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| December 2020 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 23rd | Blackheath, Colchester | Peacock | Simon Patient | 1 Peacock flying around garden early a’noon during brief sunny spell. |
| 17th | Barnwell East LNR, Cambridge (TL479582) | Brimstone | Keith Edkins | 1 flying |
| 14th | Great Warley (TQ589917) | Peacock | Rob Smith | a Peacock being blown around in the wind |
| 1st | Blackheath, Colchester | Red Admiral | Simon Patient | 1 Red Admiral flying around our garden in the chilly sunshine. |
| November 2020 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 17th | Garden in Little Eversden | Red Admiral | James Fowler | 11:30, sunny, cool and windy. A single Red Admiral basking. |
| 17th | Garden (TL655250) | Red Admiral | Margaret Rufus | Warm and sunny. |
| 13th | Garden (TL655250) | Red Admiral | Margaret Rufus | Just the 1, basking and nectaring on the chrysanthemum. |
| 12th | Eversden Wood | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone | James Fowler & Christoph Zockler | Between 10 & 12, sunny & warm in sun out of wind. Two Red Admiral and a Peacock flying. Female Brimstone settled on a fallen leaf.9 |
| 10th | Shrub End, Colchester (TL971234) | Holly Blue | Oliver Cottis | flying over the garden in sun. Probably a holly blue not a common. |
| 8th | Garden in Little Eversden | Peacock | James Fowler | 2pm, still, cool and sunny. A single Peacock basking. |
| 8th | Garden (TL655250) | Red Admiral | Margaret Rufus | |
| 7th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | Paul Wakeling | Warm & sunny (14) 11:30 saw a single Peacock moving around swiftly. |
| 7th | Hardwick Wood (TL3557) | Peacock | Louise Bacon | one basking in the afternoon sunshine |
| 7th | Great Baddow (TL7205) | Red Admiral | Sean Gregory | |
| 7th | Garden (TL655250) | Red Admiral | Margaret Rufus | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 7th | Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF192010) | Comma | David Withrington | In my garden in the afternoon a Comma was out sunning itself on windows at the back of my house and later on my neighbour's bedroom window. |
| 5th | Garden (TL655250) | Comma, Red Admiral | Margaret Rufus | 2 x Red Admirals, 1 x Comma |
| 4th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood | Robert Seago | 1 Peacock, 1 Speckled Wood, possibly trying to lay eggs and perhaps more than 1 Red Admiral |
| 4th | Cressing Temple Gardens Braintree (TL048380) | Peacock | David Chandler | Peacock drifting casually across the cafe area in warm autumn sunshine. |
| 3rd | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Red Admiral | Steve Binding | Despite being windy and cool with the odd sunny interval I disturbed this lone Red admiral sunning on some rocks |
| 2nd | Barton Road Cambridge garden | Brimstone | Jeffrey Riley | Single male flying around Salvias |
| 1st | Monks Wood (TL202806) | Red Admiral | Rosalyn Payne | 1 Red Admiral flying along the main ride. |
| October 2020 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 30th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock | Paul Wakeling | Warm (17) 11:00 saw one single Peacock flying around fast |
| 30th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Peacock | Kevin Wilson | Hanging out my washing this morning, i was surprised to see a peacock butterfly fly across the garden. 9.22 am. Overcast breezy conditions. |
| 28th | Garden in Little Eversden | Red Admiral | James Fowler | Sunny but cool, flying in garden. |
| 25th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL212813) | Brimstone | Steve Binding | midday sunny warm , a lone brimstone flying around the hedges not settling. |
| 25th | Burwell Lode Wicken Fen (TL546697) | Peacock | Kevin Wilson | 1 Peacock basking in the sun on some reeds. 12.11pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Great Baddow (TL7205) | Red Admiral | Mark Gregory | In Noakes Park |
| 22nd | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Red Admiral | Robert Seago | One Red Admiral, along with several Vapourer moths |
| 20th | Mill Green Common (TL637013) | Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | singles of each (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 20th | Great Baddow (TL7205) | Red Admiral | Sean Gregory | |
| 20th | Black Notley | Small White | George Brown | Mild with sunny spells; S wind. 1 male Small white in garden about midday. |
| 19th | Lagoons+Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Small White | Steve Binding | 1.45/3.45pm sun/cloud breezy (2)Small white males. (2)Comma, one in very nice condition. 1 un ID white. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 19th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White | Paul Wakeling | Sunny Warm 13:00 saw: 1 each Peacock,Red Admiral & Small White |
| 18th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral | Paul Wakeling | Warm 14:40 saw: Red Admiral 1 |
| 17th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small White, Large White | Kevin Wilson | I was lucky to see 1 Large White 11.52am, and 1 Small White 11.53 am, just before the clouds closed in. |
| 16th | Bradwell Bird Observatory | Common Blue | John Sutherby | Male and female Common Blue mating. |
| 15th | Barnes Spinney EWT (TM258282) | Holly Blue | Robert Seago | Surprised to see a Holly Blue so late, hanging around Ivy |
| 14th | spaldwick (TL133727) | Red Admiral | Sharon Hearle | 1 red admiral flying near ivy in Spaldwick |
| 14th | Tylers Common (TQ567906) | Speckled Wood, Common Blue | Rob Smith | a male Common Blue and 3 Speckled Wood |
| 14th | Lark Rise farm Barton (TL4054) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow | Vince Lea | Singles of each, my only UK Clouded Yellow this year |
| 11th | wicken fen (TL548696) | Red Admiral | Kevin Wilson | 1 Red Admiral flew across Wicken Lode 3.pm. |
| 11th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood | Steve Binding | Quick visit 11.50/12.40pm sun/cloud (2)Spec Wood one very fresh looking (1)Comma and still present (1)Clouded Yellow (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 11th | Green Island Gardens Ardleigh Essex | Red Admiral | Paul Wakeling | Warm Sunny 10:30 saw Red admiral 1 |
| 11th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood | Robert Seago | Still a small number of these about. Several Vapourer moths too. |
| 10th | Wanstead Flats (TQ413863) | Green-veined White | Rose Stevens | I thought notable for date - and probable 3rd-generation adult. |
| 9th | Ouse Washes Pymoor (TL500882) | Wall | Chris Brown | One seen on path leading up the wash bank from the road, but disappeared further along the bank. Some sun then (10.20 a.m.) but becoming very cloudy. |
| 8th | The Naze (TM246217) | Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood | Len Cornwell | 2 Speckled Woods, 1 each of others. Fairly sunny with Moderate breeze. Fairly warm. |
| 7th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White | Kevin Wilson | Delighted to see 5 butterflies today due no doubt to the sunny relatively warm weather. 1 Peacock 12.18pm, 1 Comma 12.39pm and 1.38pm,1 Small White 2.42pm and 2 Red Admirals 3.25pm. All seen on large Buddleia's still with some flowers. None seen nectaring. |
| 7th | Lordsbridge (TL3954) | Small White | Louise Bacon | 1 in garden |
| 7th | Lagoons+Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Red Admiral, Small White, Clouded Yellow | Steve Binding+Paul Fisher | 2.35/4.20pm odd sunny int /cloudy and cool. (1)Red AD.(3)SM Wht and to our surprise a lone male Clouded Yellow the first I,ve seen at this site. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 7th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small White | Paul Wakeling | Saw: Small White 1 |
| 6th | Trumpington Meadows NR | Clouded Yellow | Jill Aldred | One flying over meadow |
| 6th | Holland Haven (TM2116) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood | George Brown | Sunny periods with showers later, p.m. W wind. 2 of each seen. |
| 6th | Headley Common, Great Warley (TQ587914) | Speckled Wood | Rob Smith | a single on the edge of the Common |
| 6th | East Tilbury | Wall | Andrew Cox | Wall- one. |
| 6th | Barton (TL415558) | Red Admiral | Louise Bacon | one on th ebridleway/cycle route along edge of orchard. |
| 5th | wicken fen (TL550698) | Speckled Wood | Kevin Wilson | 1 Speckled Wood flying around Sallows beside Wicken Lode 2.45 pm. |
| 5th | Vange Marsh | Peacock, Red Admiral, Clouded Yellow, Wall | Andrew Cox | Wall- one female. Clouded yellow- one. Red admiral- one Peacock- one. |
| 5th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Wall | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 15:00 saw: Wall-R/Ad-Sm/White1 |
| 5th | Great Warley (TQ589917) | Peacock | Rob Smith | a Peacock basking on roof tiles |
| 3rd | Middlewick Ranges (TM014227) | Small Copper | Rob Smith | Cloudy, but a Small Copper tempted out. Also a Vapourer moth and lots of Diamond-backs in the grassland |
| 1st | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 10:15 saw: R/Ad-Sm/White1 |
| 1st | Wanstead Park (TQ420873) | Comma, Speckled Wood | Tim Harris | 1 Comma at least 6 Speckled Wood |
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| September 2020 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 30th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Red Admiral | Kevin Wilson | 1 Red Admiral on a fence by the orchard. 10.20 am.-10.28 am. |
| 29th | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (18) 14:15 saw: R/Ad-Sm/White-C/Blue1 |
| 28th | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Wall, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (19) 14:15 saw : Wall-R/Ad-Sm/White2,C/Blue1 |
| 28th | Westfield Farm, Comberton (TL3755) | Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Vince Lea | Amazed to see a fresh male Meadow Brown as the last butterfly of the transect year, let alone 3 Small Coppers and a Brown Argus also looking pretty fresh. The season isn't over yet! (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 28th | Russell Green, E of Little Waltham (TL7412) | Small Heath | George Brown | Sunny and quite warm, 3.30p.m. 2 or 3 Small heaths. |
| 28th | Lark Rise farm Barton (TL4054) | Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Small Copper | Vince Lea | Third brood Common Blue (male) and 2 Small Coppers to brighten up week 26 on transect. |
| 28th | Lagoons+Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 11.30/2.30pm sunny, breezy 16c+ (4)RedAD.(1)LrgWht.(2m)(1fm)SMwht.(1m)Brim. (2)Comma.(3)SpecW.one of which looking very fresh. (1)Brown Arg.(2)Small Copper one lacking the hind wing orange markings this is the second one I,ve seen this year. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 28th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown | Rob Smith | Speckled Wood 8, Meadow Brown 1, and a Vapourer moth |
| 23rd | Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea. | Wall | Andrew Cox | One pristine wall brown. Male. |
| 22nd | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White | Paul Wakeling | 16:30 sunny saw: Sm/White2, Pcock-Lg/White-R/Ad1 |
| 22nd | Ramsey Marsh (TL944060) | Small White, Wall, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | Wall Brown 1m, Small Heath 1f basking and ovipositing at times on sea wall, Small Copper 1, Common Blue 12 (m + f), Small White 11 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Plumberow Mount and surroundings (TQ839938) | Large White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Common Blue, Small Copper | Graham Bailey | Wall brown - at least four noted on and around the earthen mound known as Plumberow Mount, including a mating pair. Another seen on the field path nearby at TQ838936. I have noted these butterflies here since the early 1990's, and despite a gap of many years of not visiting the site, they are still here. The herb rich meadows immediately to the south were in the process of being cut in their entirety, but as the Mount is enclosed and steep sided the plants and grasses are thankfully left alone. A tiny but important haven for the Wall brown it seems. |
| 22nd | Holiwell Point (TR0195) | Small White, Clouded Yellow, Wall, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | late pm - a male Wall Brown, Small Copper 1, Common Blue 3, Small White 1, lots of lucerne present, but just one Clouded Yellow disturbed from roost late on (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Canewdon | Wall, Small Copper | Mr Trevor J Hockey | I visited Canewdon Church this morning on the off chance I might find some insects to photograph. I was very surprised to find at least 4 probably 6 Wall's just inside the entrance to the footpath opposite the Church entrance.Plus one Small copper in the churchyard (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 22nd | Burnham, Marsh Road (TQ999965) | Small White, Common Blue | Rob Smith | road verges - Common Blue 4m, 3f, Small White 1 |
| 21st | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Small White, Large White, Green-veined White | Paul Wakeling | Hot Sunny (24) 16:30 saw: Lg/White-Sm/White-G/Vein1 |
| 21st | Weald Brook (TQ563922) | Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 fem Brown Argus, 6m Common Blue (2 very worn), 8 Small Copper, 1 Holly Blue, 4 Small Heath, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Small White, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White |
| 21st | Redlands, near Heydon (TL4541) | Small White, Common Blue, Small Copper | Martin Peers | |
| 21st | Noak Hill (TQ547941) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 3 Brown Argus, 4m Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small White. Also Vapourer moth and Silver Y |
| 21st | Matching Garden (TL516124) | Brown Argus | Bryan Russell | Two fresh Brown Argus |
| 21st | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 11 Small Copper, 3m Common Blue, 10 Speckled Wood, 1 Small White. Also Vapourer moth |
| 21st | Babraham Park & Ride (TL4754) | Small White, Small Copper | Martin Peers | |
| 20th | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 14:30 saw: Sm/White2, Sm/heath-Wall-Pcock-Lg/White-G/Vein1 |
| 20th | Wallasea Island (TQ958948) | Small White, Large White, Wall | David Chandler | Wall seen on fleabane near south bank of river Crouch. |
| 20th | Southend University Hospital | Wall | David Chandler P | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 20th | Robert Seago (TM202192) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | |
| 20th | Langdon Hills garden | Wall | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 15:30 saw: a single Wall |
| 20th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 1 Peacock, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small White in my garden |
| 20th | Canewdon Church (TQ8994) | Wall | Barbara Beckett | 2 Walls at entrance to field. |
| 20th | Blunt's Farm, Theydon Bois (TQ459996) | Small White, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Ian Watts | 25+ Common Blue (mostly male). 2 x Small Copper. 2 x Meadow Brown, a handful of whites and singles of the others, including a Clouded Yellow. |
| 19th | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 13:30 saw: Lg/White4, G/Vein3, Sm/White2, Pcock-Wall-Sm/Heath1 |
| 19th | Warley Country Park (TQ583926) | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 Small Heath nectaring on creeping thistle, my first record at this site. Also 1 Small Copper and 3 Speckled Wood |
| 19th | Thorpe-le-Soken (TM2223) | Peacock, Small White, Small Heath | Rob Smith | sea wall (TM2223) Small Heath 4, Small White 2. (TM2123) Small Heath 1, Peacock 1, Small White 4. (TM2023) Small White 7. |
| 19th | Thorpe Green (TM170231) | Small Copper | Rob Smith | single |
| 19th | Kirby Quay (TM2222) | Small White, Small Copper | Rob Smith | sea wall towards Marsh House - Small Copper 1, Small White 2 |
| 18th | Rainham Marshes Sea Wall (TQ540790) | Large White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Common Blue | Mark & Jim | Clouded yellow helice. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 18th | Lt Belhus CP (TQ580827) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Ian Plume | (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 18th | Jermaines Wood/Tyler's Common (TQ570907) | Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue | Rob Smith | 9 Speckled Woods, singles others |
| 17th | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Brown Argus | Paul Wakeling | 14:00 saw:Lg/White7, Comma-G/Vein-Pcock-Sm/White-S/Wood-Wall-R/Ad1 |
| 17th | Little Belhus CP | Large White, Clouded Yellow, Common Blue, Small Copper, Brimstone | IanPlume | 2 Brimstone 3 Small Copper 5 Common Blue 10 Large White (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 17th | Hampton Water, Peterborough (TL180937) | Clouded Yellow | Donal Gardener | Following recent reports of up to 20+ Clouded Yellow at the site I paid a visit and saw a minimum of 5. |
| 16th | Hangmans Wood, Sockett's Heath (Deneholes) (TQ631793) | Wall | Mark & Jim | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 16th | Granta Science Park Abington (TL526486) | Brimstone, Clouded Yellow | D Gareth Rees | |
| 16th | Beeby's Lake, Peterborough (TL180934) | Red Admiral, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Brown Argus | David Withrington | A walk round the West Lake - Red Admiral(1), Small Wite(9), Clouded Yellow (7 all on the west side), Brown Argus(1). |
| 15th | Tanholt Pits, Peterborough (TF238017) | Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | David Withrington | warm and sunny around noon - Small White(12), Green-veined White(5), Speckled Wood(4), Wall(1), Brown Argus(1), Common Blue(2), Small Copper(1). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Stanford Warren EWT (TQ692808) | Red Admiral, Wall, Small Heath, Common Blue | Rob Smith | This place still has its charm, despite it's big neighbour. a male Wall basking on the sluice gate wall and another possible on the path back to the dyke bridge. Common Blue 2, Small Heath 2, Red Admiral 1. probable Green-veined whites on the bramble |
| 15th | Holland Haven CP (TM2217) | Clouded Yellow | Simon Cox | Single Clouded Yellow flying along coast |
| 15th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Brian Goodey | 2G white admiral. First g-v white we've seen for two months! |
| 15th | Fobbing Marsh (TQ722836) | Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus | Rob Smith | along the old sea wall, at least 4, possibly up to 7 patrolling male Wall. Small Heath 6, Brown Argus 2, Meadow Brown 2 |
| 14th | west of Durnford reservoir (TL4650) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Common Blue | Martin Peers | Common Blue pair. Others singles. |
| 14th | Magog Down (TL4852) | Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Martin Peers | Small White 10+, Large White 3, Small Heath 9+. Others singles. |
| 14th | John Weston Reserve EWT (TM2624) | Small White, Speckled Wood | Simon Cox | At least 4 Speckled Woods & several Small Whites |
| 14th | Gt Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) | Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 2.30pm /4pm v hot + sunny. (2)Brn Argus. (1)spec Wood.(10+) UN ID whites (1)GVwht.(3)SmWht. (5)Small Coppers. For a small area it,s seems a good place for butterflies .Especially with the wild Marjoram and scabious found here. |
| 14th | Benfleet Downs (Hadleigh CP) (TQ786858) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Wall, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | David Chandler | Good day on the Benfleet transect; twelve species seen including a late second/early third generation Wall (m),a Clouded Yellow, half-dozen Common Blues, a Brown Argus and two Small Coppers |
| 13th | Stanford Warren EWT (TQ692808) | Comma, Green-veined White, Wall | Rob & Jill Smith | 5-6pm, a distant probable Wall, 3+ Green-veined White and a Comma |
| 13th | Green Lane Woodwalton (TL209813) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 11.05am/1.20pm v warm 20c+ sunny/ breezy. (2)redAd.(2)Comma.(1)SmTort.(1)BrnArg.(1)SmHeath.(1)ComBlue male.(14)SmWht.(4)GVwht.One of which was tiny, as big as a small heath.(4)Small Copper one lacking the hind wing orange markings. Plenty of UN Id Whites .The field edge has been set with wild flowers as far as the eye can see. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 13th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | Most numbers are dwindling but 2 male Brimstones and a Peacock were taking some nectar. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 13th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | Most numbers are dwindling but 2 male Brimstones and a Peacock were taking some nectar. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 13th | Blackley Lane gravel pits, Great Leighs (TL7319) | Small White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Small Copper | George Brown | Sunny and warm with SW breeze, late a.m. Numerous Small whites; others singles - Brown argus worn & Small copper fresh. |
| 13th | Bedford Purlieus (TL040990) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood | David Withrington | A walk along the south ride produced - Red Admiral(1), Brimstone(5), Small White(7), Speckled Wood(1). |
| 12th | Barnack Hills+Holes (TF075044) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Steve Binding +Paul Fisher | Sun/Cloud breezy warm 19c+ 11.10am/2.06pm (34)RedAD most if not all on ivy, all areas around the site.(51)SmHeath. (26)Small Copper inc,s a pair in cop.(4)SmWht.(2fm)GVwht.(6)Brown Arg.(2fm)(1m)ComBlue.(5)MedBrn.(8)SpecWood.(2)Comma.(2fm)Chalkhill Blue. Plenty of UN ID Whites. A comprehensive search of all areas . (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Small White, Large White, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Small Copper, Large White & Holly Blue and 3-4 Small Whites |
| 11th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Peacock, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath | Rob Smith | 5 Speckled Wood, singles others |
| 10th | Holland on Sea (TM202168) | Painted Lady | Brian Goodey | In grounds of Oakwood Inn, on ivy blossom. |
| 10th | Garden in Little Eversden | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Small Copper | James Fowler | 12:30, warm and sunny. A single Clouded Yellow flew across the garden. Red Admiral and numerous Whites, singletons of others. |
| 9th | Paxton Pits (TL199628) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | late afternoon/early evening still warm and sunny 19c slt breeze(8)MedBrn.(4)SmHeath.(3)RedAD.(1)Comma.(2)SpecWood.(1)LrgWht.(1)SmWht.(2m)(2fm)GVWht.(1)SmCopper.(2m)(1fm)ComBlue.(31+)BrownArgus. Most of the Brown Argus, small heath and Common Blue were roosting or sunning. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 8th | Mill Green Common (TL637013) | Small Copper | Rob Smith | whilst moth-trapping this evening, I found 2 Small Coppers roosting. One on heather and the other on Purple Moor Grass. Also 2 Mother Shipton moth caterpillars feeding on PM Grass (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 8th | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Brian Goodey | Still good numbers of brown argus flying. Two brimstone. One orange-tip chrysalis on garlic mustard stem (found by Bob Seago). |
| 8th | Fen Drayton Pits (TL339702) | Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath | David Withrington | On the RSPB reserve I saw Brimstone(1), Small White(9), Large White(2), Green-veined White(8) and Small Heath(1). |
| 6th | near King's Dyke, Whittlesey (TF238979) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White | David Withrington | Comma(2), Red Admiral(2) - both favouring Buddleiah bushes. Small White(15), Large White(2), Green-veined White(10). |
| 6th | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Brown Argus | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (20) 14:00 saw: Sm/White-R/Ad3, Lg/White-Pcock-B/Argus1 |
| 6th | Maxey and Etton Pits (TF130072) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White | David Withrington | Comma(2), Red Admiral(1), Small White(12), Green-veined White(8) |
| 6th | Gt Staughton meadows/old cemetery (TL127647) | Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 11.15/3pm sun/cloud warm 19c.(7)Sm Heath.(1)v worn Com Blue male.(7)SmWht.(8)GVwht .(2)BrnArgus both fresh looking males.(5)Small Copper the one female was pristine found in the old cemetery.Also Many UN ID whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | Cage Lane Gt Staughton (TL136650) | Small White, Green-veined White, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | Late afternoon still sunny warm. this area is a set aside field corner and the field edges. (10+)Brown Argus m+fm most looking fresh.(1)Small Copper.(1)ComBlue male.(5)SmWht.(4)GVwht. Most beginning to roost. Also some more UN ID whites. |
| 5th | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (19) saw:Sm/White6, Lg/White5, R/Ad4, Sm/Tshell-Comma1 |
| 5th | West Canvey Marsh RSPB site (TQ776845) | Small White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown | David Chandler | Nice fresh male Clouded Yellow nectaring on yellow flowers near the hide closest to the car park. |
| 5th | Jermaines Wood/Tyler's Common (TQ570907) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | Speckled Wood 5, Small White 3, Meadow Brown 2, singles others |
| 5th | Jermaines Wood/Tyler's Common (TQ570907) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | Speckled Wood 5, Small White 3, Meadow Brown 2, singles others |
| 4th | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White | Paul Wakeling | Saw: P/cock-R/Ad-Lg/White-Sm/White1 |
| 4th | Abberton church (TL998187) | Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Martin Peers | Speckled Wood 2, Small Heath 6 |
| 3rd | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Brown Argus | Paul Wakeling | warm/sunny/windy 13:45 saw:Sm/White7, Lg/White-R/Ad3, B/Argus2, Comma-P/cock1 |
| 2nd | Wildlife garden Horndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (19)saw:Lg/White8, Sm/White5, R/Ad4, P/cock-G/Vein-B/Argus-C/Blue1 |
| 2nd | Weald Country Park (TQ567946) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 15 Small Copper, 6 Common Blue (5m & 1f), 21 Small Heath, 25 Meadow Brown, 15 Speckled Wood, 7 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 1 Peacock (+2 unidentified vanessids), 7 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 1 Large White (+ unidentified whites). Also 2 Silver Y |
| 1st | Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ387958) | Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Copper | Anthony Hare | 3 small copper,1 large white,6 small heath,11 meadow brown. |
| 1st | Yardley Lane-Epping Forest (TQ383957) | Large White, Small Copper | Anthony Hare | 2 small copper sparring,1 large white. |
| 1st | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | 13:20 Sunny Warm (18) Saw: Sm/White12, R/Ad3 B/Argus2, Pcock-C/Blue-Sm/Heath-Lg/White1 |
| 1st | Lagoons Perry+Meadow (TL157669) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | lovely sunny day 19c+. (4)Small Copper.(3)BrnArgus.(2)RedAD.(2)SmHeath.(3)SpecW.(1)Comma.(3)worn ComBlue males.(3)LrgWht.(34)SmWht.(15)GVwht. and many UN ID Whites. Some of the whites looking fresh. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 1st | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small White, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 1 Holly Blue and 2 Small White in my garden |
| 1st | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 Small Copper, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 15 Small Heath, 3 Meadow Brown, 4 Speckled Wood. Also 1 Burnished Brass moth. |
| 1st | Benfleet Downs (Hadleigh CP) (TQ786858) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | David Chandler | Very unusually - a second generation Orange Tip seen on the Benfleet transect today. |
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| 31st | Paxton Pits (TL200628) | Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 08.10am/11.20am overcast to start with ,sunny and warm later 18c slt breeze.(16+)Brown Argus some fresh looking .(1)SmCopp.(1)GvWht.(9)SmWht.(8)Sm Heath.(2)P.cock.(13)MedBrn.(1m)(2fm)Com Blue all worn. Only a Small area of the pits was checked as per grid ref point and surrounding area. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 31st | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | pm transect - just the 4 species, Red Admiral 2, Holly Blue 2, Speckled Wood 5, Small White 6 |
| 31st | Gamsey Wood (TL223815) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Rosalyn Payne | Walked around the perimeter of the wood, Lots of Large and Small White 20+ each, Green-veined White 3, 1 each of Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and Comma, Small Heath 2 Meadow Brown 1, Gatekeeper 1 |
| 31st | Barnack Hills and Holes NNR | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Small Copper | Matthew Webb | One Small Copper seen plus a number of Small Heaths late afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 31st | Barnack Hills and Holes (TF075604) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Paul Fisher | Visited here this morning before the cloud rolled in. No count done but of note was the following: Most prolific species was the Small Heath followed by Meadow Brown and Small Copper.4x Chalkhill Blues left(All females).The Small Skipper was a surprise especially as it was in good condition. |
| 28th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | 14:10 Warm Sunny Saw: Sm/White8, R/Ad-Lg/White5, Pcock-M/Brown-Sm/Heath-B/Argus-C/Blue-G/vein1 |
| 28th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | 11:45 Warm Saw: R/Ad-Sm/White5, Lg/White3, C/Blue- Sm/Heath2, M/Brown-Comma-H/Blue1 |
| 27th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | 13:30 Warm Saw: Sm/White8, Lg/White4, R/Ad2, P/Lady-M/Brown1 |
| 26th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | 15:00 Windy Sunny Saw: Lg/White8, Sm/White6 M/Brown-H/Blue-Comma-S/Heath2, P/Lady-Sm/Tshell- B/Argus-G/Vein-R/Ad-C/Blue1 |
| 24th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | 10:30 Saw: R/Ad8, Lg/White-Sm/White4, B/Argus- H/Blue-C/Blue-M/Brown-Comma-Sm/Copper1 |
| 24th | Thorndon Park | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 24th | Ring's End, Nene Washes (TF398028) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Brown Argus | David Withrington | Large number of Whites and just one Brown Argus (photo). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Lagoons +Meadow Perry (TL157669) | Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | sun/cloud breezy 19c. (10)SmWht.(6)GvWht.(4fm)MedBrn.(6)SmHeath.(5)SpecW.(4fm)GateK.(3)RedAd.(1fm)(8m)ComBlue.(5)Brown Argus two of which were fresh looking(10)Small Copper the most I,ve seen here so far. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Barrington (TL4150) | Painted Lady, Small Heath | Paddy Grove | Small Heath seem to be having a good season. Also Painted Ladies have made a late appearance |
| 23rd | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | Cloudy,Windy,(20) Saw: R/Ad6, Sm/White5, C/Blue- M/Brown-Lg/White/Comma2, H/Blue-Sm/Copper-B/Argus1 |
| 23rd | Mill Green Common (TL637013) | Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | a single male Small Heath. First I've seen here since 2013. Also Small Copper 3, Common Blue 2, Holly Blue 4, Gatekeeper 3, Meadow Brown 6, Large White 1, and a very worn Comma (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 23rd | Black Notley (TL7620) | Holly Blue | George Brown | Mainly cloudy but some sunny spells. 2 or 3 Holly blues at snowberry in garden. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Windy (20) Saw : R/Ad9, Sm/White5, M/Brown-C/Blue- Lg/White3, Sm/White2, B/Argus1 |
| 21st | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | V/Windy Sunny Warm Saw: Sm/White7, M/Brown3, C/Blue2, R/Ad1 |
| 20th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (23) Saw: Sm/White14, R/Ad10, M/Brown4, B/Argus3, H/Blue-G/Vein-C/Blue-S/Wood-Comma1 |
| 20th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rob Smith | a male Brimstone, Brown Argus 3, Common Blue 1m, Holly Blue 6, a large, fresh Red Admiral, Speckled Wood 14, Gatekeeper 3, Meadow Brown 13 (incl mating pair), Small Heath 6. single Large & Small White |
| 20th | Hockley Woods (TQ835914) | Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | David Glover | 10x Common Blue 4x Meadow Brown 4x Small Heath 3x Speckled Wood 2x Small White 1x Large White 1x Gatekeeper 1x Small Skipper (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 18th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Saw: Sm/White8, Lg/White6, R/Ad5, M/Brown-C/Blue3, Sm/Heath-B/Argus2, H/Blue-S/Wood-Comma-G/Keep1 |
| 18th | Little Belhus CP | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Ian Plume | 2 Painted Lady, 4 holly Blue 6 Common Blue 20+ Meadow Brown 15 Large White (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 18th | Bartlow Hills | Silver-washed Fritillary | John Harding | One on the side of one of the hills. Is this a range extension? |
| 17th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | In between showers (20) saw: R/Ad-M/Brown3 G/Keep-H/Blue-C/Blue-Lg/White-Sm/White1 |
| 17th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 10 Small Heath, 6 Large White, 4 Small White, 4 Meadow Brown, 4 Gatekeeper, 3 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue |
| 17th | Brampton Wood (TL183704) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus | Steve Binding | Sun/cloud damp but warm 19c.11am/2pm.(7)SpecW.(3)RedAd.(1)LargeSkip.(3fm)MedBrn.(2)SmHeath.(1)LrgWht.(21fm)(1m) GateK.(35)SmWht.(11)GvWht.(3)Brown Arg one of which was very fresh with lack of twin spot(photo,s). Most the whites were on the masses of scabious, including a (very small) Small white(photo) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 17th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Painted Lady | George Brown | Mainly dull with some sunshine at times. 1 Painted lady in garden, 11-11.30a.m. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 16th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown | Paul Wakeling | In between showers (20) saw: Lg/White-Sm/White- R/Ad-M/Brown1 |
| 16th | Ramsey St Mary's (TL249875) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Rosalyn Payne | Walk along the bank of the Old Nene between the church and Exhibition Bridge. Small Tortoiseshell 80+, lots of whites,just the odd one or two Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper |
| 16th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | despite being overcast with the odd sunny int there were plenty to see before the thunder and rain 11.30am/3pm. (1)SmCopp.(1)BrnArg.(1)RedAd.(1)Pcock.(6)SmHeath.(2)MedB.(2)SpecW.(5M)(2FM)worn ComBlue.(11)GvWht.(37)Small White incs 3 pairs in cop and many more Un ID whites. The whites were on the numerous thistle, common fleabane, bristle ox-tongue and ragwort. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Wildlife garden Horndon on the Hill (TQ6582) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus | Paul Wakeling | 16:30 (20) saw: Sm/White5,Lg/White4,R/Ad2,B/Argus- G/Keep1 |
| 15th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | 28th species of the year, most ever at GHP , Painted Lady 2..Also 2+ Clouded Yellow. |
| 13th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Rob Smith | very high Small Heath count of 15, all but one in the meadows outside the M25. They disappeared from transect here for a few years. Speckled Wood 14, Meadow Brown 32, Gatekeeper 40, Common Blue 2, singles others. Silver-Y and Vapourer moths |
| 13th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 17:15 Saw: Sm/White6, R/Ad5, Lg/White4, Sm/Heath-C/Blue2, Sm/Tshell-Comma-G/Keep1 |
| 13th | Holland on Sea (TM189154) | Painted Lady | Brian Goodey | x2 in garden |
| 13th | Button Common, Herongate (TQ631908) | Green-veined White, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Rob Smith | unable to confirm Meadow Brown in this nice patch of acid grassland. Small Heath 6, Gatekeeper 3, singles others. 10+ Silver-Y moths |
| 13th | Brampton Wood | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Lue Wilson | Silver-washed fritillary - male - in open grassy area 2x purple hairstreak - male - flying and landing low to ground at edge of woods |
| 12th | Trumpington meadows (TL431531) | Small Tortoiseshell, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue | Steve Binding | early morning check for Clouded Yellow 3/4 seen, (60+)Med brn +(pair in cop) .(1)SmTort. (10)SmHeath, plus too many to count Common Blues with quite a few freshly emerging blue form females and a male as big as a Chalkhill blue. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 12th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | 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 | Paul Wakeling | Suuny Hot (31) 13:30 Saw: Sm/White6, R/Ad5, G/Vein-M/Brown4, C/Blue3, Sm/Heath-Lg/White2, P/Lady-Sm/Tshell-G/Keep-B/Argus-S/Wood-Comma1 |
| 12th | Great Warley (TQ589917) | Common Blue | Rob Smith | a female Common Blue on my 'wild' front 'lawn' this afternoon. Bird's-foot Trefoil present. Yet another excuse not to cut it! (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | I glimpsed my first SWF the previous day, and returned to find 2, worn males fighting over some Fleabane either end of a pond. Quite near extensive patches of V riviniana violets. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 12th | Barrington (TL4150) | Clouded Yellow, Small Heath | Paddy Grove | Another Clouded Yellow this morning. Photos are of the same household individual (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 11th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (27) 11:30 Saw: Sm/White16, M/Brown5, R/Ad4, G/Keep3, S/Wood-Sm/Heath-Lg/White-C/Blue-B/Argus2, G/Vein-Sm/Tshell-H/Blue-P/Lady-Comma1 |
| 10th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (29) 12:00 Saw: Sm/White13, Sm/Heath5, Lg/White-G/Keep4, C/Blue-M/Brown3, B/Argus-R/Ad- Comma2, S/Wood-Sm/Copper1 |
| 10th | Garden, Theydon Bois (TQ452994) | Painted Lady | Ian Watts | Only my third PL of the year (and first I've seen in the branch area). |
| 10th | Colne Point Essex (TM103122) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Other butterfly | Chris Balchin | Grayling - On the beach this morning 10th August 2020 |
| 9th | Wildlife gardenHorndon On The Hill, Essex (TQ6582) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (28) saw:Lg/White-Sm/White7, G/keeper6, M/Brown5, B/Argus4, S/Wood-C/Blue-Comma-R/Ad2, Sm/Heath-Sm/Copper-G/Vein1 |
| 9th | Harold Wood (WCS) (TQ5390) | Comma, Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper | Rob Smith | Small White 3, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 1, Gatekeeper 11 |
| 9th | Great Staughton meadows walk (TL127647) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | afternoon walk around the meadows (30+)SmHeath.(37)Small white counted Esp on large clumps of Thistles and Burdock including 2pairs in cop.(1)Lrgwht.(2)GVwht. easily(10+)UnID whts. (4)Sm Skip.(1)Essex Skip.(8)Com Blue males.(3)BrnArg.(16)MedBrn.(21)GateK.(2)Comma.(3)SmTort.(1)SpecW.(3)Small Copper sharing the same patch of Common fleabane , but often in dispute. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 9th | Barnack Hills and Holes NNR | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Matthew Webb | A brief visit this afternoon produced a Painted Lady and a couple of Large Skippers, including an individual that looked well preserved when considering that this species must be coming towards the end of its flight season. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | warm/sunny but windy.(7)GVwht.(9)SmWht.(4)LrgWht.(9 male)(12 Fm)Com Blue most of which in oviposit mode. Also one very tiny female (Brown Argus size) photo.(2)Comma.(4)P,cock.(4)SpecW.(2)MedB.(2)Brim.(1)Sm Heath.(1)SmTort.(1)BrnArg.(1)SmCopper.(40+)GateK. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 8th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rob Smith | 10-11am, 25C, Large White 2, GV White 3, Brown Argus 1, Common Blue 1, Holly Blue 4, Speckled Wood 9, Gatekeeper 55, Meadow Brown 47, Small Heath 2 |
| 8th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny Hot (30) Saw: Sm/White14, G/Keep8, M/Brown6, G/Vein5, R/Ad4, Comma-Lg/white-C/Blue-B/Argus3, Pcock-Sm/Tshell-Sm/Heath,H/Blue,Sm/Copper1 |
| 7th | Thorndon Park (south) | Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 7th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Hot Sunny (32) 15:50 Saw: Sm/White8, G/Keeper6, C/Blue5, R/Ad-G/Vein4, Sm/Heath3, Wall-B/Argus- Comma-M/Brown2, Sm/Tshell-S/Wood1 |
| 7th | Barnack Hills and Holes NNR | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Matthew Webb | 16 species seen this morning. Chalk Hill Blue commonly seen as was Brown Argus. Brimstone also in good numbers but only one Small Copper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | Trumpington Meadows (TL4353) | Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Small Blue | Trevor Sawyer | Second brood Small Blue still hanging on (2 seen) - female egg-laying on the last remaining fresh Kidney Vetch flowerheads. Single Clouded Yellow seen in the cloudy but very warm weather, quite a few Common Blues. |
| 6th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (26) Saw: G/Keep15, M/Brown13, Sm/White11, R/Ad-Lg/White6, Sm/Heath5, G/Vein3, Comma-H/Blue- C/Blue2, B/Argus-Wall-Sm/Tshell-Sm/Copper1 |
| 6th | Garden (TL9723) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Brown Argus | Len Cornwell | 4 Large White and 3 Small Whites were maximum seen in one go, 1 each of others. First Brown Argus for garden |
| 5th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny Saw: G/keep14,Sm/White13, M/Brown6, R/Ad5 Comma-Sm/Heath3, G/Vein-Sm/Tshell-C/Blue2, Pcock- Lg/White-B/Argus1 |
| 5th | Fleam Dyke (TL553450) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Roger Lemon | 461 CHBs seen: 60/40 male/female These large numbers have persisted for three weeks; reflecting the extensive work of large scrub clearing and spot treatment of new shoots |
| 5th | Benfleet Downs (Hadleigh CP) (TQ786858) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | David Chandler | Male Silver Washed Fritillary patroling Adder Alley. |
| 4th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 12:15 Saw: Sm/White29, G/Keep12, R/Ad5, M/Brown-Sm/Heath3, G/Vein-Comma-Sm/Tshell-H/Blue- C/Blue-Lg/White2, Wall-Pcock-B/Argus1 |
| 4th | Hockley Woods (TQ836911) | Small White, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | David Glover | 8x Gatekeeper 5x Meadow Brown 5x Common Blue 3x Wall 2x Small Heath 1x Speckled Wood 1x Small Skipper 1x Small White Walls presence in the area has greatly increased since the farmer has begun leaving large set-aside meadows around the cornfield bordering Hockley Wood. You can head to area provided, as well as TQ835913, and see them reguarly. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 4th | Balsham (TL5850) | Purple Emperor | Pp Bryan Kenzie | Female Purple Emperor seen in my back garden, twice within a period of a few minutes (the same one I assume!) [Sent by email - Photo provided] |
| 3rd | Lagoons Perry + Meadow (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | sun/cloudy breezy 19c (101)Gate K.(7)Pcock.(3)RedAd.(2)Comma.(9)MedB.(2FM)(1M)Brimstone.(4)Spec Wood.(5)Sm Heath.(3)Sm Copper.(22m)(12fm)Com Blue.(4)Sm Wht.(1)GV Wht.(4)Brown Argus one very fresh male. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 3rd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny (20) Saw:G/Keep14, Sm/White12, M/Brown7, Lg/White-R/Ad5, Sm/Heath4, G/Vein3, Comma2, C/Blue-H/Blue-Sm/Tshell-Pcock1 |
| 3rd | Berden, Essex (TL4629) | Comma, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak | Ian Dallas | This very battered White-letter Hairstreak is the first record of the species for this rural garden. There is a small colony just under half a mile away. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 2nd | Trumpington Meadows, south of M11 (TL431531) | Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Ute Mokros | Morning visit, cool north-westerly breeze, mostly sunny - saw 15+ clouded yellow (incl. form helice), 30+ common blue (both male and female), numerous gatekeepers and meadow brown, 2 brown argus, 5 small skippers, 2 large white, 2 small tortoiseshell and one each of ringlet and speckled wood. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Thorndon Park (south) | Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Andrew Cox | One each of Silver washed fritillary & large skipper. Both showing wear. |
| 2nd | Ray Walker (TL723182) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Ray Walker | Survey as part of the Big Butterfly Count - 10x Gatekeeper, 18x Meadow Brown, 10x Small White, 4x Large White, 1x Small Tortoiseshell, 1x Common Blue & 1x Peacock |
| 2nd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 10:30 saw:G/keep23,Lg/White8,R/Ad7,Sm/White6 Comma4,Wall-G/Vein3,C/Blue-M/Brown2,Sm/Heath-Sm/Tshell-Pcock1 |
| 2nd | Hatfield Forest NT | Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue | Paddy Grove | Another CY sighting, near the central parking area. Several SWFs in good condition, all female as far I could judge. |
| 2nd | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Robert Seago | Gatekeepers and Brimstones most prolific, Several species finished for year and nearly so. Good to see a new 2nd brood Small Tort. |
| 2nd | Castor Hanglands (TF117021) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue | David Withrington | I made a round walk from the NE side in mainly sunny but windy conditions. Peacock(3), Red Admiral(2), Silver-washed Fritillary(12), Brimstone(7), Small White(59), Large White(5), Green-veined White(6), Speckled Wood(2), Small Heath(2), Ringlet(18), Meadow Brown(22), Gatekeeper(29), Large Skipper(3), Essex Skipper(2), Purple Hairstreak(1), Common Blue(3 males). |
| 1st | Woodman Road Cemetery (TQ597923) | Meadow Brown, Common Blue | Rob Smith | a female Common Blue ovipositing on Birdsfoot Trefoil and a Meadow Brown |
| 1st | The Naze (TM2624) | Other butterfly | Jonathan Greenwood | This Queen of Spain Fritillary was an unexpected surprise at The Naze this morning. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 1st | Oxey Wood, Peterborough (TF124035) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus | David Withrington | A short walk, mainly sheltered from the wind. Peacock(3), Red Admiral(2), Small White(9), Small Heath(1), Ringlet(4), Meadow Brown(25), Gatekeeper(30),Purple Hairstreak(1), Brown Argus(5). |
| 1st | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park) | Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | |
| 1st | Horndon On The Hill (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny Saw: Sm/White12,G/Keep9,G/Vein-M/Brown4, Lg/White-Sm/Heath3,Wall-R/Ad,C/Blue,Pcock2,Comma- H/Blue-Bstone-Sm/Tshell 1 |
| 1st | Guilden Morden | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak, Common Blue | David McKee | White Letter Hairstreak roosted overnight on Dahlia flower. |
| 1st | Gt Staughton. meadow (TL127647) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Steve Binding | 3.30pm-5.50pm sun/cloud breezy warm.(22)SM heath second brood.(27)Med B.(11)Gate k.(3)Essex Skip one very fresh.(6)Sm Skip.(5)GV wht.(1)Lrg wht.(2)Sm wht.(1)Comma.(5)Com Blue one female.(2)Brn Arg. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 1st | Gt Holland Pits nature reserve (TM202192) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Liz Huxley | 10+ brown argus; 4 brimstone |
| 1st | Grays Chalk Pit (TQ608789) | Peacock, Large White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Rob Smith | a Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown 10, Gatekeeper 30, Common Blue 12, incl female ovipositing on BFT, singles others |
| 1st | Fallowden Lane, Church End, Ashdon (TL575416) | Clouded Yellow | John Landels | Active CY over the arable field close to the old railway station |
| 1st | Eversden Wood | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper | James Fowler | Between 8:30 & 10, warm and sunny. 3 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary, numerous Gatekeeper, Large White, Ringlet & Meadow Brown. Singletons of others. |
| 1st | Black Notley (TL7620) | Red Admiral, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | George Brown | Sunny and warm. Singles seen in garden. The Purple hairstreak was low down on a dogwood leaf, 9.55a.m. |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 31st | Maldon garden | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper, Small Blue | Tony Plumridge | my vegetable garden is surronded by trees and large shrubs and other heavily planted gardens I have a foto on my camera of the fritillery |
| 31st | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny saw: G/Keep12,Lg/White7,Sm/White-G/Vein6, Wall4,C/Blue3,M/Brown-R/Ad2,Cooma-Sm/Tshell-Pcock- Sm/Heath1 |
| 31st | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny saw: G/Keep12,Lg/White7,Sm/White-G/Vein6, Wall4,C/Blue3,M/Brown-R/Ad2,Cooma-Sm/Tshell-Pcock- Sm/Heath1 |
| 30th | Woodwalton Fen NNR (TL2384) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Duncan McNiven | A short burst of territorial activity by a single male Purple Emperor around 2.30pm in the bungalow oaks |
| 30th | The Naze (TM265240) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Martin Peers | Comma 2, Red Admiral 3, Brimstone male, Gatekeeper 50+ |
| 30th | Newborough (TF2105) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus | David Withrington | On a sunny but breezy morning I recorded, as part of my WCBMS transect through arable farmland - Small Tortoiseshell(8), Peacock(6), Red Admiral(5), Small White(54), Large White(8), Green-veined White(5), Meadow Brown(5), Gatekeeper(11), Essex Skipper(9), Brown Argus(1). |
| 30th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 2pm saw:G/keep20,Sm/white12,Lg/White7, Sm/Heath5,G/Vein4,R/Ad-Wall-M/brown3,Pcock-Comma- Sm/Tshell2,Ringlet-C/blue,H/Blue1 |
| 30th | Fields round Nine Wells (TL4654) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | John Meed | On a warm I recorded, as part of my UKBMS transect 12 Common blues, 2 Small coppers, 3 Brown Argus and 2 stunning male Brimstones. Also Essex Skipper(2), Small skipper(2), Peacock(1), Red admiral(1), Small white(28), Large white(6), Small heath(2), Meadow brown(15), Gatekeeper(22), Speckled wood(4), Ringlet(2), Holly blue(1). |
| 29th | Vange Marsh | Small White, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 29th | Monks Wood (TL204804) | Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | Comma 1, Peacock 5, Silver-washed Fritillry 3, Brimstone 1, Large White 2, Green-veined White 2, Clouded Yellow 1, Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 1, Gatekeeper 1, Purple Haistreak 1. Seen along the footpath between Bridge St car park and the entance gate |
| 29th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Rob Smith | Small Skipper 5, Essex Skipper 1, S/E 3, Brimstone 3 (1m, plus 2 females together on Fleabane), GV White 2, Brown Argus 2, Holly Blue 3, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 2, Comma 3, Speckled Wood 4, Gatekeeper 101, Meadow Brown 44. moths: Shaded Broad-bar 7, Six-spot Burnet 1, Latticed Heath 1 |
| 29th | East Tilbury | Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | At least one wall close to the seawall. |
| 29th | Berden, Essex (TL4629) | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | Ian Dallas | A surprise sighting today was a female Silver-washed Fritillary in a well wooded garden in this very arable area. She fluttered around low vegetation for about 20 mins before disappearing. A species I have not seen within several miles of this location before. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 28th | Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ387958) | Comma, Peacock, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Anthony Hare | gatekeeper 12,comma 1,peacock 1,meadow brown 13. |
| 28th | Yardley Lane-Epping Forest (TQ383957) | Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Anthony Hare | gatekeeper 13,large white 2,meadow brown 9. |
| 28th | Magog Down (TL488529) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | 8 Peacock, 1 Marbled White, 5 Common Blue (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 27th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Paul Wakeling | Mid morning sun before the wind & rain saw: Sm/White16,G/Keeper14,Red/Ad12,Lg/White-M/Brown7, Wall-Pcock5,Comma-G/vein4,Sm/Tshell2,P/Lady1. normally I get 1 Wall each year per brood.I'm getting 4 or 5 a day I'm very happy. |
| 26th | Woodwalton Fen (TL2384) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Aidan Whitfield | 1 Comma, 26 Peacock, 6 Red Admiral, 3 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 7 Green-veined White, 8 Speckled Wood, 6 Ringlet, 12 Meadow Brown, 7 Gatekeeper, 12 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak |
| 26th | Trumpington Meadows (n of M11) (TL435545) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | John Murray | Sunny, yet breezy conditions. Single clouded yellow very active. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | River Roach, between Rochford & Stambridge (TQ893903) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Veronica Machin | Particularly delighted to find 4 male Walls. |
| 26th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | Small Skipper 2, S/E 2, Large White 1, Small White 3, Green-veined White 4, Small Copper 1, Brown Argus 2, Common Blue 1m, Holly Blue 4, Red Admiral 1, Comma 2, Peacock 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1 (fresh), Speckled Wood 8, Gatekeeper 80, Meadow Brown 45, Small Heath 1, Ringlet 2. moths: 6-spot Burnet 3, Shaded Broad-bar 1 |
| 26th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | Paul Wakeling | 12:05 Sunny saw Sm/White24,G/Keep15,M/Brown7, Pcock6,G/Vein5,Wall-Comma4,Lg/White-Red/Ad3, H/Blue-Sm/Tshell-Ringlet1 |
| 26th | Hockley Woods (TQ835913) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Wall, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | David Glover | 20 Gatekeeper 6 Meadow Brown 5 Common Blue 3 Large White 3 Small Skipper 1 Small White 1 Wall 1 Small Heath 1 Peacock |
| 26th | Hatfield forest (TL5321) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Laurence Drummond | 2 male Purple emperors clashing at the North west territory @14.20, still 30+ SWF but getting tatty now. |
| 26th | Harold Wood (WCS) (TQ5390) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | Peacock 1, Small White 2, Large White 3, Speckled Wood 2, Gatekeeper 23, Meadow Brown 2, Holly Blue 2. a Jersey Tiger moth |
| 26th | Canvey Wick Nature reserve (TQ766837) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | David Chandler | Nice to find Wall (2) and Clouded Yellow in the same place at the same time. By seat in main N/S ride. |
| 26th | Burnham Wick sluice (TQ966955) | Red Admiral, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Brian Oulds | a Wall, possibly two, on the steel steps by the sluice. Other species present, Red Admiral, Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper |
| 25th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny/Cloudy 12:40 saw G/Keep15,M/Brown7,G/Vein5, Wall4,Sm/White-Comma-Pcock2,Sm/Tshell-Sm/Heath- Ring-R/Ad-Lg/White,P/Lady1 |
| 24th | Woodwalton Fen NNR (TL230849) | Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak | Duncan McNiven | Mostly cloudy with hot, sunny intervals. Brief afternoon visit to check for Purple Emperor located two males in the canopy of oaks near the bungalow. Good numbers of Purple Hairstreaks across the site. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Middlewick Ranges (TM010231) | White-letter Hairstreak | Rob Smith | I refound the Elm bud where I saw a female White-letter Hairstreak egglaying 2 weeks ago and photographed the ovum - very difficult to see, even though I knew where it was. <1mm diameter (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 12.30-3pm sun/cloud 24c breezy Spec w(2).Brim(2).GVwht(3).SMwht(1).BrnArg(2).HollyB(1).RedAD(5).Peacock(51).Comma(5).MedBrn(3).ComBlue(18M)(3FM).SmCopp(1).Gate Keeper(59)+1Pair in copp +(6FM). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 13:20 saw Sm/White16,Lg/White13,G/Keep12, M/Brown5,G/Vein-P/cock-R/Ad4,Ring3,Essex/Sk-Wall- Sm/Tshell-Sm/Heath-Comma1 |
| 23rd | Tanholt Pits, Peterborough (TF238017) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | David Withrington | Peacock(8), Red Admiral(3), Small White(14), Large White(1), Green-veined White(7), Speckled Wood(2), Wall(2 - photo attached), Meadow Brown(15), Gatekeeper(21), Common Blue(1). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 23rd | Rowney Woods (TL573337) | White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary | John Landels | Two pristine White Admirals and one very tatty SWF. |
| 23rd | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 15:00 saw Lg/White-G/Keep18,Sm/White12, Comma7,M/Brown6,Wall4,P/cock-R/Ad3,G/Vein2,Sm/Tshell1 |
| 23rd | Epping Forest - Rifle Butts Ride (TQ415993) | Peacock, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Nigel May | 2 Purple Hairstreak - one on ground. On section of Ride where hill begins to steepen. |
| 22nd | Trumpington Meadows (s of M11) (TL431530) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Small Blue | Edward Pollard | 21species north and south of the M11. 2 Clouded Yellow at this point, viewable from the concrete road. 3 Small Blue at the usual place by the river. 4 Marbled White looking rather fresh (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 22nd | Trumpington Meadows (n of M11) (TL435545) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | Along the edge of Byron's Pool LNR. 3 WLH in the elms, 1 Purple Hairsteak over a large oak, and into the meadow. |
| 22nd | Trumpington Meadows (TL4353) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Small Blue | Trevor Sawyer | Second brood Small Blue now on the wing. 6 seen, one of which was absolutely tiny (about 1.5cm across). A good range of other species to be seen. Of note: Some nice fresh Common Blues (male and female) a single Clouded Yellow, a Small Copper and a Brimstone. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 22nd | Trumpington Meadows (S of M11) (TL4353) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Blue | Rob Pople | Circuit of path around meadow immediately to SW of M11, c.15:15–16:45. Fairly breezy. Rough counts: 2+ Peacock, c.3 Red Admiral, 1+ Small White, 1+ Large White, 6+ Green-veined White (plus several more unID'ed whites), 5+ Small Heath, 1 Marbled White, 1 Ringlet, 30+ Meadow Brown, 13+ Gatekeeper, 6+ Small/Essex Skipper, 2+ Brown Argus, 4+ Common Blue, 3+ Small Blue. In addition, 65+ burnets (the ones I looked at properly were all Six-spot) plus a longhorn sp. (tbc). |
| 22nd | Thorndon Park (north | Small White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Andrew Cox | |
| 22nd | Stort Valley Meadows (TL450115) | Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Francesca Tye | Lots of small white and Meadow Brown. 5x Peacock, 1x Gatekeeper, 1x Small Copper (beautiful and the first I've seen here) and around 7-10x Brown Argus (first I've seen this year here) |
| 22nd | Rowney Wood | Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Gregory Dempster | 2nd White Admiral seen here this week, a little tatty and found feeding on a dead shrew. Again lots of Purple Hairstreaks too many to count. 1 Speckled Wood, 3 Gatekeeper, 1 Ringlet, 3 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 22nd | Roman Road (TL509503) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Roger Lemon | 79 Gatekeepers, 23 Meadow Browns,32 Small or Essex Skippers,lots of whites. Sadly small numbers of other species, one Chalkhill Blue. Of 306 butterflies of 17 species, 39% were in Section 1 - our grassland restoration project, which had over a dozen Marbled Whites in early July. Julia Napier Friends of the Roman Road and Fleam Dyke |
| 22nd | Orton Brick Pit, Peterborough (TL174934) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | David Withrington | Peacock(29), Red Admiral(4), Small White(17), Green-veined White(8), Clouded Yellow(1), Speckled Wood(1), Ringlet(17), Meadow Brown(9), Gatekeeper(42), Brown Argus(2), Common Blue(22). |
| 22nd | Local Meadows - see below (TQ9122) | Peacock, Small White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper | Trevor Hockey | Lots of Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Whites, a few Marbled Whites, 2 x Small Copper, 1 x each of male and female common Blue. |
| 22nd | Lawford (private site) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper | Liz Cutting | 09.00. Most of these species are 'regular' but not seen Marbled White here before and not sure of nearest site for the species. |
| 22nd | Hatfield Forest (TL529208) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper | Richard Stead | I spotted and extensively photographed the green varient of the Silver-washed Frilillary known as 'valesine or valezine' |
| 22nd | Devil’s Ditch (TL628606) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Neil Dickinson | Bit breezy but plenty of Chalkhill Blues. Only 1 female seen and very few Common Blue. Marbled White, Small Copper and Dark Green Fritillary (only 1 of each seen). DGF very dull, but intact. Many Burnet moths. No WL hairstreaks found around the elms nearer and south of the B1061 where seen in the past. |
| 21st | Thorndon Park (south) | Peacock, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Cox | |
| 21st | Thaxted (TL6031) | White-letter Hairstreak | Stephen Dutton | Reported to me and substantiated by photographs This is the first report that I have received for WLH in Thaxted |
| 21st | John Weston Reserve, EWT (Walton) (TM2624) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Simon & Pat Cox | 1Comma, 3 Peacocks, 3 Red Admirals, 5 Small Whites, 2 Large Whites, 5 Speckled Woods, 3 Ringlets, 8 Meadow Browns, 25+ Gatekeepers, 6 S/E Skippers (at least 1 of each), 1 Small Copper |
| 21st | Garden, Hockley (TQ833925) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | David Glover | 2x Peacock 2x Red Admiral 2x Gatekeeper 2x Large White 1x Silver-washed Fritillary (first one I have ever seen in the area). 1x Small Tortoiseshell 1x Meadow Brown (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 21st | Burwell Cutting (TL574651) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Edward Pollard | 30+ CHB between the path up the N embankment and the dyke. small numbers of Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 21st | Bedford Purlieus | Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus | Pete Freeman | Cloudy - White-letter Hairstreak 15, Silver-washed Fritillary 4, Dark Green Fritillary 3, Marbled White 2, Brown Argus 1 |
| 21st | Barrington (TL4150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Paddy Grove | Possibly the same Clouded Yellow I reported last week, but managed to get a phone photo this time (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 21st | Barrack Hills & Holes | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Pete Freeman | Small Copper 5, Common Blue 11, Chalkhill Blue 43, Small Heath 1, Marbled White 37, Brown Argus 8, Silver-washed Fritillary 1 male at southern end near adjacent wood. |
| 20th | Warley Place NR (TQ583908) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 2.30pm-6pm: 5 Brown Argus, 2m Common Blue, 6 Small Copper, 10 Purple Hairstreak, 156 Meadow Brown, 101 Gatekeeper, 11 Ringlet, 4 Speckled Wood, 8 Comma, 6 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 13 Green-veined White, 7 Large White, 10 Essex Skipper and 6 Small Skipper (nearly all females of both species some very worn) |
| 20th | Tubney Fen (TL5566) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Martin Peers | Small Heath 4 |
| 20th | Stow cum Quy Fen (TL514626) | Dark Green Fritillary | Kevin Wilson | A large Fritillary flew past me close to the area where i had two sightings of one on the 18/07. Presumably a Dark Green Fritillary. |
| 20th | Rowney woods, Wimbish | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Gregory Dempster | A surprise White Admiral today, a bit battered but a great find, lots of Purple Harstreaks (8) and Red Admirals (5) and one fast flying Silver washed. too many Ringlets and Large Skippers to count. |
| 20th | Reach, Devil's Dyke & Burwell cutting. (TL5765) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue | Martin Peers | Peacock 10, Red Admiral 2, Brimstone 5,Large White 5,Green-veined White 5, Speckled Wood 4, Marbled White 8, Ringlet 16, Small Skipper 3, Common Blue 16, Chalk-hill Blue 60+, Brown Argus and Small Heath singles; + 3 Six-spot Burnets. |
| 20th | Reach Lode (TL5567) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus | Martin Peers | Gatekeeper 24, Brown Argus 4 |
| 20th | Langdon Hills, Westley Heights C. Park. | Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak | Andrew Cox | Silver washed fritillary- 6: 5 males in various stages of wear(from almost pristine to very tatty). One female in good condition. White letter hairstreak- one. |
| 20th | Harold Wood Park (TQ553902) | Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper, Common Blue | Colin Jupp | 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 male Common Blue and 50+ Gatekeepers in brief visit early pm |
| 20th | Fleam Dyke - Pumping Station to A11 (TL5454) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Chalk Hill Blue | Aidan Whitfield | 2 Comma, 4 Peacock, 4 Brimstone, 8 Small White, 8 Large White, 6 Meadow Brown, 20 Gatekeeper, 100 Chalkhill Blue |
| 20th | Fleam Dyke - A11 to Bedford Gap (TL5553) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Chalk Hill Blue | Aidan Whitfield | 3 Peacock, 1 red Admiral, 7 Brimstone, 10 Small White, 12 Large White, 6 Meadow Brown, 30 Gatekeeper, 2 Small Skipper, 200 Chalkhill Blue |
| 20th | Fields round Nine Wells (TL4654) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | John Meed | 70 gatekeeper altogether, good numbers of small and Essex skippers and peacocks |
| 20th | Coal House Fort (TQ691766) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Alan Waddoups | Many small whites, gatekeepers, meadow browns and small skippers. Others in small numbers, mostly singles. |
| 20th | Bishops hall park Brentwood | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | Tom Hyde | Lots of fresh Gatekeepers and Peacocks... very few Meadow Browns and Ringlets the ones left looking very tatty . |
| 19th | Southey Wood | Comma, Peacock, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Matthew Webb | 15+ Silver-washed Fritillaries seen on an afternoon visit, including a mating pair. One White Admiral seen in the morning. The best area for butterflies is at the far end of the wood i.e. furthest from the car park and picnic area. Forestry operations have cut up the formerly flower filled edges to the main track. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 19th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | James Fowler | 4:30 - 5:30, warm and bright. A female Silver-washed Fritillary feeding on thistles (first sighting in garden). Numerous Peacock, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Whites and Skippers. Several Ringlet & Comma, 2 Red Admiral & Small Tortoiseshell, singletons of others. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 19th | Barnack Hills and Holes | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Chalk Hill Blue | Mark Ward | 55 Chalkhill Blues across the site (5f and one of those in cop with a male), 6 Essex Skipper, 6 Brown Argus, 4 Common Blue, 40+ Marbled Whites. |
| 18th | Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ387958) | Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Anthony Hare | gatekeeper 29,small white 1,small heath 6,meadow brown 7. |
| 18th | Woodwalton Fen | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Other butterfly | Veronica Machin | Afternoon. 3 x Purple Hairstreaks in canopy of Oak; 3 x Speckled Wood; 5 x Red Admiral; 4 x Brimstone; Peacock x 60+; Unidentified whites; 3 x Large Skipper; 3 x Ringlet; 3 x Gatekeeper; 15 x Meadow Brown; Small Heath |
| 18th | Thaxted local meadows (TL6131) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper | Stephen Dutton | 20 Md Brown, 14 Marbled White, 10 Gatekeeper , 10 Small/ Essex Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 12 Large White, 4 Small White, 6 Ringlet, 4 Common Blue, 6 Peacock, 2 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral 2 Brimstone |
| 18th | Stow cum Quy Fen (TL514626) | Dark Green Fritillary, Marbled White | Kevin Wilson | Whilst watching dragonflies a large Fritillary flew rapidly past me on 2 occasions. 4.30 pm-4.44 pm in the same area. Because the fen is rather open, except for some bushes and trees around the large pond, presumably a Dark Green Fritillary? A Marbled White was a first for me in this area. |
| 18th | Rowney Wood (TL573337) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Purple Hairstreak | Cameron Landels | 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries and a very large number (+60) of Purple Hairstreaks on the paths and bushes. |
| 18th | Ramsey Marsh (TL944060) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Clouded Yellow, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Rob Smith | first transect of the year here, and Marbled Whites have colonised with 8 seen, also only my second-ever Ringlet on the sea wall and a Clouded Yellow. Others, Gatekeeper 139, Meadow Brown 34, Small Heath 3, Whites 33 (only Small identified), Small Skipper 3, Essex Skipper 4, S/E 15. Red Admiral 1, Peacock 1. Oak Eggar moth |
| 18th | Monks Wood (TL202800) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | Clouded Yellow 1, |
| 18th | Mill Road Cemetery (TL461582) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Edward Pollard | Ringlet and Meadow Brown definitely on the wane. Plenty of Gatekeeper. Also located the Elms (half way along the west side next to ARU behind a headstone for Martha). No WLH today but will keep checking. |
| 18th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Mark's Hill). | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | White admiral-2 getting tatty. Brimstone- 3, male & two females. |
| 18th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | transect: Small Skipper 4, Essex Skipper 4, S/E 9, Large Skipper 1, Large White 3, Small White 2, Green-veined White 9, Purple Hairstreak 2, Small Copper 1, Holly Blue 1, Red Admiral 3, Peacock 4, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 6, Gatekeeper 38, Meadow Brown 98, Ringlet 8 (crashed, worst year ever). moths - Shaded Broad-bar 4, Silver-Y 1, 6-spot Burnet 3 |
| 18th | Hockley Woods (TQ835913) | Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper | David Glover | 10x Meadow Brown 8x Gatekeeper 6x Small Skipper 5x Large White 5x Common Blue 2x Small White 2x Essex Skipper 2x Marbled White 2x Wall Brown 1x Speckled Wood 1x Small Copper (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 18th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Anthony Hare | gatekeeper 6,small white 5,ringlet 1,large white 1,meadow brown 2. |
| 18th | Hatfield Forest (TL5319) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Brown Argus | Sue Huggett | 9.30 - 12.00; weather mostly overcast but warm, sun breaking through later. Some rides very well populated, others much less so. PE fluttering around top of a stand of oaks. |
| 18th | Fleam Dyke (Mutlow Hill to railway cutting) (TL5454) | Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Chalk Hill Blue | Rob Pople | Mutlow Hill to slightly NW of disused railway cutting, 11:45–12:00. Intermittent sunshine, but still fairly breezy. Twenty-one Chalkhill Blue (all bar one male), 20+ Gatekeeper, around nine unID'ed whites, singles of rest. |
| 18th | Fleam Dyke (Bedford Gap to A11) (TL5553) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Chalk Hill Blue | Rob Pople | Bedford Gap to A11 bridge, c.10:50-11:30. Mainly overcast and fairly breezy, but still over 260 Chalkhill Blue (all bar six or which male), 17 Gatekeeper, five Peacock, four Meadow Brown, four Green-veined White, three unID'ed whites, singles of rest. |
| 18th | Eversden Wood | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | James Fowler | From 9:30 - 11:30, warm, occasionally sunny. 30+ Silver-washed Fritillary, numerous Whites, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper & Ringlet. 10+ Peacock & Comma, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Speckled Wood, 4 Large Skipper, 2 Red Admiral. |
| 18th | Devil's Dyke | Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Chalk Hill Blue | Veronica Machin | Many Chalk Hill Blue; unidentified whites; Gatekeeper. Visited late afternoon. |
| 18th | Chalkney Wood (TL872279) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Alan Adkins | Good numbers of Peacock and WLH. Single Brimstone. |
| 18th | Bushy Hill, South Woodham (TQ813984) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rob Smith | Marbled White 5, Meadow Brown 20+, Gatekeeper 20+, Ringlet 1, Small Heath 1, Brown Argus 8, Common Blue 1m, Holly Blue 1, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 2, Small White 2, Small Skipper 4 |
| 18th | Brooks Reserve (TL808268) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Ray Walker | Good warm day with many butterflies on the wing. 6x Silver washed frits chasing about. |
| 18th | Brampton Wood | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Roger Orbell | P E on the cross 20 meters before West Ride No W A seen lots of P H |
| 17th | Westcliff-On-Sea | Comma | Martin Smithson | Sunny afternoon just after 3:15pm about 26C in Temp. A single Male Comma Butterfly was flying around the garden really fast and frequently rested on this leaf. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 17th | Thorndon Park | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 17th | Offord Meadow (TL216668) | Red Admiral, Large White, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Mark Ward | Single Purple Hairstreak in the solitary mature oak in the corner of the meadow by the river. |
| 17th | Lower Forest & Wintry Wood, Epping (TL471034) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Ian Watts | Considerable number of Hedge Browns, perhaps outnumbered only by the Cabbage whites and the very numerous (and low feeding) Purple hairstreaks. |
| 17th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | 3 Purple emperors around the forest this afternoon, checked all the territories I know and found single males at three and none at the other two, also an unusually large number of Purple hairstreaks low down on the ground and nectering. |
| 17th | Great Leighs, near sewage works (TL7216) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus | George Brown | Sunny and warm. 11.15a.m.-1p.m. 1 Small tortoiseshell, 4 Comma, c25 Peacock, 3 Red admiral, 1 Small heath, a few small type skippers - only Essex (3) identified, several Purple hairstreaks at honeydew in ash tree, 8+ Brown argus. |
| 17th | Garden in Little Eversden | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | James Fowler | 12 - 2, warm and sunny. Over 10 fresh Peacock, numerous Marbled White (tatty), Gatekeeper, Small Skipper and Meadow Brown. Single Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Brown Argus and Common Blue. Multiples of others. |
| 17th | Footpath by Great Widgham Wood/Ten Wood. (TL666565) | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Marbled White, Purple Hairstreak | Kevin Wilson | I walked the footpath from weir 12 alongside Great Widgham Wood to the south east corner of Ten Wood late afternoon. 4 Silver-washed Fritillaries seen on Brambles. Another 3 along a hedgerow between the woods and 4 more on the south edge of Ten Wood. Good numbers of peacocks 4 Marbled Whites and several Purple Hairstreaks. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 17th | Ferry Meadows CP | Peacock, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Matthew Webb | Plenty of Peacocks and Red Admirals about plus Gatekeepers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 17th | Epping Forest - Woodreddon Estate (TL419002) | Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Purple Hairstreak | Nigel May | Purple Hairstreak by Oaks alongside track. Just past Woodreddon House. |
| 17th | Church Lane NR, North Weald (TL495046) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Ian Watts | Common blue and Brown Argus second brood already looking stronger than the disappointing showing in the spring. |
| 17th | Benfleet Downs (Hadleigh CP) (TQ786858) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | David Chandler | First "second-generation" Wall seen on this site this year. This is about a fortnight earlier than the old normal and may lead to a third generation at the end of September. |
| 17th | Barrington (TL4150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Paddy Grove | A Clouded Yellow was this morning's nice surprise, and the 25th species of the year for this location. No photo, and only saw it flying before disappearing off across the field, but the deep yellow colour made it unmistakeable |
| 16th | Orton Wistow | Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral | Matthew Webb | The distinctive flight and black and white wings of a White Admiral flying into the garden was an unexpected sight this afternoon. However, it's not unprecedented for the Ortons with another tatty individual seen in my former garden in Orton Brimbles on 31/07/17. Quite where this and the 2017 individual came from is a mystery. The nearest site I know of is Castor Hanglands, which is approximately 3 miles distant. Perhaps there is a very small colony in a nearer woodland? Today's individual got chased off by a territorial Red Admiral as soon as it arrived and was not seen again. |
| 16th | Meadow in Perry (TL153669) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | sun/cloud warm breezy from 2.50pm on (10) Med Brn.(43)GateK.inc(2FM)1st of the year here+ a pair in copp (5)Brn Argus.(4)RedAd.(1)LrgWht.(13)Small Skip.(2)SmWht.(2)Comma.(4)Ringlet.((11)P,cock.(8)Common Blue males and a pair in copp. And lastly (4)Small Coppers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 15th | Mann Wood, Great Leighs (TL7417) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus | George Brown | Mainly dull with a few sunny spells, 10.30a.m.-1p.m. c130 Peacocks, 5 Commas and Red admirals, fresh Small heath and Brown argus. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Lawford Manningtree Essex | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Peter Whatmough | All sightings in our conservatory during the last 10 days, Peacock and Small White being the most prolific closely followed by the Ringlets. |
| 15th | Barrington (TL4150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper | Paddy Grove | Nice to see a Small Copper, which I don't often see here. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ387958) | Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper | Anthony Hare | red admiral 1,gatekeeper 5,small heath 4,meadow brown 6, small copper 1 |
| 14th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL212813) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 10.30am overcast but bright ,odd sun breezy warm.(13)GateK .(58)MedBrn.(8)Pcock.(9)Marb wht(42)Ringlet(12)EssexSK.(11)Sm skip .(14)sm or Essex?(9)GVwht.(3)Small copper.(4)LrgWht.(2) Comma.(2)SMwht.(1)SpecW.(2)Small Heath.(1)Sm Tort.(1)RedAd. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 14th | Woodwalton Fen (TL230849) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Steve Binding | 4pm onwards bright odd sun breezy warm. Lots of Purple hairstreaks flying around a Oak tree nr Bungalow some coming low at least (20+). also plenty of Peacocks.(1)Essex Skip.(5)Gates (3)Spec wood .Some Ringlet and Meds, lots of Large skips. Odd whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 14th | Thorndon Park (south) | Comma, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | |
| 14th | The Swale, Caton's Lane, Saffron Walden | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Nick Eldred | Warm & cloudy with sunny spells. |
| 14th | SAWTRY (TL171834) | Peacock, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Rosalyn Payne | Footpath leading from Fen Lane to Louth Way, white-letter hairstreak 3, holly blue 1. Not the best conditions as it was a bit windy. Many thanks to John Chance for the info regarding white-letter which he has observed here for several years although not recently |
| 14th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Wall, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 14:10 saw Peacock42,Lg/White30,Sm/White19, G/Keep10,M/Brown9,R/Ad6,Ring3,Comma-Wall-G/Vein1 |
| 14th | Cambridge (TL462583) | Green-veined White | Keith Edkins | Resting on hollyhock flower (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Aubrey Buxton Reserve, Elsenham/Stansted (TL5226) | Silver-washed Fritillary | John Landels | |
| 13th | Sea Wall - River Roach | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Wall, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Trevor Hockey | A walk along part of the Roach River Way -from Stambridge Mills -mainly looking for Wall's. 20+ Peacock, 10 Red Admiral, 5 Comma, 10 Marbled White, 20 + Gatekeeper, Meadow Browns, Small and Green Veined White and one Wall resting on the path . (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 13th | Rowney Woods (TL573337) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Nick Eldred | I spent the afternoon here from 2.30 until 6.00pm. Warm & cloudy with the sun often breaking through. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 13th | Rowney Woods (TL5733) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Stephen Dutton | 1 Purple Emperor, 50 plus Purple Hairstreak, 10 Red Admiral, 6 SW Fritillary, 3 Large Skipper, 6 Peacock, 4 Speckled Wood |
| 13th | Roman Road (TL509533) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | Marion Jackson | |
| 13th | Local Meadows - see below | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Small Copper | Trevor Hockey | Another visit to the trio of meadows at the top of Albert Road, Rayleigh. Good numbers of fresh Peacocks and Gatekeepers, a few Marbled White still, lots of Skippers still and one Small Copper. Plus the usual number of Meadow Brown, Small Whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 13th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex 2 Acre Wildlife Garden (TQ6582) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 13:20 saw Peacock43,Lg/White27,Sm/White21, M/Brown6,G/Keep-R/Ad-G/Vein3,Comma-Ring2,M/White1 |
| 13th | Hardwick Wood (TL3557) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Louise Bacon | Transect. 6 White-letter Hairstreak and 9 S-W Fritillary in the total of 101 butterflies. Very fresh Peacocks, Red Admiral, Comma and single Holly Blue |
| 13th | Fulbourn Fen Nature Reserve (TL532560) | Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Kevin Wilson | I went to the fen hoping to see a Silver-washed Fritillary or two. Unfortunately i was not lucky. But nice to see 3 Marbled Whites,2 White-letter Hairstreaks, 1 Small Copper and 1 Holly Blue.Large Whites, Green-veined Whites and Small Whites present in good numbers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 13th | Ditton Park Wood | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Neil Dickinson | Between about 10:45 and midday, saw 5 purple emperors at different points in the wood. All high up. Large numbers of purple hairstreaks with many settling at ground level. |
| 13th | Danbury (TL791051) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor | Martin Hunnybun | A female Purple Emperor attracted to vicinity of buddleia where 8 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary have been in attendance today (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 13th | Canvey Wick seawall (TQ765831) | Peacock, Wall, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue, Small Copper | Tim Gardiner | Among the expected species along this stretch of seawall, were 8 wall on the section of seawall deliberately cut late by the Environment Agency. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 13th | Benfleet Downs (Hadleigh CP) (TQ786858) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | David Chandler | Twenty different species seen today on the Benfleet transect. First Gatekeepers and two Silver Washed Fritillaries probably just passing through. |
| 13th | Bedford Purlieus (TL040990) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak | David Withrington | Walk along southern ride around midday. Small Tortoiseshell(3), Comma(7), Peacock(17), Silver-washed Fritillary(10), Dark-green Fritillary(2 by main track at entrance to the ride) - also White-letter Hairstreak(3). |
| 12th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper, Small Copper | Simon & Pat Cox | 2 each of Red Admiral, Large & Small White & Gatekeeper, single Peacock, Comma & Small Copper all in our garden this afternoon |
| 12th | Thorndon Park | Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Cox | Two silver washed fritillary (male & female). |
| 12th | Rainham (TQ547838) | Comma, Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper | Enid Barrie | |
| 12th | Pidley-cum-Fenton (TL326800) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Small Copper | Graham Almond | Fifteen species spotted on a walk between Warboys and the Somersham end of Pidley Gold Club (for white-legged damselflies). The big surprise was a SWF at the top of some hedgerow separating massive fields - lost? Our first small copper of the year and second painted lady were at TL336792. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Newborough (TF216051) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper | David Withrington | I completed half of my wider countryside transect south-east of Newborough. I saw Essex Skipper(83), Large Skipper(2), Brimstone(1), Large White(35), Small White(117), Green-veined White(7), Red Admiral(12), Small Tortoiseshell(38), Peacock(108), Comma(3), Gatekeeper(43), Meadow Brown(33), Ringlet(37). |
| 12th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Kevin Wilson | 15 Peacocks nectaring on 2 large Buddleia bushes. The most i have seen on them at one time. 5 Red Admirals, 5 LARGE whites, 4 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Brimstones, 2 males and 1 female, 2/3 Green-veined Whites, 2 Small Whites, 2 Commas, 2 Gate Keepers,2 Meadow Browns, 1 Essex Skipper + 1 unidentified Skipper,1 Holly Blue, 1 Ringlet, 1 White-letter Hairstreak from nearby Elms,[not seen to nectar], and a female Silver Washed Fritillary nectared briefly 12.25pm. |
| 12th | Lower Wood Western Colville (TL625527) | Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary | Kevin Wilson | I visited the wood after work hoping to see Silver- washed Fritillaries, which i saw there for the first time last year. Delighted to see 2 males and 1 female. 4.25 pm-5.40 pm. Good Numbers of Peacocks and Commas present. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Laindon EWT Reserve (TQ665875) | Comma, Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Alan Waddoups | Many Large and Small Whites, plus Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers. Also numerous skippers, mainly small but at least one Large and one Essex. 8 x Marbled White, 4 x W-L Hairstreaks, 2 x G-v White, 3 x Peacock, 10 x Comma, 4 x Ringlet, 2 x Speckled Wood, 1 x S-w Fritillary. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Horndon on thr Hill garden (TQ6582) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Brown Argus | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 16:00 saw Peacock33,Lg/White26,M/Brown18,Sm/White9,G/Vein8, R/Ad6,Comma5,B/Argus-Ring2,Essex/Sk-G/Keep1 |
| 12th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Small Copper | Kevin Wilson | Arrived home from Lower Wood. Spent 5 minutes observing a large area of Marjoram which was alive with insects of all descriptions. Amongst them 1 Small Copper. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Castor Hanglands | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Clouded Yellow, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | 3 Marbled Whites seen down the eastern side of the wood were new for me here this year. Lots of whites and Purple Hairstreak, including one with a fantastic metallic purple in the wings that was seen 'resting' on a plant on the woodland floor. A few photos in, I realised that the reason for its remarkably confiding nature was due to it being in its last resting place...Photo of a living hairstreak attached to avoid any unnecessary distress with showing an image of the deceased! (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 12th | Blackley Lane gravel pits, Great Leighs (TL7319) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | George Brown | Uncultivated field near Young's End included now as gravel pits have been extended. Sunny and warm. 5 Small tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 35+ fresh Peacocks, 3 Red admiral, 1 male Brimstone, 2 fresh Speckled woods, 1 Marbled white at area near Young's End, 1 Essex skipper identified, 2 White-letter hairstreaks at belt of elms, 2 or 3 Purple hairstreaks at top of ash beside oak trees at NE end and 1 in trees near pond at S end, numerous Brown argus at rough field near Young's End and also at original rough area where there was also 1 male Common blue. |
| 12th | Between Wrestlingworth / Tadlow (but just inside C (TL273463) | Peacock, Dark Green Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper | James Bonfield | One short but rewarding bridleway headland. Plus Cinnabar moth caterpillars on Ragwort. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Barrington | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue | Paddy Grove | Nice to see a fresh Holly Blue |
| 11th | Woodwalton Fen | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Mark Ward | A Purple Hairstreak transect along the length of the main ride and off by the bungalow, on noticing exceptional numbers late pm, produced a count of 241 individuals. 1-3 groups of 5-9 chasing around every oak, plus alder and ash also holding numbers in spectacular scenes. Also 2 male Purple Emperors showing regularly in perching places in favoured oaks, frequently getting grief from the Hairstreak swarms. Also 2 SWF with one on the bungalow. |
| 11th | Thrift Wood, Bicknacre (TL790017) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | Neil Murphy | 1 SwF but couldn't find any Heath F 50+ Ringlet 60+ M Brown, 30+ Gatekeeper, 1 C Blue, 10+ S/E Skpr, 5 L Skpr |
| 11th | Middlewick Ranges (TM010231) | White-letter Hairstreak | Rob Smith | female White-letter Hairstreak ovipositing on Elm about 8' high. Couldn't see the ovum when I bent the branch down, but it shows up on a photograph, side on (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 11th | Horndon on the Hill garden (TQ6582) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny 12:45 saw LG/White42,Peacock25,M/Brown13, Sm/White8,Comma-G/Vein2,B/stone-R/Ad-Sm/Tshell-Ring-Sm/Cop-Mar/White-Sm&Essex Skipper1 |
| 11th | Friday Wood, Colchester (TL986209) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Andy Goodey | Cherry Tree Lane site: 1-2 Purple Emperors, including one female watched on oak leaf for c.20 mins. Also 10+ Silver-washed Fritillaries including one tatty valezina female |
| 11th | Dunmow railway cutting (TL614215) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Neil Murphy | Good numbers of all of the above 1 Sw Frit feeding on Scabious at Eastern end |
| 11th | Duck End Green Rayne (TL722230) | Comma, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Neil Murphy | 1 W-l Hairstreak nectaring on Brambles below Elms 2 P Hairstreak up in canopy |
| 11th | Castor Hanglands | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | Mating pair of Silver-washed Fritillary seen plus other individuals. One White Admiral, lots of Purple Hairstreaks, several Red Admirals, Brimstones and Peacocks. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 10th | One tree Hill Basildon | Comma, Peacock, White Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak | Ian Plume | |
| 10th | Horndon On The Hill, Essex | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Copper | Paul Wakeling | sunny/cloudy/slight breeze.Saw in my garden: 39 Lg Whites, 15 Meadow Br,13 Sm Whites, 13 Peacock,6 Gr veined, 4 Ringlet, 3 Commas, 3 Red Ad, 2 Sm T/shel 1 each Sm copper,Gatekeeper ,Lg Sipper,Marbled White |
| 10th | Epping Forest - Rifle Butts Ride (TQ413993) | Silver-washed Fritillary, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Nigel May | |
| 10th | Archies Way Cottenham | Marbled White | Helen Prandy | |
| 9th | The Naze (TM265244) | Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Liz Huxley | First marbled white I've ever seen in Tendring area. |
| 8th | Shrub End, Colchester (TL959229) | Purple Hairstreak | Oliver Cottis | |
| 8th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small Copper | Kevin Wilson | I was pleased to see a Small Copper at the Farm. Only my second sighting of this species here. 4.20 pm. |
| 7th | New Shardelows Farm near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper | Kevin Wilson | Observed 2 large Buddleia bushes behind a warehouse at the farm. my best counts were mid morning-3 Small Whites, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Large White,+1 unidentified white,3 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Red Admirals, 1 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet and 1 Essex Skipper in the grass. |
| 7th | Mann Wood, Great Leighs (TL7417) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | George Brown | Some sunshine in morning then overcast and dull. 10 Comma, 39 Peacock, 6 Red admiral, 1 fem. Silver-washed fritillary. |
| 7th | Long Running Epping Forest (TQ434998) | Red Admiral, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Christian Moss | The most numerous numbers of Purple Hairstreaks I've ever seen. All were down low in the grass or on bracken. I stopped counting at 100. 15 ringlets, 12 large skippers, 5 meadow browns, 1 large white & a single red admiral. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 7th | Ingrebourne Valley (Bonnetts Wood). | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Andrew Cox | |
| 7th | Hockley, Bullwood Hall Lane (TQ823918) | Peacock, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Rob Smith | Marbled White 50+, Meadow Brown 10+, Ringlet 10+, Small Skipper 3+, Essex Skipper 1, Peacock 3 |
| 7th | Hatfield Forest (TL538208) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Ian Watts | Considerable numbers of Purple hairstreak in the rides this morning. Many low or on the ground. Good range of other species inc. some perfect newly emerged Peacocks. Single Emperor sighted. |
| 7th | EWLT Dunton Reserve (TQ6687) | Peacock, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Dave Cornwell | Short visit 10.15 -10.30 am. Sunny, 18.5C 6+ White Letter Hairstreaks. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 7th | Ditton Park Wood (TL669572) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Edward Pollard | Single PE fleetingly in the canopy in the first ride on the left after you enter. 7 Purple Hairstreak, 3 very fresh Peacock, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Essex Skipper. Pleny of the rest, especially Ringlet |
| 7th | Back fields Bishops Hall Park Brentwood | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Tom Hyde | First sighting of a Marbled White at this location |
| 6th | Rowney Woods (TL5733) | Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet | Stephen Dutton | Partially sunny late afternoon. 3 probable PE, 2 chasing each other high around the tree tops. 1 chasing a Large White along a track. 4 Red Admiral 4 Speckled Wood 3 Comma 50 plus Ringlet |
| 6th | Roman Road (TL509533) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Sam And Trish Agnew | Section 4 was exciting. Suddenly realised the air in front of us was full of insects - they were swarming bees. We just walked through them, it was a fantastic spectacle. |
| 6th | Monks Wood (TL202806) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | Ute Mokros | Breezy morning with some intermittent sunshine. Saw 2 gatekeepers, 1 marbled white, 2 large white, 5+ large skippers, 2 red admirals, 1 white admiral, 3 silver-washed fritillaries, 2 commas, 3+ speckled wood, numerous meadow brown and even more ringlets (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 6th | Marks Hill NR (TQ6867) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Dave Cornwell | Breezy, short sunny periods, 19C. |
| 6th | Little Belhus CP | Painted Lady | Ian Plume | Overcast and blustery wind (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | Layer Breton heath (TL9418) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 1-2 Purple emperors over the canopy on the south side this afternoon viewed from the public footpath through binoculars. |
| 6th | Langdon Hills close to rangers station | White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large Skipper | Paul Wakeling | Sunny bank of Bramble saw: a Silver-washed fritillary,a white Admiral and a pair of mating large skippers |
| 6th | Illings Lane, Broughton (TL281793) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Graham Almond | Walking from Illings Lane towards Wistow is always good but today was the best we have seen it despite the windy and cloudy, albeit warm, weather. There were hundreds of whites. Grid reference given for the WLH - one of two we saw - which was a complete surprise. |
| 6th | Hockley Woods | Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Trevor Hockey | Comma, Peacock and Red Admiral all seen resting on wood chip pile, two other Red Admirals seen. 10 x Ringlet, 20 + Meadow Brown and a single Silver Washed Fritillary seen on the main southern path. Strange how these only seem to appear in ones around our local woods. |
| 6th | Fleam Dyke (TL553450) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Chalk Hill Blue | Roger Lemon | 13 Chalkhill Blues with many more to follow, we hope. Roger recorded 10 Dark Green Fritillaries. They move fast so there may be duplication but their favourite clumps of thistles in the ditch are outside the count. Julia |
| 6th | Barton Woodland cemetery (TL3956) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Louise Bacon | at least 35 Marbled White, lots Meadow brown, and my first Gatekeeper of the year |
| 5th | Wheatley Wood, Rayleigh (TQ785912) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Graham Bailey | Mid afternoon ramble around site, and treated to my first S.W.fritillary here, nectaring on brambles. Also noted - Meadow brown 40+, Ringlet 30+, Comma 25, Holly blue 1, Purple hairstreak 2, W.L. hairstreak 1, Marbled white 30+, Large skipper 18+, Brimstone 1m, Red admiral 4, Peacock 6, Small + G.V. whites 30+, Large white 12+, Small + Essex skippers 25+. Mostly warm and sunny, but still v. windy |
| 5th | Weald Country Park (TQ5794) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Green-veined White, Ringlet, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp And Andrew Middleton | 3 male Purple Emperors on E side of park 2.15pm at the territory found by Laurence Drummond. Also 4 male & 1 fem Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 30+ Purple Hairstreak, 25+ Red Admiral, 15+ Comma, 10+ Green-veined White (also many unidentified whites), 10+ Ringlet |
| 5th | Trumpington Meadows | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Paddy Grove | |
| 5th | Paxton Pits (circuit of Heronry Lakes) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper | Mark Ward | Male Silver-washed Fritillary nectaring in brambles just north east of Kingfisher Hide, 3 Purple Hairstreaks in oak along haul road, 5 Commas, 4 Brimstones. |
| 5th | Northlands Wood (TQ693857) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Alan Waddoups | Very windy day, but excellent in sheltered spots. Of the whites, many large, several small and one green-veined. Very many meadow browns but only one ringlet. Comma x 15, Red admiral x 3,Peacock x 3,White admiral x 4, S-w Fritillary x 4, Purple h'streak x 5, W-l h'streak x 2. All others, one of each. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 5th | Matching - private woodland (TL515112) | Purple Emperor | Bryan Russell | |
| 5th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, 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, Common Blue | Laurence Drummond | 9 Purple emperors around the forest today inc 2 females,also my first 2 Gatekeepers of the year. |
| 5th | Hardwick Wood (TL3557) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rob Pople | N entrance to SW corner and back; c.10:00–12:30. Bit hard keeping track of SwFs, but maybe 12+ (mainly in SW 'quadrant')? Other spp.: 2 SpWo, 30+ MeBr, c.10 GvWh, 3 Ri, 2 ReAd, 9+ Co, 1 LaSk. Also 1 Small/Essex Skipper (prob. Small) and 10+ white sp. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 5th | Castor Hanglands (TF120017) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | David Withrington | I stayed in the woods north of reserve huts - too windy out on the meadow. Small Tortoiseshell(15), Comma(6), Peacock(1), Red Admiral(3), White Admiral(6), Silver-washed Fritillary(26), Brimstone(2 males- first of this summer's brood), Small White(20), Green-veined White(3), Speckled Wood(6), Marbled White(2), Ringlet(50), Meadow Brown(43), Gatekeeper(2), Large Skipper(14), Small Skipper(5). |
| 5th | Belfairs NR, Southend (TQ817877) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Woodhouse | A male Silver-washed Fritillary along the ride parallel to Poors Lane, 9 White Admiral and 8 Purple Hairstreak. |
| 5th | Bedford Purlieus (TL038988) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Paul Fisher | A midday visit to the southern ride here, Very windy, 20 degrees. Only Hairstreaks at 'eye' level counted, numerous WLH and PH up in the trees. White-Letter Hairstreak x12-15: Purple Hairstreak x1 and the biggest surprise was a Black Hairstreak still on the wing. |
| 5th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | ROSALYN PAYNE | small tortoiseshell 1, Comma 16, peacock 8, red admiral 8, painted lady 1, silver-washed fritillary 29, small white 7, green-veined white 20, large white 32, marbled white 1, ringlet 80+ meadow brown 23, gatekeeper 1, large skipper 7, white-letter hairstreak 5, purple hairstreak 6. 2-4pm blustery but warm and sunny |
| 4th | West Wood (Thundersley) (TQ805880) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Ross Gardner | First Silver-washed Fritillary personally seen in the wood and very likely the first time present there for a number of decades. 1 White Admiral (max 4 seen earlier in the season) apparently egg-laying. Anania fuscalis common among cow-wheat. |
| 3rd | Rise Park, Romford (TQ514913) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 8 Purple Hairstreaks flying over some sheltered oaks in dull windy conditions at 7pm |
| 3rd | Marks Hill Nature Reserve | White Admiral | Paul Wakeling | On a sunny pathway basking in the sun a white Admiral |
| 3rd | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Small Copper | Rob Smith | transect: Red Admiral 8, Comma 11, Speckled Wood 4, Meadow Brown 114, Small Heath 1, Ringlet 38, Small Skipper 9, Small/Essex 13, although no Essex identified yet. Large Skipper 1, Large White 3, Green-veined White 16. a Small Copper at Boyles Court Farm before the start. |
| 3rd | Harold Hill: Straight Road woodland (TQ530992) | Comma, Speckled Wood, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Comma, 3 Speckled Wood |
| 3rd | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ546930) | Comma, Purple Emperor, Green-veined White | Colin Jupp | 2 male Purple Emperors at the territory 1.15pm. Also 10 Comma, 10 Green-veined White including mating pair. |
| 3rd | Brookes EWT Reserve (TL8126) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | George Brown | Mainly sunny and humid. Windy (W), 1-3.15p.m. 1 Small tortoiseshell, 8 Comma, 5 Peacock, 5 Red admiral, 12 Silver-washed fritillary, 1 Purple emperor in two tall oaks at junction of FP and bridleway near Chequers Pond, 1 Speckled wood, 2 Gatekeeper, a lot of Purple hairstreaks, particularly noticeable in oaks and ashes on N side of Terry Pightle field. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 3rd | Bedfords Park LNR (TQ5191) | Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 Marbled White roosting near Lower Bedfords Road 6.45pm, my first in this tetrad. Also 3 male Gatekeeper, 113 Meadow Brown, 6 Ringlet, 1 Small Heath, 2 Small Copper, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Green-veined White, 18 Small Skipper and 7 Essex Skipper |
| 2nd | Wistow Wood (TL299822) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | David Withrington | In a patch of sunshine at the SE corner of the wood - a Wildlife Trust Reserve - I saw 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries and one or two of the other species. |
| 2nd | Weald Road (TQ552942) | Green-veined White, Ringlet, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 25 Purple Hairstreaks over oaks and other trees along Weald Road in better weather between 6.30-7pm. Also 5 Ringlet & 3 Green-veined White |
| 2nd | Noak Hill (TQ544941) | Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Colin Jupp | 200 Meadow Brown, 2 Small Heath, 1 Ringlet, 1 Large White, 3 Small Skipper, 21 Essex Skipper (nice colony close to M25) |
| 2nd | Little Warley Common (TQ606905) | Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Rob Smith | 2 male Gatekeepers, 5 Marbled Whites and a fresh Small Copper. 2 Small Heath, 10 Ringlet, 30 Meadow Brown, Small & Essex Skipper identified |
| 2nd | Isleham washes (TL6476) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Martin Peers | Small Tortoiseshell 5, Comma 4,Peacock 5, Red Admiral 6, Small White 30+, Large White 10, Green-veined White 4, Ringlet 15, Meadow Brown 100+ |
| 2nd | Great Ouse Fen, Needingworth (TL360733) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | David Withrington | |
| 2nd | Gamsey Wood, Woodwalton (TL223815) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | Red Admiral 2, Peacock 1, Green-veined White 5, Large White 2, Marbled White 1, Ringlet 8, Large Skipper 1, White-letter Hairstreak 1, Purple Hairstreak 4. |
| 2nd | Folkes Lane Woodland (TQ574893) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Rob Smith | 10 Marbled Whites along the knapweed-rich grassland of the southern wooded ride |
| 2nd | Childerditch Common, Thorndon CP (TQ607907) | Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Rob Smith | 4.30pm - a male Silver-washed Fritillary on the bramble along the bottom edge, and 2 Marbled Whites in the meadow higher up the slope |
| 1st | Woodwalton Fen (TL230849) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Steve Binding | Heavy Rain at times overcast but warm with odd sunny intervals. Still plenty to see.(1)Pcock (4)RedAd (1)Comma (1)Spec W((50+)LrgSkip((10)GVwht(5)LrgWht(8)SMwht(100+)Ringlet(20+)MedBrn most worn(2)SmallTort.(15+) Purple HS mostly high up in oaks. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 1st | Whitemoor, near March (TF407006) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | David Withrington | Whitemoor reserve is south of Ring's End and north of the prison. I saw my first Painted Lady of the year, and there were 6 Red Admirals. |
| 1st | Pole Hill (TQ382950) | Comma, Large White, Meadow Brown | Anthony Hare | comma 3,large white 1,meadow brown 4. |
| 1st | Overhall Grove (TL338630) | Comma, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, White-letter Hairstreak | James Fowler | 10:30 - 11:30, mostly overcast with showers and sunny intervals. About 6 White-letter Hairstreak feeding and basking on bramble, four Comma, two Red Admiral, a single Gatekeeper, multiples of others. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 1st | Matching garden (TL516124) | Small Copper | Bryan Russell | Small Copper var Berviniensis (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 1st | Matching - Garden (TL516124) | Small Copper | Bryan Russell | It is a very rare aberrational form called "berviniensis". known only known from a few cabinet specimens. |
| 1st | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Mark's Hill). | Comma, Peacock, White Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Andrew Cox | Two white admirals in Mark's Hill. One sitting in close proximity to a couple of marbled whites. Sunny woodland ride. At least one peacock, newly emerged & immaculate. |
| 1st | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue | Laurence Drummond | 2 Purple emperors around Sallows in the mid west and south west,my first 2 second brood Peacocks here this year. |
| 1st | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Brown Argus | Colin Jupp | A Brown Argus in my garden at 9.30am nectaring briefly on lavender. A first for the garden, all time total now 28 species. Also 2 Large Skipper (m & f), 2 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 3 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma, 1 Peacock, 4 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet. |
| 1st | Goldhanger seawall (TL908081) | Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown | Tim Gardiner | First marbled white seen in my eight years of surveying at this seawall deliberately cut late by the Environment Agency. |
| 1st | Ditton Park Wood (TL664571) | Purple Emperor, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Neil Dickinson | During a fairly bright, but short period about 11am, saw 1 purple emperor around top of an oak tree. Plenty of purple hairstreaks together with usual lower storey species. |
| 1st | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus | Colin Jupp | at TQ546930 - 2 male Purple Emperors clashing at the territory 1.15pm- 1.30pm. In brief look elsewhere in park (TQ5593): A fresh male Brown Argus, 10 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 8 Essex Skipper, 3 Purple Hairstreak, many Meadow Browns, Ringlets and increasing whites. |
| 1st | Benfleet Downs | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Trevor Hockey | I was looking for White Letter Hairstreaks -can anyone tell me where the best place to look is ? Whilst roaming around there were a lot of Butterflies, 4 x Comma, 2 x Red Admiral, 1 x Peacock, 1 x Silver Washed Fritillary, dozens of Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Skippers and not a single WLH |
| 1st | Bassenhally, north of Whittlesey (TL287987) | Comma, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper | David Withrington | I saw my first Gatekeeper of the year. |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 30th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper | Colin Jupp | 3 Essex Skipper, 4 Large Skipper, 2 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 8 Ringlet, 5 Meadow Brown. Much reduced skippers & browns at this site due to repeated cutting of a former conservation meadow area (also usually has C.Blue & S.Copper later in season) |
| 30th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Ringlet | Anthony Hare | small tortoiseshell 2,small white 2,large white 2,ringlet 1. |
| 30th | Harold Wood Park (TQ553902) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Colin Jupp | 2.45pm-6pm: 100 Small Skipper including c40 females, 24 Essex Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 2 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 157 Meadow Brown, 33 Ringlet, 1 fresh Speckled Wood, 2 worn Small Heath |
| 30th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 34 Purple Hairstreaks over oaks in Long Wood & Sage Wood 7.15pm onward |
| 30th | Bedford Purlieus (TL040988) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | David Withrington | Walk along southern ride - Comma(7), Red Admiral(4), White Admiral(1), Silver-washed Fritillary(18), Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood(6), Marbled White(6), Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper(10), White-letter Hairstreak(2). |
| 29th | Meadow Perry Village (TL153670) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Steve Binding | Very windy overcast 16c. 12.30pm/3.30pm (1)Marb (Lots) Med Brn .(16+)Ring.(17+)SmSkip.(10+)SmWht.(3)LgWht.(4)GVWht.(1) Comma.(1)RedAd. (1)very fresh P,Cock.(1)Essex Skip.(2)LrgSkip. Most sheltering from the wind in roost mode. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 29th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper | Colin Jupp | 1 fresh Peacock, 4 Red Admiral, 50 Ringlet, 315 Meadow Brown, 6 Small Heath, 5 Essex Skipper. 1 male Purple Emperor at the territory (TQ546930) from 4.15pm-4.30pm in windy conditions |
| 28th | Stour wood RSPB (TM1931) | Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | 1 Purple emperor, male holding territory around large Oaks on the east side (sheltered)an area that I checked extensively in 2015 with no success |
| 28th | South Bretton, Peterborough (TL154985) | Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | David Withrington | A couple I met at Castor Hanglands told me of this stretch of grassland, dominated by Teasel, on the NE side of the A47/A1260 roundabout. I was pleased to find Marbled White(1) and Silver-washed Fritillary(2) for the first time in Peterborough. |
| 28th | Oxey Wood near Peterborough (TF124035) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | David Withrington | At the little-visited Oxey Wood south of Helpston I found Silver-washed Fritillary(4), Marbled White(1), Large Skipper(4), Small Skipper(8) and a few each of the other species. |
| 28th | Local Meadows - see below | Comma, Small White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Trevor Hockey | Local meadows in Rayleigh - top of Albert Road - also access via Nelson Road - three meadows. 100 + Large Skippers, 20+ Marbled Whites, 30+ Meadow Brown and two Comma's |
| 28th | Hockley Woods (TQ835913) | Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Holly Blue | David Glover | 5x Ringlet 10x Meadow Brown 5x Small Skipper 1x Holly Blue 2x Small White |
| 28th | Hayley Wood, Cambridgeshire (TL2953) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Edward Pollard | 6+ SWF. 2 Red Admiral, 2 Small Heath. |
| 28th | Great Totham | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Alan Adkins | PE on the sallows behind the angling lakes (see photo). Also saw Purple Hairstreak on the adjacent oaks and a variety of common butterflies. |
| 28th | Friday Wood, Colchester (TL986209) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper | Alan Waddoups | Very many small skippers, 3 Essex skippers, 3 White Admiral, 2 S-w Fritillaries, Meadow Browns everywhere, 3 Ringlet, numerous purple hairstreaks on oaks and on bramble blossom, 2 small copper, 2 peacock, 2 red admiral, 1 large white, several small white, one purple emperor buzzed me at head height and disappeared. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 28th | Eversden Wood (TL344531) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | James Fowler | 20+ Silver-washed Fritillary & Comma, Ringlet very numerous, multiple Meadow Brown. Multiples of others. |
| 28th | Devils Dyke Golf Course side (TL622614) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Kevin Wilson | I walked from the A1304 to the first gate on the Dyke, and spent 1 hour just beyond the gate observing butterflies. [Near the single Birch tree.] Very windy overcast with a few sunny spells. Nevertheless very good numbers of Marbled Whites 11+,also lots of Skippers, of which 6 identified as Essex and 2 Small Skippers, Meadow Browns, 3 Dark Green Fritillaries,2/3 Small Heaths,2 Large Whites, 1 Small White + 1 unidentified white,2 Ringlets and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 28th | Castor Hanglands | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Matthew Webb | 4 Silver-washed Fritillaries seen this morning. It was very windy again. |
| 28th | Bassingbourn barracks south perimeter (TL3345) | Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | D. Gareth Rees | very high numbers of Skippers – 50 + and most of them appeared to be Small Skipper. There were often 5+ per flower stem. 6+ Marbled Whites |
| 28th | Bassingbourn barracks south perimeter (TL326456) | Dark Green Fritillary, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | D. Gareth Rees | Had another go at a count of the DGF at TL326 456. The strong wind helped as the butterflies were flushed/blown to the side and I managed to get a good quality count of 55 along a 200 m knapweed strip (did the whole length of the habitat). 6 Marbled Whites, 5+ Meadow Brown, Large Skipper plus good numbers of (Small) Skippers. |
| 27th | byway Harlton-Orwell (TL3851) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Louise Bacon | USed to be a lovely flowery grassy track, recently had a coating of road planings, but still some very fresh nymphalids out |
| 27th | Haslingfield Chalk Pit (TL4051) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Louise Bacon | A small chalkpit. nice piece of chalk grassland |
| 27th | Hardwick Wood (TL3557) | Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Meadow Brown | James Smith | 3 Silver Washed Fritillaries. |
| 27th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | James Fowler | Recently emerged Small Copper (1), Peacock(3) and Comma (5). Marbled White and Meadow Brown very numerous, probably in excess of 50 of each. At least 1 of the numerous Skippers was confirmed Essex. Single worn Red Admiral. Multiples of others. |
| 27th | Duckend Green, Rayne | White-letter Hairstreak | Andrew Goodey | Quick visit to confirm continued presence of species at this site, 10+ present |
| 27th | Castor Hanglands | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | 4 Purple Emperors seen on a windy and towards the end showery mid-late afternoon. 2 new emperors seen at the far north eastern end and another in the very first ash tree seen at edge of wood when walking in from black gates at eastern approach to site. |
| 26th | South weald cp (TQ5794) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 2 males at a new territory for me,probably same as previously by Colin Jupp. |
| 26th | Rowney Wood, Debden (TL572338) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Ian Watts | Hot and humid conditions. Good numbers of SWF and the usual summer woodland species. No sign of Purple Emperor (although I did time my visit with the traditional quiet time of the day for that species) nor White admiral. |
| 26th | Roundabout Buckden walk south of Marina (TL2166) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Mark Ward | Transect along riverside and meadows to count Meadow Browns (hearing of 1000s on south coast locations yday): 564 in a c400m stretch with many flowering brambles hosting large numbers. |
| 26th | Raveley Wood (TL245818) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Danny Heptinstall | 1 White-Letter Hairstreak on a bramble flower in a small open area of the wood full of bramble in NW part of the wood (by the path). Highest density of other butterflies in the wood were here too. Quite possibly more hairstreaks around (this one was very obvious in the open at eye height), but the mosquitoes were fierce and I couldn't bare staying any longer to look! |
| 26th | Norsey wood Billericay (TQ6995) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | One at the territory this afternoon. |
| 26th | Monks Wood (TL202806) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Frances Henson | 7 white admirals, large numbers of Silver washed Fritillary, 2 marbled whites amongst large numbers of butterflies on the main Butterfly walk |
| 26th | Mill Road Cemetery (TL461582) | Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Edward Pollard | 5 Marbled White. 2+ Essex Skipper. 3 Large white. 2 Small White. 5 Ringlet, 10 Meadow Brown |
| 26th | Langdon hills (TQ6786) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 2 males at the territory this afternoon. |
| 26th | Essex way between Pleshey and Gt Waltham | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone, Large White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak | Mike Hardwick | Several w l h nectarine on bramble |
| 26th | Cleeshall Great Wood (TL8733) | Purple Emperor | Ed Hutchings | |
| 26th | Castor Hanglands | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | Definitely 5 but probably 6 Purple Emperors this evening spread along the length of the eastern side of the wood. 2 fighting males attracted a chasing pack of aggressive Purple Hairstreaks making for an amusing sight in the light of the size difference. Record shot of one of the emperors attached. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Byron's Pool LNR (TL438548) | Purple Hairstreak | Rob Pople | A scan of the northern edge of the main woodland (adjoining the picnic area by the LNR car park), at around 10:10, revealed a hairstreak, which at the time I thought might be White-letter, but checking my blurry 'record' photo (uploaded here) afterwards, looked better for Purple, a view supported by the County Recorder (who encouraged me to report the record here). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Bedford Purlieu (TF0400) | Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Duncan McNiven | Lots of Dark Green Fritillaries but didn't detect any WL Hairstreaks at this usually reliable site. |
| 25th | Woodwalton Fen | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Meadow Brown, Purple Hairstreak | James Hanlon | PE territorial flight around bungalow roof mid evening before joining the hairstreaks at the top of the nearest oak. PHs around every oak at this time. At least 35 individuals seen. |
| 25th | Tylers Common (TQ565906) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Ringlet, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | c60 Purple Hairstreaks 19.50-20.45hrs. Excellent activity on a warm evening up to 10-12 sparring and clashing around oaks (even small scrubby ones) and some Ash trees as well. Also Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet and Large White |
| 25th | Thorndon Park South (TQ624903) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | 5-6pm, a female Silver-washed Fritillary on the north side of the Menagerie and 3 Marbled Whites on an adjacent strip of grassland just north. At Jury Hill (TQ618893) 3 Painted Ladies clashing furiously at top entrance and a fresh Peacock. 10+ Marbled Whites in sheltered pockets on the hill and 2 in the meadow to the north. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 25th | New Shardelows Farm Near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Marbled White | Kevin Wilson | 1 Marbled White late morning. My second sighting of this species here. The first was last year. |
| 25th | Magog Down (TL487537) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Julia Napier | This wonderful site is awash with cowslips in spring, and more recently sheets of Oxeye Daisies and quantities of Kidney Vetch. Marbled Whites have been established there for several years, along with lots of small/Essex skippers, and Small Heaths. This is not a proper list, just a small ad. for a marvellous project. Julia Napier |
| 25th | Little Warley Common (TQ606905) | Comma, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Rob Smith | 6pm+ Marbled White 6, Small Heath 2, Common Blue 2m, Small Skipper 3+, Meadow Brown 10+, Comma 1, Large Skipper 1, Yellow Shell and Silver-Y moths (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 25th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | My first 2 Purple emperors here this year,30+ SWF ,9 Marbled white, plenty of Small/Essex skipper too but not one would stop to be identified. |
| 25th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | In my garden: 2 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Large Skipper, 2+ Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 2 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet. Up to 9 Purple Hairstreak on oaks behind garden in recent evenings. |
| 25th | Harold Court (TQ559912) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 7 Purple Hairstreaks 21.00-21.10hrs |
| 25th | Hardwick Wood (TL353577) | Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | James Hanlon | 5+ SWF |
| 25th | Great Warley: nr Stonyhills Fm (TQ574905) | Peacock, Small Heath, Meadow Brown | Colin Jupp | Meadow near Stonyhills Farm/M25: 220 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Heath, 1 fresh Peacock |
| 25th | Devil's Dyke | Comma, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Large White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Chalk Hill Blue | V & K Machin | Commas were in the trees just as you enter the dyke at the racecourse section. Dark Green Fritillary were along the bottom of the dyke. Everything was constantly on the move and not settling. |
| 25th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ546930) | Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor | Colin Jupp | 2 male Purple Emperors: First seen 1.45pm then 2 clashing at the territory 2.10pm and 2.35pm. Also 2 male Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 sparring with 2 hutchinsoni Commas |
| 25th | Coombe Wood, Great Warley (TQ579904) | Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | Male Purple Emperor briefly high over 5.25pm & 5.50pm. Also 4 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood |
| 25th | Castor Hanglands | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | Single Black Hairstreak seen down the track on the eastern side of the site. |
| 25th | Brampton Wood | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Mark Ward | Late pm (33.5 degrees registering on my car and activity and numbers fairly low). 6 SWF, 4 White Admiral, 2 Purple Hairstreak. |
| 25th | Barrington (TL4150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Paddy Grove | So many butterflies around at 8am this morning, especially Tortoiseshells, Meadow Browns and Whites, but the highlight was a Dark Green Fritillary, never seen in this location before. Fortunately I had my camera for a distant grab shot as it was typically fast and active in the early morning heat (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Woodman Road Cemetery (TQ595921) | Purple Hairstreak | Rob Smith | 18 this evening. A local high point, but nothing bigger! |
| 24th | Upper Cambourne (TL328594) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | J Hanlon | male SWF following 1st record of a pr present last yr; 150+ marbled white; 1-2 purple hairstreak and a probable WLH in same spots as previously encountered |
| 24th | Roman Road (TL509503) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Roger Lemon | Roger noted 'an impressive amount of Marbled Whites'- 43, plus 59 Meadow Browns and 23 Small or Essex Skippers. The clearance of rough scrub and the restoration of meadow flowers near the Mount Farm entrance provides plenty of nectar sources. Julia Napier |
| 24th | Pilgrims Hatch | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Large White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Tom Hyde | Surprised to see a Marbled White near the bypass bridge a first for this area. |
| 24th | Monks Wood | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Mark Ward | 21 White Admirals on a 2 hour visit this pm concentrating on the bigger rides, plus 7 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 3 Commas, 2 Red Admirals, c40 Large Skippers, Small Skipper and a Marbled White. |
| 24th | Monks Wood (TL198802) | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown | Mark Sharples | 2 red admiral, 3 white admiral, lots of silver washed fritillary |
| 24th | Johnson's Meadow & Hawksbury Bush, Basildon (TQ705865) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Paul & Barbara Beckett | 1-3pm walk in hot sunshine. 200+ Marbled White; 1 White Admiral in the triangle field; 2+ White Letter Hairstreak in the elms west side of Hawksbury Bush; 1 Silver Washed Fritillary patrolling glades in the Bush. |
| 24th | Havering Country Park (TQ509930) | Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp & Phil Street | 3 (possibly 4) male Purple Emperors at the territory 3.30-4.45pm, including 2 clashing and sometimes rising high in sky above trees. Also Purple Hairstreak, Speckled Wood |
| 24th | Hatfield forest (TL5319) | Silver-washed Fritillary, Small Heath, Marbled White | Laurence Drummond | A quick late afternoon visit,no Purple Emperors yet, 2 SWF, 3 Marbled white and 2 Small heath. |
| 24th | Harold Hill (A12) (TQ553915) | White-letter Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 10 White-letter Hairstreaks central reservation elms late am |
| 24th | Hadleigh Great Woods | White Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Trevor Hockey | another visit to Hadleigh Great Woods this morning to try and photograph the SWF - see attached, very skittish and rarely settled, patrolling up and down the ride again. 6 - 8 White Admirals on the same ride. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | GARDEN, HADDENHAM, Cambs | Comma, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper | Ian Dickerson | Very hot and sunny |
| 24th | Friday Wood, near Colchester | Comma, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Veronica Machin | Ringlets - 5; Meadow Brown - in abundance; White Admiral - in abundance; Silver Washed Fritillary - 2; Small Skipper - 8; Comma - 10; Large White - 3 |
| 24th | Fowlmere rspb (TL406455) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Ade Cooper | Nearly 300 butterflies of 14 species recorded in 4 hours. Most numerous being Meadow Brown 91, Ringlet 32, Marbled White 21. |
| 24th | Fleam Dyke (TL553450) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Marion Jackson | After years of occasional sightings and then small numbers this is'Definitely the year of the Marbled White'on Fleam Dyke. Julia Napier |
| 24th | Epping forest (TQ410961) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | One male seen in the "gas" late morning. |
| 24th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 35+ Purple Hairstreaks 8.30pm onwards including 15 moat oaks 20.45, 10 in another area 21.00 with the last flying at 21.24hrs - the latest time I have recorded |
| 24th | Blackheath, Colchester | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, White Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Simon Patient | 1 Dark Green Fritillary on Verbena in my garden adjacent to Cherry tree lane. For 2 mins only. Complete surprise and first one I have seen in Essex. All other sightings in garden too. |
| 23rd | Yate's meadow Epping forest (TQ387958) | Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown | Anthony Hare | marbled white 4,large white 2,small heath 18,meadow brown 25 and 1 cinnabar moth. |
| 23rd | Woodwalton Fen (TL230849) | Purple Emperor, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Francis Woodroffe | Just the one Purple Emperor, appeared briefly high up the big oak next to the bungalow. |
| 23rd | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 40 Meadow Brown, 25 Small Tortoiseshell 20Marbled White, 16Skippers, app 8 Large 4Small 4 Essex. 10 Small Heath 4 Common Blue fresh males.4 Ringlet 1 GV White 10 mix Large and Small Whites |
| 23rd | Sewage Works, North Weald (TL495047) | White-letter Hairstreak | Ian Watts | 4-5 WLH quite active in the early afternoon. |
| 23rd | Monks Wood (TL199803) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | Good numbers of white admiral and silver-washed fritillary, a few marbled white, purple hairstreak 1,dark green fritillary 1 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 23rd | Layer Wood Tiptree (TL9117) | Purple Emperor | Sylvia Abbott | Seen on the woodland floor in late morning . Male of the species |
| 23rd | Langdon Hills (EWT Mark's Hill) | White Admiral | Andrew Cox | One white admiral. Active quite early. |
| 23rd | Huntingdon - near Tesco (TL239744) | Marbled White, White-letter Hairstreak | Mark Ward | 32 White-letter Hairstreaks in elms and ash in this excellent location where I saw similar numbers last year. Also c40 Marbled Whites on the verges. |
| 23rd | Havering country park (TQ510927) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | 3 males at the territory. |
| 23rd | Hainault country park (TQ479944) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | One male at the territory. |
| 23rd | Hadleigh Great Woods | White Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Trevor Hockey | A hot morning in the woods, saw 4 White Admirals, one Purple Hairstreak, three Heaths, and a single Silver Washed Fritillary patrolling the ride. Lots of Meadow Browns, speckled Woods |
| 23rd | Garden (TL9723) | Small White, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Len Cornwell | 2 Small Whites, 1 each of the others. Hot and Sunny |
| 23rd | Eversden Wood (TL3452) | Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | James Hanlon | Highlights 20+ SWF, 1 PH, 2 MW |
| 23rd | Epping Forest - Gifford Wood (Upshire Village) | Small White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Nigel May | First sighting of Marbled White in this area. |
| 23rd | Elmdon Lee, nr Littlebury Green (TL4838) | Small White, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Simon And Pat Cox | 1 Marbled White, 2 Ringlets, 2 Meadow Browns, 1 Small White seen during brief visit to owl box. |
| 23rd | Ellington Thorpe (TL160700) | White-letter Hairstreak | Mark Ward | 13 White-letter Hairstreaks in roadside elms and ash where recorded them last year |
| 23rd | Ellington Thorpe (TL159710) | White-letter Hairstreak | Mark Ward | One White-letter Hairstreak in roadside elm/ash |
| 23rd | Devil's Dyke, Newmarket end (TL6161) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Edward Pollard | 2 Dark Green Fritillary over thistles in the bottom of the ditch. Large numbers of Marlbed White |
| 23rd | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Comma, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 7.15-9.15pm: Evening count of 78+ Purple Hairstreaks in perfect conditions some oaks with up to ten males clashing and flitting around the tops. Last 2 seen flying 21.10hrs. Earlier today 16 White-letter Hairstreaks including 12 southern end of Fir Wood. Also good numbers of Large Skippers & Commas. |
| 23rd | Burwell Fen (TL5568) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Martin Peers | 20+ Small Tortoiseshells |
| 23rd | Brooks Reserve (TL808268) | Painted Lady, Silver-washed Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Ray Walker | Warm sunny day in this woodland reserve. Plenty of Meadow Browns and a first sighting this year of a Silver Washed Fritillary. |
| 23rd | Brampton Wood (TL183704) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Steve Binding | 10am/2pm sunny breezy 26c. (4)PurpHs.(2M)(1fm)Marb wht.(4)RedAD.(8) Comma. (27)LrgSK. (lots of) MedBrn.(6)LrgWht.(21) Wht AD sightings.(9)SM Wht.(45) Ringlet.(7M)silv wash.(2)SM skip.(4)Spec Wood.(3fm) GV wht. |
| 23rd | Brampton Wood (TL180701) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Ute Mokros | 7 to 10, sunny with gentle breeze. Saw male 6+ silver-washed fritillaries, 5 white admirals, 4 red admirals, 4 small tortoiseshells, 2 large white, 3 speckled wood, 7+ commas, one small heath and numerous meadow brown, various skippers, ringlets (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 22nd | Walthamstow Marsh (TQ354872) | Meadow Brown | Anthony Hare | meadow brown 3 plus assortment of whites 4 |
| 22nd | Lea navigational/canal wall Leyton (TQ355869) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Large Skipper | Anthony Hare | small tortoiseshell 1,red admiral 1,comma 1,large white 2 |
| 22nd | Garden (TL9723) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Len Cornwell | 1 of each |
| 22nd | Friday Wood, Essex | Comma, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Goodey | 1-2 Purple Emperors at end of Cherry Tree Lane in sallow-lined streamside with mid age oaks. Also many Silver-washed Fritillarys (20+), White Admiral (30+) in general area |
| 22nd | Friday Wood Colchester | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Goodey | 1-2 Purple Emperors at end of Cherry Tree Lane also Silver-washed Fritillary (20+), White Admiral (30+) over general area |
| 22nd | Friday Wood (TL986209) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Goodey | 1-2 Purple Emperors at end of Cherry Tree Lane. Silver-washed Fritillary (20+) White Admiral (30+) in general area |
| 22nd | Epping forest (TQ404954) | White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond | One of each along the track behind Connaught water |
| 22nd | Devil's Dyke, A1304 to A14 (TL613620) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Chalk Hill Blue | Martin Peers | Chalk Hill Blue m., Marbled White c.120, Dark Green Fritillary 3, Small Heath 18, Large Skipper 12 |
| 22nd | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 22 Large Skipper, 15+ Small Skipper, 7 Large White, 7+ Small White, 6+ Green-veined White, 6 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Holly Blue, 13 Comma, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Red Admiral, 250+ Meadow Brown, 8 Ringlet, 20 Small Heath, 4 Speckled Wood. No sign of P.emp at territory |
| 22nd | Conservation headland, Berden (TL468233) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper | Ian Dallas | 6+ Marbled White with dozens of Small Tortoiseshell and Meadow Brown on a small area with abundant Knapweed and Birdsfoot Trefoil. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Buckden (TL191669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, White-letter Hairstreak | Mark Ward | 11 White-letter Hairstreaks in the remaining brambles and elms on Stirtloe Lane on the south side of the adjacent building site for c200 houses this evening. Good to see these have remained for my second year of seeing them here despite the gradual loss of wildflower-rich habitat under concrete as the houses go up and the removal of parts of the hedgerow. |
| 22nd | Brampton Wood (TL180701) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Michael Addis | 5 Silver Washed 4 White Admirals 6 Ringlets 3 Emperor Dragonflies 1 Norfolk hawker |
| 22nd | Brampton Wood (TL180701) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Michael Addis | 5 Silver Washed 4 White Admirals 6 Ringlets 3 Emperor Dragonflies 1 Norfolk hawker |
| 22nd | Brampton Wood (TL180701) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Michael Addis | 5 Silver Washed 4 White Admirals 6 Ringlets 3 Emperor Dragonflies 1 Norfolk hawker |
| 22nd | Belfairs NR, Southend (TQ818878) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Holly Blue | Andrew Woodhouse | The highlight was two very fresh male Silver-washed Fritillaries along the main glade next to Poors Lane. Also 6 White Admiral, 16 Heath Fritillary and a single Marbled White. |
| 21st | Tylers' Common, Great Warley (TQ566905) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue | Paul & Barbara Beckett | 3-5pm breezy with sunny intervals. Many meadow brown, 1 ringlet. 10+ large skipper, 5+ small skipper, at least 2 Essex skipper. |
| 21st | Local Meadows - see below | Comma, Small White, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Trevor Hockey | Three small local meadows at top of Albert Road in Rayleigh. Dozens of Meadow Browns and large numbers of Skippers, mainly large. Surprised to see three Marbled Whites there, first time. Plus a lone Comma |
| 21st | Folkes Lane Wodland (TQ573899) | Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rob Smith | Marbled White 1+, Ringlet 3, Meadow Brown 50+, Small Heath 2, Small Skipper 2, Large Skipper 2, large White 1. Burnet Companion and NB 5-spot Burnet moths |
| 21st | Blackley Lane gravel pits, Great Leighs (TL7219) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | George Brown | Sunny with W wind, 3.15-5.10p.m. Small tortoiseshell several, Comma 2, Small white several, Green-veined white 1, Speckled wood 1, Small heath 3, Marbled white 1, Meadow brown numerous, c8 Small/Essex skippers - singles of each species identified, Purple hairstreak 1 or 2 at oaks beside small pond at S end of pits. |
| 20th | Widdington, London Jock Wd & grassland (TL528304) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rob Smith | Marbled White 28, Small Tortoiseshell 13, Small Heath 4, Meadow Brown 25, Ringlet 1, Small Skipper 3, Large Skipper 3, Comma 2. Cinnabar moth 2 |
| 20th | Wanstead Park - Epping Forest (TQ420870) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small Copper | Christian Moss | 2 marbled whites, 1 small copper, 3 comma, 2 Small torts, 3 essex skipper, 6 small skipper, 1 large skipper, 11 meadow brown, 6 small whites & 1 small heath. Old Sewage Works. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 20th | Sawtry Brook (TL167843) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Rosalyn Payne | small tortoiseshell 27, red admiral 1, large white 2, ringlet 1, meadow brown 13 |
| 20th | Pyrgo Park, Havering-atte-Bower (TQ524936) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Colin Jupp | 130 Meadow Brown, 7 Small Heath, 2 Ringlet, 4 Small White, 10 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper. Many were nectaring on creeping thistles and bramble |
| 20th | Park Wood, Chrishall, field margin (TL453385) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rob Smith | Knapweed-rich grassland - Marbled White 95, Small Tortoiseshell 37, Meadow Brown 28, Small Heath 2, Ringlet 1, Small Skipper 5, Large Skipper 4, Small White 1. Burnet Companion moth |
| 20th | Maxey and Etton Pits (TF130072) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper | David Withrington | Small Tortoiseshell(35), Comma(4), Red Admiral(2), Small White(4), Small Heath(3), Ringlet(5), Meadow Brown(20), Large Skipper(1), Essex Skipper(8) |
| 20th | Manuden: Strip Lynchets (TL494265) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rob Smith | Marbled White 15, Small Tortoiseshell 15, Meadow Brown 30, Ringlet 1, Small Heath 2, Small Skipper 2, Large Skipper 3, Small White 2. 2 Silver-Y moths |
| 20th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Mark's Hill). | Comma, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | One male sw fritillary. At least eight white admirals Two purple hairstreaks; male & female basking low down. |
| 20th | Lagoons Perry(+meadow) (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Steve Binding | Long visit 10.20/2pm sun/cloud warm. Med B(96).Sm Heath(5).Ringlet(17)one of which quite small. GVwht(3).Sm wht(41).Lrgwht(2)Lrg Skip(11m)(6fm).SM skip(17).Sm Tort(10).Com Blue very worn male(1).1st Painted Lady here this YR (1)Marbled White(1m) very freshly emerged 1st of the YR here. Comma(4)2nd gen fresh. Red Ad(2). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 20th | Jubilee Wood, Great Gidding (TL121835) | Large White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rosalyn Payne | Immature planted in 2000. large white 2, Meadow brown, in one small wildflower patch I counted over 30 so imagine C100. large skipper 1 |
| 20th | Havering Country Park (TQ509930) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Emperor, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue | Colin Jupp | 3 male Purple Emperors at the territory. The first at 1.45 pm when cloud broke; two at 2pm; up to three 3pm-4.30pm. Also 3 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White and several Meadow Browns. Elsewhere in the park eg TQ504926: 2 Marbled White, 4 White-letter Hairstreak, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 3 fresh Common Blue (2m & 1f), 2 Small White, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 7 additional Commas and a pleasing abundance of skippers, Small Heaths and particularly Meadow Browns (the MB total over whole site probably well into four-figures). |
| 20th | Fleam Dyke (TL552540) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Roger Lemon | overcast and windy |
| 20th | Epping forest (TQ410963) | Comma, Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | A female Emperor around Sallow,s here, 2 Comma and 2 Purple hairstreaks. |
| 20th | Epping forest (TQ409936) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond/Andrew Middleton | A male holding territory around Oaks Knighton wood. |
| 20th | Epping forest (TQ4094) | Purple Emperor | Laurence Drummond/Andrew Middleton | 2 males at the territory here, spectacular aerial display. |
| 20th | Elmstead Market wood (TM0725) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Green Hairstreak | Michael Padmore | |
| 20th | Castor Hanglands | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Matthew Webb | 6+ White Admirals seen in the north eastern section of the wood. A Painted Lady and several Red Admirals the other highlights. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 20th | Burton End, set-aside (TL537237) | Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rob Smith | with permission. recorded 1 Marble White here in 2017. Today counted 100, incl mating pair. Also Ringlet 4, Meadow Brown 17, Small Heath 10, Small Skipper 3, Large Skipper 3, Small White 1, moths: Burnet companion, Mother Shipton, Cinnabar 2, |
| 20th | A12 Spital Lane footbridge, Brentwood (TQ575933) | White-letter Hairstreak | Paul & Barbara Beckett | 3pm breezy with sunny intervals. At least 3 White Letter Hairstreak on elm saplings growing beside the NW and SE abutments to the footbridge. Easier to see as the tree tops are just a little taller than the elevated footbridge. |
| 19th | Thorndon Park (south) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | Andrew Cox | |
| 19th | Hockley Woods, Essex (TQ832915) | Comma, Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Ian Watts | 50+ Heath fritillary. The cow wheat is looking marvellous. |
| 19th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Colin Jupp | 289 Meadow Brown, 22 Small Heath, 1 Essex Skipper, 14 Small Skipper, 3 Large Skipper, 4 Comma, 2 Red Admiral |
| 18th | Thorndon Park (south) | Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Andrew Cox | |
| 18th | Roman Road (TL509533) | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Marion Jackson | |
| 18th | Havering Country Park (TQ504926) | Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Colin Jupp | 3.30-8.15pm: 3 Marbled White, 415+ Meadow Brown, 6 Ringlet, 30 Small Heath, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1m Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 11 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 16 Large Skipper, 50 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper (+ c50 unidentified smaller skippers). 1 MB had fallen prey to a yellow crab spider on buttercup. Moths: 7 Six-spot Burnet, 8 Burnet Companion, 1 Cinnabar and 1 Blackneck |
| 18th | Hatfield Forest (TL5420) | Small Tortoiseshell, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown | Stephen Dutton | 1 Silver Washed Fritillary from the boardwalk SE of lake 4 Small Heath 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Tortoiseshell |
| 18th | Epping forest (TQ4094) | Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond & Andrew Middleton | The sun came out around 14.00 so I drove to Epping forest and met Andrew at the territory around 15.00, at 16.25 a male emperor entered the territory, flying around the main Oak, Purple hairstreaks appear to be well out here too. |
| 17th | Yaxley Lode (TL2090) | Small Tortoiseshell | Vince Lea | Approx 360 Small Tortoiseshell counted on 4km of lode bank along Yaxley Lode at 9am. Counted very roughly on the way back from doing a bird survey. Hardly any other butterflies but quite a few groups of Peacock larvae on the nettles. |
| 17th | Wanstead Park - Epping Forest (TQ420870) | Marbled White, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Small Copper | Christian Moss | First marbled white seen in the old OSW. The small copper aberration is still showing well. My first white letter & purple hairstreak by Heronry Pond. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 17th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 20 Meadow Brown, 20 Marbled White, 8 Small Tort, 6 Small Heath, 4 Small Skipper, 1Large Skipper, 2 Small White, 1 Large White 1 Burnet Companion ,2 Common Blue |
| 17th | Fryerning Churchyard (TL6301) | Comma, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Graham Smith | 50+ Meadow Brown, 12 Large White, 2 Small White, otherwise singles |
| 17th | Castor Hanglands (TF117022) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | David Withrington | Small Tortoiseshell(7), Red Admiral(1), Silver-washed Fritillary(3), Small White(2), Speckled Wood(7), Ringlet(2+), Small Heath(4), Meadow Brown(45), Large Skipper(15), Small Skipper(12). |
| 17th | Castor Hanglands (TF116014) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Black Hairstreak, Common Blue | Mark Searle | 3 Black Hairstreaks along the Bridleway at the southern end of the site. 2 Pristine White Admirals on the edge of the meadow close to the entrance to the woods on the east side of Middle Heath. Many Small and Large Skippers across the site. |
| 17th | Bassingbourn barracks south west perimeter (TL326456) | Dark Green Fritillary, Marbled White | D Gareth Rees | Large parts of Bassingbourn barracks are heavily scrubbed now, no direct access but lock down has enabled location of paths to the SW edge. c10 Dark Green Fritillary on the wing on a 1-200 metre strip of grassy scrub at 18:00. One Marbled White. Area of total MOD land visible is very small, so could be good numbers of DGF here. |
| 17th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rosalyn Payne | small tortoiseshell 15, comma 1, red admiral 1, silver-washed fritillary 1, large white 5, green-veined white 5, speckled wood 15, small heath 1, ringlet 3, meadow brown 31, large skipper 3. 11am-1pm mostly sunny |
| 16th | Shipwrights Wood, Benfleet - Meadow area | Peacock, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Trevor Hockey | Visited the meadow behind the woods today. 20 plus Marbled White seen, 5 plus Skippers, assume Small, 2 x Holly Blue, 1 x Ringlet, 1 x Peacock (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 16th | Sewage Works, North Weald (TL495047) | Purple Hairstreak | Ian Watts | 8pm. Outnumbered by goldfinches but 4-5 Purple Hairstreaks doing their thing in one of the larger oaks. |
| 16th | Sawtry Brook (TL167843) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rosalyn Payne | small tortoiseshell 14, small white 2, large white 2, ringlet 1, meadow brown 5, large skipper 3 |
| 16th | Pound Wood, EWT Reserve | Heath Fritillary | Trevor Hockey | Good numbers still around, including a mating pair. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 16th | Phyllis Currie EWT Reserve (TL720180) | White-letter Hairstreak | George Brown | Muggy and rather cloudy, 4.05p.m. c6 White-letter hairstreaks seen from road along W side (Felstead Road) in top of elm 8 yards from the road bends traffic sign. |
| 16th | Langdon Hills (EWT Willow Park & Mark's Hill). | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | At least three white admiral, Willow Park. Two marbled white, Willow Park. |
| 16th | Great Leighs, near sewage works (TL7216) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | George Brown | Sunny then cloud developing; muggy. 1.50-3.30p.m. 6 Small tortoiseshell, 4 Small white, 1 Large white, 2 Small heath, 1 Ringlet, numerous Meadow browns, 1 Large skipper, c15 Small skippers at rough field behind sewage works, 1 Holly blue, 1 Brown argus. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 16th | Great Leighs Meadows (TL7218) | Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Ray Walker | Warm day with well over 50 Meadow Browns feeding on bramble blossom accompanied by several small skippers. |
| 16th | Fulbourn Fen, Cambridgeshire (TL5256) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Edward Pollard | |
| 16th | Epping forest (TQ4094) | Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak | Laurence Drummond | My first Emperor of the year, a male at the territory Andrew and Liz found a few years ago @14.30 |
| 16th | Dunmow Cutting (TL609214) | Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Val Blamire | 20+ Marbled White nectoring on scabious flowers. Also good numbers of Ringlets and Meadow Brown. |
| 16th | Blenheim Park, Southend (TQ847875) | White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak | Andrew Woodhouse | 8 Purple Hairstreaks in the oaks by Mountdale Gardens and a single White-letter Hairstreak along the hedge to the south. |
| 15th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL211813) | Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Ian Johnstone | Walk between 9:30 and 10:00. Weather cloudy intervals, 18'C, light wind and humid. 4 : Marbled White 6-10 : Meadow Brown 2 : Small White 2 : Large Skipper 1 : Common Blue - Looking worse for ware 6+ : Small Heath (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 15th | Weald Brook (TQ563922) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Colin Jupp | Grassland alongside brook & near driving range. 22 Small Heath, 21 Meadow Brown, 19 Small Skipper, 8 Large Skipper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 1 Small White. Also Silver Y moth |
| 15th | Thorndon Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Andrew Cox | |
| 15th | Theydon Bois WT (TQ458980) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper | Christian Moss | On my way to Epping forest I stopped at Theydon at 7am. Over 100 meadow brown, 18 marbled whites, 1 small tort, 2 small heath & 11 small skippers. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 4 Purple Hairstreaks seen between 7.45-8pm in mainly cloudy but calm, warm conditions. Also 2 over Oak on A12 central reservation |
| 15th | Northlands Wood, Langdon Hills (TQ692857) | Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak | Steve Drake | message received from Steve: a Purple Emperor momentarily grounded in Northlands Wood. Also a Purple Hairstreak |
| 15th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak | Phil Bromley | While carrying out the Monks Wood UKBMS transect today it was pleasing to see 3 different hairstreak species - 1 black, 2 white-letter & 1 purple. Also, 5 white admiral. |
| 15th | Monks Wood (TL199803) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, White Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Ian Johnstone | Walk between 10:45 and 12:00. Weather : Sunny Intervals, 20'C, light wind and humid. 6 : White Admiral 1 : Red Admiral 1 : (Possible) Painted Lady - Up in tree canopy 3 : Small White 6+ : Speckled Wood 3 : Small Heath 1 : Marbled White 10+ : Meadow Brown 2 : Large Skipper (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 15th | Lyonshall Wood, S of Great Leighs (TL7314) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown | George Brown | Sunny and warm, 10.10-11.20a.m. 3 Small tortoiseshells, 1 Comma (Hutchinsoni form), 1 Speckled wood, numerous Meadow browns, 1 Ringlet. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | Hockley Woods | Heath Fritillary | Howard Butler | 45 individuals noted. Warm sunny conditions. All Sightings between 9.30 and 11.10 |
| 15th | Highwood Churchyard (TL6404) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Graham Smith | 120+ Meadow Brown, 30+ Large Skipper, 25+ Small Skipper, 4 Large White. |
| 15th | Hadleigh Great Woods | Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue | Trevor Hockey | Not so many Heaths to be seen as compared to last week, maybe 20 at most. Lots of Meadow Browns and a few Skippers, Small and Essex. |
| 15th | Fowlmere rspb (TL048380) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Ade Cooper | Most numerous was Meadow Brown 45 and Large Skipper 32. Single Marbled White, Comma, Common Blue, Brimstone. |
| 15th | Epping Forest (Bury Wood) (TQ402955) | Silver-washed Fritillary | Christian Luke Moss | Two silver washed fritillaries seen in Bury Wood. Wonderful butterflies. |
| 15th | Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse (TL614618) | Small Tortoiseshell, Dark Green Fritillary, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Francis Woodroffe | An veritable abundance of Marbled Whites. Several DGF's when I arrived just after midday - a glorious sight of flashing orange. They must have taken issue with my friend upon whose arrival shortly afterwards they virtually disappeared, only popping up every now and (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 15th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Comma, White-letter Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 3 White-letter Hairstreaks Fir Wood late afternoon, including 2 clashing males high above the elms in calm conditions. Finally emerged here after negative search yesterday. Also 2 Comma |
| 15th | Church Lane LNR, North Weald (TL495047) | Small White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Ian Watts | 3 x WLH in the elms outside the sewage works. Single Marbled White. And a trio of red kites soaring so high I could only ID them through my binoculars. |
| 15th | Blackheath, Colchester | White-letter Hairstreak | Simon Patient | First White letter Hairstreak of the year in Elms in our garden adjacent to Cherry tree lane. |
| 15th | Blackheath, Colchester | White-letter Hairstreak | Simon Patient | First White letter Hairstreak of the year in Elms in our garden adjacent to Cherry tree lane. |
| 15th | Benfleet Downs (Hadleigh CP) (TQ786858) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | David Chandler | First sightings of Small Skipper and Marbled White seen on the transect this season. Reasonable numbers of White Letter Hairstreaks but not so many comming down to nectar on Bramble than in previous years. |
| 15th | Bedford Purlieus (TF041003) | Red Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rosalyn Payne | dark green fritillary 30. Very few of the other species. No hairstreaks seen at the other end of the wood as yet, I spoke to several people, all said the same |
| 15th | Aythorpe Roding Churchyard (TL5815) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Graham Smith | 12 Meadow Brown, 4 Small White, singles of all other species. |
| 14th | Wanstead Park - Epping Forest (TQ420870) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Small Copper | Christian Luke Moss | 9 super fresh small tortoiseshells, 4 comma, 1 small copper AB, 3 small heath, 1 red admiral, 1 speckled Wood, 4 small skipper & 6 meadow brown. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 14th | Valentine's Park, Ilford (TQ436880) | Comma, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper | Rob Smith | singles late pm |
| 14th | Theydon Bois WT (TQ458979) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Rob Smith | 6pm - in the exquisitely-managed flower-rich area at the bottom of this site, I disturbed from roost 10 male Marbled White, c.50 Meadow Brown, 2m Common Blue, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Small Skipper, 3 Small Heath and a pair of Burnet Companion moths. Further up the slope by the earthworks sculpture (TQ459980) c.30 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Skipper and a Small Heath (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 14th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White | Stephen Dutton | 20 Meadow Browns, 8 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Small Heath, 2 Marbled Whites,first record at this location. 2 Large Whites, 1 Small White |
| 14th | Stour Wood RSPB | Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | 4 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 12+ Meadow Browns, 6 Small Heaths, 2 Speckled Woods, several whites (Small identified), 2 Holly Blues (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 14th | Stirtloe Lane Buckden (TL190669) | White-letter Hairstreak | Steve Binding | 10+ all on brambles along roadside hedges. |
| 14th | St Andrews Graveyard, Sawtry (TL175838) | White-letter Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | 8 white-letter hairstreak |
| 14th | North Hill Recreation Ground, Harold Hill (TQ536930) | Red Admiral, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | A total of 11 Purple Hairstreaks 7.25-7.50pm. Also Red Admiral and Large Skipper |
| 14th | Monks Wood | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Jeremy Milne | White Admiral 3 |
| 14th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 3 Large Skipper (2m & 1f), 2 Holly Blue and 1 Comma in my garden |
| 14th | East Ham NR (TQ430823) | Comma, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Rob Smith | possible White-letter Hairstreak, which was my main quarry, but unable to confirm. Comma 2, Red Admiral 1, Holly Blue 4, Green-veined White 2, Meadow Brown 1, Large Skipper 1, Speckled Wood 1 |
| 14th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 4 Purple Hairstreaks flying up to 8.15pm |
| 14th | Bran End (TL655250) | Small Tortoiseshell | Margaret Rufus | 2 |
| 14th | Brampton Wood | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, White Admiral, Silver-washed Fritillary, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Roger Orbell | S W F by entrance 6 pm 5 W A |
| 13th | Trumpington Meadows | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Common Blue | Paddy Grove | Many Marbled Whites along the M11 bank in the southern meadow |
| 13th | Trumpington Meadows | Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Blue | Stephen Dutton | 1SmallBlue, worn female, 1 Marbled White , 4 Common Blue males,2 females worn. Lots of Small Heath, maybe 40 plus walking across eastern meadow similar no of Meadow Browns |
| 13th | Thrift Wood EWT, Bicknacre (TL791018) | Brimstone, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rob Smith | No Heath Fritillaries since 2013, but still a lovely, well-managed woodland. a Female Brimstone, 6 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 2 Silver-Y moth |
| 13th | Sutton Gault, Cambridgeshire (TL423800) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rob Partridge | Walking roadside and droves. Singles of Painted Lady and Red Admiral; a minimum of 40 Small Tortoiseshells, most feeding on creeping thistle. |
| 13th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Comma, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 3 Large Skipper, 2 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Comma, 6 Meadow Brown, 2 Speckled Wood. Also 4 White-letter Hairstreaks (A12) |
| 13th | One Tree Hill, Basildon | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Alan Waddoups | Meadow Browns extremely numerous, Sp.Wd x 5, M.Wh x 12, Sm.Sk x 15, E.Sk x 1, H.Bl x 3, Sm.H x 8, Comma x 2, RA x 1, Sm.C x 4, L.Sk x 3, L.Wh x 1, B x 2 (1m, 1f). No White Admirals, although others reported them. |
| 13th | Jermaines Wood, Great Warley (TQ570907) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Rob Smith | Meadow Brown 141, Small Heath 4, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 5, fresh male Common Blue and Small White, Large Skipper 3. moths: NB 5-spot Burnet 2, Burnet Companion 5, Cinnabar 1, Silver-Y 1 |
| 13th | Holt Field Barton Cambs (TL403544) | Small White, Meadow Brown | Anthony Roberts | Small White 7, Meadow Brown 62. |
| 13th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White | Anthony Hare | One of each. |
| 13th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Colin Jupp | In my garden am: Comma, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Large Skipper, Meadow Brown (all singles). Also Hummingbird Hawkmoth 9.30am |
| 13th | Harold Hill (A12) (TQ553915) | White-letter Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 12+ White-letter Hairstreaks on central reservation elms 10am onwards; good clashing activity despite breezy conditions. Also 2 WLH on elm near bus stop TQ555917 |
| 13th | Hadleigh Country Park (TQ785857) | Comma, Red Admiral, Large White, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Ian Cotgrove | Observations along the Gas Pipe Route (200m). 1 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Large White, 2 Specked Wood, 1 Marbled White, 1 Meadow Brown, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 White-letter Hairstreak (my 1st of the season) & 5 Holly Blue |
| 13th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Large White, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Brown Argus | James Fowler | Warm, sunny and windy. Multiple Meadow Brown, Large Skipper & Small Heath. Four Small Tortoiseshell and singletons of others. The first Marbled White in the garden this year. |
| 13th | Galleywood Common (TL701028) | Comma | Rob Smith | 5pm, a single Comma on the north common |
| 13th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Comma, Red Admiral, Purple Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 10 Purple Hairstreaks 7.15-8.25pm, 2 Comma and 1 Red Admiral |
| 13th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Comma, Brimstone, Small White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Colin Jupp | 1 male Brimstone, 2 Small White, 1 Small Skipper, 5 Large Skipper, 2 Comma, 15 Meadow Brown. Also 3 Silver Y moths |
| 13th | Castor | Green Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | Single Green Hairstreak seen mid-morning on a hawthorn next to the bridge over the Nene Valley Railwayline by Mill Lane, Castor. They've been seen a little further east along the line in Ferry Meadows but I'm unaware of records from here. |
| 13th | Bran End (TL655250) | Small Tortoiseshell, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | Margaret Rufus | 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Large Skipper |
| 13th | Bedford Purlieus (TL037997) | Small Tortoiseshell, Silver-washed Fritillary, Dark Green Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | David Withrington | Dark Green Fritillary(7 incl. two mating) in northern section, Silver-washed Fritillary(1) on southern ride. |
| 12th | Shingle hill point Tollesbury Wick sea wall EWLT r | Red Admiral | George Rogers | Strong NE wind and sea fret but saw 5 or 6 Red Admirals presumably newly arrived migrants |
| 12th | Friday Wood, Abberton (TL9920) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | David Walsh | A walk along the south side of Friday Wood was largely in search of Beautiful Demoiselles, but we saw a nice selection of butterflies, including my earliest ever Essex Skippers (2 seen and scrutinised). |
| 12th | Coldhams Common, Cambridge (TL470588) | Small Heath, Meadow Brown | Edward Pollard | 12 Meadow Brown, 2 Small Heath |
| 12th | Barton drift (TL4057) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Louise Bacon | one small white, 3 or 4 Marbled white, a couple of skippers and plenty of Meadow Browns...takign advantage of no live firing at present to get tot he top of the Drift byway which is often out of bounds |
| 11th | Belton Hills, Castle Drive (TQ828858) | Speckled Wood, White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Woodhouse | My first two White-letter Hairstreaks of the season nectaring on bramble bushes. |
| 9th | Wandlebury Country Park, Cambridge (TL4953) | Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Edward Pollard | 9:30 - 10:30am. But surprisingly warm. 15 MB, 2 SW, 2 LS |
| 9th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 10 Md Brown inc 2 mating, 6 Small Heath 3 Sm Tort, 1 Lg Skipper, 1 Cm Blue fm |
| 9th | Long Running Epping Forest (TQ4399) | Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Christian Moss | 4 large skippers & a single meadow brown. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown | Andrew Cox | |
| 9th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Steve Binding | sun/cloud 11.36am (4)Sm Tort.(1)Sm Heath.(7) lrg Skip.(4)Med Brn. (1)Sm Skip male , 1st of the year here. Plenty of nectar around site but lack of numbers?? (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | John Weston Reserve EWT (TM2624) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | 3+ Small Heaths, 2 Meadow Browns, 2 Small Whites, 2 Speckled Woods, 1 Small Tortoiseshell & 1 Common Blue |
| 9th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ382950) | Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | speckled wood 3,holly blue 1. |
| 9th | Hadleigh Great Woods | Red Admiral, Heath Fritillary, Meadow Brown | Trevor Hockey | Good numbers of Heaths at two different sites within the woods. At least 30 plus. Also seen 1 x Red Admiral, plus 10 Meadow Brown and several Speckled Woods. Good to see the Heaths in good number here. |
| 9th | Epping Forest. (TQ387958) | Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | holly blue 1,small heath 15,meadow brown 15. |
| 9th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 40 Small Heath, 25 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood, 3 Small Skipper, 3 Large Skipper, 1 fresh Small White, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Red Admiral. No sign any WLH or PH. Many grass areas that would normally have MB's still very short where deer grazed. |
| 9th | Brampton Wood | Red Admiral, White Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Black Hairstreak | Roger Orbell | White Admiral on Main Ride Several B H still around |
| 8th | Holland Haven CP (TM2217) | Small Tortoiseshell | Simon & Pat Cox | 3 Small Tortoiseshells of which 1 came in over the seawall. |
| 8th | Devil's Dyke: northern edge of the Links | Red Admiral, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown | David Bird | 2 marbled white; 2 dark green fritillary and a male meadow brown |
| 7th | Trumpington Meadows | Small Tortoiseshell, Large Skipper, Common Blue, Small Blue | Paddy Grove | It was overcast, breezy, cool and slightly damp, but I had to go and look for the recently publicised Small Blues. I managed to find one in the grass next to the path. (As previously mentioned, no-one should trample the vegetation looking for these rare and fragile butterflies). (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 7th | RSPB Wallasea Island (TQ945496) | Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue | Paul & Barbara Beckett | 9am-1pm walk around perimeter trail in breezy sunshine and clouds. Many(50+)small heath, fewer(20+) meadow brown, 1 common blue & 1 marbled white on sea wall grassy path. Also brimstone moth. |
| 7th | Pound Wood (TQ820888) | Heath Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | James Fowler | Between 8 and 11, cool with occasional sunshine when a multitude of HF revealed themselves. Under the pylons and adjacent to East End coppice 50+ Heath Fritillary, Several Speckled Wood, singletons of others. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 7th | Parsonage Lane, Margaretting (TL672011) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Ringlet, Essex Skipper, Common Blue | J. Elliott | |
| 7th | Jermaines Wood/Tylers Common (TQ571907) | Comma, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper | Rob Smith | in a lovely hour of warm sunshine this morning - Meadow Brown 71, Small Heath 2, Speckled Wood 2, Small Skipper 1, Large Skipper 3, and a hutchinsoni Comma. moths: Burnet Companion 6, Nemophora deg. 15 |
| 6th | Wicken Fen (TL564700) | Ringlet | Kevin Wilson | Despite the mostly cool showery windy conditions, I was surprised to see a Ringlet on the wing briefly during a brief sunny spell. |
| 5th | Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet Downs (TQ786858) | Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Andrew Woodhouse | Managed to dodge the heavy showers and see three Essex Skippers. |
| 5th | Bran End (TL655250) | Meadow Brown | Margaret Rufus | 2 |
| 4th | Thorndon Park (south) | Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Brown Argus | Andrew Cox | |
| 4th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper | Rosalyn Payne | Walked along the eastern perimeter then back down through the wood 2hrs. Cloudy with sunny spells. small tortoiseshell 1, large white 1, speckled wood 34, meadow brown 4, large skipper 4 |
| 3rd | Wanstead Park - Epping Forest (TQ420870) | Common Blue | Christian Moss | Early morning stroll around the OSW. Two male roosting common blues. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 2nd | hazeleigh wood (TL834040) | White Admiral | Maureen Bissell | First white admiral of the year. Earlier than normal. |
| 2nd | Trumpington Meadows | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Blue | Trevor Sawyer | After keeping the information quiet, Butterfly Conservation have asked me to publicise new sightings of the colony of Small Blue which has been discovered here over the past couple of years... This afternoon, I saw 8 adults on various parts of the meadows, including a female within 100 metres of Byron's Pool carpark. So although there are a couple of hotspots, they can turn up anywhere on site. Whilst on site today I saw my first 2 Marbled Whites and (single) Small Skipper. Large Skipper numbers building. Also a few Brown Argus, lots of Common Blue, Small Heath. Singles/low numbers of Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small or Green Veined White and a Speckled Wood in the wood itself.PLEASE NOTE: ALL butterflies were seen from main footpaths - DO NOT trample vegetation - It is extremely dry on site at the moment! |
| 2nd | Pound Wood (TQ820888) | Heath Fritillary, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Holly Blue | David Chandler | After a tip off from an EWLT member I found at least 40 Heath Fritillaries flying beneath the electricity pylons. Lots of Cow Wheat in flower present. HFs looked smaller than last year - approx size of a Holly Blue. Cause..early emergence perhaps? (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Mark Ward | 65 Black Hairstreaks noted on a 2 hour transect across the Wood from c12.30-2.30. |
| 2nd | Hockley Woods (TQ833924) | Heath Fritillary, Speckled Wood | Ray Walker | Sighted 11 Heath Fritillary some in the recent cleared area adjacent to the main site where there is also an abundance of Common Cow Wheat (See photo) its food plant. Great work here from Butterfly Conservation! (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 2nd | Bran End (TL655250) | Small Tortoiseshell | Margaret Rufus | 2 |
| 2nd | Brampton Wood NR (TL180703) | Meadow Brown, Black Hairstreak | Stu & Jill Elsom | At least 15 noted between sites 1 and 2. Many were quite high in the trees by the time we arrived just after 0800. Some egg-laying noted. Suspect our count is a major underestimate. |
| 2nd | Bedfords Park LNR (TQ5292) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Purple Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | TQ5292: 5 Small Tortoiseshell in Walled Garden, 2 Comma, 8 Large Skipper, 2 fresh Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Holly Blue, 21 Meadow Brown, 16 Small Heath. Also 10 Burnet Companions. In TQ5192: 1 Red Admiral, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Small Heath and then on oaks nr Lower Bedfords Rd 7.30-8.15pm at TQ524919 2 Purple Hairstreak |
| 1st | Thorndon Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Andrew Cox | Many small health. At least three brown argus. |
| 1st | Howlands Marsh, St Osyt (TM1116) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Simon & Pat Cox | 1 fresh Small Tortoiseshell, single abraded male Orange Tip & Brown Argus, 3 Holly Blues, 8 Small Heaths, Small White & white sp. |
| 1st | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ382950) | Speckled Wood | Anthony Hare | 4. |
| 1st | Grove Wood and eastern Cherry Orchard | Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Trevor Hockey | First Meadow Browns seen this afternoon x3, 2 x Green Veined Whites, 8x speckled Wood, 2 x Holly Blue |
| 1st | Epping Forest. (TQ387958) | Small Heath, Meadow Brown | Anthony Hare | small heath 20,meadow brown 9. |
| 1st | Devils Dyke July Race Course Side. (TL613620) | Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Dingy Skipper, Large Skipper, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Marbled White, Dark Green Fritillary | Kevin Wilson | I walked the first 2 sections of the dyke between 5.30pm-6.35pm.Very surprised to see 2 Marbled Whites on the wing. My earliest sighting of this species. A fritillary 'type' butterfly flew rapidly past me twice. Looked smaller than a Dark Green Fritillary I thought? Other butterflies seen-12+ Dingy Skippers,6 Large Skippers,5 Meadow Browns, Small Heaths, Common Blues, 2 Holly Blues,2 Small Tortoiseshells,1 Ringlet,1Painted Lady, 1 Small White, 1 Large White and 2 unidentified Whites, (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 1st | Cambridge Innovation Park, Waterbeach (TL487966) | Small Heath | Tim | Also saw a pair the next day in the same location (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 1st | Benfleet Downs (Hadleigh CP) (TQ786858) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | David Chandler | Following lockdown restrictions being lifted this was my first transect of the season on Benfleet Downs. Ten species not too bad for the June dip. |
| 1st | Around Lees Priory | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Common Blue | Mike Hardwick | Bright and sunny briefly quite a brisk breeze midday |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 31st | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White, Holly Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | 2 Small Tortoiseshells (1st in our garden this year), 2-3 Holly Blues, single Red Admiral & Small White |
| 31st | Wanstead Park - Epping Forest (TQ4287) | Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Large Skipper | Chris Moss | First walk around in months. 2 small heath, 2 speckled woods, large skipper & small tort. |
| 31st | Monks Wood NNR (TL2080) | Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak | Duncan McNiven | At least 12 Black Hairstreaks along one ride. Easily the commonest butterfly today. |
| 31st | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Comma, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Phil Bromley | 9 ~ 11.30am. It appears as though the black hairstreak season is nearing its peak in Monks Wood. I counted 81 individuals across 21 locations within the wood. The count at a location was the maximum number seen flying at any one moment. Also seen was my first 'hutchinsoni' comma of the year. |
| 31st | Little Waltham Meadows (TL713119) | Small Heath, Holly Blue | Ray Walker | First time here but few butterflies sighted. |
| 31st | Hockley Wood (TL048380) | Heath Fritillary, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Veronica Machin | Warm sunny afternoon. Many Heath Fritillary out on the brambles in three rides in Hockley Wood. Wonderful spectacle. Also saw Common Blue and Brown Argus in long grass in nearby field. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 31st | Hockley Wood (TL048380) | Heath Fritillary | Veronica Machin | Warm sunny afternoon. Many Heath Fritillary out on the brambles in three rides in Hockley Wood. Wonderful spectacle. Also saw Common Blue and Brown Argus in long grass in nearby field. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 31st | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ382950) | Red Admiral, Painted Lady | Anthony Hare | red admiral 1,painted lady 1. |
| 31st | Green Lane Woodwalton (TL209813) | Black Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | 3 Black Hairstreak (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 31st | Brampton Wood Site One | Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak | Alan Coles | Nine Black Hairstreaks either side of narrow path at Site One between 10.45 and 11.30. Also saw three Speckled Woods. Very warm with breeze picking up. |
| 31st | Brampton Wood (TL180703) | Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Mark Ward | 22 Black Hairstreaks seen between 06.30 and 10.30. All at sites 1 and 2 apart from one near the double pond and one main ride. Many freshly emerged and in grass early am. |
| 30th | Riddy Wood (TL218815) | Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Black Hairstreak | Rosalyn Payne | 1 black hairstreak on transect. I'm seeing less small heath than usual on the grass track at Woodwalton farm but after noticing the ones I did find flew off over the hedge I had a walked the length of section 1 on the otherside of the hedge and counted a dozen off transect |
| 30th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383957) | Comma, Small Heath | Anthony Hare | 2 fighting |
| 30th | Harold Hill (A12) (TQ553915) | White-letter Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 2 White-letter Hairstreaks over A12 central reservation elms late am and several Holly Blues. (WLH earlier than 2011 sighting by a day) |
| 30th | Folly Mill Thaxted (TL6028) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Small Heath, Small Copper | Stephen Dutton | 2 Sm Copper looking a bit worn, 1 Sm Tort, 1 Sm Heath,2 Sm White |
| 30th | Epping Forest. (TQ387958) | Small Heath | Anthony Hare | 15 |
| 30th | Castor Hanglands | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Clouded Yellow, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Black Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | 15+ Black Hairstreaks seen late morning/early afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 30th | Brightlingsea | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Simon Cox | Single Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Speckled Wood & Holly Blue. 2 Small Whites (& probable Green-veined) |
| 30th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Brown Argus | George Brown | Sunny and warm, E wind. Area E of Witham Road near River Brain. 3 fresh Small tortoiseshells, 2 Green-veined whites, 6 Small heaths, 2 Brown argus. (Also Mother Shipton moth.) |
| 30th | Benfleet Garden | Other butterfly | Pete Jackson | Astonished to find a Swallowtail flying around my front garden for a few minutes at 10am. Noted a very pale example. Photo's attached (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 29th | St Faith's Park, Brentwood (TQ586939) | Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul And Barbara Beckett | 5-6pm walk in breezy sunshine. 2 large skipper and 2 brown argus; the first seen here this year in the sheltered meadow near the Weald Road elms. |
| 29th | Hockley Woods (TQ838916) | Heath Fritillary, Holly Blue | Martin & Carol | We saw at least 42 Heath Fritillaries between 1.30 and 2.30pm after searching for an hour in the same area without a sighting. Presume a slight increase in temperature stimulated activity. Most were basking, some nectaring, a few fighting and 1 pair appeared to be mating. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 29th | Hockley Woods (TQ838916) | Heath Fritillary, Holly Blue | Martin & Carol | We saw at least 42 Heath Fritillaries between 1.30 and 2.30pm after searching for an hour in the same area without a sighting. Presume a slight increase in temperature stimulated activity. Most were basking, some nectaring, a few fighting and 1 pair appeared to be mating. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 29th | Hockley Woods (TQ836914) | Heath Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Holly Blue, Common Blue | David Glover | Lots of Common and Holly Blues, as well as a few Ringlet and one Speckled Wood. Heath Fritillary was an amazing sighting; Feed for a while on some clover in a meadow on the edge of Hockley Woods and gave some wonderful views. Pics included. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 29th | Hockley Woods (TQ836914) | Heath Fritillary, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue | David Glover | Lots of Common and Holly Blues, as well as a few Meadow Brown and one Speckled Wood. Heath Fritillary was an amazing sighting; Feed for a while on some clover in a meadow on the edge of Hockley Woods and gave some wonderful views. Pics included. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 29th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | James Fowler | Warm and sunny between 10 & 12. Three freshly emerged Small Tortoiseshell. More than 10 Large Skippers chasing each other, those that settled were all males. Three Common Blues and singletons of others. |
| 29th | Castor Hanglands | Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Black Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | c.6 Black Hairstreaks and 2+ Green Hairstreaks. A Green Hairstreak was seen taking on the recently emerged Black Hairstreaks towards the top of an oak. Plenty of Small Heaths about too. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 29th | Bran End (TL655250) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Small Heath | Margaret Rufus | 1&1&1 |
| 28th | Swaddywell Pit Nature Reserve | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue | Matthew Webb | Grizzled Skippers fairly active this early evening. One Dingy Skipper, which appear to be scarcer here than Grizzled Skipper based on the recent visits I've made. |
| 28th | Portholme Water Meadow (TL234706) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Michael Addis | 1 Painted lady - This was just off Portholme, near Brampton Golf course on the riverside 4 common Blue 6 Small Heath 1 Small tortoiseshell 1 Red Admiral 1 Small Copper 1 Large White 1 Small White 2 green-veined white |
| 28th | Portholme Water Meadow (TL234706) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Michael Addis | 1 Painted lady - This was just off Portholme, near Brampton Golf course on the riverside 4 common Blue 6 Small Heath 1 Small tortoiseshell 1 Red Admiral 1 Small Copper 1 Large White 1 Small White 2 green-veined white |
| 28th | Epping Forest. (TQ387958) | Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Anthony Hare | common blue 2,holly blue 1,small heath 17,meadow brown 1. |
| 28th | Castor Hanglands | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | 2 Green Hairstreaks seen in the blackthorn thickets. 2 possible Black Hairstreak sightings but nothing confirmed. |
| 28th | Brampton Wood | Comma, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak, Common Blue | Steve Binding | v warm sunny but breezy.1st Black Hairstreaks here 9 sightings (4)definite individuals at sites 1+2 not settling long enough to photo, from 3.30pm on. Others (6/7)Spec W. (1) GVwht. (1) blue form female Com Blue. |
| 27th | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Black Hairstreak | Phil Bromley | Today I saw 16 black hairstreaks across 6 locations within the wood. This included a mating pair and a male that had only managed to successfully develop its right side wings, thus giving a rare view of the wing topsides. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 27th | Garden in Little Eversden | Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus | James Fowler | First Large Skipper (2) of 2020. The Green Hairstreak was probably the same individual I saw 2 weeks ago, |
| 27th | Benfleet Downs, Hadleigh Castle Country Park (TQ788857) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood, Wall, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Graham Bailey | Late afternoon ramble around site - Green hairstreak 4, all in different locations; Common blue 5, Comma 6,Speckled wood 8, Holly blue 10, Large skipper 2, Small heath 2, Large white 2, Small white 2. Best of all was a single Wall brown along top ride, which should be excellent next month for White-letter hairstreks. |
| 26th | Thaxted (TL6132) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 4 Cm Blue, 3 Br Argus, 1 Lge Skipper, 1 Sp Wood, 1 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 4 Orange Tips |
| 26th | Lark Rise Farm, Barton (TL4255) | Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Large Skipper | Vince Lea | First Large Skipper for the site, none seen on the transect walk yesterday. Small Tortoiseshells looking very fresh, presumably second generation already. |
| 26th | Hockley wood (TQ8391) | Comma, Heath Fritillary, Large White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Janet Edmunds And Dave Jones | On our walk in Hockley wood we saw holly blues 10+, speckled woods 4, common blue 1, commas 3, large white 1, mixed whites 10+, small heaths 3 and at least 25+ heath fritillaries. |
| 26th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ382950) | Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | one of each. |
| 26th | Epping Forest. (TQ383963) | Small Heath, Common Blue | Anthony Hare | 2 common blue,9 small heath. |
| 25th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Large White, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | Small Heath in our garden today--only a few previous records for the site. Also 2-3 Holly Blues & a Large White. |
| 25th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL212813) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Steve Binding+Steve Binding (jnr) | from 12.15pm Sunny v warm 25c+ (1)Pcock.(1)v worn Sm Tort.(1m)+(1fm)Brim. (1m)Org t.(4m)+(2fm)Com Blue.(2)Sm Heath.(3) Grn HS worn.(3)Grizz worn.(3)Brn Argus of which 2 very small. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 25th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadow (TQ699863) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Grizzled Skipper, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul And Barbara Beckett | 12-3 walk in warm sunshine, light breeze. First meadow brown in triangle field; 4 grizzled skipper, 2 in West and 2 in East; 1 large skipper male and 1 brown argus in West; 5 green hairstreak; 20+ small heath, 10+ common blue. |
| 25th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands & Great Berry). | Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Cox | |
| 25th | Great Staughton meadow (TL127646) | Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | 09.40/1046am warm sunny (1)Small Copper. (2)Com Blue males. (65+) Small Heath never seen so many in one area. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 25th | Chettisham Meadow (TL541830) | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Francis Woodroffe | Very warm and slightly breezy. Delighted to find a Green hairstreak here as it's not in the published lists of species found here. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 25th | Barrington (TL4150) | Small White, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Paddy Grove | Nice to see a few Common Blues and Brown Argus on a wildflower strip between fields (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Langdon Hills ( EWT Lincewood & Great Berry). | Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 24th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Steve Binding | V warm sun/cloud 18c but windy even so (1)Brim. (2)GVwht. (1)Smwht. (1)BrnArg.(1m)OrgT. (6m)(1fm)Com Blue. And 1st of the yr here (1)Large Skip male. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Haslingfield | Peacock, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue | Paddy Grove | I was surprised by this early Meadow Brown, at the corner of Haslingfield rec. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Brooks Reserve (TL808268) | Speckled Wood | Ray Walker | Very few flying today. Have seen a moth which Iam unable to identify - Picture attached - can anyone identify this one ? (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 23rd | Swaddywell Pit Nature Reserve | Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue | Matthew Webb | c.6 Grizzled Skippers, 1 Dingy Skipper, a female Orange Tip, Small Heath, Speckled Wood and 2+ Common Blues. Also one Mother Shipton. Very windy with sunny spells resulted in challenging conditions from mid-morning to early afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 23rd | Bran End (TL655250) | Small White, Large White | Margaret Rufus | 1&1 |
| 23rd | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Rosalyn Payne | red admiral 2, large white 3, green-veined white 4, orange-tip 1, speckled wood 10 |
| 22nd | St Faith's Park, Brentwood (TQ586989) | Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Beckett | 5-6pm walk; sunny, calm and humid, northern field near Weald Road elms. 3 common blue (2m 1f), 2 small copper, 1 orange tip female, 1 green veined white. |
| 22nd | Monks Wood (TL2080) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Black Hairstreak | Phil Bromley | My first Black Hairstreak butterfly of the season, a little earlier than I was anticipating. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Hockley Woods | Heath Fritillary | Trevor Hockey | Windy, but sunny afternoon saw at least 12 individuals in the SE corner of the Woods along the rides. |
| 22nd | Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet Downs (TQ788857) | Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Andrew Woodhouse | 6 Green Hairstreak, 6 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 15 Holly Blue, 8 Speckled Wood, 1 Orange Tip and 2 Red Admiral. |
| 22nd | Bran End (TL655250) | Peacock | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 22nd | Black Notley (TL7620) | Red Admiral, Small White, Holly Blue | George Brown | Dull in morning then sunny and warm with fresh W wind. 2 Red admirals in garden feeding on dogwood flowers, 12.30p.m. - one fresh and one quite tattered. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 21st | Wanstead Old Sewage Works (TQ4287) | Brown Argus, Common Blue | Tim Harris | 2 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus |
| 21st | Wanstead Flats (TQ4086) | Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Tim Harris | On circular walk, 12 Small Copper, 3 Small Heath, 2 Common Blue, 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Holly Blue |
| 21st | Pound Wood, EWT Reserve | Heath Fritillary, Brimstone | Trevor Hockey | Ventured down to Pound wood, thought it a little early for the Heaths, but lots, 30 plus seen. Including a mating pair. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 21st | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Peacock, Small White, Common Blue | Anthony Hare | 2 common blue,1 small white,1 peacock. |
| 21st | Bran End (TL655250) | Holly Blue | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 21st | Bradle Fen and Green Wheel cycle way (TL237980) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Rosalyn Payne | Bradley Fen, small tortoiseshell 1, peacock 1,small heath 1, green hairstreak 2,holly blue 2, brown argus 5, Common blue 24. Green Wheel Cycle Route, approx 1 mile towards Whittlesey comma 1, orange-tip 1, small heath 1, large skipper 1, holly blue 1, brown argus 2, common blue 3 |
| 20th | Woodwalton | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Jeremy Milne | 5 Grizzled Skipper |
| 20th | Thaxted | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Greg Dempster | 1 Small Copper, 2 Common Blue, too many Brown Argus to count, 5 Small heath, 2 orange tips, 2 Mother Shipton Moths (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 20th | Langdon Hills, Great Berry. | Peacock, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath | Andrew Cox | |
| 20th | Laindon West garden. | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | Female brimstone. Male & female holly blue. |
| 20th | Epping Forest: Sunshine Plain (TQ422991) | Peacock | Rob Smith | not really a butterfly spot, with just a single Peacock seen. But an important site in Essex for the Common Heath moth - 31 seen across both sides of the Plain and another 3 by Wake Valley Pond. Mostly males. Also 4 Brown Silver-lines and a Mother Shipton moth |
| 20th | Devil's Dyke, July Racecourse (TL614618) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue | Francis Woodroffe | |
| 20th | Braintree (TL754233) | Holly Blue | Royston Ledgerton | One male |
| 20th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Painted Lady | George Brown | Sunny and very warm (78'F). Very fresh looking Painted lady in garden feeding on rose blossom (dog rose type) at 4.55p.m. |
| 20th | Beechwoods LNR, Cambridge (TL483544) | Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | 2 Brimstone, 2 Common Blue, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Grn Hrstreak (very worn) |
| 19th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | 20 Common Blue inc. mating, 2 Brown Argus, 10 Small Heath 2 Orange Tip, 4 Brimstone, 2 Large Skipper, first at this locality |
| 19th | Over Cutting (TL382687) | Red Admiral, Small White, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | 4 Brown Argus, 2 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Small Heath. But sadly no Grizzled Skipper (c 1-2 pm, hot & sunny) |
| 19th | Over Cutting (TL382687) | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Trevor Sawyer | My first trip to Over this year checking for Grizzled Skipper... Not sure if they've been and gone during the lockdown, but was surprised not to find any. I did find 6 Brown Argus, 4 male Common Blue, 3 Small Heath and 1 female Orange Tip as well as 4 Mother Shipton and 8 Burnet Companion moths. Lots of Plantain and Ox-Eyed Daisy heads to check this year! |
| 19th | John Weston Reserve EWT (TM2624) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | 2 Peacocks, 3 Orange Tips, 4+ Small Whites, 1 Large White, 2 Common Blues, 1 Holly Blue, |
| 19th | In Billericay garden | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Alan Waddoups | Nothing really special, but I don't think I've ever had nine species in the garden on a singly day. |
| 19th | Harcamlow Way between Fulbourn & Balsham | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Small Copper | Nick Eldred | Hot sunny day. Loads of Brimstones |
| 19th | Epping Forest. (TQ383963) | Small Heath, Common Blue | Anthony Hare | 3 common blue,18 small heath. |
| 19th | Devil's Dyke, Newmarket end (TL614618) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Edward Pollard | 2:30-3:15. Hot. Minimum: 4 Dingy Skipper, 3 Green Hairstreak,4 2 Common Blue (M), 3 Brown Argus, 3 Orange-tip, Brimstone, 3 Small White |
| 19th | Copperas Wood | Brimstone | Gideon Chilton | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 19th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Holly Blue | George Brown | Sunny and very warm. Singles of each in garden - the Red admiral looked fresh. |
| 19th | Barton (TL3955) | Small White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Small Copper | Louise Bacon | 1 copper, about 10 small heath, 1 speckled wood |
| 18th | Trumpington Meadows, Cambridge (TL4354) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Edward Pollard | 6+ Small Heath, 3 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 8 Common Blue, singles of others, including very work Sm Tort. |
| 18th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | Sightings from yesterday 2 Brimstone fm,,2 Peacock 1 Small Tort, 6 Orange Tips, 2 Large Whites plus, 3 G V Whites plus. From today 6 Small Heath and 4 Common Blue |
| 18th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Painted Lady, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Stephen Dutton | Pm visit to an adjacent area rough ground next to a recent development 4 Cm Blue, 2 Brown Argus 1 Sm Heath, 1 Painted Lady |
| 18th | Ter valley NW of Leez Priory (TL6918) | Green-veined White, Brown Argus | George Brown | Sunny and warm with a W breeze, late a.m. 1 or 2 Brown argus in grass meadow. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 18th | Old Railway iLne Comberton , Cambs (TL383546) | Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood | Tony Roberts | Brimstone 3, Small White 11, Large White 1, Speckled Wood 1 |
| 18th | Meadow off of Harwich Road Little Clacton (TM167208) | Small Heath | Gavin Price | Five Small Heath whirling and chasing each other. Hazy sun, 23 degrees. 14:30hrs (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 18th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Copper | Steve Binding | windy but warm 20c (3) SMwht.(4) Lrg wht.(1) Brim.(1) Sm heath.(2) RedAd.(1)OrgT.(2) Grn HS.(1) Sm Copper 1st of yr here.(6) Com Blue 1st of yr here. (5)very worn P,Cock. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 18th | Furze Hills, Mistley (TM116309) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Small Heath, Small Copper | Tim Gardiner | Doing survey of grasshoppers on old grassland in Furze Hills Local Wildlife Site. Hill is superb old grassland (with pignut) and upper slopes have decent populations of small heath and small copper. Looking out for wall, there is plenty of parched ground for them. |
| 18th | Bran End (TL655250) | Red Admiral, Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 Red Admiral, 1 male and 1 female Orange Tip |
| 18th | Barnack Hills & Holes (TF075044) | Large White, Orange-Tip, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue | Ute Mokros | Sunny, warm but windy morning. Saw 12+ green hairstreaks, 2 orange-tips (1 male and 1 female), 1 large white, 1 male common blue, 2 dingy skippers, 1 brown argus (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 17th | Weald Park, Brentwood (TQ566952) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul & Barbara Beckett | 9-12 walk. Breezy in sunshine and cloud. Most seen south of Fox Wood in cattle fields and along the gallops. 5 Small Heath, 4 Small Copper, 2 Common Blue, 2 Orange Tip, 2 very fresh Red Admiral resting on bramble west edge of cattle field. |
| 17th | Swaddywell Pit Nature Reserve | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Common Blue | Matthew Webb | 1 each of Dingy and Grizzled Skipper seen late afternoon. 3+ Brimstones and 3+ Orange Tips. 1-2 Common Blues. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 17th | Risebridge Golf Course, Romford (TQ518907) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | near the A12: 1 Green Hairstreak, 2 Small Copper, 4 Holly Blue, 3 Orange Tip (2m & 1f), 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Small White (+ several unidentified), 1 Peacock |
| 17th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadow (TQ699863) | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | 5-5.30pm - 3 Grizzled Skippers. 2 females in West and a male at the far end of East (TQ703864) by Hawkesbury Bush. Also a Green Hairstreak in East. Common Blue 3, Small Heath 4, Small Copper 1, Orange-tip 1m, Brown Argus 1, Fox moth, Burnet Companion, Latticed Heath (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 17th | Keats Avenue green space, Romford (TQ524909) | Comma, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Colin Jupp | 1 Brown Argus, 3 Small Heath, 1m Orange Tip, 1+ Green-veined White, 1+ Small White. Nearby on the bund beside the A12: 2 Holly Blue, 1m Orange Tip, 1 Comma. Also Mother Shipton & Burnet Companion |
| 17th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 3 Holly Blues in my garden early pm |
| 17th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Brimstone, Large White, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 Small Copper (my first here since 2017); 1 Holly Blue, 1 female Brimstone, 1 Large White |
| 17th | Bran End (TL655250) | Red Admiral, Green-veined White | Margaret Rufus | 1&1 |
| 17th | Beckton: Royal Docks Road wasteground (TQ439818) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue | Rob Smith | 1 Green Hairstreak, 1f Common Blue, 1m Brimstone, 2 GV White, singles others (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 17th | Barnack hills +holes (TF075044) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue | Steve Binding | sunny, warm odd cloud but breezy. Green Hs (4/5) Com Blue(6+m).Brim(1m). P,Cock (1).Sm Heath(4). Brn Argus (6+)one of which was really small as per photo. And Dingy galore, never seen this many here(27+)easily mostly around the south west area near or on Bird,s foot trefoil. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 16th | Pound Wood Essex (TQ820888) | Heath Fritillary, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Miles Attenborough | 2 male Brimstone, 1 male Orange Tip, 1 Heath Fritillary, 1 green veined white. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 16th | Flag Fen, Peterborough (TL228986) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | David Withrington | |
| 16th | Bowers Marsh (TQ820888) | Small White, Large White, Small Heath | Miles Attenborough | 4 Small Heath 4 small white and 1 large white |
| 16th | Ailsworth | Red Admiral, Green Hairstreak | Matthew Webb | 4+ Green Hairstreaks seen today. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 15th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Small White, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Simon & Pat Cox | 1st Small Copper this year in our garden today, on forget-me-not. 1-2 Holly Blues & Small Whites most recent days. |
| 15th | Woodwalton Marsh (TL212813) | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Common Blue | Steve Binding | sun/cloud warm .(1)Smwht.(1)Gvwht.(3m)Org tip.(1M)+(1F)Brim.(2fm) Grn HS.(1m)Com Blue v fresh. 4 Grizz sightings but possibly (2)individuals and (5)Sm Heath. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 15th | Wat Tyler Country Park, Pitsea. | Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip | Andrew Cox | Two brimstone, male & female. At least one male orange tip. |
| 15th | St Faith's Park, Brentwood (TQ586939) | Peacock, Large White, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Paul Beckett | 1-2pm walk; sunny but cool breeze. First common blues (2) seen at St. Faiths this year. |
| 15th | One Tree Hill, Johnson's Meadow (TQ700863) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Andrew Woodhouse | 2 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Green Hairstreak, 2 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 5 Small Heath. |
| 15th | Middlewick Ranges, Colchester (TM0122) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Large Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Rob Smith | A male Large Skipper, 5+ Green Hairstreak mainly females on Broom, 40+ Small Heath, 20+ Small Copper including mating pair, 2+ other species. Unidentified whites, but no Common Blues yet. Moths - Mother Shipton, Cinnabar, Yellow Belle, Maidens Blush, c. amethystinella 2 |
| 15th | Honeypot Lane allotments, Brentwood (TQ583936) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Holly Blue | Paul Beckett | 6-7pm while watering allotment in calm, sunshine. 1 drowsy Peacock found resting in a watering can. 2 GVW, rest singles; brimstone was a male. |
| 15th | Harcamlow Way. Balsham to Bartlow. | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Small Copper | Nick Eldred | Sunny day, lots of Small Heath. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 15th | Canvey Wick (TQ768833) | Peacock, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak | Andrew Woodhouse | 2 Green Hairstreak seen in a glade approx. 100 metres to the north of the sand pile in the south east corner of the reserve. |
| 14th | Monks Wood (TL200803) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Common Blue | Phil Bromley | A one hour search for black hairstreak larvae ended up producing 2 pupae instead. It is therefore very likely that the first black hairsreaks will be on the wing later this month. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Holme Fen (TL198894) | Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper | Ute Mokros | Sunny afternoon, light breeze, cool air, saw 3 grizzled skippers, 2 small coppers, 1 unidentified white (in the distance) and possibly one brown argus. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 12th | Hitchcocks Meadow, Danbury, Essex | Small Copper | V Machin | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Common Blue | Colin Jupp | 1 male Common Blue, 6 Small Heath, 1 Red Admiral, 1 male Orange Tip, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 4 Small White. Also 1 Mother Shipton moth |
| 12th | Bassingbourn barracks south perimeter (TL331456) | Brown Argus | D G REES | On edge of bean field adjacent to scrubby MOD land. |
| 10th | Village footpaths (TL5112) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Bryan Russell | A little surprised to see Small Heath, and Small Copper as they are relatively rare, but seen most years. |
| 9th | Thaxted (TL6032) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Stephen Dutton | 3 Small Heath, first this year. 6 Orange Tips, 1Brimstone |
| 9th | Tanholt Pits, Peterborough (TF238017) | Orange-Tip, Wall | David Withrington | One Wall Brown in the usual place where the pits abut farmland at the east end; Orange Tip(2). |
| 9th | Private Garden Hockley | Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Trevor Hockey | Lots of Small Heaths buzzing around the rough grass. Several Holly Blue and male and female Orange Tips as well. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 9th | One tree hill (TQ699863) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Janet Edmunds And David Jones | Mixed whites 15, holly blues 4, small coppers 2, small heaths 10, grizzled skippers 3, common blue 1, brown Argus 1, brimstones 6 4 male 2 female, orange tip 5 4 male 1 Female. |
| 9th | Langdon One Tree Hill - JohnsonÂ’s meadow (TQ700863) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | Zoe And Micky | 5 x grizzled skipper and 4 x green hairstreak |
| 9th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Small White, Large White, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | 3 holly blue,3 small white,1 large white. |
| 9th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383957) | Comma | Anthony Hare | 2 sparring. |
| 9th | Green Lane Woodwalton (TL209813) | Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Rosalyn Payne | peacock 3, orange-tip 3, small white 4, green-veined white 3, small heath 4, green hairstreak 3, holly blue 2, small copper 1 |
| 9th | Fowlmere rspb (TL406455) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Ade Cooper | |
| 9th | Epping Forest. (TQ383963) | Peacock, Small Heath | Anthony Hare | 1 peacock,6 small heath. |
| 9th | Barrington (TL4150) | Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Paddy Grove | First Small Heath of the year here. Also a first Silver-Y moth |
| 8th | St Osyth Creek/Howlands Marsh (TM1115) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Simon & Pat Cox | Single Peacock, Small Heath, Small Copper, Orange Tip. 4 'small' whites (may have included a Green-veined). |
| 8th | Near the station in Theydon Bois (TQ457994) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Ian Watts | Few of each plus a cinnabar moth. |
| 8th | Laindon West garden. | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Large White, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 8th | Laindon West garden. | Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Large White, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | |
| 8th | Kimbolton Park (TL0867) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Sharon Hearle | Just one Small Heath seen |
| 8th | Hill Road Benfleet (TQ782874) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Wall, Holly Blue | David Chandler | Amazing, two Wall in the front garden in Hill Road Benfleet about a mile away from their nearest regular site.Several holly blues and orange tips too |
| 8th | Garden in Little Eversden | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper | James Fowler | Hot, bright & Breezy. First Common Blue (1) & Brown Argus (2) in the garden this year. Single Small Heath, two Small Copper, multiples of others. |
| 8th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Rosalyn Payne | large white 11, small white 1, green-veined white 7, orange-tip 4, brimstone 5, speckled wood 7, comma 3, peacock 7, small tortoiseshell 1 |
| 8th | Ailsworth | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Matthew Webb | 6+ Green Hairstreaks was the most seen at any one time along a bridleway north of the village. One Small Heath also was notable. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | 52.32 0.109 (TL438272) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Simon Ingate | Beautiful sunny day. >10 each of Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshells and Orange Tips. 3 Small Heaths and one Holly Blue. |
| 7th | Sawtry Brook (TL167843) | Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Rosalyn Payne | Small white 2, large white 3, orange-tip 2, Green-veined white 3, red admiral 1, small heath 1 |
| 7th | Hornchurch country park (TQ5384) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Janet Edmunds And David Jones | Mixed whites 19, brimstones 13, orange tips 14, green vein whites 5, holly blues 2, peacock.8, green hairstreaks 3 and a small heath. |
| 7th | Holland Haven CP (TM214171) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Brian Goodey | |
| 7th | Hockley Woods | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Trevor Hockey | A walk through the southern side of the woods. 3 / 4 Peacocks, 1 x Speckled Wood, 1 x Male Orange Tip, 1 x Brimstone and several unidentified Whites (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 7th | Devil's Dyke (TL6161) | Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Heath, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak | Vince Lea, Louise Bacon | about 50 Dingies, maybe 10 Green hairstreaks. few other butterflies. |
| 7th | Buckden (TL1969) | Orange-Tip, Brown Argus, Small Copper | Sharon Hearle | Also Small Eggar webs and Small Yellow Underwing |
| 7th | Bran End (TL655250) | Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1&1&1 |
| 7th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Brimstone | George Brown | Sunny and warm. Single Brimstone laying eggs on both Buckthorn and Alder buckthorn in garden around 4p.m. |
| 6th | Shrub End, Colchester (TL9622) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath, Small Copper | Oliver Cottis | |
| 6th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383957) | Comma, Peacock, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Anthony Hare | comma 1, holly blue 2, small copper 1, peacock 1. |
| 6th | Great Staughton (TL127646) | Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | Steve Binding | (15+)Small Heath easily. (1m)(1fm)Brim. (2m) OrgT. (4)GvWht. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 6th | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 6th | Braintree (TL754233) | Holly Blue | Royston Ledgerton | one male |
| 6th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Small Heath | George Brown | Clear and sunny; SE wind, 2.15-3.15p.m. 8 Peacocks (mostly worn), 2 Small heaths. Several Orange tips, Small whites and Green-veined whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 6th | Barnwell East LNR, Cambridge (TL479582) | Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Edward Pollard | 5 Orange-Tip, 2 Holly Blue, 3 Brimstone. Singles of Large and Small White. 1 hour, early afternoon. |
| 5th | St Faith's Park, Brentwood (TQ586939) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Small White, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 2 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood |
| 5th | One Tree Hill, Basildon (TQ700863) | Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Copper | Tom Ollington | 4 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Green Hairstreak. Also Burnet Companion and Cinnabar. |
| 5th | Old Weston (TL0877) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Grizzled Skipper, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper | Sharon Hearle | 24 Dingy and 7 Grizzled |
| 5th | M25 Embankment, Brentwood (TQ572915) | Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Colin Jupp | 4 male Green Hairstreaks on territory on oak and hazel. Also 1 fresh male Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 1m Orange Tip, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Small White (6+ unidentified), 1 Peacock and 1 Cinnabar moth |
| 5th | Lower Belt, Great Warley (TQ575919) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 2 male Green Hairstreaks on sheltered sycamores at the W end near the M25 at 4pm. Also Holly Blue, Large White, Red Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood. Along the bridleway: 5 Green-veined White, 1m Orange Tip and 1 Peacock. |
| 5th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Brown Argus | Steve BInding | Ist Brown Argus of the year at this site (1m).(2)lrg wht m+fm.(7)P.cock. (5) GVwht.(1) SMwht.(2) Comma.(2) Red Ad.(7m+1fm) Brim.(2fm) HollyB.(1) SpecW.(7m) OrgT. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 5th | Jermaines Wood, Great Warley (TQ572909) | Green Hairstreak | Colin Jupp | 1 male Green Hairstreak on the E side of the wood near the M25 |
| 5th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Peacock, Small White | Anthony Hare | small white 6,peacock 1. |
| 5th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383957) | Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | Anthony Hare | brimstone 1,green veined white 2,peacock 3 two of which were sparring. |
| 5th | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ382950) | Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | green-veined white 1,speckled wood 3 two of which were sparring,holly blue 1. |
| 5th | Garden in Little Eversden | Comma, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | James Fowler | Between 12 & 2, sunny, warm & windy. My first ever sighting of. Green Hairstreak in garden. Feeding on perennial wallflower. Orange Tip, Green-veined & Small White numerous. 3 Holly Blue and Brimstone, singletons of others. |
| 4th | Walthamstow Marsh (TQ354872) | Red Admiral | Anthony Hare | 1 red admiral and i disturbed a night flying moth,a white ermine. I was checking a mature poplar for another red underwing as i saw one on its lower trunk 2 or 3 seasons ago. Didn't see the latter but disturbed the white ermine while walking slowly through knee long grass and it flew to another adjacent part of the long grass where it hunkered down. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 4th | Leyton Marsh (TQ355870) | Small White | Anthony Hare | 5 flying around large areas of ball mustard (cabbage family.) |
| 4th | Harold Hill: North Hill Recreation Ground (TQ536930) | Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 2 Small Heath, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White. Also Mother Shipton moth |
| 4th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | In my garden: 1 Large White, 1 fem Orange Tip, 3+ Small White |
| 4th | Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet Downs (TQ788857) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Woodhouse | 8 Green Hairstreak today, including 2 females egglaying. Widespread across the Downs, being most numerous so far along the hedgerow to the north of the grassland in the middle of the scrub at TQ794861. Also 6 Brimstone, 5 Holly Blue, 8 Orange Tip, 4 Peacock, 2 Comma, 3 Speckled Wood and 3 Red Admiral. |
| 3rd | Wicken Fen area. (TL549693) | Red Admiral | Kevin Wilson | 1 Red Admiral Burwell Fen by Burwell Lode.1.25pm.Overcast. |
| 3rd | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Copper | Colin Jupp | A Small Copper settled on the back lawn where it remained for 30 minutes in cloudy weather. Only the third garden record (and first in spring) |
| 3rd | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom. (TL583588) | Large White | Kevin Wilson | 1 Large White seen 3.35pm.Overcast. |
| 2nd | St Ives | Painted Lady | Jeremy Milne | |
| 2nd | Monks Wood Fields (TL199795) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus | Rosalyn Payne | brown argus 1, Green-veined white 7, orange-tip 2, brimstone 3, large white 1, small white 1, peacock 2, speckled wood 1 |
| 2nd | 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 | (4)Red ad.(6) P.cock (2)Comma(5)SpecW.(6m)(1fm)Org T. some GVwht. some SMwht. (2)Lrgw.(5)Brim.(6+)HollyB.(1) Grh HS. |
| 2nd | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White | Anthony Hare | 1 painted lady,my first for this season,5 small white,1 peacock. |
| 2nd | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383957) | Comma, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Anthony Hare | 1 male brimstone,1 comma,1 orange tip seen in a grassy area near the woodland edge. |
| 2nd | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ383950) | Peacock | Anthony Hare | 2 fighting. |
| 2nd | Hawkwood Epping forest (TQ382950) | Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | 1 of each. |
| 2nd | Harold Hill (TQ548 926 (TQ548926) | Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | In my garden: 1 Speckled Wood, 2 Holly Blue, 5 Small White and 2 Orange Tip (a settled female rejecting the attention of a male) |
| 2nd | Garden in Little Eversden | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | James Fowler | A single Red Admiral flew through the garden, multiples of others. |
| 2nd | Comberton allotments | Red Admiral | Louise Bacon | 1 landed briefly. looked quite fresh, not tattered |
| 2nd | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | Male Large White sparring with a Green-veined White, 1 Speckled Wood |
| 2nd | Canvey Wick (TQ761838) | Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Brown Argus | Alan Waddoups | Peacock x 2, Orange Tip x 4, Green-veined White x 2, plus several other whites being blown along by the breeze, when, just as I was listening to a nightingale in the bushes, I spotted my first Brown Argus of the year. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 29th | St Faiths CP, Brentwood (TQ585937) | Small Copper | Barbara Beckett | cloudy with rain showers and nothing else flying; this was on grass path in sheltered spot. |
| 29th | New Shardelows Farm Near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small White, Green-veined White | Kevin Wilson | 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small White and 1 unidentified white between 12.13pm-12.20pm, during a short period of sunshine. |
| 27th | Priors Golf Course, Romford (TQ536950) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath | Colin Jupp | Former GC site: 1 Small Heath, 1 Speckled Wood, 2 Brimstone (m & f), 6 male Orange Tip, 7+ Green-veined White, 5+ Small White (also unidentified whites), 2 Red Admiral, 7 Peacock. Also Mother Shipton moth |
| 27th | Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet Downs (TQ788857) | Peacock, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak | Andrew Woodhouse | Managed to find 3 Green Hairstreak along the central E-W ride today, though unfortunately one was taken mid-air and eaten by a Hairy Dragonfly. |
| 27th | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 26th | Stanway (TL9324) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Steve Grimwade | First Painted Lady of 2020 |
| 26th | Stanway (TL9324) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Steve Grimwade | First Painted Lady of 2020 |
| 26th | Risebridge Golf Course, Romford (TQ518907) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 2 male Green Hairstreaks on territory on Field Maple along top of bund near the A12. Also 1 Holly Blue (clashing with a GH), 2 Peacock, 1 Comma, 2 worn Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Orange Tip (2m & 1f), 2+ Small White, 1+ Green-veined White and c8 unidentified whites |
| 26th | One Tree Hill, Basildon (TQ675987) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Copper | Alan Waddoups | In Johnson's Meadow, numerous Orange Tips, several Peacock and Green -veined White and one Small Copper. In Northlands Wood, more orange tips, peacocks and commas, and also Small Tortoiseshell x 1, Comma x 1, Red Admiral x 3, Speckled Wood x 5, Brimstone x 2 (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Keats Avenue green space, Romford (TQ524909) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 2 Holly Blue, 2 Speckled Wood, 3 Orange Tip (2m & 1f), 3+ Small White, 2+ Green-veined White, 2 Comma, 2 Peacock |
| 26th | Honeypot Lane allotments, Brentwood (TQ583936) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Paul Beckett | |
| 26th | Holme Fen (TL198894) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper | Phil Bromley | A conservative count of 20 grizzled skippers were seen in the field and on the paths around the field at the given grid reference during a one hour walk between 10.30 & 11.30am. Also seen were 3 small copper, 30+ peacock, plus ones and twos of the other listed species. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 26th | Gutteridge Hall, Weeley (TM140210) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Simon & Pat Cox | 5 Peacocks,1 Speckled Wood,2 Orange Tips, 3 Small Whites |
| 26th | Great Leighs, Essex (TL727183) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Ray Walker | 7x Orange Tips, 1x Brimstone, 3x Peacocks all in uncut meadows along edges. |
| 26th | Garden, Braintree (TL754233) | Holly Blue | Royston Ledgerton | one male |
| 26th | Garden in Little Eversden | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Small Copper | James Fowler | Warm, sunny & calm between 3 & 5, a single Small Copper, the first in the garden in 2020. A single Red Admiral, two Speckled Wood and multiples of the others. |
| 26th | Garden (TL9723) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Orange-Tip | Len Cornwell | 2 Orange Tip (M&F) 1 each of others |
| 26th | Castle St, Ongar (TL048380) | Red Admiral | Peter Merrett | |
| 26th | Bran End (TL655250) | Green-veined White | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 25th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Red Admiral, Large White, Orange-Tip | Simon & Pat Cox | 1st Red Admiral & Large White in our garden this year. Also 2 Orange Tips |
| 25th | Laindon West garden. | Red Admiral, Large White, Orange-Tip | Andrew Cox | |
| 25th | Harrisons Drove Wicken Fen. (TL555695) | Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Kevin Wilson | Pleased to see 5 Green Hairstreaks along the drove. My highest count to date. Also 1 Holly Blue early afternoon. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 25th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Rosalyn Payne | Peacock 5, Red Admiral 1, Brimstone 3, Large White 6, Green-veined White 12, Orange-tip 4, Speckled Wood 4 |
| 24th | Wanstead Flats (TQ4086) | Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Tim Harris | At least 8 Green Hairstreaks, 2 Small Coppers nectaring on hawthorn, 2 Speckled Woods, 1 Holly Blue |
| 24th | Ongar (TL5502) | Holly Blue | Peter Merrett | Flying across the High Street near Ongar Bridge. |
| 24th | Lodge/Daltes Farms, St Osyth (TM1315) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White | Simon Cox | 6 Peacocks, 3 Small Torts. 2 G-v Whites, 1 S. White |
| 24th | Harold Wood Park (TQ553902) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | 4m Orange Tip, 2 Large White, 3+ Small White, 2+ Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Comma, 4 Peacock, 2 Speckled Wood. Also a Burnet Companion moth |
| 24th | Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet Downs (TQ788857) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Andrew Woodhouse | Two male Green Hairstreaks sparring along the central E-W ride. Also, a male Wall, 5 Brimstone, 6 Orange Tip and a single Holly Blue. |
| 24th | Garden, Braintree (TL754233) | Small White, Orange-Tip | Royston Ledgerton | one Small White one male Orange Tip |
| 24th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | James Fowler | Sunny, warm and bright, throughout the day. A single Painted Lady, first of 2020. Single Comma & Red Admiral, two Speckled Wood, multiples of others. |
| 24th | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 female and 1 male |
| 24th | Barrington | Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Paddy Grove | Quite a lot of HBlue action in my garden, plus my first SWood and a pair of LWhites |
| 23rd | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Simon & Pat Cox | 1st Holly Blue & Orange Tips (male & female) in our garden this year. Also 3rd Brimstone of the year (good for this site), Peacock & 4+ Small Whites |
| 23rd | Thundersley Glen (TQ789874) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Small Copper | David Chandler | Nice newly emerged Small Copper. |
| 23rd | Thaxted (TL6231) | Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Stephen Dutton | 2 Holly Blue, 2 Large White, 10 Brimstone, 20 Orange Tips inc 3/4 females |
| 23rd | Shrub End, Colchester | Red Admiral | Oliver Cottis | |
| 23rd | Laindon West garden. | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Andrew Cox | Female brimstone. Male orange tip. |
| 23rd | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue | Steve Binding | Green HS (2m)duelling for about 3mins.P,cock(8+).Spec W(2).Brim(5m)(1fm).OrgT(6).HollyB(3).GVWht(4). SmWht(3). SmTort(2). numerous UNid whts. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 23rd | Harold Wood Park (TQ553902) | Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Colin Jupp | 1 Small Copper, 2 Holly Blue, 1m Orange-tip, 3 Comma, 3 Peacock, several unidentified whites |
| 23rd | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Robert Seago | Nice to see 4 Green Hairstreaks inc these , two Small Coppers and a Holly Blue today. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 23rd | Garden, Braintree (TL754233) | Orange-Tip | Royston Ledgerton | one male |
| 23rd | Garden (TL9723) | Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Len Cornwell | At least 2 Small whites, 1 each of others |
| 23rd | Earls Hall Farm, St Osyth (TM145175) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Green-veined White | Simon & Pat Cox | At least 7 Peacocks, 2 Red Admirals, 2 Commas, 2 Green-veined Whites, 1 Small White |
| 23rd | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 22nd | Roding Valley Meadows, Chigwell (TQ434950) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Ian Watts | Many whites, Orange Tips and Peacocks. A handful of Comma and singles of the others. |
| 22nd | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Andrew Cox | |
| 22nd | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Small Heath, Holly Blue | Steve Binding | 1st Small Heath of yr here(1).P,cock (12)some worn. GVW (6)SM wht(2). Org T(5m). Brim(7m)(1fm).HollyB (5). Comma(2).SpecW(2) NO GRN HS? and numerous UN id whites. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 22nd | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ383957) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White | Anthony Hare | 1 coma,6 small white,3 peacock,2 large white. |
| 22nd | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ383950) | Speckled Wood | Anthony Hare | 3 speckled wood. |
| 22nd | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ382950) | Red Admiral, Orange-Tip | Anthony Hare | 1 red admiral,2 orange tip. |
| 22nd | Garden, Braintree (TL754233) | Small White | Royston Ledgerton | two |
| 22nd | Garden, Braintree (TL754233) | Small White | Royston Ledgerton | two |
| 22nd | Donyland Wood | Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Oliver Cottis | |
| 22nd | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 22nd | Black Notley (TL7620) | Brimstone | George Brown | Sunny all day and warm where sheltered from ENE wind. 1 laying eggs on Buckthorn in garden, 2.10p.m. |
| 21st | Wicken Fen area. (TL555695) | Green Hairstreak | Kevin Wilson | Photos of Green Hairstreak Wicken Fen area. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 21st | Wanstead Flats (TQ408866) | Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Small Copper | Tim Harris | 3 Small Coppers were first of year at site |
| 21st | Little Clacton (TM170205) | Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Gavin Price | Male and female Orange tip, single speckled wood. |
| 21st | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Peacock, Small White, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | 1 peacock,1 holly blue, 4 small white. |
| 21st | Garden, Braintree (TL754233) | Small White | Royston Ledgerton | single |
| 21st | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | James Fowler | Warm, sunny & windy. Between 12 & 3 pm, multiple Holly Blue, Brimstone, Orange Tip & Small White. Two Speckled Wood. Singles of others. The Red Admiral settled briefly on Hawthorn flowers and appeared in very good condition. |
| 21st | Church Lane LNR, North Weald (TL495047) | Small White, Orange-Tip, Small Copper | Isabel Watts | 1 x small copper. |
| 21st | Bran End (TL655250) | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White | Margaret Rufus | 1&1 |
| 20th | Wicken Fen area. (TL555695) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Green Hairstreak | Kevin Wilson | Sunny but a stiff cool wind. Still a number of butterflies seen- several Peacocks,Small Tortoiseshells, Brimstones, Orange Tips,3 Green-veined Whites, 2 Large Whites, 1 Small White and several unidentified whites,2 Red Admirals and 1 Green Hairstreak. Photos to follow. |
| 20th | Wicken Fen area. (TL555695) | Green Hairstreak | Kevin Wilson | Photos of Green Hairstreak Wicken Fen area. 20/4/20. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 20th | Harold Hill, garden (TQ548926) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | garden, 11.30-16.30. 1 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock (clashing males), 1 Comma, 2 Holly Blue, 1m Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip (2m, 1f), 3 Large White, 5 GV White, c10 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood |
| 20th | Hadleigh Country Park, Benfleet Downs (TQ788857) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Wall | Andrew Woodhouse | A male Wall, 1 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 15 Peacock, 1 Brimstone, 5 Orange Tip and 4 Speckled Wood. |
| 20th | Garden, Braintree (TL7523) | Orange-Tip | Royston Ledgerton | single male |
| 20th | Connaught Gardens, Clacton on Sea (TM187155) | Red Admiral, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Brian Goodey | Six red admirals, incl. three sparring. Three holly blue, five speckled wood. Gardens sheltered from breeze. |
| 20th | Coldhams Common, Cambridge (TL472586) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Edward Pollard | 3:30 pm, along the north edge of the paddock with cattle, close cropped grass, and hawthorn scrub. No reliable counts possible |
| 20th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 3 Large White, 2 GV White, Im Orange-tip, singles others |
| 20th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Comma, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 3 Large White, 2 GV White, Im Orange-tip, singles others |
| 20th | Aversley Wood (TL158815) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Rosalyn Payne | Today I looked around a different part of the wood from the Bullock Road end. Small Tortoiseshell 5, Peacock 11, Small White 2, Large White 6, Orange-tip 5, Green-veined White 5, Brimstone 5, Holly Blue 1, Speckled Wood 3 |
| 19th | Weald Brook (TQ564922) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | Near Putwell Bridge: 4 male Orange Tip, 1 Small White, 3 Comma, 2 Peacock |
| 19th | Wandlebury country park (TL4953) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Edward Pollard | 5+ Brimstone, 8+ Orange-tip. Singles of others |
| 19th | Tank hill road foot path 147 (TQ5579) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Janet Edmunds And David Jones | On foot path 147 we saw mixed whites 20+, peacocks 10+ , speckled woods 4, brimstone 4, orange tip 5, small whites 2, a large whit and a holly blue. |
| 19th | Nag's Head Lane (TQ573923) | Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | Male Brimstone, 2 Orange Tip (m & f) |
| 19th | M25 Junction 28 (TQ567922) | Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | female Orange Tip nectaring on hoary cress |
| 19th | Huntingdonshire | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Grizzled Skipper | Steve Binding | 1st Grizz skip (1). 1st Green hs of yr (1) P,cock (11). Sm tort(1). Brim(5)+(1fm). Lrg W(1m+1fm). GvWht(2m2fm).Org Tip(7m+2fm) one of the males was very small. Holly B(2) one was a female laying eggs on dog wood. Comma(1).Spec W(3).UN ID Whts (8+). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 19th | Hockley (TQ833926) | Orange-Tip | David Glover | 1x Orange Tip |
| 19th | Garden, Bunyan Road, Braintree, Essex (TL754233) | Holly Blue | Royston Ledgerton | 1 male |
| 19th | Duck Wood LNR, Harold Hill (TQ554924) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 2 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 1m Orange Tip, 2 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Speckled Wood |
| 19th | Bran End (TL655250) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1&1&1 |
| 18th | Bran End (TL655250) | Red Admiral, Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 female Orange Tip, 1 Red Admiral |
| 17th | Thaxted (TL6032) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Stephen Dutton | Cool 13 deg and breezy 15, sunny periods. 1 Speckled Wood, first this year. |
| 17th | Garden in Little Eversden | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | James Fowler | Mostly sunny, light breeze. Over the day, my first Speckled Wood in the garden in 2020. Multiples of others. |
| 17th | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 16th | nr St Osyth (TM144159) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Speckled Wood | Simon & Pat Cox | singles of each in our garden today |
| 16th | Tanholt Pits, Peterborough (TF238017) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | David Withrington | |
| 16th | Syrian mount near Rainham marshes. (TQ5379) | Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White | Janet Edmunds And David Jones | Peacocks 15, mixed whites 15, green vein white 3, small whites 2. |
| 16th | Shrub End, Colchester (TL971233) | Peacock, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip | Oliver Cottis | 2 orange tips together (and 3 separate individuals throughout the morning), 2 holly blue together, 2 small white together, 2 peacock, 1 large white |
| 16th | Shrub End, Colchester (TL971233) | Holly Blue | Oliver Cottis | |
| 16th | Ring's End, Nene Washes (TF398028) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood | David Withrington | |
| 16th | Queen's Park C.P., Billericay (TQ675965) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Alan Waddoups | On a short walk along the footpaths to Queen's Park: P x 8, OT x 9 (8m,1f), B x 3(m), S.White x 2, Others 1 each. |
| 16th | North Weald Common (TL504037) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Ian Watts | Mostly peacocks and orange tips. Plus a cuckoo. |
| 16th | Fryerning Churchyard (TL6300) | Peacock, Painted Lady, Small White, Orange-Tip | Graham Smith | 4 Orange Tip, 2 Peacock, 2 Painted Lady (nectaring on Dandelion), 1 Small White. |
| 16th | Colchester (TL9723) | Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Len Cornwell | 2 Orange Tips 1M/1F), 1 each of the others. Sunny and warm |
| 16th | Bran End (TL655250) | Small Tortoiseshell, Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 2 Orange Tips, 1 Small Tortoiseshell |
| 16th | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 16th | Barton Road, Wisbech (TF438092) | Peacock, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Peter Sharpe | 3 Holly Blue, 6 Peacock and Orange Tip in garden |
| 15th | Thundersley Glen (TQ789875) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | David Chandler | Great to see newly emerged Orange Tip and Speckled Wood in daily lock-down walk. New life. New hope. |
| 15th | Mill Green Common (TL6301) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Graham Smith | 5 Small White, 4 OT, 2 GV White, 2 Peacock, 2 Brimstone, single Large White, Comma and ST. |
| 15th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip | Andrew Cox | Brimstone- one male. Orange tip- two males, one female. Large white- one. Small white- several. Peacock- three. Red admiral- one. Comma- two. |
| 15th | Hockley Woods | Comma, Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Trevor Hockey | Lots of Peacocks still around the southern boundaries of the woods. In the woods themselves, 2 x Comma, 6 Peacock, 3 male Orange Tips and a Green Veined White. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 15th | Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF1901) | Orange-Tip | David Withrington | one male in my garden in the afternoon |
| 15th | Collerage Rec. Cambridge (TL4657) | Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Edward H Pollard | 2 Brimstones. Singles of others. |
| 15th | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 15th | Black Notley (TL7620) | Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | George Brown | Sunny with cool E wind. Single Holly blue & male Orange tip in garden, p.m. |
| 15th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Other butterfly | Rosalyn Payne | 14 deg, sunny, little wind. small tortoiseshell 1, Peacock 24, green-veined white 14, orange-tip 9, brimstone 7 as I wandered along a path a large butterfly was was settled beside a peacock, unfortunately the peacock chose the moment I spied it to fly off and the butterfly, spooked, alighted high up on a tree. Heavily cropped pic, scarce tortoiseshell or possibly large (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 14th | Jermaines Wood, Great Warley (TQ572908) | Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | 4 male Orange-tips and a Green-veined White |
| 14th | Dogsthorpe, Peterborough (TF1901) | Holly Blue | David Withrington | one in my garden in the afternoon |
| 14th | Brentwood, M25 embankment (TQ573913) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | Orange-tip 3 (1f, 2m), Peacock 2, singles others |
| 14th | Bran End (TL655250) | Red Admiral, Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1&1 |
| 13th | Reach Lode by 2 fishing pits. (TL562671) | Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Orange-Tip | Kevin Wilson | 3 butterflies seen in a sunny area sheltered from the cold wind. 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 pristine Red Admiral and 1 male Orange Tip. 2.22pm-2.33pm. |
| 12th | Wanstead Old Sewage Works (TQ422870) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Green Hairstreak | Tim Harris | Green Hairstreak is 11 days earlier than last year (on nearby Wanstead Flats) Orange Tip: at least 6, including 4 males |
| 12th | Sawtry (TL177829) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Rosalyn Payne | Warm and sunny, light breeze. small tortoiseshell 1,peacock 11, brimstone 4, orange-tip 3, holly blue 1, a couple of white butterflies I was unable to identify |
| 12th | Public footpath adjacent to home (TM191162) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Brian Goodey | Our first speckled wood (5), holly blue and orange-tip of the year. |
| 12th | Langdon Hills, Great Berry. | Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Andrew Cox | |
| 12th | Ingatestone (TQ9396) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Orange-Tip | Graham Smith | 2 Peacock, 2 Orange Tip (nectaring on Garlic Pepperwort), single Comma and Small White. |
| 12th | Garden in Little Eversden | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | James Fowler | Warm and sunny, seen throughout the day, first Red Admiral and Large White in the garden this year. Numerous Peacock, Brimstone and Holly Blue, singles of others. |
| 12th | Bullwood Hall Lane, Rayleigh | Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Trevor Hockey | A walk form home saw the usual crop of Peacocks and Comma's in fields at top of Albert Road. Than a Speckled wood in Bullwood Hall approach. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | Brittons playing fields | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Janet Edmunds And David Jones | Mixed whites 15, green vein white 1, speckled woods 4, peacocks 15+ and brimstones 3. |
| 12th | Britton playing fields (TQ5184) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood | Janet Edmunds And David Jones | Mixed whites 10, green vein white 1, speckled woods 4, peacocks 15+ and brimstones 3. |
| 12th | Bran End (TL655250) | Brimstone | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 12th | Black Notley | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | George Brown | Warm and sunny with some cloud developing. SW wind. Late morning walk round farmland. 2 Small tortoiseshells, 3 Peacocks, 4 male Orange tips; others singles. |
| 12th | Along the River Wid (TQ663976) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Alan Waddoups | Speckled Wood x 5, Peacock x 10, Orange Tip 14 (12m,2f), G-vW x 2, Brimstone m x 2, Small Tortoiseshell x 2, Others 1 each. |
| 11th | Wheatley Wood (TQ785912) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Graham Bailey | Totals seen - Peacock 33, Comma 2, Brimstone 4-5 males, 2 females, Orange tip 7, Small tortoiseshell 2, Speckled wood 2, Holly blue 1, Small + GV whites 2-3 each, Large white 1. |
| 11th | St. Faiths Park, Brentwood (TQ585937) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Paul Beckett | Warm, sunny walk 3-4pm through grass fields and hedgerows. All singles except 2 Peacock spiralling up together. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Shrub End, Colchester (TL971233) | Brimstone | Oliver Cottis | |
| 11th | Noak Hill (TQ545941) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | Brimstone 1m, Orange-tip 2m, Peacock 4, sm/GV Whites 3 |
| 11th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Steve Binding | 11 Peacock. 1 Comma.1 Lrg wht. 10 Brim (m)(sightings)+ 2 Females.3 Org tip(m) .5 unID whts. 1st of the year here 1 Spec Wood and 1st Holly B. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Hill Road Benfleet (TQ789875) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | David Chandler | Nice to see the first Holly Blue & Orange Tip of the year in the garden at Benfleet. |
| 11th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Comma, Peacock, Small White | Anthony Hare | 2 peacock having a fight, 1 coma resting with wings closed on soil, 4 small white. |
| 11th | Harold Hill: North Hill Recreation Ground (TQ536930) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 2 Orange-tip (m+f), 2 Small White, 2 Peacock, 4 Speckled Wood |
| 11th | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ382949) | Peacock, Red Admiral, Holly Blue | Anthony Hare | 2 red admiral fighting, 1 peacock, 1 holly blue. |
| 11th | Garden (TL9723) | Peacock, Small White | Len Cornwell | 1 of each |
| 11th | Church Lane, North Weald (TL495047) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Ian Watts | Peacock too numerous to count, 4-5 x Orange tip, 2-3 x Brimstone and singles of the rest. |
| 11th | Burwell Cambs | Orange-Tip | Paul Craske | Two Orange Tip mating in garden, Burwell Cambs. on the11th April 2020 pm. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | Bran End (TL655250) | Orange-Tip | Margaret Rufus | 1 male 1 female |
| 11th | Abberton Resevoir (TL961178) | Speckled Wood | Oliver Cottis | 2 speckled wood |
| 10th | Shrub End, Colchester (TL971233) | Holly Blue | Oliver Cottis | |
| 10th | Near Theydon Bois (TQ459997) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Ian Watts | Mostly Peacocks but good numbers of Comma. Singles of others. |
| 10th | Laindon West garden. | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Large White, Green-veined White | Andrew Cox | |
| 10th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | Brimstone 2 (m & f), Orange-tip 2m, GV White 1, Large White 2 (m & f), Small White 2, Holly Blue 1, Speckled Wood 1, Peacock 3, Comma 1 |
| 10th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | James Fowler | Over a few hours of sunshine this afternoon. First Holly Blue of 2020 in garden, multiples of others. |
| 10th | Barrington / Harston (TL4150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Holly Blue | Paddy Grove | First Holly Blue of the year for me. So many Peacocks - at least 20 in an hour's walk. A few STortoiseshells, one Comma. Surprisingly no Orange-Tips seen. |
| 9th | haddenham cambs | Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Holly Blue | Ian Dickerson | 2 holly blue,the rest singles. |
| 9th | Thaxted (TL6032) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Stephen Dutton | App 4km transect across farmland 6 Peacock,3 Brimstone 2 Orange Tips Male, 1 Small Tortoiseshell |
| 9th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Steve Binding | Peacock(22) Comma(3) Lrg Wht(2)GV wht(1m) Brim(3m) Org tip(3m) Sm Tort(1). (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 9th | Ingrebourne country park (TL048380) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Janet Edmunds And David Jones | 25+ peacocks, mixed whites 20+, orange tips 10, Brimstones 6, Speckled wood 5, small tortoise shell 2, commas 2 and a female Emperor moth. |
| 9th | Ingrebourne country park (TL0438) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Janet Edmunds And David Jones | 25+ peacocks, 20+ Mixed whites, 10 orange tips, 6 brimstones, 5 speckled woods, 2 small tortoise shells, 2 commas and we saw a female emperor moth. |
| 9th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue | Colin Jupp | garden - 1 Holly Blue, 1m Orange-tip, 2m Brimstone, 1 GV White, 1 Large White, 3 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood, 2 Peacock, 1 Comma |
| 9th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Holly Blue | Kevin Wilson | I spent a relaxing 15 minutes or so enjoying the sun whilst observing butterflies on the edge of a field of Beans beside a wood.5.00pm-5.15pm. Butterflies seen-1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 2 male Brimstones, 2 Green-veined Whites + 3 unidentified whites and 3 Small Tortoiseshells. |
| 9th | Grove Wood and eastern Cherry Orchard | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Trevor Hockey | A circular walk from home to Grove Woods and slightly beyond into Cherry Orchard Country Park. 15 + Peacock, 4 comma, 1 Brimstone, 1 male and 2 female Orange Tips, 1 Speckled Wood, several other unidentified Whites. |
| 9th | Great Warley (TQ589917) | Brimstone | Rob Smith | a male Brimstone. must be my first ever here |
| 9th | Garden (TL9723) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Len Cornwell | 1 of each. Brimstone was a female. |
| 9th | Epping Golf Course (TL462002) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Ian Watts | 1 x Speckled wood and a Brimstone on the golf course. Numerous Peacocks and a couple of ST the other side of the M25. |
| 9th | Bran End (TL655250) | Brimstone, Green-veined White | Margaret Rufus | 1&1 |
| 9th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Rosalyn Payne | 3 small tortoiseshell, 10 peacock, 4 brimstone, 3 orange-tip mid morning |
| 8th | Westlands Park (TL9623) | Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Len Cornwell | 3 Peacock, 1 of the others |
| 8th | Thaxted (TL6131) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Stephen Dutton | One of each except 4 Peacocks |
| 8th | Oliver's Lane, Colchester (TL9722) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Oliver Cottis | 7 peacocks, 2 small tortoiseshells and 1 comma. 4 of the peacocks were all together around one particular bush and the rest were basking or flying. |
| 8th | NW of Billericay | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White | Alan Waddoups | Wow, what a spring for peacocks! Seventeen on an exercise walk to Ingatestone, plus two ST, two SW and a comma. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 8th | Hockley (TQ833926) | Comma, Peacock, Small White, Holly Blue | David Glover | 2x Peacock 1x Comma 1x Small White 1x Holly Blue |
| 8th | Hemingford Grey (TL289701) | Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Ute Mokros | There were 3 peacock butterflies flying and displaying together. Saw the first male orange-tip butterfly today, feeding on honesty and one male brimstone flying through the garden. |
| 8th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip | Kevin Wilson | I spent 38 minutes observing butterflies on an uncultivated field beside a lane of trees. 4.30pm-5.08pm. I was pleased to see my first male Orange Tip of this year. Also 1 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 4 Brimstones-3 males and 1 female and 4 Green-veined Whites. Photos to follow. |
| 8th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Orange-Tip | Kevin Wilson | Photos of Orange Tip taken 8/4/20 at Hare Park. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 8th | Garden, Braintree (TL754233) | Comma | Royston Ledgerton | 1 Comma |
| 8th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | James Fowler | Warm with light cloud, seen in garden throughout the day. Like busses, two simultaneous OTÂ’s were the first of 2020. 2 Small White, multiples of others. |
| 8th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Peacock, Brimstone, Large White | Colin Jupp | 3 Large White, 2m Brimstone, 6 Peacock |
| 8th | Braintree, garden (TL754233) | Peacock | Royston Ledgerton | |
| 8th | Beachet Wood, Mount End (TL489007) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Ian Watts | 20+ Peacock, 10 or so Comma, 3 orange Tip and a single Small White. |
| 7th | haddenham cambs | Green-veined White | Ian Dickerson | Feeding on daffs. |
| 7th | Tanholt Pits, Peterborough (TF238017) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | David Withrington | |
| 7th | SAWTRY (TL174830) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Rosalyn Payne | Small tortoiseshell 5 Peacock 6 Comma 1 in the field, I then crossed over the small brook to a more maintained grass area along the drain small tortoiseshell 3 peacock 5 there also |
| 7th | Queen's Park C.P., Billericay (TQ675965) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White | Alan Waddoups | Six Peacock around the country park and just one small white and one small tortoiseshell near the car park. Sunny but breezy 2.30 p.m. |
| 7th | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 3 Speckled Wood, 11 Peacock, 9 Small Tortoiseshell incl pair in courtship, 1 Comma, 4 Small White |
| 7th | Our Stanway garden (TL9324) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Steve Grimwade | 7 Peacock, 2 Male Brimstone, 2 Male Orange-tip, 1 Small White and 1 Comma |
| 7th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | James Fowler | Warm and sunny, early afternoon, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Peacock, 6+ Brimstone, singletons of others. |
| 7th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange-Tip, Speckled Wood | Colin Jupp | 4 Speckled Wood, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Peacock, 4 Comma, 2m Brimstone, 1m orange-tip, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Large White, 3 Small White, + several unidentified whites |
| 7th | Cambridge (TL4758) | Comma, Brimstone, Speckled Wood | Rob Pople | 1 Brimstone, 1 Comma, 2 unIDed white sp. (poss. Small White?) and 1 Speckled Wood (my first of year) during exercise walk on Coldham's Common (c.13:00–13:30; sunny, c.16°C) |
| 7th | Bran End (TL655250) | Peacock | Margaret Rufus | 2 Peacocks |
| 6th | haddenham | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Holly Blue | Ian Dickerson | one of each,warm and sunny. |
| 6th | Langdon Hills (Dunton Plotlands) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Andrew Cox | |
| 6th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Green-veined White | Kevin Wilson | An early afternoon walk produced sightings of 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 3 Peacocks, 3 male Brimstones, 2 female Brimstones and 5 Green-veined Whites. |
| 6th | Aversley Wood (TL162820) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Rosalyn Payne | small tortoiseshell 2 on the edge of the wood, peacock 12 in the wood. A quick look around the allotments on the way back small tortoiseshell 12, peacock 2 |
| 5th | Wheatley Wood (TQ785912) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Graham Bailey | Early pm walk - Brimstone 4-5 males, Peacock 62, Comma 16, Small white 3. |
| 5th | Thaxted fields | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Greg Dempster | 4 x Peacock seen sunning themselves on dirt tracks and blossom, 5 x Small Tortoiseshells basking and courtship flight. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 5th | Sawtry Brook (TL167846) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Rosalyn Payne | Sunny and warm. 5 small tortoiseshell. 4 peacock |
| 5th | Orton Wistow | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Matthew Webb | Comma, Small Tortoiseshell and several Peacock sightings in the garden. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 5th | Laindon West garden. | Comma, Peacock, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | 34 Brooklands Park | Brimstone- one, possibly two males. Orange tip- one male. |
| 5th | Holt Field Barton Cambs (TL403544) | Peacock, Speckled Wood | Anthony Roberts | Peacock 1, Speckled Wood 1 |
| 5th | Hockley Woods Boundry | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Trevor Hockey | Southern path between woods and farmland. Lots of Peacocks - 10-15, one small tortoiseshell and a Comma on brambles in Cherry Orchard (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 5th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Large White | Colin Jupp | male Brimstone, all singles |
| 5th | Haddenham | Holly Blue | Ian Dickerson | [Received by email] HollyBlue,in my garden 05/04/20 1000hrs. |
| 5th | Garden in Hutton | Painted Lady | Martin Gilbert | |
| 5th | Bran End (TL655250) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Margaret Rufus | 1 Peacock 2 Small Tortoiseshells |
| 5th | Beachet Wood, Mount End (TL489007) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Ian Watts | Approx 15 Peacock, 2 x Comma and a single Brimstone along the woodland edge. Also 3-4 Small Torts later in the walk. |
| 5th | Barrington (TL4150) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-Tip | Paddy Grove | My first Orange-Tip of the year. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 4th | West Wood EWT (TL620333) | Comma, Peacock | Stephen Dutton | 6 Peacock 2 Comma |
| 4th | Thundersley Glen (TQ789875) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | David Chandler | 3 Brimstone, 1 Small White 3 Peacock & 1 Comma on "lockdown" 1.2km walk from house to Thundersley Glen. Also saw two Buzzards circling above. |
| 4th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | male Orange-tip, male Brimstone and a Small White. 8 Peacock & 5 Comma |
| 4th | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White, Orange-Tip | Colin Jupp | 1m Orange-tip, 1m Brimstone, 1 Small White, 8 Small Tortoiseshell, 7 Peacock, 3 Comma |
| 4th | New Shardelows Farm Near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 4 species of butterflies seen today between 12.30pm-2.32pm. 1 Comma, several sightings of Peacocks including 2 spiralling together 2.11pm.2 male Brimstones and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. |
| 4th | Holland on Sea (TM189154) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White | Brian Goodey | Px8, STx2, SWx3. Restricted to exercise walk near to home. Makes you appreciate any butterfly seen. |
| 4th | Hill Road Benfleet (TQ782874) | Comma, Peacock | David Chandler | Comma nectaring on plum blossum, peacock fly-by. |
| 4th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Peacock, Small White | Anthony Hare | one peacock and five small white |
| 4th | Harold Hill (garden) (TQ548926) | Comma, Peacock, Large White | Colin Jupp | male Large White, 2 Comma, 1 Peacock |
| 4th | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ386956) | Peacock | Anthony Hare | Two. |
| 4th | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ383952) | Peacock | Anthony Hare | Two. |
| 4th | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ381952) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Anthony Hare | one coma one brimstone two peacocks fighting. |
| 4th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | James Fowler | From mid-morning to mid-afternoon, mostly sunny. Numerous male Brimstone and Peacock. Singletons of others. |
| 4th | Garden (TL9723) | Peacock, Brimstone | Len Cornwell | 1 of each |
| 4th | Epping Forest. (TQ398957) | Peacock, Brimstone | Anthony Hare | One of each |
| 4th | Coldhams Common, Cambridge (TL4758) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Edward Pollard | 3 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Peacock, 1 Sm White. In the area near the blue footbridge over the railway. Mid afternoon |
| 4th | Chingford Overground station (TQ391946) | Peacock | Anthony Hare | One. |
| 4th | Bran End (TL655250) | Peacock | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 4th | Blackmore area. (TQ607997) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White | Margaret Dalgarno | Warm sunny afternoon with slight breeze.. 1 small white. 6 small tortoiseshell. 5 peacock. |
| 3rd | Shrub End, Colchester (TL971233) | Comma | Oliver Cottis |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
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| 30th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Small Tortoiseshell | Kevin Wilson | 1 Small Tortoiseshell very active in a sheltered sunny area.1.59 pm. |
| 29th | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | Lucky to see a Brimstone sheltering under a leaf just above ground level.3.25 pm.Sunny but a cold wind. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 27th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White | Colin Jupp | 2 Small White over allotments, 7 Comma, 4 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell - majority on or near Blackthorn blossom |
| 27th | North Weald Common (TL504037) | Comma | Ian Watts | 2 commas. |
| 27th | Harold Hill (TQ549922) | Small White, Large White | Colin Jupp | male Large White nectaring on Bluebells, 1 Small White |
| 27th | Cherry Orchard Countrey Park | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Trevor Hockey | Stroll through Grove Woods to Cherry Orchard country park. 2/3 Peacock and single examples of Comma and Small Tortoiseshell (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 26th | Thaxted (TL605320) | Small Tortoiseshell | Stephen Dutton | 2 seen on farmland |
| 26th | Stanway (garden) (TL9324) | Comma, Peacock, Orange-Tip | Steve Grimwade | Sightings in garden |
| 26th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Comma, Peacock | Colin Jupp | 6 Comma and 4 Peacock |
| 26th | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Colin Jupp | 13 Small Tortoiseshells including 2 pairs in courtship, 10 Comma and 5 Peacock |
| 26th | Oliver's Lane, Colchester (TL970222) | Peacock | Oliver Cottis | 2 Peacock |
| 26th | Holland on Sea (TM189154) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White | Brian Goodey | One small white, four small tortoiseshell nectaring on wall flowers. |
| 26th | Hockley Woods Boundry | Comma, Peacock | Trevor Hockey | Along the southern flanks of Hockley Woods, mostly basking on the footpath. 5/6 Peacock and a single Comma (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 26th | Gosbecks, Colchester (TL9622) | Small Tortoiseshell | Oliver Cottis | 2 Small Tortoiseshell |
| 26th | Garden in Little Eversden | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | James Fowler | Sunny and calm afternoon, at least 3 male Brimstone and 3 Comma. 2 each of the others. |
| 26th | Central Park, Harold Hill (TQ546922) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White, Large White | Colin Jupp | 1 male Large White, 1 Small White, 10 Comma, 7 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell |
| 26th | Brooks Reserve (TL808268) | Comma | Ray Walker | 3 x Comma sighted in flight and grounded warming up. |
| 25th | Wheatley Wood (TQ785912) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Small White | Graham Bailey | Totals seen - Peacock 42, Comma 25, Sm tortoiseshell 5, Sm white 1. |
| 25th | St Osyth (TM144159) | Comma, Peacock | Simon & Pat Cox | single Comma & Peacock enjoying the sunshine in garden (both again on 26th) |
| 25th | Shrub End, Colchester (TL958226) | Comma, Peacock | Oliver Cottis | |
| 25th | Hockley (TQ833925) | Comma, Peacock | David Glover | 2x Peacock 1x Comma |
| 25th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Colin Jupp | male Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 2 Peacock in the garden |
| 25th | Fowlmere House (TL423460) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Brimstone | DOUG RADFORD | Flying in bright sunshine at 11C |
| 25th | Cherry Orchard Countrey Park | Comma, Peacock | Trevor Hockey | A "Boris stroll" through Grove Woods to Cherry Orchard. 3/4 Peacocks and a single Comma at the very western end of the country park. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 25th | Chatteris garden PE16 6RG | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | LORELI LAW | Peacock warming it's wings laid on the soil. |
| 25th | Bran End (TL655250) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | Margaret Rufus | 2 Small Tortoiseshells 1 Peacock |
| 24th | St Osyth (TM144159) | Small White | Pat Cox | Single in garden |
| 24th | St Ives (TL3172) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Ian Johnstone | Sightings between 13:00 and 15:00 in my back garden. Weather was sunny, 14'C with slight breeze. 1 - Comma - Settled on garage wall for about 30 seconds before flying off. 1 - Peacock - Flew around the garden for about 10 minutes resting on gravel on driveway. 1 - Brimstone - Settled on Rose bush for about 5 minutes. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Northlands Wood (TQ691860) | Comma, Peacock | Alan Waddoups | Five peacock and one comma basking on the paths. One comma nectaring on blackthorn at 2.30 p.m. on sunny afternoon.. |
| 24th | New Shardelows Farm Near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Peacock, Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 1 female brimstone seen 12.25pm and 1 male seen 1.15pm. Also 1 peacock 2.55pm and the same or another 2.55pm. |
| 24th | Longstowe garden (TL308552) | Peacock | Sharon Brown | 1 Peacock in west facing garden, 1pm. |
| 24th | Laindon West garden. | Brimstone | Andrew Cox | Male passing through. |
| 24th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock | Steve Binding | v.warm sunny 2.30 /3.45pm. (11)Peacock.(6) Comma. pair of peacock in courtship on black thorn blossom some taking nectar,the rest mostly sunning. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 24th | Johnson's Meadow (TQ700861) | Peacock, Brimstone | Alan Waddoups | One male Brimstone flying over and two Peacock basking at 2.00 p.m. on warm, sunny afternoon. |
| 24th | Hockley (TQ833926) | Peacock | David Glover | 2x Peacock basking in garden. |
| 24th | Hill Road Benfleet (TQ782874) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | David Chandler | Two Small Tortoiseshells and three Peacock in Hill Road Benfleet. ST nectaring on plum blossom. |
| 24th | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Comma | Anthony Hare | just one. |
| 24th | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ382295) | Brimstone | Anthony Hare | One. |
| 24th | Hakwood, Epping Forest. (TQ381952) | Peacock | Anthony Hare | Only one. |
| 24th | Gwydir Street, Cambridge (TL462583) | Comma, Brimstone | Keith Edkins | (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Foxton permissive paths (farmland) (TL418486) | Comma, Brimstone | Guy Manners | Four butterflies seen on local walk. This grid reference for my first male Brimstone of the year. Third butterfly was white sp. seen at distance |
| 24th | Farmland North of Thaxted (TL613323) | Peacock, Brimstone | Stephen Dutton | 2 Peacock, 1 Brimstone |
| 24th | Church Lane NR, North Weald (TL495046) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Ian Watts | About 10 Peacocks, 3 Commas and a couple of Small Torts on my state sanctioned exercise walk. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 24th | Bran End (TL655250) | Brimstone | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 24th | Blackmore & Wyatts Gren (TQ605998) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone | Margaret Dalgarno | 1 Brimstone in garden. 6 small Tortoiseshell. 4 Peacock. Warm sunny afternoon. |
| 24th | Belton Hills West (TQ823859) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | Andrew Woodhouse | 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma, 6 Peacock, 2 Brimstone and a Small White. |
| 24th | B1046 - Bourn Brook valley from Kingston Old Railw (TL349558) | Brimstone | Sharon Brown | 5 male, 1 female Brimstone. |
| 23rd | Sawtry Brook (TL167843) | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock | ROSALYN PAYNE | sunny, 2pm 1 small tortoiseshell, 1 peacock |
| 23rd | Orton Wistow | Comma, Peacock | Matthew Webb | Singles of Comma and Peacock in my garden today. The Peacock checking out my primroses. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 23rd | Orton Wistow | Comma, Peacock | Matthew Webb | Singles of Comma and Peacock in my garden today. The Peacock checking out my primroses. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 23rd | Northlands Wood (TQ691860) | Peacock, Brimstone | Alan Waddoups | Around noon, three Peacock and two male Brimstones in sheltered clearings. |
| 23rd | Hatfield forest | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Brimstone | Mike Hardwick | |
| 23rd | Hare Park Six Mile Bottom (TL583588) | Brimstone | Kevin Wilson | 1 male Brimstone on the wing 12.27pm. |
| 23rd | Edge of fields. Blackmore (TQ606006) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Margarrt Dalgarno | Late morning .sunny .sharp wind. 3 Small Tortishell. 1 Peacock. 1 Comma. All in beautiful condition. |
| 23rd | Bran End (TL655250) | Comma | Margaret Rufus | 1 |
| 22nd | Westlands Park | Peacock | Len Cornwell | |
| 22nd | Shrub End, Colchester | Other butterfly | Oliver Cottis | Possible Large Tortoiseshell. I was in my garden when quite a large butterfly landed on the warm dirt in front of me. It definitely had a wingspan over 5cm, mainly orange with black bars at the top and four black dots just beneath it. I took a close look and made mental notes of the position of the four dots to identify later. There was a much more plain orange lower wing. I remember the wings being curved unlike a comma, and there was no noticeable brown or white on the lower wing and no thick wing margins unlike a small tortoiseshell. There also wasn't noticeable pale bars between the black ones at the top of the butterfly. In the sunlight there did look, however, to be areas of lighter orange among the black dots. |
| 22nd | Shrub End, Colchester (TL971233) | Comma | Oliver Cottis | Although at first I wasn't sure of what it was, I'm now sure it was a Comma. |
| 22nd | Layer de la Haye back garden (TL969202) | Large White | David And Stella Allen | Male large white sunning itself on laurel. |
| 22nd | Great Holland Pits NR (TM201191) | Comma, Peacock | Brian Goodey | Peacock X5; comma x2 |
| 22nd | Garden in Little Eversden | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone, Small White | James Fowler | Sunny and calm. At least 3 male Brimstone, 2 Peacock, singles of others. |
| 22nd | Bassinbourn cemetery (TL338442) | Comma, Peacock | D G REES | 2 Comma, 1 Peacock |
| 22nd | Barrington (TL4050) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Paddy Grove | Brimstone, Comma and Peacock in the space of about 10mins |
| 21st | Norton Mandeville (TL579051) | Comma, Peacock | Peter Merrett | One of each. |
| 21st | Noak Hill (TQ545942) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Colin Jupp | 1.30-2pm. 2 Comma, singles others |
| 21st | New Shardelows Farm Near Fulbourn (TL538542) | Peacock | Kevin Wilson | 1 Peacock sunning itself out of the wind 11.45 am. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 21st | Monks Wood (TL202801) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Rosalyn Payne | Sunny, cool and breezy. 2 Comma, 1 Peacock, 1 Brimstone in a sheltered spot on the ride, section 1&2 of the transect |
| 21st | Layer de la Haye front garden (TL969202) | Small Tortoiseshell | David Allen | One rather washed out individual sunning itself on the lawn. |
| 21st | Hawkwood allotment. (TQ377953) | Small Tortoiseshell | Anthony Hare | Only 1 flew of to a bramble thicket on not particularly warm day. |
| 21st | Clacton on Sea (TM185153) | Comma, Peacock | Brian Goodey | |
| 21st | Abberton Reservoir | Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral | Steve Grimwade | |
| 18th | South Benfleet (TQ782874) | Small Tortoiseshell | David Chandler | In the garden at Hill Road |
| 17th | Tanholt Pits, Peterborough (TF238017) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | David Withrington | |
| 17th | Sunnymead Farm, Wivenhoe (TM0522) | Brimstone | Simon & Pat Cox | single Brimstone on the wing |
| 17th | Cambridge science park (TL460617) | Peacock, Brimstone | Scott Boyd | Saw one brimstone being chased by a peacock. |
| 16th | Lake Meadows & Bluebell Wood, Billericay (TQ675987) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Alan Waddoups And Melanie | One of each in Lake Meadows at 1.30 p.m. (Photos of Peacock and Sm Tortoiseshell) and one Comma on house wall at 2.15 p.m. (photo) (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 16th | Lagoons Perry (TL157669) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Steve Binding | First Butterflies of the year at this location . Comma(2). Peacock(1). Brimstone(1) male |
| 16th | Ingatestone (TQ6499) | Peacock, Green-veined White | Graham Smith | GVW was nectaring on Bergenia |
| 16th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma, Peacock | Colin Jupp | 1 Peacock and 2 Comma in the garden |
| 16th | Dagnam Park LNR (TQ5593) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Colin Jupp | 1-3pm 1 male Brimstone, 6 Peacock, 5 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell |
| 16th | Caxton End Bourn Cambs (TL321569) | Brimstone | Jennifer Mallindine | 14:30 Female Brimstone flitting along the line of an ivy hedge in the sunshine. |
| 15th | Devil's Dyke, Newmarket (TL615617) | Brimstone | Rob Smith | a male Brimstone in morning sunshine |
| 15th | Cambridge Botanic Gardens (TL456571) | Comma, Red Admiral | Edward Pollard | 1 of each on cherry blossom (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 11th | West Pit, Cherry Hinton (TL482555) | Brimstone | Keith Edkins | 1 brimstone |
| 11th | St Ives Guided Busway (TL3369) | Peacock, Brimstone | Ian Johnstone | Time between 11:30 and 12:00. Temp approx 10'C, strong breeze, sunny intervals, first sightings of the year: 1 - Peacock 1 - Brimstone Both flying past quite quickly -- too fast to take any photos. |
| 11th | Paines Brook, Harold Wood (TQ551912) | Comma, Peacock | Colin Jupp | 3 Comma and 1 Peacock |
| 11th | Paines Brook, Harold Hill (TQ549914) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Colin Jupp | From Petersfield Ave to the A12; 1.30-2.30pm. Intermittent sunny spells, windy. 6 Small Tortoiseshells, 6 Commas including a worn individual, 1 Peacock. |
| 11th | Ingatestone (TQ6499) | Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock | Graham Smith | 2 Peacock, 1 ST, 1 Comma in garden |
| 11th | Howlands Marsh, St Osyt (TM112162) | Peacock | Simon Cox | single along footpath |
| 11th | Holland on Sea, sea front (TM189154) | Peacock | Brian Goodey | X2. First for year. |
| 11th | Harold Hill (TQ548926) | Comma | Colin Jupp | 2 Commas in my garden, sparring briefly at 1pm |
| 11th | Great Warley (TQ589917) | Peacock | Rob Smith | 1 in the garden |
| 11th | Great Holland Pits EWT (TM202192) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Robert Seago | One male Brimstone. Around 8 each, Peacock and Comma |
| 11th | Fingringhoe Wick EWT (TM0519) | Comma, Peacock, Large White | David Allen | 5 peacocks (at least) and a comma. |
| 11th | Comberton Garden (TL387546) | Comma | Tony Roberts | Comma 1. |
| 11th | Cambridge Botanic Garden (TL458571) | Comma | Rob Pople | My first Comma of year, basking in intermittent sunshine (c.12°C?) in sheltered spot nr Scented Garden, c.13:50. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 10th | Rowney Woods (TL573337) | Brimstone | Stephen Dutton | |
| 10th | Garden in Little Eversden | Brimstone | James Fowler | Single male flying around shrubs in garden. |
| 8th | Mill Green Common (TL637013) | Comma, Peacock, Brimstone | Martin Heywood & Rob Smith | 12pm, 1 male Brimstone searching and a Comma basking on the ground. 2 Peacocks basking low, one of which re-emerged immediately after a heavy shower |
| 8th | Hayley Wood | Small Tortoiseshell | Louise Bacon | 1 out in the afternoon sunshine |
| 8th | Fingrinhoe Wick EWT, Nr Margaret Hide (TM048198) | Comma | Alan Waddoups | One Comma basking on a wooden bench. One white butterfly also seen, but too fleeting to identify. |
| 8th | Cambridge (TL444576) | Brimstone | Rob Pople | My first Brimstone of the spring, flitting around sunny front gardens (c.10°C?) of Perse Almshouses on Newnham Road, c.12:35. |
| 6th | Warley Place (TQ584910) | Red Admiral | Mark & Jim | Red admiral on snowdrops. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 2nd | Westwood Estate, Peterborough (TF174006) | Small Tortoiseshell | Philip Todd | |
| 2nd | Longthorpe (TL160983) | Peacock | Don Gardener | A Peacock butterfly flying around my front garden enjoying some sun |
| 1st | Near Hockley Woods (TQ833925) | Peacock | David Glover | 1x Peacock basking on edge of track. |
| February 2020 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | St Ives garden (TL2968) | Brimstone | Amanda Randall | Reasonably calm weather, milder than recently, brimstone fluttering up and down the garden in the sun. |
| 22nd | Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB (TL332698) | Brimstone | Val Perrin | The first butterfly of 2020 for me - flying over a sheltered bramble patch out of the wind |
| 8th | Ingatestone (TQ6499) | Peacock | Graham Smith | Garden |
| 6th | Epping Forest. (TQ4399) | Red Admiral | Christian Moss | Very warm day again. Two red admirals seen. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo ) |
| 6th | Brookside Sawtry (TL166842) | Small Tortoiseshell | Rosalyn Payne | 1 basking on building wall |
| 5th | Fingringhoe Wick EWT nature reserve (TM042195) | Red Admiral | Liz Huxley | 1 red admiral flying in a sheltered sunny spot |
| January 2020 |
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| Date | Location | Species | Reporter | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30th | Maldon back garden (TL845070) | Peacock | Cindy Lawes | Seen flying about in our back garden around 1:30pm. |
| 21st | Long Running Epping Forest (TQ4399) | Red Admiral | Christian Moss | Whilst watching woodcocks a beautiful red admiral just flew over my head and landed on a birch. Wonderful. (Photo(s) supplied: photo ) |
| 12th | St Osyth (TM144159) | Peacock | Simon Cox | one briefly in garden |
| 9th | Long Running Epping Forest (TQ4399) | Peacock, Red Admiral | Christian Moss | Two red admirals & a peacock seen in Epping Forest. Very warm morning, it was 12 degrees at 6am. (Photo(s) supplied: photo photo photo ) |
| 9th | Coalport close Church Langley Harlow (TL475091) | Peacock | Laurence Drummond | One briefly around Gardens at 13.15. |
| 8th | Fowlmere Rd woodland strip, Foxton (TL419475) | Red Admiral | Guy Manners | One dark-undersided nymphalid flew out of and back into ivy, warm lunchtime. Given time of year and season, I'm thinking Red Admiral, but poor view could not exclude Peacock... a tad annoying for first butterfly of the year :-) |
