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| December 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 24th | Thundersley Common Essex | Red Admiral | David Chandler | Spotted by my neighbour Mrs Evans on her daily walk. |
| November 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 23rd | Great Warley (TQ589917) | Red Admiral | Rob Smith | on Fatsia japonica (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Hartford, Huntingdon | Holly Blue | Andrew Seth | |
| 18th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Red Admiral | Simon & Pat Cox | A Red Admiral in our garden today (another distant butterfly sighting at Point Clear this morning probably also this species) |
| 17th | Holland on Sea, Essex (TM192159) | Red Admiral | Brian Goodey | Two seen on Eastcliff footpath: one nectaring on Fatsia blossom and a second basking on bramble. |
| 11th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Red Admiral | Colin Jupp | a single |
| 11th | Eaton Socon garden (TL165594) | Painted Lady | Steve Binding | although not the best of days a single Painted Lady landed briefly , to take on nectar. |
| 9th | Wicken (village) (TL564714) | Brimstone | Vince Lea | 2 Brimstones, a male and a female, on the edge of Wicken Village in the warm sunshine late morning. |
| 9th | Sawston | Red Admiral | Barbara Massingham-Stubbs | Feeding on Buddleia (& Cosmos?) in front garden. |
| 9th | Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) | Comma | Phillip Hastings | 1 x Comma trying to get out of attic skylight (subsequently released). Had probably been starting to hibernate there but woken by a warm and bright sunny day. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | Garden in Little Eversden | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | James Fowler | Mild, calm & sunny. 2f & 1m Brimstone, singletons of others. |
| 7th | Kingfishers Bridge (TL544730) | Peacock | Kevin Wilson | 1 Peacock butterfly flying and occasionally landing in a sunny sheltered area 12.48 pm. |
| 5th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | A single Speckled Wood at 12:30pm |
| 5th | Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) | Red Admiral | Phillip Hastings | Single Red Admiral spotted several times flitting between late-flowering plants in the garden. Probably the same one each time. |
| 5th | Great Leighs (TL7317) | Red Admiral | George Brown | Sunny and calm, 1.30p.m. 1 feeding on last of Buddleia flowers on large bush beside footpath. |
| 2nd | Holland on Sea, Essex (TM207164) | Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow | Brian Goodey | Eight red admirals purposefully flying southwest over a ninety minute period along the esplanade. A single clouded yellow nectarine on marigold. |
| 2nd | Godmanchester (TL2569) | Brimstone | Alan Owers | Single male brimstone in garden |
| 1st | Middlewick Ranges, Colchester (TM0023) | Red Admiral | Rob Smith | 1 Red Admiral. Several Streak moths disturbed from Broom |
| October 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 30th | Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) | Red Admiral | Phillip Hastings | 2 x Red Admiral - one sunbathing on house wall and one fluttering through the garden at the same time. |
| 30th | Car Park, Roydon (TL410098) | Red Admiral | Ian Watts | Single nectaring on Cherry Laurel flowers. |
| 30th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Red Admiral | George Brown | Mild with some sunshine,2.40p.m. 1 in garden, fresh condition. |
| 29th | Monks Lode Wicken Fen. (TL562701) | Red Admiral | Kevin Wilson | 1 Red Admiral flew across Monks Lode during a sunny spell at 2.37 pm. |
| 28th | Litlington, South Cambridgeshire (TL311428) | Red Admiral | Phillip Hastings | 1 x Red Admiral resting on garden ivy in mid afternoon sun. Probably the same one also seen on several days recently. |
| 26th | Ter Valley (TL6918) | Comma, Red Admiral | George Brown | Singles on bramble in weak sunshine at 2p.m. Both very fresh. |
| 25th | Wallasea Island RSPB | Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 2, Clouded Yellow, 1, Red Admiral. |
| 25th | Litlington, South Cambs SG8 0QB (TL311428) | Red Admiral | Phillip Hastings | 1 x Red Admiral sunbathing on a bush. Probably the one seen in the same area of my garden the previous day. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 25th | John Weston Reserve EWT (TM2624) | Peacock, Small White | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Peacock & Small White |
| 25th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Brian Goodey | A very late holly blue. |
| 24th | Litlington, South Cambs SG8 0QB (TL311428) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Large White | Phillip Hastings | 2 x Small Tortoiseshell - one trying to get out of garden shed (caught and released), one sunbathing on house wall; 1 x Red Admiral feeding on last of the Buddleia flowers; 1 x Large White flitting round garden; 1 x Comma flying in and out of hedge. Sunny warm afternoon, light breeze (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 21st | Little Warley Common (TQ604906) | Red Admiral | Rob Smith | a Red Admiral about Noon |
| 19th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Comma, Brimstone | Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne | 1 comma & 2 brimstone. |
| 16th | John Weston Reserve EWT (TM2624) | Speckled Wood, Small Copper | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Speckled Wood & Small Copper |
| 15th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Red Admiral | Simon & Pat Cox | Red Admiral in our garden |
| 15th | Stone SC St Lawrence (TL949061) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Clouded Yellow | Rob Smith | a Clouded Yellow, Small White and Red Admiral, plus 6 further Small Whites and a Large White further west along the sea wall towards Ramsey Marsh |
| 15th | Perry (TL145670) | Comma, Large White | Louise Bacon | one enjoying late season sunshine |
| 15th | Holland on Sea (TM189154) | Red Admiral, Small White, Clouded Yellow | Brian Goodey | Two clouded yellow flying along promenade |
| 15th | Holland Haven CP (TM2117) | Painted Lady, Small White | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Painted Lady and 4 Small Whites |
| 15th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper | Brian Goodey | |
| 15th | Brampton (TL1869) | Large White | Louise Bacon | Just the one, flew across the road from Brampton Village towards the wood |
| 13th | Church Lane, North Weald (TL496042) | Clouded Yellow | Ian Watts | Single. |
| 11th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small White, Clouded Yellow | Stephen Dutton | 2 Clouded Yellow present but seen flying at roof top height out of the area at 15:45 |
| 11th | Litlington, South Cambs SG8 0QB (TL311428) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White | Phillip Hastings | Small Tortoiseshell apparently feeding on Delphiniums. Small White flying about in garden. Warm sunny afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Great Staughton meadows (TL127647) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White | Steve Binding | 12.50/2pm sunny breezy. 1 Lrg White. 2 Comma. 1 Red AD. 1 Brimstone. 2 UN ID whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Clacton sea front (TM186152) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Small Copper | Brian Goodey | RAx3, PLx2, SWx5, CYx1, SCx1 along cliff edge. |
| 11th | Church Lane NR, North Weald (TL495046) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White | Ian Watts | Singles of each. |
| 11th | Abberton Reservoir (TL9616) | Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood | George Brown | Billets Farm/Wigborough Bay area 1.15-1.45pm. Sunny and quite warm with light NW wind. 1 fresh Speckled wood, 1 Clouded yellow. |
| 10th | Funthams Lane, Whittlesey (TL238979) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral | David Withrington | One of each enjoying the sunshine. |
| 10th | Bedfords Park LNR (TQ5192) | Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 4 Small Coppers on Devil's-bit Scabious flowers near Spring Wood in the sunshine between 4-4.30pm |
| 9th | Warley Place EWT (TQ583908) | Red Admiral | Colin Jupp | 3 Red Admiral nectaring on ivy 5pm |
| 9th | Tylers Common (TQ564904) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Rob Smith | 5 Red Admirals migrating SW. A Comma and a female Brimstone |
| 9th | Tollesbury Wick EWT (TL0438) | Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow, Small Copper | Mark Gregory | 2 clouded yellow near seawall, 1 small copper on steps at viewing mound nr reserve entrance, 5+ red admiral crossing fleet from Old Hall Marshes |
| 9th | Stour Wood and Strandlands (TM185315) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Copper | Richard GreatRex | 9 Red Admirals, mostly on ivy along shoreline; 2 male Brimstone, singles of Small Copper, Small White, Speckled Wood and Comma |
| 9th | St. Faiths CP, Brentwood (TQ585937) | Red Admiral, Small White | Colin Jupp | 1 Small White, 6 Red Admiral (4 on ivy & 2 flew S) |
| 9th | Litlington, South Cambs SG8 0QB (TL311428) | Red Admiral, Small White | Phillip Hastings | Two Red Admirals flying through garden; two Small Whites feeding on Asters. Sunny, warm, still, afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | Harold Hill/A12 (TQ553915) | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 2 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood |
| 9th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | a Holly Blue in the garden |
| 9th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Brian Goodey | One very late and worn Holly blue. Nice to see gorse coming back into bloom after a barren four months. |
| 9th | Brook Country Park (TM169173) | Clouded Yellow | Brian Goodey | Fleeting view of a singleton |
| 9th | Brentwood (TQ586935) | Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 5 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Speckled Wood all nectaring on ivy flowers along footpath by BT building |
| 9th | Abberton (south side of the Lord Woodmouse trail) (TL958166) | Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow | Graham Upton | Red admiral very tatty. Clouded yellow very flighty. |
| 8th | Sawtry Allotments (TL169382) | Peacock, Red Admiral | Rosalyn Payne | 1 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral 4pm |
| 6th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Clouded Yellow | Stephen Dutton | 3 Clouded Yellow still after a period of very mixed weather |
| 6th | Lagoons + Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Red Admiral | Steve Binding | 3.15pm/5.30pm sunny but breezy. 2 Comma. 3 Red Ad all basking in the sun . (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 4th | Rise Park, Romford (TQ514915) | Red Admiral | Colin Jupp | 1 Red Admiral on ivy flowers |
| 4th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Mark's Hill). | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown | Andrew Cox | One rather faded meadow brown feeding on what was left of the buddlia. |
| 4th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood | Andrew Cox | Six red admirals. |
| 4th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Red Admiral | Colin Jupp | 1 Red Admiral in my garden |
| 4th | Bedfords Park LNR (TQ5192) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | On slope with Devil's bit Scabious near Spring Wood: 1 Painted Lady, 1 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Small Copper, 1 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood. In TQ5191: 1 Comma |
| 3rd | Mount End, Essex (TL489000) | Red Admiral | Ian Watts | 3 x Red Admiral. |
| September 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 29th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Clouded Yellow | Stephen Dutton | 2 Still present |
| 29th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre | Speckled Wood | Tom Hyde | Only butterfly sighted . |
| 28th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood | Andrew Cox | Red admiral- at least eight, including six basking around the same patch of nettles. |
| 22nd | Ouse Fen, Needingworth (TL362729) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood | David Withrington | A short walk at the western end of the RSPB reserve - Comma(2), Red Admiral(3), Brimstone(1), Small White(5), Speckled Wood(5). |
| 22nd | Circular walk from Tollesbury Sq. (TL956104) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Copper | Rosie & Bill Perkins | 7,Red Admiral, 4,Comma, 5,Speckled Wood, 5,Meadow Brown, 12,Small Heath, 1,Small Copper, 40+,Small White, 15+,Large White. |
| 22nd | Canvey Wick (TQ766833) | Small White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue | Keith Winch | 3rd generation Wall. I saw about ten which were all males. Plenty of Small Whites and Small Heaths. Common Blue were all males most of which were tatty. One Clouded Yellow. |
| 21st | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small White, Clouded Yellow | Stephen Dutton | 3 Clouded Yellow,very mobile but settling more late afternoon. |
| 21st | Roxwell (west of Chelmsford) (TL6308) | Wall | Martin Heywood | a female Wall Brown in the garden this morning. First village record since 27th May 1994 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 19th | hedgerow,Takeley village | Red Admiral, Painted Lady | Christine Meekcoms | 12 Red Admiral together with 2 Painted Ladies at the same time on dogwood ivy flower heads. Been at location for 53 years and never seen this amount all at once before. |
| 19th | Ramsey Marsh (TL940058) | Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | 3 nymphalids seen crossing SW across the Blackwater whilst sailing. Along the sea wall - 5+ Small Whites, singles of others |
| 19th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | Second only Clouded Yellow of the year for me. Whites,Comma, Red Admirals and Speckled woods about 10 each. Common Blue and Brown Argus, 1. Small Copper probably 4. |
| 18th | Paxton Pits (TL199628) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus | Steve Binding | Friends of Paxton, last of year survey. sunny becoming cloudy warm. Route A+B. 10 RedAd. 9 GV White. 3 Sm White. 1 fm Brown Argus. 1 Brimstone. 1 Med Brown. 5 Spec Wood. 1 Sm Tort. 8 Comma. |
| 18th | Castor Hanglands (TF115020) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Small Copper | David Withrington | One of each species apart from Green-veined White(5) and Speckled Wood(3). |
| 17th | Folkes Lane Woodland (TQ5789) | Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood | Rob Smith | Comma 4, Speckled Wood 3, Red Admiral 3 |
| 16th | kings RD garden Eaton Socon | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White | Steve Binding | sunny warm 20c 8+ Red AD. 1 Painted lady. 1 Comma. 12 Small Wht. 1 Small Tort. Most on Buddleia bush or last of the lavender flowers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 16th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath | Stephen Dutton | 3 Clouded Yellow on dandelions, 3Red Admiral, 8 Small White,2 Large White, 1 Small Heath |
| 16th | Lagoons + Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 4pm/6pm sun + cloud slt breeze 18c 33 Comma . 7 Sm White. 3 Spec Wood. 9 Red AD. 5 Small Copper. 1 worn male Common Blue. 1 worn Brown Argus. Lots of Comma all on Brambles. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 16th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Blue | Rob Smith | Comma 2, Red Admiral 7, Speckled Wood 9, Meadow Brown 1, Common Blue 1m |
| 15th | Circular walk from Tollesbury Square. (TL956104) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Gatekeeper | Rosie & Bill Perkins | 17,Red Admiral, 40+,Small Heath, 1,Comma, 1,Speckled Wood, 1,Gatekeeper, 40+,Small White, 6,Large White. |
| 15th | Canvey Wick. (TQ766833) | Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | David Chandler | Short walk near Morrisons' end of the reserve. One blue (ish) form female Common Blue observed. |
| 13th | Thorndon Park (south) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown | Andrew Cox | |
| 13th | Devils Dyke on bank opposite July racecourse stand | Adonis Blue | Nicholas Edwin Treadwell | I was out on Devils Dyke and saw a few small copper butterflies and a few days later a huge goat moth caterpillar on the path. Really good to see this Adonis Blue after first seeing them in July. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Gunpowder Park, Waltham Abbey (TQ379982) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Ian Watts | Scores of Red Admirals. 15+ Speckled Wood, 20+ Small White, 6+ Holly Blue. |
| 12th | Barnack hills and Holes (TF076045) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Fisher | Late morning visit,20-21 Degrees,Mainly cloudy with occasional hazy sunshine. Red Admiral x10; Comma x1; Small White x15; Green-Veined White x2; Unident White x8; Speckled Wood x16; Small Heath x8; Meadow Brown x9; Common Blue x3; Holly Blue x2; Small Copper x3; Brown Argus x3. |
| 11th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Steve Binding | 4.20/6pm mainly cloudy some sunny intervals and breezy. 1 Holly Blue. 2 Red AD. 2m+1fm Common Blue very worn. 4 Small WHT. 8 Spec Wood. 18 Comma. Every sunny sheltered bramble patch produced a Comma all fresh looking ,sunning or feeding on over ripe blackberries ,due to the conditions not very active. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 9th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown | Rob Smith | transect: Comma 4, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood 5, Small Heath 1, Meadow Brown 1, an unidentified white |
| 8th | Whitehall Plain, Chingford (TQ401942) | Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Ian Watts | 10am. Very faded Purple hairstreak. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 8th | Barrack Wood, Warley (TQ595918) | Purple Hairstreak | Rob Smith | 2 Purple Hairstreaks at 6.10pm |
| 7th | Hadleigh Great Wood | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood, Other butterfly | DJ Sullivan | Brimstone male and female, separately. Speckled Wood far the most numerous species. (Additionally, Large White at Prittle Brook before Belfairs Park, and Holly Blue and Painted Lady in garden, Leigh-on-Sea.) |
| 6th | Chingford Plain (TQ399953) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown | Ian Watts | Speckled woods aplenty. |
| 6th | Blackheath, Colchester | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White | Simon Patient | 1 male Silver-Washed Fritillary on my yellow Buddleia in our garden in the warm sunshine. My latest one here. |
| 5th | Weald Brook (TQ562926) | Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 18 Purple Hairstreaks over ash and oak trees along the brook 6-6.25pm in evening sunshine, easily my highest count for September. Also Holly Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, several Small and Green-veined Whites |
| 5th | Maylands Golf Course, Harold Hill (TQ559923) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 5 Purple Hairstreaks, early evening |
| 5th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Colin Jupp | Female Gatekeeper nectaring on ragwort, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood, 13 Red Admiral on buddleia, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Large White, 8 Small White, 2 Green-veined White. Also a Jersey Tiger moth on the 4th |
| 5th | Hadleigh Downs | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | DJ Sullivan | One Brown Argus only. |
| 5th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Small Heath | Colin Jupp | a single Small Heath |
| 5th | Blunts Farm, Theydon Bois (TQ463996) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Ian Watts | Small white the most numerous species. Also 15 or so Red Admiral (about 10 on a single Buddleia bush), 10+ Common Blue, and a similar number of Meadow Brown. Smaller numbers of the others including singles of Painted Lady, Small Copper, Small Tort and Comma. |
| 5th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre/Elizabeth Rd | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Tom Hyde | lots of whites mostly small and green veined 2 speckled woods singles of others. |
| 4th | Devil's Dyke July Racecourse end | Brown Argus, Chalk Hill Blue, Adonis Blue | Debbie Broom, Rob And Kerry Reeve | Adonis Blue male seen a short walk from entrance - photo by Kerry Reeve. It flew to a hawthorn bush on the path on the top of the Dyke where we watched it nectaring on a hawthorn berry - photo by Rob Reeve. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 4th | Canvey Wick. C&E Branch field trip (TQ766833) | Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | David Chandler | Field Trip in warm but overcast conditions. Seven butterfly species seen. Also Grass Snake, Cetti's Warbler and Wasp Spider. Enjoyable trip despite missing the target species Wall & Clouded Yellow. |
| 3rd | Roach Valley | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue | DJ Sullivan | Several fresh Speckled Wood in spinney towards Paglesham Lagoon. Unidentified Nymphalid high among trees nearby. Many Red Admiral on single White Buddleia near Rochford. Jersey Tiger Moth at Stambridge. |
| 3rd | Great Holland Pits (TM202192) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Robert Seago | Good to see numbers of Red Admirals. Speckled Wood also showing well |
| 3rd | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus | James Fowler | During the afternoon, warm and bright . Single Brown Argus, the first sighting in the garden in 2021!, two Painted Lady, singletons of Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell. |
| 3rd | Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White | David Withrington | In my garden when the sun came out in the afternoon were - Small Tortoiseshell(12), Red Admiral(2) and Peacock(1) with Small Whites(6). |
| 3rd | Colne Point EWT (TM101124) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Small Heath | Robert Seago | A good show during my short visit. Red Admirals showing well (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 3rd | Castor Flood Meadows (TL104978) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip | David Withrington | I saw Comma(1 photo), Red Admiral(1), Painted Lady(1 photo), Large White(4), Green-veined White(7), Small White (12). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 2nd | RSPB Wallasea Island (TQ979933) | Common Blue | Martin Smithson | Female Common Blue Species. On The Ground. Around 2pm. Sunny, some cloud. Some Wing Damage. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | RSPB Wallasea Island (TQ974935) | Painted Lady | Martin Smithson | Painted Lady. On the Ground. Midday. Cloudy, sunny intervals. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 5.50-6.20pm around 'the Moat' on Ash and Oak 7 Purple Hairstreaks |
| 2nd | Barrack Wood, Warley (TQ595918) | Purple Hairstreak | Rob Smith | 5.30-5.40pm 4+ Purple Hairstreaks in Oak, including 2 clashing males |
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| August 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 29th | Castor Hanglands (TF117022) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | David Withrington | On a rather dull morning only a few species were on the wing. Small Tortoiseshell(11), Large White(1), Small White(1), Green-veined White(1), Speckled Wood(14). |
| 29th | Benfleet Downs Transect (TQ785856) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | David Chandler | Nice fresh Clouded Yellow on transect route in the meadow near the Railway Station end of the park. |
| 28th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Kevin Wilson | I took an early afternoon stroll around an area set aside for wild life in a friends garden. Brown Argus were present in good numbers 12+,also 6 Red Admirals, 3 Common Blues, 2 Meadow Browns, 1 Small Heath, several Small Whites and Large Whites and 2 Green veined whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 28th | Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Holly Blue | David Withrington | A sunny afternoon in my suburban garden. Small Tortoiseshell(50), Red Admiral(1), Small White(6), Holly Blue(1). |
| 27th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Rob Smith | Small White 6, Brown Argus 1, Holly Blue 3, Red Admiral 6, Speckled Wood 7, Gatekeeper 4, Meadow Brown 2 |
| 27th | Epping Forest (TQ3895) | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Anthony Hare | Red Admiral 1,Speckled Wood 11,Gatekeeper 2,Small White 1,Meadow Brown 2. |
| 25th | Hawkwood Allotment (TQ3795) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper | Anthony Hare | Speckled Wood 5,Gatekeeper 1,Small White 12. |
| 25th | Epping Forest (TQ3895) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Anthony Hare | Speckled Wood 3,Gatekeeper 5,Common Blue 1,Small White 3,Meadow Brown 23. |
| 25th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Tom Hyde | |
| 24th | Litlington, South Cambs SG8 0QB (TL311428) | Other butterfly | Phillip Hastings | Jersey Tiger Moth. Feeding on buddleia bush in the garden. Warm sunny day. NB: Only just reporting it now as didn't realise until I did a bit of research that it was slightly unusual for one to be seen as far north as South Cambs! (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Lagoons + Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 12.50/4.30pm sun/cloud breezy 20c+ 1 RedAD. 5 PCock. 1 HollyB. 3 SmHeath. 3 Sm Tort. 4 Sm Copper. 6 Brimstone. 2 Comma. 14 Gatekeeper 8 SpecWood.12m+3fm Com Blue. 4m+2fm SmWht. 11m+1fm GV Wht most fresh. 1 LrgWht. Plenty UNID Whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Devil's Dyke (July racecourse end) (TL615618) | Brimstone, Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue, Adonis Blue | Ian Watts | Single, pristine, Adonis male near entrance. About 10 Small Heath, 20 Brown Argus, 10 Common Blue. |
| 23rd | Private garden in Godmanchester (TL2569) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Holly Blue | Alan Owers | 7 small tortoiseshells nectaring on buddleia this afternoon, the most we've had in the garden for years. 4 large white, 2 peacock, 2 holly blue, singles of others. |
| 23rd | Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White | David Withrington | In my garden, in the sunshine, butterflies were gathering on the buddleiah. Small Tortoiseshell(11), Peacock(1), Red Admiral(2), Small White(4). |
| 22nd | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | Good to see at least some Blues. Generally numbers low on the dull day. |
| 22nd | Devil's Dyke (July racecourse end) (TL615618) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Ian Watts | 100+ Chalkhill blue (inc. some fresh individuals - esp. female), 15+ Brown Argus, 7 Common Blue, 20+ Small White, 2x Red Admiral, 2x Meadow Brown and singles of Gatekeeper and Painted Lady. |
| 20th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | Dull weather but good to get my first Clouded Yellow of the year. I also found a sap run with 2 attendant Red Admirals (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 20th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | at least 10m Purple Hairstreaks 6.30-7pm |
| 19th | Tollesbury , circular walk from Square. (TL956104) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 30,Painted Lady, 16,Small Tortoiseshell, 9,Peacock, 1,Red Admiral, 40+ Small White, 8,Large White, 11,Speckled Wood, 30+, Gatekeepers, 15+, Meadow Brown, 1,Small Heath, 1,Essex Skipper. |
| 19th | Russell Green, E of Little Waltham (TL7412) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus | George Brown | Sunny and quite warm, 1.50-3.00p.m. 6 Peacock, 1 Painted lady, 3 Small white, 3 Meadow brown, 2 Gatekeeper, 5 Brown argus. |
| 19th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Rob Smith | a fresh Essex Skipper and a worn S/E skipper, Common Blue 3, Holly Blue 4, Red Admiral 7 - all fresh, Comma 3, Speckled Wood 7 including courtship/rejection behaviour - the female laid flat, playing dead, Gatekeeper 25, Meadow Brown 3, a few unidentified whites |
| 19th | Headley Common, Great Warley (TQ587914) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown | Rob Smith | 4 Red Admiral on buddleia, singles others |
| 19th | Brampton Wood (TL181703) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | David Withrington | Short walk up main rides. The sun broke through and warmth ensued. Peacock(10), Red Admiral(5), Silver-washed Fritillary(11 mainly female), Green-veined White(15), Speckled Wood(11), Meadow Brown(8), Gatekeeper(20). |
| 16th | Brampton Wood Cambs. | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Steve Binding | 10.15/12pm not ideal conditions overcast odd sun then rain. 12 Spec Wood all fresh looking. 11 Gatekeeper. 2 Ringlet worn. 1 Sm White. 2 Med Brown.1 Red AD. 1 Com Blue male. 1 Silv Wash Frit female. All sheltering/ sunning on the ground. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Hockley Woods (TQ834919) | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Rob Smith | a worn male Silver-washed Fritillary, Red Admiral 2, Gatekeeper 10+, Meadow Brown 2+, Purple Hairstreak 1+, Speckled Wood 3 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | One male still at the North west territory this afternoon. |
| 15th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 9 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock, 2 Painted Lady, 2 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Large White, 4 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Meadow Brown, 5 Gatekeeper + Jersey Tiger moth |
| 14th | Holland Haven CP (TM2216) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Simon Cox | 2 Red Admirals, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Speckled Woods, c6 Gatekeepers, 3 Small Whites, single Meadow Brown & Small Heath |
| 14th | Great Staughton meadows (TL127647) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 2 Meadows + old Cemetery .Sun/Cloud Breezy. 1 P'Lady. 14 GVwht. 3 Sm Tort. 13 SmWht. 26 Brown Arg. 13m+2fm Com Blue. 32 Gate K. 3 Spec Wood. 5 Sm Skip. 7 LrgWht. 1 Comma. 1 Brim. 1fm Holly Blue. 1 Essex Skip. 8 Sm Copper.14 MedBrn. 12+ peacock. 5 SM Heath. Lots of UN ID Whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 14th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | James Fowler | Having discussed the current scarcity of Common Blue with a fellow enthusiast at Therfield Heath this morning, I saw a fresh male in the garden this afternoon. Outnumbered by three Holly Blue. |
| 14th | Epping Forest (TQ3895) | Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Anthony Hare | Gatekeeper 6,Small Skipper 2,Common Blue 2,Large White 1,Meadow Brown 51. |
| 14th | Bedfords Park LNR (TQ5192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady | Colin Jupp | 10 Red Admiral, 3 Painted Lady, 7 Peacock and 1 Comma nectaring on Buddleia flowers near visitor centre. Also 2 Jersey Tiger. TQ5292: 1 Small Copper |
| 13th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Brian Goodey | c.44 peacocks, 25 red admirals, 12 painted lady, three comma and two small tortoiseshell nectaring on fleabane. Lovely to be surrounded by so many nymphalids. Also 4-5 oak eggars, ten common blue, 15 brown argus and five small copper. |
| 12th | Fobbing Marsh (TQ7384) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Rob Smith | footpaths just south side of Fobbing Creek - Wall Brown 5 (4 females, one looking for ovipositing sites) Gatekeeper 32, Meadow Brown 15, Small Heath 1, Common Blue 1, Peacock 1, Red Admiral 1. moths - Latticed Heath 2, Yellow Shell 1 |
| 12th | Fobbing Marsh (TQ7383) | Red Admiral, Small White, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | Oozedam (south FP) - Wall Brown 1m, Gatekeeper 26, Meadow Brown 21, Brown Argus 3, Common Blue 3, Small Copper 1, Holly Blue 1, Small White 1, Red Admiral 2. Jersey Tiger moth |
| 12th | Fobbing Marsh (TQ7283) | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Rob Smith | west and north footpaths (pm) - Gatekeeper 66, Meadow Brown 25, Speckled Wood 7, Marbled White 1 (at 5.50pm), Small Heath 1, Red Admiral 1, Small White 1, and a male Wall Brown just to the west at TQ719836 (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 12th | Barnwell East LNR, Cambridge (TL478581) | Silver-washed Fritillary | Keith Edkins | 1 silver-washed fritillary flying, very worn (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 11th | Wanstead Park (TQ416875) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 25 Purple Hairstreak 6.25pm-7.10pm. Included 6+ over a turkey oak and good numbers of males generally over oak, ash and lime trees in warm evening sunshine. Also 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Red Admiral |
| 11th | Thorndon Park (south) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | |
| 11th | Monks Wood (TL203804) | White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, White-letter Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | Off transect. White Admiral 1, White-letter Hairstreak 1. Lots of Silver-washed Fritillary still around the wood, Purple Emperor 3, seen by another gentleman |
| 11th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 2 Purple emperors at the North west territory this afternoon, a female early on and later 1 maybe 2 males. |
| 11th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Colin Jupp | 12 Peacock, 7 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 9 Gatekeeper (5 fem & 4 m), 1 Meadow Brown, 3 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Large White |
| 11th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ546930) | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | Still 2 male Purple Emperors at the Hatter's Wood territory 1pm-1.45pm (clashing seen). Also 6 Speckled Wood, 1 Red Admiral |
| 11th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre/Elizabeth Rd | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | Tom Hyde | |
| 10th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper, Small Copper | Simon & Pat Cox | Nice morning in our garden with 5 Peacocks, 2 Red Admirals, at least 2 each Large & Small Whites, single Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper & Small Copper |
| 10th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 10 Red Admiral,12 Peacock, 6 Painted Lady, 6 Meadow Brown,12 Gatekeeper,2 Common Blue, 2 Holly Blue, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Small Heath.2 Large White, 10 Small White,2 Brimstone |
| 10th | Monks Wood, Cambs | Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Diana Spencer | |
| 10th | Hawkwood Allotment (TQ3795) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | Small Tortoiseshell 1,Red Admiral 2,Speckled Wood 2,Gatekeeper 9,Painted Lady 1,Small White 11,Holly Blue 2,Peacock 1,Meadow Brown 1.Plus Jersey Tiger moth 3. |
| 10th | Fleam Dyke - Mutlow Hill section | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Steve Webb | Amazing show of Chalkhill Blues all very active in the sunshine 100+ seen, quite a lot of Painted Ladies and 3 or 4 Clouded Yellows |
| 10th | Bedford Purlieus (TF0499) | Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus | Dave O'Brien | Meadow Brown 4, Silver-washed Fritillary 5, Brimstone 3, Gatekeeper 4, Large Skipper 2, Brown Argus 1 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 10th | Bedford Purlieus (TF0400) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Dave O'Brien | Brown Argus 1, Brimstone 4, Silver-washed Fritillary 3, Dark Green Fritillary 1, Large Skipper 4, Meadow Brown 16, Small Heath 1, Gatekeeper 9, Peacock 19, Red Admiral 1, Painted Lady 1, Coma 1, Common Blue 3 |
| 10th | Bedford Purlieus (TF0300) | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus | Dave O'Brien | Gatekeeper 9, Green-veined White 2, Brimstone 2, Silver-washed Fritillary 3, Dark Green Fritillary 1, Peacock 1, Brown Argus 2, Meadow Brown 3 |
| 10th | Barnack Hills and Holes NNR (TF0704) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Dave O'Brien | Chalkhill Blue 86, Common Blue 9, Brown Argus 8, Small Copper 5,Ringlet 1, Meadow Brown 10, Gatekeeper 10, Small Heath 3, Small White 1, Green-veined White 4, Painted Lady 2, Peacock 4, Large Skipper 2, Essex Skipper 1 definite, plus 6 "Smessex Skipper" (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 9th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | One male at the North west territory this afternoon. |
| 8th | Tanholt Pits, Peterborough (TF238017) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | David Withrington | Walk in afternoon along track past pits to farmland at eastern end. Mostly sheltered from the wind. Small Tortoiseshell(7), Peacock(4), Painted Lady(2), Large White(2), Green-veined White(10), Wall Brown(3), Small Heath(1), Meadow Brown(9), Gatekeeper(17), Brown Argus(3), Common Blue(10), Clouded Yellow (1). |
| 7th | Paxton Pits (TL199628) | Peacock, Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Steve Binding | Afternoon check for mainly Brown Argus. 63 counted before the heavy rain came, most sunning or roosting in the long grasses. Also 11 Peacock. 30 Meadow Brown. 2m + 3fm Gatekeeper. 2 Brimstone. 1 Small Skipper. 8m + 4fm Common Blue. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 7th | Paxton Pits (TL195629) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | Friends of Paxton transect route B. From 11.15am sun/cloud warm. UNID Wht 26. Gatekeeper 28. Med Brn 19. Brimstone 2. GV Wht.6. Com Blue 1. Sm Copper 1. Ringlet 3. RedAD 5. Comma 1. Sm Wht 3. Sm Skipper 1. PCock 11. Brown Argus 13. |
| 7th | Little Belhus CP | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Ian Plume | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 7th | Hawkwood Allotment (TQ3795) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper | Anthony Hare | Red Admiral 1,Speckled Wood 4,Gatekeeper 14,Small White 14,Peacock 1,Large White 1. Plus Silver y moth 1. |
| 7th | Epping Forest (TQ3895) | Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Anthony Hare | Gatekeeper 11,Common Blue 1,Small White 2,Large White 1,Meadow Brown 51. |
| 7th | Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Holly Blue | David Withrington | In my suburban garden - one of each plus 2 Holly Blues and 6 Small Whites. On 4 August I also saw Gatekeeper and Comma in the garden. Quite unusual to get such a variety of species in our street. |
| 7th | Bedford Purlieus (TF038003) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | David Withrington | Walk through woods and meadows in northern half. Peacock(31), Red Admiral(2), Painted Lady(1), Silver-washed Fritillary(12), Dark-green Fritillary(1), Small White(12), Large White(4), Green-veined White(10), Speckled Wood(5), Marbled White(1), Ringlet(9), Meadow Brown(17), Gatekeeper(25), Large Skipper(7), Purple Hairstreak(1), Holly Blue(2), Brown Argus(2). |
| 6th | Woodland Trust wood, Theydon Bois (TQ457980) | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Ian Watts | 4pm. Windy and mostly overcast but warm enough for a couple of Purple emperors (male chasing female, I think) above and around the sallows. |
| 6th | Upwood village (TL259823) | Holly Blue | Diana Spencer | |
| 5th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus | Andrew Cox | |
| 5th | Holland Gap (TM232184) | Clouded Yellow | Brian Goodey | |
| 5th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 1 Male Purple emperor at the north west territory ,after an hour wait for the sun to come out. |
| 5th | Hadleigh Great Wood | Comma, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | DJ Sullivan | Two White Admiral. Female Brimstone. |
| 5th | Haddenham Canbs. | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Sheila Dickerson | All feeding on Buddleia,could not believe the Fritillary at first,first one we have ever seen. |
| 4th | Upwood Meadows | Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Diana Spencer | |
| 4th | Tollesbury Sq. to Goldhanger, Coastal path. (TL956104) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 5,Painted Lady, 12,Red Admiral, 2,Peacock, 1,Comma, 2,Clouded Yellow, 40+,Small White, 30+,Large White, 2,Green-veined White, 100+,Gatekeeper, 30+,Meadow Brown, 3,Small Copper, 3,Small Skippers, 1,Brown Argus. |
| 4th | Tanholt pits, Eye, Peterborough | Wall | Howard Butler | 4 sightings, Wall TF238017 x1 TF238016 x1 TF233017 x2 (entrance) |
| 4th | Rowney woods | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Gregory Dempster | One Silver Washed seen,3 Red Admiral, numerous Large skippers and Speckled wood. 4 Gatekeepers and 2 Brimsones, 1 Small white and a Peacock. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 4th | Roman Road Cambridgeshire (TL5054) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper | Steve Webb | Warm and sunny on the Roman Road, lost count of the number of Painted Ladies, probably over 100! Theyve certainly arrived! All feeding on knapweed in the sun. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 4th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 09.30am /12.30pm sunny 20c 65 Peacock. 13 RedAD.4 Comma.87 GateK. 13 GV Wht.9 SmWht.1 HollyB.20 male and 4fmale Com Blue incs 2 pair in copp.1 Sm Heath. 7 Med Brn.9 Brown Argus.12 Brimstone. 1 Spec W.2 Sm Copper.3 Sm Skip.3 Ringlet. Great numbers thanks to the large amount Teasels, Ragwort, Brambles and Thistles this year. |
| 4th | Hockley Woods (TQ837918) | Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Rob Smith | White Admiral 2+, Silver-washed Fritillary 2+ - males defending bramble glades, Purple Hairstreak 3+, Peacock 2, Red Admiral 1, GV White 1, Ringlet 1, MB & GK noted |
| 4th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | Fairly quick run around 3 territory's this afternoon, just 1 male active in the Central territory. |
| 4th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | Of most note, a very large number of emerging Brimstones. I counted 20, without much effort. Blue family still very low, 1Common Blue, no Holly, 1 Brown Argus, 2 Small Copper, while a quick look got 1 or 2 WLH, and PH. Painted Ladies Red Admirals and Peacocks double figures. |
| 4th | Eversden Wood (TL3453) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus | Rob Pople | Grid ref for principal 1-km square, but some time also spent on rides in TL3452. c.11:30-14:00. Partly cloudy (3/8), c.18-21*C. 2 Comma, c.25 Peacock, 4 Red Ad., c.6 S-w Frit. [ph], c.17 Brimstone, 1 Sp. Wood, c.65 Ringlet, c.6 Meadow Brown, c.15 Gatekeeper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brown Argus [ph]. Also brief view of poss. Purple Hairstreak. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 4th | Devil's Dyke (Railway Cutting) Burwell (TL575652) | Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Chalk Hill Blue | Nick & Stella Laughton | 17:45 to 18:45 - sunny with occasional cloud cover 100+ Chalkhill Blues in the railway cutting and more with around 12 Brown Argus (most fairly worn) on the Dyke at the top of the lane from the car park (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 4th | Castor Hanglands (TF118024) | Silver-washed Fritillary | Howard Butler /Andy Frost | One Silver Washed Fritillary of the form Valezina (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 4th | Cambridge Science Park (TL467614) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | John Murray | Single brimstone on the wing, along with a single second brood holly blue. 4+ painted ladies feeding on a buddleia. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 4th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre/Elizabeth Rd | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper | Tom Hyde | At least a dozen + Red Admirals and Peacocks,4 painted Ladies 1 Small Tortoiseshell,3 Specked Woods,2 Small Coppers, 1 Brimstone,1 Common Blue, 1 Purple Hairstreak first sighting for 3 years, numerous Gatekeepers . |
| 3rd | Warley Country Park (TQ585921) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Large White, Ringlet | Colin Jupp | A female Purple Emperor glided around tall sallows 12.25pm, my first at this site. Also female Brimstone, 2 Painted Lady, 6 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Large White, 1 Ringlet |
| 3rd | Tylers Common (TQ568905) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 female White-letter Hairstreak nectaring on bramble flower, 1 Small Copper, 2 Small White, 4 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 40 Gatekeeper, 10 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet, 2 Speckled Wood |
| 3rd | Rayne | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Andy Goodey | First site record of Silver-washed Fritillary |
| 3rd | Phyllis Currie EWT Reserve (TL7218) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue | George Brown | Sunny and warm, 2.05 to 3.30p.m. 2 Comma, 17 Peacock, 3 Red admiral, 3 Painted lady, several Small and Large white, 1 Green-veined white, c5 Speckled wood, numerous Meadow brown and Gatekeeper, 1 Large skipper, several Small/Essex skippers (not specifically identified), c5 White-letter hairstreaks at elms near roadsign on Felstead Road, 2 Purple hairstreaks, 1 male Common blue. |
| 3rd | Lower Belt footpath, Warley (TQ575919) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Green-veined White, 5 Peacock, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 8 Speckled Wood, 1 Ringlet, 10 Gatekeeper, 10 Meadow Brown |
| 3rd | Latton Common, Harlow (TL468080) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | Ian Watts | Peacocks quite numerous (a dozen or so in a 20 minute stroll). |
| 3rd | Langdon Hills EWT Reserve (TQ664872) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Alan Waddoups | A pristine female Holly Blue and just a single White-letter Hairstreak nectaring on the few remaining bramble flowers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 3rd | Jermaines Wood, Great Warley (TQ572908) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | E side path: 1 Holly Blue, 4 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Green-veined White |
| 3rd | Hockley Woods (TQ839916) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue | David Glover | 15x Gatekeeper 8x Meadow Brown 5x Large White 4x Small White 3x Peacock 2x Red Admiral 2x Speckled Wood 2x Small Skipper 1x White Admiral 1x Silver-washed Fritillary 1x Comma 1x Purple Hairstreak A further 15 Meadow Brown, 10 Gatekeeper, 6 Small Skipper, 4 Large White, 3 Small White, 2 Marbled White, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Common Blue and 1 Red Admiral in the meadow at TQ835914 (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 3rd | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 5 around the forest this afternoon four territorial males,one each at North west,Central,Lodge cottage and South east, also a high flying female that was nearly nabbed by a Swallow!. |
| 3rd | Great Holland Pits (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Richard GreatRex | 9 White Letter Hairstreak in late afternoon sunshine, 2 Purple Hairstreak, More than 15 Brown Argus, 4 Small Copper, 2 Common Blue, >40 Meadow Brown, >30 Gatekeeper, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Ringlet, 30 Peacock, 12 Painted Lady, 16 Red Admiral, 3 Brimstone, 5 Green-veined White, 10 Large White, 15 Small White, Large Skipper 1, Essex Skipper 3 |
| 3rd | Garden (TL5112) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Small Copper, Other butterfly | Bryan Russell | Clouded Yellow var helice |
| 3rd | Blackheath, Colchester | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Gatekeeper | Simon Patient | 1 White Admiral rather worn individual, fluttering inside Honeysuckle bush in our garden today. 5 Peacocks, 4 Red Admirals, 2 Comma, all around our Buddleia bushes. 1 Ringlet , 2 Gatekeepers on Marjoram. |
| 2nd | Wimpole Park (TL3352) | Silver-washed Fritillary | David Gough | Three to five adults probably males nectaring on teasels along the woodland edge in full sun and shelter spot. Location is alongside the newly created circular path around Wimpole. A little too distant for a smart phone photo |
| 2nd | Thorndon Park (south) | Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Cox | Female SW Fritillary, feeding on bramble flowers. |
| 2nd | Tanholt pits, Eye, Peterborough (TF238017) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Howard Butler | Wall Brown x 3 |
| 2nd | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Andrew Cox | Male common blue. |
| 2nd | Langdon Hill C. Park | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown | Andrew Cox | One marbled white, still in good condition. |
| 2nd | Hadleigh great wood/ Belfairs cp (TQ8188) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond / Paul Baker | A male/ female chase at 12.54, and then the pair "in cop" in Oak tree top. |
| 2nd | Bishops Hall Park/Elizabeth Rd | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Tom Hyde | 8 Red Admirals, 4 Peacocks, 3 Painted Ladies. 2 Speckled Woods, lots of Gatekeepers, various Whites a few Meadow Browns and Small Skippers. |
| 1st | North Hill Recreation Ground, Harold Hill (TQ536930) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 51 Gatekeeper, 41 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Heath, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Copper, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper |
| 1st | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus | Rob Smith | am transect - Small Skipper 3, Essex Skipper 1, S/E skipper 9, Small White 1, Green-veined White 1, Brown Argus 1, Red Admiral 3, Peacock 3, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 2, Gatekeeper 123, Meadow Brown 43, Ringlet 1 |
| 1st | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | garden sightings - Male White-letter Hairstreak nectaring on Buddleia flowers early pm (5th garden record), 1 Purple Hairstreak, 9 Peacock, 8 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 6 Large White, 2+ each Small & Green-veined White, 6 Gatekeeper, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet |
| 1st | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Ringlet | Colin Jupp | 2 male Purple Emperor at Hatter-s Wood territory 1.45-2.30pm in dull weather, occasional clashing. Also 1 Ringlet and 1 Speckled Wood |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 31st | St Osyth (TM111156) | Small White, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | Richard GreatRex | A single Clouded Yellow on the flowery strip along the footpath from St Osyth Creek towards Howland's Marsh. Also 8 MB, 12 Gatekeeper, 1 Small Heath, 7 Essex Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 4 Small White and 2 Large White. Mostly dull and blustery conditions. |
| 31st | Howland's Marsh/Nun's Wood (TM113166) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Richard GreatRex | More than 50 Gatekeepers, 20 Meadow Brown, 3 Small Heath, 1 Ringlet, 13 Peacock, 8 Red Admiral, 1 Small Copper, 5 Essex and 1 Small Skipper, plus many unidentified Skippers, 1 Small White, ! Large White |
| 31st | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 2 Males clashing and chasing at the Lodge cottage territory, between the showers this afternoon. |
| 31st | Hatfield Forest (TL5320) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Geoff Vowles | Male PE around cafe area again. >20 SWF. White letter hairstreaks are quite widespread this year- this one in Collins Ride (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 31st | Epping Forest (TQ3895) | Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Anthony Hare | Gatekeeper 23,Small Skipper 2,Small White 2,Meadow Brown 78. |
| 31st | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Peacock, Purple Emperor, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 3 White-letter Hairstreak, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper, 5 Peacock. 1 Purple Emperor at the Hatter's Wood territory between showers 3pm (TQ546930) |
| 31st | Black Notley (TL7620) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | George Brown | Sunny spells. 6 Red admirals at Buddleia in garden, p.m. |
| 30th | Tanholt Pits, Peterborough (TF238017) | Small White, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | David Withrington | A short walk at the western end of the path through the gravel-pit lakes revealed 2 Wall Browns - my first of the year. |
| 29th | Watton's Green (TQ529951) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | Colin Jupp | 1 m Common Blue, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 2 Green-veined White, 3 Small White, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock, 1 Comma, 25 Gatekeeper |
| 29th | St Chad's Park (TQ478885) | Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | Small Copper 2, Common Blue 2m, Holly Blue 1, Small Skipper 5, Peacock 1, Small White 1, Gatekeeper 21 incl mating pair, Meadow Brown 45, Speckled Wood 13. a Silver-Y moth |
| 29th | Seven Kings Park (TQ459884) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rob Smith | ironically, the unmown strip on the north side that has been planted with saplings has created some good meadow habitat - Brown Argus 1, Common Blue 1m, Small Skipper 1, Essex Skipper 2. By Seven King Water stream (TQ461884) - Ringlet 2, Painted Lady 1, Comma 6, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 4, Green-veined White 2, Small White 2 and a Clouded Yellow in a small wasteground area just in the hospital grounds (TQ461883). All areas: Gatekeeper 35, Meadow Brown 4. Silver-Y moth 3 |
| 29th | Rowney Woods | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Gregory Dempster | No Emperors or White Admirals, lots of the usual woodland species, too many to count. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 29th | Priors former GC, Horseman Side (TQ537950) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 3 worn Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 5 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 1 Large White, 15 Peacock, 1 Comma, 30 Gatekeeper, 5 Purple Hairstreak (7.45pm-8pm) |
| 29th | Matching Tye, Matching Church, Newmans End. Circul | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 1,Silver-washed Fritillary, 1,Brimstone, 12,Red Admiral, 7,Peacock, 9,Comma, 20+,Large White, 30+,Small White, 2,Green-veined White, 5,Ringlet, 20+,Gatekeeper, 40+,Meadow Brown, 5,Large Skipper. |
| 29th | Hardwick Wood and surrounding area (TL3557) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Paddy Grove | |
| 29th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ546930) | Purple Emperor | Colin Jupp | 1 male Purple Emperor Hatter's Wood territory at 3.30pm |
| 29th | Curtismill Green: grassland E side (M25) (TQ522967) | Comma, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus | Colin Jupp | 2 Brown Argus, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Small Skipper (+ 3 S/E skip), 110 Meadow Brown, 35 Gatekeeper, 1 Small Heath, 1 Speckled Wood, 3 Comma, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small White and from 6.30pm 10 Purple Hairstreak over oak & ash near Meadow View. |
| 29th | Castor Hanglands | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Matthew Webb | Plenty of Silver-washed Fritillaries again, 2 White Admirals and a Small Copper the highlights. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 29th | Castle Mound, Cambridge (TL445592) | Small White, Gatekeeper, Small Copper | Edward Pollard | 1 Small Copper, 2 Small White. 8 Gatekeeper. (1pm sunny spells, blustery strong breeze) |
| 29th | Bishops Hall Park/Elizabeth Rd | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Tom Hyde | 2 speckled Woods,6 Peacocks.3 Red Admirals,1 Small Tortoiseshell, most of the Peacocks and Red Admirals were on the Buddleia's near the park. was nice to see Six spot Burnets and silver Y's in the park |
| 29th | Barnwell East LNR, Cambridge (TL478581) | Silver-washed Fritillary | Keith Edkins | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 28th | Langdon Hills (EWT Mark's Hill) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 28th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Small Copper | Tom Hyde | |
| 27th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 1.30/4pm between rain showers 20c Despite conditions plenty to see not flying far. PCock 9.Comma 1.SmTort 1.RedAD 2. Com Blue 13m 2fm inc pair in copp. Brn Arg 4. SM Copp 2fm egglaying . Gatekeeper 70+. SmSkip 6. LrgSkip 1. Ringlet 5.GVwht 4.SmWht 3. LrgWht1. MedBrn 2. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 26th | wicken fen (TL548697) | Dark Green Fritillary | Kevin Wilson | 1 Dark Green Fritillary along footpath by Wicken Lode. Possibly a different individual to the one I saw at Wicken last Friday? |
| 26th | Vange Marsh | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Marbled White, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | One small copper, newly minted. |
| 26th | Stone Bridge, Earls Colne Millenium Green (TL844292) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Richard GreatRex | 1 male Silver Washed Fritillary, 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Red Admirals, more than 20 Gatekeeper, 15 Meadow Brown, 12 Ringlet, 3 Speckled Wood, 5 Purple Hairstreak, 4 identified Essex Skipper and about 20 S/E Skippers (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | SHOTGATE Thickets (TQ767941) | Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus | John SPENCER | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 26th | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 Large Skipper, 7 Essex Skipper including egg-laying female, 15 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 3 Large White, 1 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 20 Gatekeeper, 6 Ringlet, 5 Meadow Brown, 2 Speckled Wood, 13 Purple Hairstreak (seen on return visit 7-7.30pm) |
| 26th | Monks Wood (TL199802) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Graham Almond | One f. valezina among many silver-washed fritillaries! (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Merrymeade Park, Brentwood (TQ598948) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 15+ Small Skipper (some very worn), 10 Essex Skipper, 15 Small White, 8 Green-veined White, 4 Large White, 1 Small Copper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Painted Lady, 4 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 6 Peacock, 113 Gatekeeper, 125+ Meadow Brown, 11 Ringlet, 2 Speckled Wood |
| 26th | Lyonshall Wood, S of Great Leighs (TL7314) | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown | George Brown | Overcast after sunshine earlier, 12 noon to 12.30. 2 Red admirals, 1 Silver-washed fritillary. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Hockley Woods (TQ8391) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Rob Smith | another failed PE attempt, but after 4pm, lovely views of sparring male Silver-washed Fritillaries (3), White Admiral 2, Ringlet 5+. Gatekeeper 10+, Meadow Brown 2+, Peacock 2, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 1, 2 sparring Red Admirals. several unidentified whites |
| 26th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | A fairly quick look around 4 of the 6 assembly areas I know of this afternoon,8 Purple emperors in total, 3 very aggressive males at Lodge cottage,and 1 female, 2 males at north west, 1 each at Central and south east. |
| 26th | Friday Wood (TM006210) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Andrew Goodey | No sign of Clouded Yellows seen here a few days ago. Female Purple Emperor visiting various sallows in large clump south west of pylon break by Lethe Grove |
| 26th | Earls Colne Church and surrounds (TL860288) | Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Richard GreatRex | 1 Purple Hairstreak, about 15 Small Whites and 5 Large Whites, and a single Gatekeeper sitting on a house wall |
| 26th | Castor Hanglands | Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus | Matthew Webb | Lots of Silver-washed Fritillaries seen this afternoon, including 5 mating pairs. Dozens of Peacocks and healthy numbers of Gatekeepers. One Brown Argus seen in a woodland ride. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 26th | Bullock Wood west, Earls Colne (TL838283) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper | Richard GreatRex | Dull and humid. More than 25 Meadow Brown, 20 Gatekeeper, 2 Ringlet, 4 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Essex Skipper, 1 Large and 3 Small White and 3 Green-Veined White. |
| 26th | Bullock Wood east Earls Colne (TL842287) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper | Richard GreatRex | Weather turned dull and very humid. Footpath along bottom of wood through water meadows. 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 8 Gatekeeper, more than 30 Meadow Brown, 3 Ringlet, 5 Peacock, 3 Green-veined White, 3 Small White |
| 26th | Bishops Hall Park | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Tom Hyde | Good to see 4 fresh Peacocks a fresh Brown Argus a first for this location lots of Gatekeepers and whites ..a few Meadow Browns and a Small Copper . Ringlets seem to have disappeared. |
| 26th | Belfairs Park | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | David Sullivan | Golf course margins only. Gatekeeper fresh and abundant. Purple Hairstreak in immature oak. |
| 25th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Gatekeeper | Colin Jupp | Garden: 5 Large White, 5 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 6 Peacock, 1 Painted Lady, 3 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 5 Gatekeeper, 1 Ringlet |
| 25th | Hadleigh Great Wood | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | DJ Sullivan | After rain. One Painted Lady in fresh colours. One White Admiral. |
| 25th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Robert Seago | Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers > 100 1 of Common Blue/ Brimstone, Small Heath, Painted Lady, White Admiral. Still 10s of WLH and Purple Hairstreak, Ringlet, S and E Skippers |
| 25th | Foxton (TL4248) | Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Paddy Grove | Fresh painted ladies and one Clouded Yellow (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 25th | Cudmore Grove Country Park (TM070150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Sean Minns | Warm (22 degrees) but overcast with slight S breeze. Male Clouded Yellow best of 14 species observed, but also low numbers of other 13 species |
| 24th | Trumpington Meadows (TL4354) | Purple Hairstreak | Trevor Sawyer | Addendum to the BC outing - Finally managed to spot 4 Purple Hairstreaks over the trees bordering the woods and meadows near Byron's Pool on the way back to car. |
| 24th | Trumpington Meadows (TL4354) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Small Blue | Edward Pollard | Branch outing. Breezy so abundance was low, but a nice range of species. Including 2 Small Blue west of the M11 thanks to Becky Green and Trevor Sawyer for the help |
| 24th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | Approx 1 mile walk around produced 28 Painted Ladies usually 3-4 together at separate locations. 1 Clouded Yellow seen briefly this morning |
| 24th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ3895) | Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Anthony Hare | Gatekeeper 19,Small Skipper 5,Small White 2,Meadow Brown 58,Large Skipper 2. Plus 5 Six-Spot Burnet moth. |
| 24th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 1 active male at the south eastern territory, mid afternoon in brief bright spells. |
| 24th | Castor Hanglands | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | 3 Purple Emperor sightings, 9 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 2 Painted Ladies and a White Admiral were the highlights from 2.30pm-6pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 24th | Alphamstone (TL0438) | Silver-washed Fritillary | Harry Faull | 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries edge of Clamps Grove, ancient private woodland. First SWFs I have seen around the village. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 23rd | wicken fen (TL557692) | Dark Green Fritillary | Kevin Wilson | One Dark Green Fritillary flying along Burwell Lode bank 5.05 pm. Despite the overcast conditions the Fritillary was very active. As a consequence i was unable to obtain a photo. My first sighting of this species at Wicken. |
| 23rd | Laindon West garden. | White Admiral | Andrew Cox | First record for my back garden. |
| 23rd | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ3895) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper | Anthony Hare | Red Admiral 3,Gatekeeper 17,Small Skipper 6,Common Blue 1,Small White 4,Essex Skipper 2,Small Copper 1,Large White 3,Meadow Brown 52. Plus 12 Six Spot Burnet moth & 3 Silver Y moth. |
| 23rd | Eversden Wood | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Derek Footman | My first visit to the wood. Pleasantly surprised to see a White Admiral but only 1 ! Many Silver Washed Fritillary, Peacock,Gatekeeper, MeadowBrown, Ringlet, Small Skipper,Red Admiral, Small White, Large White odd Brimstone |
| 23rd | Dunmow Cutting | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Goodey | 2 male Purple Emperors end of boardwalk, Silver-washed Fritillary and Brimstone |
| 22nd | Trumpington Meadows | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Blue | John Murray | 2 x second brood small blues (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Thaxted Meadow (Mosscotts) | Clouded Yellow | Gregory Dempster | 1 Clouded yellow seen, I have never seen one here before, great stuff! (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Southey Wood (TF1002) | 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 | Steve Hallam | Ringlet - c.65, Silver washed fritillary 16, Small white - 13, Meadow Brown - 10, all other species 5 or less. |
| 22nd | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | Two silver washed fritillary. Many red admirals. Two male brimstone. |
| 22nd | Hornchurch | Comma | Colin Smith | |
| 22nd | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | Hard work around the forest this afternoon,3 males Purple emperors seen,3 out of the 4 territories I know still appear empty, just one very active male at Lodge cottage,but 2 active males at a new territory for me in the south east of the forest |
| 22nd | Hatfield Forest (TL5320) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Geoff Vowles | Male and female Purple Emperor chasing each other around cafe area settling on customers and tables! |
| 22nd | Ditton Park Wood (TL669572) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Edward Pollard | 1 SW Fritillary along the first ride on the left. 1 Purple Emperor above the oaks at the first junction. Purple Hairstreak in multiple oaks between car park and first junction (at least) |
| 22nd | Devil's Dyke, Newmarket (TL616616) | Comma, Peacock, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Chalk Hill Blue | Edward Pollard | 3 Dark Green Fritillary. 100's Chalkhill Blue |
| 22nd | Devil's Dyke (Railway Cutting) Burwell (TL575652) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Chalk Hill Blue | Nick & Stella Laughton | 17:30 to 18:30 Sunny with gusty breeze 2+ Dark-green Fritillaries near the top of the lane from the car park, the first time we have seen these at this end of the Dyke. Around 20 male Chalk-hills plus 2 females in the meadow adjacent to the car park. |
| 22nd | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Tom Hyde | At last first Peacocks of the year,1 painted Lady 1 large skipper, lots of Small Skippers Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Ringlets, Small Whites, only a couple of Large Whites. |
| 22nd | Barnack hills and Holes (TF077045) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Paul Fisher | 09:30-11:15 visit produced the following: Small Tortoiseshellx7; Peacockx3; Brimstonex2; Small Whitex10; Large Whitex5; Green-Veined Whitex8; Unident' Whitex8; Speckled Woodx1; Marbled Whitex29; Ringlet(not counted), Meadow Brown(not counted), Gatekeeperx25; Large Skipperx2; Small Skipperx2; Essex Skipperx3; Small/Essex Skipperx13; Brown Argusx4; Common Bluex7(all males), Small Copperx7; Chalkhill Bluex28(all males). |
| 21st | Trumpington Meadows | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Small Blue | James Fowler | 9:30-11:30, Byrons Pool to river west of motorway. Single Brown Argus and minimum 4 Small Blue. SB all on mowed grass between path and unmowed area. Small Heath very numerous, 40+. |
| 21st | Trumpington Meadows (TL4354) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper | Ollie King | 17:00-19:30 1 Clouded Yellow seen in the meadows West of M11 2 White-letter hairstreak on elm canopy and 2+ Purple hairstreak on oak canopy at fringe of Byrons Pool wood (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 21st | Thorndon Park (south) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Andrew Cox | Male silver washed fritillary. Piece of rear wing missing. Four or five red admirals. |
| 21st | Thaxted meadows (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 4 Clouded Yellow, only rarely seen singles before in this area. 60 Meadow Brown, 40 Marbled White, 10 Ringlet, 8Small skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 4 Painted Lady,4 Common Blue,4 Gatekeeper, 2 Small Tort,1 Red Admiral,2 Small Heath, 6 Small White, 2 Large White, 1 Green veined White |
| 21st | Stadium Way Rayleigh Essex (TQ8089) | Marbled White | Jamie Thompson | See behind TJ Hughes store along public footpath |
| 21st | Hockley Woods (TQ8391) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | unsuccessful search for Purple Emperor territories at north car park, south and west sides. 4 Silver-washed Fritillaries seen on east and south rides. 2 Marbled Whites in planted field margins to the south |
| 21st | Castor Hanglands (TF117020) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | David Withrington | In the NW part of the NNR I saw Small Tortoiseshell(2), Comma (2), Peacock(4), Red Admiral(1), White Admiral(1), Silver-washed Fritillary(19), Brimstone(7), Small White(5), Large White(6), Green-veined White (6), Clouded Yellow (1 flying along edge of a Turnip field), Speckled Wood(6),Small Heath(4), Marbled White(1), Ringlet (28), Meadow Brown (25), Large Skipper(16), Small Skipper(3), Essex Skipper(4), Common Blue(1 male). |
| 21st | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Small Copper | Tom Hyde | First Small Copper of year also first Five Spot Burnet moths . |
| 21st | Barrack Wood, Warley (TQ595918) | Purple Hairstreak | Rob Smith | 7.30pm, trial Purple Hairstreak transect, 14 seen |
| 20th | Thorndon Park (south) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Andrew Cox | |
| 20th | Langdon Hills (EWT Mark's Hill) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Andrew Cox | One white admiral. One male brimstone. |
| 20th | Havering country park (TQ5093) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 2 Males at the territory mid afternoon, cloudy with intermittent sun and showers. |
| 20th | Fridaywoods Colchester | Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 1 female Purple Emperor inside sallow 20 yds S of gravel crater near cherry tree lane late morning briefly. |
| 20th | Eversden Wood | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | James Fowler | Between 11 & 1, hot, sunny and bright. Single Purple Emperor and Speckled Wood , multiples of others including “swarms” of Small White over brassica field adjacent to Wood. |
| 20th | Combe Wood, Great Warley (TQ5790) | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Peter Merrett | |
| 20th | Colne Point EWT (TM101124) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Large White, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Robert Seago | I think the L Whites may have come in from sea. ~20 Others mostly on the flowering Sea holly |
| 20th | Caster Hanglands (TF1101) | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Steve Hallam | Marbled white - 1. many 'small whites' seen, but none settled so unable to id. Visit cut short by torrential rain shower! |
| 19th | Thundersley (TQ7989) | Purple Emperor | Mark Dean | Only this one sighted. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 19th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Andrew Cox | At least two white letter hairstreak. |
| 19th | Fridaywoods Colchester | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 1 Purple Emperor flew over south side of gravel crater near cherry tree lane late morning. 5 Silver washed fritillaries, 2 White Admirals. 1 Fresh looking Painted lady. |
| 19th | Comberton Garden (TL387545) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Anthony Roberts | Comma 2, Peacock 1,Red Admiral 1, Brimstone 1, Small White 5, Large White 1, Green-veined White 1, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 6, Ringlet 2, Gatekeeper1, |
| 19th | Blackheath, Colchester (TM003214) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Large White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 2 White letter hairstreaks on Elms from my garden. 2 fresh Peacocks, 2 Comma on Buddleia. Several Purple Hairstreaks on top of nearby Oaks. Nearby 1White Admiral, 1 worn Painted Lady at Bourne Brook Middlewick. |
| 18th | Woodwalton Green Lane (TL208812) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Steve Binding | 11.20am some Ringlets, MedBrn ,Gate Keepers 10+ each. 9 Marb Wht.1 Lrg Wht.7 Sm Wht. 4 Gv Wht. 4 Brim. 6 Sm Heath. 9 Sm Skips. 1Lrg Skip. 3 Sm Tort. 2 PCock.1 Painted Lady. lots of UNID Whites. |
| 18th | Woodwalton Fen (TL2385) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Thomas Ingate | 5 Purple Emperors (all flying in the canopy), 6 or 7 Purple Hairstreaks, 3 Brimstones, Ringlets, Meadow Browns and first Gatekeepers x 2. Lots of people looking for the Purple Emperors (first time for me). |
| 18th | Rowney woods | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Gregory Dempster | Lots of Ringlets and Meadow brown about, 3 x Purple Hairstreak and a single 1 x SWF and 1 x White Admiral flying high amongst the trees, no Purple Emperor today. |
| 18th | Roadside habitat NW of Tesco, Huntingdon (TL238744) | Silver-washed Fritillary, Marbled White, White-letter Hairstreak | Mark A. Ward | 16 White-letter Hairstreaks in canopy of ash and elm on both sides of road, early pm, at this strong colony. Also a male Silver-washed Fritillary over roadside brambles and 5 Marbled Whites over the orchid-rich verges and grassland. |
| 18th | Overhall Grove, Knapwell (TL335625) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Nick & Stella Laughton | 10:30am to 1pm 4+ White-letter Hairstreaks all in canopy of either Ash and Wych Elm trees. 3 fresh Comma, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 1 Painted Lady (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 18th | Norton Mandeville (TL0438) | Silver-washed Fritillary | Peter Merrett | |
| 18th | Langdon Hill C. Park | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Andrew Cox | One male SW Fritillary. |
| 18th | Hockley Woods (TQ8391) | Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | David Glover | 50+ Meadow Brown 15 Large White 12 Marbled White 8 Small Skipper 6 Gatekeeper 2 Speckled Wood 2 Peacock 2 Ringlet 1 White Admiral 1 Comma 1 Painted Lady |
| 18th | Hadleigh Great Wood | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | DJ Sullivan | One Purple Emperor. Three White Admiral. |
| 18th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Brian Goodey | |
| 18th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Robert Seago | Numbers based on numbers for transect and a further estimate. Sm Skipper 10, Essex Skipper 30 L White 10, S White 8 GV white 9,Brimstone 1, new brood, P Hairstreak 10, WL Hairstreak 30 H Blue 1, B Argus 3, Sm Copper 2 Peacock 5, Comma 6, R Admiral 20, WA 4, P Lady 6 M Brown 200, GK 70,Ri 60, S Wood 5, Sm Heath 2 |
| 18th | Debden to Rowney Wood. | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Margaret & Jim Dalgarno. | 1,Purple Emperor, 1,Silver Washed Fritillary, 8,Purple Hairstreak, 2,Painted Lady, 2,Peacpck, 3,Red Admiral, 2,Marbled White, 1,Brimstone, Large Whites, Small Whites, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Gate Keepers, Speckled Woods, 9,Large Skipper, 1,Comma. |
| 18th | Broomhouse, Langham (TM0334) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Martin Peers | Small Tortoiseshell & Painted Lady both fresh; Red Admiral 4; Small Heath 1; Ringlet 4; Meadow Brown 20; Gatekeeper 5. |
| 18th | Arrington church yard | Small White, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Derek Footman | White Hairstreak feeding on Ragwort in the church yard I have not seen one before in the village |
| 17th | sw of Abberton Reservoir (TL9315) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper | Graham Upton | |
| 17th | Woodwalton Marsh | Brimstone, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak | Diana Spencer | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 17th | Woodwalton Fen | Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Ringlet, Purple Hairstreak | Mark A.Ward | 11 Purple Emperors was my highest count here this morning. 5 in the bungalow area, with up to 3 visiting the building, the rest elsewhere on the Fen. One Silver-washed Fritillary too and 60+ Purple Hairstreaks. |
| 17th | Woodland Trust wood, Theydon Bois (TQ456980) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Purple Emperor, Small White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Ian Watts | 2-3 Purple Emperor. I spent much of the late afternoon watching just two individuals (both male). I've visited this wood a number of times recently looking for PE but today was the first time in decent weather. It is not unlike sallow scrubland and I think has the potential to be a very good PE site. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 17th | Trumpington Meadows (TL4354) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue | Ollie King | 15:00 - 17:00 1 Purple hairstreak and 2+ White-letter hairstreak in canopy at woodland/meadow fringe near Byrons Pool. |
| 17th | Trumpington Meadows (TL433537) | Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Blue | Trevor Sawyer | A quick loop of the butterfly meadow South West of motorway looking for second brood Small Blues. 3 Small Blue seen (one already a little worn). Also noted - in order of number - 6-Spot Burnets (huge numbers), Meadow Brown, Essex/Small Skippers, Small Heath, Marbled White, Large Skipper, Small/Green Veined White, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Common Blue. See photos. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 17th | Thaxted (TL6232) | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Stephen Dutton | Part of a farmland bird survey through a solar farm under construction. 07:30 to 08:00, sunny. 50 Sm White no Large positively but a few possibilities on the wing.4 GV White,20 plus Meadow Brown, 2 Small Heath,2 Painted Lady,1 Sm Tort, 1 Large and 1 Small Skipper, 2 Marbled White, 1 Gatekeeper |
| 17th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Clouded Yellow | Stephen Dutton | 1 seen flying fast and low directly north at 18:00 |
| 17th | South Weald Cricket Club (TQ578947) | Purple Hairstreak | ANDREW STROUD | 2 Purple Hairstreak around oaks by pavilion. |
| 17th | Shenfield Common, Brentwood | Red Admiral, Large White, Purple Hairstreak | ANDREW STROUD | 2 Red Admiral, 2 Large White, 2 Purple Hairstreak- all near the old bandstand clearing just south of the pond |
| 17th | Rowney Woods | Purple Emperor | Stephen Dutton | 7 reported to me today on tracks |
| 17th | Pound wood location | Clouded Yellow | Dave Blackwell | Nice to see clouded yellow feeding on fetch |
| 17th | North Chingford (TL048380) | Large White | E W Gregory | At present I am not able to identify species but we have both white and coloured type occasionally in our garden (5white 2coloured yesterday, 2white 2coloured this morning) |
| 17th | Monks Wood | Comma, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Mark A.Ward | A 40 minute loop at the west end early pm produced 18 Silver-washed Fritillaries, a Purple Emperor swooping along a ride, 3 White Admirals, a Marbled White and 6 Purple Hairstreaks. |
| 17th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | 2.30pm 24 deg, light breeze. Red Admiral 2, White Admiral 4, Silver-washed Fritillary 9, Purple Emperor 1, Large White 3, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood 1, Ringlet 10, Meadow Brown 1, Purple Hairstreak 6. The PE was gliding high around the trees at the second cross rides on the main ride coming from Bridge St car park |
| 17th | Langdon Hills (EWT Mark's Hill) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | One purple emperor. Two white admirals. Two silver washed fritillaries(males). |
| 17th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond / Andy Goodey | 19 Purple emperors around the western side of the forest, 09.00 - 12.30. |
| 17th | Eversden Wood (TL345528) | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | James Hanlon | f PE (my first locally) taking salts from path (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 17th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre | Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Tom Hyde | First Painted Ladies of year 3,and first Gatekeepers, male Brimstone,lots of Small Skippers,Meadow Browns and Ringlets ..such a shame the back meadow at the B/wood centre which was teaming with butterflies has been cut for hay . |
| 16th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Holly Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | 3 Painted Ladies, 2 Small Tortoiseshells 2 each Large & Small White, single Red Admiral & Holly Blue in our garden today |
| 16th | Rowney woods | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Gregory Dempster | 3 x Purple Emperors seen today, all low flying and two on the ground, One by the Garden Centre. 4 x SWF seen all holding territories. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 16th | Rowney Woods (TL573337) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Stephen Dutton | 14:15 to 16:15 22deg and sunny. 1 PE on main track, different location to yesterday. 4 SW Frit, 1 at a different location to the others. 3 Comma, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 20 Speckled Wood, 2 Large Skipper. Many Whites, not settling plus many Ringlets |
| 16th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Phil Bromley | 40+ silver-washed fritillaries seen today including one 'valesina' I believe this is the 4th consecutive year at least one of these has been seen in Monks Wood. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 16th | Markshall Estate, Cogeshall (TL8325) | Purple Emperor | Royston Ledgerton | one male |
| 16th | Little Warley Common Wood (TQ603916) | Peacock, White Admiral | Rob Smith | after Audrey (Warley Gap vol) saw one here last weekend, a White Admiral gliding through at 4pm. Also a fresh Peacock in a gloomy part of the wood |
| 16th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny & warm saw : Newly emerged R/Ad, a Sm/T-shell, my 1st G-keeper of the year, a Ringlet, 10+ assorted Whites, 10+ M/Brown Lg Skipper & Comma , Marbled White. |
| 16th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | 14 Purple emperors around the western side of the forest today 1 female and one grounded male, SWF in the 30+ range. |
| 16th | EWT Roman River Valley | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Oliver Cottis | Single Purple Emperor (possible site record), 3+ SW Fritillary, 2 Red Admiral, 4 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood, 2 Gatekeeper, 1 Ringlet, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Large Skipper, 5 Small White (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 16th | Devil's Dyke A1304 to A14 (TL613620) | Red Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Chalk Hill Blue | Martin Peers | Dark Green Fritillary 9,Brimstone 8(mostly females),Large White 8,Small Heath 10,Marbled White c80, Ringlet 9, Meadow Brown 20,Gatekeeper 5, Small/Essex Skippers 4, Chalk Hill Blue c130 |
| 16th | Debden to Rowney Wood. | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Rosie & Bill Perkins | 4,Purple Emperor, 3,Purple Hairstreak, 1,Silver-washed Fritillary, 1,Painted Lady, 1,Peacock, 7,Red Admiral, 5,Marbled White, 7,Large Skipper, 2,Small Skipper, 1,Small Tortoiseshell, 6,Comma, 7,Gate Keeper, 50+,Meadow Brown, 15,Ringlet, 7,Speckled Wood, 40+,Small White, 10+,Large White, 1,Green-veined White. |
| 16th | Buckden - Stirtloe Sewage Treatment Works | Comma, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak | Mark A. Ward | 3 White-letter Hairstreaks in and above elms on south side of Stirtloe Sewage Treatment Works to the east of the main colony, but also on Stirtloe Lane. |
| 16th | Buckden - Stirtloe Lane | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Mark A. Ward | 3 White-letter Hairstreaks in and above elm in the midday sun on south side of new development site. |
| 15th | Welwick Wharf (TM1117) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Small Copper | Richard GreatRex | At least 12 White Letter Hairstreaks on elms along footpath towards Howland's Marsh. Red Admiral 2, Small White 16, Ringlet 3, Meadow Brown 12, Large White 2, Gatekeeper 2, Essex Skipper 7 = at least 15 E/S Skippers, Small Heath 4, Comma 1, Small Copper 1 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Weald Brook, Putwell Br & Maylands GC (TQ563922) | Comma, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Colin Jupp | 15 Essex Skipper, 24 Small Skipper, 5 Large Skipper, 5 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 5 Comma, 72 Meadow Brown, 6m Gatekeeper, 6 Small Heath, 6 Ringlet. Also Oak Eggar moth |
| 15th | Rowney Woods | Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Gregory Dempster | Lots of ringlets and meadow browns about, a single Purple Emperor seen flying high and lots of Speckled woods, one Purple hairstreak but very drowsy. One Comma seen feeding of fresh dog poop, plenty of this about recently. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 15th | Rowney Woods (TL573337) | Purple Emperor, Small White, Ringlet | Stephen Dutton | 20 deg and overcast very little on the wing apart from Ringlets However 3 PE at top of the oaks. 2 at the GR , same tree and 1 100m west of the GR |
| 15th | Priory Farm St Osyth (TM1115) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper | Richard GreatRex | Dull and windy. Single Clouded Yellow on path down to and along St Osyth Creek. At least 25 Meadow Brown, 20 Small Heath 11 Small White, 1 Peacock, 6 Identified Essex skippers and another 5 not checked. 1 Painted Lady |
| 15th | Martin's Grove (TM126187) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Richard GreatRex | 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 25 Small White, 1 Small Heath, 11 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet, 1 Essex Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, at least 3 S/E Skippers. |
| 15th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Mark's Hill). | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Andrew Cox | At least three white admiral. Two female silver washed fritillaries. Many marbled white. One common blue (tatty male). |
| 15th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Brown Argus | Rob Smith | transect - a fresh Brown Argus at Tylers Wood and a female White-letter Hairstreak near Jermaines. A single Small Heath and generally lower numbers of browns due to the cloudy conditions and northerly breeze. 5 Commas |
| 15th | Howland's Marsh/Nuns Wood (TM1116) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper | Richard GreatRex | Single male Purple Emperor flying at shoulder height between then over small oaks. 10 Small White, 1 Large White, 25 Small Heath, 12, Peacock, 2 Red Admiral, 10 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, I Large Skipper, I identified Essex Skipper and more than 25 S/E Skippers. Weather dull and windy |
| 15th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex 2 Acrea Wildlife Garden (TG6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny & Glorious saw : early morning M /Browns ,Whites, Sm T-shell , R/Admiral & Lg Skipper |
| 15th | Fridaywoods Colchester | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 2 Purple Emperor seen early afternoon, 1 on top of pines opposite last house on cherry tree lane, showing territorial behaviour. 1 flew along sallows/ Oaks 300 yds E of cherry tree lane xroads. 3 others were seen by another observer in different locations to these. Female SWF observed egg laying on Oak bark. No sign of Valezina in dull windy weather. |
| 15th | Chinford Plain to Fairmead, Epping Forest (TQ404956) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Ian Watts | Follow-up branch field trip saw improved weather but took place mostly under thick cloud. A decent range of species seen, with a number of Purple hairstreaks, and a couple of SWF, the highlights. |
| 15th | Broom Wood, Ugley nr Stansted | Comma, Red Admiral, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Andrew Goodey | About 10 Marbled Whites |
| 14th | Warley Place EWT (TQ583908) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 2.00-6.50pm, Essex Skipper 18, Small Skipper 150+, plus many unidentified, Large Skipper 4, Small and Green-veined White present, Large White 3, Purple Hairstreak 6, White-letter Hairstreak 8 on elm, oak, ash and sycamore near walled garden early pm, Holly Blue 1, Small Copper 1 (fresh), Comma 7, Red Admiral 4, Meadow Brown 310, Ringlet 32, Small Heath 3, Gatekeeper 3, Marbled White 1 nectaring on spear thistle |
| 14th | St Chad's Park (TQ477884) | Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Rob Smith | Meadow Brown 30, Essex Skipper 4, singles others |
| 14th | Private garden Fowlmere village | White-letter Hairstreak | Keith Gypps | Two seen today feeding on common napweed and Hebe, nine together was last year's max count |
| 14th | One Tree Hill. (TQ701864) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 1,Clouded Yellow, 1,Small Tortoiseshell, 12,Red Admiral, 1,Peacock, 4,White Admiral, 15,Comma, 4,Purple Hairstreak, 20+ Small White, 8,Large White, 4,Gatekeeper, 9,Ringlet, 80+, Meadow Brown, 60+, Marbled White, 30+, Small Skipper, 7, Essex Skipper, 2,Silver Washed Fritillary. |
| 14th | Monks Wood (TL203804) | White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary | Rosalyn Payne | 4pm White Admiral 10+ photo is a very lightly marked one, I also saw one with only light markings on the fore wings. Earlier in the day I saw one with only two small spots on the fore wings but I had no camera with me Silver-washed Fritillary 12. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Milan Park, Brentwood (TQ585942) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Paul Beckett | 5:30-6:30pm Sunny and breezy. Recently created park N side Weald Rd which should get better as it matures to complement St.Faiths Park. Two fields with woods to N and W. Meadow Brown 20+, Large Skipper 2, Comma 2, rest singles. |
| 14th | Latton Common, Harlow (TL469078) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Ian Watts | Quite windy. Being a grassy place in July, the common was full of Meadow browns and Ringlets. 10+ Marbled white and 30+ Small skipper. 2 x Essex Skipper, 2 x Comma. |
| 14th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Steve Binding | 2.30pm/5.30pm sun/cloud breezy 20c. 2 Sm Tort.6 Red AD. 17 Comma. 9 Gatekeeper.28+ Med Brn.25+ Ringlet. 6 GV Wht.5 SM Wht.2 Lrg Skip. 9 SM Skip.2 SM Heath. 1 Com Blue. lots of Un ID Whites. 2 male Silver Washed Fritillary only ever seen one here 2 years ago. Both on Brambles one on the cycle route the other in the lagoons area. |
| 14th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | saw: 6x GV Whites, 1x Sm White, 6x more Whites, Ringlet, 3xM/Browns. 15:15 newly emerged Peacock, Red Admiral & a Comma |
| 14th | Hatfield Forest (TL538209) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Ian Watts | 4.30pm. 2 Purple Emperors active at the top of the clump of oaks in the ride that radiates NW of the Eight Wantz Way. Only 2 SWF seen (though I wasn't there for long and I was generally looking at the top of the large oaks). |
| 14th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Robert Seago | 1 new brood Peacock, First Gatekeepers. Lots of Meadow Brown and Ringlet. |
| 14th | Fridaywoods Colchester | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 2 Purple Emperor territory in use early afternoon. 1 NE of gravel crater still and 1 about 100yds E of cherry tree lane xroads in Oak next to Silver birch trees. 1 female Valezina Silver-Washed Fritillary between large metal gate and fallen tree south of stream near cherry tree lane xroads in courtship flight with males. 6-7 normal SWF seen, also at least 6 White Admirals. |
| 14th | Devil's Dyke (Railway Cutting) Burwell (TL575652) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Chalk Hill Blue | Nick & Stella Laughton | 17:30 to 19:00pm Sunny with gusty breeze 3 male Chalkhill Blues found all fairly inactive. 30+ Marbled Whites and 2 fresh Painted Ladies. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 14th | Coombegreen Wood, Great Warley (TQ579904) | Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 1:10-1:50pm 3 male Purple Emperors on territory. 1 Speckled Wood |
| 14th | Chalks Green, Leaden Roding (TL597133) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Rob Smith | a White-letter Hairstreak on ash, Marbled White 3, Meadow Brown 10+, Ringlet 10, Gatekeeper 3, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper 5, Small White 2, Large White 1, Comma 1. 1 6-spot Burnet moth |
| 13th | Warley: Edge of Ellen's Wood (TQ599912) | Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Colin Jupp | 21 Ringlet, 25 Meadow Brown, 2 Large Skipper, 2 Large White, 3 Green-veined White |
| 13th | Tylers Common (TQ566906) | Comma, Ringlet, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | Female White-letter Hairstreak on elm E side of common 5.45pm; 14 Purple Hairstreak over sheltered oak & ash up to 7.30pm. Also 60 Small Skipper, 5 Essex Skipper, 3 Large Skipper, 2 Comma, 5 Ringlet |
| 13th | The Naze | Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Liz Huxley | my first 2 gatekeepers of the year |
| 13th | Stow Maries Aerodrome (TQ8199) | Marbled White, Meadow Brown | Simon & Pat Cox | 1 Marbled White & several Meadow Browns noted |
| 13th | Stour Wood | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Liz Huxley | 1+ white admiral; 3+ silver washed fritillary |
| 13th | Stebbing, Lubberhedges Lane (TL677255) | Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Rob Smith | 2 White-letter Hairstreak clashing in Ash adjacent Elms. Meadow Brown 2, Large Skipper 1 |
| 13th | Stebbing Green, B1256 junction (TL689230) | White-letter Hairstreak | Rob Smith | 7+ White-letter Hairstreaks clashing on Ash adjacent Elm |
| 13th | Station Rd, Pampisford, roadside verge (TL517488) | Marbled White | Steve Knight | Large colony of Marbled White by the roadside and A505 over bridge on Station Rd (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 13th | Pilgrims Hatch | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Tom Hyde | First Comma of the year ..lots of Small Skippers, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Small Whites, 2 Large Whites, 1 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 1 GVW . |
| 13th | National Trust, Wimpole Hall, Arrington | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Marbled White, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Derek Footman | Wimpole Hall has allowed its meadows to grow this year resulting in many wild flowers appearing and an abundance of Marbled Whites,Meadow Browns,Small Skippers .May be Essex Skippers as well |
| 13th | Lt Belhus CP | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper | Ian Plume | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 13th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny after the rain saw: 10:00 3xWhites, 2xGV/Whites, 10xM/Browns Ringlet, Lg/Skipper in the meadow. 65xSm/T-shell caterpillars on stinging nettles in a sunny area of the orchard.11:30 a Red Admiral in the kitchen garden.12:20 a Marbled White flittering over the meadow stopping to feed on Knapweed. |
| 13th | Hatfield Forest (TL5320) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Geoff Vowles | 5+comma, 2 Painted lady, >20 SWF, 1 female Purple emp, >20 marbled white, 1 WL Hairstreak, >20 Purple hairstreak, >20 small heath, innumerable browns (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 13th | Harold Hill (TQ549924) | Purple Emperor | Colin Jupp | At 12.15 a female Purple Emperor (on size) flew over Dagnam Park Drive while I was waiting at bus stop! |
| 13th | Hadleigh Great Wood (TQ819878) | Comma, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Rob Smith | transect - Marbled White 1, Ringlet 21, Meadow Brown 14, Comma 1 |
| 13th | Great Ropers Lane, Gt Warley (TQ585916) | Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Holly Blue |
| 13th | Gallows Wood, Lindsell (TL631271) | Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Rob Smith | singles of each Hairstreak; female White-letter looking for egglaying sites. Meadow Brown 2, Large Skipper 1 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 13th | Fridaywoods Colchester | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 2 Purple Emperors chasing each other in territory NE side of gravel crater near cherry tree lane early afternoon when sun broke through the cloud. White Admiral in my garden on buddleia adjacent to cherry tree lane also. |
| 13th | East side of Weald Park, Brentwood (TQ575945) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Paul Beckett | 4:30 to 6:30pm Mostly sunny and breezy. Hoping for PE on the eastern oak-birch-sallow ridge (Colin's new territory from last year?); no success. Purple Hairstreak (10+); rest singles except Meadow Brown (20+). |
| 13th | Chalkney woods | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Steve Entwistle | 3.30pm l had 1 male purple emperor around top of 2 pak trees.another one on ground drinking from puddles on track(seen dog walkers) 2 silver washed fritillaries,1,2 red admiral's, 2 comma |
| 13th | Buckden (Stirtloe Lane) | Purple Hairstreak | Mark A. Ward | 9 Purple Hairstreaks this evening in and above ash and elm (beneath oak) both sides of road to on south side of new development site. Most I have seen here where White-letter dominates usually at this time. |
| 13th | Braintree (TL754233) | Small Tortoiseshell | Royston Ledgerton | One in garden |
| 13th | Blue House Farm EWT, N Fambridge | Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper | Simon & Pat Cox | Casual looks while checking owl boxes: 1 Marbled White, several Small Whites, 40+ Meadow Browns, 10+ Small/Essex Skippers (1 definite Essex), a few Small Heaths, 1 Red Admiral |
| 13th | Beauchamp Roding, grassland verge north of Elms Fa (TL592093) | Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Paul Fletcher | single marbled white on remnant meadow grassland verge. |
| 12th | Warley Place EWT (TQ583908) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Rob Smith | species identified during field session with transect volunteers |
| 12th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue | Stephen Dutton | 80 Marbled White, 40 Meadow Brown, 8 Small White,2 Large White, 4 Ringlet, 4 Small Heath, 4 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Painted Lady (1 pristine). 6 Sm/Es Skippers. 1 definite Essex Skipper. 1 Large Skipper, 1Holly Blue |
| 12th | Mill Road Cemetery (TL461582) | Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Edward H Pollard | 2 WL Hairstreak in the elms along the wall with ARU. |
| 12th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral | Paul Wakeling | Warm rain all day saw : 13:00 5xSm/Whites, 5xM/Browns and a Red Admiral in the warm sun between showers. |
| 12th | Harold Hill garden (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet | Colin Jupp | 4 Ringlet and 1 Small Tortoiseshell in garden |
| 12th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ546930) | Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet | Colin Jupp | 3 Purple Emperors Hatter's Wood territory 1.15pm-2.15pm, 10 Ringlet, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Large White |
| 12th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Colin Jupp | 40 Essex Skipper, 14 Small Skipper (+ some unidentified), 4 Large Skipper, 4 Ringlet, 72 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Heath, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Small White |
| 12th | Braintree (TL754233) | Comma | Royston Ledgerton | one in garden |
| 11th | brampton by frost's garden centre (TL211700) | Silver-washed Fritillary | Charles Nicol | i was surprised and delighted to see a SWF flapping around flowering brambles next to the busy road by Frost's Garden Centre. |
| 11th | Tylers Wood (TQ570904) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Colin Jupp | 1 Gatekeeper, 13 Ringlet, 1 Small Heath, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Comma, 2 Red Admiral, 4 Small White. S/E Skippers and Meadow Browns present but not counted |
| 11th | St Andrews Cemetery, Sawtry (TL175838) | Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Albert York | 11:30am, ~10 Essex and Small Skippers, unsure on exact numbers but both present, 4 ringlet, 3 Meadow Brown, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Marbled White, 1 Large White, 1 Green-Veined White |
| 11th | Sandbeach SSSI, Bradwell (TM0205) | Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Common Blue | Rob Smith | White-letter Hairstreak on Elm at TM023052. Also Small Heath 1, Meadow Brown 3, Red Admiral 3. Nearer windfarm at TM019061 a female White-letter Hairstreak on bramble, Common Blue 3, Meadow Brown 5, Small White 5 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Ramsey Marsh (TL944060) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Rob Smith | transect - Painted Lady 2 in courtship, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Red Admiral 1, Small White 33, Marbled White 31, Gatekeeper 7, Ringlet 1, Small Heath 15, Meadow Brown 58, Small Skipper 5, Essex Skipper 5 incl mating pair, S/E skipper 38, Common Blue 8, Holly Blue 2. Also a Sitochroa palealis moth and 6 Silver-Ys |
| 11th | Near Gustedhall Wood, Hockley (TQ838906) | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | David Glover | 50+ Meadow Brown 10x Small Skipper 5x Ringlet 5x Large White 3x Marbled White 2x Small Heath 2x Red Admiral 1x Silver-washed Fritillary (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 11th | Monks Wood | White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | 2-3pm, overcast, main ride section 1 from Bridge St car park white admiral 3, silver-washed fritillary 4, gatekeeper 1 in the east field |
| 11th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 11th | Johnson's Meadow, One Tree Hill (TQ701864) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Paul & Barbara Beckett | 12-3pm. Sunny intervals, humid. Marbled White (100+) in triangle field and both Johnson's Meadows. White Letter Hairstreak (1) on elms in field east of Johnson's Meadow East [record photo]. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral | Paul Wakeling | Sunny & Bright saw: 07:15 A Red Admiral warms up on a Sunny trellis |
| 11th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | I did a transect which included most of these. The Brimstone was a last year male. Meadow Brown about 100, Ringlet 25, Sm Heath 10,Comma 6, RA 10, 1 new brood Small Copper, 4 Holly Blue, 15 WL Hairstreak, 8 P Hairstreak, 1 GVW ~ 5 Large White, Just 2 Speckled Wood |
| 11th | Fleam Dyke (TL544546) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Vince Lea | 47 Marbled Whites, but no Speckled Woods. 3 chalkhill blues, with many more to follow. Vince spotted a Marbled Clover moth. Confirmed by Bill Manning, who says it has spread and colonised a few more places recently. |
| 11th | Curry Farm, Bradwell (private site) (TL9905) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | White-letter Hairstreak 2 clashing on Maple, Purple Hairstreak 4 on Oak, Holly Blue 1, Small Heath 3, Marbled White 3, Meadow Brown 10, Comma 2, Red Admiral 2, Small Skipper 1 |
| 11th | Coombegreen Wood, Great Warley (TQ579904) | Purple Emperor | Colin Jupp | 2 male Purple Emperors on territory from 2.45pm |
| 11th | Conyfield wood/Pods wood Tiptree (TL897191) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 1 Male holding territory around the tall pines again , chasing Wood pigeons. |
| 11th | Brampton wood (TL1869) | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | John Murray | 6-7 White admiral very active. Good numbers of silver-washed fritillies including a breeding pair (see photo). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 11th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | 12.30-1, Mostly cloudy 20 deg. Small Tortoiseshell 1, Marbled White 2 on the eastern perimeter. Red admiral 1,Silver-washed Fritillary 2, Green-veined white 6, Speckled Wood 1, Ringlet 7, Meadow Brown 10, Large Skipper 2, Purple Hairstreak 4 all seen by the pond area |
| 11th | Abberton reservoir (TL961179) | Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond / Steve Entwistle | 2-3 male Purple emperors chasing around the Oaks along the Old road just past the entrance to the visitor center. |
| 10th | Woodwalton Fen (TL2384) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Nick & Stella Laughton | 8+ Purple Emperors seen around the Bungalow on stilts including at least 3 basking and "feeding" on the building and thatch. Also 20+ Purple Hairstreaks in the Oaks around the building area. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 10th | Wood Walton Marsh | Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Diana Spencer | 5 Marbled Whites, est 60+ brown butterflies in total also 4 Burnet Moth. |
| 10th | St Faiths CP, Brentwood (TQ586938) | Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Barbara Beckett | Pleased to see our first ever Marbled White here. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 10th | St Andrews Graveyard, Sawtry (TL175838) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | 4pm sunny spell, 21 deg, no wind. White-letter Hairstreak 10. Singles of others |
| 10th | Monks Wood | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Nick & Stella Laughton | Brief visit at least 5 Marbled White at the lay-by with our first Gatekeepers of the year. 7 Silver-washed Fritillaries. |
| 10th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | Saw: 16:30 A R/Ad, P/Lady, 6xM/Browns, 2xGV Whites & 2 other Whites in the meadow and feeding on Greater Knapweed. |
| 10th | Horndon on the Hill , Essex.2 a | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral | Paul Wakeling | |
| 10th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ3895) | Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Anthony Hare | Marbled White 2,Small Skipper 2,Essex Skipper 4,Meadow Brown 8. |
| 9th | Weald Road, St Vincent's Hamlet (TQ556943) | Red Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 2 White-letter Hairstreak clashing over roadside elm, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral |
| 9th | Weald Country Park (TQ577943) | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp & Rob Smith | Low could cover during pm session, but cloud brightened for a Purple Emperor at 16:35 in high Birch and Oak at territory (L. Drummond, 2020). Circled c. 3 times, once clashing with a pair of sparring Red Admirals. Also Red Admiral 5+, Meadow Brown 30+, Ringlet 2, Small Skipper 2+, Purple Hairstreak 4 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | Rowney Wood, Debden (TL572336) | Small Tortoiseshell, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Ian Watts | Mostly cloudy but warm and humid. An almost infinite number of Ringlets and Speckled Wood. Numerous Meadow Browns, 10 Large Skippers, a couple of low-lying Purple hairstreak and singles of Purple Emperor, White Admiral and SWF. |
| 9th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Mark's Hill). | White Admiral, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Andrew Cox | At least 18 marbled white. At least three white admiral. |
| 9th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral | Paul Wakeling | Cool & Bright saw: 10:15 A Red Admiral and a Small Tortoiseshell feeding on Greater Knapweed and Field Scabious. |
| 9th | Fridaywoods,Colchester | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 1 Purple Emperor NW side of gravel crater this morning next to cherry tree lane. 10 plus Silver Washed Fritillaries and 10 plus White Admirals. |
| 9th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ546930) | Purple Emperor | Colin Jupp | 2 Purple Emperor males at the Hatter's Wood territory 12.55 |
| 9th | Connought Lake (TQ4095) | Comma, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Anthony Hare | 1 Red Admiral, 1 Green Veined White, 1 Speckled Wood,2 Marbled White, 2 Small Skipper, 5 Comma, 6 Ringlet, 2 Essex Skipper, 1 Small Copper, 2 Large White, 3 Meadow Brown. |
| 9th | Coldham's Common, Cambridge (TL4758) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Edward Pollard | |
| 9th | Bar Hill (TL3863) | Purple Emperor | Bob Chappell | The purple emperor was 'nectaring' on the leaves of an ornamental cherry. The leaves are swarming with ants, that I presume are feeding on secretions from aphids. We are about 25 km from Woodwalton Fen, so I was amazed to see this visitor. |
| 8th | Woodwalton Fen (TL2384) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Phil Bromley | 10.30 ~ 11.30am 21C F1 Purple Emperor 3 (2 at Rothschild bungalow) Purple Hairstreak 10+ (including 2 newly emerged males at low level) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | St Faiths CP, Brentwood (TQ586938) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Barbara Beckett | Cloudy but warm. First Gatekeeper of the year. Only 1 ringlet, lots of meadow browns and skippers. |
| 8th | Southey Wood (TF108028) | Small Tortoiseshell, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet | David Withrington | A short walk in Southey Wood produced Small Tortoiseshell(1), Silver-washed Fritillary(17), Small White(3), Speckled Wood(2) and Ringlet(7). |
| 8th | Layer Breton heath (TL946186) | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | 2 Male Purple emperors clashing over the canopy 13.30. |
| 8th | Langdon Hills, Great Berry. | Red Admiral, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper | Andrew Cox | At least six marbled white. |
| 8th | Langdon Hill C. Park | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Cox | One male SW Fritillary Two white admiral. |
| 8th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | Warm saw: 9:00 Comma, Red/Ad, Sm T/shell, M/ Brown & a Sm White on Red Valerian . Lg, Sm, & GV White in the meadow. Lg Skipper on Scabious. 14xM/Browns & a P/Lady on Giant Knapweed. |
| 8th | Hornchurch | Red Admiral, Other butterfly | Colin Smith | Longtailed Blue, alighted on lawn near trees. Sorry no pictures, yet. If it comes back I will try. |
| 8th | Hockley Woods, Essex | Comma, White Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Ian Plume | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | Havering Country Park (TQ509930) | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor | Colin Jupp | 3 male Purple Emperor at territory 3.30pm-4.30pm, but little clashing activity in mainly cloudy conditions. Also 6 Red Admiral |
| 8th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | No sign of the Emperor yet, only 10 or so SWF |
| 8th | Fridaywoods Colchester | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 1 Purple Emperor late morning over oaks and sallows on south side of Gravel Crater near cherry tree lane. 10 plus Silver Washed Fritillaries, 10 plus White Admirals all around cherry tree lane area. |
| 7th | Upwood Meadows | Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Diana Spencer | 20+ each of Meadow Brown and Ringlet, 1 Gatekeeper on footpath to village |
| 7th | Newborough (TF217049) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | David Withrington | This is part of my WCBS square kilometre. I saw Small Tortoiseshell(8), Red Admiral(2), Small White (6), Large White(2), Ringlet(11), Meadow Brown(8), Gatekeeper (2-photo), Large Skipper(2), Small Skipper(1), Essex Skipper(1). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 7th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | Warm saw: 11:20 5xM/Browns , 3xSm/Whites , P/Lady, 2xRed/Ads, a Sm T/shell ,1 GV White , 1 Sm Heath , a Ringlet. |
| 7th | Horndon on the Hill , Essex. 2 a | Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | |
| 7th | Hook end | Purple Emperor | Alan Ellis | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 7th | Hatters Wood, Dagnam Park (TQ546930) | Purple Emperor, Ringlet | Colin Jupp | a male Purple Emperor on territory at 3pm. also a Ringlet |
| 7th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue | Robert Seago | Meadow Browns and Red Admirals numerous. (30 +) White Ad 5, Ringlet 15. Rather poor rather again |
| 7th | Fridaywoods colchester | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | PM visit when sun broke through. My FFY Purple Emperor on territory next to Cherrytree lane Gravel crater. 4 Silver Washed Fritillaries, 6 White Admirals, 3 Purple Hairstreaks including one freshly emerged on grass. My FFY Ringlet also. |
| 6th | Rayne Hatch Wood, Gosfield (TL794275) | Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Ringlet, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Goodey | Single Purple Emperor around isolated oaks within mainly pine woodland. Several Purple Hairstreaks and Single Silver-washed Fritillary in brief sunny spell in somewhat windy conditions |
| 6th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | Sunny & Windy saw : 5xM/Browns , a Lg & GV White in the wildflower meadow. |
| 5th | Vange Marsh | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Marbled White, Small Skipper | Andrew Cox | At least six marbled whites. |
| 5th | Thaxted meadows (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 48 Marbled White, 32 Meadow Brown,10 Small White, 6 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper,1 Essex Skipper, 3 Small Heath,3 Small Tortoisehell,4 Ringlet,Painted Lady, 2 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, |
| 5th | Quendon (TL512294) | Red Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak | Rob Smith | c.7 White-letter Hairstreak clashing for 30 minutes on Elm branches overhanging the main road. Red Admiral 1 |
| 5th | Local Meadows - Top Albert Road, Rayleigh | Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Mr Trevor J Hockey | Last outing of the day, walked up to our local three meadows. 50+ Meadow Brown, 15 Marbled White and I lost count of the Skippers, Large and Small. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 5th | Leigh Station - Castle Drive | Comma, Red Admiral, Large White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Mr Trevor J Hockey | I went back to see the WLH's today, saw circa 10, also a Comma, 2 x Red Admirals, 1 x Large White and 1 x Large Skipper (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 5th | Langley Upper Green (TL447345) | Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Rob Smith | Marbled White 8, Small Heath 3, Meadow Brown 7, Ringlet 2 |
| 5th | Langley Lower Green (TL436343) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Rob Smith | assumed community meadow - Marbled White 5, Small Heath 3, Ringlet 2, Meadow Brown 2, and Small Tortoiseshell 2 on the adjacent road |
| 5th | Horndon on the Hill, Essex. 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny & Bright saw: 9:20 5xSm T/shells, 14:00 18xM/Browns ,Red/Ad ,3xSm/Heaths, Lg & Sm White , 2xGV White, 2xComma , 2xLg Skippers in the wildflower meadow. 15:30 a Painted Lady feeding on Greater Knapweed. |
| 5th | Holme Fen | Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Ringlet | Diana Spencer | 4+ SWFrit, both Mmale and female |
| 5th | Havering Country Park (TQ504926) | Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | Gatekeeper 1, Meadow Brown 254, Ringlet 13, Small Skipper 50, Purple Hairstreak 2 |
| 5th | Hadleigh Great Woods | White Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Mr Trevor J Hockey | Went to see if any White Admirals were around, saw two, no photos flitting up to canopy. Please to see that the Heath Fritillaries seem to have extended their range into a newly coppiced area. Two Purple Hairstreaks seen in the same vicinity. |
| 5th | Farnham Green (TL467254) | Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak | Rob Smith | 3 White-letter Hairstreaks on hedgerow Elm. On the flower-rich meadow - Marbled White 10, Meadow Brown 10+, Ringlet 4. No skippers! 1 worn 6-spot Burnet moth |
| 5th | EWT Dunton Hills | Comma, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak | Ian Plume | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 5th | Devil's Dyke (July Racecourse) (TL613619) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Tim Knight | At least four, possibly five, male Chalkhill Blues along first section closest to July racecourse entrance. None seen there 11.30-1. All seen on return walk 1.30-2. |
| 5th | Devil's Dyke (July Racecourse) (TL613619) | Red Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Ray Ludford | Approximately 7 Dark Green Fritillaries and 1 male Chalkhill Blue in the first few hundred yards fom the July Racecourse end of Devil's dyke. |
| 5th | Conyfield wood/Pods wood Tiptree (TL897191) | Comma, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Laurence Drummond | One male Purple emperor holding territory around tall pines, 2pm , new site for me. |
| 5th | Bury Wood, Epping Forest (TQ402959) | Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Ian Watts | 5 Commas, countless Ringlets and Meadow Browns, about 30 Small skippers, a couple of Marbled whites and a single SWF. |
| 5th | Barrington (TL4150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown | Paddy Grove | Brief sighting of the DGF - probably the same individual as reported last week. First Marbled White I've seen here this year |
| 5th | Arkesden: Wicken Water (TL472356) | Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rob Smith | conservation meadow - Small Tortoiseshell 5. roosting butterflies - Marbled White 3, Meadow Brown 10, Large Skipper 1, Small Skipper 1 |
| 4th | Whitemoor, near March (TF407006) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Ringlet | David Withrington | A round walk at Whitemoor reserve produced Small Tortoiseshell(2), Comma(1), Red Admiral(2), Small White(3), Large White(2) and Ringlet(14). |
| 4th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | 07:45 cool & bright saw: 4 M/Browns & a lg/Skipper sitting still atop wildflowers in the meadow. |
| 4th | Harold Wood (WCS) (TQ5390) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Ringlet | Rob Smith | Comma 1, Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Ringlet 2, Speckled Wood 1 |
| 4th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Robert Seago | About 5 White Admiral, Prob scores of WL Hairstreaks, many on Corky fruited water dropwort again.50 + Meadow Brown. 1 faded male Brimstone, Red admirals 20, others quite low numbers |
| 3rd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | 12:45 saw my 1st Comma of the year. Saw 2 R/Ads, 2 Sm/Tshell, 1 Lg/White, 4 Lg/Skippers, 14 M/Browns, 1 Sm/White, 2 G/V/Whites. |
| 2nd | Pilgrims Hatch | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Tom Hyde | |
| 2nd | Overhall Grove (TL3366) | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak | James Fowler & Christoph Zockler | 11-12, warm and mostly sunny. 15+ White-letter Hairstreak. Single Silver-washed Fritillary. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 2nd | Monks Wood | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Thomas Ingate | My first ever time seeing Purple Hairstreak (Male just emerged - was a little sluggish) and White Admirals x 3. Also saw 30+ Speckled Woods, 20+ Ringlets, 40+ Meadow Browns, 2 Marbled Whites, 3 or 4 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 or 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 1 Red Admiral, several Green Veined Whites and Essex? Skippers. Seen between 10:30 and 13:15 - White Admirals around 12:15. Temperature 19 dec C at 10:15 and up to 22 by 13:30. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Magog Down (TL489530) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Martin Frederick Peers | Brimstone 4 females, Small Heath 10, Marbled White 60+, Meadow Brown 50+, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper 10, Essex Skipper 4. Others 1-2 only. |
| 2nd | Langdon Hills EWT Mark's Hill Wood | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | 15:00 Sunny saw: 8 Sp/Wood, 2 R/Ad, 2 M/Brown. |
| 2nd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 08:00 the suns broken through the butteries are out. 3 M/Browns on K/Macedonica, 4 M/Browns, 4 Sm/Tshell on R/Valerian. 7 M/Browns, 1 Sm/Tshell, 1 Lg Skipper on G/Knapweed. 7 M/Browns in the meadow, 2 Lg/white by the lake. 10:00 a R/Ad on the drive. 16:00 1 H/Blue, 1 Ringlet. Total 21 M/Browns. |
| 2nd | Hockley Wooods (TQ8391) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Robin Peppiatt | 100+ Heath Fritillary. 3+ Silver-washed Fritillary. 100+ Ringlets 50+ Meadow Browns 2 Comma 1 Red Admiral 2 Holly Blue 1 Purple Hairstreak 1 Small Heath 1 White Admiral |
| 2nd | Hockley Woods (TQ834918) | Comma, Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Martin Singleton | Heath Fritillary - at least 100+, Silver-washed Fritillary - at least 10, Red Admiral 1, Ringlet c6, Comma c6, Large White c4, Meadown Brown c50. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Hockey Wood (TQ8392) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Ade Cooper And Caroline Scott. | Well timed today! The Heath Fritillary were out in great numbers,75+. 2 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Silver-Washed Fritillary, 1 White Admiral, 15 Ringlet, 20 Meadow Brown. Single figures for the other species. |
| 2nd | Highwood Churchyard (TL643043) | Comma, White Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | Graham Smith | 70 MB, 30 , S/E Skipper,20 GK, 12 LS, 8 LW, 4 Small W., 2 CB, 2 Marbled White,, 2 SH, 1 PL, 1 RA, 1 Comma, 1 GVW |
| 2nd | Havering Country Park (TQ509930) | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor | Colin Jupp | 5.05pm-6.05pm. male Purple Emperor at the territory 5.53pm when brighter(cloudy on arrival). Also 5 Red Admiral. |
| 2nd | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Robert Seago | Small tortoiseshells are looking good,, and White Letter Hairstreaks quite numerous including some nectaring on Corky Fruited Water Dropwort. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Fridaywoods , Colchester | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Copper | Simon Patient | 5 Silver Washed Fritillaries, 7 White Admirals, 1 Painted Lady, 6 Large Skippers, 1 Small Copper and 1 Small Heath all in and around Cherry tree lane X roads area near stream. |
| 2nd | Frankland Field, South Woodham | Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue | Mr Trevor J Hockey | Large numbers of Marbled White -30+, Meadow Browns (50+) Skippers (10+) one Ringlet, 2 x Holly Blue |
| 2nd | Epping forest (TQ4095) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Laurence Drummond | Around Fairmead, 1 Male SWF and 2 Small skipper. |
| 2nd | Epping forest (TQ4094) | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | 2 male Purple emperors battling it out at the main territory, 4 Red admiral and 4 Purple hairstreaks. |
| 2nd | Cambourne (TL323588) | Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White, Small Skipper | Adrian Phillip Sargeant | at Cambourne this afternoon with the sun currently out- 5 x Marbled White 10 + Small Skippers a few Meadow Browns 2 x Small Tortoiseshell (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Braintree (TL754233) | Small Tortoiseshell | Royston Ledgerton | One in back garden. |
| 2nd | Braintree (TL754233) | Painted Lady | Royston Ledgerton | One in back garden |
| 2nd | Blackheath, Colchester | White Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak | Simon Patient | My first WLH of the year in our garden. 2 dog fighting. 2 and a half weeks later than previous earliest sightings here. |
| 2nd | Barrington (TL4150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Paddy Grove | Nice to see a Dark Green Fritillary (female, I think) here for the second year running, in the wild flower strip along the field edge |
| 1st | Pound Wood Thundersley | Heath Fritillary | Derek Goodfellow | 8 singles and 2/3 pairs on eastern footpath under power line corridor. 1 tired single by footbridge in north - eastern corner of reserve. |
| 1st | Monks Wood | Small Tortoiseshell, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rosalyn Payne | 1.30 sunny and warm. On the path across the field at Bridge St junction, small tortoiseshell 9, meadow brown 1, ringlet 1, large skipper 1. First section of main ride - small tortoiseshell 1, white admiral 2, silver-washed fritillary 3, speckled wood 3, ringlet 2, meadow brown 1, large skipper 2 |
| 1st | Leigh Station - Castle Drive | Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Mr Trevor J Hockey | Good numbers of White Letter Hairstreaks seen in brambles on Castle Drive (just up the hill from Leigh Station) at least 15+, one each of the others mentioned. |
| 1st | Johnson's Meadow (TQ701864) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | West meadow 15:30 sunny:40+ pristine M/White,50+ M/Brown,8+ S/Heath,6 Lg/Skipper,2 Sm/T-shell, 1 R/Admiral,1 Lg/White. All mainly at the top of the meadow. 37 M/brown and a R/admiral in a nearby meadow. |
| 1st | Johnson's Meadow (TQ701864) | Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | East meadow 16:00 sunny: 30+ pristine M/White, 25+ M/Brown, 10+ Sm/Heath, 6+ Lg/Skipper, 4 Lg/White (2 mating), 1 Ringlet. 300+ green grasshoppers and the meadows were looking amazing. |
| 1st | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | Sunny & Warm saw: 5 Sm/Tshells, 6 M/Browns, 2 R/Ads, 3 lg/Whites feeding on Red Valerian in the kitchen garden. Saw another R/Ad & 6 M/Browns feeding on G/Knapweed in the meadow. |
| 1st | Hockley Woods (TQ8391) | Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Rob Smith | numbers falling, Heath Fritillary 46, 2m Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Ringlets, 10+ Meadow Brown, 1 Red Admiral (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 1st | Hobson's Park, Cambridge | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Ollie King | 16:00-18:00 3 marbled white, 2 small skippers, 1 painted lady |
| 1st | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Brian Goodey | Three white-letter hairstreaks, all nectaring on corky-fruited water dropwort. |
| 1st | Flood Plain NR, North Weald (TL495046) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Ian Watts | 4-6 White-letter hairstreak very active around midday in the elm in front of the sewage works. |
| 1st | Brampton Woods | Comma, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Adrian Sargeant | sunny afternoon between 3:45-5:15 4 White Admirals 10 + Small Skippers 8 Silver-washed Fritillerys 1 Comma 5 + Ringlets (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 1st | Black Notley (TL7620) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady | George Brown | Sunny periods and warmer. 1 Painted lady feeding on Hebe all afternoon and 1 Red admiral too from 5.40p.m. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 1st | Bedford Purlieus (TF042003) | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | David Withrington | In the sunshine I saw most butterflies in the meadow at the north end of the site - Red Admiral(1), Silver-washed Fritillary(5), Dark-green Fritillary(18), Speckled Wood(8), Small Heath(6), Marbled White (11), Ringlet(8), Meadow Brown(16), Large Skipper(4). |
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| June 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | North Hill Recreation Ground, Harold Hill (TQ536930) | Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 7 Purple Hairstreak including a fresh male settled on cherry leaf 7pm & 6 sparring at top of oaks. Also 13 roosting Small Skipper, 3 Essex Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 30 Meadow Brown |
| 30th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | James Fowler | 12:30, unseasonably cool, overcast and attempting to rain. Single Ringlet and Small Heath roosting in long grass. 4 Marbled White and Numerous Meadow Brown either roosting or feeding on Knapweed. |
| 29th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | 13:00 in between showers saw: 1 R/Ad, 1 Sm/Tshell, 2 M/Browns, 1 Lg/White. 19:00 saw: 6+ M/Browns warming up in the late evening sun. |
| 29th | Fridaywoods | White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Simon Patient | 1 Silver washed Fritillary my FFY , 1 White Admiral, 1 Small Skipper and several Meadow Browns in overcast cool conditions. |
| 28th | Risebridge Golf Course, Romford (TQ518908) | Comma, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Colin Jupp | Bunds near the A12 & Bob's Lane FP: 1 Marbled White, 1 Ringlet, 12 Meadow Brown, 1 fem Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 15 roosting Essex Skipper, 25 Small Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Comma |
| 28th | Rise Park, Romford (TQ514910) | Red Admiral, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 4 or 5 male Purple Hairstreak 7pm-7.30pm, 2 clashing Red Admiral |
| 28th | Raphael Park, Romford (TQ517903) | Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Colin Jupp | 2 Ringlet, 15 Meadow Brown, 1 Essex Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Small White |
| 28th | Middlewick Ranges, Colchester (TM0023) | Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Green Hairstreak | Rob Smith | Essex Field Club field trip, light rain - 2 Green Hairstreak larvae swept from Broom, surprisingly well-developed (8mm and 10mm), Small Heath 7, Meadow Brown 1, Small Skipper 2 (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 28th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | By 16:00 it's sunny & warm saw: 4 Sm/Tshell & 2 L/skippers feeding on Red Valerian, saw 24 M/Browns, 1 R/Ad feeding on F/Scabious, Ox/Daisy, G/Knapweed & R/Valerian and 2 Lg/Whites laying eggs. |
| 27th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL211812) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rosalyn Payne | 2.30 Overcast but warm. Small Tortoiseshell 2, Small Heath 5, Marbled White 3, Ringlet 2, Meadow Brown 35, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper 5, Brown Argus 1, Common Blue 2 |
| 27th | Track between Babraham and Sawston (TL500511) | White-letter Hairstreak | Andrew Knights | 3-4 males duelling above an Oak and Field Maple. Several elms below the master trees. Possible egg-laying from female. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 27th | RHS Hyde Hall | Painted Lady, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Mr Trevor J Hockey | Lots of Meadow Brown and Small Heaths in the meadow areas. One Painted Lady seen in the "Sky Garden" |
| 27th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | 13:25 saw: 6 M/Browns in the orchard & a R/Ad feeding on Red Valerian in the Kitchen garden. |
| 27th | Hockley Woods (TQ838917) | Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | David Glover | 6x Heath Fritillary 3x Meadow Brown 2x Small Skipper 1x Red Admiral (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 27th | Hadleigh Great Woods | Heath Fritillary, Purple Hairstreak | Mr Trevor J Hockey | Cloudy this morning so the Heaths were very still -saw approx 15 individuals. also found a Purple Hairstreak amongst the leaf litter - well camouflaged (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 27th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | James Fowler | 4pm, warm and overcast. 3 Small Skipper, 7 Large Skipper, 3 Small Heath, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Marbled White, 1 Red Admiral and numerous (30+) Meadow Brown, |
| 27th | Devil's Dyke (July Racecourse) (TL613619) | Red Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue, Adonis Blue | Nick & Stella Laughton | 4:30 to 6pm Sunny periods with gusty NE breeze Red Admiral - 2 Dark-green Fritillary - at least 8 Brimstone - 4 Marbled White - 30+ Ringlet - 1 Small Heath - 20+ Meadow Brown - 11 Large Skipper - 4 Common Blue - 2 (males) Adonis Blue - 1 (male) |
| 27th | Benfleet Downs (TQ7885) | Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Tom Lantaff | Overcast and muggy. 2 White-letter Hairstreak seen in tops of Elms. Also seen were Marbled White (3), Essex Skipper (2), Meadow Brown (4) and singletons of Speckled Wood, Holly Blue and Large Skipper. |
| 26th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Ute Mokros | Warm with sun and cloud and a moderate breeze. Spent about 30 min in the mid-afternoon on main ride, saw 5 speckled wood, 2 red admirals, 2 large skippers, numerous ringlets and meadow brown and 2 female black hairstreak (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | Warm,between 08:30 to 11:40 in the meadow saw: 3 R/Ads, 10 M/Browns, 1 P/Lady, 3 Sm/Tshells, 1 Lg/White, By the lake a Lg Sipper feeding on Water Forget-Me-Knot. |
| 26th | Hayley Wood (TL291529) | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | John Murray And Adrian Sargent | At least 3 fresh silver-washed fritillary on the wing. Single ringlet and red admiral, numerous speckled wood, plus a couple of meadow brown. A number of large skipper were present in grassland area. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Friday wood | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Goodey | Singles of Silver-washed Fritillary and White-letter Hairstreak. 7 White Admirals seen |
| 26th | Castor Hanglands | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | c.12 Black Hairstreaks seen this afternoon. Increase in Small Tortoiseshells and Meadow Browns. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 26th | Brampton Wood | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | James Fowler | 5 Black Hairstreak, single White Admiral and Silver-washed Fritillary, two Red Admiral, numerous Meadow Brown and Large Skipper and Speckled Wood. |
| 26th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre | Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Tom Hyde | Lots of Meadow browns 2 speckled woods 4 small heaths I common blue 1 large skipper 3 small skippers .. 1 only small white ..very few whites about this year....2 silver Y moths . |
| 26th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rosalyn Payne | 1-3pm 18 degrees, mostly sunny, light wind. I walked all the main rides. Most of the Small Tortoiseshell 5, Red Admiral 3 and the Small Heath 1, were on the track at the southern end TL156814. Comma 1, Speckled Wood 32, Ringlet 1, Meadow Brown 14, Large Skipper 8, Small Skipper 1 |
| 25th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | Between 12:30 & 14:25 saw 6 M/Brown in the meadow on G/Knapweed & F/Scabious. Saw 1 L/White, 2 R/Ads, 2 Sm/Tshell, 1 P/lady, 1 Sm/Heath in the kitchen garden on Red Valerian |
| 25th | Hockley Woods | Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Robin Peppiatt | 35+ Heath Fritillary. 1 Silver-washed. 4-5 Ringlets. 2-3 Meadow Browns. 1 Red Admiral. |
| 25th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | James Fowler | Warm and sunny, single Marbled White, 3 Small Heath, 20+ Meadow Brown, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Red Admiral, 5 Large Skipper. |
| 24th | Weald Park Way, South Weald (TQ576932) | Red Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 12 male White-letter Hairstreaks late am, lots of clashing, plus 3 on the Spital Lane side of the A12 footbridge. Also 1 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral |
| 24th | Weald Country Park (TQ570950) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 6 male White-letter Hairstreak (4 Lincolns Lane car park (TQ563946) & 2 North Avenue), 8 m Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 9 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 hutchinsoni Comma, 270 Meadow Brown, 38 Small Heath, 3 Speckled Wood. |
| 24th | Tollesbury to Old Hall Marsh. (TL956104) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 4,Red Admiral, 8,Small Tortoiseshell, 1,Painted Lady, 12,Meadow Brown, 2,Small White, 1,Large White, 1,Large Skipper, 2,Small Skipper, 3,Holly Blue, 35,Small Heath. |
| 24th | Thaxted meadows (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper | Stephen Dutton | 1 Marbled White, first at this location. 14 Meadow Brown, 7 Small Heath, 5 Common Blue, 1Small Copper, 1Small Tortoiseshell |
| 24th | Noak Hill (TQ547941) | Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Colin Jupp | Near M25: 8 Small Heath, 12 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Skipper, 1 female Common Blue |
| 24th | John Weston Reserve EWT | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Simon Cox | 3 Speckled Woods, 4 Meadow Browns, single Red Admiral, Small White, Common Blue & Holly Blue |
| 24th | Hockley Wood (TQ838918) | Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary | Ian Watts | A very quick visit. Many Heath fritillary plus a rather fine looking SWF. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Fridaywoods, Colchester | White Admiral | Simon Patient | My first of the year here. |
| 24th | Fridaywoods, Colchester | White Admiral | Simon Patient | My first of the year here. |
| 24th | Devil's Dyke (Car park to railway cutting) (TL575653) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Marbled White, Ringlet | Nick & Stella Laughton | 6 - 7pm overcast 9 Marbled Whites (6 in the railway cutting) 3 Red Admirals 4 Painted Lady 1 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Ringlet (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Braintree (TL754233) | Painted Lady | Royston Ledgerton | One in garden |
| 24th | Belfairs Nature Reserve (TQ8187) | Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Tom Lantaff | Observed c.20 Heath Fritillaries along the main ride, spanning the whole length of said ride with a concentration in original release location 3. Heath Fritillary (20+) Speckled Wood (2) Ringlet (1) Meadow Brown (9) Large Skipper (3) Brimstone (2) - 1m, 1f Red Admiral (1) |
| 23rd | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadows (TQ701864) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Rob Smith | all species seen in both meadows - 6 Marbled Whites, 3 Small Skipper, 3 Large Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Painted Lady and 10+ Red Admiral (migrants?) nectaring on the mass of Corky-fruited Water Dropwort. 30+ Meadow Brown, 10 Small Heath, 4 Common Blue |
| 23rd | Mill Road Cemetary, Cambridge (TL461582) | Red Admiral, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | 10-11 am. 1 Ringlet, just emergeed. 3 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue (males), 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Heath, 9 Meadow Brown. Scanned the elms for some time, no WL Hairstreaks (yet?) |
| 23rd | Langdon Hill C. Park | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 23rd | Lagoons and Meadow Perry. (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Steve Binding | 26 Meadow Brn.1 Red AD. 5 SM Tort. 1 Common Blue male. 4 Sm Heath. 18 Large Skip. |
| 23rd | Johnson's Meadow (TQ701864) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Alan Waddoups And Melanie | Sunny intervals from 2.00 to 3.00 p.m. 2xHB, 3xSWood, 14xMB, 6xSH, 6xLSk,5xMW, 4xSSk.One each of others. |
| 23rd | Harold Hill: Straight Road (TQ530921) | Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 5 White-letter Hairstreaks clashing occasionally over elms, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Meadow Brown |
| 23rd | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Colin Jupp | 2 m Large Skipper, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Red Admiral in garden |
| 23rd | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Brian Goodey | c.30 small tortoiseshell, 5 painted lady, c.50 red admiral. |
| 23rd | Fishers green | White-letter Hairstreak | Kevin Standbridge | 3 Fresh White Letter Hairstreak along Walton Walk, Fishers Green, nectarine on Blackberry flowers |
| 23rd | Circular walk from Norton Mandeville church. (TL579046) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rose Perkins | 15,Red Admiral, 2,Peacock, 1,Painted Lady, 8,Small Tortoiseshell, 6,Speckled Wood, 14,Meadow Brown, 3,Large Skippers. |
| 23rd | Canvey Wick (TQ7683) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Tom Lantaff | Seen on transect: Small Tortoiseshell (1) Painted Lady (1) Large Skipper (5) Small Heath (2) Red Admiral (2) Common Blue (1 male) Small / Essex Skipper (2) Holly Blue (2) Moths seen: Silver Y, Burnet Companion, Cinnabar (2) and a Latticed Heath being pulled apart and devoured by a male Emperor dragonfly. Also noted a Barn Owl carrying its amphibian prey. |
| 23rd | Brampton Wood (TL181697) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Steve Binding+Roger Orbell | sunny odd cloudy intervals 18c 66 Black HS over 5 survey sites. Also seen 1 Painted lady. 1 RedAD. 5+ LRG Skip. 6 Med Brn. 7 Spec W. 1 Comma. 1 unID White. And seen by Roger only 1 Silv Wash Frit. 1 Gatekeeper. |
| 23rd | Bedfords Park LNR (TQ5291) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Green Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp (via Recorder) | The 3 'common' hairstreaks in one day for Colin - A late fairly worn Green Hairstreak in wildflower meadow, 2 White-letter Hairstreak damselfly pond elms, 2 male Purple Hairstreak Lower Bedfords Rd oaks 6.40pm onwards. Also 4 Small Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 2 Painted Lady, 4 Red Admiral, 50 Meadow Brown, 8 Small Heath. |
| 23rd | Bedford Purlieus (Bedlam) (TF041003) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Dark Green Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Ute Mokros | Early morning visit, warm, sunny, quite still. Saw one sightly damaged painted lady, one red admiral, several speckled wood, one very dilapidated male common blue, 2 large skippers, numerous meadow brown and ringlets and about 20 dark green fritillaries. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Hadleigh Great Woods | Heath Fritillary, Speckled Wood | Mr Trevor J Hockey | After a report from a friend yesterday about a few dead Heaths at Hockley I decided to check out the population at Hadleigh/Belfairs -good numbers seen 25 + all very still warming up ready for flight. Temperature only around 16 degrees no sun. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Benfleet (TQ7787) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Holly Blue | Tom Lantaff | Have had 3 Red Admiral around our Cotoneaster for most of the day. Had to rescue one from inside the living room at one point. All very fresh individuals. 4 Holly Blue along our hedge, too. I have also discovered, for the third year running, Brimstone larvae on my Alder Buckthorn. |
| 22nd | Barnack Hills and Holes (TF074044) | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | David Withrington | Rather windy - the butterflies were only on the southern side of the reserve. Speckled Wood(2), Small Heath(1), Marbled White (1 photo), Meadow Brown (1), Large Skipper(2). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 21st | Sutton, near Peterborough (TL094988) | Ringlet | David Withrington | Just west of the village on the Nene Way I saw my only butterfly of the day - a Ringlet (photo). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 20th | Canvey Wick (TQ7683) | Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Tom Lantaff | A short walk in overcast conditions yielded my first Large Skipper (2), Meadow Brown (2 males) and Marbled White of the year. All in pristine condition. |
| 17th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | 15:00 damp saw: a M/Brown disturbed from its resting place. |
| 17th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Red Admiral | George Brown | Overcast and humid with light rain at times. 1 Red admiral at privet flowers in garden. |
| 16th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | 1st Common Blue identified in our garden for several years. 3+ Holly Blues, single Red Admiral & Small Tortoiseshell probably same as present last few days |
| 16th | Trumpington Meadows (TL433537) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Common Blue, Small Blue | John Murray | At least 4 small blues in addition to common blues, small heath and large skippers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 16th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Philip Bromley | 8.30 ~ 10.30am I had a count of 39 black hairstreaks while carrying out the Natural England BH survey this morning. I saw 4 ovipositing females on low blackthorn. I think today will be the peak of their emergence in Monks Wood this year. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 16th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Large White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | 8:45 Sunny saw: 8 M/Brown,a Lg/White and a Lg/Skipper in the meadow.10:00 saw 2 Sm/Tshell and a P/Lady feeding on Valerian. |
| 16th | Brampton Wood (TL181697) | Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Black Hairstreak | Ian Watts | 2-3pm. I steered well clear of the main sites and only visited the open area near the southern woodland edge. There was constant BH activity but it was difficult to assess the number of individuals. Probably 3-6. |
| 16th | Aversley Wood, Sawtry (TL159816) | Comma, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Brown Argus | Ian Watts | Mid-afternoon. Most of the butterfly action was on the farm track just SE of the wood and alongside the bean field. 6+ Brown argus, many small whites, a few Small heath and a Large skipper. |
| 16th | Archers Wood, Sawtry (TL173811) | Comma, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown | Ian Watts | 2 x Comma and a handful of the others. |
| 15th | devil's dyke (TL618615) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small Heath, Marbled White, Dingy Skipper, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Adonis Blue | Trevor Goodfellow | lucky visit seeing three marbled whites and one dark green fritillary. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 15th | Valentine's Park, Ilford (TQ436880) | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Rob Smith | very effective wild grassland area - very little recreational pressure. First Small Heath at this site, Holly Blue 4, Common Blue 1, Speckled Wood 1 |
| 15th | Thorndon Park (south) | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 15th | Maxey and Etton Pits (TF130072) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | David Withrington | A short walk in the central pit area revealed - Small Tortoiseshell(2), Peacock(1), Small White (1), Speckled Wood(2), Meadow Brown (2), Holly Blue(2). |
| 15th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | Brown argus- 2 |
| 15th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Paul Wakeling | 9:45 warm saw :quite a few Brimstone caterpillars on the Buckthorn. 2 M/Brown & a Sm/Heath in the meadow. a H/Blue & A R/Admiral feeding on Buddleja Globosa. a Sm/Tshell feeding on Valerian and a B/Argus on the flowers in the lawn. |
| 15th | Hadleigh Great Woods | Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Mr Trevor J Hockey | 20-30 very lively Heath Fritillaries seen this afternoon, very warm and still conditions. |
| 15th | East Ham NR (TQ430823) | Speckled Wood, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | it's taken me some years, but finally got my timing right to see about 4 clashing male White-letter Hairstreaks (record shot) on Elms. First record for Newham and good news for the Big City Butterflies project. Also Holly Blue 3 and a Speckled Wood (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Bramblefields LNR, Cambridge (TL472606) | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | 5:30 - 5:50 pm. 1 Large Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 2 Small Heath, 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small White A surprisingly good site. |
| 14th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL211812) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | 1 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 2 Common Blue, 3 Small Heath, 1 Small Tortoiseshell. Fresh skipper, found thanks to Rosalyn Payne (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | St Faiths CP, Brentwood (TQ586938) | Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Barbara Beckett | 11.30 3 large skippers and 5-6 Meadow Brown. |
| 14th | Monks Wood (TL197802) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Black Hairstreak | Edward Pollard | 3 Black Hairstreak at this spot. 1 Red Admiral, 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Meadow Brown |
| 14th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | Brimstone- two males. Small copper- one male. Painted lady-2 Brown argus-1 |
| 14th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Painted Lady, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | Warm afternoon saw:Sm/Heath,Sp/Wood, 2 P/Lady and a H/Blue. |
| 14th | Harold Hill (A12) (TQ553915) | White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | a single White-letter Hairstreak on the central reservation Elms. 3+ Holly Blues |
| 14th | Green Lane, Woodwalton (TL209813) | Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Black Hairstreak, Common Blue | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | 2.30-3pm, Brimstone 1, Speckled Wood 1, Small Heath 7, Meadow Brown 1, Black Hairstreak 6, Common Blue 1. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Brampton Wood (TL180704) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak | Andrew Knights | At least 4 Black Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Speckled Wood (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Bishops Hall Park/ Brentwood Centre | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Tom Hyde | Still very quiet singles of each apart from Small Heaths..also spotted Mother Shipton moth |
| 14th | A walk along the river Wid from Doddinghurst. (TQ593986) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rosie & Bill Perkins | 1,Peacock, 1,Red Admiral, 1,Small Tortoiseshell, 9,Meadow Brown, 20,Small Heath, 1,Speckled Wood, 3,Brown Argus, 2,Holly Blue, 1,Common Blue. |
| 13th | Trumpington Meadows (TL433537) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Small Blue | Adrian Sargeant | between 2.30-4pm 6+ small blues 2 small Tortoishell 1 Brimstone 1 Speckled wood lots of small heaths (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 13th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Diana Spencer | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 13th | Keats Avenue green space, Romford (TQ524909) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Colin Jupp | 3 Large Skipper (2m & 1f), 1 Small Heath, 1 fem Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Tortoiseshell. Also 3 Burnet Companion & 2 Mother Shipton |
| 13th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Robert Seago | First Large skipper with a late Green Hairstreak and 2 old brood Peacock. |
| 13th | Dogsthorpe Star Pit (TF212027) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue | David Withrington | A short walk at this Wildlife Trust reserve east of Peterborough produced my first Large Skipper of the year, 2 Green Hairstreaks, 7 Common Blues and one each of Speckled Wood, Small Heath and Small White. |
| 13th | Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse (TL614618) | Marbled White, Dingy Skipper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Adonis Blue | John Murray | At least a dozen male adonis blues on the wing. Several dingy skippers still present, although many looking slightly tatty now. 1 x large skipper, 1 x brown argus, plus 2 x marbled white. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 13th | Devil's Dyke (Ditch Farm) (TL586642) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue | Nick & Stella Laughton | Devil's Dyke (Burwell car park to 800m beyond Ditch Farm) Brimstone - 20+ Small Heath - numerous Meadow Brown - 2 Common Blue - 3 Singles of the others (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 13th | Brampton Wood (TL183704) | Black Hairstreak | Simon Fenner | 2-3 Black Hairstreak at site 1, at least 10 around site 2 during the morning |
| 13th | Botanic Gardens, Cambridge (TL4557) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | 3 Commoon Blues. Singles of others |
| 13th | Bishops Hall Park | Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Tom Hyde | All singles first Meadow Brown of the year. |
| 12th | Upwood Meadows (TL2582) | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Diana Spencer | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadow West (TQ699863) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Grizzled Skipper, Large Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | 2 Grizzled Skipper seen clashing momentarily in the West meadow, then one seen settled at same spot 10 minutes later, worn. None seen in East meadow. Common Blue 10+ Small Heath 10+, Meadow Brown 5, singles others |
| 12th | Monks Wood (TL183704) | Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak | Nick & Stella Laughton | At least 6 Black Hairsteaks (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Comberton (Westfield Farm) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Louise Bacon | First Meadow brown and Large Skipper of the season on transect. Also, the Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock were absolutely sumptuous colours, freshly emerged |
| 12th | Castor Hanglands | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue | Matthew Webb | Speckled Wood was the most common butterfly on site with a notable increase in numbers from last weekend. No Black Hairstreaks that I could find yet. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Brampton Wood | Comma, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak, Common Blue | Nick & Stella Laughton | At least 5 Black Hairstreaks 1 Comma 1 Large Skipper (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 11th | Turf Fen Drove, Upwood (TL2583) | Painted Lady | Diana Spencer | 4+ very worn Painted Lady on track |
| 11th | Colne Point & adjacent (TM1012) | Painted Lady, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Simon Cox | Single Painted Lady & Small Heath along seawall towards Seawick, Holly Blue near Leewick Farm & a couple of unidentified whites. |
| 11th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Small White, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 Small Copper, 1m Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small White, 4 Small Heath, 5 Mother Shipton moths |
| 11th | Brampton Wood | Large White, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak | ROGER ORBELL | 4 Black Hairstreak seen but difficult in wind on site 2 |
| 10th | Trumpington meadows NR | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Blue | Louise Bacon | 16 small blue in total, with ones and twos of the other species. Small Tort loooking very very battered |
| 10th | Thaxted, Mosscotts meadow | Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Gregory Dempster | 5+ Common blues, mostly males 1 female. A battered small copper and 2 x small heath. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 10th | Langdon Hills Johnson's Meadow (TQ701864) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | PAUL WAKELING | From 12:45 East meadow saw:7 S/Heath,2 H/Blue, 2 O/Tip male,1 B/Argus.West meadow :8 S/Heath, 6 H/Blue,1 O/Tip,1 B/Argus,5 C/Blue,1 Peacock, 1 G/Hairstreak,1 Brimstone female |
| 10th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady | Paul Wakeling | 12:00 bright saw: a Small Tortoiseshell and a Painted Lady. |
| 10th | Brampton Wood (TL183704) | Large White, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak | Steve Binding | from 12pm sun + cloud checked site 1 and site 2 One Black Hairstreak seen possibly 2. Along the main ride only l large Wht and 5 Spec Wood, two of which seen in site2 nothing else seen . |
| 9th | St. Faith's Park, Brentwood (TQ586938) | Comma, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Paul Beckett | 4-5pm, sunny but breezy. All singles except Holly Blue (6). First Brown Argus seen here this year. Also Mother Shipton and Latticed Heath moths. |
| 9th | Mill Wood & Cliff, Chafford (TQ594787) | Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Rob Smith | Green Hairstreak 1, a Brimstone egglaying on Purging Buckthorn, Holly Blue 5, Common Blue 2 |
| 9th | Little Belhus CP | Brown Argus, Common Blue | Ian Plume | Also Mother Shipton (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 9th | Langdon Hills Johnson's Meadow (TQ701864) | Painted Lady, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue | PAUL WAKELING | 13:30 to 16:00 East meadow saw:9+ S/Heath,3 C/Blue 2 H/Blue, 1 O/Tip male, West meadow 15+ S/Heath, 1 P/Lady,2 S/Wood,3 M/Brown,6 C/Blue,2 H/Blue |
| 9th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 10:45 sunny saw:female Orange Tip,Red Admiral & a Holly Blue. |
| 9th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Brimstone, Holly Blue | George Brown | Sunny and very warm, p.m. Female Brimstone in garden and 3 Holly blues, including one egg laying on flower buds of Dogwood. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 9th | Berwick Glades (TQ544840) | Red Admiral, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Angela Sharp | Also many Mother Shipton Moths (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | Thaxted, Chalky meadow | Painted Lady, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Gregory Dempster | 2 x Common blue, one male one female. A single Painted lady, first I have seen since 2019, one each of small heath and small copper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadows (TQ701864) | Painted Lady, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | 13:30-17:00 - 3 Grizzled Skipper. 2+ in east meadow, quite worn, clashing. Possible 3rd much higher up slope but perhaps he'd been banished there! Then a less worn one in the west meadow at 16:15 (west mdw extensively searched by 3 of us earlier). Also Painted Lady 2, Orange-tip 1m, Brimstone 1f, Speckled Wood 1, Small Heath 16 incl mating pair, Meadow Brown 1, Green Haistreak 1 (east mdw), Common Blue 20, Holly Blue 1, Small Copper 1, Brown Argus 1. moths: Fox, Silver-Y, Yellow Shell, Cinnabar, Burnet Companion, Lime-speck Pug, (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | Les King Wood, Cottenham (TL445768) | Peacock, Small Heath | Simon Thomas Ingate | Small Heath (several), Peacock (3 or 4). Path to the North of Les King Wood heading towards Broad Lane |
| 8th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Marks Hill). | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | Common blue-many, both sexes. Small copper- male & female. Small heath- many. Specked wood- several. Red admiral- one. Brimstone- female (Great Berry). Orange tip- one male. Holly blue- one. |
| 8th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Painted Lady, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 7:50 Sunny saw:P/lady basking.13:30 a male Brimstone feeding on Valerian then it attacks a female Orange Tip.17:00 a Red Admiral and a Holly Blue feeding on Buddleja Globosa. |
| 8th | Holland Haven CP (TM2217) | Red Admiral, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Simon Cox | c12 Small Heaths, 2-3 Small Whites, 3 Orange Tips, single Small Copper, Red Admiral & Holly Blue |
| 8th | Danbury Common (& Backwarden) (TL7804) | Brimstone, Small Heath, Common Blue | Rob Smith | 17:30-18:30 - Small Heath at both sites, 2 male Brimstones at Backwarden and a Common Blue on the common. Speckled Yellow moths at both sites |
| 7th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small White, Holly Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | Our garden today produced at least 3 Holly Blues, 2 Small Whites & single Painted Lady & Small Tortoiseshell, the latter the first we've seen anywhere this year! |
| 7th | One Tree Hill Johnson's Meadow (TQ701864) | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Small Copper | PAUL WAKELING | Sunny 12-1pm East Meadow saw:20+ Sm/Heath, Or/Tip male, 3 H/Blue & Sm/Copper. West Meadow saw:20+ Sm/Heath,Or/Tip male & H/Blue No sign of a Grizzled Skipper |
| 7th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 11:15 Full Sun saw: a Brimstone laying eggs on Buckthorn in the hedgerow.On perennial wallflower a Red Admiral,a Sm/White and Or/Tip female. On Valerian a P/Lady. |
| 7th | Heybridge Basin | Small White, Green Hairstreak | Mr Mark Nowers | Green Hairstreak (1), Small White (3). Very quiet, despite ideal conditions. June lull... |
| 7th | Harold Wood Park (TQ553902) | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 4 Large Skipper, 3 Green Hairstreak incl at least 1 female egglaying on Bird's-foot Trefoil, 1 Brown Argus, 2m Common Blue, 3 Small Copper, 1m Orange-tip. Moths: 14 Mother Shipton, 4 Burnet Companion, 4 Silver Y |
| 7th | Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse end (TL614618) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Adonis Blue | Ian & Isabel Watts | 14 Adonis blue (2 x females) inc. a mating pair, 7-8 Brimstones (inc. 3 females), 2 x Green hairstreak, 3-4 Dingy skippers. Orange tips still going strong (5 inc. a female). |
| 7th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Small Heath, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 4 Small Heath, 2 Holly Blue and 1 Mother Shipton moth |
| 7th | Brampton Wood (TL180703) | Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Ian & Isabel Watts | A fairly brief mid-afternoon visit. Visited the usual spots (which have been opened up considerably since I was last there) but it was very quiet. 4 Speckled woods and a male Brimstone. Still early days there for Black hairstreak. |
| 7th | Blackheath , colchester | Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Simon Patient | Our first Large Skipper of the year in our garden adjacent to Cherrytree lane. |
| 6th | Woodwalton, Green Lane (TL210813) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Rosalyn Payne | 3pm, sunny 22 deg, Peacock 2, Brimstone 2, Green-veined White 1, Orange-tip 1, Small heath 4 |
| 6th | South Ockendon, Essex | Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Ian Plume | |
| 6th | One Tree Hill Johnson's Meadow (TQ701864) | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue | PAUL WAKELING | Sunny 12-1pm East Meadow saw:15+ Sm/heath, 2 C/Blue, 2 H/Blue & Sp/Wood. West Meadow saw:15+ Sm/Heath, 2 C/Blue, 6 H/Blue, M/Brown & new Sp/Wood. No sign of Grizzled Skipper |
| 6th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak | Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne | Our first black hairstreak butterfly of the year. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral | Paul Wakeling | Full Sun saw: a Peacock and Red Admiral |
| 6th | Hadleigh castle & Olympic mounting bike track | Small White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 7:30am saw a pair of Wall browns on the top ridge of the mountain bike track and then during a 3hr walk around the local footpaths & castle saw: a s/wood,s/heath,2 s/white & 3 h/blue |
| 6th | Great Staughton Meadow walk (TL127646) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 2.45pm sunny 24c 25 Small Heath.4m+1fm Com Blue.4 Brimstone. 2 Peacock.5 Small Tort.4m+1fm Orange Tip. 6 Small wht.2 Small Copper. Some UN ID Wht. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 6th | Garden, Rice Bridge (TM179210) | Red Admiral, Small White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Richard GreatRex | I was surprised by a brief visit from a Green Hairstreak on Aquilegia and Geranium in the garden |
| 6th | Devils Dyke | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Adonis Blue | Gregory Dempster | Lots of Brimstones, too many to count, 2 x Green Hairstreaks, Lots of Adonis Blues, dingy skippers and Brown Argus again to many to count, 3 x small heath and 1 x Small Tortoiseshell (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 5th | haddenham eiy cb63xd | Painted Lady | Sheila Dickerson | Feeding on Erysimum in the garden.First we have seen for two years. |
| 5th | Trumpington Meadows (TL4353) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Blue | Paddy Grove | Two or three Small Blues seen near the river, and possibly one the other side of the meadow near the M11. Lots of Common Blues and Small Heaths (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 5th | Trumpington Meadows (TL4353) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper, Small Blue | Nick & Stella Laughton | Sightings between 10:30 and 12:45 Green-veined White - 3 Large White - 2 Orange Tip - 2 Brimstone - 1 Red Admiral - 2 Painted Lady - 1 Small Copper - 2 Meadow Brown - 1 Small Heath - numerous Small Blue - minimum of 10 (all in the meadow to the west of M11) Common Blue - 20+ (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 5th | Orwell Clunch Pit & Glebe field (TL363506) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Adrian Sargeant | 1xHolly Blue 1xSmall White 1xOrange-tip 6+Small heaths 3xBrimstone 2xSpeckled Wood 1xFemale Blue (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 5th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadows (TQ701864) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | 2 Grizzled Skipper in Johnsons West, one in flight, another a female. None in the East meadow. Also Green Hairstreak 1, several Common Blues, including a newly-emerged female. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 5th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadow (TQ701864) | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul & Barbara Beckett | 11am -1pm,sunny. Most seen in West meadow including many small heath and common blue. Two grizzled skippers seen in East meadow lower part; none seen in West meadow. |
| 5th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Andrew Cox | Brimstone- two males, one rather tatty. Orange tip- one female, several males. Green hairstreak- one, feeding on buttercup. Holly blue- several. Common blue - one male. Peacock - one. Green veined white- one. Speckled wood- several. Small heath- many. |
| 5th | Kings Dyke Nature Reserve (TL248978) | Speckled Wood, Wall, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rosalyn Payne | Free membership required for access code. 10 - 12 Sunny and hot. Speckled Wood 1, Wall 2, Holly Blue 1. Brown Argus 2, Common Blue 6. |
| 5th | Howland's Marsh (TM113166) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Richard GreatRex | More than 20 Small Heath, 2 Common Blue, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Small White, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Red Admirals, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Orange Tip. One Green Hairstreak obligingly settled on my arm for a perfect view. |
| 5th | Garden Randalls Drive Hutton (TQ631952) | Painted Lady | Catherine Hull | Large, fresh beautifully marked butterfly nectaring on an alpine phlox in a garden. Was happy to stay there several minutes. |
| 5th | Castor Hanglands | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Matthew Webb | 2-3 Orange-tip males, Green Hairstreak, a few Common Blues, 3 Brown Argus, Red Admiral, Peacock a Painted Lady with Brimstones and Small Heaths the most common butterfly species. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 5th | Braintree (TL754233) | Holly Blue | Royston Ledgerton | One male |
| 3rd | Woodland Trust wood, Theydon Bois (TQ457979) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Ian Watts | 20+ Small heath in the meadows around the wood. |
| 3rd | Tylers common (TQ5790) | Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | Quick visit, 2 Green hairstreak along the M25 embankment at the eastern end, 1 Small heath. |
| 3rd | Trumpington Meadows (TL433535) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Blue | James Fowler | 10:30-12:30, warm and mostly overcast. 5 Small Blue, mostly basking on long grass. Small Heath and Common Blue most numerous (10+). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 3rd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 8:15 Sunny saw: a Peacock basking,later on purple perennial Wallflower saw a Sm/White, a Red Admiral P/Lady,a Green Veined White and a pair of Orange Tip and a brimstone feeding on Valerian. |
| 3rd | Flood Plain NR, North Weald (TL495046) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Ian Watts | A good number of Orange Tip (5+) still on the wing. 10+ Small heath. 1-2 for the others, including a male and female Brimstone mating. |
| 2nd | Thorndon Park (south) | Painted Lady, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath | Andrew Cox | Painted lady- very tatty & faded. Orange tip- one female egg laying on garlic mustard. |
| 2nd | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadows (TQ701864) | Wall, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | west meadow - a Grizzled Skipper in flight, Small Copper 2, Common Blue 3, Small Heath 4, Green Hairstreak 1, Wall Brown 1m. East meadow Grizzled Skipper 2m - one was same individual as photographed on 31/05 100yds away. Both holding territories either end of meadow. Holly Blue 1, Small Heath 2, Common Blue 6. Moths: Yellow Belle, Burnet Companion, Lime-speck Pug, Cinnabar, Mother Shipton, Small Yellow Underwing, Commophila aeneana (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Comma, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath | Andrew Cox | Orange tip- four males. Red admiral- getting tatty. |
| 2nd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 9:00 Sunny saw :a Brimstone feeding on Valerian and an Orange Tip & Small White flying around. |
| 2nd | Greenfields - Sawtry Abbey (TL1982) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | Circular walk 1-3pm. Sunny 24 deg. Small Tortoiseshell 6, Peacock 1, Brimstone 2, Small white 2, Large White 2, Green-veined White 4, Orange-tip 1, Small Heath 6, Common Blue 2, Small Copper 2 |
| 2nd | Great Holland pit | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | B Harvey And M Bissell | |
| 2nd | A13 cutting, Aveley (TQ5679) | Brimstone, Small White, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rob Smith | Brimstone 1m, Small White 1, Common Blue 2, Green Hairstreak 2, Brown Argus 1, Holly Blue 3. also 6 Treble-bar moths |
| 1st | devils dyke racecourse (TL611620) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Phil & Oliver MacMurdie | great day in the sun at Newmarket - a remarkable 26 dingy skippers seen, all along the dyke to the second set of trees. 2 green hairstreak as well. plus 12 brimstones. 1 Small Copper and 3 brown argus. |
| 1st | Vange Marsh | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | Brimstone- one male. Orange tip- one female. Holly blue- one. |
| 1st | Thorndon Park: Jury Hill (TQ618893) | Wall, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | a first ever Brentwood Wall Brown for me - a pristine male. Also Small Copper 4, incl mating pair, Small Heath 11, Brown Argus 7, Common Blue 2. moths: Silver-Y, Small Yellow Underwing (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 1st | St. Faith's Park, Brentwood (TQ586938) | Comma, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Paul Beckett | Sunny but breezy 5-6pm. All seen in the northern meadow adjacent to Weald Road which thankfully has not been planted with young trees. Orange Tip 6, Holly Blue 3, Speckled Wood 2, Comma 1. |
| 1st | Sawtry, public footpath (TL162844) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Holly Blue | Rosalyn Payne | 5pm, 1 Peacock, 1 Painted Lady - faded, flying frantically around in circles landed briefly, 1 Small White, 2 Large White, 3 Green-veined White,1 Holly Blue |
| 1st | Middle Catchwater Drain, Sawtry (TL170852) | Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Common Blue | Rosalyn Payne | 1-2pm Sunny, 23 deg. light breeze. I only saw 1 small white alongside the brook (1/4 mile approx) but beside the drain 1 Brimstone, 5 Green-veined White, 7 Small Heath, 8 Common Blue. I only walked as far as the first crossing place. |
| 1st | Maldon Wood nr Weeley (TM143195) | Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak | Richard GreatRex | At least 3 Green Hairstreaks along footpath, flying around bramble and maple and spiralling up into oak tree. 5 Orange Tips, 1 Small White, 1 Large White and 2 Small Heath. |
| 1st | Little Warley Common (TQ605906) | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | a first Green Hairstreak here. Also Small Heath 16, Common Blue 2, Brown Argus 1, Orange-tip 1f, Small Copper 1. moths: Cinnabar 1, Mother Shipton 3 |
| 1st | Linton garden (TL559466) | Other butterfly | Chris Tyler-Smith, Yali Xue | Purple hairstreak larva found. The caterpillar was found climbing up a gazebo located under an oak tree, and released onto the oak leaves. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 1st | Lagoons+Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 1.10pm/3pm v hot 25c Pcock 3. HollyB 2. SmWht 1.OrgTip 1. Brim 1m. SmHeath 6.GrnHS 2. SpecW 2nd gen very fresh 1.SM Copp 2. ComBlue 9m. GV Wht 1. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 1st | Kings Hedges Cambridge (TL454612) | Small Copper | Janet | Just wanted to report a Small Copper in my garden - as I've never spatted any in this area before and thought it might be of interest - sorry picture from camera phone (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 1st | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 13:30 Sunny saw: a Brimstone and an Orange Tip. |
| 1st | Holme Fen (TL197894) | Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper | Jeremy Milne | 15+ Grizzled Skipper, 15+ Small Copper |
| 1st | Great Bentley Church (TM105212) | Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Richard GreatRex | 2 Small Heath, 1 Brown Argus, 5 Orange Tip, 3 Green-Veined White, 2 Small White, 8 Holly Blue, mostly on track by railway line |
| 1st | Frating Abbey Farm Rd (TM102206) | Small White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Richard GreatRex | 1 female Green Hairstreak flying in ditch by roadside. Observed for about 10 minutes, and seen laying eggs on bramble flower buds. 2 Small White, 3 Holly Blue, 3 Orange Tip |
| 1st | Flood Plain NR, North Weald (TL495046) | Large White, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Ian Watts | 10+ Small heath, 2-3 Common blue, 2-3 Brown argus. Others singles. |
| 1st | Chalky Meadow, Thaxted | Small Heath, Small Copper | Gregory Dempster | 2 Small Coppers and 3 Small Heath seen catching the last rays of sunlight. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 31st | devil's dyke (TL618361) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Other butterfly | Trevor Goodfellow | day out walking with an old friend and found two adonis blues to my surprise! SBC member (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 31st | Sawtry | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Jeremy Milne | Small Heath 2, Grizzled Skipper 5, Brown Argus 9, Common Blue 4 |
| 31st | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadows (TQ701864) | Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | a fresh-looking Grizzled Skipper in each meadow (West & East), one a male. Green Hairstreak 3, Orange-tip 2m, Small Heath 19, Brown Argus 3, Common Blue 6, Small Copper 4, Peacock 1, Green-veined White 1. Moths: Fox (males in flight), Small Yellow Underwing 2, Mother Shipton 2, Burnet Companion 3 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 31st | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak | Rob Smith | Peacock 1, Brimstone 1m, Orange-tip 3m, Speckled Wood 3, Small Heath 3, Green Hairstreak 1, in the same spot as last week on Tylers Wood lower meadow. 2 unidentified whites. 2 Small Yellow Underwing moths |
| 31st | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 10:30 warm saw :a H/Blue,a Sm/White,a P/Lady,a Brimstone,a Peacock and an Or/Tip. |
| 31st | Hockley Woods | Heath Fritillary | Mr Trevor J Hockey | The first three Heath Fritillaries seen this afternoon in Hockley Woods. I am guessing they have only emerged in the last 24 hours or so. so no doubt, fingers crossed, lots more during the coming week of warm weather. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 31st | Goodmayes allotments | Green Hairstreak | Carol Farwell | Bright and sunny |
| 31st | Devil's Dyke, just s of B1102 (TL581164) | Brimstone, Small White, Green Hairstreak | Edward Pollard | Short visit. 1 very confiding Green Hairstreak. 2 Brimstone. 1 Small White (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 31st | Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse (TL614618) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Other butterfly | Francis Woodroffe | Warm and sunny. At least two Adonis blues, two Green hairstreaks and numerous Dingy skippers and Brimstones. |
| 31st | Braintree (TL754233) | Orange-Tip | Royston Ledgerton | One male |
| 30th | Wanstead Flats (Manor Park end) (TQ418860) | Peacock, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | Small Copper 2, Holly Blue 2, Small Heath 1, Peacock 1 |
| 30th | Trumpington Meadows (TL432542) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Trevor Sawyer | 10am - 11.30am West of Motorway: 2 x Brown Argus, 2 x Common Blue, 6 x Small Heath, 2 x Orange Tips, 1 x Brimstone, 1 x Large White, 1 x Peacock and a very worn Painted Lady. |
| 30th | Plashet Park, East Ham (TQ419845) | Holly Blue | Rob Smith | 3 Holly Blue |
| 30th | Greenway, Beckton (TQ434821) | Brimstone, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | a female Brimstone and a Holly Blue |
| 30th | Epping Forest, Sunshine Plain (TQ422991) | Peacock, Small Heath | Rob Smith | a Small Heath on the north side and a Peacock on the south. A total of 43 Common Heath moths |
| 30th | Central Park, East Ham (TQ422831) | Small White, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | 3 Holly Blue and a Small White egglaying |
| 30th | Braintree (TL754233) | Holly Blue | Royston Ledgerton | One |
| 30th | Bishops Hall Park | Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Tom Hyde | Several Small Heaths first of year. |
| 30th | Beckton: Royal Docks Road wasteground (TQ439818) | Peacock, Small White, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rob Smith | 3 each Common Blue and Brown Argus, singles others |
| 30th | Beckton Alps (TQ431820) | Painted Lady, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper | Rob Smith | 3 Green Hairstreak, including 2 clashing males, a Small Copper, Speckled Wood 2, female Orange-tip, singles others (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 29th | Woodwalton Marsh | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak | Jeremy Milne | 2 Green Hairstreak, 1 Grizzled Skipper |
| 29th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Stephen Dutton | 6 Small Heath, 3 Small Copper, 2 Common Blue, 2 Small White, 4 Orange Tip, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Brimstone |
| 29th | Sawtry | Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Brown Argus | Jeremy Milne | 1 Painted Lady, 1 Small Heath, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 4 Brown Argus |
| 29th | Mucking sea wall | Small White, Orange-Tip, Wall | PAUL WAKELING | 13:30 Sunny saw: 2 Wall, 2 Orange Tip, 2 small white, a Brimstone and a Peacock. |
| 29th | Mucking sea wall | Small White, Orange-Tip, Wall | PAUL WAKELING | 13:30 Sunny saw: 2 Wall, 2 Orange Tip, 2 small white, a Brimstone and a Peacock. |
| 29th | Magog Down (TL489530) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Blue | Trevor Sawyer | Some lovely fresh butterflies on a warm afternoon. 6 Brimstones (5 female one male), 1 Orange Tip (male), 3 Small Heath, 1 Brown Argus, 2 Common Blue (males) and 2 Small Blue (males) |
| 29th | Langdon Hills, One tree hill (TQ700863) | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Tom Ollington | 1 Grizzled skipper, 4 Brown argus, 20 Small Heath, 3 Common blue, 4 Small copper. Also Latticed heath and Burnet companion moths. |
| 29th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Brimstone, Small White, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 14:30 warm & overcast saw: a Brimstone, a Small white and a Holly Blue. |
| 29th | Hadleigh great wood | Heath Fritillary | Alan Day | 2 fresh specimens seen |
| 29th | Garden in Matching (TL5112) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Bryan Russell | Very pleased to see the Small Heath in my garden - not an annual event. |
| 29th | Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse end (TL614618) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Adonis Blue | Nick And Stella Laughton | Adonis blue sighted. We watched it for over an hour from c.12:15pm and it was still there at 13:45pm when we passed by again. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 29th | Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse end (TL614618) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Adonis Blue | Ian Watts | 1 x Adonis Blue (male). First spotted by Stella and Nick Laughton who kindly alerted me to it. Also 12+ Dingy skippers, 3-4 Brown Argus, 2 Common blue, 2-3 Small heath and many Orange Tips, Brimstones and other whites. Single of Green hairstreak. |
| 29th | Braintree (TL754233) | Holly Blue | Royston Ledgerton | One in back garden. |
| 29th | Barnack Hills and Holes NNR | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper | Matthew Webb | Green Hairstreak probably the most common butterfly on site. 2 or 3 Small Coppers, 3 or so Dingy Skippers, a few Brimstones, Orange-tips, Small Heath, 2 Common Blues and a Green-veined White. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 29th | Alphamstone (TL876345) | Painted Lady, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Harry Faull | Painted Lady, 4 Small Heath, Orange Tip and Holly Blue (photo) (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 28th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadow West (TQ700863) | Peacock, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | late visit in hazy conditions - Common Blue 1m, Small Copper 2, Small Heath 2, Brown Argus 1, Peacock 1. moths: Fox (in flight), Burnet Companion |
| 28th | Magog Down (TL489530) | Brimstone, Small White, Small Heath, Small Blue | Edward Pollard | 1 Small Blue in the long grass on the circular earth works. 1 Small Heath, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Brimstone, 1 Small White |
| 28th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Orange-Tip, Wall | Paul Wakeling | 11:30 Sunny saw: my 1st Wall brown basking on our house wall.In the orchard saw an Orange Tip,2 Sm/White circling and later a Red Admiral. |
| 28th | Hope Farm, Knapwell (TL330620) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Mr Mark Nowers | Brimstone (2 male), Painted Lady (2) Orange Tip (2 male), Peacock (2 sparring). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 28th | Harold Park (TQ554915) | Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 1 Holly Blue |
| 28th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Robert Seago | First Small Heath and Holly Blues of year. All 3 Brimstones female. Red Admiral looked newly emerged. Green Hairstreak males sparring Also Treble Bar (early?) and Latticed Heath |
| 28th | Garden in Little Eversden | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | James Fowler | 12:30, several Brimstone and Orange Tip, singletons of others. Second year that Green Hairstreak seen. |
| 28th | Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse (TL618615) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus | Ian Tulloch | Green Skipper(5), Dingy Skipper(~10) and Brown Argus(6) seen on the west-facing grassy slope near car park during short sunny spells in late morning/early afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 28th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath | Colin Jupp | 1 fresh Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Small Heath |
| 28th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Small Heath | Colin Jupp | 3 Small Heath |
| 28th | Basildon Meadows SSSI (TQ706867) | Peacock, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Rob Smith | Wall Brown 2 (definite male on hay bale, possible female), Small Heath 9, Small Copper 9 (incl 3 sets of clashing males), Brown Argus 1, Holly Blue 1 (my first of the year), Peacock 1, Speckled Wood 1, moths: Small Yellow Underwing 1, Cinnabar 1, Burnet Companion 3 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 27th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Large White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Holly Blue, Large White, Orange Tip & Small Heath in our garden today. |
| 27th | Woodwalton Marsh | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Karen Baker | 1 green hairstreak, pair of brimstones and pair of orange tips. |
| 27th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL212813) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus | Steve Binding | 1.30pm/3pm sunny + cloud warm 18c. 1 Pcock.2 Sm Heath.2 Brn Argus. 2m+1fm OrgTip.1fm GrnHS egglaying A definite 3m+1fm Brim as they were grounded in the cloud cover no Grizz seen. |
| 27th | Willow Park, Langdon Hills (TQ6887) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Tom Lantaff | Between 8:50 and 12:50, thorough walk around most of the meadows within Willow Park. Small Heath (11), Orange Tip (8 males), Holly Blue (4), Brimstone (3 - 1m, 2f), Speckled Wood (3), Small Copper (3), Common Blue (2), Large White (2), Green-veined White (2), Peacock (1), Red Admiral (1). Moths seen: Burnet Companion (2), Small Yellow Underwing (at least 3) |
| 27th | Risebridge Golf Course, Romford (TQ518907) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 3 Green Hairstreaks incl 2 clashing males, 2 male Orange-tip, a male Brimstone, 2 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Painted Lady flying north purposefully |
| 27th | Mill Road Cemetary (TL461581) | Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Edward Pollard | 4 Holly Blue, 2 Orange-tip. singles of others. Plus several un-id whites |
| 27th | Maxey and Etton pits (TF130072) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | David Withrington | Small Tortoiseshell (1), Brimstone (1 male), Small White(2), Green-veined White(2), Orange Tip(1), Speckled Wood(1). |
| 27th | Langdon Hills (Hawksbury Bushes, One Tree Hill). | Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | Brimstome- two males. Orange tip- many, both sexes. Wall- one female, one possibly two males. Green hairstreak- one. Small copper- one female, two males. Holly blue- one. Small heath- many. Peacock- one. Large white- one. Green veined white- one. Speckled wood- one. |
| 27th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park). | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Andrew Cox | Female brimstone. One male, three female orange tips. |
| 27th | Keats Avenue green space, Romford (TQ524909) | Painted Lady, Small White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Colin Jupp | a male Common Blue, 6 Orange-tip (3m, 3f) singles others. Also moths: Silver-Y and Mother Shipton |
| 27th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 13:00 Full Sun saw: a lg/White,a Sm/White,a Green Veined White,a Brimstone and a H/Blue. |
| 27th | Hockley Woods (TQ835914) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | David Glover | 4x Small Heath 2x Small White 1x Orange Tip 1x Peacock |
| 27th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Robert Seago | First Small Heath and Holly Blues of year. All 3 Brimstones female. Red Admiral looked newly emerged. Green Hairstreak males sparring Also Treble Bar (early?) and Latticed Heath |
| 27th | Friday Wood | Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Goodey | |
| 27th | Devil's Dyke, Newmarket end (TL614618) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Dingy Skipper, Brown Argus | Edward H Pollard | 2 Dingy Skipper. One by July stand, one near the car park end. 3 small whites. Singles of others. (About 1:00 to 2:00, mild and sunny by the end) |
| 27th | Canvey Wick (TQ7683) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Common Blue | Tom Lantaff | Seen on transect: Peacock (1), Painted Lady (1), Common Blue (1 female), Wall (2 on sea wall section), Small Heath (1), Green-veined White (1) |
| 27th | Braintree (TL754233) | Small Copper | R. Ledgerton | One male |
| 27th | Alconbury flyover B1043/ Flower bank (TL190761) | Brimstone, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue | Steve Binding | 4pm/5pm warm sunny 18c. 2 Brim, 2fm + 3m Common Blue a pair in copp and 2 of the males in dispute. And a total surprise of 2 Dingy Skipper. A new location for these . I normally only check this location later in June . (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 26th | Rowney Woods | Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Stephen Dutton | 2 SW, 2 Or Tip, 8 Speckled Wood |
| 26th | Lt Belhus CP South Ockendon | Orange-Tip, Brown Argus | Ian Plume | one Brown Argus 3 Common blue 6 Orange tip (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 26th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak | Rob Smith | A Green Hairstreak at Tylers Wood meadow, female Brimstone, 3m Orange-tip, 3 Green-veined White, a Comma, 3 Peacock and a first Small Heath (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Devil's Dyke, Cambs (TL614618) | Brimstone, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper | Ian Watts | Around a dozen members enjoyed a mostly cold and overcast walk along the Dyke. Nonetheless, 4-5 Dingy skippers plus singles of Brimstone and Small heath were seen. |
| 25th | Trumpington Meadfows (TL432542) | Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Trevor Sawyer | The sun finally came out late this afternoon after the recent monsoons and three single butterflies seen between 2.45pm and 3.45pm |
| 24th | Little Clacton Lodge, Lodge Road (TM185198) | Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Richard GreatRex | 2 Green Hairstreaks displaying around Cherry Plum, 200 metres from last years sighting on the same lane. I male Orange Tip (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | DevilÂ’s Dyke, July Race Course | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | James Fowler | From 9:30 until rain stopped play. First Common Blue. 20+ Dingy Skipper, |
| 24th | DevilÂ’s Dyke | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | James Fowler | |
| 23rd | Roding Valley Meadows NR, Chigwell (TQ434949) | Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath | Ian Watts | 15 members braved the chilly, windy and cloudy conditions on the Branch field trip. The sun appeared once or twice and encouraged a show of 5 species, a return that didn't look likely when we set out. 3-4 Small whites, the rest singles. |
| 23rd | Little Belhus CP (TQ586825) | Small White, Orange-Tip | Rob Smith | singles, female OT |
| 22nd | Manuden, churchyard (TL490266) | Orange-Tip | Rob Smith | 2 male Orange-tips |
| 22nd | Farnham: Chatter End (TL474252) | Orange-Tip | Rob Smith | a male |
| 22nd | Farnham, nr Bourne Brook (TL487245) | Orange-Tip | Rob Smith | a male |
| 19th | Holme Fen (TL199893) | Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper | David Withrington | On a short walk I saw 15 Small Coppers and 7 Grizzled Skippers on dandelions. |
| 19th | Ferrymeadows CP Peterborough | Green Hairstreak | Howard Butler | 3 individuals seen,as far as i can ascertain, this is unprecedented for this site. |
| 19th | Ashton, Shadwell Wood | Red Admiral, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Stephen Dutton | 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small White, 4 Orange tip |
| 18th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Rob Smith | Orange-tip 2f, 2m, Brimstone 1m, Peacock 2, singles others |
| 18th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White | Paul Wakeling | 10:45 Sunny saw: a Lg/White,a Sm/White a Painted Lady feeding on Garlic Mustard and a pair of Green Veined White circling all in the orchard and 2 Peacock feeding on the purple perennial Wallflower and a Dandelion. |
| 18th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | a single Holly Blue in the garden and 2 male Orange-tips |
| 18th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus | Brian Goodey | |
| 18th | Devil's Dyke - opposite the July Course stand | Brimstone, Dingy Skipper | David | |
| 17th | Horningsea (TL487619) | Painted Lady | Louise Bacon | 1 on footpath towards baitsbite... a very worn and faded individual |
| 17th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 13:30 Damp start saw; 2 Orange Tip & a Small White |
| 17th | Easton (TL130705) | Painted Lady, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Sharon Hearle | Painted Lady |
| 16th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL212812) | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Green Hairstreak 11am, Sunny, light breeze, 14 deg |
| 16th | One Tree Hill, Basildon (TQ570965) | Small Heath | Alan Waddoups And Melanie | After waiting an hour in vain for the promised 'sunny intervals', we finally spotted one rather forlorn Small Heath on an early purple orchid. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 16th | Hockley Woods (TQ838917) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | David Glover | 2x Orange Tip 1x Speckled Wood 1x Red Admiral 1x Large White Also stumbled upon a Heath Fritillary caterpillar. 2x Painted Lady seen on the outskirts of nearby Gustedhall Wood at TQ838906 |
| 16th | Garden in Little Eversden | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | James Fowler | Throughout the morning, sunny intervals but mostly overcast. Multiple Brimstone and Orange Tip, 2 Peacock, singletons of others. Pretty poor show for mid-May! |
| 16th | Brook Leys, Cambridge (TL422600) | Small Heath | Rob Pople | Single Small Heath on short grass on E side of lake, c.09:55. |
| 16th | Barnack Hills and Holes NNR | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper | Matthew Webb | Several sightings of Green Hairstreak, Dingy Skipper, Brimstone and Orange-tip. Also a single Small Copper mid-late afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 14th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | Paul Wakeling | 11:00 cloudy saw; a Peacock butterfly |
| 13th | Devil's Dyke July Race Course Transect (TL617616) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Brown Argus | Sharon Hearle | 13 Dingy Skipper and 2 Brown Argus during spell of sunshine before lunchtime. All fresh looking and mostly in the base of the Dyke |
| 12th | nr St Osyth | Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Simon & Pat Cox | 1st Large White in our garden this year, single Small White, G-v White & Orange Tip also present |
| 12th | Little Staughton to Gt Staughton (TL121631) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Steve Binding | Mid afternoon warm 14c sunny. Walking along a public pathway across arable fields between the villages. 5 Painted Lady all sunning and two pairs in dispute around the field edges of rapeseed . Also 3 Pcock 3m OrgTip 2GVwht and numerous UN ID whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Langdon Hills (Hall Wood & Lincewood) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip | Andrew Cox | Two red admiral, one female egg-laying on a sunny patch of nettles, Hall Wood car park. Male & female orange tips in Lincewood. |
| 12th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Steve Binding | 11.45/1pm sun/cloud/ some light rain. 2 Pcock 1 SmTort 1 Painted Lady 1st of the year here.1 SmWht 3 male OrgTip 3 Spec Wood 2m+2fm GVwht. |
| 12th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 13:00 Sunny & hot saw: 4 Peacock, a Painted lady,a pair of Orange Tip and a Green Veined White all feeding on purple perennial Wallflower. In the meadow at the same time saw: a Lg/white,a Sm/White a H/Blue and another Orange Tip |
| 11th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Simon & Pat Cox | Sunny morning in our garden produced single Red Admiral (also present yesterday), Brimstone male, Orange Tip male, Painted Lady & Small White. |
| 11th | Thorndon Park (south) | Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Andrew Cox | |
| 11th | Laindon West garden. | Brimstone | Andrew Cox | Male briefly visiting garden. |
| 11th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 8:20 saw :an Orange Tip,a Peacock and a Green Veined White feeding on forget-me-not.10:00 saw:a Brimstone,3 Peacock,a Painted Lady, 2 green Veined White and a Red Admiral all feeding on the large clump of purple perennial Wallflower. |
| 11th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak | Brian Goodey | A single painted lady and three red admirals. One male green hairstreak. |
| 11th | Garden in Little Eversden | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | James Fowler | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Fingringhoe Wick (TM0419) | Painted Lady | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Painted Lady noticed while doing bird survey |
| 11th | Braintree (TL754233) | Brimstone, Small White | Royston Ledgerton | One Brimstone, one Small White. |
| 10th | hazeleigh wood (TL834040) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Maureen Bissell | Seems to be an influx of painted ladies, saw 4 this afternoon as well as my first red admiral of the year. |
| 10th | Newmarket Heath just north of Ashley Road (TL660631) | Small Heath | Twm Wade | Walking along the heath perimeter we were lucky to see this single Small Heath on a generally windy day. |
| 10th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Green-veined White | Paul Wakeling | 14:30 Sunny saw: A pair of Green Veined White mating and feeding on Cow Parsley and a Peacock. |
| 10th | Holme Fen (TL198895) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Grizzled Skipper, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Steve Binding | Mid afternoon sun/cloud /light rain at times very breezy. Still managed to see 10+ Grizz 9 Sm Copp 1 Brown Argus 1 Sm Tort 1 SpecW 1Brim 5 GVwht 3/4 PCock . some UN ID whts. |
| 10th | Barrington (TL3851) | Painted Lady | Paddy Grove | Several Painted Ladies (I counted 8, but maybe some duplicates) near the top of the hill. Looks like the change in wind direction has brought them in. |
| 9th | Wrabness EWT (TM1631) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood & Small White in 2 hours of sunshine. |
| 9th | Salcott (TL967131) | Painted Lady | Laurence Drummond | Slightly faded individual basking on the sea wall along Salcott channel, mid afternoon. |
| 9th | One Tree Hill (TQ570865) | Wall, Grizzled Skipper | Alan Waddoups And Melanie | After an hour and a half of gloom and drizzle, a short interval of sunshine allowed Melanie to spot our quarry, a Grizzled Skipper and, shortly afterwards, a pristine Wall Brown, - our only butterflies of the afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | Matching Green to Sheering Church. (TL525221) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Margaret & Jim Dalgarno. | 10,Small White, 6,Green-veined White, 12,Orange-Tip, 5,Brimstone, 7,Peacock, 1,Comma, 1,Holly Blue. |
| 9th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Large White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 14:30 Sunny saw: A Peacock,Large White & 2 Orange Tip |
| 9th | Holme Fen (TL198895) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper | Phil Bromley & Rosalyn Payne | Seen during a 2 hour visit between 1 & 3pm. Grizzled skipper 15+ (I managed to photograph 11 different specimens), small copper 15+, orange-tip 3, green-veined white 6, brimstone 1, peacock 10+, small tortoiseshell 1, speckled wood 2. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 9th | Hanningfield EWT Reserve (TQ728972) | Comma, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Alan Waddoups And Melanie | Good sightings on a warm sunny morning, of several g-v whites and orange tips, with singles of the others. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 9th | Gustedhall Wood, Hockley (TQ838906) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Copper | David Glover | 3x Peacock 2x Painted Lady 2x Small White 1x Orange Tip 1x Small Copper (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | Great Staughton Meadow trail (TL127646) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Steve Binding | 1.45/4pm sun/cloud warm 16c but breezy becoming cloudier .4Pcock. 6 Sm Tort. 9m+1fm OrgTip. 2m+4fm SmWht.7m+3fm GVWht. numerous UN ID whites. Most of the whites were resting in the long grasses as it became duller. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 9th | Great Holland pits EWT (TM202191) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Laurence Drummond | Stopped off at this well cared for reserve on the way back from the Naze, hoping for Green hairstreak, no luck, 1 f Brimstone, 3 Speckled wood and 4 Orange tip. |
| 7th | RSPB Canvey Wick (TQ7683) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Tom Lantaff | Seen on transect: Brimstone (1 male), Peacock (3), Green Hairstreak (1), Red Admiral (1), Green-veined White (2), Small White (3), Orange Tip (1 male). |
| 7th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Peacock, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Rob Smith | Peacock 3, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood 2. transect truncated due to cloud, but did find 6 Orange-tip ova on one cuckooflower and 5 on another in Jermaines Wood. 2 is unusual as the larvae are cannabalistic and will feed on other ova. Could be indicative of a local foodplant shortage (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 7th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 13:45 Sunny saw: 4 Orange Tip and a Small White |
| 7th | High Woods CP, Colchester (TM001266) | Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak | Brian Goodey | |
| 7th | Devils Dyke (TL578654) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | James Fowler | 11:00, cool with sunny intervals, 2 Green Hairstreak, singletons of others. |
| 7th | Abberton | Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 1 Green Hairstreak near Abberton Church car park. |
| 6th | Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ387958) | Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Anthony Hare | common blue 5,small copper 1,small heath 6. |
| 6th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 12:15 Sunny saw : A male and female Orange Tip one on Garlic Mustard flowers and the other on Cow Parsley flowers. |
| 6th | Footpath near East cliff sports ground (TM192160) | Red Admiral, Holly Blue | Brian Goodey | 3x HB; 1xRA. Both our first of year. |
| 5th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Orange-Tip | Simon & Pat Cox | Female Orange Tip in our garden this am, first so far this year (butterflies generally in short supply locally of late) |
| 5th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | 12:00 Sunny saw: an Orange Tip and a Small White |
| 5th | Aythorpe Roding Windmill to High Roding. (TL591165) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 7,Orange-Tip, 1,Peacock, 1,Small Tortoiseshell, 1,Small White. |
| 2nd | Swaddywell Pit | Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper | Louise Bacon On Behalf Of Finder | I am reporting these onbehalf of the observer... found the record on the Langdyke Trust F/B page... three dingy and one grizzled on the wing. |
| 2nd | Goldhanger (TL906084) | Orange-Tip | Rob Smith | a male Orange-tip and 2 unidentified whites at the creek head. Nothing else seen in sunny conditions on a mile walk east along the sea wall to Joyce's Farm |
| 2nd | Fleame Dyke (A11 end) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Gregory Dempster | Lots of male Brimsones about, probably 5 or 6 and one female, 3 Orange tips two male one female and a Green Hairstreak and 1 Peacock. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Canvey Wick (TQ767832) | Small White, Wall | Alan & Mark Waddoups | On a cool showery afternoon, just two butterflies showed themselves, but one a rather shy wall butterfly. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 2nd | Barnack Hills and Holes NNR | Peacock, Green Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | 2 or 3 Green Hairstreaks seen near the boundary wall of Walcot Hall. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 1st | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip | Paul Wakeling | Full Sun : 2 Orange Tip on Garlic Mustard,Small White and a Peacock basking. |
| April 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 30th | John Weston Reserve EWT (TM2624) | Peacock, Brimstone | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Peacock, Brimstone (female) & Small/G-v White. Speckled Wood yesterday nearby on Walton Hall Marsh |
| 30th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Rob Smith | Orange-tip 4m, 1f, Speckled Wood 8, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Small White 4 |
| 27th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Small White, Green-veined White | Dr Simon Cox | 2 Small Whites & 1 Green-veined White in our garden |
| 27th | Willow Park (TQ6887) | Peacock, Speckled Wood | Rob Smith | sunny 13C, transect: Peacock 3, Speckled Wood 1, and 2 unidentified whites |
| 27th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadow (TQ699864) | Peacock, Orange-Tip | Rob Smith | a male Orange-tip along the top path and a Peacock at the bottom of the meadow |
| 27th | Middlewick Ranges, Colchester (TM006231) | Peacock | Rob Smith | 4pm - a Peacock |
| 27th | Garden on Meadgate Avenue, Chelmsford (TL718058) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | David Lazarus | Green-veined White 1, Brimstone 1M, Peacock 2 |
| 27th | Benfleet Downs (TQ7885) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Tom Lantaff | All sightings from the steps by the St.Mary's Road entrance and east along the main E-W ride: 4 Speckled Wood, 4 Peacock, 2 Comma, 6 male Orange Tip, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Small White, 1 Large White |
| 26th | South Ockendon Essex | Green Hairstreak | Ian Plume | One (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | South Ockendon (TQ581824) | Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Ian Plume | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 24th | Fleam Dyke | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak | James Smith | 1 Green Hairstreak on stretch of dyke just north of Mutlow Hill |
| 24th | Fleam Dyke (TL544544) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green Hairstreak | Nick Eldred | Two Green Hairstreak, one Sm tortoiseshell, several Lg Whites & Peacocks & numerous Brimstone. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 24th | Devil's Dyke, Reach end (TL5765) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak | Paddy Grove | Lovely Green Hairstreaks - 5+ seen, all in good condition. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Ailsworth | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | Just one Green Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and c.6 Speckled Woods along the bridleway between the Helpston Road and Oldfield Pond. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 23rd | Yardley Lane-Epping Forest (TQ383957) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Anthony Hare | 1 brimstone,2 comma,1 small white,2 orange tip,2 peacock. |
| 23rd | Woodwalton Green Lane (TL209813) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Steve Binding+Paul Fisher | 3.20pm sunny 17c 2 GVWht.2 Brim (m).3 SpecW.4 PCock.4 Sm Tort. 2 Comma. 2m OrgT 1fm OrgT. 5 UNID Whts. Only a Brim + Pcock seen at nearby WW marsh. |
| 23rd | Walk along the river Wid from Doddinghurst. (TQ593986) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Rosie & Bill Perkins. | 9,Peacock, 6,Small Tortoiseshell, 1,Orange-tip, 1,Small White, 1,Speckled Wood. |
| 23rd | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip | Anthony Hare | 3 small white,1 orange tip,1 peacock. |
| 23rd | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383950) | Painted Lady, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Anthony Hare | 4 speckled wood,1 painted lady,2 small white,1 orange tip. |
| 23rd | Gwydir Street, Cambridge (TL462583) | Orange-Tip | Keith Edkins | Resting on flowering apple tree (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 23rd | Eversden Wood (TL347531) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | James Fowler | Morning walk, 13oC, sunny and windy. 10+ Brimstone, Peacock & Orange Tip, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Comma. |
| 23rd | Devil's Dyke (TL586642) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green Hairstreak | Will McEwan | Green hairstreak feeding on blackthorn & cherry blossom, top of dyke. |
| 23rd | Braintree (TL754233) | Orange-Tip | Royston Ledgerton | Two males |
| 23rd | Barnack hills+holes (TF075044) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak | Steve Binding+Paul Fisher | 12pm/2.30pm Sunny warm17c+ but breezy 4Pcock.1Comma.1SmTort.1m+5fm Brimstone all egg laying.12Green Hairstreak. Note sheep still grazing on reserve!! (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 23rd | Backwarden NR, Danbury (TL779039) | Peacock | Tom Lantaff | Late afternoon visit (16.10 - 17.45) - just 1 Peacock seen in increasingly chilly conditions |
| 22nd | Robert Seago (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Robert Seago | First Lge and GV Whites. Rather too cool (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | RSPB Canvey Wick (TQ7683) | Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Tom Lantaff | Seen on transect: 1 Peacock, 1 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Speckled Wood |
| 22nd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | Paul Wakeling | 12:45 Sunny :A Peacock basking |
| 22nd | Buckden (TL2066) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Ian Crosby | |
| 22nd | Benfleet Downs (TQ7885) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Tom Lantaff | Peacock (5), Small White (1), Orange Tip (1 male along 'adder alley'), Speckled Wood (2 on steps by St. Mary's Road entrance). |
| 21st | Hazeleigh wood Woodham Mortimer | Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Maureen Bissell | 3 orange tips (m) 4 peacock, 1 green veined white and 2 speckled wood |
| 21st | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Peacock, Red Admiral | Robert Seago | Just 1 of each in the cool. First Red Admiral of year for me. |
| 20th | Kelvedon Hatch to Stanford Rivers. (TL525013) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Margaret & Jim Dalgarno. | 9,Peacock, 7,Brimstone, 5,Tortoiseshell, 6,Orange-tip, 7,Small White. |
| 20th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | Paul Wakeling | 13:00 Warm & Sunny saw : A Peacock butterfly |
| 20th | Devils Dyke Nr. Swaffham Prior (TL5765) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Green Hairstreak | James Fowler | 11:30, Bright, warm and calm, 4+ Green Hairstreak, 3 Brimstone, 2 Peacock, 1 Green-veined White (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 20th | Comberton Drift (TL388561) | Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood | Tony Roberts | Brimstone 2, Small White 2, Speckled Wood 5 |
| 19th | Godmanchester Lakes (TL2672) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | Ian Crosby | |
| 19th | Ely (TL529798) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Bill Mansfield | Several of each |
| 19th | Devils Dyke (TL605626) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Kevin Wilson | I walked along the bottom of Devils Dyke from the A 1304 to the A11. 1. 13 pm-2. 45 pm. In the first 'section' I counted 3 male Brimstones and 1 female Brimstone, 2 Peacocks and 1 male Orange Tip. The second 'section'2 male Brimstones, 1 male Orange Tip and 1 Peacock. The third 'section'9 Peacocks and 1 Green veined white. the forth 'section'4 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Green Hairstreaks, 3 Peacocks, 2 male Brimstones, 1 Green-veined white and 1 male Orang Tip. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 19th | Comberton Drift (TL388561) | Brimstone, Small White | Tony Roberts | Brimstone 2, Small White 4 |
| 19th | Belfairs Nature Reserve (TQ8187) | Peacock, Brimstone | Tom Lantaff | 5 Brimstone (4 males, 1 female), 2 Peacock |
| 18th | St Faith's Country Park, Brentwood (TQ587938) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Rob Smith & Colin Jupp | Peacock 10, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Comma 3, Brimstone 1m, Small White - mating pair, and a female Orange-tip in the adjacent cemetery. The extensive planting of Spruce and Monterey Pine on good grassland at this Local Wildlife Site is disappointing (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 18th | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | Speckled Wood 1, Brimstone 1m, Small White 2, Peacock 1 |
| 18th | Norton Mandeville to Fyfield. (TL579046) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins. | 15,Peacocks, 11,Brimstones, 7,Small Whites, 1,Small Tortoiseshell, 1,Orange-tip. |
| 18th | Norsey Wood (TQ6895) | Peacock, Brimstone | Tom Lantaff | 2 Peacock and 1 male Brimstone seen this morning |
| 18th | Lagoons+meadow Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Steve Binding | 11.40/2pm sunny 12c+ (2m)OrgTip 1st of the year here as was (1fm)GV WHt.(1)Comma.(10)PCock.(4m)(1fm)Brim. (2)SpecW. |
| 18th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White | Paul Wakeling | 12:30 Warm :2 Peacock,2 Small White and a Green veined white all feeding on purple perennial wallflower. |
| 18th | Headley Common, Great Warley (TQ587914) | Peacock, Large White | Rob Smith | a.m. - singles of each |
| 18th | Great Staughton Meadows Trail. (TL123651) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | Steve Binding | 3.15/5.20pm sunny 14c Slt breeze. (20)PCock.(16)SmTort -two pairs in courtship all mostly found around low growing nettles.(7m)+(2fm)GV Wht of which a pair were in copp.(1m)Brim. 5+ unID whites (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 18th | Ely (TL529798) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Bill Mansfield | |
| 18th | David Glover (TQ8391) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | David Glover | 6x Peacock 2x Orange Tip 2x Brimstone 1x Small Tortoiseshell 1x Comma 1x Small White (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 18th | Cherry Orchard CP | Peacock | Tom Lantaff | 5 Peacock, most showing a fair amount of wear. |
| 17th | Yardley Lane-Epping Forest (TQ383957) | Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip | Anthony Hare | 1 comma,1 orange tip,3 peacock. |
| 17th | Sabines Farm, Navestock (TQ543968) | Peacock | Colin Jupp | 2 Peacock |
| 17th | Laindon West. | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | Andrew Cox | Various locations around the Laindon West area. |
| 17th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ569907) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Rob Smith | a surprise Painted Lady (as grid ref). Peacock c10, Comma 2, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Speckled Wood 4, Green-veined White 1, Orange-tip 1m, Brimstone 3 (all males) (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 17th | Horsemanside, Navestock (TQ544950) | Peacock | Colin Jupp | 4 Peacock near Weald Brook at 5pm |
| 17th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Small White | Paul Wakeling | 11:00 A Peacock butterfly basking on warm stones then feeds on purple perennial wallflower while a Small White flies past fast. |
| 17th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383950) | Peacock, Small White | Anthony Hare | 1 small white,2 peacock. |
| 17th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Colin Jupp | singles. male Brimstone |
| 17th | Great Eversden Church | Comma, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | James Fowler | 12:30, warm, sunny and calm, one of each. |
| 17th | Gamsey Wood (TL223815) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White | Rosalyn Payne | 3.30pm Sunny 12 deg, light wind. Small tortoiseshell 2 chasing each other around near the entrance, Peacock 2 flying through the wood, Green-veined White 1 nectaring on Bluebell. |
| 17th | Foul Anchor (TF464177) | Small Tortoiseshell | Anthony Roberts | Small Tortoiseshell 1 |
| 17th | Chequers Road, Coxtie Green (TQ547945) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone | Colin Jupp | 4 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1m Brimstone |
| 16th | The Shrubbery, Southend-on-Sea (TQ882851) | Green-veined White | Rob Smith | one nectaring on white bluebell |
| 16th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | Paul Wakeling | A Peacock Butterfly in the orchard around the stinging nettles |
| 16th | Ely (TL528816) | Holly Blue | Bill Mansfield | |
| 14th | RSPB Canvey Wick (TQ7683) | Small White | Tom Lantaff | Seen on transect: 2 Small White. |
| 14th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood | Rob Smith | 10-13C sunny int. Peacock 8, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 2, Small White 1 |
| 14th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Paul Wakeling | 11:00 sunny: A Peacock butterfly basking in the sun and a Small Tortoiseshell flies by. |
| 14th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | Warm sunshine : At 11:00am a Peacock Butterfly flies past really fast then lands on a warm rock and basks in the sunshine shortly afterwards a Small Tortoiseshell flies past. |
| 13th | Western Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea (TQ883851) | Peacock | Rob Smith | a single Peacock on a pile of rubble |
| 13th | Sutton Gault | Green-veined White | Louise Bacon | first one of the year |
| 13th | Ouse washes nr Fortreys hall | Green-veined White | Louise Bacon | one |
| 13th | Ouse washes Welches Dam | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White | Louise Bacon | several of each species in the warm afternoon sun |
| 13th | Lagoons/Meadow Perry. (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood | Steve Binding | quick visit 4.20/5.45pm sunny.(6)PCock. (1)Comma.(1)very fresh SpecW first of the year here (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 13th | Gwydir Street, Cambridge (TL462583) | Comma | Keith Edkins | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 13th | Eversden Wood (TL347531) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | James Fowler | On morning walk, 9oC, sunny and calm. 5 Peacock, 4 Orange Tip, 3 Small Tortoiseshell & 1 Brimstone. |
| 13th | Buckden (TL2066) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Ian Crosby | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Lazy Otter Stretham (TL501722) | Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Richard Anstee & Therese Shadrack | On footpath opposite lazy Otter marina. |
| 11th | Garden in Little Eversden | Orange-Tip | James Fowler | 11:00, sunny but only 4oC, incredibly, a single Orange Tip seemed oblivious to the cold and spent an hour feeding and basking in a flower bed. No other butterflies seen. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 9th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | Warm Sunshine: At 13:00pm a Peacock Butterfly is basking on the side of our lake and later I see 2 flying around the garden. |
| 8th | West of Phyllis Currie reserve (TL7117) | Comma | George Brown | Sunny periods; SW wind. Single Comma, 1.25p.m. |
| 6th | RSPB Rainham Marshes (TQ5479) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Tom Lantaff | Overcast turning warmer. Peacock 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1. Also 2 unidentified Whites |
| 4th | RSPB Canvey Wick (TQ7683) | Peacock | Tom Lantaff | Seen on transect: 4 Peacock. 4 Emperor Moth also noted. |
| 4th | North Hill Recreation Ground, Harold Hil (TQ536930) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White | Colin Jupp | 2 Small White, 2 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell (latter overdue first for me here now 23 species recorded at site). |
| 4th | Noak Hill, Tench Pond Plantation (TQ529936) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Colin Jupp | 4 Peacock nectaring on blackthorn blossom, 2 Small Tortoiseshell |
| 4th | Monks Wood (TL1980) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Graham Almond | Blue skies and sunshine, but windy and not hot meant sightings of only one comma, one common brimstone and maybe two small tortoiseshells. There were lots of peacocks, however and also more orange underwing moths than I had ever seen before. |
| 4th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | Sunny : At 15:00pm saw a Peacock Butterfly collecting nectar from purple perennial Wallflower. |
| 4th | Home Farm, Havering-atte-Bower (TQ521936) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Colin Jupp | 1 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock, 1 Comma, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Brimstone |
| 4th | Holme Fen (TL198896) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Steve Binding | sunny 13-16c 11am/12pm (17)P,Cock.(11 SmTort. Mostly all on Sallow . |
| 4th | Haynes Park, Hornchurch | Peacock | Debbie Broom | 3 Peacocks Very warm and sunny |
| 4th | Havering-atte-Bower (TQ515935) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Colin Jupp | 8 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. |
| 4th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | James Fowler | During the afternoon at least 5 Peacock and Brimstone, 3 Small Tortoiseshell and a single Comma |
| 4th | Empty Common, Cambridge (TL454567) | Comma | Rob Pople | Single Comma up from path along Hobson's Conduit, c.15:35. |
| 4th | Coalhouse Fort sea wall | Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | Sunny : Along the sea wall from Coalhouse Fort towards Standford le Hope at 11:00am saw 5 individual Peacock butterflies all collecting nectar from Red Dead-nettle. |
| 4th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Small White | George Brown | Cloudy at first then sunny and warm. 1 Small white in garden, 11.40a.m. |
| 1st | RSPB West Canvey Marsh (TQ772842) | Comma, Peacock | Tom Lantaff | Despite a stiff NE wind, 3 Peacocks and 1 Comma seen at lunchtime |
| 1st | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | At 14:20pm saw a Peacock flying around in the warm wind. |
| 1st | Heybridge Basin (TL8707) | Peacock | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Peacock by riverside wall |
| 1st | Haynes Park, Hornchurch | Comma, Peacock | Debbie Broom | 2 Peacocks 1 Comma |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 31st | haddenham cambs | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Holly Blue | Ian Dickerson | 3 peacock,2 hollyblue 1 comma.2 brimstone 1m 1f |
| 31st | Woodwalton Marsh (TL212813) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Steve Binding | 10.30/12pm sunny 20c (5)Tort(2)Brim(m)(2)P,Cock(1)Sm WHT |
| 31st | Woodwalton Green Lane (TL209813) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Steve Binding | 12.25/13.10pm sunny 23c (2)P.cock .(3m) Brim.(1)Comma.(3)Sm Tort. (1)Org Tip male. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 31st | Woodford Green (TQ413926) | Orange-Tip | Isabel Watts | Single in garden. |
| 31st | Quen's Park, Billericay (TQ673967) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Alan Waddoups | A warm lunchtime, but dull and overcast. 1x male Brimstone, 1x Comma and 6x Peacocks. |
| 31st | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small Tortoiseshell | Kevin Wilson | 1 Small Tortoiseshell seen 11.58 am. |
| 31st | Mill Green Common (TL637013) | Peacock | Rob Smith | 8 Peacocks and a faded Orange Underwing moth taking salts from a damp patch (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 31st | Lordsbridge (TL399549) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Vince Lea | First orange tip of the year in my garden |
| 31st | Holme Fen (TL203889) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Alan Owers | Dozens of peacocks, many nectaring on sallow blossom along with smaller numbers of small tortoiseshell. 6 brimstone, 3 comma. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 31st | Great Holland pit | Peacock, Brimstone | Barbara Harvey And Maureen Bissell | Morning walk produced 7 peacocks and 5 brimstone. Hazy sunshine. |
| 31st | Garden in Little Eversden | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | James Fowler | Mild, overcast and calm. Whilst gardening numerous Peacock and Brimstone and a single Red Admiral. |
| 31st | Garden in Little Eversden | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | James Fowler | |
| 30th | Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ387958) | Peacock, Brimstone | Anthony Hare | brimstone 2,peacock 3 |
| 30th | Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ387958) | Peacock, Brimstone | Anthony Hare | brimstone 2,peacock 3 |
| 30th | Wrabness (TM167314) | Peacock, Small White | Steve Grimwade | 3 Small White 10+ Peacock |
| 30th | Tylers Common (TQ565904) | Peacock | Colin Jupp | 2 Peacock by the pond at 5.55pm |
| 30th | Stukeley Meadows | Peacock | S Garcia | Sunbathing on the wall |
| 30th | Stour Wood (TM187311) | Peacock, Brimstone | Liz Huxley | 2 brimstone; 4 peacock |
| 30th | St Faith's, Brentwood (TQ586938) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White | Colin Jupp | 25 Peacock, incl a number of clashing males, 6 Comma, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Small White nectaring on daisies |
| 30th | South Woodham - River Crouch | Comma, Peacock, Small White | Mr Trevor J Hockey | Surprised to see the small white. at least 6 x Peacock and one comma. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 30th | Orwell Hill, RSV section (TL367512) | Brimstone | Sharon Brown | 3 x male Brimstone flying along Orwell Hill scrub on protected RSV section adjacent to traffic. |
| 30th | Orwell Clunch Pit (TL363506) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Sharon Brown | Orange Tip both female, one each of on S5 and S11 of transect. 3 Brimstone also record on 30th March 2 x male, 1x female and 3 Peacock. |
| 30th | Orton Wistow | Small Tortoiseshell | Matthew Webb | First record for the garden in 2021 was a welcome sight. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 30th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 4 Brimstones on the wing together 10.37 pm.2 males and 2 females. Then several sightings of singles to late afternoon. 2 Peacocks on the wing together early afternoon then several sightings of singles to 3.45 pm. Also 2 Small Tortoiseshells basking in the sun close to each other mid afternoon. |
| 30th | Johnson's Meadow, Basildon (TQ701866) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Alan Waddoups | Between 12.30 and 1.30 p.m., male and female brimstones, two of each small tortoiseshell and peacock, one comma. |
| 30th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Rob Smith | Comma 2+, Peacock 7, Small Tortoiseshell 2. A male Brimstone on Green Lane (TQ585912) |
| 30th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Brimstone | PAUL Wakeling | Warm: At 10:45am saw a Peacock Butterfly then at 15:20pm saw 2 chasing each other. At 12:15pm saw our 1st Brinstone in tip top condition. |
| 30th | Hockley Woods (TQ8391) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | David Glover | 8x Peacock 3x Brimstone 2x Comma 1x Small White |
| 30th | Haynes Park, Hornchurch | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Debbie Broom | 7 Peacocks 1 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Comma |
| 30th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383957) | Peacock, Brimstone | Anthony Hare | brimstone 2,peacock 2 |
| 30th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ382950) | Comma, Brimstone | Anthony Hare | brimstone 2,comma 1 |
| 30th | Gwydir Street, Cambridge (TL462583) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone | Keith Edkins | Small Tortoiseshell visiting Spring Starflower (Ipheion) (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 30th | Godmanchester nature reserve | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone | Vince Lea And Louise Bacon | |
| 30th | Comberton Garden (TL387546) | Peacock, Brimstone | Tony Roberts | Peacock 1, Brimstone 4 |
| 30th | Brentwood (TQ591934) | Peacock | Rob Smith | 9.30am a Peacock and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth on begenia |
| 30th | Belfairs Nature Reserve (TQ822876) | Peacock | Tom Lantaff | 2 seen |
| 29th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Peacock | Pat Cox | Single Peacock in our garden |
| 29th | Two Tree Island | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Andrew Cox | |
| 29th | Tony Roberts (TL387546) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone | Tony Roberts | Small Tortoiseshell 1, Peacock 1, Brimstone 5 |
| 29th | The Naze (TM264240) | Peacock, Brimstone | Liz Huxley | 2 brimstone (my first of the year); 2+ peacock |
| 29th | Swaffham Bulbeck (TL556622) | Peacock, Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 1 male Brimstone and 1 Peacock in gardens 1.41-1.43 pm. Warm sunny but breezy. |
| 29th | Sawtry Brook (TL167843) | Small Tortoiseshell | Rosalyn Payne | 4.30pm, Sunny, 17 deg, Light wind. Small Tortoiseshell 6 |
| 29th | River Wid, Doddinghurst. | Peacock, Brimstone | Rosie & Bill Perkins | 2,Brimstone, 12,Peacock. |
| 29th | Queens Park Country Park, Billericay (TQ675965) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone | Eamonn Corking | Sunny, breezy. 1 peacock, 2 brimstone, 1 painted lady. All good sightings. |
| 29th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Peacock | Colin Jupp | 4 Peacock on terriotry at 5pm |
| 29th | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Colin Jupp | 7 Small Tortoiseshell including 2 pairs in courtship, 3 Peacock |
| 29th | Oakington (TL4164) | Peacock | Julie Grove | Sunny day, windy, seen on Lonicera fragrantissima |
| 29th | Mistley (TM1132) | Peacock | Simon & Pat Cox | Repeated sightings of 1+ Peacock(s) flying along edge of River Stour |
| 29th | Maxey and Etton Pits (TF122083) | Brimstone | David Withrington | One male Brimstone at Pits north of the church in Maxey. |
| 29th | Leez Reservoir (TL7018) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone | George Brown | Sunny and warm with fresh SW wind, p.m. 1 Small tortoiseshell, 3 Peacocks, 3 Brimstones (2m.,1f.) |
| 29th | Laindon West. | Peacock, Brimstone | Andrew Cox | One peacock from garden. One male brimstone not far from my house. |
| 29th | Lagoons + Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Steve Binding | 1pm to 3.30pm 16c rising to 20c sunny but windy. (13)P,cock (1)Comma (11m)(3Fm)Brimstone incs two pairs in courtship. Over three hrs spent checking all areas of site. |
| 29th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White | PAUL Wakeling | Sunny & Warm. At 14:15pm saw our 1st Small Tortoiseshell collecting nectar from a rosemary bush then at 15:45pm our 1st Small white flies past. |
| 29th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | Warm and Sunny day : At 10:30am a single Peacock butterfly flies around the garden,at 15:30pm there are now 2,at 15:45pm there are 3. One collecting nectar from a perennial wallflower and 2 beside it on bare soil basking in the sun together. |
| 29th | Haynes Park, Hornchurch | Peacock | Debbie Broom | 9 Peacock butterflies Very warm and sunny |
| 29th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma | Colin Jupp | 2 Comma. One on territory in my garden from 3.15pm, briefly clashing with 2nd individual |
| 29th | Gosbecks, Colchester (TL9622) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Oliver Cottis | |
| 29th | EWT Roman River Valley (TL964211) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Oliver Cottis | One of each |
| 29th | Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010) | Peacock | David Withrington | 4 Peacock butterflies in my garden. |
| 29th | Coldham's Common, Cambridge (TL471591) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Edward Pollard | 8 Peacock, 4 Small Tort, 1 Comma, 2 Brimstone. Mostly along the sheltered (north) side of the creek near the football stadium. |
| 29th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Colin Jupp | 7 Peacock on territory early pm, 2 Comma, 2 male Brimstone, 2 Small White |
| 29th | Carter's Brook, Harold Hill (TQ541926) | Small White | Colin Jupp | 1 Small White |
| 29th | Bluebell Land Peterborough (TF192020) | Peacock, Brimstone | David Withrington | One Peacock on grassland. My first of the year. |
| 29th | Barton | Brimstone | Louise Bacon | 5 visible in ours and neighbours garden, multiple territorial disputes underway |
| 27th | Benfleet Downs (TQ787859) | Peacock | Tom Lantaff | One seen 10:30am |
| 26th | Langdon Hill C. Park | Red Admiral | Andrew Cox | One red admiral in Coombe Wood. Looked slightly worn. |
| 25th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | A Peacock Butterfly @ 12:30pm in the sunshine bombing about the garden. |
| 25th | Great Holland Pits (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Robert Seago | About 7 Peacock, 4 male Brimstone and 1Comma |
| 24th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | A Peacock Butterfly @ 12:00 basks in the sunshine on our lawn. |
| 23rd | Monks Wood (TL204804) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Rosalyn Payne | 1.30pm-2.45pm Sunny, 12 degrees, light wind. Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 5, Peacock 1 |
| 23rd | Gwydir Street, Cambridge (TL462583) | Brimstone | Keith Edkins | Flying |
| 23rd | Great Warley (TQ589917) | Peacock | Rob Smith | in the garden at 1.30pm, on the Skimmia. Bright cloud |
| 23rd | Community garden within Meadgate Housing Estate. (TL718058) | Brimstone | David Lazarus | Male Brimstone settling on a Buddleja leaf. Sunny, mild conditions with slight breeze. 12° C. |
| 23rd | Barton | Comma, Brimstone | Louise Bacon | one of each in the garden this afternoon |
| 23rd | Backwarden NR, Danbury (TL779039) | Brimstone | Tom Lantaff | Quick visit on my way to work yielded 2 male Brimstones |
| 22nd | hazeleigh wood (TL834040) | Comma | Maureen Bissell | At last, first butterflies of the year. Two commas this morning fluttering through sunny woodland glades. |
| 22nd | West Canvey RSPB (TQ776845) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | David Chandler | Flying south in the meadow near the car park. |
| 22nd | Thorndon Park (south) | Comma | Andrew Cox | One comma, basing in the sunshine. |
| 22nd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | PAUL Wakeling | A Peacock butterfly @ 10:15am was basking in full sun on bare soil in a flowerbed |
| 22nd | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Peacock | Colin Jupp | in the garden, early pm |
| 22nd | Coombe Wood, Langdon Hillsssss (TQ678860) | Brimstone | Dave Cornwell | Flying across small open valley area. Sunny,calm, 13C |
| 22nd | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Comma | Colin Jupp | western edge of Long Wood, 3pm |
| 22nd | Brentwood Pilgrims Hatch garden | Red Admiral | Pat Hyde | |
| 21st | Hall Wood, Langdon Hills CP (TQ676866) | Peacock | Tom Lantaff | One along edge of arable field, Hall Wood |
| 21st | Garden in Little Eversden | Comma | James Fowler | 10:00, cool, calm and sunny, single Comma basking in shrubbery. |
| 21st | Coldham's Common, Cambridge (TL474584) | Peacock | Rob Pople | Single Peacock by path NE of railway line, c.11:05 (approx. 10°C?). |
| 19th | Burwell (TL587656) | Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 1 Brimstone flying through gardens 11.27 am. Sunny. |
| 18th | Comberton, CB23 | Speckled Wood | Malcolm Starkey | Singleton. In small garden meadow area with apple trees.Moved on before I could get a photo. |
| 9th | Stanway (TL9324) | Peacock | Steve Grimwade | |
| 9th | Monks Wood, Cambs (TL2080) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Diana Spencer | 1 each of 3 species photos as posted on Twitter |
| 9th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | Paul Wakeling | Our 2nd peacock butterfly of the year.Basking in the sun on our log pile. |
| 9th | Garden in Little Eversden | Peacock, Brimstone | James Fowler | 12:00, cool, sunny & calm. A single male Brimstone patrolling the garden & a fluttering Peacock in need of liberating from a greenhouse. |
| 9th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Brimstone | Colin Jupp | a male |
| 9th | Canvey Wick (TQ7683) | Peacock | Tom Lantaff | 1 Peacock seen around Sallow blossom on the Bee trail. My first butterfly of 2021. |
| 9th | Cambridge science park (TL461618) | Comma | Scott Boyd | One comma seen flying around bushes of science park. Sunny with no wind. |
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| February 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | Burwell Lode (TL583678) | Peacock | Kevin Wilson | 1 Peacock butterfly flew across Burwell Lode 11.58am. |
| 27th | Sutton Gault (TL425798) | Red Admiral | Rob Partridge | Basking at 08.00 in frosty sunshine. |
| 27th | Stow Cum Quy (TL521607) | Peacock, Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 1 Peacock seen 12.25 pm and 1 Brimstone 12.48 pm. Sunny. |
| 27th | Noak Hill (TQ545941) | Comma | Colin Jupp | 12.25pm |
| 27th | Monks Wood (TL204804) | Brimstone | Rosalyn Payne | 1 Male Brimstone |
| 27th | Mill Green Common (TL637013) | Comma, Peacock | Rob Smith & Martin Heywood | Singles around 1pm |
| 27th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | Paul Wakeling | 1 Peacock flying around our warm sheltered kitchen garden in the midday sun. Our 1st butterfly of the year. |
| 26th | Paxton Pits Nature Reserve (TL199628) | Peacock | Mark Sharples | Weather sunny. Only 1 Butterfly seen |
| 26th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Comma | Colin Jupp | 1 Comma. basking in sunny sheltered spot |
| 26th | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma | Colin Jupp | Singles |
| 26th | Lordsbridge (TL399549) | Brimstone | Vince Lea | Two male Brimstones in the garden this morning |
| 26th | Linton, SW (TL5546) | Small Tortoiseshell | Chris Tyler-Smith, Yali Xue | Temp 10oC but full sun; one flying in garden. |
| 26th | Lark Rise farm Barton (TL4054) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Vince Lea | One of each, my firsts for the year |
| 26th | Hornchurch Country Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral | Darren Harley | 2 small tortoiseshell and one red admiral. Would normally expect to see brimstones but none yet. |
| 26th | Holland on Sea (TM189154) | Small Tortoiseshell | Brian Goodey | |
| 26th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell | Colin Jupp | A Small Tortoiseshell nectaring on blue hyacinth flowers in front garden |
| 26th | Garden in Little Eversden | Brimstone, Small White | Martha Winter & James Fowler | 12:00, cool, sunny and calm. Three male Brimstone and a Small White. |
| 26th | Ardleigh Reservoir (TM038293) | Brimstone | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Brimstone during sunny interval |
| 25th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Red Admiral | Simon & Pat Cox | 1 briefly in flight in our garden |
| 25th | Braintree, back garden (TL753232) | Peacock | Royston Ledgerton | one |
| 24th | Perry Lagoons (TL157669) | Peacock, Brimstone | Steve Binding | sunny/warm 15c+. v windy.(1)Brim(m) (1)PCock both on the ground sheltering in a clearing sunning. First of the year at this site. unable to download photo !! |
| 24th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 1 male Brimstone seen at 12.07 pm and another at 12.13 pm. Also 1 Small Tortoiseshell on the wing 1.06 pm. |
| 24th | Linton, SW (TL5546) | Brimstone | Chris Tyler-Smith, Yali Xue | 17oC, sunny, one Brimstone male |
| 24th | Linton, S (TL5646) | Brimstone | Chris Tyler-Smith, Yali Xue | Two male Brimstones |
| 24th | Hockley (TQ833926) | Peacock | David Glover | |
| 24th | Cambridge science park (TL4661) | Brimstone | Steve Stokes | 1 male flying |
| 23rd | Shrub End, Colchester (TL971234) | Peacock | Oliver Cottis | |
| 23rd | EWT Roman River Valley (TL965209) | Peacock | Oliver Cottis | |
| 21st | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Small Tortoiseshell | Colin Jupp | 2 together in nettle patch at 3pm |
| 21st | Kings Chase, Brentwood (TQ590933) | Peacock, Brimstone | Andrew Stroud | Brimstone and Peacock in the garden late morning |
| 21st | Fridaywoods, cherrytree lane | Peacock | Simon Patient | Flew over cherrytree lane in warm anoon sunshine. My first butterfly of the year. |
| 21st | Fridaywoods, cherrytree lane | Peacock | Simon Patient | Flew over cherrytree lane in warm anoon sunshine. My first butterfly of the year. |
| 20th | Toft (TL363561) | Brimstone | Paddy Grove | Single male Brimstone flying along a hedge, as they do! First of the year for me |
| 20th | RHS Hyde Hall | Brimstone | Mr Trevor J Hockey | At least four Brimstones seen up the top of the garden around the top lake area. Very flighty so no photographs I am afraid. |
| 20th | Mill Green Common (TL637013) | Brimstone | Martin Heywood & Rob Smith | Male from 11am searching bramble/gorse for about 2 hours. Hoping for a nymphalid but no show in 5 hours here |
| 20th | Magog Wood (TL491531) | Brimstone | Janet | |
| 20th | Home Farm Road, Houghton (TL284723) | Brimstone | John Winterbottom | One in back garden this morning in warm sunshine |
| 20th | Hardwick wood (TL353574) | Brimstone | Vince Lea | My first butterfly of the year |
| 20th | Garden in Little Eversden | Brimstone | James Fowler | 11:30, mild, bright and windy. A single male flying. |
| 20th | Brampton | Peacock | Sue Davies | 1 Peacock flying in garden. Sunny but windy |
| 20th | Benfleet garden | Peacock | Pete Jackson | Brief stop on ivy stump in sunshine |
| 20th | Beche Road, Cambridge (TL0438) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral | Erica & John Roote | |
| 19th | Brookside, Sawtry (TL167842) | Small Tortoiseshell | Rosalyn Payne | 1 Small Tortoiseshell flying around the field adjacent to the industrial estate. It was fairly mild today but very windy and no sun |
| 15th | Barton Road Cambridge garden | Brimstone | Jeffrey Riley | Flying in garden at 1pm |
| January 2021 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | Garden (TL9708) | Red Admiral | Len Cornwell | 1 on the wing, seen on patio mid morning. Persumably had been disturbed and took flight. Weather was sunny but cold. My earliest record. |
| 28th | Chelmsford | Small Tortoiseshell | Joanne Hyde | Seen in car park near town centre . |