PHOTOS 2024

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Dingy Skipper Devils Dyke Race course end (TL607623) 05/05/24 © Steve Binding/ Paul Fisher Dingy Skipper Devils Dyke Race course end (TL607623) 05/05/24 © Steve Binding/ Paul Fisher	Green Hairstreak The Greenway, Beckton (TQ437820) 04/05/24 © Rob Smith Green Hairstreak The Greenway, Beckton (TQ437820) 04/05/24 © Rob Smith	Brimstone Devil's Dyke (TL579648) 04/05/24 © John Murray Brimstone Devil's Dyke (TL579648) 04/05/24 © John Murray	Holly blue Devil's Dyke (TL579648) 04/05/24 © John Murray Holly blue Devil's Dyke (TL579648) 04/05/24 © John Murray
Green hairstreak Devil's Dyke (TL579648) 04/05/24 © John Murray Green hairstreak Devil's Dyke (TL579648) 04/05/24 © John Murray	Orange-tip Ailsworth farmland (TL122997) 04/05/24 © Matthew Webb Orange-tip Ailsworth farmland (TL122997) 04/05/24 © Matthew Webb	Orange-tip Ailsworth farmland (TL122997) 04/05/24 © Matthew Webb Orange-tip Ailsworth farmland (TL122997) 04/05/24 © Matthew Webb	Green Hairstreak Ailsworth farmland (TL122997) 04/05/24 © Matthew Webb Green Hairstreak Ailsworth farmland (TL122997) 04/05/24 © Matthew Webb
Grizzled Skipper Holme Fen (TL197895) 04/05/24 © Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley Grizzled Skipper Holme Fen (TL197895) 04/05/24 © Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley	Grizzled Skipper Holme Fen (TL197895) 04/05/24 © Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley Grizzled Skipper Holme Fen (TL197895) 04/05/24 © Rosalyn Payne & Phil Bromley	Anthocharis cardamines ab. decolorata Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL727058) 03/05/24 © David Lazarus Anthocharis cardamines ab. decolorata Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL727058) 03/05/24 © David Lazarus	Red Admiral Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL727058) 03/05/24 © David Lazarus Red Admiral Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL727058) 03/05/24 © David Lazarus
Small White The Naze (TM268245) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus Small White The Naze (TM268245) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus	Small White + Orange-tip The Naze (TM268245) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus Small White + Orange-tip The Naze (TM268245) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus	Orange-tip Great Holland Pits NR (TM201195) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus Orange-tip Great Holland Pits NR (TM201195) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus	Male Brimstone Great Holland Pits NR (TM201195) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus Male Brimstone Great Holland Pits NR (TM201195) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus
Female Brimstone Great Holland Pits NR (TM201195) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus Female Brimstone Great Holland Pits NR (TM201195) 02/05/24 © David Lazarus	Holly Blue Devil's Dyke, B1102 to Burwell Cutting (TL579648) 02/05/24 © Alan Owers Holly Blue Devil's Dyke, B1102 to Burwell Cutting (TL579648) 02/05/24 © Alan Owers	Green Hairstreak Devil's Dyke, B1102 to Burwell Cutting (TL579648) 02/05/24 © Alan Owers Green Hairstreak Devil's Dyke, B1102 to Burwell Cutting (TL579648) 02/05/24 © Alan Owers	Orange-tip Langdon Hills - Johnson's Meadow (TQ700864) 01/05/24 © David Lazarus Orange-tip Langdon Hills - Johnson's Meadow (TQ700864) 01/05/24 © David Lazarus
Small Copper Langdon Hills - Johnson's Meadow (TQ700864) 01/05/24 © David Lazarus Small Copper Langdon Hills - Johnson's Meadow (TQ700864) 01/05/24 © David Lazarus	Wall Langdon Hills - Johnson's Meadow (TQ700864) 01/05/24 © David Lazarus Wall Langdon Hills - Johnson's Meadow (TQ700864) 01/05/24 © David Lazarus	Green Hairstreak Canvey wick (TQ768832) 01/05/24 © David Chandler Green Hairstreak Canvey wick (TQ768832) 01/05/24 © David Chandler	Wall Canvey wick (TQ768832) 01/05/24 © David Chandler Wall Canvey wick (TQ768832) 01/05/24 © David Chandler
Small Copper. Holme Fen (TL198896) 30/04/24 © Steve Binding Small Copper. Holme Fen (TL198896) 30/04/24 © Steve Binding	Orange Tip female Paxton Pits (TL195629) 30/04/24 © Steve Binding Orange Tip female Paxton Pits (TL195629) 30/04/24 © Steve Binding	Grizzled Skipper Paxton Pits (TL195629) 30/04/24 © Steve Binding Grizzled Skipper Paxton Pits (TL195629) 30/04/24 © Steve Binding	Male Orange Tip Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) 29/04/24 © Steve Binding Male Orange Tip Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) 29/04/24 © Steve Binding
Orange-tip m Meadgate Park Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL729056) 26/04/24 © David Lazarus Orange-tip m Meadgate Park Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL729056) 26/04/24 © David Lazarus	Orange-tip f Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL729056) 26/04/24 © David Lazarus Orange-tip f Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL729056) 26/04/24 © David Lazarus	Green-veined White f Baddow Hall Park Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL729056) 26/04/24 © David Lazarus Green-veined White f Baddow Hall Park Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL729056) 26/04/24 © David Lazarus	Small White Baddow Meads (TL723063) 25/04/24 © David Lazarus Small White Baddow Meads (TL723063) 25/04/24 © David Lazarus
Orange-tip Baddow Meads (TL723063) 25/04/24 © David Lazarus Orange-tip Baddow Meads (TL723063) 25/04/24 © David Lazarus	Orange-tip Baddow Meads (TL723063) 25/04/24 © David Lazarus Orange-tip Baddow Meads (TL723063) 25/04/24 © David Lazarus	Orange-tip Thaxted (TL604313) 19/04/24 © Richard Berry Orange-tip Thaxted (TL604313) 19/04/24 © Richard Berry	Green-veined White Thaxted (TL604313) 19/04/24 © Richard Berry Green-veined White Thaxted (TL604313) 19/04/24 © Richard Berry
Holy Blue Thaxted (TL604313) 19/04/24 © Richard Berry Holy Blue Thaxted (TL604313) 19/04/24 © Richard Berry	Green-veined White River Can (TL697068) 24/04/24 © David Lazarus Green-veined White River Can (TL697068) 24/04/24 © David Lazarus	Holly Blue Thaxted (TL609311) 19/04/24 © Richard Berry Holly Blue Thaxted (TL609311) 19/04/24 © Richard Berry	Speckled Wood Thaxted (TL606309) 18/04/24 © Richard Berry Speckled Wood Thaxted (TL606309) 18/04/24 © Richard Berry
Small White Thaxted (TL606309) 18/04/24 © Richard Berry Small White Thaxted (TL606309) 18/04/24 © Richard Berry	Holly Blue Thaxted (TL606309) 18/04/24 © Richard Berry Holly Blue Thaxted (TL606309) 18/04/24 © Richard Berry	Orange-tip Meadgate (TL720058) 14/04/24 © David Lazarus Orange-tip Meadgate (TL720058) 14/04/24 © David Lazarus	Orange-tip Meadgate (TL720058) 14/04/24 © David Lazarus Orange-tip Meadgate (TL720058) 14/04/24 © David Lazarus
Large White The Naze (TM264243) 12/04/24 © David Lazarus Large White The Naze (TM264243) 12/04/24 © David Lazarus	Brimstone - ovipositing Great Holland Pits NR (TM203519) 12/04/24 © David Lazarus Brimstone - ovipositing Great Holland Pits NR (TM203519) 12/04/24 © David Lazarus	Brimstone - in flight Great Holland Pits NR (TM203519) 12/04/24 © David Lazarus Brimstone - in flight Great Holland Pits NR (TM203519) 12/04/24 © David Lazarus	Holly blue Colchester (TL964246) 13/04/24 © Jennifer Martin Holly blue Colchester (TL964246) 13/04/24 © Jennifer Martin
Green Hairstreak Canvey Wick, Eastern end circuit (TQ764833) 13/04/24 © Alan Waddoups And Melanie Green Hairstreak Canvey Wick, Eastern end circuit (TQ764833) 13/04/24 © Alan Waddoups And Melanie	Speckled Wood Canvey Wick, Eastern end circuit (TQ764833) 13/04/24 © Alan Waddoups And Melanie Speckled Wood Canvey Wick, Eastern end circuit (TQ764833) 13/04/24 © Alan Waddoups And Melanie	Wall Brown Canvey Wick, Eastern end circuit (TQ764833) 13/04/24 © Alan Waddoups And Melanie Wall Brown Canvey Wick, Eastern end circuit (TQ764833) 13/04/24 © Alan Waddoups And Melanie	Holly Blue Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 13/04/24 © Phillip Hastings Holly Blue Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 13/04/24 © Phillip Hastings
Orange Tip Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 13/04/24 © Phillip Hastings Orange Tip Litlington, South Cambs (TL311428) 13/04/24 © Phillip Hastings	Holly Blue Shepreth L-moor (TL3847) 12/04/24 © Paddy Grove Holly Blue Shepreth L-moor (TL3847) 12/04/24 © Paddy Grove	Green Hairstreak Devils Dyke Newmarket Racecourse (TL607624) 12/04/24 © Richard Berry Green Hairstreak Devils Dyke Newmarket Racecourse (TL607624) 12/04/24 © Richard Berry	Green-veined White in cop Baddow Meads (TL716061) 11/04/24 © David Lazarus Green-veined White in cop Baddow Meads (TL716061) 11/04/24 © David Lazarus
Green-veined White in cop m Top f bottom Baddow Meads (TL716061) 11/04/24 © David Lazarus Green-veined White in cop m Top f bottom Baddow Meads (TL716061) 11/04/24 © David Lazarus	Green Hairstreak Devil's Dyke (Ditch Farm), Burwell 11/04/24 © Nick & Stella Laughton Green Hairstreak Devil's Dyke (Ditch Farm), Burwell 11/04/24 © Nick & Stella Laughton	Small Tort Thaxted (TL6031) 11/04/24 © Richard Berry Small Tort Thaxted (TL6031) 11/04/24 © Richard Berry	Speckled Wood Thaxted (TL6031) 11/04/24 © Richard Berry Speckled Wood Thaxted (TL6031) 11/04/24 © Richard Berry
Speckled Wood Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) 08/04/24 © Steve Binding Speckled Wood Perry Lagoons + meadow (TL157669) 08/04/24 © Steve Binding	Brimstone Black Notley (TL7620) 08/04/24 © George Brown Brimstone Black Notley (TL7620) 08/04/24 © George Brown	Green-veined White male 08.04.2024 Baddow Hall Par Baddow Hall Park (TL731805) 08/04/24 © David Lazarus Green-veined White male 08.04.2024 Baddow Hall Par Baddow Hall Park (TL731805) 08/04/24 © David Lazarus	Large White 08.04.2024 Baddow Hall Park Baddow Hall Park (TL731805) 08/04/24 © David Lazarus Large White 08.04.2024 Baddow Hall Park Baddow Hall Park (TL731805) 08/04/24 © David Lazarus
Painted Lady 08.04.2024 Baddow Hall Park Baddow Hall Park (TL731805) 08/04/24 © David Lazarus Painted Lady 08.04.2024 Baddow Hall Park Baddow Hall Park (TL731805) 08/04/24 © David Lazarus	Speckled Wood 07/04/2024 Meadgate Fields Open Spac Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL726058) 08/04/24 © David Lazarus Speckled Wood 07/04/2024 Meadgate Fields Open Spac Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL726058) 08/04/24 © David Lazarus	Brimstone Morborne Hill 05/04/24 © Matthew Webb Brimstone Morborne Hill 05/04/24 © Matthew Webb	Orange-tip Morborne Hill 05/04/24 © Matthew Webb Orange-tip Morborne Hill 05/04/24 © Matthew Webb
Orange-tip Morborne Hill 05/04/24 © Matthew Webb Orange-tip Morborne Hill 05/04/24 © Matthew Webb	Green-veined White - female Meadgate Fields Open S Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL726058) 02/04/24 © David Lazarus Green-veined White - female Meadgate Fields Open S Meadgate Fields Open Space (TL726058) 02/04/24 © David Lazarus	Large white Godmanchester garden (TL250696) 01/04/24 © Alan Owers Large white Godmanchester garden (TL250696) 01/04/24 © Alan Owers	Brimstone Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) 30/03/24 © Steve Binding Brimstone Great Staughton Old Cemetery (TL123647) 30/03/24 © Steve Binding
Comma Ford Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL334434) 27/03/24 © Phillip Hastings Comma Ford Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL334434) 27/03/24 © Phillip Hastings	Brimstone Ford Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL334434) 27/03/24 © Phillip Hastings Brimstone Ford Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL334434) 27/03/24 © Phillip Hastings	Peacock Ford Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL334434) 27/03/24 © Phillip Hastings Peacock Ford Wood.Bassingbourn.South Cambs (TL334434) 27/03/24 © Phillip Hastings	Speckled Wood 26/03/2024 Meadgate Park Meadgate Park (TL719105) 26/03/24 © David Lazarus Speckled Wood 26/03/2024 Meadgate Park Meadgate Park (TL719105) 26/03/24 © David Lazarus
Comma 20/03/2024 Meadgate Park Baddow Meads (TL720058) 20/03/24 © David Lazarus Comma 20/03/2024 Meadgate Park Baddow Meads (TL720058) 20/03/24 © David Lazarus	Brimstone m 20/03/2024 Meadgate Park Baddow Meads (TL720058) 20/03/24 © David Lazarus Brimstone m 20/03/2024 Meadgate Park Baddow Meads (TL720058) 20/03/24 © David Lazarus	Small Tortoiseshell - first of 2024 Baddow Meads (TL716306) 18/03/24 © David Lazarus Small Tortoiseshell - first of 2024 Baddow Meads (TL716306) 18/03/24 © David Lazarus	Peacock on Blackthorn Blossom Baddow Meads (TL716306) 18/03/24 © David Lazarus Peacock on Blackthorn Blossom Baddow Meads (TL716306) 18/03/24 © David Lazarus
Small White - male Chelmsford Garden on Meadgate Avenue (TL718505) 14/03/24 © David Lazarus Small White - male Chelmsford Garden on Meadgate Avenue (TL718505) 14/03/24 © David Lazarus	[TITLE NEEDED] Rochford essex 14/03/24 © Steve Day [TITLE NEEDED] Rochford essex 14/03/24 © Steve Day	Comma Colchester (TL964246) 09/03/24 © Jennifer Martin Comma Colchester (TL964246) 09/03/24 © Jennifer Martin	Small Tortoiseshell Bemor Building Supplies, Waltham Abbey (TL381005) 21/02/24 © Tom Simon Small Tortoiseshell Bemor Building Supplies, Waltham Abbey (TL381005) 21/02/24 © Tom Simon
Red Admiral Weald Common, North Weald Bassett (TL498039) 02/02/24 © Tom Simon Red Admiral Weald Common, North Weald Bassett (TL498039) 02/02/24 © Tom Simon	Red Admiral Barrington (TL4049) 28/01/24 © Paddy Grove Red Admiral Barrington (TL4049) 28/01/24 © Paddy Grove	Red Admiral Hardwick garden (TL372594) 21/01/24 © Trevor Sawyer Red Admiral Hardwick garden (TL372594) 21/01/24 © Trevor Sawyer