 2, singles others. The Brown Argus was seen ovipositing on Common Rockrose on a flower-rich margin and then switched to Dove'sfoot Cranesbill growing within the adjacent crop stubble (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
28th	Gosfield (TL759299)	Green-veined white	Richard Bigg	A 20min. walk Temp 28deg. and 100% sun only yielded white butterflies at least three of which were Green Veined.
28th	Colne Point EWT (TM117175)	Painted Lady, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Several Small Heaths and Small Coppers on the ridge and possibly a new small migration of Painted Lady
27th	Hadleigh Downs (TQ789857)	Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Rob Smith	tried the grazed flats - Small Heath 5+ - more evident here than on the flower-rich slopes. Meadow Brown 3, Gatekeeper 1
27th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers scarce now. I dared not put down as I could not relocate it, but I think I had my first Small Heath for several years. Lots of Latticed Heaths and some Treble Bar.
26th	Holme Fen (TL201890)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown	Rosalyn Payne	3pm Sunny, warm, slight breeze. 18 small tortoiseshell, 8 comma, 1 peacock, 3 red admiral, 1 painted lady, 1 brimstone, 1 small white, 2 large white, 6 green-veined white, 1 speckled wood and 3 meadow brown
25th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL408545)	Comma, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	Comma 1, Green-veined White 7, Small White 2, Speckled Wood 1, Common Blue 7
25th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL407548)	Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Tony Roberts	Small White 2,Green-veined White 4, Speckled Wood 7
25th	Braintree (TL788238)	Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus	Richard Bigg	Temp 25deg. sun 100% Small White(3),Speckled Wood(1),Brown Argus(1),Meadow Brown(2),Large White(1). (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
25th	Bocking (TL758275)	Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus	Richard Bigg	Temp. 24deg. Sun 100%. Small White(2),Speckled Wood(2),Brown Argus(1 Very poor condition),Green Veined White(1).
24th	Bluebell Land, Peterborough (TF192020)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Gatekeeper	David Withrington	Breezy morning with sunny periods on this open space adjoining the A47. Small Tortoiseshell 1, Painted Lady 1 in the grass and dandelions near main play area, Small White 25, Large White 4, Gatekeeper 1.
24th	Abberton Reservoir, circular walk from visitor cen (TL962177)	Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	22+ Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 15 Small Heath, 15+ Meadow Brown, 5 Gatekeeper, 1 Small Copper, 1 Large White, 10 Small White.
24th	Abberton Reservoir, Lord Woodmouse Trail (TL962177)	Comma, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	On a circular walk from Layer-de-la-haye to Layer Breton causeway, 20+ Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 8 Brown Argus, 30+ Small Heath, 14 Speckled Wood, 20+ Meadow Brown, 12 Gatekeeper, 2 Large White, 25+ Small White, 5 Green-veined White, 1 Comma.
23rd	Point Clear, nr St Osyth (TM090155)	Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow	Simon & Pat Cox	30+ whites, mixed Small & Large, single Clouded Yellow all along seawall
23rd	CRT Barton Cambs (TL403544)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	SmallTortoiseshell 2,Brimstone 1, Small White 12, Green-veined White 14, Meadow Brown 6, Gatekeeper 1, Common Blue 1
23rd	CRT Barton Cambs (TL398545)	Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	Small White 35, Green-veined White c200, Speckled Wood 1, Common Blue 2
21st	colchester co4 3ff (TM028259)	Peacock	Daryl Swain	1 (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
20th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Rob Smith	sea wall mowed but still some butterflies in the borrowdyke - Small Heath 14, Common Blue 8, Meadow Brown 1, Small White 23, Green-veined White 7
20th	Howlands Marsh (TM120159)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	A small field of Lucerne was buzzing mostly with Common Blues Whites and Small Tort, with large numbers of Latticed Heath being stalked by House Martins. Small Heaths appeared to be in good numbers across the reserve and the couple of Clouded Yellows as always were impressive.
20th	Etton Maxey Pits (TF070140)	Small Tortoiseshell, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Meadow Brown	David Withrington	Along the footpath at the SE end near Etton, between first two pits: Silver-Washed Fritillary (1 very worn), Small Tortoiseshell(1), Meadow Brown(1), Large White(5), Small White(11).
19th	My Garden Horndon on the Hill Essex (TQ658824)	Ringlet	Paul Wakeling	one only
19th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Comma, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Comma 2, Red Admiral 1, Green-veined White 4, Speckled Wood 13, Meadow Brown 4, Gatekeeper 3, Holly Blue 6, Common Blue 3. Vapourer moth
19th	Great Warley (TQ589917)	Common Blue	Rob Smith	both delighted and embarrassed to find a female Common Blue on my front 'lawn'. Not for the first time. Plenty of Birds-foot Trefoil and Marjoram in the sward (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
19th	Fowlmere rspb nature reserve.	Silver-washed Fritillary	Ade Cooper	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
18th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Meadow Brown 6, Gatekeeper 3, Speckled Wood 3, Holly Blue 3, Small Copper 1. a few whites flying around
16th	Wormingford, Jenkins' Farm (TL9330)	Small white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Martin Peers	Small Heath 12, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown & Gatekeeper 3 each.
16th	Wormingford airfield (TL9229)	Small white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Martin Peers	Small White 5, Small Heath 10, Meadow Brown 4, Gatekeeper 2, Common Blue 4, Small Copper 1
16th	Westfield Farm, Comberton (TL375546)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown	Tony Roberts	Small Tortoiseshell 1,Small White 2, Green-veined White 1, Meadow Brown 2
16th	Sergeant's Orchard (TL9131)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Martin Peers	Small Tort 10, Comma 2, Peacock 2, Small White 10, Large White 2, Clouded Yellow male, Speckled Wood 6, Small Heath 2, Meadow Brown 10, Gatekeeper 3, Common Blue 8; others singles
16th	Old Rail Line, Comberton, Cambs (TL374547)	Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 1, Small White 8,Green-veined White3, Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 6, Gatekeeper 1, Common Blue 1, Small Copper 1, Small Heath 1
16th	Mount Bures (TL9031)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 4,Red Admiral 2, Small White 60,Large White 3, Green-veined White 2, Small Heath 3, Meadow Brown 5, Gatekeeper 5, Brown Argus 3, Common Blue 12+. Others singles.
16th	Gunners Park, Shoeburyness (TQ9384)	Comma, Peacock, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Howard	13:40 to 17:00 hrs. Cloud 4/8; wind SSW F1; 22ÂºC. 1 Peacock; 1 Comma; 4 Speckled Wood; 1 Clouded Yellow; 8 Large White; 15 Small White; 16+ Common Blue; 8 Small Heath; 1 Small Copper; 8 Meadow Brown.
16th	Circular walk, Woodrolfe Green, Tollesbury. (TL965105)	Comma, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins.	100+ Small White, 10 Large White, 20+ Green-veined White, 15 Meadow Browns, 12 Gatekeeper, 1 Comma, 8 Speckled Wood, 25+ Small Heath, 22 Common Blue, 14 Holly Blue.
15th	Devil's Dyke at Reach (TL568660)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalkhill Blue	Ian & Isabel Watts	A sunny late afternoon wander in the enclosed area of scrub at the Reach end of the Devil's Dyke. Many Common Blues and Large Whites, a pristine Small Tortoiseshell (the first I've seen since June) and a handful of Chalkhills still on the wing. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
15th	Broadway Cemetery, Peterborough (TL195995)	Small white, Meadow Brown	David Withrington	Small White 2, Meadow Brown 6 in this locality close to the centre of the city. These complement my record of a Gatekeeper on 11 August round the corner outside King's School.
14th	Orton Brick Pit (TL174933)	Comma, Peacock, Small white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	David Withrington	Sunny morning with NW breeze. Comma 1, Peacock 1, Small White 10, Speckled Wood 3, Meadow Brown 1, Gatekeeper 8, Common Blue 10 all male.
14th	North Weald Flood Plain Meadow NR (TL495046)	Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Ian & Isabel Watts	A good clutch of late summer butterflies on a warm and sunny afternoon. Lots of female Common Blues present and plenty of courtship activity. Nice to see another 3-4 Clouded Yellows and a Painted Lady (even faded) is always welcome. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
14th	Fowlmere RSPB (TL405455)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown	DOUG RADFORD	No silver-washed fritillary (reported on 6th and 13th)
14th	Coggleshall Pieces, Halstead (TL825314)	Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown	Richard Bigg	An hour's walk in this small nature reserve and beyond. Temp. 21 deg. sun 50% wind Nil. Small White(3),Meadow Brown(3),Large White(2),Speckled Wood(2),Green Veined White(2). Many more whites in flight. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
14th	Burnham-on-Crouch coastal walk	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Sheila Neary	Sunny afternoon.
13th	Ramsey Marsh (TL941059)	Painted Lady, Small white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Clouded Yellow 1, Small White 28, Green-veined White 15, Common Blue 22, Painted lady 1, Gatekeeper 3, Meadow Brown 2, Small Heath 16
13th	Colne Point EWT (TM117175)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Rob Seago
13th	Canvey Wick RSPB, Essex (TQ7683)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Richard Howard	12:45 to 15:00 hrs. Cloud 2/8; wind SW F1; 22ÂºC. 2 Clouded Yellow; 1 Wall; 12 Common Blue; 1 Brown Argus; 9 Small White; 6 Large White; 2 Red Admiral; 8 Gatekeeper; 3 Meadow Brown.
13th	Black Notley (TL7620)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue	George Brown	Seen in garden. Weather calm, sunny and warm. 2 Small tortoiseshells, Small and Large whites, Speckled woods and Holly blues; others singles. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
13th	Abberton Reservoir reserve (TL965180)	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Len CORNWELL	Sunny periods fairly warm 10.15-11.30. 31 Gatekeeper, 30 Common Blue, 9 Meadow Brown, 3 Small White, 2 Small Heath and 1 each of the others.
12th	Russell Green, E of Little Waltham (TL7412)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	George Brown	4.30-5.25p.m.,sunny; W wind. 5 Small tortoiseshells feeding on mint in ditch, c4 Small whites, 2 fresh Small heaths, c5 Meadow browns, 1 Gatekeeper, 2 male Common blues.
12th	Lower wood Weston Coleville	Brimstone	Stephen Thompson
12th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Common Blue 4, Holly Blue 5, Speckled Wood 9, Gatekeeper 15, Meadow Brown 13, Small & Green-veined White 1. moths: an out-of-season Burnet Companion, Latticed Heath 2, Shaded Broad-bar 1
12th	Holme Fen (TL201890)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper	Rosalyn Payne	4pm sunny and warm.10 Small Tortoiseshell,1 Comma, 18 Peacock. 1 Silver-washed Fritillary(F) 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Meadow Brown, 4 Gatekeeper, 1 Small Copper. Numerous Whites the only one close enough to ID was Green-veined
12th	Epping Forest: Yardley Hill (TQ383957)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Meadow Brown 10, Gatekeeper 10, Speckled Wood 4, Common Blue 10, Small Copper 2, singles others
12th	Epping Forest: Chingford Plain (TQ400952)	Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Smith	Small Heath 10, Meadow Brown 5, singles others. Also a Thistle Ermine moth
12th	Bow Creek Ecology Park, Canning Town (TQ391811)	Comma, Small white, Common Blue	Rob Smith	late afternoon - Small White 4, singles others. Also a Hummingbird Hawkmoth
11th	Walton -on-the-Naze (TM2524)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Red Admiral 2, Clouded Yellow male, Small White 20, Common Blue fem., others singles
11th	Walton -on-the-Naze (TM2522)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Small White 20, Common Blue 3 males, others singles
11th	Roman Road from Worsted Lodge to top of first hill (TL530518)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Julia Napier	small numbers by now, after all the rain, but the Clouded Yellow was a particular pleasure. A female, I think,very interested in the muddy track and the battered lucerne of the field margin which had been left by the tractor where it crossed the Roman Road.
11th	Roman Road from Wandlebury to Mount Farm (TL527519)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Chalkhill Blue	Mike Gittos
11th	North Weald Flood Meadow Nature Reserve (TL495046)	Peacock, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Ian Watts	A beautiful summer morning. Pleased to see the meadow hasn't been cut yet. The Common Blues might be looking a little worn but are still here in large numbers (100+) with lots of females evident and courtship activity going on. Also plenty of whites including a couple of Clouded Yellows.
11th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Large white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Gatekeeper 15, Meadow Brown 3, singles others
11th	Fleam Dyke (TL544546)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Chalkhill Blue	Julia Napier
10th	Engine Bank (TL446826)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Paul Fisher	AM visit with 90% cloud cover and 18 degrees. Small Tortoiseshell x30; Red Admiral x1; Peacock x6; Painted lady x2; Meadow Brown x11; Gatekeeper x8; Small Copper x2; Common Blue x13; Brown Argus x21; Small Heath x3; Small White x10; Green-Veined White x6; Clouded Yellow x1; Unident White x9
10th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL408545)	Small white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	Small White 6, Green-veined White 4, Meadow Brown 3, Brown Argus 1, Common Blue 8
10th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL407548)	Meadow Brown	Tony Roberts	Meadow Brown 2
10th	Brampton Wood (TL180702)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Paul Fisher	Small Tortoiseshell x1; Red Admiral x7; Peacock x10; Painted lady x1; Meadow Brown x41; Gatekeeper x23; Silver-Washed Fritillary x4 (1 Male,3 Females); Large Skipper x3; Comma x1; Ringlet x1; Speckled Wood x3; Common Blue x20; Brown Argus x7; Small Heath x2; Brimstone x6; Small White x6; Green-Veined White x58; Large White x3; Unident White x2
8th	Black Notley (TL7620)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small white, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue	George Brown	Mainly cloudy then sunny periods in afternoon. 2 Painted ladies in garden. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
7th	Colne Point EWT (TM117175)	Painted Lady, Small white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rob Seago	Several very fresh Small Whites.
6th	West Canvey Marsh RSPB (TQ7684)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard	12:50 to 15:00 hrs. Cloud 4/8; wind SW F1-2; 20ÂºC. 6 Common Blue; 3 Holly Blue; 13 Gatekeeper; 1 Peacock; 2 Red Admiral; 8 Meadow Brown; 1 Large White; 5 Small White; 8 Small Heath.
6th	Welland Road bridge, Peterborough (TF202020)	Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Brown Argus	David Withrington	Land by abandoned road between A15 and A47: Peacock 1, Red Admiral 5, Comma 1, Brown Argus 4, Small White 4, Large White 4.
6th	Ramsey St Mary's (TL253873)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Large white	Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley	C 40 Small Tortoiseshell a couple of Peacock and Large White, one Small White
6th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Peacock, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Rob Smith	a first-of-the-year Clouded Yellow for me. Large White 1, Small White 25, Green-veined White 6, Common Blue 24, Peacock 1, Gatekeeper 6, Meadow Brown 2, Small Heath 16 (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
6th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rob Seago	Lge numbers of Small White, ~ 10 Painted Ladies, 6 Brinstones, 3 m 3 f, Common Blues good numbers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
6th	Brampton Wood (TL180700)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Tim Fryer	Mostly sunny late morning. About 45 minutes up main ride and back by the ponds. Not searching very hard so probably missed skippers and others. Possible Purple Hairstreak high in oak tree half way between pond path and main cross-roads. At least three Silver-washed. Plenty of Peacocks and Red Admirals. Two Brown Argus near the Yew trees.
6th	Bluebell Land, Peterborough (TF192020)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	David Withrington	Public open space adjoining A47: Peacock 1, Red Admiral 2, Small White 5, Large White 5, Ringlet 1, Meadow Brown 7, Gatekeeper 46, Brown Argus 2, Common Blue 2, Small Copper 1.
6th	Blackley Lane gravel pits, Great Leighs (TL7319)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	George Brown	Mainly sunny, SW wind. 2 Small tortoiseshells and Peacocks, 1 male Brimstone, c3 Small whites, several Meadow browns and Gatekeepers, c8 Brown argus and c10 Common blues(only males seen). Others singles.
6th	Benfleet Creek seawall, Canvey Island (TQ7785)	Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Richard Howard	15:10 to 17:40 hrs. Cloud 4/8; wind SW F3; 22ÂºC. 30+ Common Blue; 8 Small Heath; 11 Meadow Brown; 2 Clouded Yellow; 12 Gatekeeper.
6th	Abberton Reservoir reserve (TL965180)	Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	SUE CORNWELL	Sunny Periods, quite warm, light breeze. 65 Common Blue, 63 Gatekeeper, 35 Meadow Brown, 4 Brown Argus, 4 Ringlet, 2 Small Heath, 1 each of Clouded Yellow, Red Admiral and Small White
5th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	18 Holly Blues, many taking minerals from the damp path and manure. A pristine Painted Lady and 9 Common Blues were the other highlights. Others - Meadow Brown 30 Gatekeeper 29, Speckled Wood 6, Comma 1, Peacock 3, Green-veined White 2. moths: Latticed Heath 4, Shaded Broad-bar 4 (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
5th	Ingrebourne Valley	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large white, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue	Andrew Cox
5th	Gernon Bushes NR and nearby woods (TL485025)	Red Admiral, Large white, Purple Hairstreak	Ian Watts	A sunny evening with a real end of Summer feel. Very few butterflies on the wing in Gernon Bushes. Just a few languid Whites and a Red Admiral. However, did see 4+ quite active Purple Hairstreaks on a tall oak the other side of the M11 on my walk back home.
4th	Two Tree Island	Clouded Yellow, Holly Blue	Andrew Cox
4th	Skippers Island (TM2124)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Louise Bacon
4th	RSPB Vange Marsh (TQ7286)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard	10:10 to 14:00 hrs. Cloud 4-6/8; wind SW F2-3; 18ÂºC. 6 Holly Blue; 2 Red Admiral; 3 Speckled Wood; 3 Small White; c 40 Gatekeeper; 2 Large White; 3 Small Heath; 4 Common Blue.
4th	Isleham washes (TL6476)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 5, Clouded Yellow male, Meadow Brown 8, Gatekeeper 5, Brown Argus 2
4th	Fleam dyke,Fulbourn end to Mutlow hill. (TL547544)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Chalkhill Blue	Andrew Maddocks	2 clouded yellow. 4 Painted lady. c50 chalkhill blue.
3rd	Southey Wood	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper	Matthew Webb	22 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 5 Brimstones and 2 Red Admirals were the highlights this afternoon.
1st	High Woods Country Park, Colchester (TM007265)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Brian Goodey	Two clouded yellows, making four from this locality in the last few weeks (singles on 2 June and 23 July).
1st	Fordham Estate (TL924285)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Bigg	A walk of about an hour and a half in mainly sunny conditions leading a group of Halstead people to look for and ID butterflies. We saw but did not count numbers of these eleven species.

July 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
31st	Orton Brimbles	Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Gatekeeper	Matthew Webb	A very tatty White Admiral was a shock sighting on my buddleia at 12.20pm today. Nearest site for this species is Castor Hanglands some 4 miles distant. It was very breezy and unfortunately it didn't linger flying off over the roof of the house where its distinctive flight and white markings in the wings were clearly seen.
31st	Hatfield forest	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Mike Hardwick
31st	Foot Path from KirtlingGreen wier[no.12] toTen Woo (TL665555)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Kevin Wilson	Only 1 Silver Washed Fritillary seen early afternoon. Other butterflies identified-Large Whites. Green-veined whites. Small Whites. Meadow Browns. Gatekeepers. Ringlets. Red Admirals. Common Blues. Peacocks. Brown Argus. 4 Purple Hairstreaks. 2 Small Tortoiseshells. 1 Large Skipper. 1 male Brimstone. 1 Painted Lady and 1 Comma. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
31st	Circular walk from High Ongar to Norton Mandeville (TL578046)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rosie & Bill Perkins, Margaret & Jim Dalgarno.	70+ Meadow Brown, 5 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Brimstone, 4 Common Blue, 3 Green-veined White, 20+ Large White, 20+ Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Comma, 20+ Gatekeeper.
31st	Benfleet Downs Transect (TQ7885)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	Two Wall and Three Clouded Yellows on the same day on the same site. That does not happen too often.
30th	below Prestons Lake (TL8531)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Painted Lady, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Martin Peers	Clouded Yellow m., Green-veined White 2, Ringlet 2, Meadow Brown 30, Gatekeeper 12, Brown Argus 2, Common Blue 9 (1 f.), Small Copper 2, others singles.
30th	Pebmarsh, woodland & Prestons Lake (TL8532)	Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Small White 6, Large White 2, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 10, Gatekeeper 6, Holly Blue m., Common Blue m., others singles
30th	Hadleigh Great Wood (TQ818877)	Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue	Graham Bailey	Most overcast with a few intervals of hazy sun. A single late ringlet noted.
30th	EWT Abberton reservoir	Painted Lady, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Laurence Drummond	110 Common blue,at lest 100 Gatekeeper,13 Small heath, 2 Brown argus, singles of Clouded yellow,Painted lady,Speckled wood,Essex skipper and Small copper.
30th	Chantry Wood (private woodland), Wickham Bishops	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue	Cindy Lawes	All seen in a glade/ride. Gatekeeper (4), Meadow Brown (2), Red Admiral (1), Holly Blue (1), Speckled Wood (5), Comma (1 worn), Large White (3), Silver-washed Fritillary (1 worn). (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
30th	Burwell Cutting (TL575652)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalkhill Blue	Paul Fisher	Almost 100% cloud cover with the following butterflies seen: Meadow Brown x8; Gatekeeper x9; Speckled Wood x2; Small Copper x1; Common Blue x6[Male x4,Female x2]; Chalkhill Blue x48{Male x45,Female x3]; Brown Argus x1; Small Heath x3; Peacock x1; Green-Veined White x2; Small White x5; Large White x5; Clouded Yellow x1.
30th	Buddleia bush in my garden, Kimbolton	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large white	David Heslop	(Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
30th	Benfleet Downs, Hadleigh Castle CP (TQ7885)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Graham Bailey	Mid to late pm walk around site with some lengthy sunny spells although very breezy. Clouded yellow - helice female ovipositing on birds-foot trefoil. 3-4 each of comma, peacock and red admiral; several dozen each of common blue and small heath, 3-4 brown argus.
30th	Benfleet Creek seawall, Canvey Island (TQ7785)	Small white, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Richard Howard	12:30 to 15:35 hrs. Cloud 6-4/8; wind SW F2; 18-21ÂºC. 85+ Common Blue; 14 Small Heath; 40+ Gatekeeper; 4 Small White. Most of the Blues were in the reeds in the borrowdyke alongside the seawall.
29th	RSPB Rainham Marsh (TQ552792)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown	Ray Walker	Male & Female Green-veined Whites were in close contact! (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
29th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	felt like the most enjoyable transect of the year this morning. Not too hot, no species painfully numerous and lots of new emergences. Holly Blue 23, Common Blue 7, Red admiral 3, Peacock 2, Brimstone 2, Green-veined White 2, Essex Skipper 2, Speckled Wood 5, Gatekeeper 74, Meadow Brown 64, Small Heath 1. moths: Lattice Heath, Shaded Broad-bar & Mother of pearl. One of the Common Blues was a deceptively brown female - photo attached (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
29th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	I expected White Ad and Purple H to be finished but they both almost joined us where the Bird Club had their coffee morning. A male and a female Brimstone were the first of a new brood and Peacocks put on the best showing yet this summer.
28th	Theydon Bois (TL048638)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Joe Dickens	One Clouded Yellow, one Small Copper and large numbers of Holly and Common Blues.
28th	Quy fen (TL513626)	Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Andrew Maddocks	1 clouded yellow egg laying on clover. 3 purple hairstreak.
28th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Peacock, Large white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Meadow Brown 20, Gatekeeper 15, Peacock 2, singles others. moths: Straw Dot & Mother-of-Pearl
27th	Papworth (TL291627)	Clouded Yellow	Richard Mitchell	A single Clouded Yellow in the scrub around the Hospital staff car park this evening
27th	Ouse Fen, Needingworth (TL356721)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Ian Johnstone	Time: 12:15-16:15 Weather: Windy, Overcast with occasional sunny intervals, heavy showers later on Temp: Approx 18'C Plenty of male and female Common Blues(12+), Meadow Browns, Peacocks, Red Admirals, Gatekeepers, Large and Small Whites, Speckled Wood and 2 Small Tortoiseshell Single Painted Lady, Small Copper and Brimstone Common Blues were mating. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
27th	NewShardelows Farm (TL538542)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Kevin Wilson	Despite the changeable weather I saw 7 species of butterflies nectaring on Buddleia [except the Meadow Brown]. 7 Red Admirals. 2 Gatekeepers. 1 Small Tortoiseshell. 1 Peacock. 1 Comma. 1 Large White and 1 Meadow Brown.2.37pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
26th	Meadow near Rayners Farm Whittlesford (TL469490)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Orange-Tip, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Louise Cassels
25th	Ouse Fen, Needingworth (TL359721)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Ian Johnstone	Time : 16:00-19:00 Temperature : 24'C Weather: Warm and Sunny. Light Breeze Male and Female Common Blue (12+) - Mating Lots of Peacocks, Red Admirals, Small Whites, Large Whites, Meadow Brown, Gatekeepers, Speckled Wood Brown Argus (1) basking in the sun Painted Lady (2) Brimstone (1) A few large and small skippers (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
25th	Grafham Water	Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Peter Sharpe	Short walk along the north shore. Reasonable numbers including about 8 Common Blue.
25th	Black Notley (TL7620)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus	George Brown	Seen in garden when sun came out in late morning. 6 Red admirals, 2 Meadow browns, others singles. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
23rd	Netherhall / Glen Faba (Lea Valley Park) (TL394083)	Small white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Nigel May	2 Brown Argus - path between SE corner of Glen Faba pit and fishing lake adj. Dobbs Weir Road. One Clouded Yellow between SW of Glen faba and Lea Flood relief. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
23rd	High Woods Country Park (TM006264)	Clouded Yellow	Brian Goodey
22nd	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	The sum had gone in so not brilliant conditions
22nd	Fulbourn Fen Nature Reserve (TL530567)	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper	Kevin Wilson	Walking the dog at the reserve in gradually deteriorating conditions, a large Fritillary flew rapidly out from some trees, across the corner of a meadow and disappeared from view amongst some more trees. Could it be the Silver-washed Fritillary I saw their on the 8 of July? A few other butterflies noted-Large Whites. Small Whites. Meadow Browns. Gatekeepers. Ringlets. 2 Red Admirals. 1 Comma. 1 Green-veined and 1 Essex Skipper.
22nd	Epping Forest (TQ4095)	Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak	Mark Braun	4-5 Purple Hairstreaks 1 Purple Emperor (f) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
22nd	Bradley Fen, Whittlesey (TL2397)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	5 Wall Brown seen at Bradley Fen and a further 4 seen on the adjacent Nene valley cycle way (Route 63). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
22nd	Bowers marsh RSPB	Clouded Yellow, Wall, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Laurence Drummond	One each of Clouded yellow,Wall and Marbled white, Gatekeeper most numerous butterfly 20+
22nd	Bowers Marsh RSPB (TQ7587)	Red Admiral, Small white, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Richard Howard	09:20 to 12:15 hrs. Quick visit to central lagoon & back. Cloud 6-8/8; wind S F1-2; 16Âº. 6 Small White; 1 Wall; 12 Gatekeeper; 2 Red Admiral; 7 Meadow Brown.
22nd	Blue House Farm, Fambridge, Essex (TQ856971)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Sheila Neary
21st	RSPB Wallasea Island (TQ9694)	Peacock, Painted Lady, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Richard Howard	12:45 to 15:00 hrs. Seawall walk. Cloud 4-5/8; wind S F3-4; 20Âº. 1 Clouded Yellow; 20+ Meadow Brown; 2 Pecock; 7 Common Blue; 3 Small White; 1 Painted Lady; 8 Gatekeeper.
21st	Lingwood Common (TL781059)	Purple Emperor	Andrew Woodhouse	One Purple Emperor seen in the clearing to the south of the first seat on the bridleway from The Ridge entrance.
21st	Fleam Dyke	Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Chalkhill Blue	Ann Forbes, Sylvie Gummery	Just 1 Clouded yellow. Many Chalkhill Blues, several pairs mating. Just 1 painted Lady. 5-6 red admirals, 10-20 gatekeepers. Male and female brimstones. Sunny but very windy, butterflies seem unconcerned!
21st	Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve (TM048192)	Red Admiral, Common Blue	Berenice Tregenna	It was a windy and sunny day at Fingrighoe Wick nature reserve. I took two photos of the same butterfly from different angles which I believed to be a Common Blue butterfly. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
21st	Brampton Wood	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Common Blue	Peter Sharpe	Short walk, sunny intervals and breezy but still good numbers of butterflies seen. 20+ Silver Washed Fritillary although some looking slightly tattered, 15+ Peacock. Multiples of others seen.
21st	Blue House Farm EWT Reserve, North Fambridge (TQ8597)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Graham Smith	135 Common Blue, 80 Gatekeeper, 60 Meadow Brown, 30 Small Heath, 26 Small/Essex Skipper, 3 Small White, 3 Painted Lady, 3 Comma, 2 Small Tortiseshell, single Peacock, Red Admira, Brown Argus and Clouded Yellow.l
20th	RSPB Vange Marsh (TQ7286)	Small white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	16:10 to 19:00 hrs. Cloud 5-6/8; wind SW F1-2; 20Âº. c 20 Gatekeeper; 1 green-veined White; 1 Holly Blue; 5 Meadow Brown; 2 Small White.
20th	Park Woods, Matching Green (TL549103)	Comma, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Ian & Isabel Watts	Taking advantage of the late afternoon sunshine were a handful of blues and the regular summer browns. Of note was a striking and very unusual looking Comma on the bramble. The wind markings were very blotchy and much less distinct than is normal. Possibly a sagitta-album aberration? Unfortunately it flew off before I could get close enough to photograph it with my phone.
20th	Howlands Marsh (TM112167)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Rob Seago
20th	Hazleton Wood (TL048380)	Comma, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Andrew Goodey	in meadow adjacent to wood
20th	Abberton church (TL9919)	Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper	Martin Peers	Comma 2, Painted Lady 2,Clouded Yellow male, Small Heath 2, Meadow Brown 12, Gatekeeper 20, Small Copper female
19th	Wat Tyler CP, Pitsea (TQ7386)	Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard	Overcast, west wind force 4, 19Âº. 9 Holly Blue; 15 Meadow Brown; 1 Green-veined White; 4 Red Admiral; 25 Gatekeeper; 3 Common Blue; 2 Speckled Wood.
19th	Great Widgham Wood and Ten Wood near Kirtling Gree (TL666556)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Kevin Wilson	Almost 2 hours[3.31pm-5.25pm] in the Great widgham/Ten wood area produced sightings of 5/6 fritillaries. 3 positively identified as Silver Washed Fritillaries as observed nectaring on Brambles. Presumably the other 2/3 are the same species as seen in the same area. 1 Valezina form seen on Bramble, but not long enough for me to obtain a photo. Other butterflies identified-Large Whites. Meadow Browns. Small Whites. Gatekeepers. brimstones. Ringlets. Common Blues. Brown Argus. Red Admirals. Peacocks. Commas. Small Skippers. Purple Hairstreaks. 2/3 Speckled Woods and 1 Large Skipper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
19th	Colne Point EWT (TM117175)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper	Rob Seago	First Clouded Yellow of the year. Always look so exotic.
18th	West Canvey Marsh RSPB (TQ7684)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Howard	16:10 to 18:45. Cloud 3-6/8; wind NE F2-3; 18Ã‚Âº. Walk from carpark to both all lookouts & seawall and back. 2 Small White; 76 Gatekeepers; 1 Small Skipper; 2 Small/Essex Skippers; 18 Meadow Brown; 1 Red Admiral; 6 Holly Blue; 3 Comma; 4 Speckled Wood; 1 Brown Argus; 1 Large White; 6 Small Heath; 1 Small Copper; 3 Common Blue; 11 Wall; 7 Marbled White. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
18th	St Andrew's Primary School, North Weald (TL504049)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Isabel Watts	At School I saw a Fritillary but cannot be certain which type. I don't think it was a Silver Washed Fritillary (a butterfly I know quite well). Perhaps a Dark Green? On my way home I saw lots of the usual summer butterflies and lots of Cinnabar Moth caterpillars on the ragwort. At home I was really surprised to see a female Common Blue in the flower pots outside my front door.
18th	Public footpath. Very over grown.Doddinghurst area (TQ588990)	Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Margaret Dalgarno	4 comma.1 common blue. 20 gate keepers. 12 meadow brown. 4 red admiral. 6 small white. 4 large white . 2 ringlets.2green feigned white. A warm/hot day with strong winds at times.
18th	Nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Gatekeeper	Simon & Pat Cox	3 Gatekeepers & 3 Small Whites, rest singles. Only our 2nd Small Heath record in our garden.
18th	Canvey Wick (TQ693806)	Peacock, Small white, Large white, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	I saw 2 or possibly 3 Wall. 2 males defending territories. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
18th	Burwell Cutting (TL575653)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Chalkhill Blue	Kevin Wilson	Between 3.45pm.-5.15pm. whilst at Burwell Cutting, I saw a large fritillary fly rapidly down into the cutting from the dyke and up the opposite side. Also seen along the cutting either side of the dyke. The fritillary did not stop to nectar so I was unable to obtain a photo. Because of the habitat it was in it is quite likely a Dark Green Fritillary? This is my first sighting of a fritillary in this area. Other butterflies seen-Chalkhill Blues. Common Blues. Gatekeepers. Meadow Browns. Ringlets. Large Whites. Small Whites.[+ several unidentified whites]. Red Admirals. Brimstones. Essex Skippers. [+several unidentified skippers]. Brown Argus. Commas. Peacocks and 2/3 Small Heaths.
18th	Burnham-on-Crouch Riverside Walk	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Sheila Neary
18th	Braintree, back garden	Comma	Roy Ledgerton	One on various plants in afternoon.
18th	Bedford Purlieu (TL037988)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper	Duncan McNiven	39 White-letter Hairstreaks counted along southern ride, mostly on marjoram. Warning: another butterfly watcher's car was broken into at this site just before we arrived around midday. Windows smashed, tyre slashed, two bags stolen from boot. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
18th	Barnack Hills and Hollows	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Dark Green Fritillary, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalkhill Blue	Peter Sharpe	Warm, sunny but breezy. About 12 Chalk-hill Blus, single Dark Green Fritillary and good numbers of other species. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
17th	Wakes Colne (TL890293)	Small white, Large white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Richard Bigg	Late afternoon and not many butterflies active. Meadow Brown(3), Gatekeeper(2), Small White(1), Large White(1).
17th	Storeys wood (TL8220)	Small white, Large white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak	Louise Bacon	A couple of hairstreaks on a muggy evening, plus some regular stuff
17th	Storeys wood (TL8219)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak	Louise Bacon	A couple of hairstreaks on a muggy evening, plus 1 pristine red admiral and some regular stuff
17th	Paul's Hall near Belchamp St Paul (TL7943)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 7, Comma 6, Peacock 4, Red Admiral 14, Large White 4, Green-veined White 6 Ringlet 3, Meadow Brown 30, Gatekeeper 8, Essex Skipper 2, Small Copper fem.
17th	Parkhall and Bovingdon Woods (TL7528)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	George Brown	9-11.30a.m. Sunny and warm. 1 male Silver-washed fritillary at bramble blossom at Parkhall Wood.
17th	North Weald Flood Meadow Nature Reserve (TL495046)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Isabel Watts	On my walk home from school I saw a large number of Common Blues 25+ including some beautiful females, a few Small Skippers, some Commas 5+, a Red Admiral and a lovely Peaccock.
17th	Heybridge Gravel Pits (TL868065)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Liz Huxley	1 clouded yellow along the seawall
17th	Hatfield forest	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Mike Hardwick
17th	Flood Meadow NR, North Weald and fields around (TL494044)	Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Ian Watts	Good summer sunshine after a week of indifferent weather. Noteworthy are the Hedge Browns (which seem to be doing extremely well this year) and the abundant second brood Common Blues (perhaps the star of this little reserve). A couple of fine Peacocks too (such a beautiful butterfly that I think we often take for granted).
17th	Fleam Dyke (TL544546)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Chalkhill Blue	Mike Gittos	large numbers of Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, with Brimstones, whites and 134 Chalkhill Blues. There will be more.
17th	Dullingham Ley (TL654559)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Other butterfly	Kevin Wilson	Between 3.45pm-4.35pm. I had several sightings of a large Fritillary flying around a disused paddock[no.27 on gate]. It did venture along the tree lined lane on occaisions, but spent most of its time over the paddock. The habitat preferred might suggest a Dark Green Fritillary? The fritillary was very active I could not obtain a photo. Other butterflies in the area-Meadow Browns. Ringlets. Large Whites. Small Whites. plus several unidentified whites. Essex Skippers. Small Skippers. Commas. Gatekeepers. Red Admirals. Brimstones. Brown Argus. 3/4 Speckled Woods. 3 Common Blues. 2/3 Large Skippers 2 Small Heaths and 1 Peacock.
17th	Comberton Garden, Cambs (TL387546)	Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	Small White 4, Large White 2, Green-veined White 2,Meadow Brown 5, Ringlet 3, Gatekeeper 3,Common Blue 1
17th	Canvey golf course/sea wall	Wall, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Amy Ross	Beautiful Marbled White on Canvey this evening over on the Golf Club/Sea wall. (Also a Wall, Gate Keeper and Meadow Brown
17th	Benfleet Downs (TQ7885)	Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Howard; Paul Griggs	15:00 to 18:50. From St. Marys Road through downs to Hadleigh and back. Sunny; warm. 4 Holly Blue; 1 Large White; c40 Gatekeeper; 4 Purple Hairstreak; 3 Red Admiral; 2 Speckled Wood; c30 Meadow Brown; 11 Ringlet; 3 Small Heath; 20+ Common Blue; 1 Small Copper; 2 Small/Essex Skipper; 11 Marbled White; 2 Green-veined White; 6 Comma; 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
17th	Bedford Purlieus (Ã‚Â TL0398)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Ute Mokros	Hot sunny day with low wind. Numerous butterflies: about 100 white letter hairstreaks, 50+ silver-washed fritillaries, 3 marbled white, lots of ringlets, meadow browns, gatekeepers, various skippers, 5+ large white, 2 small white, 2 green-veined white, 5+ male and female brimstone (very fresh), one speckled wood, 2 red admiral, about 5 peacock, 10-15 fresh commas, 2 fresh common blue and one fresh brown argus, The white letter hairstreaks fed mostly on wild marjoram and were slightly damaged on the whole. Also saw two purple hairstreaks near the ground. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
17th	Bedford Perlieus (TL038988)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Paul Fisher	18:00 visit to the southern most ride only, found 22 White Letter Hairstreaks and unlike previous visits the majority were males. 1x Holly Blue and 1x Small Heath all others not counted.
16th	Woodwalton Marsh (TL212811)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Gary Dean	5 marbled whites White cloud , 23 c
16th	Wilderness Foundation, Chatham Green (TL716159)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus	Jenna Cains, Rob Smith	late afternoon foray in meadows and copse - Meadow Brown 50, Gatekeeper 20, Ringlet 5, Small Heath 2,Large Skipper 3, Comma 3, Red admiral 2, others singles identified. Surprise was a Marbled White passing through arable wildflower margins
16th	Rowney Wood, Debden (TL572338)	Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Smith	Fantastic turnout of 26 for this single-species field trip. Purple Emperor - 2 definite sightings and at least 4 possibles, but the mainly overcast conditions made it tough and not everyone was fortunate to get a glimpse
16th	RSPB Ouse Washes (Welches Dam) (TL471860)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus	Duncan McNiven	One Wall on the track just north of Welches Dam
16th	Oxey Wood (TF120035)	Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper	David Withrington	My first visit to an area of arable fields and woodland edge just west of Peterborough. Highlight was a male Silver-washed Fritillary.
16th	Margaretting, Essex	Red Admiral	Elliot	One seen in a field and also one resting on side of house, in hot sunny weather.
16th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Brown Argus and Gatekeepers good numbers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
16th	Field East Of Maldon Wick	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Steve Stuart
16th	Ferry Meadows (TL145975)	Red Admiral	Don Gardener	10+ Red Admiral seen in the park with at least 8 on the buddleia outside the water sports centre
16th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL403544)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	6.45 to 8.15 AM Small Tortoiseshell 1, Small White 5, Green-veined White 3,Common Blue 1, Brown Argus 1, Meadow Brown 21, Ringlet 8
16th	Black Notley (TL7620)	Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	George Brown	Sunny spells, quite warm and humid with rain later. 2 Commas, 2 Red admirals, and 1 fresh Painted lady at Buddleia; female Brimstone feeding on runner bean flowers.
16th	Abberton Reservoir reserve (TL965180)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Len CORNWELL	Sunny spells. Small Tortoiseshall 1, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 3, Small White 3, Gatekeeper 265, Meadow Brown 30, Ringlet 2, Common Blue 35, Brown Argus 1.
15th	Woodwalton fen NNR (TL235849)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Gary Dean	2 purple emperors on roof of bungalow 1white admiral in front of gordons mere hide White cloud , breezy, 20 c
15th	Wallasea Island (TQ9793)	Small white, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue	Graham Smith	TQ9604 and 9704. 72 Gatekeeper, 33 Common Blue, 32 Small/Essex Skipper (both species), 17 Small Heath, 8 Meadow Brown, 1 Small White, 1 Clouded Yellow
15th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Peacock, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Peacock 2, Green-veined White 5, Gatekeeper 71, Meadow Brown 11, Small Heath 2, Essex Skipper 3, Holly Blue 1, Common Blue 1. moths: Magpie (sometimes confused with Marbled White), Pyrausta despicata, Dichrorampha vancouverana (on Yarrow) (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
15th	Margaretting, Essex	Peacock	Elliot	Seen in our back garden, on a sunny day.
15th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Comma, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Ringlet 11, Meadow Brown 111, Gatekeeper 95, Speckled Wood 3, Comma 1, Holly Blue 1, Common Blue 1, Green-veined White 4, Large Skipper 1, Small Skipper 2, Essex Skipper 3, S/E 8. moths: Shaded Broad-bar 30, 6-spot Burnet 2, Yellow Shell & Latticed Heath 1
15th	Holme Fen (TL200891)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Rosalyn Payne	Midday, started off bright but clouded over later 17 deg, Peacock 8, Red Admiral 38, several Whites - I did id one of each listed. Ringlet 2, Meadow Brown 8, Large Skipper 11. Small/Essex Skipper 26 very flighty only 2 positively id'd as Essex (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
15th	Hartley Wood (TM150176)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Seago	Went looking for others. 3 White Admirals and numerous Purpkle Hairstreaks.
15th	Harold Wood (WCS square) (TQ5390)	Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Rob Smith	Gatekeeper 13, Meadow Brown 2, Speckled Wood 2, Ringlet 1
15th	Benfleet Creek seawall, Canvey Island (TQ7785)	Green-veined white, Wall, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue	Richard Howard	Walk west along sea wall & back 14:50 to 18:00. Overcast with some drizzle. c 50 Gatekeeper; c 25 Meadow Brown; c 35 Common Blue; 2 Essex Skipper; 12 Essex/Small Skipper; 3 Wall; 5 Small Heath; 1 Green-veined White.
14th	Woodwalton Fen	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Peter Sharpe	Cloudy and cool so most sightings were resting. Very good numbers of Red Admiral (20+), most in good condition.
14th	Margaretting, Essex	Comma, Red Admiral	Elliot	Seen two days in a row along hedgerow in field, on a sunny day.
14th	Grafham Water Nature Reserve (TL139694)	Purple Emperor	Tim Fryer	Single female moving along the tops of the oak trees to the North of the path half way between Hill Farm and Savages Ancient Woodland. Sorry no camera! Have seen before at Brampton Wood so very confident with the ID. Reported to the Reserve team. A few other species but wasn't counting.
14th	Furze Ground - Epping Forest (Ã‚Â TQ4398)	Comma, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper	Christian Moss	Surveying the heathland for reptiles. 4 commas, 1 Red Admiral & 7 Gatekeepers.
14th	Canvey Island (TQ775854)	Painted Lady, Clouded Yellow, Wall, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper	Bob Eade	2 male Wall Brown seen as well as a single Clouded Yellow and Painted Lady along the ditch. Large quantities also of Gatekeeper.
14th	Benfleet Creek seawall, Canvey Island (TQ7785)	Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Wall, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Howard; Paul Griggs	14:50 to 16:50. West along sea wall and back. Overcast with sunny spells, breezy, warm when sun out. 2 Essex Skipper; 7 Essex/Small Skipper; 3 Small White; 1 Green-veined White; 23 Common Blue (only 2 females); 2 Peacock; 1 Wall; 19 Marbled White; 53 Gatekeeper; 21 Meadow Brown; 15 Small Heath. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
13th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper	Rob Smith	a fresh Small Copper. Heather on the verge of flowering
13th	Gunthorpe, Peterborough (TF178027)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper	David Withrington	Recreational open land along Werrington Brook: singletons except Large White 5, Green-veined White 3, Meadow Brown 5, Gatekeeper 12, Essex Skipper 4.
13th	Ferrier's Farm, Bures (TL8933)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Comma 3,Peacock 2, Red Admiral 2,Large White 2, Green-veined White 4,Speckled Wood 4, Ringlet 25, Meadow Brown 25, Gatekeeper 6, Small Skipper 2, Common Blue male
13th	Bombose Farm, Bures (TL8934)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus	Martin Peers	Comma 4,Peacock 2, Red Admiral 2,Large White 3, Green-veined White 4,Ringlet 18, Meadow Brown 40, Gatekeeper 18, Holly Blue male, Brown Argus 1
13th	Benfleet Downs & marshes (TQ7885)	Comma, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Howard	15:30 to 19:00. St.Marys Road down to marsh, then along to level with Hadleigh castle and back. Sunny spells, warm, wind SE force 2. 3 Green-veined Whites; 30+ Meadow Brown; 40+ Gatekeeper; 5 Comma (very fresh); 6 Ringlet; 4 Peacock; 16 Common Blue (14 males, 2 females); 2 Essex Skipper); 2 Small Skipper; 1 Large Skipper; 8 Essex/Small Skipper; 1 Small Heath; 1 Small Copper; 1 Small White; 1 Speckled Wood; 1 Marbled White (surprisingly low number, presumably due to heavy overnight rain). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
13th	10 the drift Oakington Cambs CB24 3AD (TL412645)	Silver-washed Fritillary	Mrs Maureen Reeves
12th	West Canvey Marsh RSPB (TQ7684)	Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Howard; Paul Griggs	14:00 to 17:15. Walk from carpark to seawall and back. Sunny spells but breezy. 50+ Meadow Brown; 2 Holly Blue; 50+ Gatekeeper; 5 Essex Skipper; 20+ Essex/Small Skipper; 4 Small Heath; 25+ Marbled White; 2 Green-veined White; 1 Clouded Yellow (from 12 Acre watchpoint, being windblown along the edge of the fleet); 4 Speckled Wood; 1 Large White; 2 Wall; 3 Common Blue (fresh males); 1 Small Copper; 1 Brown Argos. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
12th	Wanstead Park - Epping Forest (TQ4287)	Painted Lady, Large white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Christian Moss	Walk around the Sewage Works at Wanstead park. 2 Painted ladies,5 Brown Argus, 4 Common Blue, 4 Large Whites, 1 Green Veined White, 35 Gatekeepers and 11 meadow browns. Loads of Large skippers seen as well.
12th	Stoneymore Wood (Writtle Woods/Mill Green Common a (TL6301)	Purple Emperor	Liz Goodyear And Andrew Middleton	2 Purple Emperor seen flying/clashing over woodland at 1620 this evening following an impromptu visit. On 2 occasions in last 7/10 days (but not today) 1 Purple Emperor has been seen over woodland in the Writtlepark Wood/south of Great Edney Wood area
12th	Hatfield Forest	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Mike Hardwick	Lots of butterflies as it warmed up but no Purple Emps
12th	Brookes EWT reserve (TL810268)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Martin Peers	Comma 4, Peacock 4, Red Admiral 2, Silver-washed Fritillary 7,Large White 6, Green-veined White 8, Ringlet c75, Meadow Brown 100+, Gatekeeper c70, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper 4, Essex Skipper 10, Purple Hairstreak 5(mf +3 m); others singles.
12th	Bedford Purlieus (TL037997)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper	David Withrington	Apologies for late report. Most butterflies seen along the southern ride: White-letter Hairstreak 3, Purple Hairstreak 2, Small Copper 1, Comma 11, Red Admiral 4, Peacock 1, Silver-washed Fritillary 80, Large White 5, Small White 10, Green-veined White 6, Marbled White 2, Gatekeeper 25, Meadow Brown 50, Ringlet 85, Large Skipper 10.
11th	Woodwalton Marsh	Peacock, Small white, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Peter Sharpe	Brief walk before the rain, cloudy and cooler than of late but still a reasonable number of butterflies seen.
11th	South Woodford, E18. In the bathroom! (TQ406898)	Other butterfly	Jim Linning	Box tree moth in bathroom of house (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
11th	Bentleyhall Wood (TM114244)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rob Seago	Rather overcast so not as good as it could have been. Looking for Purple Emperor but actually not too much Sallow. 3 White Admirals though. Maybe I can return. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
11th	Bentleyhall Wood (TM114244)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rob Seago	Rather overcast so not as good as it could have been. Looking for Purple Emperor but actually not too much Sallow. 3 White Admirals though. Maybe I can return. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
11th	Benfleet Downs & marshes (TQ7885)	Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue	Richard Howard; Paul Griggs	10:45 to 13:25. Overcast with showers. St. Marys Road down to marsh and along to Hadliegh Castle & back. 30+ Meadow Brown; 2 Small Whte; 4 Speckled Wood; 1 Large White; 5 Essex Skipper; 2 Small Skipper; 10+ Essex/Small Skipper; 30+ Marbled White; 50+ Gatekeeper; 2 Green-veined White; 1 Common Blue (freh male); 2 Small Heath; 6 Ringlet; 1 Painted Lady (on buddleia at St.Marys Road). (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
10th	Wat Tyler Country Park (TQ737863)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Janet Whitfield	Short woodland walk. Very hot. Male clouded yellow in area between visitor centre and marina. Dozens of gatekeepers in the rides 40+ and fewer ringlets, lots of small skippers (more than likely some were Essex skippers),several marbled whites, small whites, meadow browns, speckled woods and peacocks, 3 common blues, 1 small copper, 2 red admirals.
10th	Thorpe Wood (TL160983)	White Admiral	Don Gardener	I walk my dog in Thorpe Wood most days over the last two years. This is the first time I have seen White Admiral there. It was basking in the sun on the path close to the southern entrance.
10th	Mount Bures (TL9031)	Comma, Peacock, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Martin Peers	Comma 4,Peacock 1,Large White 2, Green-veined White 2, Ringlet c100, Meadow Brown c120,Gatekeeper 65, Small Skipper 10, Essex Skipper 9
10th	Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583589)	Dark Green Fritillary	Kevin Wilson	On an uncultivated piece of land near my house I was delighted to see a female Dark Green Fritillary nectaring on thistles. 9.32 am.-10.18am. Still nectaring when I left the area. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
10th	Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583589)	Common Blue, Small Copper	Kevin Wilson	Also present in the same area as the Dark Green Fritillary 1 Small Copper and a mating pair of Common Blues. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
10th	Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583589)	White-letter Hairstreak	Kevin Wilson	4 White-letter Hairstreaks early afternoon. 3 in Elms and 1 nectaring on a thistle. 12.25pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
10th	Flood Meadow NR, North Weald and thereabouts (TL494044)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Ian Watts	Very hot and humid, even by 9.30. A curious mix of worn and tatty Meadow Browns, Skippers and Ringlets with freshly emerged Common Blues. A torpid atmosphere, only broken by a Painted Lady feeding greedily on knapweed and a couple of new brood Peacocks flashing about in their finery.
10th	Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large white, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue	David Withrington	In my suburban garden, quite a good selection (one of each).
10th	Colne Point EWT (TM117175)	Peacock, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Sea holly attracts lots of butterflies each July.
10th	Chalkney Wood	Comma, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Louise Bacon	One SWF, one emperor in the carpark. lots comma (12+) and browns on the ride down left hand track from parking, fewer down the right hand one, but there one white admiral. An evening visit just before the rain
9th	Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812)	Comma, Large white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rosalyn Payne	On transect. 1 Clouded Yellow (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
9th	Upwood Meadows and Lady's Wood (TL243825)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Graham Almond	A fantastic day for skippers and (once the sun came out) the pretty butterflies. I always want to evangelise about Lady's Wood, but the Purple Hairstreaks in the oak trees above the pond and the impressive Dryad's saddle make it especially great at the moment.
9th	Stour Woods RSPB nature reserve (TM189315)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Paul Beckett	3-4pm woodland walk; sunny but breezy. 4 White Admirals, 2 SW Fritillaries, many fresh Commas and Ringlets.
9th	Stour Wood	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Barbara Leport	White Admiral 3 Silver-washed Fritillary 1
9th	Shipwrights Wood, Benfleet - Meadow area	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Trevor Hockey	A walk around the meadow area to check on Marbled Whites - a lot less than two weeks ago - circa 50+ plus lots of Meadow Browns and ringlets, a few Skippers (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
9th	Russell Green, E of Little Waltham (TL7412)	Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	George Brown	12noon-1.30p.m., sunny periods, warm. 2 Small heath, single Small & Essex skipper, c20 Brown argus, male Common blue. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
9th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	fresh Small Copper (2), Brown Argus, Common Blue, Holly Blue (2) and Peacock (5). Also Small Skipper 4, Essex Skipper 12, S/E 32, Small White 13, Green-veined White 8, Speckled Wood 1 (on top of sea wall!), Gatekeeper 82, Meadow Brown 35, Small Heath 8. moths: Sitochroa palealis 2, Latticed Heath & Pyrausta despicata
9th	Private garden Hare Park Six Mile Bottom. (TL583589)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Kevin Wilson	I spent 1 hour and 50 minutes in a neighbours 2 acre garden observing butterflies in his wild life areas.10.am-11.50am. Butterflies seen-Meadow Browns. Large Whites. Small Whites. Gatekeepers. Essex Skippers. Commas. 6 Common Blues. 5 Red Admirals. 4 Peacocks. 3 Brown Argus. 3/4 Ringlets. 2 Brimstones. 1 male and 1 female. 2 Small Tortoiseshells. 2 Green-veined whites. 2 White-letter Hairstreaks. 1 very worn. 1 Marbled White. 1 Painted Lady and 1 Small Heath. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
9th	Langdon Hills Summerhouses and Sandpits Meadows (TQ679875)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Janet Whitfield	Hot but overcast at times Large numbers of gatekeepers recorded in both meadows- 80+ Lots of small skippers and a few large skippers 21 ringlets in the shadier of the two meadows 17 large whites 11 marbled whites 4 peacocks a few meadow browns and one of each common blue, red admiral and speckled wood.
9th	Hockley Woods (TQ833920)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Smith	4-6pm search for Purple Emperor - no success, although 2 White Admirals were weaving amongst the Sallow, just to confuse me. about 6 WA seen in total
9th	Hadleigh Great Woods	Red Admiral, White Admiral, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Trevor Hockey	A walk around several of the paths and coppiced areas entered via Pound Lane entrance (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
9th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Fresh Brown Argus ~10, Painted Lady. Lots of Peacock, Comma, Red Ad. Just 1 White Ad. Hummingbird Hawk, Latticed Heath, 6 Spot Burnet, Shaded Broad Bar (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
9th	Field near Cressing Station (TL778205)	Comma, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Val Blamire	100+ Meadow Brown. 50+ Ringlets and Gatekeepers. Good to see 3 fresh Common Blue, Brown Argus and 1 Small Copper + at least 12 Small Heath.
9th	Epping Forest (Gilbert's Slade) (TQ3989)	Comma, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue	Nick Challoner	Two meadow brown and one ringlet in grassland. Two comma and one holly blue in woodland ride. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
9th	Cockayns Wood Arlesford	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Barbara Leport
9th	Bedford Purlieus	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Matt Webb	21 White-letter Hairstreaks seen late afternoon. Many Silver-washed Fritillaries. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
8th	West Canvey Marsh RSPB (TQ7784)	Comma, Small white, Wall, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Richard Howard	14:15 to 15:45. Sun, no wind; hot. 50+ Marbled White; 4 Essex Skipper; 100+ Small/Essex Skipper (everywhere!); 50+ Meadow Brown; 40+ Gatekeeper; 3 Comma; 12 Ringlet; 5 Small White; 2 Holly Blue; 1 Wall (my first of the 2nd broods); 1 Small Copper.
8th	The Paddocks, Werrington (TF169028)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Other butterfly	Roger Proudfoot	Sunny warm afternoon (20 degrees plus) >50 small skippers, Ringlets 16, Green veined white 3, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Comma 2, Gatekeepers 8, Peacock 1. A further 5 whites were seen but not identified (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
8th	Roman Road from Wandlebury to Mount Farm (TL527519)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Roger Lemon
8th	Monks wood	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Gatekeeper	David Tester	12 silver washed fritillary
8th	Gunners Park, Shoeburyness (TQ9384)	Comma, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Howard	08:45 to 10:15 (butterflies not seen in numbers until 09:30). Mainly the butterfly transect. 60+ Gatekeeper; 15 Essex Skipper; 20+ Small White; 2 Green-v White; 4 Large White; 12 Meadow Brown; 3 Small Skipper; 1 Small Heath; 70+ Small/Essex Skippers (everwhere); 4 Small Copper; 1 Common Blue (v.fresh); 2 Comma. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
8th	Fulbourn Fen Nature Reserve (TL530567)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Kevin Wilson	I was very surprised to see a Silver Washed Fritillary in the orchard at the reserve today. It settled briefly so I was able to make a positive identification but was unable to obtain a photo. The same or another fritillary seen circling a clump of brambles before flying into nearby trees. field next to the filled in pond. Also seen- Commas. Meadow Browns. Ringlets. Gatekeepers. Red Admirals. Large Whites. Small Whites. Small Skippers. 4 Peacocks. 3 Brimstones. 2 Green-veined whites. 2 White-letter Hairstreaks. 1 Holly Blue. 1 Small Copper and only 1 Small Tortoiseshell! (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
8th	Flood Meadow NR, North Weald (TL494044)	Comma, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Ian Watts	Delighted to see the blues back. 2 fresh second brood Common Blues. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
8th	Eversden Wood	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak	James Fowler	09:00 to 12:00, warm, initially overcast then sunny. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
8th	Benfleet Downs (Transect) (TQ784858)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	David Chandler	Eighteen species seen on this day on the Transect, bringing the total number of species seen this year on the Benfleet Downs to Twenty Eight. Particularly pleased to see a Small Copper as scarce on site. nb 29 when counting Richard Howard's Green Hairstreak.
8th	Benfleet Downs & marshes (TQ7885)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard	12:20 to 14:10. Sunny spells. Light SW breeze. Warm. 5 Red Admiral; 6 Small White; 3 Comma; 2 Large White; 3 Green-v White; 1 Speckled Wood; 2 Holly Blue; 40+ Marbled White (mainly on the marsh); 2 Peacock; 3 Small Skipper; 1 Large Skipper; 6 Essex Skipper; 40+ Small/Essex Skipper (mainly on the marsh); 20+ Meadow Brown; 12 Ringlet; 50+ Gatekeeper (mainly on the marsh); 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
8th	Belfairs Wood, Hadleigh (TQ8187)	White Admiral, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	10:45 to 11:30. A quick wander around Dodds Grove & the reserve. 40+ Meadow Brown; 50+ Gatekeeper; 6 Purple Hairstreak; 15+ Ringlet; 2 Speckled Wood; 2 White Admiral; 2 Green-veined White; 2 Large White; 1 Holly Blue.
7th	Weald CP near Brentwood (TQ573950)	White Admiral	David Dunn	1 White Admiral on bramble in sunny glade, the first I have seen in Weald CP. Mid-morning.
7th	Thorndon Country Park (North)	Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak	Andrew Cox	Purple emperor- one in flight through wood pasture/parkland between the two car parking areas.
7th	Russell Green, E of Little Waltham (TL7412)	Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown	George Brown	5.20-5.25p.m. Cloud developing but still very warm. Single Marbled white flew past close in but I did not see it settle. (First time I have seen one here or anywhere near).
7th	Martins grove St Osyth (TM1218)	Purple Emperor	Laurence Drummond	At least one male around prominent trees here, viewed with binoculars from public footpath.
7th	Hatfield Forest (Woodside Green)	Silver-washed Fritillary	Andy Goodey	2-3 Silver-washed Fritillary in rides just off of road near cattle grid
7th	Bedfords Park, Havering	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Ian Phillips	Walk around meadows in very hot conditions between 2.00 - 3.30pm. Many Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Small skipper,15 Large white, 6 Comma, Singles of Red Admiral, Purple Hairstreak (photo) & White-Letter Hairstreak (photo, photo) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
7th	Adams Road Sanctuary, Cambridge (TL432587)	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus	Martin Brett	single brown argus; ringlets worn
6th	Wat Tyler Country Park (TQ7385)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper	Janet Whitfield	Very hot. An abundance of marbled whites, ringlets and small skippers. Several commas, red admirals and small whites and the odd gatekeeper, speckled wood, peacock, meadow brown and large white.
6th	Wall wood Woodside green (TL5218)	Purple Emperor	Laurence Drummond	A large female over the wood then around Sallow,s
6th	Stour Wood (TM191313)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Rob Seago	Note the very fresh light colour of the Ringlet. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
6th	Round walk from Beaumont to Thorpe Green and back (TM178246)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Rob Seago
6th	Park Woods & Brickles Wood, Matching Green (TL549103)	Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue	Ian & Isabel Watts	Went together after school looking for Purple Emperors. Whilst we drew a blank on that score, there were loads of the usual summer butterflies including plenty of Marbled Whites plus a single, very fine looking SWF.
6th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	White-letter Hairstreak	Kevin Wilson	2 White-letter Hairstreaks in a young Ash and Elms at the entrance to the farm off of Balsham road.12.57pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
6th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Painted Lady	Kevin Wilson	No sign of the female Silver Washed Fritillary seen yesterday, but 2 fresh Painted Ladies were nice to see.3.43pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
6th	Essex Way S of Great Leighs (TL7216)	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	George Brown	4.25-5.45p.m., sunny and warm becoming cloudy later. 9 Commas, 2 Red admirals, c6 Green-veined whites, numerous Small skippers and 1 Essex skipper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
6th	Canfield hart (TL5619)	Purple Emperor	Laurence Drummond	One male at the territory, view from the road verge.
6th	BelfairsWood - Hadleigh Great Wood (TQ8287)	White Admiral	David Chandler	I was in Hadleigh Great Wood on Thursday when a White Admiral swooped down and landed on my foot and proceeded to take salts up of my skin. See photos. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
5th	Willow Park (Langdon Hills) (TQ6986)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Large white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	David & Joy Dunn	Ringlets and Meadow Browns abundant. 60+ Marbled Whites. 2 Peacock. 1 Purple Hairstreak. 1 White Admiral feeding on bramble. Warm and sunny.
5th	Rowney Wood Debden (TL572338)	Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	James Fish	Purple Emperor x 5 Comma x 6 Red Admiral x 4 Speckled Wood x 1 Small White x 2 Ringlets 60+ Meadow Brown 40+ (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
5th	Norsey Wood, Billericay (TQ6895)	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	12:00 - 13:45. My first ever visit to the reserve, in the forlorn hope of seeing Purple Emperor! Surprisingly quiet apart from the S.W.Fritillary that floated past me near the information centre! (I was amazed to hear it was the first ever record). 3 Comma; 15+ Meadow Brown; 6 Ringlet; 4 Red Admiral; 3 Small White; 1 Holly Blue; 1 S.W.Fritillary.
5th	New Shardelows Farm Fulbourn (TL538542)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper	Kevin Wilson	Whilst observing 3 large Buddleia I was very surprised to see a female Silver Washed Fritillary nectaring on them. 11.18pm.-11.44pm.Seen once again 12.oo. but no further sightings after that. Other butterflies on the Buddleia's-12+Small Tortoiseshells. 3 Red Admirals. 3 Brimstones. 1 male 2 females. 3 gatekeepers. 1 nectaring. 2 peacocks.2 Large Whites. 2 Small Whites. 2 Commas. 1 Green-veined white. 1 Large Skipper. 1 Meadow Brown and 1 Ringlet. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
5th	NT Lingwood common (TL781059)	Purple Emperor	Laurence Drummond	One male on at the territory 15.30
5th	Matching - 3.5km of footpaths (TL5112)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper	Bryan Russell	2 marbled white
5th	Hutton Country Park (TQ635955)	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Catherine Hull	9.30-10.30 warm sunny. 1 banded demoiselle. 1 song thrush.
5th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue	Rob Seago	New brood Common Blue (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
5th	Epping Forest. (TQ4094)	Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak	Christian Moss	2 Purple Emperor's and loads of purple hairstreaks.
5th	Devil's Ditch, Newmarket (TL619614)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Chalkhill Blue	DOUG RADFORD, RICHARD FOWLING	11.00-16.30 out and back. Mainly sunny, very hot (25-27C approx). Dark green fritillary 2+, white-letter hairstreak 5, marbled white 10, large skipper 1, small tortoiseshell 1, brimstone c6 males. No small skippers.
5th	Countess Cross (TL868307)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Richard Bigg	45 mins. in almost continuous sun, 23 deg. and no wind. Grn. Veined White(3), Meadow Brown (3), Small White(4),Large White(1),Small Tort.(4),Comma(2),Gatekeeper(1),Ringlet(4). (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
5th	Cockaynes Wood (TM055219)	Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus	Rob Seago	I went out searching for Purple Emperor but was quite pleased with my haul anyway (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
5th	Brampton Wood	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Peter Sharpe	Very warm and sunny and plenty of butterflies seen. Still good numbers of fritillary (10+) and two Purple Hairstreak.
5th	Billericay Norsey wood (TQ6995)	Purple Emperor	Laurence Drummond	One male at the territory 16.00
4th	tarecroftwood & rivenhall thicks south section tl8 (TL8117)	Comma, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper	Louise Bacon	quite a lot Ringlet, a few meadow browns, 2 comma, 1 very fresh small copper, 1 purple hairstreak
4th	rivenhall & tarecroft woodTL81I (TL8217)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Louise Bacon	1 small tort, 1 white, and a handful each brown. 1 large skipper
4th	Wat Tyler C.P. (TQ7386)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Green-veined white, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper	Richard Howard	13:40 to 15:45. Sunny periods, no wind, 24ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚ÂºC. Mainly around the RSPB building & garden. 2 Small White; 12 Meadow Brown; 2 Small Skipper; 15+ E/S Skippers; 5 Red Admirals; 2 Peacock; 1 Comma; 1 S.w.Fritillary (first for the park?); 1 G.v.White; 12 Marbled White; 3 Gatekeeper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
4th	Wanstead park - Epping Forest (TQ4187)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Christian Moss	My first ever marbled white at Wanstead park. 1 Marbled White, 2 Speckled Woods, 1 Red Admiral, 19 Gatekeepers, 11 Meadow Brown & loads of skippers.
4th	Stour Wood (TM189313)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Seago	About 3 SW Frits all male. Numerous ringlets and about 20 White Ad. Turned cloudy
4th	RSPB Canvey Wick, Canvey Island, Essex (TQ7683)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Richard Howard	10:45 to 13:15. Sunny periods; light to no wind; 20-23ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚ÂºC. 33 Meadow Brown; 3 Small White; 3 Red Admiral; 4 Peacock; 5 Ringlet; 10 Gatekeeper; 2 Large White; 3 Essex Skipper; 2 Small Skipper; 15+ E/S Skipper; 0 Large Skipper; 40+ Marbled White. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
4th	North Weald Flood Plain NR and thereabouts (TL494044)	Comma, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper	Ian Watts	Very warm and sunny. Despite the local council's unintentional best efforts to ruin this little nature reserve, the re-unimproved grassland is rich in meadow flora and the butterflies have been doing well this year. The summer browns and skippers are now well in the ascendent but the next brood of Blues can't be far off now.
4th	Greenhouse, Longacre, Catmere End, CB11 4XG	Marbled White	Phillip Richardson	Slightly yellowish underwings so maybe a female. Difficult to judge size but seemed bigger than my memory of males. Sorry, no photo, as I was worried she was going to damage herself further trying to escape the greenhouse. First time I've seen a marbled white in my garden and I've lived here for nearly forty years.
4th	Cockaynes Wood, Nr Wivenhoe, Essex (TM055219)	Red Admiral, White Admiral, Large white, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Graham Upton	My first White Admiral in this location (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
4th	Brooks Reserve (TL808268)	Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Copper	Ray Walker	A calm sunny day at this Essex Wildlife Trust site witnessing my first SWF
4th	Barnack Hills and Hollows	Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper	Peter Sharpe	Cloudy and humid with plenty of butterflies about. At least 40 Marbled White also very good numbers of Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Gatekeeper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	St Andrew's Primary School, North Weald	Small white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Isabel Watts	While I was playing football I spotted 3 Marbled Whites which was a surprise because I have never seen them at school before.
3rd	Reach wood	Marbled White	Julie Aspin	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	New Chesterton Allotment Site (TL443611)	White-letter Hairstreak	Chris Went	1 male white letter hairstreak on Jerusalem Artichokes possibly feeding on honeydew. Sunny weather.
3rd	Mill Wood Thorndon South CP (TQ628898)	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak	David & Joy Dunn	Mid afternoon. Sunny and warm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	Heath Road Six Mile Bottom (TL570588)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper	Kevin Wilson	A cycle ride along Heath Road between the A11 and A14 produced sightings of Meadow Browns. Ringlets. Essex Skippers. Small Whites. Large Whites. Small Tortoiseshells. 3 Commas. 2 Gate Keepers. 1 Red Admiral 1 Peacock and 1 fresh Painted Lady. I was also very surprised to see a Small Elephant Hawk Moth nectaring on Knapweeds.3.10pm-5.pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
3rd	Colne Point EWT (TM101125)	Small white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Not brilliant weather, but several new brood Small Coppers that love the Sea Holly
3rd	Coldham's Common (TL470158)	Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue	Edward Pollard	Sunny still early afternoon. Surprised by the abundance, particularly in the long grass which has been left to grow this year.
3rd	Black Notley (TL7620)	Essex Skipper	George Brown	1 in garden, 12.40p.m. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
2nd	Wickford (TQ735931)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	1 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Red Admiral 1 Comma 1 Gatekeeper 1 Small Skipper. 1 Holly Blue. 4 Large White Seen in garden. Warm sunny weather
2nd	West Canvey Marsh RSPB (TQ7684)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	16:45 to 18:35. 1 Large White; 40+ Meadow Brown; 4 Essex Skipper; 1 Small Skipper; 12 skipper sp. (Essex/Small); 60+ Marbled White; 1 Peacock; 4 Small Tortoiseshell; 5 Ringlet; 3 Comma; 1 Holly Blue; 2 Gatekeeper (my first of the year); 5 Small Heath; 1 Red Admiral; 1 Green-veined White. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
2nd	RSPB Stour Wood (TM190311)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Kev Ling
2nd	Parkhall and Bovingdon Woods (TL7528)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	George Brown	9a.m.-1.50p.m.,sunny spells at first then sunny and warm. 6+ Small tortoiseshell (+ caterpillars), c20 Comma, 6 Red admiral, 1 Painted lady (very worn), 3+ Small white, 2 Green-veined white, lots of Large white, especially on adjacent oilseed rape field, 3 Speckled wood, numerous Ringlet and Meadow brown, 11 Gatekeeper, c6 Large skipper, 30+ Small skipper, 2 Essex skipper, 1-3 Purple hairstreak in 3 different places. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
2nd	Matching (TL5112)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper	Bryan Russell	In the garden. Only one Marbled white, one painted lady, one peacock, but many each of the others.
2nd	Great Holland Pits EWT	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Hoped to get both hairstreaks on one photo. Both on same bramnle patch. New brood Small Copper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
2nd	Garden in Linton (TL559465)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue	Chris Tyler-Smith, Yali Xue	Many butterflies today, including our first sighting of the Silver-washed Fritillary. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
2nd	Garden Sawtry (TL168832)	Small Tortoiseshell, Silver-washed Fritillary	Rosalyn Payne	5 Small Tortoiseshell and a Silver-washed Fritillary on my neighbour's Buddleia (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
2nd	Gamlingay & Sugley Wood (TL2353)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Ute Mokros	Late morning visit, sunny with light wind. Saw 15+ silver-washed fritillaries, 2 commas, 10+ small tortoiseshells, one painted lady, one female brimstone, about 5 small white, 5+ speckled wood, 30+ marbled white, 2 gatekeepers. Large and small skippers, meadow browns and ringlets too numerous to count (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
2nd	Friday Wood	White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor	Brian Goodey	Info passed from Brian to myself. C.20 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Purple Emperor plus possibly an additional 2 more. Estimated a minimum of an extraordinary 40-50 White Admirals
2nd	Eversden Wood (TL3452)	Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper	Paddy Grove	Good numbers of Silver-washed Fritillary. Essex Skipper at the edge of the wood SW corner
2nd	Duckend Green, Rayne (TL721231)	White-letter Hairstreak	Andy Goodey	At least 8 individuals in short visit in elms adjacent to allotments
2nd	Duckend Green, Rayne (TL721231)	White-letter Hairstreak	Andy Goodey
2nd	Dogsthorpe Star Pit (TF212027)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	David Withrington	Small Tortoiseshell 18, Comma 3, Small White 5, Green-veined White 6, Ringlet 16, Meadow Brown 20, Gatekeeper 8, Large Skipper 10, Small Skipper 7, Essex Skipper 4
2nd	Beth Chatto Gardens (TM0623)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Martin Peers	Comma 3,Large White 2, Green-veined White 6, Meadow Brown 8, Purple Hairstreak 3, others singles
2nd	Belfairs Wood, Hadleigh (TQ8287)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	11:50 to 15:30. Dodds Grove & Nature Reserve. 50+ Meadow Brown; 30+ Ringlet; 1 Red Admiral; 3 White Admiral; 5 Small White; 7 Comma; 7 Purple Hairstreak; 1 Peacock; 1 Large White; 2 Brimstone (males); 3 Large Skipper; 1 Speckled Wood; 2 Holly Blue; 2 Small Tortoiseshell. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
2nd	Belfairs Nature Reserve	Comma, White Admiral, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Trevor Hockey	2 x White Admiral 3x comma lots of meadow browns and ringlets and three large white Western end of the reserve
1st	Willow Park EWT (TQ692869)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Smith, Jonathan Wisbey, Tracy	EWT field trip - 6 White Admirals mainly on 'The Chase', the ride at the eastern side of the reserve. Marbled Whites 20 (all meadows), fresh Peacock, Speckled Wood & Commas
1st	Twinstead Hall WWood (TL8535)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Graham Smith	122 Ringlet, 17 Meadow Brown, 11 Small White, 8 Large White, 1 GVW, 4 Comma, 4 Red Admiral, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 White Admiral.
1st	Shipwrights woods and meadow	Comma, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Other butterfly	Trevor Hockey	A walk around the meadow saw hundreds and hundreds of Marbled Whites and meadow brown, plus a few skippers and six or so Comma on entrance to the woods from Shipwrights drive
1st	Pound wood (TQ8188)	Red Admiral, White Admiral, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak	Laurence Drummond	1 White admiral
1st	One Tree Hill Langdon Hills (TQ679875)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Janet Whitfield	A huge number of ringlets in both Sandpits and Summerhouses meadows with only a few meadow browns which were so dominant in early June. Several gatekeepers making an appearance. Lots of small and large skippers , possibly Essex skippers but didn't get a chance to photograph them for a more positive identification.
1st	Norsey wood Billericay (TQ6995)	Purple Emperor	Laurence Drummond	At last, 2 males holding territory in the gap we,ve been looking in last four years!
1st	Little haven (TQ8189)	Red Admiral, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak	Laurence Drummond	1 Marbled white
1st	Little Eversden Meadow (TL370532)	Red Admiral, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Tony Roberts	Red Admiral 1, Ringlet 2, Meadow Brown 14, Small Skipper 1, Essex Skipper 1
1st	Hanningfield Reservoir (TQ715977)	Purple Emperor	David Acfield	a grounded male Purple Emperor (photo taken by D Acfield, cropped by R Smith) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
1st	Gernon Bushes NR and nearby woods (TL482029)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak	Ian Watts	The brambles were bursting with Ringlets on my walk over to Gernon Bushes under cloudy conditions. The sun eventually shone after 6pm and the Purple Hairstreaks came out in large numbers (50+) ÃƒÂƒÃ‚Â‚ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â– most tall oaks had active groups of 3-6. I also saw a number of very excitable Red Admirals and, retuning home, Commas.
1st	Friday Wood (TL986209)	Comma, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Andy Goodey	Also two possible Purple Emperors seen flying around (somewhat in silhouette) the top of a slightly isolated oak. The 2-3 Silver-washed Fritillaries are, unless I am mistaken, the first site records since the species died out of this former stronghold in August 1958. There were approximately 10 White Admirals in same area in rides in northeast of wood. C.6 Purple Hairstreaks and similar number of White-letters nearby. In grassland areas on border of wood numerous Ringlets but low numbers of Meadow Brown
1st	Eversden Wood	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	James & Callum Fowler	Between 11:30 and 15:00, warm, overcast but with intermittent sunshine. Walk through and around perimeter of woods. Ringlets in huge numbers, abandoned count of SWF at 50, total seen certainly >100. 3 Purple Emperor flying high in and at wood edge. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
1st	Blackley Lane gravel pits, Great Leighs (TL7319)	Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper	George Brown	p.m. Sunny periods then cloudy. Quite warm and humid. Light NW wind. 2 Small heaths, numerous Ringlets and Meadow browns, 4 Gatekeepers, 15+ Small skippers, 1 Essex skipper, 1 Small copper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
1st	Belfairs cp (TQ8187)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak	Laurence Drummond	1 White admiral along main track
1st	Bedford Purlieus northern field (TF039005)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	David Withrington	In herb-rich field opposite the car park on Saturday Morning I saw: Small Tortoiseshell 1, Comma 1, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood 1, Marbled White 55, Ringlet 20, Meadow Brown 25, Small Skipper 2, Large Skipper 10.
1st	Bedford Purlieus (TL037997)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	David Withrington	On the main ride (W to E) on Saturday morning I saw: Small Tortoiseshell 4, Comma 13, Red Admiral 6, White Admiral 1, Silver-washed Fritillary 40 (including several on the N/S roadside), Green-veined White 4, Speckled Wood 2, Ringlet 45, Meadow Brown 30, Large Skipper 15.

June 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
30th	Wanstead park - Epping Forest (TQ4187)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Christian Moss	2 comma, 1 small tort, 2 red admirals, 2 gatekeepers, 5 large white , 1 small copper, 16 meadow browns, Loads of small & large skippers all seen in the sewage works. 11 purple hairstreaks seen in the park next to heronry pond.
30th	University of Essex (TM031239)	Ringlet, Purple Hairstreak	Graham Upton
30th	Hatfield forest	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Mike Hardwick	Nice views but couldn't find any p emus
30th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Seago	I spent much of the day getting first reserve Gatekeepers, Essex Skippers and new brood Peacock, just 1. Also a 6 belted clearwing and lots of latticed heat, Burnets, etc.
30th	Broomhouse Flash, Langham (TM0334)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Martin Peers	Red Admiral 2, Comma 2, Green-veined White 3, Ringlet c50, Meadow Brown c90, Small Skipper 8, Essex Skipper 2, others singles
30th	Brampton Wood	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Peter Sharpe	Brief 40 minute walk but still a good variety of species seen including about 8 to 10 Fritillary.
30th	Braintree, back garden (TL753232)	Comma	Roy Ledgerton	Single nectaring on various plants.
29th	Pear Tree Plain - Epping Forest ( TQ4095)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Christian Moss	2 White Admirals, 1 Red Admiral,2 Purple Hairstreaks, 3 Commas, 1 Holly Blue, 1 gatekeeper, 11 large Skipper, 4 Small skipper 50+ Ringlets & Meadow Browns. No Purple Emperors - someone help me please.
29th	North Weald Flood Plain NR and around (TL494044)	Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper	Ian Watts	A Small Skipper was a welcome splash of orange on a grey morning. The unfussy Meadow Browns and a Ringlet were the only others to put in an appearance.
29th	Great Oakley near church (TM188273)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Rob Seago	Some nice grassland around there (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
29th	Chalkney Wood (TL875280)	Purple Emperor	Glen Moore	Settled for some time, but no sign on return later. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
27th	Little Baddow	Purple Hairstreak	Mike Hardwick	Several low down on low oak branches at edge of wood.
26th	Rowney Wood, Debden. (TL572338)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Purple Emperor, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	The following were seen on a walk from Debden village to Rowney wood. 4 Purple Emperor, 6 Comma, 3 Large White, 5 Small White, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 80+ Ringlet, 28 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 2 Speckled Wood, 4 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 5 Large Skipper. =
26th	North Fambridge Railway Station (TQ8597)	Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue	Graham Smith	One only
26th	Mann Wood, Great Leighs (TL7417)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	George Brown	Private woodland with no public access. Sunny and warm with light E wind,11.40a.m.-1.25p.m. 4 Small tortoiseshells, 25+ fresh Commas, 1 fresh Peacock, 6 Red admirals, 1 male Silver-washed fritillary feeding on bramble blossom.
26th	Holt Field CRT Barton, Cambs (TL403544)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	Small Tortoiseshell 12, Comma 7, Brimstone 1, Small White 13, Green-veined White 2, Marbled White 5, Meadow Brown c145, Ringlet c200 Small Skipper 2, Essex Skipper2
26th	Hanningfield Nature Reserve	White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Mike Hardwick	Several in trees on edge of woodland and on bramble
26th	Hainault Forest (TQ482941)	Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak	ANdrew Middleton / Liz Goodyear
26th	Gernon Bushes NR (TL482029)	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak	Ian Watts	Sunny and warm 10am. Went looking for something larger but saw many Purple Hairstreaks (10+) in the tall oaks near the M11. Also many Commas, the ubiquitous Meadow Brown, a Ringlet, Red Admiral and a couple of Cabbage Whites.
26th	Ditton Park Wood, Newmarket (TL664571)	Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Geoff Allen	3 or 4 Purple Hairstreaks seen in the ash trees at the car park. 2 others seen along the main ride.One Purple Emperor seen 60yds from car park also along main ride.3 or 4 others seen on 1st and 2nd left hand rides. Most flying high at the tops of trees. Lots of skipper sp.in the side rides.
26th	Devil's Dyke (A1304/A14) (TL610620)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Chalkhill Blue	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 3, Comma 4, Small White 6, Small Heath 12, Marbled White 70+, Ringlet 30, Meadow Brown 60+, Gatekeeper 1 in pristine cond., Large Skipper 10, Small Skipper 2, Essex Skipper 2, Common Blue male, Chalk-hill Blue, male. Others singles
26th	Devil's Dyke & railway cutting near Reach (TL575653)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Small Tort 13, Red Admiral 2,Small White 10, Green-veined White 2, Small Heath 4, Marbled White 45, Ringlet 100+, Meadow Brown 70+, Large Skipper 5, Small Skipper 10, Essex Skipper 4, others singles. Also 10+ burnets and 1 cinnabar
26th	Dagnam Park, Hatters Wood (TQ546930)	Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor	Colin Jupp	Colin saw 2 clashing Pemps in Hatters wood this afternoon after several days of singles 22-25June. Also a fresh female Silver-washed by edge of ahtters Wood. (Colin asked me to post these sightings for him)
26th	Castor Hanglands (TF116020)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	David Withrington	Sunny morning on the National Nature Reserve: Small Tortoiseshell(12), Comma(27), Red Admiral(4), White Admiral(4), Silver-washed Fritillary(55), Large White(6), Green-veined White(5), Speckled Wood(15), Ringlet(320), Meadow Brown(60), Large Skipper(20), Small Skipper(50), Essex Skipper(15), Purple Hairstreak(1 on large oak by field edge NE corner).
26th	Bourn Road, Caxton, Cambs	Marbled White, Common Blue	Clive Searle	Marbled White 1. First he has seen in over fifty years in his garden
26th	Bedford Purlius (TL038598)	Black Hairstreak	Andy Wyldes	Feeding on Bramble with WLH's (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
26th	Bedford Purlieus (TL042099)	Dark Green Fritillary	Andy Wyldes	Female in pristine condition, feeding on Thistle flowers 12.30pm (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
26th	Althorne Boatyard (TQ9097)	Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue	Graham Smith	178 Marbled White, 162 Meadow Brown, 5 Small Heath,59 Small/Essex Skipper. 8 Large White, 2 Small White, 3 GV White, 1 Gatekeeper, 2 Common Blue. Head of Boatyard track west to edge of environmentally friendly arable land.
25th	WoodwaltonFen NNR	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak	Philip Todd	2 or 3 Purple Emperors around the bungalow but only one came down and landed on the Bungalow itself. 2+ Purple Hairstreaks in the oak to the left of the bungalow but did not come down. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
25th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Rob Smith	Small Skipper 12, Essex Skipper 4, S/E Skipper 18, Small White 9, Green-veined White 4, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Gatekeeper 1, Meadow Brown 26, Small Heath 15
25th	Langdon Hills Country Prk (TQ679875)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue	Janet Whitfield	Meadow browns, ringlets and marbled whites in abundance- similar numbers White admiral in woodland approx. 50 meters from Summerhouses meadow in Northlands Wood
25th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Comma, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	Rob Smith	Small Skipper 11, Essex Skipper 1, S/E Skipper 13, Large Skipper 3, Green-veined White 3, Comma 7, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 136, Ringlet 120. moths: Clouded Border, Common White Wave, Yellow Shell, Shaded Broad-bar
25th	Hockley Woods	Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper	Trevor Hockey	Large numbers of Skippers seen, plus Meadow Browns and Ringlets.
25th	Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010)	Comma	David Withrington	This morning in my garden a single Comma stood on a leaf of a bush trying to get active. The sun had not yet appeared.
25th	Daws Heath EWT (TQ809893)	Comma, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Smith	There's a few pockets of Marbled Whites in the meadows around Daws Heath. Best to NW of Starvelarks Wood. Total 23 in poor conditions. Meadow Brown 60, Ringlet 15, singles others
25th	Chappel (TL898283)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 4, Ringlet 30, Meadow Brown c60, Large Skipper 3, others singles
25th	Castor Hanglands	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Matt Webb	At least 6 Purple Emperors seen including 3 at one point in the NE section of the wood c.300 metres south of a tower hide. All noted in the tops of oaks. Purple Hairstreaks looked very common across the site. 1 White Admiral and 4 Silver-washed Fritillaries were the other highlights. Overcast conditions with one or two light but short showers.
25th	Brampton Wood	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Roger Orbell	2 PE around oaks on Main Ride at Junction with Pond Path. 4 + WA on Main ride on Bramble flowers. Many SWF. 16 sp in half an hour and just the first half of Main Ride (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
25th	Brampton Wood	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Roger Orbell	2 PE around oaks on Main Ride at Junction with Pond Path. 4 + WA on Main ride on Bramble flowers. Many SWF. 16 sp in half an hour and just the first half of Main Ride (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
25th	Bluebell Land, Peterborough (TF192020)	Green-veined white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper	David Withrington	Short walk on this public open space, south side of A47. The sun came out: Green-veined White(4), Essex Skipper(5), Small Skipper(10), Large Skipper(3), Meadow Brown(25), Ringlet(7).
25th	Bedford Purlieus (TL0499)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	50+ marbled white & 3 dark green fritillary in the northern field. 30++ silver-washed fritillary throughout the wood. 20+ white-letter hairstreak at low level on bramble & bracken, also 3 white admiral seen. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
25th	3km of Footpaths around the village (TL5112)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Bryan Russell	Very high numbers of ringlet and meadow brown - some times almost 1 per Sq/m of grass. Several of everything else except only 1 red admiral, painted lady and marbled white. Cloudy almost the entire walk.
24th	Wandlebury Country Park	Marbled White	James Smith	Seen in meadow on right of main drive as go into country park from car park. At least 2 individuals.
24th	Shipwrights Wood, Benflet (TQ7987)	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	Mostly in or around the edge of the grass meadow in Shipwrights Wood. Impressive numbers of Marbled Whites (with 20+ on a single large bramble). 1 Red Admiral (very fresh); 3 Large White; 40+ Meadow Brown; 50+ Marbled White; 25+ Ringlet; 3 Small Skipper; 3 Small/Essex Skipper; 3 Holly Blue; 2 Comma; 3 Purple Hairstreak.
24th	Lower Wood Western Colville (TL625527)	Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak	Kevin Wilson	1 Male Purple Emperor seen 1.50.pm.It kept to the canopy of Oaks And Ash by the pond. Also 1 Purple Hairstreak in the same Oak.
24th	Hatfield forest	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Laurence Drummond	Two Male PE in the south and west areas, 10+ SWF
24th	Hardwick Wood	Silver-washed Fritillary	James Smith	Seen from path through SW part of wood. If entering from south east corner take first path on left and follow path round. 3 together on one patch of brambles and three other individual sightings so 3-6 individuals total.
24th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Seago	Decent view of WL Hairstreak and first definite Purple Hairstreaks today . (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
24th	Dunmow Cutting (TL609214)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Val Blamire	50+ ringlets, 3 commas, 4 large skippers (male)
24th	Caldecote Highfields adj to Hardwick Wood	Marbled White	James Smith	At least three individuals in private meadow visible from footpath by northern entrance to Hardwick wood. Also meadow browns and ringlets.
24th	Broomhouse Flash, Langham (TM0334)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 3, Peacock 6 larvae on nettles, Red Admiral 4,Small White 2, Large White 1, Ringlet 20, Meadow Brown c50, Large Skipper 4
24th	Belfairs Wood (Dodds Grove). (TQ817879)	Comma, White Admiral, Brimstone, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	15:15 to 15:55. Windy & clouding over. 30+ Meadow Brown; 15+ Ringlet; 1 Brimstone (male); 5 White Admiral; 1 Purple Hairstreak; 2 Comma; 1 Holly Blue.
24th	Balsham Wood (TL589499)	Purple Emperor	Kevin Wilson	1 male Purple Emperor seen 3.36.pm. on the edge of the wood by the water tower.[The woods are private.]
24th	Aversley Wood (TL162820)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Rosalyn Payne	I saw 3 Small Tortoiseshell approaching the wood, I then walk through the wood and back down the perimeter. 2 Red Admiral, 1 White Admiral, 27 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Green-veined White, 4 Large White, 6 Speckled Wood, 139 Ringlet, 90 Meadow Brown, 3 Large Skipper and 1 Small Skipper. Midday, sunny, 20 degrees
23rd	Wimbish Green (TL6034)	Small Tortoiseshell	Via Rob Smith	Small Tortoiseshell explosion! - over 50 in garden
23rd	RSPB South Essex Marshes (TQ774842)	Comma, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Ray Walker	Counted at least 20 Marbled Whites nectering and in flight plus Meadow Browns by the bucket load! (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
23rd	Havering country park (TQ5093)	Purple Emperor	Laurence Drummond	2 Males again today, 4 reported yesterday
23rd	Hatfield Forest (TL534204)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small white, Large white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	David & Joy Dunn	Mid-morning. Sunny with gentle breeze. Purple Emperor feeding at base of Pine Tree. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
23rd	Gernon Bushes NR (TL480029)	Comma, Meadow Brown	Ian Watts	Very breezy conditions with only sporadic sunny intervals meant that it was largely the Meadow Browns that put in an appearance. However, in a couple of warm clearings, separate small groups of Commas (each 3-4 strong) spiralled around like Hairstreaks.
23rd	Ditton Park Wood (TL664571)	Purple Emperor	Kevin Wilson	8 Purple Emperors seen in Ditton Park Wood. 1.25.pm-3.20.pm.2 pairs of males observed clashing over the tree tops.
23rd	Brampton Wood	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Peter Sharpe	Cloudy and breezy but still plenty of butterflies seen, predominantly Ringlet (60+) also good numbers of Large Skipper and Meadow Brown. Single Purple Hairstreak.
22nd	Walk near Flag Creek (TM110184)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak	Rob Seago	First new brood Peacock and Comma. WL Hairsreak in new site by road (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
22nd	Burnham on Crouch Yacht Harbour	Marbled White	Sheila Neary	Numerous marbled white butterflies
22nd	Black Notley (TL7620)	Brimstone	George Brown	3 well grown Brimstone caterpillars easily visible on Alder buckthorn bush in garden (I did not search for more). (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
21st	Wormingford (TL9432)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper	Martin Peers	Small Heath 2, Ringlet 7, Meadow Brown 25, Essex Skipper 2, the others singles
21st	Marks Hall (TL844266)	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Richard Bigg	Walking in the Marks Hall woods Temp 25 to 30 deg.100% sun. Dozens of Meadow Brown and Ringlet in roughly equal numbers, Speckled Wood(3), Comma(5), Silver Washed Fritillary(3),Large Skipper(1), Large White(1), Small White(2),Red Admiral(3). All butterflies very active in the heat and unable to get any photos.
21st	Lodge Hills, Wormingford (TL930330)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 4, Comma 3, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood 1, Small Heath 4, Ringlet 8, Meadow Brown c60, Large Skipper 1, Small Skipper 2
21st	Hatfield Forest	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Paul Chamberlain	30+ Silver-washed Fritillary and many of the other species mentioned.Sunny and some cloud during the morning. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
21st	Hatfield Forest	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Peter Clarke & Bob Clift	2 male Purple Emperors, taking resin from post and sap from pine tree (TL53950 20842). Also 50+ Silver-washed Fritillary mostly along Harcamlow Way. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
21st	Ditton Park Wood (TL664571)	Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Kevin Wilson	I was pleased to see 6 Purple Emperors in different areas of Ditton Park Wood today between 12.15.pm-2.08.pm. All singles except for a male and female seen together 1.39.pm. Other butterflies seen but not all counted-Meadow Browns. Ringlets. Large Skippers. Speckled Woods. Commas. 5 Purple Hairstreaks.3 Green-veined whites+3 unidentified whites. 2 Small Skippers+ 2 unidentified skippers]. 2 Red Admirals and 1 Large White
21st	Devils Dyke July Course side (TL182700)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Kevin Wilson	Another tea time walk along the July side of the dyke produced sightings of 4/5 Dark Green Fritillaries. 2 along the dyke before the memorial plaque and 2/3 on the section with the Lizard Orchids near the A14. Also very good numbers of Meadow Browns. Ringlets. Marbled Whites. Large Skippers. Small Heaths. 6 Common Blues.3 Small Tortoiseshells. 2 Commas. 2 male Brimstones. 2 Green-veined whites+3 unidentified whites. 1 Speckled Wood. 1 Large White. and 1 Small Skipper + 2 unidentified skippers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
21st	Connaught Water - Epping Forest (TQ4095)	White Admiral	Christian Moss	1 White Admiral seen at Connaught Water. I spent the whole morning looking for Purple Emperor's but none seen. 5 grass snakes was a bonus.
21st	Benfleet Downs	Comma, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Paul Chamberlain	6+White letter Hairstreak nectaring on bramble. 20+ Marbled White, many Ringlet and Meadow Brownand skippers .8+Holly Blue;2 Common Blue,2 Comma. Hot weather making butterflies very active and difficult to photograph. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
21st	Benfleet Downs	Comma, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Paul Chamberlain
20th	rivenhall thicks area (TL8118)	Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Louise Bacon	a scattering of butterflies in this unsurveyed area
20th	Woodwalton Fen (TL230849)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak	Phil Bromley	2 purple emperor seen in usual spot near the bungalow.
20th	Phyllis Currie Reserve (TL7218)	Comma	George Brown	Comma egg laying on nettles in hedgerow alongside road on W side, noon. Sunny and very warm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
20th	North Weald Flood Plain NR and nearby (TL494044)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Isabel Watts	On my way home from school I saw a range of really pretty butterflies. They were numerous Meadow Browns, one or two Common Blues, one Holly Blue, five Commas, two Small Tortoiseshells, a couple of Small Heaths, and astonishingly saw a Marbled White. I have never seen one of these in North Weald before so it was quite a surprise.
20th	Brickles Wood (SE of Matching Green) (TL551101)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Purple Emperor, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak	Rob Smith	evening square-bashing on west side of wood turned up more than expected. 6.58pm glimpse of Purple Emperor above oak, then at 7.55pm, clear view of male flying and settling in Ash, basking with wings open and closed until 8pm when left. Also Marbled White 5 in meadow & margins, Purple Hairstreak 1, Meadow Brown 20, Ringlet 2, Small Skipper 2, Large Skipper 2, singles others
20th	Brampton Wood	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Peter Sharpe	Warm and humid and plenty of butterflies seen although all very active. Very good numbers of Ringlet (40+), Meadow Brown and Skippers (mainly Large) also about 12+ Fritillary. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
20th	Bowers March RSPB (TQ754867)	Painted Lady, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave. Mick Roe	500 Skipper a mix between Small, Essex, Large 300+ Marbled White 1 Painted Lady 12 Ringlet. 27 Small Heath. 1 Holly Blue
20th	Bourn village (TL326560)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Joan Green	Very hot day in my garden - planted for butterflies
20th	Bedford Purlieus NR (TF075046)	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak	Phil Bowler	I am sending this list of sightings in view of the unexpected realisation that one of the many White-letter Hairstreaks that I photographed was in fact a Black Hairstreak, flying amongst at least 7 White-letters feeding on bramble blossom. I did not realise the Black Hairstreak was found here. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
19th	North Weald (Flood Plain NR and thereabouts) (TL494044)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Ian And Isabel Watts	On our regular walk home from school - very hot and sunny. Common Blues very much on the wane. A sprinkling of Small Heath. Copious numbers of Meadow Brown though few Ringlets here and only a small number of Skippers so far. Also a decent handful of Vanessids (a welcome return after the late spring break): including 3 Commas and a couple of feisty Small Tortoiseshells.
19th	Monks Wood (TL2080)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak	Marcus Rhodes	Records from both TL1980 & TL2080: 1 Black Hairstreak, 5 White Admiral, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary
19th	Havering Country Park (TQ5093)	Purple Emperor	Colin Jupp	3-4 Purple Emperors seen this afternoon by Colin Jupp. 2 yesterday 18th (Jupp, Middleton, Drummond). 18th 1 Purple Emperor Bedfords Park Jupp/Middleton
19th	Hare Park (TL583588)	Purple Hairstreak	Kevin Wilson	1 Purple Hairstreak seen in an oak 12.05.pm.
19th	Gt Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, White Admiral, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper	Liz Huxley	my first white admiral (2) and ringlet of the year
19th	Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010)	Large Skipper	David Withrington	I saw and photographed a Large Skipper in my garden on an evergreen shrub, sunning itself at 7.15 a.m. I do not recall seeing this species in my garden over 30 years.
19th	Ditton Park Wood (TL664571)	Red Admiral, Purple Hairstreak	Kevin Wilson	2 Purple Hairstreaks seen 3.45.pm. 1 Red Admiral observed laying eggs on nettles and then 2 eggs on what I think may be Ground Ivy? (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
19th	Devils Dyke July Course Side. (TL607624)	Dark Green Fritillary	Kevin Wilson	A quick visit to Devils Dyke tea time [6.pm.] produced sightings of 2 Dark Green Fritillaries near the memorial plaque. My first for this year. Unfortunately I was unable to obtain a photo.
19th	Brampton Wood (TL182700)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper	Ian Johnstone	Sightings between 9:30-12:00. Very hot, sunny day (27'C) with very little wind. Saw approx. 9-12 SWF, lots of Meadow Brown, a Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Ringlet and approx. 3 Small Skippers. The SWF were very active, only settling to lay eggs. The Purple Emperor was on the ground, resting in the shade. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
19th	Bradwell Bird Observatory, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex	Ringlet, White-letter Hairstreak	John Sutherby	5 White-letter Hairstreaks and 2 Ringlets at the Othona.
18th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Small Heath numbers keep rising - 29, Meadow Brown 36, Small Skipper 6, Essex Skipper 2, Small/Essex 30, Large Skipper 7 (good total for this site), Green-veined White 10, Small White 9, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Red Admiral 1, Common Blue 4
18th	RSPB South Essex Marshes (TQ774842)	Marbled White, Meadow Brown	Ray Walker	A very hot day - 6x Marbled Whites on the wing. On the path leading to the Sea Wall there were hundreds of Meadow Browns sighted.
18th	Purleigh: The Street (TL843019)	Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Rob Smith	4 or 5 White-letter Hairstreak on high Elms. singles others
18th	Purleigh: Roundbush Road (TL852018)	Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak	Rob Smith	2 or 3 White-letter Hairstreaks tussling on Elm. Meadow Brown 1, Large Skipper 2
18th	Purleigh: Mill Hill (TL834020)	Comma, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue	Rob Smith	singles. moths: Yellow Shell, Riband Wave
18th	Pound Wood EWT (TQ819887)	White Admiral, Brimstone, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue	Rob Smith	a White Admiral about 6pm in Valley End coup, amongst other species
18th	Mundon Furze (TL868023)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak	Rob Smith	White-letter Hairstreak 2 males tussling on the west edge of this small wood. Also a Small Heath doing a similar impersonation - descending from elm onto bramble. another example of species doing weird things in hot weather. Red Admiral 1, Comma 2, Meadow Brown 3. moths: Barred Straw & Yellow Shell
18th	Mundon Furze (TL868023)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak	Rob Smith	White-letter Hairstreak 2 males tussling on the west edge of this small wood. Also a Small Heath doing a similar impersonation - descending from elm onto bramble. another example of species doing weird things in hot weather. Red Admiral 1, Comma 2, Meadow Brown 3. moths: Barred Straw & Yellow Shell
18th	Langdon Hills Summerhouses and Sandpits meadows. (TQ679875)	Comma, Large white, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Janet Whitfield	During a walk around both meadows I counted 93+ meadow browns and the meadows were alive with both small and large skippers. The marbled whites have appeared, 15+ in Summerhouses meadow, but nowhere near as many common blues as last week.
18th	Langdon Hills (EWT Marks Hill & Willow Park)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Andrew Cox	White admiral-2 (One each Willow Park & Marks Hill). Small copper -1, Willow Park Brimstone- 1 male, Marks Hill
18th	Langdon Hills (EWT Dunton Plotlands)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak	Andrew Cox	White letter hairstreak- at least three
18th	Ingrebourne Valley (TQ539849)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue	David McGough	Small Tortoiseshell 3, Comma 4, Red Admiral 3, Brimstone 1, Small White 4, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 12, Large Skipper 6, Small Skipper 5, White-Letter Hairstreak 21, Holly Blue 8, The White-Letter Hairstreaks were a conservative count in one part of the site (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
18th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak	Rob Seago	Much the same as yesterday except yesterday a faded male Brimstone, and could not confirm WL Hairstreak but I did today, at least 5 or 6 of them, the first since a single one in Jun 2014, and before that 2006 when the elm all but died off. Also at least 10 White Admirals today and yesterday. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
18th	Epping Forest - top of Rifle Butts Ride where it m (TQ418993)	Purple Emperor	Nigel May	Having gone specifically to sites to look for this species and hardly had a decent view, I was surprised to see apparently newly emerged male Purple Emperor flitting about at the junction of the two rides whilst on my normal Sunday am 10Km run. Did not know this species was present in Epping Forest. Viewed for 2-3 minutes - settled on ground and viewed quite closely.
18th	Castor Hanglands	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, White Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak, Common Blue	Matt Webb	At least 6 Black Hairstreaks seen in one small area of the northern heath. Others seen elsewhere on site but elusive. Most looked a little untidy. Also 4 White Admirals noted but little time spent in the mature woodland areas and no s.w. fritillaries seen. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
18th	Canvey Wick Nature Reserve (TQ766837)	Marbled White, Meadow Brown	Ray Walker	A very hot day - at least 5x Marbled Whites on the wing with several Meadow Browns sighted.
17th	Wormingford (TL9432)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Martin Peers	2 Small Heaths, 6 Meadow Browns, otherwise singles
17th	Wanstead Flats (TQ400870)	Essex Skipper	Nick Challoner	Many examples actively flying in long grass with wild flowers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
17th	New Town Community Garden, Colchester (TM011241)	Other butterfly	Michelle Harrison (seen By C Tooze And R King)	Swallowtail - can't believe it but one just flew into the Community Garden in Colchester. Thought I'd better report as so unusual (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
17th	Little Horkesley (TL9532)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 4, Red Admiral 3,Ringlet 2, Meadow Brown 20, Small Skipper 2, the rest singles
17th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Rob Smith	Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 2, Red Admiral 1, Holly Blue 3, Small Skipper 1, Small/Essex 3, Large Skipper 7, Small White 1, Large White 1, Ringlet 10, Meadow Brown 130, Speckled Wood 1
17th	Huntingdon (TL242717)	Meadow Brown	Nicola Ibbotson	1 meadow brown butterfly, male
17th	Hockley Woods	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Kevin Taylor
17th	Hockley Wood	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Paul Chamberlain
17th	Epping forest (TQ4094)	Purple Emperor	Andrew Middleton And Laurence Drummond	2 Purple emperors active at assembly area from 12.50 to 15.30, season very early this year!
17th	East Tilbury (TQ688789)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Large white, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue	SW Swinney	(Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
17th	Devil's Dyke, Stetchworth end. (TL636599)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak	Alan Coulson	6+ White-letter Hairstreak (2 sites).
17th	Benfleet Downs (Transect) (TQ784858)	Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	Benfleet Downs continues to surprize this year; apart from more White Letter Hairstreaks nectaring low down, I saw a fresh Silver Washed Fritillary twice (I think it was the same one) at the bottom of the St Mary's lane entrance stairway.
17th	Benfleet Downs & marshes (TQ7885)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Large white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	10:10 to 13:10. Sunny, HOT! 30+ M.Brown; 2 Comma; 15+ Essex/Small skipper sp.; 2 Large Skipper; 4 Small Skipper; 1 Essex Skipper; 29 Marbled White; 10+ Holly Blue; 8 Ringlet; 2 Large White; 3 Speckled Wood; 11 White-letter Hairstreak; only 1 Small Heath! (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
16th	Sugley Wood (TL245539)	Small Tortoiseshell, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Barry Dickerson	24 x Marbled Whites, 4 x Common Blue, 1 x Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 x Small Tortoiseshell. The others too numerous to count. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
16th	Old Rail Track, Comberton (TL374547)	Brimstone, Small white, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 2, Small White 3, Clouded Yellow 2, Speckled Wood 2, Small Heath 2,Ringlet 10, Meadow Brown 16, Common Blue 1
16th	Hayley Wood (TL291531)	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Alan Coulson	3 Silver-washed Fritillary (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
16th	Bedford Purlieus Wood	Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak	Peter Sharpe	At least 8 Silver Washed Fritillary and good numbers of Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Speckled Wood. Two White Letter Hairstreak. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
16th	Barnack Hills and Hollows	Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Peter Sharpe	Good numbers of Marbled White and Meadow Brown and Ringlet plus one each of Small Tortoiseshell, Large Skipper and Small Heath. Quite windy conditions.
15th	North Weald	Red Admiral, Small white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Isabel Watts (aged 9)	I went to North Weald Flood Plain nature reserve and it was lovely sunny weather. I saw 3 Red Admirals, 1 Large Skipper, numerous Meadow Browns, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Heath and quite a few Common Blues. On the way to the nature reserve I saw 2 Small Whites.
15th	Martins farm St Osyth (TM117175)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Seago	I did my usual transect, and afterwards walked around. Male Brimstone still a novelty in area, and several WL Hairstreaks ~6? (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
15th	Bowers Marsh RSPB (TQ7586)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard; Graham Ryland	09:15 to 12:30.30+ Small Heath; 50+ Meadow Brown; 2 Small Tortoiseshell; 1 Coma; 10+ Holly Blue; 4 Common Blue; 5 Marbled White; 1 Large White; 1 Small White; 1 Green-veined White; 3 Smll Skipper; 1 Essex Skipper; 4 Large Skipper; 12+ Small/Essex Skipper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
14th	hazeleigh wood (TL836039)	White Admiral	Maureen Bissell	Sunny warm morning about 8.30. First white admiral of the year.
14th	Southey Wood (TF1003)	Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	Phil Bromley	3 black hairstreak seen on blackthorn in north of wood. Also one silver-washed fritillary seen.
14th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Green Hairstreak	Rob Seago	New brood Small Skipper and Ringlet. Not certain but possible WL Hairstreak, first in 3 years. Small Tort good emergence. Faded Green hairstreak (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
14th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper	Rob Seago	New brood Small Skipper and Ringlet. Not certain but possible WL Hairstreak, first in 3 years. Small Tort good emergence. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
14th	Brampton Wood	Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Peter Sharpe	Good numbers of Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Skippers plus about 4 Silver Washed Fritillary. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
14th	Benfleet Downs (TQ7885)	Comma, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Green Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard Howard; Graham Ryland; Graham Oakes	09:45 to 11:40. Area south of the end of St.Marys Road only. 12+ W.L.Hairstreak in 3 different zones; a surprise in the form of a very worn Green Hairstreak; 12+ Holly Blue; 20+ Meadow Brown; 2 Ringlet; 3 Marbled White; 1 Large White; 1 Green-veined White; 1 Small White; 1 L.Skipper; 2 E.Skipper; 2 Small Skipper; 6+ Small/Essex Skippers; 1 Comma; 2 Speckled Wood. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
14th	Belfairs N.R., Essex (TQ817878)	Small Tortoiseshell, White Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard; Graham Ryland; Graham Oakes	12:00 to 13:20. First White Admiral of the year; 4 Brimstone (3 males & a female); 1 Ringlet; 2 Common Blue; 4 Holly Blue; 3 Speckled Wood; 1 L. Skipper; 2 S.Skipper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
14th	Bedford Purlieus (TL0499)	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak	Phil Bromley	Approx' 6 white-letter hairstreak seen high on elm, one was seen nectaring on bramble by someone else. 4 black hairstreak seen on blackthorn & bramble, plus 5 silver-washed fritillary. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
13th	devil's dyke, racecourse end	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Dingy Skipper, Large Skipper, Common Blue	Trevor Goodfellow	not much to see on walk up, but returning from just beyond crash site common blues and 3 x marbled whites. lots of small heath. also UFO micro (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
13th	West Canvey Marsh RSPB (TQ7684)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	15:45 to 17:30. Carpark to seawall and back. 5 Marbled White (seawall); c 80 Meadow Brown; c 50 Small Heath; 1 Large Skipper; 1 Essex Skipper; 1 Green-veined White; 1 Comma; 1 Red-admiral; 1 Holly Blue; 8 Small/Essex Skipper; 3 Small Skipper; 6 Small Tortoiseshell.
13th	St Neots, Railway Meadow (TL1959)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Barry Dickerson	1 x Comma, 2 x Small Tortoiseshell, about 20 x Meadow Brown, 2 x Small Skipper, 2 x Common Blue and my first Marbled White of the year a very fresh male. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
13th	RSPB Vange Marsh (TQ7387)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard	09:25 to 11:25. Large numbers of Meadow Browns (30+) and Small Heaths (20+). At least 6 Small Skippers, 2 Small Tortoiseshells. All others singles.
13th	One Tree Hill, Langdon Hills (TQ6986)	Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard	14:25 to 15:30. Walk from One Tree Hill information centre to Johnsons Meadow and back. My first Marbled Whites of the year. 3 Speckled Wood; 50+ Meadow Brown; 30+ Small Heath; 6 Small Skipper; 3 Large Skipper; 2 Essex Skipper; 5 Marbled White; 2 Common Blue.
13th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue	Rob Smith	Meadow Brown 10, Large skipper 10, Ringlet 2, Holly Blue 2, singles others. (then 2 Small Skipper & a male Brimstone on 14th)
13th	Hunts Close Gorse (TL060728)	Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Barry Dickerson	1 x Speckled Wood, 2 x Meadow Brown, 2 x Ringlet (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
13th	Colne Point Sea wall (TM103138)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Common Blue	Rob Seago	Several Small Skippers hatching and a few fresh Small Tortoiseshells (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
13th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL403544)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper	Tony Roberts	7.30 to 8.30 AM. Small White 1, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Gatekeeper 5, Meadow Brown 22.
13th	Brampton Wood (TL180702)	Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper	Ian Johnstone	Weather was sunny, light wind, temp approx. 17'C. Time 09:00-11:30. Saw 3xSWF, 2xComma, 2xSmall Skipper, numerous Meadow Brown and Speckled Wood, 3xRed Admiral plus a White Admiral (at a distance) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
12th	North Weald, Flood Plain NR (TL494044)	Small Heath, Meadow Brown	Ian Watts	Largely overcast with sunny intervals. More Meadow Browns than I could possibly count and a single Small Heath.
11th	Watt tyler cp	Small Heath, Marbled White	Laurence Drummond	1 Very fresh Marbled white ans 1 Small heath
11th	Waresley Wood (TL260547)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown	Barry Dickerson	3 x Speckled Wood and one each of the following Meadow Brown, Red Admiral and my first Ringlet of the year.
11th	Jermaine Wood/Tyler's Common (TQ571907)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Small Tortoiseshell 2, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 35, Smal Skipper 1, Large Skipper 4, Common Blue 1, Holly Blue 6. Moths: NB 5-spot 1, Burnet Companion 5
11th	Castor Hanglands (TF1101)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	20+ Black Hairstreak seen during a 2 hour visit this afternoon, they are generally in better condition than those seen in Monks Wood yesterday. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
11th	Browns' Piece (TL247549)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small Heath	Barry Dickerson	1 x Painted Lady, 1 X Small Tortoiseshell and 3 x Small Heath.
11th	Brampton Wood	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	James And Callum Fowler	09:00 to 10:30 warm, mostly sunny and windy. At least 4 at site 1 and more than 10 at site 2. Some very worn but others looking fresh. Walking back to car park a single SWF flew across the ride. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
11th	Brampton Wood (TL180702)	Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	Paul Fisher	Morning visit with only about a quarter of the wood visited produced: x3 Black Hairstreaks at Site 1 with x4 at Site 2; x4 Meadow Browns; x1 Ringlet (Meadow/Glade area); x1 Silver-Washed Fritillary (Flying along the Main North/South ride); x2 Large Skippers and several Speckled Woods.
10th	Two Tree Island (TQ828851)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral	Rob Smith	evening stroll - 20 Small Tortoiseshells, including 2+ pairs in courtship. 2 Red Admiral and 2 fresh Peacocks
10th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue	Rob Smith	strong breeze on sea wall - Small Tortoiseshell 1, Small White 4 (big & fresh), Common Blue 3, Meadow Brown 2, Small Heath 25. plus a NB 5-spot Burnet moth
10th	Pinmill to Little Baddow	Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Trevor Hockey	Circular walk from Pinmill to Little Baddow. most butterflies in meadows near church and edge of crops. Also a Burnet Companion moth (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
10th	Monk's Wood (TL2080)	Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	Paddy Grove	Black Hairstreaks in good numbers, most past their prime but not all. Also first Ringlet of the year, very fresh and velvety looking. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
10th	Harrisons Drove Wicken Fen (TL556695)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper	Kevin Wilson	8 species of butterflies nectaring on Privets mid afternoon along Harrisons Drove Wicken Fen 3.10pm.Small Tortoiseshells[double figures].Meadow Browns. Red Admirals. 3 Large Skippers. 2 Peacocks. 1 Speckled Wood.1 Large White and 1 male Brimstone, (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
10th	Fordham (TL927288)	Small Heath, Common Blue	Richard Bigg	Very strong wind and few butterflies braving it. Small Heath(3), Common Blue(3). Burnet Companion moth(2).
10th	Brampton Wood	Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	Roger Orbell	Plenty of Black Hairstreak still but getting worn Best on site 1 SWF reported on Main ride (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
10th	Brampton Wood	Black Hairstreak	Ian Watts	Visited site 2 around 1pm. Very sunny but with strong gusts of winds that may have discouraged BH. Nonetheless I still saw around half a dozen in an hour or so putting in a fairly sustained appearance (descending to just above head height and occasionally settling). Also a good show of Common Spotted Orchid along the rides.
10th	Brampton Wood (Site 2) (TL183700)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak	Peter Clarke	Black Hairstreak seen about 3 feet above ground on what looks like aspen in site 2. Very tame! See photo. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
10th	Benfleet Downs	Marbled White	John Ferguson	Sunny, 2:15, beginning of birdleway walking from south Benfleet. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
10th	Benfleet Downs (Transect) (TQ784858)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	A good day on the Benfleet transect. Thirteen White Letter Hairstreaks seen and around six of these were down nectaring on Bramble flowers. And, a pleasing bonus, one quite worn Clouded Yellow but still distinctive enough to be recognisable as a male.
10th	Benfleet Downs & marshes (TQ7885)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Richard Howard	From 13:55 to 17:35. Warm (25Ã‚ÂºC), sunny but breezy. 20+ Speckled Wood; 4 Small White; 2 Brimstone (male & female); 15+ Holly Blue; 15+ Meadow Brown; 1 Red Admiral; 1 Comma (v.fresh); 15+ W.L.Hairstreak (in 2 separate locations); 6 Large Skipper; 3 skipper sp.; 30+ Small Heath; 4 Small Tortoiseshell; 5 Common Blue.
9th	North Weald (Flood Plain NR) (TL494044)	Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Ian Watts	Sunny. 5pm. First Meadow Browns of the year for me (5 or so). Still a large number of CB on the wing but none in good condition now. One in particular (female?) looked in a dreadful state, perched with dignity on a meadow buttercup (iPhone photo attached). Also saw a couple of Small Heath but they seem to be on the wane here. Also a number of rather nice Common Spotted Orchids putting in an appearance this year. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
9th	North Weald (Flood Plain NR) (TL494044)	Comma, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Ian Watts	A beautiful summer morning. Meadow Brown in very large numbers (the majority female) and still plenty of first brood Common Blue on the wing (though looking very worn of late). A handful of Small Heath, a solitary Cinnabar moth, and a beautiful vivid orange summer Comma in a neighbouring bean field. No Ringlets at this location yet.
9th	Castor Hanglands	Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown	Peter Sharpe	Quite windy with showers so very few butterflies seen.
9th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL408545)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Tony Roberts	Small Tortoiseshell 1, Common Blue 4, Meadow Brown 9, Small Heath 6
9th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL407548)	Speckled Wood	Tony Roberts	Speckled Wood 1
9th	Adventurer's Fen (TL5468)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown	Twm Wade	An evening walk along the ditches & track, not expecting anything due to wind. Many fresh ST, good few v fresh MB, a couple of RA along with 2 kite & a marsh harrier. A delight. [grid ref is tetrad corner]
7th	Sheering mill lock to Bishop Stortford	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins.	2 Peacock, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Green-veined White, 8 Red Admiral, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood.
7th	Paxton Pits NNR	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Meadow Brown	Peter Sharpe	Singles of each apart from Small Tortoiseshell (3+).
4th	brampton wood	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	Trevor Goodfellow	i arrived about 10.00 hrs for my first time visit. thrilled to see my first BH in site 1. at site 2 at least six at any one time and many dropping to feed and bath at eye-level. after an hour or two it got very busy and i left feeling delighted after getting a few good photos and some friendly chats. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
4th	St Lawrence - wood (TL957036)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	not too much woodland on the Dengie, but this is a fair spot. Holly Blue 3, Red Admiral 2, Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 2, Large Skipper 1, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Common Blue 5 (on east bank). moths: Silver-Y, Cinnabar, Latticed Heath (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
4th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Small Tortoiseshell 1, Red Admiral 1, Large Skipper 2, Small Heath 19, Meadow Brown 1, Holly Blue 2, Common Blue 1, Small Copper 1, white 1. moths: Yellow Shell
4th	Monks Wood (TL201802)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	The Black Hairstreaks are having a superb year. Almost every sunny blackthorn in the wood is producing specimens. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
4th	Brampton Wood	Black Hairstreak	Mark Ward	Superb show at site 2 and surrounds with 15 Black Hairstreaks located between 10.10 and 10.40, including 8 in view at rest simultaneously in one small section early on when lots of eye level views.
4th	Brampton Wood (TL177700)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak	Ute Mokros	Visited site 1 and 2 midmorning - sun and cloud with moderate wind. Saw one black hairstreak at site one up in the tree tops and about 6 black hairstreaks at site 2, often descending to eye level to feed on honeydew. Also saw 3 speckled wood and 2 red admirals. Overall less butterflies than usual for this time of year. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
4th	Benfleet Downs (Transect) (TQ784858)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	First two White Letter Hairstreaks seen of this recording season on Benfleet Downs, along with my first Meadow Browns and Small Skipper of 2017.
3rd	my garden (TQ5899)	Small Tortoiseshell	Jayne Miles	it was sitting with lots of bees enjoying chives (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	Wickford (TQ735931)	Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	1 Red Admiral 1 Speckled Wood 5 Holly Blue 2 Small White Seen in Garden. Sunny warm light breeze weather
3rd	Thrift Wood EWT (TL793018)	Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	5pm - a Common Blue roosting in a grassy glade behind the pond. Then in another fresh coppice coup another Common Blue clashing with a Holly Blue! The Common Blue nectared on bramble before I disturbed it and it flew very high into the dark corner of the tree canopy. Most unusual (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	Monks Wood (TL201802)	Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak	Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	A slow walk along the full length of the 'Hotel Ride' from north to south produced 16 Black Hairstreak, a further 18 were seen in other areas of the wood. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
3rd	Langdon Hills (One Tree Hill C. Park)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Andrew Cox	Common blue: many Small heath: many Orange tip: one male Small copper: two Small tortoiseshell: two
3rd	Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Andrew Cox	Brimstone: one female Painted lady: one Small tortoiseshell: one Common blue: many Speckled wood: six
3rd	Langdon Hills (EWT Lincewood)	Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Andrew Cox	Red admiral: at least three Comma: one
3rd	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	3 fresh Small Tortoiseshells, Comma 2, Red Admiral 2, Large Skipper 2, Meadow Brown 4, Small Heath 1, Speckled Wood 7, Common Blue 4, Holly Blue 2
3rd	Great Leighs, south of Goodmans Lane (TL7215)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	George Brown	2 fresh Small tortoiseshells, 3 Red admirals - 1 flying N, 2 egg laying on nettles, male Orange tip, female Holly blue. Sunny with W wind, late a.m. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
3rd	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Green hairstreaks egg laying on BFT. First ~5 Meadow Brown, Several new brood Small Tort. Also Cinnabar and Latticed Heath
3rd	Bulmer (TL830390)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Martin Peers	1 fresh Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Speckled Woods, 1 female Common Blue, others singles.
3rd	Brampton Wood (TL177700)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak	Richard Mitchell	5+ Black Hairstreaks at site 2 this morning in warm sunshine. 10 Speckled Woods and 1 Red Admiral. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	Blue House Farm - North Fambridge	Red Admiral, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Common Blue	Trevor Hockey	Circular walk around this EWT reserve. Lots of Common Blue and Small Heath. Several Skippers, see photos and a Red Admiral, plus a Tiger Moth (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
3rd	Abberton Reservoir (TL9617)	Painted Lady, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue	Simon Cox	In very limited area near Visitor Centre: 2 Common Blues, 2 Small Heaths, single male Orange Tip, Painted Lady & Speckled Wood
2nd	devil's dyke, racecourse end	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus	Trevor Goodfellow	lots of day flying moths but only a few common blues. 26 deg C and a cool breeze. burnet companion and heath moths of varying shades of brown. main sighting is my first meadow brown of the year (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
2nd	St Osyth Seawall (TM116127)	Small white, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	About 15 Small Heaths between St Osyth Beach and Colne Point. Several Common Blue 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small White. Latticed Heath and Cream Spot Tigers (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
2nd	Norton Heath: Fingrith Hall Lane (TL605036)	Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue	Rob Smith	field margin - singles of Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Holly Blue and a Mother Shipton moth
2nd	Longthorpe, Peterborough (Holywell way) (TL165980)	Painted Lady	Philip Todd
2nd	Langdon Hills (EWT Dunton Plotlands)	Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Andrew Cox	Common blue- 11 (10 males, one female). All perched with open wings; presumably warming up (quite early AM). Meadow brown-1
2nd	Brampton Wood (TL177700)	Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak	Peter Sharpe	Warm humid day. Good numbers of Speckled Wood, 2 Painted Lady, singles of Comma, Red Admiral and Large Skipper and about 6 Black Hairstreak (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
1st	Tollesbury Wick EWT reserve (TL9710)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Painted Lady 2, Small Heath 30+, Common Blue 15, the others singles. One Cinnabar Moth near entrance to reserve.
1st	Tollesbury Wick EWT reserve (TL9709)	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Small Heath, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Small Heath 20, the others singles. Also a female Cream-spot Tiger moth in pristine condition along estuary path opposite Pewet Island
1st	Tollesbury (TL9609)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Martin Peers	Speckled Wood 6, Holly Blue 4. The others singles
1st	The Gloucsters, Wimpole Park (TL339523)	Red Admiral, Small white, Speckled Wood	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 1, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood6
1st	St Ives bus station (TL316711)	Meadow Brown	Paddy Grove	A stray and fairly early Meadow Brown in the middle of St Ives
1st	Quy fen (TL513626)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue	Andrew Maddocks	2 large skipper, 1 painted lady.
1st	East Mersea inland from sea wall (TM065155)	Peacock, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Martin Glen	50+ small heath
1st	Church Broom Wood, Little Leighs (TL7116)	Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue	George Brown	Sunny and warm,10.45-11.20a.m. 2 Painted ladies, 1 Speckled wood, several Small heaths and male Common blues. (Also Burnet companion and 2 Silver Y moths).
1st	Cambridge (TL472564)	Gatekeeper	Julia Napier	A surprisingly early Gatekeeper nectaring on Valerian, the marjoram not being out yet.

May 2017

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Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
31st	Panfield (TL742264)	Green-veined white	Richard Bigg	Conditions good - 20deg.sunny light breeze and a broad uncultivated edge to the field but apart from a single Green-Veined White no butterflies.
31st	Panfield (TL725252)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small Heath	Richard Bigg	Painted Lady(1),Small Tortoiseshell(1),Small Heath(1).
31st	Monks Wood	Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak	ROGER ORBELL	Record shot (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
31st	Martins farm St Osyth (TM117175)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rob Seago	First unexpected Meadow Brown, lots of Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, Several Small Heath. 1 New brood Small Tortoiseshell.These were seen while doing regular transect, or in the vicinity. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
31st	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Seago	At least 5 Green Hairstreak, lots of mostly male Common Blues and a first Painted Lady (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
31st	Bocking (TL747255)	Speckled Wood	Richard Bigg	One Speckled Wood alongside road.
31st	Blue House Farm EWT Reserve, North Fambridge (TQ8697)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper	Graham Smith	112 Common Blue (the previous best showing for a spring brood in the past 11 years was 91 on 28th May 2010), 87 Small Heath, 2 Small Tortiseshell, single Peacock, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady, Small Copper, Small and Large Whites
30th	Monks Wood (TL201802)	Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak	Phil Bromley	First black hairstreaks of the year for me. 2 males seen this morning. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
29th	Two Tree Island / Hadleigh Castle Area	Painted Lady, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Trevor Hockey	Lot's of Blues and Meadow Browns in Meadows below Hadleigh castle. Painted Lady seen on Two Tree Island (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
29th	The Naze (TM2624)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady	Laurence Drummond	4 Painted lady, 2 Red admiral,1 fresh Small tortoiseshell.
29th	Nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Holly Blue	Simon Cox	Painted Lady in our garden today plus regular Red Admiral & Holly Blues
29th	Langdon Hills (EWT Lincewood)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Andrew Cox	Red admiral-2 Speckled wood-2 Holly blue-1 Quite an early visit (08:30-9:00)
29th	Langdon Hills (EWT Dunton Plotlands)	Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Andrew Cox	Common blue-at least 14 Small copper-1 Brown argus-1 Orange tip-1 female Small heath-1
29th	Bedfords Park, Havering	Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Ian Phillips	Circular walk around park grasslands this morning. 2 Painted Lady; one Speckled wood; 20+ Common Blue; 10 Small Heath; 2 Meadow Brown (my first of year); one Small Copper form caeruleopunctata (photo) Plus a Holly Blue in Collier Row garden (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
29th	Abberton reservoir	Small Heath, Common Blue	Laurence Drummond	12 Common blue, 1 Small heath
28th	Wat Tyler	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Andrew Cox	Brimstone- 1 male Holly blue- many Common blue- many Brown argus- 1 Green hairstreak- 1 Small tortoiseshell- 1 Comma- 1
28th	Laindon	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Holly Blue	Andrew Cox	Brimstone- 1 female Holly blue- one female Red admiral- 1; dozed one my garden fence for half an hour
28th	Hayley wood (TL291530)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood	Janet Mayes	11 a.m. Hot; 1 Speckled Wood, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Red Admiral, 5 Brimstone (one pair Courting) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
28th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Robert Seago	Painted Lady, Small White and Large Skipper were firsts of year. It was reserve open day. Small Yellow Underwing, Mother Shipton and Yellow Shell seen.First Brimstone caterpillar. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
28th	Epping Forest: Sunshine Plain (TQ422991)	Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Speckled Wood and Holly Blue near roadside, but this wet heath is not very conducive to butterflies, so surprised to see 2 Common Blues on the north side. moths: Common Heath 8 (7f, 1m), Silver-Y 5
28th	Dogsthorpe Star Pit (TF212027)	Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Common Blue	David Withrington	Walk through Wildlife Trust reserve: Red Admiral(2), Orange Tip(2), Speckled Wood(1), Common Blue(20).
28th	Black Notley (TL7620)	Brimstone	George Brown	2 ovipositing in garden on Alder buckthorn and Buckthorn, 10.40a.m. Weather sunny and warm.
28th	Backwarden, Danbury, Essex (GR781041)	Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Common Blue	Ray Walker	4x Brimstone, 2x Speckled Wood, 1x Common Blue
27th	Willow Park EWT (TQ6887)	Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Rob Smith	large Common Blue emergence - 41, Holly Blue 2, Small Heath 11, Speckled Wood 3. moths: Burnet Companion 4, Silver-Y 1
27th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	strong breeze brought a rare sea wall Speckled Wood into the gorse, also Small Heath 16, Small Copper 1, Common Blue 5, Holly Blue 4, Painted Lady 1, 1 white.
27th	Laindon	Brimstone, Holly Blue	Andrew Cox	Brimstone- 1 male Holly blue- at least 4. Including a courting pair
27th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Painted Lady, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Fairly quiet transect. Painted Lady 1, Common Blue 2. moths: Burnet Companion 3, Mother Shipton 1 and Clouded Silver 2.
27th	Holme Fen (TL201901)	Red Admiral, Grizzled Skipper	Juno McKee	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
27th	Garden meadow (TL153372)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Clouded Yellow, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Bryan Russell	1 of each except 16 common blue which were all roosting -
27th	Engine Bank (TL444823)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Wall, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Paul Fisher	Morning visit produced the following: Green-Veined White x1; Orange-Tip x1; Unident White x1; Peacock x2; Small Tortoiseshell x1; Red Admiral x2; Painted Lady x2; Wall Brown x1(Female,very worn and damaged); Small Copper x2; Brown Argus x6; Common Blue x6(4x Male,2x Female).
27th	Bulmer (TL8340)	Peacock, White Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue	Martin Peers	Small Heath 3, Common Blue 3 males, others singles.
27th	Bulmer (TL8340)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue	Martin Peers	CORRECTION: RED Admiral NOT White Admiral.
26th	Wormingford airfield (TL918299)	Small Heath, Small Copper	Martin Peers	Small Heath 4; Small Copper 1
26th	Sergeant's Orchard EWT reserve (TL907307)	Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Martin Peers	Speckled Wood 4; Small Copper 1
26th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Holly Blue	Rob Smith	Red Admiral 2, Brimstone 2 (m + f), Holly Blue 1
26th	Langdon Hills CP, Johnson's Meadow (TQ700863)	Peacock, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Michael Green	One Grizzled Skipper. Two Green Hairstreaks. My first Meadow Brown of the year.
26th	Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park)	Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Andrew Cox	Speckled wood-4 Common blue-7 Holly blue-9+ Brimstone- 1 male (possibly two) Peacock-3
26th	Langdon Hills (EWT Marks Hill)	Comma, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Andrew Cox	Speckled wood-2 Holly blue-10+ Comma-1
26th	Langdon Hills (EWT Lincewood)	Peacock, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Andrew Cox	Speckled wood-10 Holly blue-12 Peacock-2
26th	Langdon Hills (EWT Dunton Plotlands)	Small Tortoiseshell, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Andrew Cox	Speckled Wood-14 Common blue: 9 Holly Blue:2 Green veined white: 1 Large white-1 Small tortoiseshell-1
25th	Wickford (TQ735931)	Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Wall, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	1 Red Admiral 1 Green Veined White 1 Small White 1 Wall brown 4 Holly Blue Seen in garden. Sunny warm weather
25th	Wickford (TQ735931)	Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Wall, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	1 Red Admiral 1 Green Veined White 1 Small White 1 Wall brown 4 Holly Blue Seen in garden. Sunny warm weather
25th	Stisted (TL803236)	Peacock, Red Admiral	Richard Bigg	Red Admiral(1),Peacock(1).
25th	Nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Pat Cox	Faint le Speckled Wood & Red Admiral in garden today plus the regular 3-4 Holly Blues
25th	Fryerning Churchyard (TL638001)	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Graham Smith	2 Common Blue, one each of rest.
25th	Colchester Hythe (TM0223)	Orange-Tip, Common Blue	Simon Cox	Male & female Orange Tip & single Common Blue
25th	Buckden (TL197678)	Painted Lady, Holly Blue	Peter Sharpe	First Painted Lady this year in my garden.
25th	Bradwell (TL817218)	Brimstone, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper	Richard Bigg	Temperature 24deg. full sun and very little wind Small Heath(3),Common Blue(2),Brimstone(1),Small Copper(1).
24th	Wrabness EWT (TM162316)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Liz Huxley	2 red admiral, 3 holly blue, 1 brimstone, 1 peacock, 1 small copper around the reserve this morning
24th	Upwood Meadows (TL252826)	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Common Blue, Small Copper	Peter Sharpe	Very warm day and reasonable numbers seen of Brimstone, Common Blue, Small Copper and various whites(not identified). (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
24th	North Halstead (TL825314)	Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Richard Bigg	Temperature 25deg 90% sun Speckled Wood(2),Small Tort(1),Common Blue(2),Small Heath(3),Brown Argus(1),Holly Blue(1).
24th	New England, Peterborough (TF176013)	Comma	David Withrington	Overlooking the main line railway, on the south east side of the A47 bridge - one Comma: along a small track with elder and other bushes. Seems early for the summer brood.
24th	Lamarsh (TL885360)	Comma, Red Admiral, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Brown Argus	Martin Peers	Large White 2, Green-veined White 4, Red Admiral 4, Speckled Wood 4, Small Heath 4, others singles
24th	Ferrier's Farm, Bures (TL8933)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath	Martin Peers	Green-veined White 2, Red Admiral 2, others singles
23rd	Wood Walton Marsh (TL212812)	Small Copper	Paul Fisher	Almost forgot Small Copper x1 as well
23rd	Wood Walton Marsh (TL212812)	Brimstone, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue	Paul Fisher	Green-Veined White x1; Brimstone x4(Male x3/Female x1); Small Heath x2; Common Blue x3(All Males);Green Hairstreak x1. Sadly no Grizzled Skippers seen.
22nd	Woodwalton Marsh	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Common Blue	ROGER ORBELL	Several Common Blue males,Grizzles X2, Sm Heath X3 (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
22nd	Quy fen (TL513626)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue	Andrew Maddocks	1 Painted lady egg laying on thistle
22nd	North Weald (Flood Plain NR) (TL494044)	Common Blue	Ian Watts	Lightly overcast becoming sunny. Too many Common Blues to reliably count (20+). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
22nd	North Weald (Flood Plain NR and thereabouts) (TL494044)	Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue	Ian Watts	Gloriously hot morning even by 8.30 with far too many Common Blues on the wing to count (certainly 25+). Of interest was that most seemed to be male (certainly those that settled long enough for me to check) and the range of sizes. One or two were tiny around the size of a Small Blue. Also saw what I think was a Burnet Companion moth plus a couple of female Brimstones (a butterfly which seem to be appearing more regularly recently in my part of the world).
22nd	Magog Down (TL490532)	Peacock, Brimstone, Large white, Small Heath, Common Blue	Janet Mayes	11 am Hot and sunny - Lots of Brimstones and Common Blues especially in the corner of the meadow nearest the path to Wandlebury ring. 1 Peacock, 1 small Heath, 4 large whites, 5 unspecified whites (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
22nd	Homerton College, Cambridge (TL460561)	Painted Lady, Common Blue	Marcus Rhodes	1 Painted Lady, 3 male Common Blue
22nd	Boxted (TL9932)	Comma, Red Admiral, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Martin Peers	Green-veined White 5, Red Admiral 3, Speckled Wood 2, others singles.
21st	Upwood Meadows (TL251826)	Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Graham Almond	A warm windy day with bright sunshine at times and no rain. Not many bigger butterflies, so seeing two or three each of Common Blues, Small Coppers and Brown Argus quite early in the summer was encouraging.
21st	Thorndon Park: Jury Hill (TQ618893)	Small Heath, Small Copper	Rob Smith	10am. Small Copper 2, Small Heath 1. moths:Silver Y and Cauchas rufimitrella
21st	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell (very worn) - all singles. Small Heath 6, Common Blue 3, Holly Blue 1, Small Copper 1, Small White 6, Green-veined White 1. moths: Small Yellow Underwing & Silver-Y
21st	RSPB Bowers marsh (TQ7586)	Wall	Laurence Drummond	Southerly breeze full sun, 1 slightly tatty Wall on a gate post,my first for many,many years.
21st	Over Cutting Guide Busway	Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Peter Biggs	3 grizzled skipper, 10 common blue, 1 small copper, 1 small heath, 3 brimstone, 1 large white, 1 small white
21st	Maxey Pits (TF135070)	Orange-Tip	David Withrington	A total of 10 Orange Tips on a walk around the south side of the pits.
21st	Lolham Bridges (TF107073)	Red Admiral	David Withrington	On the south bank of Maxey Cut there were two pristine Red Admirals. Also several Four-spotted Chaser dragonflies.
21st	Leigh on Sea (TQ848989)	Holly Blue	Mike Coulter	There are more than 10 or so of these butterfly's in my garden and I have witnessed a female laying on my grapevines.
21st	Langdon Hills CP, Johnson's Meadow (TQ700863)	Peacock, Large white, Orange-Tip, Wall, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Paul Beckett	Breezy afternoon with sunny intervals. 1 Wall brown and 1 Grizzled Skipper near bottom of the meadow, SW corner. Large Skipper on hedgerow N side of horse track S of the meadow. Dozens of Common Blue, 10+ Small Heath; also several Common Burnet and Silver Y moths.
21st	Canvey Wick (TQ761836)	Red Admiral	Rob Smith	a Red Admiral and Treble Bar moth. not sure I was in the right bit!
21st	Burwell Fen by Reach Lode Bridge. (TL557678)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady	Kevin Wilson	During a late afternoon visit to Burwell Fen I saw 1 Painted Lady and 2 Small Tortoiseshells. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
21st	Black Notley (TL7620)	Brimstone, Holly Blue	George Brown	1 Brimstone ovipositing on buckthorn in garden at 1.45p.m. Also 2 Holly blues in garden. Sunny and warm. SE wind.
20th	Willow Park EWT (TQ6887)	Peacock, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	very good Small Copper first brood - 4 seen on transect here. Also Common Blue 3, Small Heath 4, Peacock 1. moths: Small Yellow Underwing, Burnet Companion 2
20th	The Naze (TM2624)	Painted Lady, Small Copper	Laurence Drummond	Brisk southerly breeze but full sun, 3 Painted lady and 2 Small copper.
20th	RSPB Ouse Fen at Needingworth (TL3572)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Large Skipper, Common Blue	Ute Mokros	mid-morning, warm, sun and cloud, moderate breeze. saw 2 male orange-tips, one small tortoiseshell, one peacock, one male brimstone, one female brimstone, one male common blue, a skipper which looked like a large skipper, but I am not sure. Also one ermine moth and one cinnabar moth. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
20th	Nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Brimstone, Holly Blue	Simon & Pat Cox	Finally added Brimstone to our garden list this morning! 1-2 Holly Blues regularly of late
20th	Little Henny/Henny Street (TL8638)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Small Copper	Martin Peers	2 Painted Ladies, others all singles
20th	Langdon Hills: Johnson's Meadows (TQ700863)	Peacock, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Common Blue	Rob Smith	3 male Grizzled Skippers in good condition. Peacock 1, Common Blue 15 (incl mating pair), Small Heath 2. Mother Shipton and Burnet Companion moths
20th	Langdon Hills CP: Hawkesbury Bush (TQ704865)	Peacock, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Lots of work done here recently, opening up old glades. Has Grizzled potential. Small Copper 2, Common Blue 2, Small Heath 3, Peacock 1
20th	Langdon Hill CP: Bells Hill Meadow (TQ707868)	Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Small Copper 3, Common Blue 3
20th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Large white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Rob Smith	A possible Green Hairstreak on Tylers Wood meadow (TQ571906). 2 of each, except 1 Large White
20th	Holme Fen NR	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Guy Manners	Branch field trip led by Sharon Hearle. Eight attendees including Sharon and myself. Minimum numbers: Grizzled Skipper (45); Brimstone (1 male); Orange Tip (1); Common Blue (1 male); Red Admiral (2); Peacock (1); Mother Shipton (2); Burnet Companion (1); Cinnabar (1); Drinker caterpillar (2); Garden Tiger caterpillar (1); small black caterpillars on bramble awaiting ID (28)
20th	ENGINE BANK (TL444823)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Wall, Brown Argus, Small Copper	Paul Fisher	A early morning visit 08:30-10:00 before the clouds built up produced the following: Green-Veined White x6; Small White x2; Large White x2; Orange-Tip x3(All Females); Unident White x2; Peacock x3; Small Tortoiseshell x3; Painted Lady x1; Wall Brown x4(3x male 1x female); Small Copper x2; Brown Argus x11.
20th	Basildon Meadows SSSI (south) (TQ706867)	Brown Argus, Common Blue	Rob Smith	Common Blue 10 (incl first female), Brown Argus 1. 5 Burnet Companion moths
19th	Blue House Farm, North Fambridge (TQ8596)	Painted Lady, Common Blue	Simon Wood
18th	Broomhouse Flash, Langham (TM0334)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Martin Peers	4 Red Admirals, 2 Green-veined Whites, 2 Orange Tips, others singles. 1 Silver-Y.
17th	One Tree Hill Langdon Hills Country Park (TQ697861)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Janet Whitfield	Warm Day 11.45 - 12.45 23 degrees 16mph wind- sunny wall butterflies in same place as last year by a trig point near Keeper's Cottage. Sunny , dry area surrounded with bushes, blackthorn, hawthorn, brambles, nettles. Small copper and holly blues in Summerhouses meadow which is just springing to life with yellow rattle, clover, buttercups, speedwell. Have a better picture of the wall but struggled to download as cannot see the downloaded photo and whether it is the right photo.
16th	Ramsey Marsh (TL941059)	Small white, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Common Blue 2, Holly Blue 4, Small Copper 1, Small Heath 3, Small White 1+
16th	North Weald (Flood Plain NR) (TL494044)	Holly Blue, Common Blue	Ian Watts	The Common Blue seems to be out in numbers now. Saw 6+ this morning (all male) without any effort. Also 2 x Holly Blue.
16th	North Weald (Flood Plain NR and nearby) (TL494044)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper	Ian Watts	A warm, humid and hazy afternoon. 6+ Holly Blue, 3 x Small Copper (one of which was very small indeed), 2+ Common Blue, 2 x Small Heath, a proud (albeit very faded) Peacock, an Orange Tip and a Red Admiral.
16th	Langdon Hills: Johnsons West (TQ700863)	Grizzled Skipper	Rob Smith	arrived 4.45pm to cloud. Another Grizzled Skipper searcher, Tom, had seen up to 4 or 5 over a long period, and showed me photos of 2, a male and a female
16th	Dunton Plotlands EWT (TQ661877)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Peacock 4, orange-tip 3m, Speckled Wood 2, Holly Blue 4, Common Blue 3, Small Copper 2, singles others
16th	Colne Point (TM104133)	Orange-Tip	Simon Cox	2 male Orange Tips along ditch by sewage-works
16th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL407548)	Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 1, Small White 3, Orange Tip 5
16th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL403544)	Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 3, Small White 5, Green-veined White 1, Large White 4, Orange Tip 13
16th	CRT Barton Cambs (TL398545)	Small white, Orange-Tip	Tony Roberts	Small White 3, Orange Tip 2
15th	Little Eversden (TL378539)	Painted Lady, Small white, Orange-Tip	James Fowler	15:00, warm, windy and overcast. Single Painted Lady roosting in grass at edge of path.
14th	Weymark 's, Beach, Bradwell (TM0109)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady, Small white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Holly Blue	Graham Smith	2 Holly Blue, 2 Small Tort, 5 Sm Heath, 6 Peacock, 2 Small White, 15 GVW, 4 Red Admiral, 4 Painted Lady
14th	RSPB Rainham marshes	Peacock, Painted Lady	Laurence Drummond	1 Painted lady, 3 Peacock
14th	RSPB Rainham Marshes	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak	Tricia And Jim	All singles (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
14th	Over guided bus cutting	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper	Trevor Sawyer	Finally managed to get out for my annual pilgrimmage to Over to see if the Grizzled Skippers are still hanging on there... After a cloudburst, a careful search with Trevor Grange revealed ONE single specimen. We walked about 700M along the cutting and back again. Other butterflies seen: Small White, Green-Veined White, Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small Copper, Common Blue and (most numerous) Small Heath (maybe 10). Just before we left we saw a single fresh Large White.
14th	Over Cutting (TL368694)	Peacock, Small white, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper	James Fowler	Between 13:00 & 14:00, mostly sunny 18oC. 6 Small Heath, 6 Small Copper and 3 Common Blue. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
14th	Langdon Hills, Johnson's Meadow (TQ700086)	Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue	Andrew Woodhouse	Small Heath 6, Grizzled Skipper 2, Brown Argus 1 and Common Blue 3.
14th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	m and an f Brimstone. ~7 Green Hairstreak seen today, several sparring.
14th	Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits (East Pit) (TL4855)	Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Marcus Rhodes	1 Green Hairstreak, 2 Orange-Tip, 5 Holly Blue (1 seen egg laying on Dogwood) & 7 Brimstone (incl. 2 egg laying females).
14th	Bradwell St Peter's (TM0308)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue	Graham Smith	23 Holly Blue (nectaring on large patch of Comfrey in Othona Camp), 2 RA, 2 Small Tort, 3 Peacock, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Brimstone (male), 1 Small Heath,11 GVW,1 Small White, 7 Orange Tip
14th	Bowers Marsh RSPB Reserve (TQ755867)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Wall, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper	Miles Attenborough	1 small tortoiseshell, 6 peacocks, 4 small white, 1 large white, 3 green veined white, 5 male orange tip, 3 female orange tip, 6 wall brown, 20 small heath, 2 holy blue, 1 male brown argus, 2 male common blue, 3 small copper including a mating pair
14th	Berwick Woods (TQ538840)	Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak	Paul Beckett	3pm sunny. Green Hairsteak in a sunny sheltered glade close-cropped by rabbits, surrounded by thorn bushes. Cross the River Ingrebourne from Hornchurch CP and then take the first woodland path on the right. Two sheltered glades are 200m south along this narrow woodland path. GH was in the more easternly glade.
14th	Berwick Woods (TQ538840)	Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak	Paul Beckett	3pm sunny. Green Hairsteak in a sunny sheltered glade close-cropped by rabbits, surrounded by thorn bushes. Cross the River Ingrebourne from Hornchurch CP and then take the first woodland path on the right. Two sheltered glades are 200m south along this narrow woodland path. GH was in the more easternly glade.
14th	Benfleet Downs (TQ784858)	Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	Very nice to see my first Painted Lady of this butterfly recording season.
12th	Perry	Red Admiral	Laura Berrill
12th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Common Blue, Small Copper, Brown Argus	Rob Seago	The Common Blues were first of season. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
11th	devil's dyke, racecourse end	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper	Trevor Goodfellow	100m along path 2 x dingy skippers noted and further along opposite race course play area i counted 5 or 6. holly blues on holly bush (50m) and brown argus at about 100m. brimstone laying eggs on buckthorn. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
11th	Willow Park EWT (TQ6887)	Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Comma 2, Peacock 3, Orange-tip 1, Small Heath 4, Holly Blue 1, Small Copper 2
11th	West Canvey Marsh RSPB (TQ7784)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Wall	Richard Howard	All singles except 6 Peacock.
11th	Werrington, Peterborough (TF170025)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	David Withrington	Hedge and ditch next to the A15 in the northern part of Walton. One or two of each species.
11th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Peacock, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Small Heath, Small Copper	Rob Smith	rain greeted me, but warm enough despite cloud. 2 Small Heath & Small White, singles others
11th	RSPB Canvey Wick, Canvey Island, Essex (TQ768832)	Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Wall, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	First Green Hairstreak of the year for me. All singles except 2 Wall and 4 Peacock. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
11th	North Weald Flood Plain (TL494044)	Peacock, Common Blue	Ian Watts	My first Common Blue of the year. A very nice (and very blue) female.
11th	Langdon Hills: Johnson's Meadows (TQ700863)	Orange-Tip, Wall, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	carried out a timed count in all the mown strips and found just the one Grizzled Skipper, a male. Also Common Blue 4, Small Heath 6, singles others. biggest surprise, a female Wall Brown along the path from the church car park at TQ696864 (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
11th	Fobbing: old sea wall	Comma, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath	Rob Smith	Wall Brown 2m, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 1, Small Heath 2. a Yellow Belle moth
11th	Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192018)	Red Admiral	David Withrington	Passageway between recreation ground and Bluebell Land. One Red Admiral - the first of the year in this area near my home.
11th	Canvey Wick Nature Reserve (TQ766837)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Wall, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	Nice to see a Wall and two Green Hairstreak on the island. Also heard two Cuckoo (M&F)calling.
11th	Benfleet Downs Hadleigh Country Park (TQ784858)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	Nice to see a Brimstone on the transect; the first for two years. There is no buckthorn on this part of the downs so we tend to only get males passing through, no doubt, looking for females.
11th	Alresford area (TM062203)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Brown Argus	Robert Seago	This was an expansive walk starting and finishing by the old churchyard, walking to Colne and creek. 2 Brown Argus males were my first of year, and 2 Small Heath males also sparred.
10th	devil's dyke reach end	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus	Ben Greenaway	numbers as you'd expect but notably 10+ GH, 10+ HB, 2 SH, 1 DS, 2 BA
10th	Wickford (TQ735931)	Peacock, Small white, Wall, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	4 Holly Blue 2 Small White 1 Wall Brown 1 Peacock feeding on primrose bush Seen in garden Sunny light breeze
10th	South Woodford, London (garden) (TQ397900)	Speckled Wood	Nick Challoner
10th	Pheasanthouse Farm (TL786069)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Copper	Louise Bacon	EWT staff walk morning. With Lorna Shaw and others. 1 comma, 3 peacock, 2 copper, 2+ small tort, 1 GVwhite, 1 Orange tip
10th	Norman Cross Pits (TL162908)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	This morning we saw 7 green hairstreak, 8 dingy skipper, 2 small tortoiseshell, 2 peacock and one each of red admiral, holly blue, orange-tip, small white & green-veined white.
10th	Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet Downs	Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Wall	Andrew Woodhouse	Comma 4, Peacock 4, Orange Tip 2 and Wall 5 (3 male and 2 female)
10th	Grafham Water Lagoons (TL160669)	Peacock, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	Charles Nicol	first sighting of green hairstreak at this location. will have another look tomorrow...
10th	Fletton Lake, Peterborough (TL196963)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	David Withrington	Walk along west side of lake (east side no longer accessible). Highlight was 3 Green Hairstreaks amongst clumps of cowslips on raised ground at SW end of lake.
10th	Engine Bank, Mepal (TL4482)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Wall, Brown Argus, Small Copper	Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne	During a 3k walk this afternoon we counted 2 wall brown, 50+ brown argus, 1 small copper, 60+ small tortoiseshell, 25+ peacock, 3 orange-tip, 4 green-veined white, 3 small white and a large white.
10th	Devil's Dyke/Newmarket (TL611621)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Mills	Bright and warm for a change! 12+ Dingy Skippers inc 2 mating pairs, 7+Brimstones inc 2 egg laying females plus very fresh looking Common Blue, Small Copper and 3 x Small Heaths. Also one tatty Green Hairstreak. Also spotted several fresh Latticed and Common Heath moths and 3 x Burnet Companions (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
10th	Brampton Wood (TL180699)	Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Peter Sharpe	Good numbers of Orange tip and Brimstone, Peacock and GV White.
10th	Bradwell (TL819221)	Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Richard Bigg	Half hour walk one of each species.
10th	Bradwell (TL817218)	Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Copper	Richard Bigg	Warm in the sun but cool breeze. In half hour walk Orange Tip(5m 1f), Green Veined White(2), Small Copper(1).
10th	Bradwell (TL802221)	Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Richard Bigg	Sunny and warm Temp. 14deg. 40min. walk Orange Tip(4m 1f) Holly Blue(2).
10th	Barnack Hills & Holes (TF074044)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Ute Mokros	Sunny, warm day with little wind. Saw one small tortoiseshell, 6+ brimstone (male and female), about 10 green hairstreak, 7+ male and female orange-tip, one small white and one large white and 2 holly blue. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
7th	Willow Park EWT (TQ6887)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Heath	Rob Smith	Red Admiral 1, Peacock 2, Small Heath 2, singles others. No Grizzled Skipper
7th	Vange Marsh	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Wall, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Andrew Cox	Brimstone-2 (male pursuing female; she managed to shake him off) Orange tip-3 (two males, one female) Holly blue-3 (male & female interrupted by a second male) Small copper-1 Wall brown-1 Peacock-many Comma-1 (on nearby footpath) Large white-1 Small white-several Green veined white-several Small heath-1
7th	Nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Peacock, Large white, Orange-Tip	Simon & Pat Cox	Female Orange Tip, abraded Peacock & Large White, all singles, in our garden. First Red Admiral in garden this year approx 1 wk ago
7th	Norton Mandeville. (TL578046)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood, 6 Green-veined Whites, 6 Orange-Tip, 1 Holly Blue.
7th	Langdon Hills: Johnson's Meadows (TQ700863)	Peacock, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper	Rob Smith	1 Grizzled Skipper at 4pm. Small Heath 3, singles others. Also an Orange-tip, Small Copper and Small Heath at Hawkesbury Bush (TQ704865) (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
7th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Red Admiral appeared to be egg laying.2 GH, 1 H Blue. About 8 Orange Tip, mostly male congregated in 1 spot. Green Hairstreak, skewed sideways on leaf to catch sun. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
7th	Berwick Woods (TQ540838)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Paul Beckett	Dry and cloudy early afternoon with occasional sunny spells. All singles except Orange Tip 4.
7th	Abberton Reservoir (TL983193)	Peacock, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Richard Bigg	Sunny, and sheltered from the wind quite warm. peacock(2) Small Copper(1) Holly Blue(1) (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
6th	Willow Park EWT (TQ6887)	Small Copper	Rob Smith	not good transect conditions, but some patchy sunshine. Small Copper 1, no Grizzled Skipper. moths: Burnet Companion 2, E. plumella 1
6th	West Canvey Marsh (RSPB) (TQ7778)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Copper	Peter Jackson	Not a bright day cold wind, but sheltered areas produced 1 Red Admiral,5 Peacock,4 G.V White,3 Orange Tip,2 Speckled Wood,2 Small Copper,13 Wall Brown ( my second best count from this site ) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
6th	RSPB Old hall marshes (TL9513)	Small Heath	Laurence Drummond	9 today, mostly near the wind pump.
6th	Martins farm St Osyth (TM117177)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue	Rob Seago	Several Peacocks, 2 male Brimstone, others singles. The Brimstones are probably new record for the site. Both males, 1 nectaring on Confrey on the transect, the other at opposite end
6th	Langdon Hills CP: Johnsons (TQ700863)	Small Heath	Rob Smith	A Grizzled Skipper was reported here on the 2nd, but I arrived late pm in poor conditions. Disturbed a roosting Small Heath. moths: Lime-speck Pug 1, Latticed Heath 1, E. plumella 1, possible male Fox moth flying maniacally
6th	Langdon Hills (Coombe Wood)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Andrew Cox
6th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	Rob Smith	Last week's Green Hairstreak was no fluke - 4 seen today. A fresh, jumpy Red Admiral, Speckled Wood 3, Orange-tip 2, Green-veined White 2 (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
6th	Dagnam Park (TQ555936)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Paul Beckett	Dry but breezy afternoon with sunny intervals. Speckled Wood and Holly Blue were seen in Duck Wood; the rest were in the meadows near Fir Wood and Osiers Wood.
5th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	Peacock 2, Speckled Wood 1f, Brimstone 1m
5th	Langdon Hills (Coombe Wood)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Andrew Cox
5th	Hemingford Grey (TM202192)	Small white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Ute Mokros	Sunny but very windy morning. Saw 2 male orange-tips and an orange-tip egg on the flower stalk. Also one holly blue and one small white. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
5th	Barnack Hills and Hollows (TF075045)	Brimstone, Large white, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak	Peter Sharpe	Breezy but sunny and good numbers of Orange Tip and Brimstone seen also Large White and about 10 Green Hairstreak. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
4th	Thorndon Park North (Childerditch upper field) (TQ608907)	Small Copper	Barbara Beckett	2pm cloudy with sunny intervals; 1 Small Copper in the goat grazing meadow.
4th	Orton Brick Pit (TL173933)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	David Withrington	A sunny morning: out of the strong NE wind, butterflies abounded - Small Tortoiseshell(2), Comma(1), Peacock(4), Small White(2), Green-veined White(3), Orange Tip(27), Speckled Wood(3), Green Hairstreak(1)- I found a colony 4 years ago, which disappeared when the hawthorns were removed; this was my first sighting since. then.
4th	Hampton area	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper	ROGER ORBELL	8 Dingy and 1 Grizzled all nice and fresh this morning
2nd	Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper	Ute Mokros	Sunny, warm morning, little breeze. Saw 2 male and one female orange-tip, several peacocks, one male and one female brimstone, 2 small white and one grizzled skipper (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
2nd	Holme Fen (TL201890)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Grizzled Skipper	Ute Mokros	Late morning, sun and cloud, moderate breeze. Saw one red admiral, 10+ peacock, one comma, all in various state of dilapidation; about 5 male orange-tips and 2 female (one freshly emerged), various whites including brimstone, 3 green-veined white and small white. One speckled wood and at least 8 grizzled skippers mostly feeding on dandelions on the path. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
2nd	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	Robert Seago	Red Admiral was probably a new entry, and the single Green Hairstreak was first after a long gap. A female Brimstone was patrolling the rides.
2nd	Fordham woodland trust (TL9328)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 2, Peacock 4, Brimstone 2, Green-veined White 2, Orange Tip 2 males, Speckled Wood and Small Heath singles.
2nd	Devil's Dyke/Burwell Cut (TL575652)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper	James Fowler	Between 09:30 and 11:00, initially sunny but with increasing cloud. Windy except in Cut. Numerous Brimstone and Orange Tip. 3 x G.H., 2 x S.C. others singletons.
2nd	Blue House Farm EWT Reserve, North Fambridge (TQ877978)	Peacock, Orange-Tip, Small Heath	Graham Smith	21 Orange Tip, 2 Peacock, 1 Small Heath. Orange-tips were nectaring on Charlock in Turtle Dove plot.

April 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
30th	Devil's Dyke/Burwell Cut (TL575652)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Green Hairstreak	Rob Mills	Overcast and very windy! Saw 1 Small tortoiseshell basking, 1 male + 1 female Brimstone and 1 Peacock along Devil's Dyke. @ Green Hairstreak and 1 GV White at Burwell Cut (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
30th	Beckton: Royal Docks Road (TQ440817)	Brimstone, Green-veined white, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus	Rob Smith	Green Hairstreak next to Tesco Extra car park and a Green-veined White. Also 2 fresh Brown Argus and a male Brimstone on wasteland next to main road (TQ439819) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
29th	Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812)	Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper	Rosalyn Payne	4pm Sunny and quite warm until the sun disappeared again. 2 Orange-tip, 1 Grizzled Skipper (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
29th	Wickford (TQ735931)	Small white, Large white, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	1 Large White 1 Small White 1 Holly Blue Seen in garden. Cloudy Southerly Breeze
29th	River Delph, Mepal (TL439817)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined white, Brown Argus	Rob Mills	Warm but cloudy with sunny intervals. 7+ Small torts, most worn and tatty. Very fresh male Brown Argus. 2+ Peacocks and 2 Green-veined Whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
29th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Rob Smith	Peacock 2, Green-veined White 1, Small White 1, Orange-tip 1m
29th	Langdon Hills: Johnson's Meadows (TQ701864)	Peacock, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath	Rob Smith	No Grizzled Skippers seen, although not much sunshine. Small Heath 3 (East Mdw & Hawkesbury Bush), Peacock 10, Orange-tip 3, singles others. Burnet Companion moth
29th	John Weston Reserve EWT (TM264246)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Simon & Pat Cox	3 Peacocks, 3 male Orange Tips, 2 Speckled Woods, single Small White, Small Copper & Brimstone. Brimstone was a personal first for the reserve despite spending hundreds of hours there over some 15 years.
29th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Peacock, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	Rob Smith	cloudy after a sunny early morning, but still got my first ever Green Hairstreak on this transect - between Jermaines Wood & M25 (colonies found by C Jupp after motorway widening). singles others
29th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Rob Seago	Female Brimstone looked as though she was laying an egg, but then male disturbed her. My first Small Copper here this year though someone else photographed one last week.
29th	Canvey Wick (TQ766837)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Holly Blue	Peter Jackson	20+ Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell,3 Holly Blue,2 Speckled Wood,3 G.V. White,3 Orange Tip,1 Small White,4 Wall ( 1 very pale individual photo,and 1 extremely small,so small I thought it was a small copper on first sight. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
29th	Benfleet Downs (TQ784858)	Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Holly Blue, Common Blue	David Chandler	First Wall (2) and Common Blue seen by me on Benfleet Downs on butterfly transect this season.
29th	Barnes Spinney EWT	Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Rob Seago	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
28th	Colne Point EWT (TM100125)	Small Copper	Robert Seago	Saw 2 today with nothing else seen.
27th	Vange Marsh RSPB (TQ733872)	Small white, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	5 Small White 1 Holly Blue 1 Speckled Wood Broken Cloud Notherly Breeze
26th	Elmstead Wood (TM073247)	Small Heath	Robert Seago	First of year, only butterfly seen in cool afternoon, retiring into hedge after I disturbed it. Site is a large WT plantation.
26th	Canvey Wick RSPB (TQ766837)	Speckled Wood	Terry Gleave	1 Speckled Wood Broken cloud Northerly breeze
25th	Wat Tyler Country Park Pitsea Essex	Peacock, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Janet Whitfield
25th	Sea wall near Mucking Flats	Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Wall	MartinGlen	Only one Wall and one Speckled Wood, but both unexpected, so a good day.
24th	Langdon Hills Country Park Sandpits and Summerhous (TQ679875)	Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Janet Whitfield
24th	Godmanchester, Cambs	Orange-Tip	Lesley	This afternoon 1 female photographed in our conservatory.
23rd	Wanstead Park, NE London (TQ4187)	Speckled Wood	Kathy Hartnett	1 Speckled Wood, near the Tea Hut in Wanstead Park.
23rd	Wanstead Flats, NE London (TQ4186)	Peacock	Kathy Hartnett	2 Peacock; 1 White (unspecified).
23rd	Thames Chase, Harold Court (TQ559912)	Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	2 male Orange Tip, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
23rd	Old Sewage Works (alongside Wanstead Park) (TQ4287)	Orange-Tip	Kathy Hartnett	1 Orange Tip (male).
23rd	Devils Dyke, Reach side (TL574653)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Eli Harji & Oskar Brattstrom	Green Hairstreaks were active and in territorial fights when the sun broke through the clouds. At least four individuals spotted and managed to photograph the males in flight. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
23rd	Bush Wood, Leytonstone, London E11 (TQ4087)	Speckled Wood	Kathy Hartnett	In Bush Wood: 2 Speckled Wood; + also in TQ4087, but on Wanstead Flats, NE London (alongside Bush Wood) 2 Whites (unspecified).
23rd	Benfleet Downs & marshes (TL0438)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Holly Blue	Richard Howard	Large number of Holly Blue - at least 14 seen. 2 Wall after single seen yesterday (my first sighting of the year). Orange-tips in abundance - at least 12 seen, but all males.
22nd	Willow Park EWT (TQ6887)	Green-veined white	Rob Smith	A 2.5km transect in good conditions through unimproved grassland and just a single white. This is a curious place in early spring
22nd	Watton's Green (TQ529951)	Comma, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	Footpath to Spring Farm: 1 male Brimstone, 1 female Orange Tip, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood. Also 3 m Orange Tip and 1 Small White on Priors Golf Course TQ537947
22nd	Stapleford Abbotts (TQ510956)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Footpath from Tyseahill Farm to Stapleford Hall Farm: 1 Painted Lady, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 male Orange Tip and 3 Speckled Wood. PL was a nice surprise, an early record for me (photo taken).
22nd	RSPB Ouse Fen at Needingworth (TL348729)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Ute Mokros	Warm afternoon, sun and cloud, light breeze. 15+ small tortoiseshell, 8+ peacock, 5+ brimstone, 5 male orange-tips and one female, 2 green-veined white, 2 small white and other unidentified white, 4 speckled wood, one comma and one holly blue.
22nd	Noak Hill (TQ532931)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	1 male Brimstone, 4 Orange Tip (3m & 1f), 1 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
22nd	Linford Pits (TQ669801)	Peacock, Small white	Rob Smith	Singles of each, plus the micro moth Epichnopterix plumella
22nd	Grafham Water (TL163665)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Charles Nicol	The Orange-tips were making the most of the sun on the Lady's Smock in the grassy area near the car-park. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
22nd	Devils Dyke racecourse	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper	Sharon Hearle	My earliest record for Dingy Skipper on Devils Dyke transect walk in 13 years. Just the one using Milkwort.
22nd	Devils Dyke between A1304-A11 (TL610623)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak	Kevin Wilson	I spent 2 hours along the dyke[3.30 pm-5.30 pm],during which I counted 2 Green Hairstreaks. 2 Brimstones[1 male and 1 female]. 4 male Orange Tips. 6 Peacocks and 17+ Small Tortoiseshells. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
22nd	Coal harbour lane car park/ Rainham marshes (TQ534792)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak	Janet Edmunds And David Jones	From 3pm until 5.30pm sunny periods we had 30+ peacock, 30+small tortoise shells, 20 green veined white, 50+ mixed whites, 2 small whited, 10 orange tips and 2 green hairstreak. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
22nd	Buckden (TL194677)	Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Peter Sharpe	Orange tip and Green-veined White in garden. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
22nd	Beth Chatto Gardens, Elmstead Mkt (TM0624)	Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Simon Cox	At least 2 male Orange Tips, 4 G-v Whites & 1 Speckled Wood
222nd	JermainsWood/Tyler's Common (TQ570907)	Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	Orange-tip 2f, 2m, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood 4, Peacock 1
20th	Abberton Reservoir, Lord Woodmouse Trail (TL962177)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	8 Speckled Wood, 6 Green-veined White, 3 Orange Tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Peacock, 1 Small Copper.
19th	Weeley Heath road cutting (TM140209)	Small Copper	Rob Seago	I stopped the car in the usual layby hoping to see a Green Hairstreak but was quite surprised by the Small Copper (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
19th	Wanstead Flats, NE London (TQ4087)	Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Kathy Hartnett	2 Brimstones; 1 Holly Blue; 1 Speckled Wood; + 4 White (unspecified).
19th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Kevin Wilson	Between 11.51 am-3.15 pm I noted 5 species of butterflies on the farm. Maximum numbers seen at one time- 1 Comma. 1 Holly Blue. 2 Male Orange Tips. 2 Small Tortoiseshells and 3 Brimstones,[ 2 males and 1 female.]
19th	Hemingford Grey (TL289701)	Peacock, Orange-Tip	Ute Mokros	One male orange-tip resting on forget-me-not and the lawn. One peacock flying through the garden. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
19th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rob Seago	The large white was my first positively identified one of the year.
19th	City of London Cemetery, London E12 (TQ4186)	Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Kathy Hartnett	6 Holly Blue; 7 Speckled Wood; + 1 White (unspecified).
19th	Carter's Brook, Harold Hill (TQ541929)	Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	1 Red Admiral, 6 male Orange Tip, 10 Speckled Wood. Also 2 unidentified whites.
19th	Canvey Wick RSPB (TQ766837)	Peacock, Small white, Speckled Wood	Terry Gleave	1 Peacock 1 Speckled Wood 2 Small White Warm broken cloud easterly breeze
19th	Canvey Wick (TQ766837)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall	Peter Jackson	0930-1330 walk produced 9 Peacock,2 Small Tortoiseshell,7 Green veined White, 1 Comma, 5 Speckled Wood, 4 Orange Tip ( male ), 5 Wall ( my first for the year ) (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
19th	Buckden (TL197677)	Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Peter Sharpe	Male and female Orange Tip and Holly blue in garden (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
18th	Wickford (TQ735931)	Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	2 Holly Blue 1 Orange Tip Seen In garden Broken cloud northerly breeze
18th	Theydon gardens (TQ515840)	Holly Blue	Janet Edmunds	In my garden chilly day with a few sunny spells 12pm on my hand to warm up. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
18th	Paper mill lock - Beely Weir, River Chelmer.	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rosie & Bill Perkins, Margaret & Jim Dalgarno.	14 Orange Tip, 4 Green-veined White, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock, 6 Speckled Wood, 4 Small White, 1 Brimstone, 1 Comma.
18th	Hemingford Grey (TL289701)	Large white, Orange-Tip	Ute Mokros	One male orange-tip flying in garden. One large white emerged in unheated annexe today. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
17th	Sutton Gault (TL422795)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Jeff Stenning And Andrew Maddocks	1 small copper
17th	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Small Copper	Rob Smith	Small Copper 1, Peacock 1, Orange-tip 2, Green-veined White 18 (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
17th	Garden (TL9723)	Small white, Orange-Tip	Len CORNWELL	Male and female Orange Tip. All sightings a.m.
17th	Braintree (TL753232)	Holly Blue	Roy Ledgerton	2 males in garden at home. Sunny, cool.
16th	Harrisons Drove Wicken Fen (TL557695)	Green-veined white	Kevin Wilson	Only 1 Green-veined white seen along the drove during a brief sunny spell. 11.01 am.
16th	Days Lane , Doddinghurst.	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Speckled Wood	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	Butterflies seen on footpaths off Days Lane, 7 Speckled Wood, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock.
16th	Crossroads about half a mile east of Lord's Ground (TL547667)	Other butterfly	Kevin Wilson	2 unidentified whites seen 12.41 pm.
16th	Bradwell Bird Observatory, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex (TM031080)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Clouded Yellow, Holly Blue	John Sutherby	Clouded Yellow - 1 at Sales Point. Seen by six of us.
16th	Backwarden Danbury (TL780039)	Small Copper	Elliot Wagstaff	(Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
15th	Wanstead Flats, NE London (TQ4086)	Speckled Wood, Small Copper	Kathy Hartnett	Didn't go out until 3pm, and only saw: 2 Speckled Woods, and 1 Small Copper.
15th	St Judith's Field (TL168829)	Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Rosalyn Payne	2 small tortoiseshell, 2 green-veined white, 2 orange-tip (M), 1 holly blue, sunny, cold wind
15th	M25 Embankment, Brentwood (TQ573914)	Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak	Colin Jupp	Good sunny periods but a cool NW wind. 2 Green Hairstreaks seen between 1pm - 2.15pm, my earliest here. Also 4 male Orange Tips.
15th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	Orange-tip 4m (+ 2 ova on Cuckooflower), Green-veined White 4, Speckled Wood 4. Also 2 Longhorn moths (Adela reaumurella)
15th	Great Warley (TQ583912)	Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Green Lane and Dark Lane: 6 Orange Tip (5m & 1f), 1 Green-veined White, 2 Red Admiral and 5 Speckled Wood.
15th	Aversley Wood (TL161819)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rosalyn Payne	1 small tortoiseshell at edge of the wood. 1 peacock, 2 green-veined white, 5 orange-tip (M) 2 (F) 2 speckled wood. Sunny and quite warm in the wood out of the cold wind. 2pm
12th	East Mersea (TM0615)	Red Admiral, Holly Blue	George Brown	Sunny periods, NW wind. 2 Red admirals and 1 Holly blue at footpath beside Golf House, 3.45p.m.
12th	Bradwell Bird Observatory, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex (TM031080)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white	John Sutherby	Small Tortoiseshell - 1. Peacock - 2. Small White - 5. Large White - 1 (first of the year). Green-veined White - 15+.
11th	Whittlesey Wash (TL276993)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined white	David Withrington	Peacock(1), Small Tortoiseshell(28), Green-veined White(58).
11th	Upwood Meadows (TL251825)	Peacock, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Peter Sharpe	Good numbers of Orange Tip, mainly male, two Peacock and Speckled Wood. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
11th	Prittlewell Brook, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (TQ865870)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Graham Bailey	Lunchtime walk near work - Red admiral ovipositing by brook, Small tortoiseshell 2, Comma 1, Peacock 1, Small white 1+, Green-veined white 2+, Orange tip 2, Speckled wood 12+, Holly blue 1.
11th	Lyonshall Wood, S of Great Leighs (TL7315)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	George Brown	Sunny with fresh W wind, 2.30-3.45pm. 2 Speckled woods, 1 Small tortoiseshell, and 1 fresh looking Red admiral basking on bramble leaf.
11th	Gt Holland Pits EWT	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Liz Huxley	1 green hairstreak, 2 brimstone, 3 comma, 6+ green veined white, 6+ peacock, 3 speckled wood, 1 holly blue, 2 male orange tip (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
11th	FRIARS WOOD HIGHWOODS (TM0027)	Comma, Peacock, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Julia Usher	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
11th	Canvey March RSPB (TQ774842)	Peacock, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Terry Gleave	1 Orange Tip 4 Small White 1 Peacock 2 Speckled Wood Warm Sunny Weather
11th	Bradwell E.W.T. Reserve	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small white, Green-veined white, Clouded Yellow, Holly Blue	Peter Jackson	1 Red Admiral,15+ Peacock,5 Small Tortoiseshell,2 Small White,7 Green Veined White,3 Holly Blue,1 Painted Lady and a suprise Clouded Yellow (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
11th	Black Notley (TL7620)	Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	George Brown	2 Speckled woods and 1 Holly blue in garden, early pm.
10th	Westfield Farm Camberton (TL380550)	Comma, Small white, Speckled Wood	Tony Roberts	Small White 2, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Speckled Wood 2
10th	Weald Country Park (TQ567946)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Much cooler with westerly breeze, brief sunny intervals. 1 m Orange Tip, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
10th	Harrisons Drove Wicken Fen. (TL557695)	Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	Kevin Wilson	During a few brief spells of sunshine today I managed to see a few butterflies along Harrison Drove- 1 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Tortoiseshells 2.30 pm. 1 Red Admiral and 1 unidentified white 4.30 pm. Further along the drove another Red Admiral 4.44 pm.
9th	Wickford (TQ735931)	Comma, Small white, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	4 Holly Blue 2 Small White. 1 Comma Seen in garden. Warm sunny weather
9th	Wickford (TQ735931)	Comma, Small white, Holly Blue	Terry Gleave	4 Holly Blue 2 Small White. 1 Comma Seen in garden. Warm sunny weather
9th	Walton on the Naze. Titchmarsh Marina (TM2423)	Comma, Peacock	Julia Usher	2 Peacocks. 1 Comma flew into my chest as I climbed on our boat!
9th	St Lawrence to Bradwell Marina (TL9808)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip	Graham Smith	30 Peacock,3 Orange Tip, 2 Small Tortiseshell, 1 Brimstone
9th	One tree Hill Langdon Hills Country Park (TQ697859)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Janet Whitfield	2 small tortoiseshells in the Hawkesbury Bush area - lots of activity from peacocks here as the ranger has recently cleared ridings to create sunny areas. Temperature 25 degrees C
9th	Noak Hill (TQ544941)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	4 Orange Tip (3m & 1f), 1 male Brimstone, 1 Green-veined and 2 unidentified Whites, 2 Peacock, 1 Comma, 3 Speckled Wood.
9th	Monks Wood (TL199802)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	Graham Almond	Not as many early butterflies around today as in the last few cooler and less windy days, but green hairstreaks were a surprise: three in one location and two in another.
9th	Langdon Hills Country Park (TQ679875)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Janet Whitfield	Small tortoiseshells in ridings newly cleared by ranger- nettles flourishing and very warm.
9th	Kingfishers Bridge (TL545728)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Kevin Wilson	I spent 1 hour and 55 minutes at Kingfishers Bridge late afternoon. 3.30 pm-5.25 pm. Butterflies seen- 1 Large White. 1 Red Admiral. 2 Comma. 3 Green-veined whites. 4 Holly Blues. 7 male Orange Tips. 8 Small Tortoiseshells and 10 Peacocks. Also 6 unidentified whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
9th	Ingrebourne valley park (TQ523832)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Janet Edmunds & Dave Jones	Sunny but windy afternoon 2.30pm for about 2 hours we saw 14 mixed whites,20+ peacocks lots flying high in pairs, 10 small tortoise shell, 6 orange tips, 7 speckled wood, 1 male brimstone, 3 green vein whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
9th	Doggetts Lake (TQ8791)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Paul Scott	13 x Peacock, 9 x Small Tortoiseshell, 8 x White Butterflies (identified 1 x Small White), 7 x Orange Tip, 3 x Speckled Wood, 2 x Holly Blue, 1 x Comma (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
9th	Devils Dyke (TL577650)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak	Paul Fisher	Section between the B1102 and Burwell Cutting. Green Hairstreak x3; Brimstone x4(Male); Peacock x4; Small Tortoiseshell x8; Orange-Tip x2(Male).
9th	Dagnam Park LNR, Harold Hill (TQ5593)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	6 male Orange Tip, several Green-veined White (+ probable small white), 1 Holly Blue, 3 Small Tortoiseshell and 6 Speckled Wood.
9th	Burwell Cutting (TL575652)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Paul Fisher	Green Hairstreaks x9; Brimstone x8(4 male /4 female);Orange-Tip x3 (2 male / 1 female; Peacock x1; Small Tortoiseshell x2; Holly Blue x2; Unident White x2
9th	Buckden (TL194676)	Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Peter Sharpe	M&F Orange Tip and one each of Brimstone, Small White and Holly Blue.
9th	Bradwell St Peters to Marshouse Outfall (TM0306)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Graham Smith	245 GV White, 1 Small White, 70 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell,1 Red Admiral
9th	Bradwell Marina-St PPeters (TM0109)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip	Graham Smith	33 Peacock, 32 G.V. White, 2 Orange Tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Brimstone
9th	Blackley Lane gravel pits, Great Leighs (TL7319)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	George Brown	Sunny and very warm (70'F); SW wind, 2.05-3.30p.m. 3 Small tortoiseshells, single Comma and Peacock, 7 Orange tips, 2 Speckled woods.
9th	Between Leigh station and Hadleigh castle (TQ8286)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Large white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Holly Blue	Joe Shaffery And Rebecca Jones
9th	Bedfords Park LNR (TQ5292)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Nursery Wood and Walled Garden area: 9 Orange Tips (5m & 4f) with several nectaring on Garlic Mustard and bluebells; 5+ Green-veined White, 2+ Small White. 1 Comma, 2 Peacock (1 on bluebells) and 9 Speckled Wood. Also in section TQ5192: 1 female Orange Tip on bluebells, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
9th	Barnes Spinney EWT (TM257227)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Rob Seago	Lots of Speckled Wood and Peacocks. Others fewer but lots of activity on this open day.
8th	Willow Park EWT (TQ6887)	Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	Peacock 7, Brimstone 2m, Speckled Wood 1 and a male Orange-tip on Kingston Hill
8th	Wanstead Park, NE London (TQ4087)	Comma, Holly Blue	Kathy Hartnett	Comma 1; Holly Blue 1.
8th	Wanstead Flats, NE London (TQ4086)	Comma, Speckled Wood	Kathy Hartnett	Speckled Wood 2; Comma 1; + White (unspecified) 1.
8th	St Faith's Park, Brentwood (TQ585937)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	1 male Orange Tip, 1 Green-veined White, 6 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Comma and 4 Speckled Wood.
8th	St Andrews Graveyard, Sawtry (TL175838)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Rosalyn Payne	1 comma, 3 peacock, 1 brimstone, 1 green-veined white, 3 orange-tip M and 1 F, 1 holly blue. 4 pm sunny and warm
8th	River Rom path, Collier Row	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Ian Phillips	20+ Orange Tips incl.one female (photo); 20+ whites(8 identified as Small Whites)6 Small Tortoiseshell; 8 Speckled Wood; One Comma along river path this am. Also Holly Blue & Small Tort. in Collier Row garden this pm (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
8th	Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	Orange-tip 8 (7m+1f), Green-veined White 1, Brimstone 1m, Speckled Wood 4, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Comma 1 (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
8th	Harold Hill (near A12) (TQ555917)	Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	2 Orange Tip including my first female of the year, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
8th	Harold Hill (TQ548926)	Peacock, Large white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	My first Large White of the year in the garden. Also male Orange Tip, Holly Blue and Peacock.
8th	Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583589)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Kevin Wilson	Delighted to see 2 male Orange Tips nectaring on Honesty in front of my garden. Seen at the same time- 1 Holly Blue. 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. 3.23 pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
8th	Devils Dyke Reach to railway cutting. (TL575654)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Kevin Wison	I walked along the top of the dyke between Reach and the Burwell railway cutting.12.35 pm-1.15 pm. Butterflies seen- 1 Green-veined white. 2 Speckled Woods. 2 Commas. 2 male Orange Tips.4 Holly Blues. 4 Green Hairstreaks. [my first for this year].5 Peacocks. 6 Small Tortoiseshells and 11 Brimstones.[8 males/3 females].Also 3 flighty unidentified whites.
8th	Devils Dyke Reach to railway cutting (TL575654)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Kevin Wison	(Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
8th	Cockaynes Wood EWT (TM056217)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Rob Seago
8th	Brentwood (TQ584942)	Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Tetrad TQ59X: 10+ Speckled Woods, 2 male Orange Tip, 1 Comma and 1 Peacock. Also several unidentified whites.
8th	Braintree (TL753232)	Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Roy Ledgerton	Sunny, warm. In garden at home. Brimstone 1m, Orange Tip 1m, Holly Blue 1m.
8th	Backwarden EWT (TL779038)	Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip	Rob Smith	Brimstone 1m, Orange-tip 1m, Peacock 3
7th	Weald Brook (TQ562925)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Late am in TQ59R: 4+ male Orange Tip, 4 Green-veined White, 2 Small White, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 5 Speckled Wood. Also in TQ59L: 4+ m Orange Tip near the small wood at TQ559929 and 2 elsewhere on Maylands Golf Course. No females were seen on cuckoo flower on the site.
7th	The Backwarden, Danbury (TL780045)	Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip	Graham Smith	M and F Brimstone, 2 Peacock, male Orange Tip
7th	Stirtloe path to pumping station (TL199663)	Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Charles Nicol	abundant speckled woods. single comma, male orange-tip, green veined white. 6 peacocks.
7th	Langdon Hills, Coombe Wood (TQ6786)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Dave Cornwell	Late Morning, warm, 15C, sunny.
7th	Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Andrew Cox	Brimstone- three males Orange tip- five males Small white-at least two Peacock-several Small tortoiseshell- two Comma-two Speckled wood-two
7th	Harold Hill (TQ548926)	Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	2 Holly Blues in my garden.
7th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Rob Seago	2 new species for year, 2 Green Hairstreak and 1 Holly Blue. Both seem early. 2 S Tort, 3 Orange Tip 7 GVW 10 Comma 20 Peacock, 20 Speckled Wood, 2 Brimstone
7th	Gidea Park Sports Ground (TQ531904)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	3 male Orange Tip, 1 Small White + 2 unidentified whites, 9 Speckled Wood, 3 Peacock, 1 worn Small Tortoiseshell and 5 Commas including a pair in courtship.
7th	Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546921)	Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	4 male Orange Tip, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Peacock and 8 Speckled Wood. Also 1 m Orange Tip in Shoulder of Mutton Wood TQ551919
6th	Wormingford (TL930330)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip	Martin Peers	Small Tortoiseshell 10, Comma 1, Peacock 7, Orange Tip 3 males
6th	Wanstead Park, NE London (TQ4087)	Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood	Kathy Hartnett	Wanstead Park (TQ4087): Red Admiral 1; Comma 1; Speckled Wood 1. Across the road from the park, in Blake Hall Crescent (also in TQ4087), Brimstone 1.
6th	Wanstead Flats, NE London (TQ4086)	Comma, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Kathy Hartnett	TQ4086: Speckled Wood 4; Holly Blue 1; Comma 1; White (unspecified) 1. And in TQ4186: Speckled Wood 1.
6th	Tylers Common (TQ566905)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Tylers Common / Tylers Hall Farm. 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small White, 4 Comma, 4 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 7 Speckled Wood.
6th	Tinkers Field CRT Barton Cambs (TL407548)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 1, Small White 5, Orange Tip 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1.
6th	Thames Chase, Harold Court (TQ561911)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Colin Jupp	East side of site late afternoon: 2 Brimstone (male & female), 6 Peacock and 3 Comma. Also 1 unidentified white.
6th	Telegraph Field Barton Cambs (TL408545)	Small Tortoiseshell, Orange-Tip	Tony Roberts	Orange Tip 1, Small Tortoiseshell 2.
6th	South river path running East from Leisure world (TM0025)	Peacock, Small white, Large white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Julia Usher	A marvellous hidden habitat along the Colne, but tucked away from the Leisure Centre and Cowdray avenue. Rich marsh, old trees, brambles and other wild grasses.
6th	Roman Road (TL5252)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Roger Lemon	Transect counts. Brimstone 28, Green-veined White 1, Orange-tip 6, Holly Blue 1, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Peacock 1, Comma 2
6th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Large white, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Kevin Wilson	Between 11.52 am-3.05 pm I saw 6 species of butterflies at the farm. 1 Holly Blue favouring a large area of ivy. 1 Speckled Wood. 1-2 Small Tortoiseshells. 2 male Orange Tips. 2 Peacocks and 2 Brimstones. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
6th	Jermaines Wood (TQ571908)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	4 male Orange Tip, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Peacock, 2 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
6th	Jermaines Wood (TQ571908)	Brimstone	Colin Jupp	1 male Brimstone in addition to other sightings.
6th	Holt Field CRT Barton Cambs (TL403544)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 1, Small White 1, Peacock 1, Small Tortoiseshell 5
6th	Hemingford Grey (TL289701)	Peacock, Brimstone, Holly Blue	Ute Mokros	One peacock, one male brimstone and two holly blues flying in the garden.
6th	Harold Park, Romford (TQ5591)	Small white, Orange-Tip	Colin Jupp	1 male Orange Tip and 1 Small White.
6th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rob Seago	First two Orange Tip males today.
6th	Doddinghurst to Mountnessing, circular walk along	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Rosie & Bill Perkins.	12,Small Tortoiseshell, 9,Peacock, 1,Brimstone, 4,Speckled Wood, 4,Orange-Tip, 3,Small White.
6th	Chatteris cemetery (TL400864)	Peacock, Large white, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Rob Partridge	At least 2 male Large Whites (photo), 1 Green-veined White, 10+ Speckled Wood, 10+ Peacock, 3 Holly Blue. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
6th	Buckden (TL194676)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small white, Holly Blue	Peter Sharpe	One of each seen in my garden, first Holly Blue this year.
5th	Vange Marsh RSPB (TQ733872)	Peacock, Small white	Terry Gleave	2 Peacock 2 Small White Warm Sunny Weather
5th	Noak Hill (TQ544941)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	1 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 6 Speckled Wood.
5th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip	Rob Smith	First Orange-tip for me today. I would guess my earliest ever. Also 2 Peacock and a Comma
5th	Dagnam Park LNR, Harold Hill (TQ5593)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	1 male Orange Tip, 1 Holly Blue, 8 Comma, 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Green-veined White + 1 unidentified white.
5th	Cattawade, White Bridge (TM098326)	Small Tortoiseshell, Small white, Orange-Tip	George Brown	Sunny periods, NW wind. 2.40p.m. 1 or 2 Small tortoiseshells and Small whites, 1 male Orange tip.
5th	Bradwell Bird Observatory, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white, Green-veined white, Holly Blue	John Sutherby	Small Tortoiseshell - 6. Peacock - 15. Small White - 10. Green-veined White - 2. Holly Blue - 1.
4th	Abberton Reservoir Nature Reserve	Speckled Wood	R J W Ledgerton	Two in woodland edge along the old road. Cloudy and warm.
3rd	TM0027	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large white, Speckled Wood	Julia Usher	5 COMMAS, SPREAD 5 PEACOCKS, 2 whizzing/ chasing each other 3 speckled wood 1 lg white
3rd	Romford Golf Course (TQ524902)	Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white	Colin Jupp	1 Green-veined White, 3 Comma and 2 Peacock.
3rd	River Rom path, Collier Row	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Ian Phillips	8 Small Tortoiseshell; 2 Brimstone; 2 Speckled wood; 6 Small White; Peacock; Orange Tip in 30 minutes this afternoon. Also Speckled wood in garden this morning
3rd	Risebridge Golf Course, Romford (TQ524901)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	East side of golf course: 1-2 male Brimstone, 3 Comma, 2 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 8 Speckled Wood (incl 5 along Ash Lane footpath).
3rd	Raphael Park, Romford (TQ517903)	Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	1 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood early evening. 2 speckled woods were seen here on 31st March.
3rd	Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	1 Holly Blue, 6 Speckled Wood, 3 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
3rd	Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ548916)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	My first male Orange Tips of the year - 1 at Petersfield Avenue and 2 together near the A12. Also 1 male Brimstone, 6 Speckled Wood, 8 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma.
3rd	Old Hall Marsh RSPB	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Rosie And Bill Perkins.	16,Peacock, 3,Comma, 2,Small Tortoiseshell.
3rd	Maldon garden (TL8406)	Holly Blue	Elliot Wagstaff
3rd	Langham, Docura's Farm (TM0234)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Martin Peers	4 Small Tortoiseshells, others singles
3rd	Harrisons Drove Wicken Fen (TL555695)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Large white	Kevin Wilson	I saw my first Large White of the year along Harrisons Drove Wicken Fen this afternoon. 4.15. pm. Other butterflies seen along the drove but not counted- Peacocks. Small Tortoiseshells and Brimstones.
3rd	Footpath by Snake Hall Farm between Swaffham Prior (TL572651)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Kevin Wilson	I spent about 45 minutes along the footpath by Snake Hall Farm,[opposite side of the disused railway track]. During which I counted-1 Holly Blue. 1 Speckled Wood.1 Green-veined white. 2 Peacocks. 2 Small Tortoiseshells. 3 male and 1 female Brimstones. 12.45 pm.-1.30 pm.
3rd	Fleam Dyke (TL5454)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Roger Lemon	Transect counts: Brimstone 14, Green Hairstreak 1, Holly Blue 1, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Peacock 14, Comma 1
3rd	Devils Dyke car park by B1102 near Burwell. (TL582648)	Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Kevin Wilson	1 male Orange Tip and 1 Green-veined white along the path from the car park to the dyke. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
3rd	Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits (TL485560)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood	Janet Mayes	1:30 Sunny spells; 1 Speckled wood, All the rest too many to keep count of. Lots of territorial activity and sun bathing going on. Lots of heavily bird pecked individuals. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
3rd	Chanterelle path by wood (TM0027)	Large white, Orange-Tip	Julia Usher
3rd	Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546921)	Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	1 Green-veined White, 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Comma and 1 Peacock. Another peacock on grass verge near the park nectaring on dandelion.
3rd	Boxted Mill (TM0134)	Green-veined white, Orange-Tip	Martin Peers	male Orange Tip, single Green-veined White
3rd	Bedfords Park LNR (TQ5191)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Lake and Lower Bedfords Road area: 3 male Orange Tip, 1 male Brimstone, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Peacock and 2 Comma. Also at the Damselfly Pond TQ521918 : 1 Green-veined White, 1 m Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 4 Speckled Wood.
3rd	Abberton Reservoir, Lord Woodmouse Trail	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood	Rosie And Bill Perkins.	12,Peacock, 2,Speckled Wood, 1,Comma, 1,Small Tortoiseshell.
2nd	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Small Tortoiseshell, Holly Blue	Pat Cox	single Small Tortoiseshell & our earliest ever Holly Blue (though we get them every year) in our garden
2nd	Wheatley Wood, Rayleigh (TQ788911)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Graham Bailey	Two hour mid-pm ramble around Woodland Trust site, with intermittent sun and passing clouds. Species seen: Sm tortoiseshell 1, Comma 22, Peacock 20, Brimstone 4 males, Green-veined white 2, Orange tip 5 males, Speckled wood 5, Holly blue 1, unidentified whites 3.
2nd	Warley Country Park (TQ584927)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	My first Green-veined White of the year, nectaring on sallow catkins. Also 1 male Brimstone, 3 Speckled Wood, 5 Peacock, 3 Comma and 6 Small Tortoiseshell. The small torts were on nettles near the bowling green and allotments.
2nd	Twenty Foot River A605 (TF379011)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone	David Withrington	From the lay-by opposite Goosetree Farm - Brimstone(1-female), Peacock(3), Small Tortoiseshell(4).
2nd	Ring's End LNR (TF405008)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white	David Withrington	My first visit to this rather grotty track (former railway line) next to a dog training area, but Small White(1), Small Tortoiseshell(6) and Peacock(4).
2nd	Ramsey Marsh (TL943060)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white	Rob Smith	Small Tortoiseshell 4, Peacock 2, and 4 whites, 1 identified as a Small White.
2nd	Gwydir Street, Cambridge (TL462583)	Holly Blue	Keith Edkins	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
2nd	FRIARS WOOD HIGHWOODS (TM0027)	Comma, Peacock	Julia Usher	4 PEACOCKS, FLYING, OR SUNNING
2nd	Eldernell, Nene Washes (TL318992)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	David Withrington	Along the south bank of the Washes, only about 300m covered: Small Tortoiseshell(22), Peacock (7) mainly basking on dandelion flowers.
2nd	Colchester Hythe (TM0223)	Green-veined white	Simon Cox	At least 3 Green-veined Whites
2nd	Canvey Wick	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Kevin Taylor	Canvey Wick today many Peacocks and Small Tortoishells and Speckled Woods 1x Green Viened White,Orange Tip,Comma
2nd	Brentwood (TQ596937)	Holly Blue	Colin Jupp	My first Holly Blue of the year in St Thomas Churchyard.
2nd	Abberton Reservoir (TL9618)	Peacock, Speckled Wood	Simon Cox	At least 3 Peacocks & 1 Speckled Wood
1st	Woodfield Park, Peterborough (TF208013)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood	David Withrington	Peacock(3), Comma(1), Small Tortoiseshell(5) - and it was good to see my first Speckled Wood of the year along the small track beyond the trees on the east side of the park on Blackthorn blossom.
1st	West Canvey Marsh RSPB (TL048380)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white	Richard Howard	6 Peacock; 2 Small Tort.; 1 Small White.
1st	TL538542	Small Tortoiseshell	Kevin Wilson	2 Small Tortoiseshells nectaring on Dandelions 1.o9 pm.
1st	St Andrews Graveyard, Sawtry (TL175838) (TL175838)	Small Tortoiseshell, Orange-Tip	Rosalyn Payne	One of each.
1st	Jermaine Wood/Tyler's Common (TQ570907)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	Peacock 6, Comma 2, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Speckled Wood 2
1st	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Robert Seago	First sightings of G V White and Speckled Wood. Probably two Small Tort (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
1st	Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough (TF193011)	Orange-Tip	David Withrington	At 10.30 a male Orange Tip flew along Dogsthorpe Road, settling in front gardens opposite the Fire Station.
1st	Canvey Wick RSPB, Essex (TL048380)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small white, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Richard Howard	3 Sm. White; 8 Peacock; 12+ Speckled Wood; 1 Orangetip (male); 1 Comma; 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
1st	Anglesey Abbey (TL532622)	Comma, Brimstone	David Eastlick	4 brimstone on wing, 1 Comma basking in sun

March 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
31st	Longthorpe (TL160983)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Don Gardener
31st	Canvey Wick (TQ770839)	Peacock, Green-veined white, Speckled Wood	Amy Ross	Multiple Speckled Wood and 2 Peacock, 1 Green-veined White.
31st	Cambridge University Botanic Garden (TL458571)	Green-veined white	Marcus Rhodes	1 Green-veined White. My first for the year.
31st	CB1 3EQ (TL469585)	Peacock	Emily McCarthy
30th	Watton's Green (TQ529951)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Footpath to Spring Farm. 1 Speckled Wood, 2 male Brimstone, 1 Small White, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Peacock and 1 Comma.
30th	Prittlewell Brook, Westcliff-on-Sea (TQ862870)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Orange-Tip	Graham Bailey	Early pm in approx. 30 mins. Comma 3, Peacock 2, Brimstone 1 male, Orange tip 1 male, small white 1
30th	Priors Golf Course, Horsemanside (TQ537947)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	1 Speckled Wood, 1 male Brimstone, 1 Small White, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma and 2 Peacock.
30th	Pound Wood EWT (TQ820887)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Rob Smith	Peacock 3, Comma 2, Brimstone 1m
30th	Pingle Cutting (TL314817)	Peacock, Brimstone	Rob Partridge
30th	Pidley golf course (TL336784)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white	David Withrington	On the Manor Course at Pidley on the warmest day of the year so far: Small Tortoiseshell(6), Peacock(5), Brimstone(1), Small White(1).
30th	Noak Hill (TQ536936)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood	Colin Jupp	Cummings Hall Lane and Carter's Brook. 2 Speckled Wood, 1 m Brimstone, 7 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Peacock and 5 Comma. Small tort pairs in courtship on nettles here and also at the 2 sites visited in TQ59H today. Speckled Woods my first of the year.
30th	Longthorpe (TL160983)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone	Don Gardener
30th	Holme Fen NNR (TL198898)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined white	Andrew Frost	Green-veined white in an aerial duel with a male brimstone
30th	Hampden Wood, Brentwood (TQ595925)	Speckled Wood	Joy & David Dunn
30th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Rob Seago	My first female Brimstone today for 2017. Several males. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
30th	Eversden Wood (TL3453)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Louise Bacon	At least 10 Peacock, 6 Comma and 4 Brimstone in the wood. And at least 3 Orange underwings
30th	Convey Wick RSPB	Peacock, Brimstone, Small white	Terry Gleave	1 Peacock 1 Brimstone 1 Small white Hot and sunny weather
30th	Canvey Wick	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white, Speckled Wood	Peter Jackson	1 Comma,12+ Peacock,1 Brimstone,1 Small White,1 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Speckled Wood (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
30th	Bradwell Bird Observatory, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	John Sutherby	Small Tortoiseshell - 10+. Comma - 1. Peacock -20+.
28th	Roman Road	Orange-Tip	Rosemarie Parks	1, On the Roman Road near Wandlebury
28th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Rob Smith	first female Brimstone seen today. Also 2 males and 2 each of Comma and Peacock
28th	Hyde Hall Gardens	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white	Peter Jackson	1 Small White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell,2 Brimstone (male), 4 Peacock
28th	Friar's grove near Chanterelle path, Highwoods (TM0027)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large white, Speckled Wood	Julia Usher	This seems to be a vigorous habitat this year; on the edge of bluebell wood/ ancient trees; but close to blackthorn bush hedges in the open, and extensive brambles. 1 speck wood; 4 Commas, 1 brimstone, 1 Peacock, 1 Large White (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
27th	Weald Brook (TQ562925)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Colin Jupp	East side of Maylands Golf Course and near the A12. 1 male Brimstone, 8 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Peacock and 7 Comma (1 on blackthorn blossom).
27th	Tylers Common (TQ566905)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Colin Jupp	7 Comma, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Peacock.
27th	Thames Chase, Harold Court (TQ561911)	Comma, Peacock	Colin Jupp	3 Comma and 2 Peacock on the east side of the site early evening.
27th	Norton Mandeville.	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone	Rosie And Bill Perkins.	4,Small Tortoiseshell, 3,Brimstone
27th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Rob Smith	Perfect spring day. Comma 4, Peacock 2, Brimstone 2. Also 3+ Orange Underwing moths. Best view of one nectaring on Sallow catkins. Others basking, possibly egglaying high in Birch. Very easily disturbed from distance.
27th	Jermaines Wood (TQ571908)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Colin Jupp	Southern edge of wood and along footpath N of wood. 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Comma and 4 Peacock including 2 nectaring on blackthorn.
27th	Holland Haven CP (TM2117)	Comma	Simon & Pat Cox	1 probably 2 Commas
27th	Harold Hill (TQ548926)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Colin Jupp	In my garden: 1 male Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 3 Comma incl 1 nectaring on plum blossom.
27th	Devils Dyke (TL610623)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Kevin Wilson	Took a late afternoon walk along the bottom of the dyke from the A1304 car park to the A14. Butterflies counted 15 Small Tortoiseshells. 8 of which favoured the end of the dyke by the A14. 3 Peacocks and 1 Comma. 4.20 pm.-5.14 pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
27th	CO4 Northern Approach Road	Red Admiral	Julia Usher	First Red Admiral, this year; along a large carriageway in some rough grass beside a fence. Basking.
27th	Brentwood: M25 Junction 28 (TQ568922)	Peacock, Small white	Colin Jupp	My first Small White of the year, which settled; also 1 Peacock.
27th	Abbotts Hall farm garden (TL963145)	Small white	Louise Bacon
26th	South Woodford, London (garden) (TQ397900)	Brimstone	Nick Challoner
26th	Lady's Wood/Upwood Meadows (TL254824)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Graham Almond
26th	Hare Park Six Mile Bottom. (TL583588)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Kevin Wilson	3 Small Tortoiseshells and 1 Peacock 11.30 am.2 Tortoiseshells nectaring on a Grape Hyacinth.
26th	Fordham Hall Estate (TL923284)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood	Harry Faull	Mainly sunny, breezy. Single comma, red admiral, peacock and a pristine Speckled Wood.
26th	Dagnam Park LNR, Harold Hill (TQ5593)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Colin Jupp	14 Comma, 4 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Peacock. The peacocks and 2 commas were nectaring on blackthorn blossom on the sheltered W side of Fir Wood.
26th	Chappel (TL893278)	Brimstone	Richard Bigg	My first butterfly this year. A Brimstone flew across in front of the car as I was driving between Swan Street and Chappel
26th	Alconbury Weald (TL212773)	Small Tortoiseshell	Rosalyn Payne	Overwintered Small Tortoiseshell released from hanger. It has done well the hanger is in use and heaters are on at least 5 times a week.
25th	Yaxley (garden) (TL179917)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small white	Andrew Frost	Small white butterfly nectaring on garden flowers in warm sunshine
25th	Willow Hall near Thorney (TF248015)	Brimstone	David Withrington	One male Brimstone by a garden out in the fen.
25th	Tort Hill Sawtry (TL172840)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Rosalyn Payne	4 Small Tortoiseshell and a Peacock 1.30
25th	Sawtry Brook (TL167843)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Rosalyn Payne	From the end of Brookside Industrial Estate along towards A1M. 5 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 peacock. Sunny 12 degrees, breezy 12.15
25th	Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ548916)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma	Colin Jupp	Late am: A total of 14 Small Tortoiseshells on the nettle banks along the stretch of brook between Petersfield Avenue and the A12. Also 2 Comma.
25th	Orton Brick Pit (TL173933)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone	David Withrington	Small Tortoiseshell(10), Peacock(6 - a couple chased by Small Tort), Brimstone(7).
25th	Monks Wood (TL196794)	Comma, Brimstone	Rosalyn Payne	5 Brimstone, 1 Comma. 11am Short walk around the area of the wood near the old CEH buildings
25th	Mepal garden (TL443824)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small white	Rob Partridge	5 species to the garden grape hyacinths between 10.30 and 11.00 - Small Tortoiseshell 5, Comma 1, Peacock 1, Brimstone 1, and my first Small White of the season.
25th	Harold Hill (TQ548926)	Comma, Peacock	Colin Jupp	2 Comma and 1 Peacock in my garden.
25th	Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010)	Small Tortoiseshell	David Withrington	One dead on the lawn - possible victim of recent bad weather. None seen live here in the garden since 15 March.
25th	Ditton Park Wood (TL665570)	Comma, Speckled Wood	Kevin Wilson	A quick visit to Ditton Park Wood at 4.pm. produced 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood, my first of the year.
25th	Devils Dyke next to July Race Course (TL617615)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Kevin Wilson	Whilst walking the dyke from the car park to the first cutting through the dyke, I counted 4 Small Tortoiseshells. 3 Commas. 1 male Brimstone and 1 Peacock.1.47pm-2.10pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
25th	Devils Dyke between A1304-B1061 (TL624610)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone	Kevin Wilson	I walked along the bottom of the dyke between the A1304 and B1061. I counted 6 Peacocks. 5 Small Tortoiseshells and 1 male Brimstone. 1pm-1.40pm.
25th	Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546921)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Colin Jupp	1 male Brimstone in Long Wood, 5 Comma, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
24th	Woodcock Down, Highwoods (TM0027)	Comma, Peacock	Julia Usher	4 Commas basking on green grass; "ride" next to Blackthorn bushes. Well separated. 1 Peacock, overflying.
24th	Romford Golf Course (TQ524902)	Comma	Colin Jupp	2 Comma late afternoon.
24th	Pingles Pit, Mepal (TL443824)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Rob Partridge	7 Small Tortoiseshells and 1 Peacock basking and on blackthorn blossom. Peacocks seem thin on the ground in my locality. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
24th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Brimstone	Kevin Wilson	1 male Brimstone seen in a sunny area out of the wind. 2.18 pm.
24th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma	Rob Smith	2 Comma eventually came out as the skies cleared. Possible Orange Underwing moth high up on Sallow but yet to confirm this species at this site
24th	Harold Wood (TQ541908)	Comma	Colin Jupp	Single Comma.
24th	Gidea Park Sports Ground (TQ531904)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma	Colin Jupp	3 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell around 3pm.
21st	Ingatestone: Fairfield (TQ652994)	Small Tortoiseshell	Rob Smith	4 on nettles/bare ground by pond works. Looked like 3 females and a male
21st	Devils Dyke beside B1102. Wicken Fen. (TL580648)	Small Tortoiseshell	Kevin Wilson	1 Small Tortoiseshell sunning itself on footpath on Devils Dyke by the B11102 at 11.03 am. Another seen from the board walk between the wind pump and bird watching hide 1.31 pm. at Wicken. 2 more Small Tortoiseshells seen appropriately around the butterfly walk Wicken Fen. 1.34 pm-1.57 pm.
19th	Bradwell Bird Observatory, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral	John Sutherby	Small Tortoiseshell 3. Red Admiral 1. Peacock 3.
17th	Beth Chatto Garden. Elmstead Market	Brimstone	Roy Ledgerton
16th	Wormingford (TL9231)	Small Tortoiseshell	Martin Peers
16th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Rob Seago	Just 3 Brimstone today, and a single Small Tort, but a lot more Peacocks. (~12) Weather like previous day but different result
16th	Churchill Gardens Southend SS2 6LT	Brimstone	Margaret Gray	Warm day - sheltered area
15th	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Comma	Simon & Pat Cox	First Comma in our garden this year
15th	Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812)	Comma, Peacock	ROSALYN PAYNE	3.00pm. 16 deg, sunny, light breeze. 2 Comma, 1 Peacock. Today I could only access the marsh from B1090 (Monks Wood) There are on going ground works which is due to finish in August
15th	Woodwalton Farm (TL2181)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	ROSALYN PAYNE	3.30pm 16 deg, sunny. 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock. Section 4 of transect.
15th	Private garden (TQ385889)	Comma	Marie Seary	(Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
15th	Prittlewell Brook, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex (TQ870869)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Graham Bailey	In about 15 minutes during lunch break. Noted a male brimstone, 2 small tortoiseshells, a peacock and 4 commas in warm sun.
15th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone	Kevin Wilson	Between 11.20 am-3.42 pm I saw 3 species of butterflies at the farm. Maximum numbers seen at one time were 3 Small Tortoiseshells. 2 male Brimstones and 2 Peacocks.
15th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Rob Smith	Peacock 3, Comma 4, Brimstone 2m
15th	Longthorpe (TL160983)	Brimstone	Don Gardener	2 male Brimstone in the garden
15th	Harold Wood (TQ551905)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Colin Jupp	2 Small Tortoiseshell (pair in courtship on nettles) and 2 Peacock near the River ingrebourne.
15th	Harold Hill (TQ551919)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma	Colin Jupp	1 Comma in Shoulder of Mutton Wood and a Small Tortoiseshell at TQ553921.
15th	Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone	Rob Seago	At least 6 male Brimstone but a visitor reckoned they saw 12.Either way that is the most I have seen there. Probably 20+ Comma. Just 1 Peacock and 1 rather early Red Admiral.
15th	Circular walk from High Roding, approx. 7miles.	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Rosie And Bill Perkins.	9,Brimstone, 5,Comma, 3,Small Tortoiseshell, 1,Peacock.
15th	Chanterelle path by wood (TM0027)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Julia Usher	two Brimstones; 1 Comma, and 1 Peacock together, along a bramble bank and path. Forest glade, rough brambles and fallen trees: 2 Commas, 1 Peacock.
15th	Brampton Wood (TL182702)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Peter Sharpe	Warm and sunny with numerous Brimstone (12+), Comma (8), Small Tortoiseshell (4) and Peacock (3) seen along main rides. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
15th	Bradwell Bird Observatory, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral	John Sutherby	Small Tortoiseshell 2. Red Admiral 1. Peacock 3.
15th	Audley End house (TL525371)	Small Tortoiseshell	K Dawson
13th	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Peacock	Simon & Pat Cox	Single Peacock in our garden
13th	Wicken Fen (TL555695)	Peacock	Kevin Wilson	4 Peacocks seen early afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
13th	Peterborough garden (TF192010)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	David Withrington	sunny and warm in my back garden around 1 p.m. Small Tortoiseshell(2), Comma(2), Peacock(1), Brimstone(2).
13th	Paradise Local Nature Reserve (TL444571)	Comma, Brimstone	Marcus Rhodes	3 Comma & 1 Brimstone
13th	Milton Country Park (TL4862)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Janet Mayes	At about 2pm, sunny. 5 Small Tortoiseshell; 1 comma; 1 Peacock
13th	Mepal (TL445810)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone	Robert Partridge	A minimum of 12 Small Tortoiseshells, along with 1 Peacock and 1 Brimstone seen around the village.
13th	Longthorpe (TL160983)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small white (probable)	Don Gardener	3 Comma flying together, male Brimstone. a smaller, much paler 'white was also on the wing - oddly-small female brimstone or very early small white
13th	Longthorpe (TL160983)	Small Tortoiseshell	Don Gardener	a minimum of 6 Small Tortoiseshells on my neighbours heather
13th	King's College Backs (TL444583)	Brimstone	Marcus Rhodes	2 male Brimstone
13th	Hemingford Grey	Brimstone	Ute Mokros	Saw one male brimstone flying in the garden.
13th	Harold Park, Romford (TQ554915)	Comma	Colin Jupp	1 Comma in private garden.
13th	Harold Hill (TQ548926)	Comma, Brimstone	Colin Jupp	1 male Brimstone and 1 Comma in garden.
13th	Hare Park,Swaffham Prior,Burwell, Wicken Fen. (TL590587)	Brimstone	Kevin Wilson	8 Brimstones seen whilst driving from Hare Park to Wicken Fen early afternoon. 2 on the verge at Hare Park 1 in Swaffham Prior. 4 in Burwell and 1 along Harrisons Drove Wicken Fen. All males except 1 female in Burwell.
13th	Coe Fen (TL447576)	Small Tortoiseshell	Marcus Rhodes	1 Small Tortoiseshell
13th	Circular walk from Tollesbury Square.	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Rosie And Bill Perkins.	5,Small Tortoiseshell, 3,Comma, 2,Peacock.
13th	Central Park, Peterborough	Brimstone	Matthew Webb	Single flew east through and out of the park.
13th	Cambridge University Farm (TL430601)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	James Fowler	5 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma & 1 Peacock. 13:00, 15oC & sunny.
13th	Broomhouse Flash, Langham (TM0334)	Small Tortoiseshell	Martin Peers
13th	Brightlingsea (TM077163)	Small Tortoiseshell	Simon & Pat Cox	Single Small Tortoiseshell in flight passing the beach huts near Bateman's Tower
13th	Anglesey Abbey winter walk (TL532623)	Peacock	K Dawson
11th	Westfield Farm Camberton (TL380550)	Small Tortoiseshell	Tony Roberts	Small Tortoiseshell 1. Seen by Roger Buisson
11th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone	Rob Smith	Comma 4, Brimstone 2m, Red Admiral 1
11th	Footpath by Soham Bypass (TL587750)	Peacock	Kevin Wilson	Flight views of 1 Peacock butterfly along footpath beside Soham bypass. 12.30pm.
10th	Christ's Pieces, Cambridge (TL453585)	Small Tortoiseshell	Marcus Rhodes	1 Small Tortoiseshell nectaring from flowerbeds on Christ's Pieces. Narrowly escaped being eaten by a duck!
9th	Wansford (TL056992)	Brimstone	David Withrington	a male Brimstone on the north side of the Roman Road, 1km west of Wansford
9th	Tinkers Field Barton, Cambs (TL407548)	Brimstone	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 2.
9th	Telegraph Field Barton Cambs (TL408545)	Brimstone	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 2.
9th	Sawtry (TL1781)	Brimstone	Rosalyn Payne	Male and female along Toll Bar Way. 1 male Stangate Hill. Sunny, approx 12 deg C, quite windy 11.30 am
9th	Rainham Marsh RSPB	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone	Joy & David Dunn	Midday. Sunny with a light breeze.
9th	Peterborough (TF192010)	Comma	David Withrington	2 Commas sunning themselves in my back garden
9th	Paradise LNR (TL447573)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone	Sam Buckton	One of each species. Please ignore my previous record - it had the wrong grid reference. This is the correct record.
9th	Paradise LNR (TL048380)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone	Sam Buckton	One individual of each species.
9th	Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912)	Comma, Peacock	Colin Jupp	8 Comma and 1 Peacock mid afternoon.
9th	Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ548916)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Colin Jupp	5 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 1 (very worn ) Peacock.
9th	Orton Brimbles, Peterborough	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Alan Owers	4 small tortoiseshell, 3 m brimstone, 1 each of comma and peacock. Half hour lunchtime walk around Orton Brimbles.
9th	Near Churchill College (TL438589)	Brimstone	Sam Buckton	One individual flitting along hedge.
9th	My home in Clacton (TM170152)	Comma	Rob Seago	My first butterfly of the year, resting on my doorstep.
9th	Mill Green Common (TL637013)	Comma, Brimstone	Rob Smith	Comma 3, Brimstone 2m. Peacocks already conspicuous by their absence
9th	Longthorpe (TL160983)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Don Gardener
9th	Homerton College, Cambridge (TL460561)	Brimstone	Marcus Rhodes	1 male Brimstone
9th	Harold Hill (TQ548926)	Comma, Brimstone	Colin Jupp	My first butterflies of the year in the garden at midday - 1 male Brimstone and 1 Comma.
9th	Gwydir Street, Cambridge (TL462584)	Comma, Brimstone	Keith Edkins	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
9th	Grantchester Meadows (TL436555)	Small Tortoiseshell	Sam Buckton	One individual.
9th	Grange farm Knapwell	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma	Ian Dillon	one of each
9th	Comberton Garden, Cambs (TL387546)	Brimstone	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 3
9th	Colchester (TM009272)	Brimstone	Julia Usher	14 degrees C.,Bright sun, flew across back garden, as I looked out of window.
9th	Cherry Hinton nature reserve (TL485561)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone	Paddy Grove	First sightings of the year for me: at least one, possibly several, male Brimstones, a Comma and a Small Tortoiseshell enjoying the early Spring sunshine
9th	Buckden (TL197678)	Brimstone	Peter Sharpe	Brimstone seen flying through garden.
9th	Bourn airfield	Peacock	Vince Lea	Outside the Filcris office
9th	Barton (Larkrise Farm)	Peacock	Louise Bacon	one at warners corner field edge
9th	Back garden. (TL969202)	Brimstone	David Allen	Single Brimstone flew through garden.
9th	Anglesey Abbey Winter Walk (TL532622)	Comma, Brimstone	K Dawson
7th	Mepal garden (TL445810)	Small Tortoiseshell	Rob Partridge	Two nectaring on grape hyacinth and perennial wallflower.
7th	Farmland buildings. (TL880240)	Peacock	David Allen	Single Peacock flew past workshop.
6th	Longthorpe (TL160983)	Small Tortoiseshell	Don Gardener
6th	High woods country park (TM000265)	Small Tortoiseshell	Pete Beard	warm and breezy.wild grassland meadow. (Photo(s) supplied: photo )

February 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
21st	Friday Bridge Wisbech	Small Tortoiseshell	Bill	Flew past me on driveway unfortunately found dead the following morning. I also have same species hibernated in my garage.
20th	rural garden (TL616244)	Brimstone	Rosemarie Parks	(Photo(s) supplied: photo )
20th	New England Stud by A14.Swaffham Prior. Burwell an (TL585610)	Brimstone	Kevin Wilson	8 male Brimstones seen whilst driving from Six Mile Bottom to Wicken Fen. 2 beside minor road over the A14 by New England Stud. 1 in Swaffham Prior. 4 in Burwell and 1 by the car park at the Cock Up Bridge Burwell Fen. All seen between 11.15am-11.41am.
20th	Mill Road Cemetery (TL461582)	Brimstone	Nick Ballard	3 male Brimstone this morning in the warm sun
20th	Market Street, Cambridge (TL449585)	Red Admiral	Marcus Rhodes	2 Red Admirals performing courtship (record submitted to BC via app)
20th	Longthorpe, Peterborough (TL167985)	Brimstone	Philip Todd
20th	Hyde Hall (TQ7899)	Brimstone	Elliot Wagstaff	Male Brimstone flying down the woodland edge
20th	Daws Heath Nature Reserve (TQ812889)	Comma, Brimstone	Andrew Woodhouse	1 Comma and 2 Brimstones
20th	Comberton, Cambs (TL387546)	Brimstone	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 3 in the garden
20th	Churchill College, Cambridge (TL438591)	Brimstone	Sam Buckton	1 butterfly seen flitting north down Storey's Way. This was an absurdly balmy day for February - temperature as high as 14 degrees C, and sunny.
20th	Black Notley (TL7620)	Brimstone	George Brown	Male Brimstone flying around in garden, 11.45a.m.-12.05p.m., during period of warm sunshine (55'F).
20th	Belfairs NR (TQ817876)	Brimstone	Andrew Woodhouse	Brimstone 3
20th	Anglesey Abbey (TL532624)	Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone	Janet Mayes	1 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Brimstone at around 1pm
17th	Upware, Cambs (TL534684)	Brimstone	B A York
17th	Anglesey Abbey Winter Garden	Brimstone	Graham Hersey
16th	Blue House Farm EWT Reserve, North Fambridge (TQ8687)	Red Admiral	Graham Smith	Flying across the grazing marsh during a sunny spell.
14th	Marks Hall, Coggeshall (TL8324)	Red Admiral	Simon Cox	Seen in the wood yard by J.Jukes & other staff during a sunny spell.
14th	Emmanuel Street, Cambridge (TL452583)	Small Tortoiseshell	Kathryn Dawson
14th	Doddinghurst Garden	Red Admiral	Rosie And Bill Perkins.	1,Red Admiral seen on our patio in the afternoon sunshine.
13th	Garden in Little Eversden	Small Tortoiseshell	James Fowler	About 14:00, sunny and windy. One flew around the garden and away over the house.
4th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Small Tortoiseshell	Kevin Wilson	Surprised to see a Small Tortoiseshell flying around farm buildings at 1.25 pm.

January 2017

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
24th	New Shardelows Farm (TL538542)	Peacock	Kevin Wilson/Joan Ross	Very surprised to see a Peacock butterfly on the wing for almost 4 minutes from 1.49.pm.
21st	Cedar Grove, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex	Red Admiral	Sheila Neary	Found in my hallway, must have been on the washing that I bought in. (I have photo if needed)
20th	Prestons Lake, Pebmarsh (TL8532)	Red Admiral	Martin Peers
20th	Linford, Essex (TQ675790)	Red Admiral	SW Swinney	Sunning at 15:31 on South facing window. Record shot available
13th	Bermuda Rd Cambridge (TL444598)	Red Admiral	Kevin Hand	Flying in weak sun; possibly disturbed from ivy hedge. Attempting to sunbathe in doorway away from strong cold westerly wind. I wonder if I should bring it indoors? Photos if needed

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