Cambridgeshire and Essex Branch of Butterfly Conservation

SIGHTINGS 2026

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First Sightings 2026
Peacock 12th Jan	Red Admiral 16th Jan
Brimstone 24th Feb	Comma 25th Feb
Small Tortoiseshell 25th Feb	Small White 25th Feb
Large White 5th Mar	Holly Blue 18th Mar
Speckled Wood 18th Mar	Orange-Tip 19th Mar
Green-veined White 19th Mar	Wall 6th Apr
Green Hairstreak 7th Apr	Painted Lady 10th Apr
Grizzled Skipper 18th Apr	Small Copper 19th Apr
Small Heath 27th Apr	Brown Argus 30th Apr
Small Blue 30th Apr	Dingy Skipper 30th Apr
Common Blue 1st May

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May 2026

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
2nd	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Simon & Pat Cox	All in our garden during sunshine--singles apart from 2 Holly Blues. Only our 2nd record of Green Hairstreak in the garden over 10 years.
2nd	Rainham Marshes RSPB (TQ5478)	Wall	Laurence Drummond	9 along the seawall from the visitor centre 12.30 , including 2 chasing "pairs".
2nd	Holland Haven CP (TM2117)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper	Brian Goodey	Our first small heaths (9) and common blue (1) of the year. Searched for reported wall browns but only managed a fleeting glimpse of what might have been this species.
2nd	Clacton sea front (TM172141)	Painted Lady	Brian Goodey	One flying along the sea front.
1st	Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ3895)	Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue	Anthony Hare	Speckled wood 1,(in and out of the woodland edge) Orange tip 1,Common blue 2,Large white 1. Small heath 7,Holly blue 1,(in and out of the woods).Unidentified white 1, might have been a Small or Green-veined.
1st	Thrift Hall farm, Theydon Bois (TQ458983)	Peacock, Small Copper	Ian Watts	About half a dozen Small Copper.
1st	Orwell Pit (TL363506)	Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Sharon Brown	Small Copper very early for the Orwell Pit. but 24 degrees, very light southerly wind, after several hot days and almost no rain during Spring this year.
1st	Magog Down (TL490532)	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Wall, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard Berry	Single Wall sunbathing on path (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
1st	Longstowe village, edge of small wood (TL309551)	Painted Lady	Sharon Brown	Seen early evening on edge of copse behind gardens. Still about 23 degrees after at least 24 degrees all afternoon, and several very warm days. Light wind from the south.
1st	Linton (TL568464)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus, Holly Blue	Richard Berry	1 x Brown Argus 1 x Comma 1 x Red Admiral 1 x Speckled Wood 2 x Peacock 4 x Orange-tip 5 x Holly Blue 7 x Brimstone 20+ Green-veined White (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
1st	Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL581588)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue	Kevin Wilson	Butterflies seen walking around Allington Hill between 6.58 pm-7. 22 pm. 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 10 Painted Ladies,1 Green-veined White, 2 male Orange Tips, 1 Large White 2 Small Heaths and 2 Holly Blues.
1st	Great Holland Pits NR (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Brian Goodey	C1 P5 B20 SWt6 LW2 GvW7 OT8 SWd5 GH2 HB1 SC2. Fine number of brimstones, which are having an excellent year. One green hairstreak female ovipositing on bf trefoil, plus a male in The Valley.
1st	Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159)	Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip	Brian Goodey	B2 SWt4 GvW2 OT5 plus ten speckled woods and eighteen holly blues, the most we've had this early in May.
1st	Devil's Dyke July racecourse (TL617616)	Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper	Harry Faull	15+ Brimstone 6 Holly Blue 8 Small Copper 4 Dingy Skipper 2 Orange Tip (m) 3 Green Hairstreak 2 Brown Argus 1 Green-veined White 2 Small Heath (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )

April 2026

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
30th	devil's dyke race course end (TL6161)	Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper, Small Copper	Trevor Goodfellow (BC Suffolk)	on the dyke almost level with blue shipping container july course end. 5 dingy skippers (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
30th	Woodwalton Marsh (TL212813)	Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Steve Binding	Mid afternoon 20c Breezy. (6m+1fm)Brim.(4m)OrgTip. (2)PCock.(3)SmCopper.(1)LrgWht. 10+ UNID White.(1)HollyB. (1Fm)GreenHS (ovi).No Grizz seen.
30th	Magog Down (TL480529)	Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper, Small Blue	Richard Berry	Single Small Blue in flight in the picnic area Single Painted Lady feed in Dandelion in the main field 2 Small Heath near scrape (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo )
30th	M25 Embankment east, Brentwood (TQ573912)	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper	Colin Jupp & Rob Smith	11 Green Hairstreaks - 8 males, some clashing on Maples & Hazel (still on territory at 5.20pm), 3 females searching for egglaying sites mainly on Common Vetch. 2 Small Copper for Colin nectaring quite high up on Hawthorn. Speckled Wood 3, Orange-tip 8m, Red Admiral 1 Brimstone 1m, Small Yellow Underwing moth
30th	Harold Wood Park (TQ554901)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Colin Jupp	Green Hairstreak 1f on bird's-foot trefoil, 4 Small Copper, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Heath, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Peacock, 3m, Orange-tip, 1 unid white
30th	Green Island Gardens (TM057273)	Comma, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Richard And Sandy GreatRex
30th	Alconbury Flower Bank (TL190761)	Brown Argus, Small Copper	Steve Binding	15.15/15.30 Quick check. very breezy (2)Small copper my first Brown Argus v fresh male.
28th	Fields and meadows adjacent to Gusted Hall Wood (TQ8390)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Holly Blue	David Glover	12x Peacock 8x Orange Tip 7x Small White 5x Wall 5x Small White 3x Green-veined White 2x Brimstone 2x Speckled Wood 2x Holly Blue 1x Comma 1x Painted Lady 1x Small Heath (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo )
27th	Tanholt Pits cambridgeshire (TF242016)	Wall	Howard Butler	4 individuals seen (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
27th	Magog Down (TL488530)	Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper	Richard Berry	1 x Small Heath 1 x Small Copper 5 x Green Hairstreak 3 x Orange-tip 8 x Green-veined White 12 x Peacock Brimstone & Holly Blue - TNTC
25th	Paxton Pits (TL1962)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Grizzled Skipper, Holly Blue	Ian Crosby	Grizzled skipper 23 Orange-tip 13 Brimstone 10 Green-veined white 3 Holly blue 4 Speckled wood 1 Red admiral 1 Small tortoiseshell 1 Peacock 1 (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
24th	Paxton Pits (TL195629)	Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Holly Blue	Stephen Binding + Paul Fisher	From 3pm on 18c sunny, breezy. (10)Grizzled Skipper. Redlands area non seen elsewhere.(12m+2fm)Brim. (7m)OrgTip.(3)HollyB. (2)Pcock. (4)GVWht some UNID Wht.
24th	Linton (TL5646)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Richard Berry	Holly Blue, Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Brimstone and Peacock all in high numbers. All others single specimens
24th	Holme Fen (TL198896)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper	Stephen Binding + Paul Fisher	Mid morning 15C sunny. (15)PCock.(2)RedAD.(1)LrgWht. (1)SmWht.(5)GVWht some UNID White. (2m)OrgTip.(1)SmCopp.(9)Grizz. Most found over the bridge on the path to the right TL197896.
24th	Hockley church and adjacent fields (TQ826934)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Wall, Holly Blue	David Glover	7x Small White 5x Orange Tip 5x Peacock 4x Large White 3x Wall 2x Speckled Wood 2x Green-veined White 1x Holly Blue 1x Brimstone (Photo(s) supplied: photo )
24th	Gestingthorpe (TL8238)	Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip	Rob Smith	Brimstone 2m, Orange-tip 6, Peacock 3
24th	Foxearth Meadows (TL833460)	Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Rob Smith	Brimstone 1m, Orange-tip 3m, Speckled Wood 1, Holly Blue 2
23rd	Lagoons Perry (TL157669)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Steve Binding	1.40/4.20pm sunny/breezy. (20)PCock.(1)RedAD.(1)Comma.(10)SpecWood. (5)LrgWht.(1)SmWht.(9)GVWht.20+UN ID White. (12m+2fm)Brim.(16m)OTip.(9)HollyB. (2)GreenHS.
21st	Wilbraham fen (TL515593)	Painted Lady, Green Hairstreak	Andrew Maddocks	4 Green Hairstreak just north of the boardwalk 1 Painted lady in good condition along the river path
21st	Great Holland Pits NR (TM202192)	Comma, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	Brian Goodey	Our first green hairstreak this year.
19th	St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Hockley (TQ826933)	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall	David Glover	4x Small White 2x Orange Tip 2x Comma 2x Peacock 1x Green-veined White 1x Wall 1x Speckled Wood 1x Red Admiral
19th	Paxton Pits (TL199628)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Holly Blue	Roger Orbell	4 Grizzled Skipper
19th	Ingrebourne country park	Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper	Janet Edmunds	Warm breezy day was lucky to find a small copper the first for me this year alone with a green hairstreak a speckled wood a few peacocks and plenty of mixed whites mostly in flight.
19th	Holme Fen (TL199892)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper	Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley	Cool but mostly sunny, 12.00 - 1.30. Grizzled Skipper 4, Small Copper 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Brimstone 2, Orange-tip 3, Peacock 20+, Green-veined White 15.
19th	Holme Fen (TL198895)	Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper	Roger Orbell	2 Small Copper, 3 Grizzled Skipper
18th	Wilbraham fen (TL515593)	Green Hairstreak	Andrew Maddocks	1 on Hawthorn
18th	Little Paxton Pits Nature Reserve (TL1963)	Grizzled Skipper	Charles Nicol	only two seen. a mating pair.
18th	Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428)	Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Phillip Hastings	2 x Brimstone (m); 1 x Brimstone (f) 2 x Orange-Tip (m); 1 x Orange-Tip (f) 2 x Holly Blue 1 x Red Admiral Mostly flying around/feeding on Honesty in garden on warm sunny morning
18th	Hawkspur Green (TL643317)	Painted Lady	Steve Austin And Gillian Marchant	Single on the footpath. May be the earliest we've seen in the UK
18th	Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Brian Goodey	P5, B3, SWt5, OT1, SWd9, HB7.
18th	Brampton Wood (TL184698)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Steve Binding	3/4.35pm Sun/Cloud/Breezy 17c. (6m)OTip.(6m)Brim.(18)SpecWood. (14)PCock.(2)Comma.(3)GVWht. 4/5 UN ID White.
17th	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Simon & Pat Cox	singles of each in our garden today
16th	Linton (TL5646)	Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Richard Berry	Single example of each flying around gardens, during sunny spells
15th	Linton (TL5646)	Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Richard Berry
14th	Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park)	Painted Lady, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Andrew Cox
13th	Devil's Dyke Reach	Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Lorraine Mathews	4 Green Hairstreaks seen in meadows area just off the Devils dyke path at Reach. 6 Orange-tips, 12 Peacocks, 3 Speckled Woods 10 Holly Blues and 10 Brimstones
10th	Wandlebury County Park	Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak	Lorraine Mathews	2 Orange-tips 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Peacocks and 1 Green-veined White seen resting in the grass
10th	Perry Lagoons (TL157669)	Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Steve Binding	12.45/1.40pm sun/cloud. (11)PCock.(8)SpecWood.(1m)OTip. (1)HollyB.(1m)GVWht. 2 Un ID White.
10th	Clacton on Sea, esplanade (TM171141)	Painted Lady	Brian Goodey	A single painted lady flying strongly southwards.
9th	Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Brian Goodey	C2 P3 B3 SWt3 SWd5 HB2.
9th	Church End Hilton (TL292660)	Orange-Tip, Holly Blue	Alan Coles	One male Orange Tip and one Holly Blue mid morning
8th	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White	Simon & Pat Cox	singles of all 5 listed, in our garden today
8th	Paxton Pits (TL195629)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Steve Binding	10.48am/1pm sunny hot. (6m+1fm)OrgTip.(4m+2fm)Brim. (1)Comma.(1)SpecWood.(5)PCock. (5)HollyB. No Grizzled seen with seven of us searching the main area at Redlands.
7th	Thorndon Park (south)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small White	Andrew Cox
7th	Ramsey (TL2785)	Peacock, Holly Blue	Tony Lack	1 Holly Blue & 2 Peacocks in my garden in warm sunshine.
7th	Fordham (TL633689)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue	Nick Milne	Freshly emerged Green Hairstreak seen on lunchtime walk. Also 2 Holly Blues, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 L White, 2 S White & multiple Peacock & Brimstone
7th	East tilbury	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Janet Edmunds	30+peacock, 20+ comma, 5 speckled wood, 20+ mixed whites ID small and green vein, a few brimstone in flight and a fly by orange tip male. Very windy but warm day.
6th	Westley Heights C. Park.	Peacock, Brimstone	Andrew Cox
6th	Warley Country Park (TQ584927)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Other butterfly	Rob Smith	Large Tortoiseshell - possibly seen in flight from Sallow blossom 3.20pm, then seen basking in reeds by pond at 5.20pm. Unable to relocate following day (07/04) from 2.20-6.20pm. Also Brimstone 4m, Comma 3, Peacock 9
6th	St Peter and St Paul's Church, Hockley (TQ826933)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Wall	David Glover	4x Peacock 2x Brimstone 2x Comma 2x Small White 1x Large White 1x Wall
6th	Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood )	Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Speckled Wood	Andrew Cox	Three males brimstones.
6th	Hope Farm Knapwell	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White	Alan Coles	5 Brimstone males, 2 Comma, 2 Peacock and one Green-veined White between 11.30a.m and 12.00 o'clock.
6th	Hatfield Forest	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood	Laurence Drummond	Up the west side also in TL51J and TL52F, 1 Comma, c.40 Peacock, c.40 Brimstone (4 or 5 females), 1 Green -veined White, 1 Orange tip (male), 1 Speckled Wood.
6th	Gt Staughton River walk (TL135642)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip	Steve Binding	sunny/breezy 14c 4hr walk including GT Staughton meadows and old grave yard. (46)PCock.(1)Comma.(1)SmTort. (3) very fresh GVWht.(5m)Brim. (1m)OrgTip.
6th	Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Brian Goodey	C3, P3, B3, SWt5, SWd1, HB1. A good number of butterflies seen following the chilly winds and cold spell. Nice to get our first speckled wood and holly blue of the year.
1st	Tylers Wood/Common (TQ5690)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood	Rob Smith	first transect: Peacock 17, Comma 3, Brimstone 4m, Speckled Wood 1

March 2026

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
31st	Larsens Recreation Ground, Waltham Abbey (TL390004)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small White	Tom Simon
31st	Garden in Barton Road Cambridge	Holly Blue	Jeff Riley	A single individual in flight
31st	Devils Dyke. First section July Race Course by the (TL617616)	Peacock, Brimstone, Small White	Kevin Wilson	Walked along the top of the first section of the dyke during a short spell of sun. 2 male Brimstones seen, 2 Peacocks and 1 Small White. 4.10 pm-4.35 pm.
26th	Great Holland Pits (TM201192)	Comma, Peacock, Small White	Richard And Sandy GreatRex	Single individuals of each species, in bright sun but cold air.
26th	Betts Wood, Hockley (TQ832928)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White	David Glover	Lovely sheltered sun trap on the western edge of Betts Wood. 4x Peacock 1x Red Admiral 1x Brimstone 1x Small White
23rd	Newnham, Cambridge (TL443571)	Orange-Tip	Jeffrey Stenning	Male flew through towards Paradise LNR
23rd	Burwell Fen Wicken (TL555692)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Kevin Wilson	6 Peacocks and 1 Small Tortoiseshell seen around Burwell Fen between 12.25 pm-2.10 pm.
22nd	Coton Countryside Reserve, ridge & furrow fields (TL414582)	Orange-Tip, Peacock	Jeffrey Stenning	Male Orange-tip along outside of ridge & furrow fields western boundary hedge then flew through to the fields. A handful of Peacock in the wider general area was the only other species seen.
21st	Hardwick Wood (TL3557)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral	Vince Lea, Louise Bacon And Amy Wolstenholme	Remarkably no Brimstone seen during a warm sunny afternoon of coppicing.
19th	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Comma, Peacock, Small White	Simon & Pat Cox	3 Peacocks, 2 Commas & 1 Small White in our garden
19th	Weeley (TM1420)	Brimstone	Simon & Pat Cox	Brimstone on roadside verge while driving
19th	Monks Wood (TL1980)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White	Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley	Sunny 17 deg, Comma 4, Peacock 14, Brimstone 3, Green-veined White 1
19th	Circular walk from High Roding to Great Canfield.	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip	Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins.	3,Orange-tip, 4,Comma, 10,Peacock, 11,Brimstone.
18th	Houghton (TL284723)	Speckled Wood	John Winterbottom	1 settled briefly on my back garden lawn 9.30am
18th	Houghton (TL284723)	Holly Blue	John Winterbottom	In my garden, 13.30 this afternoon.
18th	Holme Fen (TL199896)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Sharon Hearle	12 Peacock, 4 Comma, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Brimstone and a single Orange Underwing moth
18th	Fowlmere RSPB (TL4045)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Ade Cooper	10 Brimstone, 1 Comma, 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell
18th	Comberton Garden (TL386563)	Brimstone, Small White	Tony Roberts	Brimstone 2 Small White 2.
18th	Alresford Creek, River Colne, Essex (TM0619)	Brimstone	Simon Cox	Single Brimstone
17th	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Comma, Peacock	Simon & Pat Cox	3 Peacocks & 2 Commas in our garden
17th	Chipping Ongar allotments (TL5502)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Peter Merrett
14th	Harrow Lodge Park and The Chase Local NR	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock	Zayed Ahmed	A stunning 15+ Comma despite the cool and windy weather, along with 6+ Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
9th	Honeypot Lane Allotment Site, Brentwood (TQ583935)	Comma	Barbara Beckett	Our first butterfly of the year on the allotment.
5th	broadway cemetery peterborough (TL1999)	Comma, Peacock	Adrian Coe	calm warm sunny weather at 1530hrs it was resting on gravestone in the sun
5th	New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL537542)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone	Kevin Wilson	3 Peacocks and 1 Small Tortoiseshell nectaring on Blackthorn flowers.Also flight views of 2 male Brimstones. 12.55 pm-1.45 pm.
5th	Comberton Garden (TL386563)	Small White, Large White	Tony Roberts	Large White 1. Small White 1.
2nd	nr St Osyth (TM144159)	Peacock	Simon & Pat Cox	Single Peacock in our garden
2nd	St Ives, Thicket Path (TL2971)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Rosalyn Payne	Sunny, 14 deg no wind. Small Tortoiseshell 1, Comma 3, Peacock 1, Brimstone 3m - 1f.
2nd	Ramsey (TL2785)	Peacock, Brimstone	Tony Lack	Singles of Peacock & male Brimstone in warm sunshine in my garden.
2nd	Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428)	Peacock	Phillip Hastings	2 x Peacocks feeding on hyacinths in warm sunshine - first butterflies seen in the garden this year.
2nd	Hare Park Six MileBottom (TL583589)	Brimstone	Kevin Wilson	4 male Brimstones in flight between 12.50 pm-12.54 pm.
2nd	Gt Staughton old cemetery (TL127647)	Comma, Peacock	Steve Binding	3pm 16c Sunny. (2)Comma (2) Peacock .
2nd	Buckden (TL189676)	Peacock, Brimstone	Steve Binding	Mid morning warm and sunny. (1)Brimstone (1)Peacock.

February 2026

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
25th	Westley Heights C. Park.	Peacock, Red Admiral	Andrew Cox	One of each.
25th	Town Mead Depot, Waltham Abbey (TL380002)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Tom Simon	Singles of both Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock in Town Mead Depot, Waltham Abbey.
25th	Thaxted (TL6131)	Brimstone	Stephen Dutton	6 males in an area approximately 100 x 10 metre. 1 male seen yesterday in a nearby area
25th	St Mary's Street, Ely	Brimstone	Francis Woodroffe
25th	Rayleigh Mount, NT property (TQ805909)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Graham Bailey	Warm and sunny - Comma 2, Peacock 2 and a male Brimstone.
25th	Newmans End, Nr. Sheering. A 5 mile circular walk.	Brimstone	Rosie & Bill Perkins, Linda & George Jenkins.	4, Brimstone.
25th	New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL537542)	Peacock	Kevin Wilson	2 Peacocks nectaring on Blackthorn blossoms 1.40 pm.Sunny and warm.
25th	Linton (TL5646)	Brimstone	Richard Berry	Two Brimstone seen flying along the road into town centre
25th	Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry).	Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone	Andrew Cox	Brimstone: four males. Comma: four. Peacock: at least two Red Admiral: at least one.
25th	Holme Fen (TL199896)	Comma, Peacock, Brimstone	Sharon Hearle
25th	Hockley Woods (TQ828913)	Comma, Peacock, Small White	David Glover	12x Peacock 2x Comma 1x Small White A very warm day, with wall-to-wall sunshine and a light breeze. The most profitable spot around Hockley Woods was the field margin bordering the southern edge of the wood, where Peacocks were especially numerous.
25th	Green Island Gardens, Ardleigh (TM057273)	Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone	Richard And Sandy GreatRex	At least 3 Peacocks, 2 Red Admirals and one male Brimstone flying in the bright sunshine
25th	Fordham (TL633689)	Brimstone	Nick Milne	2 males patrolling the hedgerow in warm lunchtime sunshine
25th	Eastcliff fp and sea front, Holland on Sea (TM1915)	Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone	Brian Goodey	Two peacocks, a male brimstone and a single small tortoiseshell.
25th	Church Lane LNR, North Weald (TL496046)	Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone	Ian Watts	2 x Brimstone (male), singles of others. Warm and sunny, light breeze.
25th	Bourne Valley, Colchester	Comma, Peacock	Ole Wiedenmann	two of each
24th	Houghton (TL284723)	Brimstone	John Winterbottom	One flying in afternoon sunshine in my garden.
24th	Clacton, Lancaster Gardens (TM185152)	Red Admiral	Brian Goodey	Sunning itself on a gravel pathway.
22nd	St Ives (TL3172)	Peacock	Nick Milne	Single, basking on south facing garden wall
21st	EWT Warley Place (TQ583907)	Red Admiral	Barbara Beckett	Enjoying the snowdrops in the Walled Garden. Took a nice pic but unable to upload!
14th	Lark Rise Farm (TL4154)	Peacock	Vince Lea	Basking on a sun-drenched ditch bank.
11th	Godmanchester garden (TL2569)	Peacock	Alan Owers	Brief visit of single peacock to garden at lunchtime in overcast/breezy conditions.
4th	Bardfield Way, Rayleigh (TQ792913)	Red Admiral	Graham Bailey	Early pm sighting flying in warm sun.

January 2026

Date	Location	Species	Reporter	Description
28th	Bedfords Park LNR (TQ514919)	Other butterfly	Liz Goodyear & Rob Smith	2 Brown Hairstreak eggs at Foxes Hill
19th	Hilton village (TL2926)	Peacock	Alan Coles	At 11.55 a.m I saw a Peacock butterfly flying, strongly, near our back door.
18th	Starvelarks Wood, Hadleigh	Red Admiral	Charlie Skelton	Midday, it landed on my friends hand to take on salt.
17th	Harrow Lodge Park	Peacock, Red Admiral	Zayed Ahmed	1 very active Peacock and 1 pristine sunning Red Admiral both at the eastern edge of the park.
16th	Havering Country Park	Red Admiral	Zayed Ahmed	1 very active Red Admiral in 9° sun
12th	Wicken Fen (TL556692)	Peacock	Kevin Wilson	1 Peacock in flight briefly over vegetation by Burwell Lode. 1.15 pm.
12th	Eaton Socon garden (TL166594)	Peacock	Steve Binding	A lone Peacock sunny on a fence during a brief period on sun
12th	Eaton Socon garden (TL166594)	Peacock	Steve Binding	A lone Peacock during a sunny period. This was reported in January but did not appear to be uploaded.

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