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| April 2024 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 14th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Comma, Peacock, & Orange-Tip, 2 Small Whites in our garden |
| 14th | connaught Lake, Epping Forest (TQ4095) | Comma, Peacock | Anthony Hare | Comma 1,Peacock 3. |
| 14th | Meadgate (TL720058) | Comma, Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | David Lazarus | popped out a few times on my local patch - early to catch an Orange-tip before they became too active; 3 Co; 5 Pe; 1 GvW; 4 OT; 3 SpW; and my first Holly Blue in Chelmsford (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 14th | Langdon Hills Westley Heights. | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Andrew Cox | At least three male orange tips. At least six speckled wood. Two peacock. Two large white. At least two small white. Many green veined whites |
| 14th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Andrew Cox | Male brimstone. Several male orange tips. Two each of peacock & comma. |
| 14th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak | Brian Goodey | Our first green hairsteak of the year and the earliest we've ever had one. GvW 15, RA1, C4, P10, SW7. |
| 14th | Comberton Garden (TL387546) | Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Holly Blue | Tony Roberts | Brimstone 4. Small White 2. Large White 1. Holly Blue 3. |
| 14th | Colchester (TL964246) | Orange-Tip | Jennifer Martin | Male, no photo |
| 13th | Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Phillip Hastings | Busiest day for sightings in the garden so far this year. Warm but breezy. 3 x Brimstone (2m, 1f) 3 x Orange Tip (2m, 1f) 1 x Peacock 2 x Holly Blue (1 definitely f) Also one Hummingbird Hawk Moth seen todat and several times since April 3 feedng on Honesty- the earliest ever seen here. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 13th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ3795) | Peacock, Small White, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | Small white 1,Holly blue 1,Peacock 3 |
| 13th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ3895) | Comma, Small White, Speckled Wood | Anthony Hare | Speckled wood 3,Comma 1,Small white 1. |
| 13th | Danbury Ridge Nature Reserves (TL783057) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | David Lazarus | Visiting the bluebells at Blake's Wood mid-afternoon rather than butterflying but saw 9 Pe; 1 Co; 5 B; 3 OT; 6 GvW; and my first Holly Blue of 2024 in Lingwood Common |
| 13th | Colchester (TL964246) | Holly Blue | Jennifer Martin | One, in garden (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 13th | Canvey Wick, Eastern end circuit (TQ764833) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Green Hairstreak | Alan Waddoups And Melanie | A very productive late afternoon walk from 3.30 - 5.00 p.m. in warm sunshine at 21ºC. Numerous peacocks, 4 speckled wood, 2 wall brown, others one of each. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 13th | Aversley Wood (TL1682) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Rosalyn Payne | 2pm, 20 deg. small tortoiseshell 3 in the field on the way. comma 10, peacock 17, red admiral 1, Brimstone 7, green-veined white 8, orange-tip 8 |
| 12th | The Naze (TM264243) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | David Lazarus | Late afternoon 3-4 with butterflies still active - fewer whites than mid-Essex but a Large White was sighted, plus the only Small Tortoiseshell of the day. 15 Pe; 2 Co; 1 ST; 4 SpW; 1 GvW; 2 LW (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Thaxted (TL610312) | Holly Blue | Richard Berry | Single male Holly Blue flying across garden |
| 12th | Shepreth L-moor (TL3847) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Paddy Grove | Several orange-tips and peacocks. Just one holly blue (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 4m Orange Tip, 3+ Small White (sev unid'd), 9 Speckled Wood, 7 Peacock, 2 Comma |
| 12th | Great Staughton old Cemetery (TL123647) | Comma, Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Steve Binding | 15.40/16.30pm.V windy, warm sunny. Old cemetery + area near here. (6)PCock. (4)SecW.(2m)OTip. (4)Comma. (2)GVWht. (2)UN ID White. |
| 12th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM203519) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood | David Lazarus | Plenty of Brimstone (20 incl. 7 females); Peacock (25); Also, 5 Co; 1 SmW; 7 SpW; 2 LW; 5 GvW. Highlight was first sightings of female Brimstone in 2024 including ovipositing on Common Buckthorn (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 12th | Folkes Lane Woodland, near Upminster (TQ5789) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Paul & Barbara Beckett | Bright and breezy; 11am to 12:30pm. Most seen along the woodland rides. Orange Tip male and female 5+. Peacock 4, Brimstone male 2, Large White female 1, Speckled Wood 1, Comma 1. |
| 12th | Devils Dyke Newmarket Racecourse (TL607624) | Peacock, Green Hairstreak | Richard Berry | 1 Green Hairstreak flying between Hawthorne an Alder 4 Peacock (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Colchester, recreation ground (TM005245) | Orange-Tip | Claire Harrington | |
| 12th | Beggar Hill & Moll Green Ingatestone. | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Rosie And Bill Perkins., Linda And George Jenkins. | 5,Brimstone, 5,Orange-tip, 3,Speckled Wood, 2,Red Admiral,1,Peacock, 6,Small White, 1,Large White. |
| 11th | Thaxted (TL6031) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Richard Berry | 10 Small Tortoiseshell very fresh flying around nettle patch and sunbathing, 9 Peacock, 3, Speckled Wood, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Orange Tip (1 male & 1 female), 2 Comma, 1 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue (female) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 11th | Nevendon Washes Reserve, Old Nevendon Road, near W (TQ7391) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip | Paul & Barbara Beckett | Morning guided walk with the warden. Cloudy but sheltered among the hawthorn scrub, ponds and horse grazing meadows. Orange Tip and Peacock most common; also heard Nightingale. |
| 11th | Lower Castle Park, Colchester (TM997256) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Claire Harrington | |
| 11th | Lordsbridge (TL3954) | Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Vince Lea | One of each tempted out by the weak sunshine in our wild garden. |
| 11th | Devil's Dyke (Ditch Farm), Burwell | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Nick & Stella Laughton | 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 20+ Brimstone, 12+ Peacock, 10+ Orange-Tip (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Burwell | Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Nick & Stella Laughton | 2 Orange-Tip, 2 Holly Blue and 1 Green-veined White |
| 11th | Baddow Meads (TL716061) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | David Lazarus | Finally, Orange-tip have begun to emerge here in Baddow Meads with the first 3 males sighted. Also, a pair of Green-veined White in cop. A second confirmed sighting of a Painted Lady and possibly a third. Totals 9 Species: 11 ST; 4 Co; 20 Pe; 1 [2?] PL; 3 BS [all males, still no female sightings]; 5 SmW; 1 LW; 3 GvW; 3 OT (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 9th | Comberton Garden (TL387546) | Brimstone | Tony Roberts | Brimstone 1. |
| 8th | Thorndon Park (south) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Andrew Cox | Two or three male brimstones plus one female. Male orange tip. |
| 8th | Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Steve Binding | 11.55am/14.55pm warm cloudy odd sun. (21)PCock.(1)SmTort.(1)RedAD. (4)Comma.(1)HollyB.(8)Brim. (6)SpecW.(2)LrgWht.(2)SmWht. (1)UNID wht.(1)OrgTip. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 8th | Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL726058) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | David Lazarus | The warmest day of the year ruined by very windy conditions but still 40 butterfly sightings for the weekend with notable numbers of Peacocks 21 and the beginning of the emergence of Speckled Woods (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 8th | Fleam Dyke (TL5454) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Holly Blue | Vince Lea | |
| 8th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Brimstone | George Brown | Sunny periods. 1 egg laying on Alder buckthorn, 2.20p.m. and resting on nearby shrubs. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 8th | Baddow Hall Park (TL731805) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | David Lazarus | A proper butterflying day today with 16C temperatures, full sun and a gentle breeze between 1 and 3 o'clock. The first sighting of a Painted Lady and Large White. 9 species with a total of 62 butterflies. This included 20 Peacocks and 14 Small Tortoiseshell. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | Abberton reservoir (TL9617) | Small Tortoiseshell | Laurence Drummond | One around Dandelions near the EWT visitor center. |
| 7th | Lordsbridge (TL3954) | Orange-Tip | Vince Lea | Male OT in the garden. |
| 7th | Cherry orchard country park,rochford essex | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Steve Day | |
| 7th | Alresford Grange (TM054206) | Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood | Richard GreatRex | 4 peacocks, one Comma and one Speckled Wood in sheltered areas along the riverside footpath. Another peacock attempting to fly in strong winds. |
| 6th | Thorndon Park (south) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | Andrew Cox | Male brimstone from the car park. |
| 5th | Morborne Hill | Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Matthew Webb | Mating pair of Orange-tips and 4 male Brimstones seen on the roadside verge just to the west of the Billing Brook. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 4th | Grafham Water (TL165664) | Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Alan Owers | 1 of each seen mid afternoon |
| 2nd | Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL726058) | Comma, Peacock, Green-veined White | David Lazarus | First Green-veined White for 2024 - a newly emerged female. Also, 9 Peacocks and a couple of Commas. No activity until midday at the earliest at the moment with most around 14.00pm - 15C with sunny intervals. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 2nd | Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159) | Holly Blue | Brian Goodey | Ours first holly blue of the year. I expect to see them more or continuously now at this location until the last week of October. |
| 1st | Godmanchester garden (TL250696) | Comma, Peacock, Large White | Alan Owers | 2 commas, singles of peacock and large white seen whilst gardening. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| March 2024 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 30th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ3795) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Anthony Hare | one of each. |
| 30th | Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Steve Binding | 12.15/13.40pm sunny 14c (7m + 1fm)Brimstone, mostly around the numerous primroses and dandelions. (2) Comma always found each year in the same place.(3)PCock (1)Sm Tort on blackthorn. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 30th | Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Speckled Wood | Brian Goodey | ST3, C2, P3, SW3. Our earliest speckled woods; never had them in March before. Another in nearby Connaught Gardens. Small tortoiseshell seems to be doing well this year. |
| 30th | Connaught Water, Epping Forest (TQ4095) | Comma | Anthony Hare | comma 2. |
| 30th | Comberton (TL388561) | Speckled Wood | Geoff Dymott | Single butterfly along mixed hedgerow. |
| 27th | Ford Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL334434) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Phillip Hastings | Seen in or around Ford Wood, southern edge of Bassingbourn village. Sunny but very breezy morning so most sightings resting on ground or in bushes. 2 x Peacock (photo) 1 x Male Brimstone (photo) 1 x Comma (photo) 1 x Small Tortoiseshell (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 26th | Shepreth (TL3947) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Paddy Grove | |
| 26th | Ramsey (TL2785) | Large White | Tony Lack | The earliest date for this species in my garden. |
| 26th | Meadgate Park (TL719105) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | David Lazarus | First Speckled Wood of 2024. Also, 5 Peacock; 2 Brimstone; 1 Comma in the local park & a Brimstone in the garden 12C full sun & light breeze (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Howland's March (TM112163) | Peacock | Richard GreatRex | At least 5 Peacocks along the footpath along the edge of the reserve. |
| 26th | Hobson's field (TL453550) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Scott Boyd | 1 Orange tip and 2 brimstone in wooded area beside Trumpington community college, opposite Hobson's field. Sunny. No wind. |
| 26th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ3795) | Peacock | Anthony Hare | 2 peacock. |
| 26th | Fowlmere RSPB (TL4045) | Peacock, Brimstone | Paddy Grove | Loads of Brimstones and Peacocks about. Another visitor reported a Speckled Wood but I didn't see it myself |
| 26th | Church Lane LNR and nearby, North Weald (TL496046) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Ian Watts | Warm and sunny morning. 1 x Comma, 4 x Brimstone and 2 x Peacock in the nature reserve, 2 x Small Tort and further 4 x Peacock in nearby agricultural field margin. |
| 26th | Chigwell Row Wood LNR, Essex (TQ464930) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Tom Simon | |
| 26th | Cambridge (TL4557) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Louise Bacon | |
| 24th | Soham (TL596720) | Green-veined White | Scott Boyd | Single green veined white. 7.15 am sunny and cold |
| 23rd | Raphael Park (TQ518899) | Red Admiral | Zayed Ahmed | One Red Admiral on nettle |
| 21st | Fairlop Waters CP (TQ4590) | Peacock, Orange-Tip | Alan Bell | Earliest Orange-tip at site. Also a Peacock |
| 20th | Swavesey (TL3670) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | David Bradley | My first definite Small Tortoiseshell of 2024, although I may have seen a glimpse of one a couple of weeks ago in Cottenham. |
| 20th | Mill Green Common (TL637013) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Rob Smith | 3 male Brimstone seen together, 2 Peacock clashing, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma. Also bumped into someone trying to photograph Orange Underwing moths that were on the wing |
| 20th | Holland on Sea, esplanade (TM202161) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White | Brian Goodey | Our earliest small white. Nectaring on red dead-nettle. |
| 20th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ3795) | Brimstone, Small White | Anthony Hare | 1 of each. |
| 20th | Barrington, South Cambs (TL499393) | Peacock | Phillip Hastings | One Peacock on footpath just south of village of Barrington, South Cambs. First Peacock seen this year - in exactly the same spot as first sighting last year on March 22! |
| 20th | Baddow Meads (TL720058) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | David Lazarus | Surprisingly the sun appeared despite the poor start to the day with 16C and only a slight breeze with butterflies emerging from 11 o'clock: 15 PE; 10 BR; 3 CO; 2 ST; 1 SW (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 18th | Thaxted (TL610031) | Brimstone | Richard Berry | Single Brimstone in flight, flying over gardens |
| 18th | Baddow Meads (TL716306) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | David Lazarus | First Small Tortoiseshell [4] and Comma [1] of the season with 15 Peacocks and a couple of Brimstone enjoying the midday sun 14C gentle breeze with gusts (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 17th | Cottenham (TL4568) | Orange-Tip | David Bradley | My first Orange Tip of the year. Seems very, very early |
| 16th | Rayleigh Mount, Rayleigh (TQ805909) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Graham Bailey | Midday in warm sun - 3 peacock, comma, brimstone. |
| 16th | Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) | Comma, Brimstone | Phillip Hastings | First garden sightings of the year - two within half an hour of each other on warm sunny morning. 1 x Brimstone (m) 1 x Comma |
| 16th | Harrow Lodge Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White | Zayed Ahmed | 15 Peacock, 3 Comma, 2 Small Tortoiseshells and 1 Small White |
| 16th | Garden shoebury | Comma, Peacock | Steve Day | |
| 16th | Cottenham (TL4568) (TL4568) | Brimstone | Simon Ingate | First Brimstone (male) seen in garden this year. |
| 16th | Beth Chatto's Gardens (TM069237) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Richard GreatRex | Singles |
| 15th | St Osyth (TM1117) | Small Tortoiseshell | Simon Cox | Single Small Tortoiseshell along footpath to Howlands Marsh |
| 15th | Romford | Comma | Zayed Ahmed | One Comma |
| 15th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | 12.30 - 13.45 - Sunny, 15c. Small Tortoiseshell 1, Comma 9,Peacock 5, Brimstone 7 |
| 15th | Cottenham (TL446673) | Brimstone | David Bradley | First Brimstone of the year and only the third butterfly I've seen in 2024 |
| 14th | Tree Top Meadow, Epping (TL453019) | Small Tortoiseshell | Tom Simon | |
| 14th | Rochford essex | Speckled Wood | Steve Day | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Hill Rd Benfleet SS71HL (TQ818876) | Comma | David Chandleru | Spotted by Mrs C Gardener in her garden |
| 14th | Garden on Meadgate Avenue (TL718505) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | David Lazarus | First confirmed sighting for me of a butterfly in 2024. In fact, 3 including this fresh male Small White that looks almost pure white from a distance. Its black apex markings are only visible close up. The single forewing spot is so light as to be invisible until zooming in to the image attached. The inside edges of both forewings are a little crinkled and appear not to have completely dried out. Also, 1 PC in the local park & 1 BS flying over the garden. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Brimstone | Stephen Dutton | 11 deg, sunny blustery Easterly. 1male Brimstone |
| 9th | Little Warley Common (TQ606906) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Rob Smith | Comma 3, single Red Admiral and male Brimstone |
| 9th | Holme Fen (TL2188) | Comma, Peacock | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | Sunny, 13 deg Peacock 1, Middle Covert. Comma 1, New Long Drove. |
| 9th | Green Island Gardens, Ardleigh (TM056273) | Comma, Peacock | Richard GreatRex | 4 Comma and a single Peacock |
| 9th | Folkes Lane Woodland (TQ574898) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | Rob Smith | singles |
| 9th | East Cliff, Holland on Sea (TM194156) | Small Tortoiseshell | Brian Goodey | Five adults on a south facing section of cliff. The tamarisks have recently been cut back, exposing patches of soil and encouraging flowers. |
| 9th | Comberton Garden (TL387546) | Brimstone | Tony Roberts | Brimstone 1. |
| 9th | Colchester (TL964246) | Comma, Peacock | Jennifer Martin | Sunny Saturday, peacock on garden fence. Comma on hedge. Only got a photo of the comma. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | Eastcliff Footpath, Holland on Sea (TM192159) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral | Brian Goodey | Peacock x7, red admiral X4, comma X1. |
| 4th | Connaught Gardens, Clacton (TM186155) | Red Admiral | Brian Goodey | Our first butterfly of the year. |
| February 2024 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st | Bemor Building Supplies, Waltham Abbey (TL381005) | Small Tortoiseshell | Tom Simon | 1 Small Tortoiseshell in Bemor's shop. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 19th | Romford | Red Admiral | Zayed Ahmed | One Red Admiral that attempted to feed on flowers but was buffeted away by wind. |
| 18th | St Ives (TL306724) | Brimstone | Jeremy Milne | Single male flying in the early afternoon. |
| 16th | Thorpe-le-Soken (TM179210) | Red Admiral | Richard GreatRex | A single Red Admiral flying in the garden in sunshine |
| 16th | Holme Fen (TL2089) | Comma, Red Admiral | Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley | Red Admiral 1, Comma 1 |
| 15th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Peacock | Simon Cox | Single Peacock settled on pale matting in our garden this morning |
| 15th | garden Eaton Socon (TL166594) | Peacock, Brimstone | Steve Binding | a lone male Brimstone flying around the garden followed by a lone Peacock ,in the lovely warm sun |
| 15th | Wistow Huntingdon Cambs | Brimstone | Ron Harold | One male along garden hedge |
| 15th | Lordsbridge (TL3954) | Comma, Peacock | Vince Lea | Single Comma and Peacock around my home at lunch time, 10th and 11th butterflies seen by me this year. Butterflies 1-9 were seen in the previous hour. |
| 15th | Leigh on Sea, private garden | Brimstone | Nicholas Barnett | Amazed to see my first Brimstone of the year whilst putting the washing on the line. Male. |
| 15th | Houghton (TL284723) | Brimstone | John Winterbottom | One female and at least one male in my back garden early afternoon. |
| 15th | Haddenham Canbs. | Comma, Brimstone | Ian Dickerson | 2 brimstone 1 comma in the garden |
| 15th | Green Island Garden, Ardleigh (TM055274) | Red Admiral | Claire Harrington | One butterfly enjoying the mild, sunny weather in the garden |
| 15th | Cambridge (TL469570) | Brimstone | Edward Pollard | Single. First of the year for me |
| 15th | Cambridge (Burrell's Walk) (TL442584) | Brimstone | Rob Pople | Male Brimstone on the wing, c.13:05. |
| 15th | Bovingdon Farm (TL7527) | Peacock | George Brown | Very mild with sunny spells. ! Peacock flying at field edge, 10.25a.m. |
| 15th | Basildon (TQ7087) | Brimstone | Chris Huggins | |
| 15th | Barton (TL4155) | Peacock, Brimstone | Vince Lea | One Peacock and 8 Brimstones in Barton village and Lark Rise farmland. Very warm, but not very sunny and a bit of a breeze, nonetheless good enough to tempt out many hibernators - my first butterflies seen in flight this year. |
| 12th | St Ives (TL306724) | Small Tortoiseshell | Brian Milne | A single Small Tortoiseshell flying in the afternoon sun. |
| 12th | Copperas Wood (TM202316) | Comma | Richard GreatRex | A single Comma flying in the sun as we were coppicing chestnut. |
| 11th | Noak Hill, Romford | Peacock | Martin White | two peacocks basking in sun at 1pm |
| 10th | Cottenham (TL4468) | Peacock | David Bradley | My first butterfly of the year. Peacock flying over a hedgerow on the edge of Cottenham. Also, friend reported a Brimstone on the busway on Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge, opposite Kirkwood Road, 10am |
| 4th | Garden, Barton Road Cambridge | Red Admiral | Jeff Riley | A single specimen in the garden at midday |
| 3rd | Essex wildlife Trust, The Naze , Walton (TM264243) | Brimstone | Julian Sidney | Male Brimstone seen, 12c light breeze,sunny, flying along hedge. Recorded on IRecord app |
| 2nd | Weald Common, North Weald Bassett (TL498039) | Red Admiral | Tom Simon | 1 Red Admiral on northern edge of Weald Common. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 2nd | Great Staughton back yard (TL132645) | Small Tortoiseshell | Steve Binding | 15.30 pm Sunny a lone Small Tortoiseshell flying around the yard. Also saw another one in a Eaton Socon garden in St Neots. |
| 1st | path near Woodditton (TL673576) | Brimstone | Jeremy Aldred | 1 male |
| January 2024 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th | Noak Hill, Romford | Red Admiral | Martin White | Feed on Mahonia, then settled on ground |
| 28th | Romford | Red Admiral | Zayed Ahmed | One quite small Red Admiral fluttering rapidly in the afternoon sun, 10°. |
| 28th | Barrington (TL4049) | Red Admiral | Paddy Grove | One flying in cold but sunny conditions (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Foxton (south) (TL417477) | Peacock | Guy Manners | Surprisingly one Peacock heading north on east (leeward) side of hedge |
| 25th | Dry Drayton, Cambs (TL381624) | Brimstone | Val Perrin | Male brimstone flying in garden at lunchtime. Temp 11.5 degC. Damp, mainly overcast conditions, faint sun. Could be my earliest ever year's sighting of this species. |
| 24th | Hollow Pond, Leyton Flats | Red Admiral | Nicholas Barnett | My first butterfly of the year bolting out of the gorse eastern borders of Hollow Pond. |
| 24th | A13 Tarpots Crossroads South Benfleet (TQ882773) | Red Admiral | David Chandler | Flying above the traffic in a moderate breeze. |
| 22nd | Sutton Gault (TL4279) | Peacock | Rob Patridge | Present in garden during short spell of sunshine. |
| 21st | Hardwick garden (TL372594) | Red Admiral | Trevor Sawyer | Red Admiral searching around the garden for somewhere to shelter from the increasing wind. Quite active in 9C and rapidly rising temperatures even though no dull, cloudy weather. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
