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Sightings of
Butterflies in Suffolk - 2024
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The Branch is always grateful for butterfly records and a
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We are always interested in
sightings of any butterflies in any location in Suffolk but we are particularly grateful for records away from the
coast and information on the following species:
BAP species; Dingy Skipper,
White Letter Hairstreak,
Silver-studded Blue, White Admiral, Grayling, Small Heath, Wall Brown
Others;
Green Hairstreak, Purple Hairstreak, Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple
Emperor, Chalkhill Blue
(not Devil's Dyke)
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Corton, at the end of
the season. This can be done using a simple Excel spreadsheet
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here)
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November |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 2 |
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photo
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17 Nov |
A Red Admiral flitting from wall to wall in Lowestoft this
morning during the sunny spells. |
Lowestoft |
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James Corton |
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13 Nov |
Red Admiral spotted at RSPB Minsmere this morning, 13 Nov,
making the most of the sunshine |
RSPB Minsmere |
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4 Nov |
We have seen a Comma Butterfly this evening, 4th November, in
Stowmarket on the patio window! |
Stowmarket |
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Mandy Cole |
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October |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE RA
PL
P ST
C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 12 |
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31 Oct |
Red Admiral |
Kyson Point Woodbridge |
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Richard Perryman |
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27 Oct |
We went for a walk today along the river wall north of Orford
and saw a Wall Brown - (📷
photo click here).
Apart from this we only saw one other butterfly, a Red Admiral.
I see there was at Sudbourne earlier in the month and guess that
this one is from the same population. Best wishes |
Orford |
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Mike & Karen Cartwright |
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27 Oct |
Six Red Admiral around the Visitor Centre at Minsmere, five on
the last of the buddleias and one by the pond.
(📷
photo
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
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James Corton |
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22 Oct |
In case of interest, James Porter and I saw a Green-veined White
today, in Ostrich Meadow, Belstead Brook Park. We scrutinised it
carefully. Also a Red Admiral. |
Ostrich Meadow, Belstead Brook Park |
TM1441 |
David Walsh |
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18 Oct |
Two Red Admirals feeding in a sheltered corner of the garden on
the final buddleia flowers, the result of dead-heading a few
weeks ago. Probably the same two butterflies that appear
any day when there is some sunshine. |
SW Ipswich |
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Richard Perrymen |
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17 Oct |
Two Red Admirals in the garden sunbathing in the afternoon sun
on the garden wall. |
Lowestoft |
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James Corton |
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16 Oct |
2 Wall Brown (m) seen by
Warden Andrew this morning by the office. Other butterflies
seen by myself on the reserve were Small Copper, Small White,
Large White, Comma, and Red Admiral |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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11 Oct |
Checking on Wall Brown
Butterflies. Got new and old today ,first one on Whitecast path
very faded and worn, second one on Petos very fresh and bright
coloured. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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7 Oct |
Late morning and we decided to visit Sudbourne Church, and were
rewarded with a sighting of a female
Wall Brown nectaring on dandelion then egg laying by the
perimeter wall, very close to where we observed them on the
28/9/22. (📷
photo
click here) |
Sudbourne |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve |
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7 Oct |
I thought you may be interested in the attached photo taken this
morning of a Red Admiral sunning itself on our washing. I'm
pretty certain that this is the only one of this species that
we've seen in the garden this year. (📷
photo
click here) |
Elmswell |
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Mike Mawson |
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5 Oct |
Looking for Wall Brown this
afternoon and recorded 2 Males and 1 Female. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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5 Oct |
Had a walk round looking for Wall
Brown and was suprised to record 3 Female and 2 Males
this morning |
SWT Oulton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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5 Oct |
BC Garden Survey: . Often sunny day with very variable
winds mainly SSE to S. Temperature reached 16ºC. Noted x1 Red
Admiral , and x1 Comma basking on buddleia, and x1 Peacock on
bramble around noon. Later spotted x1 Small Copper basking on
flattened grass by side of path. (📷
photos of SC & C
click here) |
Beccles |
TM430901 |
Graham Jackson |
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4 Oct |
Ferry Rd, Sudbourne - 4 Wall
Brown along roadside/lane verges (📷
photo
click here) |
Sudbourne |
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Mark Cornish |
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4 Oct |
Transect Walk: Berry Farm, Last of the year. Mostly sunny with
some clouds, Winds Beaufort 3 to 4. Temp 16ºC. x4 Red Admiral,
x3 Large White, x1 Peacock, x1 Comma. Apart from the LWs all
noted on Common Ivy flowers. I was given larvae of LW and a SW
larva from hand cleaning of kale crop. With them was a clump of
ichneumon fly pupae. (📷
photos of RA & larvae
click here) |
Ilketshall St Andrew |
TM383877 |
Graham Jackson |
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4 Oct |
Large White 1, Speckled Wood 1, Small
Heath 1, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 1, Comma 1, Small Copper
1, Common Blue 1 |
RSPB Minsmere |
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Richard Perrymen |
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4 Oct |
Three days in a row, three different butterflies visiting my
Buddleia. Today it's a Comma (📷
photo
click here) |
Rushmere St Andrew |
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Phil Watkinson |
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3 Oct |
The final (wk27) Minsmere butterfly survey of the year today
provided our only Small Tortoiseshell sighting! Large
white – 1, Small white – 1, Small copper – 5, Red admiral – 61,
Small tortoiseshell – 1, Peacock – 4, Comma – 12, Speckled wood
– 15, Small heath – 1 |
RSPB Minsmere |
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b Derek Eaton |
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3 Oct |
So, yesterday it was a Red Admiral, today, mid afternoon, a
single Peacock visited my Buddleia (📷
photo
click here) |
Rushmere St Andrew |
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Phil Watkinson |
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2 Oct |
Slightly surprised to see a pristine Red Admiral on my Buddleia
this afternoon, despite the light rain and temp of 14C. (📷
photo
click here) |
Rushmere St Andrew |
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Phil Watkinson |
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September |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 17 |
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29 Sep |
transects 10 to 13 walked for the last time this year. No
butterflies recorded ,which is what I expected. Just 3rd Gen
Wall Brown to survey now for the records until they finish |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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29 Sep |
Wood White
(📷
photo click here)
photographed and reported from Kirkley Cemetery in Lowestoft.
Unknown origin but clearly not natural. (A strange sighting.
Usually finished by the end of August where they have a second
brood. The nearest colony is near Corby. Why would anyone
release at this time of year?) |
Lowestoft |
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James Corton |
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28 Sep |
at Boyton marshes RSPB reserve a fully grown Convolvulus
Hawkmoth larva was found crossing a track. Plenty of White
Bindweed nearby. 6 Red Admirals flying south along sea wall. |
Boyton |
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Bob Turner |
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28 Sep |
Arguably my best day of the year with 9 species across 4
squares. The highlights were:- Clouded Yellow,
Wall Browns 2m 2f in 2
locations in TM5095 Blundeston/ Flixton;
Wall Browns 2 incl 1f in 2
locations in TM5096 Blundeston; |
Blundeston/ Flixton |
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Paul Douch |
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28 Sep |
Wall Browns 2m in TM4996
Somerleyton; Wall Browns 1
prob 2m 1f TM4896 Somerleyton |
Somerleyton |
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Paul Douch |
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28 Sep |
Yesterday at Sizewell, in some very welcome sunshine, we had the
following butterflies: Common Blue x 7, Small Copper x 2 (📷
photo
click here) , Small Heath
and 2 x Speckled Wood as well as several Whites. (Note: On the
6/6/24 we recorded 99 Bee Orchids, including 12 white Bee
Orchids, and 24 Pyramidal Orchids to iRecord, sadly where we
recorded the majority of the Orchids is now under hard core of
some form of road construction on the bank adjacent to the beach
in front of Sizewell B.) |
Sizewell |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve Steve and Anne Green |
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28 Sep |
BC Garden Survey: Often cloudy day with fine rain at times
and temperature did not reach 14 deg C until the afternoon. I
noted x1 Large White and x2 Red Admirals visiting buddleia
flowers to the rear of the house. At the front, our young
granddaughter spotted a brown butterfly basking on a white
garage door during a sunny phase. My wife managed to photograph
it with her phone camera before it flew off. This year's single
Wall brown on site thereby
completing three consecutive years of x1 a year. (📷
photo
click here) |
Beccles |
TM430901 |
Graham Jackson |
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28 Sep |
Several Red Admiral and Small Copper at Minsmere around the car
park, along with two Peacock, a Speckled Wood and a
Small Heath. (📷
photos
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
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James Corton |
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26 Sep |
Worlingham marshes survey .Today’s last survey walk of the year
produced 10 Red admiral, 4 Comma, 2 Speckled wood, 2
Wall brown (📷
photo
click here) and 1 Large white. The Wall browns were in
separate locations, one upstream and one downstream of the 24
hour mooring. As before, most sightings were along the main
access track and the river wall. |
Worlingham marshes |
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Peter Norfolk |
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24 Sep |
Butterfly Transects walked for the last time this year, only 3
Red Admirals recored . Off transects today 3
Wall Brown seen and recorded
on the Norfolk side of reserve |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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23 Sep |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked for the last time this year.
Red Admiral 8, Wall Brown 4
(3m+1f), Comma 4, Speckled Wood 1, Large White 1. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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22 Sep |
Looking for 3rd Gen Wall Brown.
Located 2 females and 2 males . Phone pic of one of the females
seen today, after this photo, the female tucked herself deep
down into some long grass out of sight
(📷
photo
click here) |
SWT Oulton Marshes. |
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b Robert Quadling |
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21 Sep |
Minsmere butterfly transect, week 25. Looks like the last
knockings as numbers and species continue to decline. Large
white – 9, Small copper – 11, Brown argus – 3, Red admiral – 23,
Peacock – 3, Comma – 8, Speckled wood – 33,
Small heath – 15 |
RSPB Minsmere |
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b Derek Eaton |
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21 Sep |
Kept company in the garden today by some Small and Large Whites
on a late flowering Buddleia. This Red Admiral came to sunbathe
on the walls during the last of the afternoon sunshine. (📷
photo
click here) |
Lowestoft |
TM5393 |
James Corton |
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21 Sep |
Walked round reserve looking for Wall
Brown butterflies .4 males + 1 female recorded today.
Butterflies seen along Whitecast path,Moorings path,Sluice to
kissing gate opposite Petos |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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19 Sep |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk. Large
White 4, Green-veined White 2, Speckled Wood 1, Red Admiral 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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18 Sep |
Checking the reserve for 3rd Gen Wall
Brown this afternoon , and 3 Wall Brown were found all
males. 1 seen at the North Hide and 2 seen at the Sluice. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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18 Sep |
as far as I am aware, I have just seen our first 3rd Gen
Wall Brown a Male at the
North Hide |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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17 Sep |
Butterfly Transects walked. Small Copper 20, Small White 17,
Large White 15, Red Admiral 9, Comma 8, Meadow Brown 7,
Green-veined white 6, Peacock 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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17 Sep |
just had reported by Lound Lakes Warden Andrew Hickinbotham of a
3rd Gen Wall Brown butterfly
on the Norfolk side of the reserve. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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16 Sep |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Comma 4, Small White 3, Red
Admiral 2, Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 1, Green-veined white 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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16 Sep |
Nice to see a couple of Common Blue and Small Copper (📷
photos
click here) with a Holly Blue today in the cemetery.
Several white butterflies too, mainly Large White, and some Red
Admirals all heading southward. |
Lowestoft cemertery |
TM539935 |
James Corton |
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15 Sep |
Visited Helmingham Hall today with plenty of Whites noted with
one Comma and one Painted lady. |
Helmingham Hall |
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Steve Fryett |
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15 Sep |
A Hummingbird Hawkmoth in a Saxmundham garden today on
Ceratostigma. First seen this year. |
Saxmundham |
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Bob Turner |
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14 Sep |
Minsmere butterfly transect, week 24; Large white – 67,
Small white – 2, Green-veined white – 1, Small copper – 16,
Brown argus – 19, Red admiral – 27, Peacock – 10, Comma – 17,
Speckled wood – 33, Grayling –
4, Small heath – 85 |
RSPB Minsmere |
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b Derek Eaton |
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14 Sep |
During a long walk from Icklingham towards Berner's Heath and
back this morning, I saw the following butterflies: Large White
c30, Small White c50, Green-veined White 5+, Small Copper 40+,
Red Admiral 10+, Painted Lady, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 2,
Small Heath 4. |
Icklingham |
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Martin Peers |
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14 Sep |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk.
Green-veined White 9, Small White 6, Large White 5, Red Admiral
4, Peacock 2, Comma 2. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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13 Sep |
Butterfly Transect walked, Red Admiral 10, Small White 4,
Green-veined White 3, Painted Lady 3, Small Copper 2, Peacock 2,
Large White 1 |
Somerleyton Estate |
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b Robert Quadling |
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12 Sep |
While walking round Cavenham Heath track and footpath this
morning I saw the following butterflies: Large White 6, Small
White 4+, Green-veined White 3, Small Copper 25, Brown Argus,
Common Blue m., Red Admiral 6, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 2,
Small Heath 18. |
Cavenham Heath |
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Martin Peers |
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11 Sep |
Main road Boyton near Banters Barn turning TM382475. Species. 10
Red Admiral and 1 Painted lady feeding on ivy flowers on
roadside hedgerow. |
Boyton |
TM382475 |
Steve Fryett |
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11 Sep |
Butterfly Transects walked. Red Admiral 21, Small Copper 17,
Small White 12, Meadow Brown 4, Large White 3, Green-veined
White 2, Comma 2 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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10 Sep |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Red Admiral 6, Brown Argus 3,
Small White 1, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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7 Sep |
I just felt I had to tell you know of the huge numbers of red
admiral butterflies in my garden in Lowestoft today - Saturday
7th September 2024. There are at least 30 + red admirals to be
seen on my large ivy plant which is in flower at the moment.
Also, several are flying about the garden at any one time. The
weather is warm and sunny. It is impossible to photo the ivy so
that all can be seen at one time, but I enclose a photo of a
patch of it which shows 9, and a close-up of the top showing 4
within a few inches of each other. I have never seen so many in
my garden before. (📷
photos
click here) (30,000 were counted heading east on
the coast of the Netherlands, 100s have been seen along the
coast from Sussex to Yorkshire) |
Lowestoft |
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June Bedingfield |
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6 Sep |
Minsmere butterfly transect week 22, Big rise in red
admirals. 2nd gen or migrants? (30,000 were counted heading
east on the coast of the Netherlands) Improved
numbers of Small Copper & Brown Argus also, & Small Heath huge!
Large White 31, Small White 2, Green-veined White 2, Small
Copper 19, Brown Argus 15, Red Admiral 120, Comma 14, Speckled
Wood 31, Grayling 16, Meadow Brown 3,
Small Heath 128 |
RSPB Minsmere |
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b Derek Eaton |
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6 Sep |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked. Red Admiral 6, Green-veined
White 3, Small White 2, Comma 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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6 Sep |
Numerous Small Heath, Red
Admiral, Brown Argus and Large White this morning along with
quite a few Small/Green-Veined White, Common Blue and
singletons of Small Copper, Wall
Brown (at TM28253148) and Clouded Yellow (📷
photo click here)
(This is the most southerly sighting of a Wall Brown in
Suffolk for some time) |
Landguard |
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Trevor Sawyer |
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5 Sep |
Butterfly Transects walked. Meadow Brown 8, Small White 6, Large
White 6, Green-veined White 4, Red Admiral 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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4 Sep |
Despite the largely overcast conditions, I saw the following
yesterday: Large White 10, Small White 12, Green-veined White 2,
Red Admiral 4, Small Heath,
Meadow Brown. |
Lavenham airfield |
TL900534 |
Martin Peers |
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4 Sep |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Small White 11, Green-veined
White 7, Red Admiral 2, Speckled Wood 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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3 Sep |
Today at Upper Hollesley Common, on a walk between 10a.m and
1p.m we saw the following butterflies:
Grayling x 10 (📷
photo click here)
Small Heath x 6, Speckled
Wood, Small Copper x 5, Red Admiral x 2, Large White x 4, and,
of interest, a Wasp Spider. |
Upper Hollesley Common |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve, Steve and Anne Green, and Frankie Ryan |
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1 Sep |
Minsmere butterfly transect week 21 - 1st Sep Numbers falling.
Still a very strong 2nd gen of Small Heath. Large White 23,
Small White 1, Small Copper 10, BrownArgus 10, Red Admiral 20,
Peacock 1, Painted Lady 1 (the only one this year), Comma 8,
Speckled Wood 33, Grayling 25,
Gatekeeper 1, Small Heath 77 |
RSPB Minsmere |
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Derek Eaton |
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August |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE RA
PL
P ST
C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 30 |
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31 Aug |
A couple of Holly Blue and a Red Admiral and, while gardening, I
was drawn to this wriggling Red Admiral pupa among some Musk
Mallow I was clearing out. (📷
photo
click here) |
Lowestoft |
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James Corton |
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30 Aug |
Somerleyton Estate Butterfly Transect walked. Small White 9,
Green-veined White 3, Holly Blue 3, Large White 2, Small Copper
2, Red Admiral 1 |
Somerleyton |
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b Robert Quadling |
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29 Aug |
An oasis for butterflies in the dry landscape at Landguard - The
Pond. Large White 2, Small White 2, Green-veined White 3,
Meadow Brown 1, Gatekeeper 1, Small Copper 3 (📷
photo click here),
Brown Argus 6, Common Blue 7. Plus by the main gate 5 Brown
Argus nectaring on Tamarisk (📷
photo click here) |
Landguard |
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Richard Perryman |
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29 Aug |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked. Green-veined White 7, Small
White 4, Red Admiral 3, Meadow Brown 2. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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28 Aug |
Butterfly Transects walked. Meadow Brown 44, Small White
23, Red Admiral 5, Green-veined White 5, Common Blue 5, Large
White 4, Small Copper 4, Gatekeeper 3, Speckled Wood 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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28 Aug |
Red admiral x 10, Painted lady x 1 (📷
photo
click here) , speckled wood x 2, Large white x 3, small
white x 3, peacock x 1, comma x 1 mostly on buddleia bushes. |
SWT Lackford Lakes |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
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28 Aug |
Today's results from my SWT survey walk are overall low numbers:
Red admiral 16, Large white 8, Green-veined white 2, Speckled
wood 1, Gatekeeper 1. The majority of sightings were along the
main track to the river, and river wall. Very little on the
marsh compartments themselves |
Worlingham Marshes |
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Peter Norfolk |
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27 Aug |
I saw the following in Bury cemetery this afternoon: 3 spp.
whites, Small Copper fem., Brown Argus fem., Common Blue 2 mm.,
Holly Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown,
Small Heath fem. |
Bury St Edmunds |
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Martin Peers |
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27 Aug |
Earlier, while looking for dragonflies at Peck's meadow Sudbury,
I saw: Brimstone fem., Large White 6, Small White 10,
Green-veined White 6, Red Admiral 3, Comma, Meadow Brown. |
Sudbury |
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Martin Peers |
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26 Aug |
Saw two Painted Ladies in Bradfield Woods this afternoon.
(📷
photo
click here) |
Bradfield Woods |
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Nick Amor |
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25 Aug |
Minsmere butterfly transect week 21 - Large White 14, Small
White 6, Green-veined White 2, Small Copper 15, Brown Argus 3,
Common Blue 1, Red Admiral 21, Peacock 1, Comma 3, Silver-washed Fritillary
1, Speckled Wood 50, Grayling
22, Gatekeeper 16, Meadow Brown 7,
Small Heath 83 |
RSPB Minsmere |
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Derek Eaton |
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23 Aug |
we visited Somerleyton and had the following butterflies: At
St.Mary's Churchyard, Somerleyton we saw 3 x
Wall Brown,
Purple Hairstreak (very
worn), 2 x Meadow Brown, plus unidentified Whites. At the
Brickworks we saw a single Wall Brown,
Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Common Blue, Meadow Brown,
Large White. Very quiet at the Station despite flower beds
still flowering just the one Red Admiral, Large White and Holly
Blue. (📷
photos
click here) |
Somerleyton |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve Deb Broom |
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22 Aug |
I spied a Clifden nonpareil resting on the shed and manged a
photo after it flew clumsily onto the grass (📷
photo
click here) . 1 x gatekeeper, 2 x speckled wood, 1 x
Green-veined White, 1 x red admiral, 1 x large white. |
Thurston |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
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22 Aug |
A short walk on Upper Hollesley Common today produced a Painted
Lady, Red Admiral, Small Copper, Large White,
Small Heath, and 2 x Speckled
Wood. Unfortunately no Grayling which was disappointing. |
Upper Hollesley Common |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve, and Debbie Broom |
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21 Aug |
oLoking for Wall Brown this
afternoon and only 1 (f) found along river wall path |
SWT Oulton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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21 Aug |
Butterfly Transects walked. Meadow Brown 34, Small White 6, Red
Admiral 6, Gatekeeper 4, Speckled Wood 3, Green-veined White 1,
Holly Blue 1, Common Blue 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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19 Aug |
This Meadow Brown found at Piper’s Vale on August 19. The double
eye-spot is unusual (rare?) (📷
photo click here)
ab. bioculata is a known variation and is encountered fairly
frequently |
Piper’s Vale |
|
Bill Plumb |
|
19 Aug |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Red Admiral 7, Gatekeeper 6,
Meadow Brown 6, Small White 4, Peacock 1, Speckled Wood 1,
Wall Brown 1 (m). |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
18 Aug |
Up to 20 Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown in Lowestoft Cemetery along
with three male Common Blue and a beautiful blue form female.
Comma in St Margaret's Churchyard. (📷
photos
click here) |
Lowestoft |
TM537935 |
James Corton |
|
18 Aug |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk. Gatekeeper
22, Meadow Brown 3, Small White 3, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Large
White 1, Red Admiral 1, Green-veined White 1. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
17 Aug |
Minsmere butterfly transect week 20. More Gen2 & our best
Grayling total. Large Skipper 1, LargeWhite 9, Small White
5, Purple Hairstreak
8, Small Copper 10, Brown Argus 9, Common Blue 1, Holly Blue 2,
Red Admiral 3, Peacock 1, Comma 7, Silver-washed Fritillary
2, Speckled Wood 45, Grayling
40, Gatekeeper 99, Meadow Brown 23, Ringlet 1,
Small Heath 48 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Derek Eaton |
|
17 Aug |
The best in the cemetery today were 3 Brown Argus, 2 male Common
Blues and a male Holly Blue. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
17 Aug |
Earlier, I saw a Common Blue at Ickworth. |
Ickworth |
|
Martin Peers |
|
16 Aug |
East End wildflower field: 1 Meadow Brown, 4 Gatekeepers, 5
Small Heath, 1 Small White |
East End (East Bergholt) |
|
Liz Cutting |
|
15 Aug |
Persistence was rewarded this afternoon when I finally tracked
down the Queen of Spain Fritillary at Martlesham in Suffolk.
Whatever its origins, it is a beautiful butterfly. (📷
photos
click here) |
Martlesham Wilds |
|
x David Walsh |
|
15 Aug |
Wall Brown survey, 3 Males
recorded,2 along the river wall path and 1 along the middle
cross path |
SWT Oulton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
15 Aug |
Somerleyton Estate Butterfly Transect walked. Small White 4,
Gatekeeper 3, Brown Argus 1, Meadow Brown 1, Speckled Wood 1 |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
14 Aug |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked. Gatekeeper 13, Meadow Brown
6, Red Admiral 2, Wall Brown 2
(m), Small Tortoiseshell 1. Also recorded 3
Wall Brown (m) off todays
transects |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
13 Aug |
During a visit to Kentwell Hall yesterday I saw the following
butterflies: Brimstone, Holly Blue 2, Red Admiral 3, Peacock,
Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary,
Gatekeeper 3 (+Large, Small, Green-veined whites and Meadow
Browns), The Silver-washed Fritillary that I observed,
with my sons, at Kentwell Hall on Tuesday 13th August, was a
female of the type Valezina
(it was dark and the wings had a bronze green sheen, not unlike
the Cardinal butterfly, which I have observed in Spain, the Lot
valley in France and northern Italy). |
Kentwell Hall |
|
Martin Peers |
|
13 Aug |
Butterfly Transects walked. Meadow Brown 60, Gatekeeper 38,
Speckled Wood 5, Common Blue 5, Small White 3, Green-veined
White 2 ,Wall Brown 1 (m),
Large White 1, Essex Skipper 1, Holly Blue 1, Peacock 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
12 Aug |
Butterfly Species Update. With 1
Clouded Yellow Butterfly reported on the
12th August on the Suffolk side of the reserve,we now have 27
species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
11 Aug |
Minsmere butterfly transect week 19. 2nd broods not
looking good - yet anyway Skipper; 1 Small, 1 Essex, 2
Small/Essex: Whites; 1 Large, 3 Green-veined: Purple Hairstreak
8, Small Copper 7, Brown Argus 4, Common Blue 2,
White Admiral 3, Red Admiral
7, Peacock 10, Comma 12,
Silver-washed fritillaries 12, Speckled Wood 25,
Grayling 21, Gatekeeper 158,
Meadow Brown 50, Small Heath 3 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b Derek Eaton |
|
11 Aug |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Gatekeeper 41, Meadow Brown
30,
Wall Brown 7 (5m+2f), Peacock
5, Red Admiral 3, Small White 2, Speckled Wood 2, Brown Argus 2,
Comma 1, Green-veined White 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
11 Aug |
With Common Blue reported today ,we now have 24 species of
butterflies seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
11 Aug |
Several Silver-washed fritillaries
in the woods at Minsmere, including an egg-laying female, and
many Gatekeepers but no White Admiral. On the heath, lots of
Grayling, a few
Small Heath and a solitary
Brown Argus. (📷
photos
click here) |
|
|
James Corton - County Butterfly Recorder |
|
10 Aug |
Six-spot Burnet moths in Lowestoft Cemetery (📷
photo
click here) |
Lowestoft |
|
James Corton - County Butterfly Recorder |
|
9 Aug |
My best butterflies at Cavenham Heath today were: Common Blue 3
mm., Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell (fresh), Comma, Speckled
Wood 3, Small Heath 4. |
Cavenham Heath |
|
Martin Peers |
|
8 Aug |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk. Gatekeeper
43, Meadow Brown 9, Peacock 3, Large White 2, Comma 2, Small
White 2, Essex Skipper 1, Green-veined White 1. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
8 Aug |
This Purple Hairstreak came
down from the Oak trees at the bottom of our garden early one
morning to get moisture on the lawn, (📷
photos click
here) |
Stowmarket |
|
David & Margie Carter |
|
7 Aug |
Butterfly Transects walked. Gatekeeper 65, Meadow Brown 36,
Small White 5, Large White 4, Speckled Wood 2,
Wall Brown 2 (1m + 1f), Red
Admiral 1. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
6 Aug |
Had a walk with my friend and our dogs in Northfield Wood,
Onehouse this morning. We saw the following species, although
unable to photograph the smaller ones as they didn’t settle for
long. One in particular I only got a quick look at brown
hindwings with orange spots near the wing edge, immediate
thought was brown Argus, or possibly a female common blue (no
blue tinge). One highlight were the purple hairstreak which flew
past- saw a purple sheen, and then briefly settled on grass to
show the silvery underside before disappearing up into the
trees. The best thing though was a first…a valezina silver
washed fritillary, with a normal orange male keeping her
company, my friend Donna Monroe took the attached photos (📷
photos
click here). Speckled wood (several, lots fresh),
Gatekeeper, Peacock, Green veined white,
Silver washed fritillary (a
few around), Valezina silver
washed fritillary,
Purple hairstreak, ?brown argus |
Northfield Wood |
|
Rachel Greer |
|
5 Aug |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Gatekeeper 115, Meadow Brown
50, Peacock 27, Wall Brown 8
(6m+2f), Small White 3, Comma 2, Essex Skipper 2, Red Admiral,
2, Purple Hairstreak 1, Large
White 1, Ringlet 1, Large Skipper 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
5 Aug |
During a walk round the reserve this morning, I came across the
following butterflies: Essex Skipper 3, Brimstone 2, Large White
4, Small White 6, Green-veined White 8, Common Blue 12 males,
Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Wood,
Small Heath 2, Gatekeeper 36, Meadow Brown 40+. |
SWT Blackbourn Valley, |
|
Martin Peers |
|
4 Aug |
Just to let you know I saw a Jersey Tiger Moth in my garden on
Sunday. (📷
photo
click here) |
|
|
Rita Fulker |
|
4 Aug |
RSPB Minsmere butterfly transect. Nice to bump into James Corton
- County Butterfly Recorder (@GonepteryxMan on X) and put a face
to the name! Whites; 2 Small, 3 Green-veined: Small Copper 13,
Brown Argus 6, White Admiral
2, Red Admiral 7, Peacock 17, Comma 5,
Silver-washed Fritillary 4
Speckled Wood 10, Grayling 7, Gatekeeper 296, Meadow Brown 37,
Ringlet 13, Small Heath 2 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Derek Eaton |
|
4 Aug |
Minsmere was cooler than forecast but I still saw a few
White Admiral and
Silver-washed Fritillary plus
Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Small Copper. Just one Red
Admiral to finish the day with. (📷
photos
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
James Corton - County Butterfly Recorder |
|
4 Aug |
At SWT Hazlewood Marshes today we could only find a single
Grayling, (📷
photo click here),
along the approach track to the hide. In previous year we have
seen numbers in excess of 50! |
SWT Hazlewood Marshes |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
3 Aug |
August 3rd we put the moth trap out in our grandsons garden in
Shafto road Ipswich to his delight in the morning he had 9
Jersey tiger moths amongst 28 different species of moth |
Ipswich |
|
Steve & Anne Green & Frankie Ryan. |
|
2 Aug |
Quite a few Brown Hairstreaks
sightings being reported now at Bobbits Lane and Belstead
Meadows along the brook, and also Piper Vale. Biggest count so
far is 2 but these so far and all females. (📷
photo
click here) |
S Ipswich |
|
Julian Dowding |
|
2 Aug |
We saw a Painted Lady with Peacock and Comma on a small buddleia
bush in the farmyard at RSPB Boyton Marshes (📷
photo
click here) |
RSPB Boyton Marshes |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
2 Aug |
Somerleyton Estate Butterfly Transect walked. Gatekeeper 20,
Meadow Brown 15, Holly Blue 2, Small Skipper 1, Small White 1,
Brown Argus 1, Peacock 1, Comma 1. |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
2 Aug |
Jersey Tiger seen 1st and 2nd August in my garden at Trimley St
Martin. |
Trimley St Martin |
|
David Tipple |
|
2 Aug |
Went looking for Wall Brown
Butterflies and recorded 2 males along the gravel dam path in
the usual spots |
SWT Oulton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
2 Aug |
Large White 2, Gatekeeper 12, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 1 |
SW Ipswich |
|
Richard Perryman |
|
1 Aug |
I saw a Swallowtail
butterfly at the edge of Minsmere reserve (where it meets
Dunwich Heath) today (1/8/24). I'm not sure if these
butterflies are rare, but it was unmistakable as the largest
butterfly I have ever seen with predominantly black and white
patterning on the upper wings. |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Richard Higgins |
|
1 Aug |
While in the Abbey Gardens this morning, I walked round the
wildflower labyrinth and saw the following butterflies: Small
White, male Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown (all singles).
I saw just one Small White in the remainder of the gardens. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
July |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 31 |
|
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|
31 Jul |
Saw several Purple Hairstreaks
yesterday in Theberton Woods about 5.00pm. All flying high in
the oak canopy. |
Theberton Woods |
|
Nick Amor |
|
31 Jul |
Purple Hairstreak survey
carried out on the 29th and 30th July produced a total of 60
butterflies recorded. 31 Norfolk side of reserve and 29 Suffolk
side of reserve |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
30 Jul |
Queen of Spain Fritillary
reported by transect walker at SWT Martlesham Wilds yesterday
afternoon. (📷
photo
click here) |
SWT Martlesham Wilds |
|
Peter Maddison |
|
30 Jul |
Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Speckled Wood, Comma and
Small White seen in the cemetery today. Hiding away were the
second brood Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper as well as
White-letter Hairstreak that
are about. At home, a Brimstone emerged from among our
Buckthorns. (📷
photos
click here) |
Lowestoft |
TM539935 |
James Corton - County Butterfly Recorder |
|
30 Jul |
Purdis Heath lunchtime, Weather Sunny, 27C. A few Meadow Browns
and Gatekeepers, 2x Peacock, 1x Speckled Wood and 2x Common Blue
(1 male and 1 female). (📷
photo
click here) |
Purdis Heath |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
30 Jul |
Some encouraging signs at last. As summer heats up, several
species which were almost absent are bouncing back in second
broods. Speckled Wood, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Small Copper,
Large White, Small White and Green-veined White are much more
numerous than before - but, sadly, still below average. |
Lowestoft |
|
James Corton - County Butterfly Recorder |
|
30 Jul |
Homegrown talent. A Brimstone hatched today which had grown on
our buckthorn bushes supplied under the Buckthorn Project. |
Lowestoft |
TM538932 |
James Corton |
|
30 Jul |
This morning, in Bury cemetery there was a male Common Blue (+
another in my garden across the road, only my second), a Brown
Argus and 40 Gatekeepers (max count so far for this location). |
Bury St Edmunds cemetary |
|
Martin Peers |
|
29 Jul |
The more important butterfly species seen at Fornham St Martin
were: Holly Blue, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 10 Gatekeepers. |
Fornham St Martin |
TL860671 |
Martin Peers |
|
28 Jul |
Broom Hill this morning. Weather Sunny, 24C. Large numbers of
Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers, 20+ Small / Essex Skippers, 2x
Peacock,1x Ringlet,1x Comma and 1x Holly Blue (📷
photo click here) |
Broom Hill, Hadleigh |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
28 Jul |
Today we had good numbers of butterflies in our Wickham Market
garden: Large White x 3, Small White,
White-Letter Hairstreak, Red Admiral x 3, Peacock, Comma
x 2, Holly Blue, Gatekeeper x 2, Brimstone, and a Meadow Brown.
(📷
photos click here) |
Wickham Market |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
28 Jul |
While walking at Knettishall airfield this morning, I noticed
the following butterflies: Essex Skipper, Large White 14, Small
White c50, Green-veined White 6, Holly Blue m., Red Admiral 5,
Painted Lady 2 (my first this year), Peacock 9, Gatekeeper 37,
Meadow Brown 18. |
Knettishall airfield |
TL9679 |
Martin Peers |
|
28 Jul |
Good butterfly count at Boyton Hall this morning - Meadow
Brown 98, Gatekeeper 97, Peacock 18, Small White 14, Large White
10, Green-veined white 4, Red Admiral 3, Small Tortoiseshell 3,
Large Skipper 3, Comma 2, Brown Argus 1, Small/Essex Skipper 1 |
Boyton Hall |
|
b John Walshe |
|
27 Jul |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked.Gatekeeper 76, Peacock 48,
Meadow Brown 19, Red Admiral 9, Green-veined white 8, Small
White 7, Wall Brown 3 (1m
+2f), Essex Skipper 1, Ringlet 1. Recorded off transects 1
Wall Brown (m). |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
27 Jul |
Minsmere butterfly transect: Skippers: Small 5, Essex 13
Small/Essex 4, Large 6; Brimstone 1, Large white 9, Small white
5, Purple
Hairstreak 2, Small copper 5, Brown argus 17, White
Admiral 1, Red admiral 17, Peacock 113, Comma 12,
Silver-washed Fritillary 11,
Speckled wood 9, Grayling 25,
Gatekeeper 293, Meadow brown 77, Ringlet 66,
Small heath 6 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b Derek Eaton |
|
27 Jul |
During a walk from the car park to the Round House at Ickworth,
and back again ( via the lakes) this morning, I saw the
following butterflies: Small Skipper 4, Essex Skipper 1, Large
Skipper 4, Large White 8, Small White, Green-veined White 8,
Purple Hairstreak 5, Red
Admiral, Peacock 8, Comma,
Silver-washed Fritillary 2, Speckled Wood 3, Gatekeeper
32, Meadow Brown 60+, Ringlet 4. |
Ickworth |
|
Martin Peers |
|
26 Jul |
Spotted a Brown Argus today while checking out a field near the
visitor centre today. We now have 23 species seen on the reserve
to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
26 Jul |
One fresh pristine male Common Blue butterfly freshly emerged
from a new brood and also a pristine Small Copper butterfly from
a new generation. |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
26 Jul |
Marbled white butterfly seen over Sayers Breck today |
SWT Lackford Lakes |
|
|
|
24 Jul |
Butterfly Transects walked. Gatekeeper 116, Meadow Brown 53,
Large White 32, Essex Skipper 26, Ringlet 21, Peacock 14, Small
Skipper 14, Red Admiral 10, Small White 10, Comma 7,
Green-veined white 4, Purple
Hairstreak 4, Large skipper 1, Small Copper 1. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 Jul |
2nd Gen Wall Brown . Just
received that 2 Wall Brown were seen this morning along footpath
to Turnpike Hide |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 Jul |
Results of a survey walk today at Worlingham Marshes for SWT:
Gatekeeper 55, Red admiral 32, Peacock 29, Meadow brown 29,
Large white 6, Essex skipper 5, Large skipper 2,
Wall brown 2 (along the river
wall), Ringlet 1, Comma 1, Green-veined white 1. |
Worlingham Marshes |
|
Peter Norfolk |
|
23 Jul |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Gatekeeper 166, Meadow Brown
65, Peacock 29, Red Admiral 10, Ringlet 9, Small Skipper 9,
Essex Skipper 7, Green-veined White 7, Comma 4, Large Skipper 2,
Large White 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
23 Jul |
2 Marbled Whites feeding on Knapweeds this morning. Late
news from this site July 4th
Silver-washed Fritillary
present also glimpse of probable
Purple Emperor |
Valley Road Park Ipswich |
|
Adrian Richards |
|
22 Jul |
Suffolk Butterfly Conservation Brimstone and Buckthorn Project &
Garden Butterfly Survey: Beccles TM430901. Update to
previous report on 4 July 2024 to Sightings: "The Brimstone
larva that pupated on 1 July eventually emerged around midday on
22 July. That is a gap of 21 days which is longer than the
usually quoted 'about 2 weeks'. The yellowing of the pupa
was equivocal the day before emergence but was obvious on the
morning of 22 July. The emerged Brimstone eventually flew
into a nearby elaeagnus bush soon after 19.00hrs."
(Sequence of 📷
photos click here) |
Beccles |
TM430901 |
Graham Jackson |
|
21 Jul |
We saw at least twenty Grayling
on Upper Hollesley Common around the top car park area (📷
photo click here).
Also in the same area, Brown Argus,
Small Heath, Small Copper, Large Skipper, Gatekeeper and
Meadow Brown. |
Upper Hollesley Common |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
21 Jul |
My son Nick and I spent an enjoyable hour or so in Assington
Thicks this morning and saw the following butterflies:
Brimstone, Essex Skipper 4, Large Skipper, Large White 8, Small
White, Green-veined White 12, Purple
Hairstreak 2, PURPLE EMPEROR
(my first at this location), White
Admiral 2, Red Admiral 4, Comma, Peacock 7,
Silver- washed Fritillary 4,
Speckled Wood 5, Gatekeeper 34, Meadow Brown 18, Ringlet 18. |
Assington Thicks |
|
Martin Peers |
|
20 Jul |
male brimstone yesterday Cobham road Genesis centre Ipswich
at 12.40
|
Cobham road, Ipswich |
|
Peter Compton |
|
20 Jul |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked. Gatekeeper 92, Meadow Brown
27, Peacock 25, Essex Skipper 8, Red Admiral 7, Ringlet 5,
Green-veined White 5, Large White 4, Small Skipper 4, Painted
Lady 2, Comma 2 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
20 Jul |
Bonny Wood this morning. Weather Sunny, 22C Lots of Meadow
Browns, a few Ringlets and Gatekeepers. 20+
Silver-washed Fritillary
(mostly females), 3x peacock, 1x Speckled Wood, 1x Red Admiral
and 1x Purple Hairstreak. Huge
numbers of Large/Small Whites in the fields surrounding the
wood. (📷
photos click here) |
Bonny Wood |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
20 Jul |
In addition to the butterflies seen in the cemetery on 17 June,
the following were also present this morning: Brimstone, 2 Red
Admirals, Peacock (fresh), Comma and 11 six-spot Burnets. There
were peak numbers of 32 Gatekeepers and c50 Meadow Browns. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
18 Jul |
Butterfly Species Update. With
Silver-washed Fritillary
reported on the 18th July . We now have 26 species seen on the
reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
19 Jul |
Large Skipper 1, Small Skipper 1, Large White 2, Green-veined
White 2, Ringlet 4, Meadow Brown 6, Gatekeeper 30,
Silver-washed Fritillary 20,
White Admiral 1, Peacock 1 |
Wolves Wood |
|
Richard Perryman |
|
17 Jul |
Butterfly Transects walked. Meadow Brown 69, Gatekeeper 61,
Small Skipper 24, Essex Skipper 18, Ringlet 14, Large White 9,
Red Admiral 8, Comma 4, Small Copper 3, Green-veined White 3,
Small White 3, Peacock 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
17 Jul |
Minsmere butterfly transect - Skipper; Small 10, Essex 23,
Small/Essex 15, Large 10: Whites; Large 32, Small 21,
Green-veined 4:
Purple Hairstreak – 14, Small Copper – 34, Brown Argus –
3, White Admiral – 3, Red
Admiral – 12, Peacock – 9, Comma – 21,
Silver-washed Fritillaries –
21, Speckled Wood – 8, Grayling
– 21, Gatekeeper – 118, Meadow Brown – 117, Ringlet – 240,
Small Heath – 45 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
x Derek Eaton |
|
17 Jul |
A rare visit to Wolves Wood today. We saw at least 12
Silver-washed Fritillaries, 1
White Admiral, 2 Gatekeepers,
just a handful of Whites but good numbers of Meadow Browns,
Ringlets and Small/Essex Skippers. |
Wolves Wood |
|
Jenny & Gary Plank |
|
17 Jul |
Tunstall Common this afternoon. Weather Sunny, 24C Lots of Small
Skipper, Small Copper (2x ab. caeruleopunctata) (📷
photo click here),
Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, 2x Ringlet, 1x Peacock, 1x Painted
Lady (📷
photo click here),
1x Grayling (and 1x Slow
Worm.) |
Tunstall Common |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
17 Jul |
Butterfly Species Update, with White
Admiral reported today, we now have 21 species seen on
the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
17 Jul |
In Bury cemetery this afternoon, the following butterflies were
seen: Large Skipper, Small Skipper 16+, Essex Skipper 12+, Large
White 3, Small White 3, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper 15,
Meadow Brown 30+, Ringlet 14. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers. |
|
16 Jul |
After observing a Purple Hairstreak egg laying on Saturday,
13/7/24 at Broomheath we returned on the 16th to see if we could
locate eggs in the vicinity where egg- laying had taken place.
After an hour of searching this is what we found (📷
photo click
here) |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
15 Jul |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Meadow Brown 80, Gatekeeper
57, Ringlet 34, Red Admiral 18, Green-veined White 9, Large
White 4, Essex Skipper 4,
Purple Hairstreak 2, Comma 2, Small Skipper 2, Speckled
Wood 1, Small White 1, Peacock 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
15 Jul |
I saw the following butterflies in the sunshine this morning:
LACKFORD LAKES: Large Skipper 2, Brimstone, Large White 12,
Small White 6+, Green-veined White 7+, Small Copper, Red Admiral
7, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 3, Gatekeeper 9, Meadow Brown 8,
Ringlet 9. |
Lackford Lakes |
|
Martin Peers |
|
15 Jul |
CULFORD LAKE (West Stow end): Large Skipper, Brimstone, Large
White 4, Small White 6+, Green-veined White 7+, Holly Blue, Red
Admiral 3, Gatekeeper 10, Meadow Brown 30+,
Small Heath, Ringlet 20+. |
Culford Lakes |
|
Martin Peers |
|
14 Jul |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk. Meadow
Brown 45, Gatekeeper 23, Essex Skipper 13, Red Admiral 13, Large
White 10, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Comma 2, Holly Blue 1,Small
White 1, Ringlet 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
14 Jul |
Theberton Woods at lunchtime. Weather Sunny, 21C 1x
Purple Emperor (📷
photos click here),
3x Comma, 3x White Admiral,10+
Silver-washed Fritillary, Lots
of Meadow Browns and Ringlets. |
Theberton Woods |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
13 Jul |
Sightings from Kyson Point car park, Broomheath. An afternoon
walk at Broomheath produced Large White, Small Copper, and 3
Purple Hairstreaks (📷
photo
click here) |
Broomheath |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, Debbie Broom |
|
13 Jul |
In brief sunny spells Minsmere's woodland walk and nearby heath
yielded low numbers of: Small Copper,
Small Heath, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Large Skipper,
White Admiral,
Silver-washed Fritillary,
Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White, Brimstone
(new generation), Red Admiral and
Purple Hairstreak. (📷
photos
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
James Corton |
|
10 Jul |
Butterfly Transects walked.Meadow Brown 80, Ringlet 25,
Essex Skipper 16, Small Skipper 8, Gatekeeper 7, Red Admiral 5,
Large White 4, Green-veined White 4, Small White 1, Speckled
Wood 1, Comma 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
10 Jul |
Despite the largely overcast conditions, I saw the following
butterflies on a walk round TL8174 in King's Forest this
morning: Small Skipper 18, Essex Skipper 13, Large Skipper 12,
Large White, Green-veined White 2, Red Admiral 2, Gatekeeper 5,
Meadow Brown c100, Small Heath
3, Ringlet 80+. There were many butterflies elsewhere in the
forest but I concentrated my count on this one area. |
King's Forest |
TL8174 |
Martin Peers |
|
8 Jul |
Minsmere butterfly transect. Skippers: Small 5, Essex 15,
Sml/Esx 7, Large 9; Whites: Large 9, Small 12, Green-veined
White 1; Purple Hairstreak 8,
Small Copper 46, Brown Argus 12,
White Admiral 9, Red Admiral 16, Comma 15,
Silver-washed Fritillary 10,
Speckled Wood 8, Gatekeeper 20,
Grayling 4, Meadow Brown 114, Ringlet 300,
Small Heath 125 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Derek Eaton |
|
8 Jul |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked.Ringlet 57, Meadow Brown 43,
Red Admiral 9, Gatekeeper 7, Green-veined White 5, Small
Tortoiseshell 4, Large Skipper 3, Comma 2, Essex Skipper 2,
Large White 1, Also Purple
Hairstreak |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
8 Jul |
This afternoon at Ride 22, off the B1078 Orford Road near
Sudbourne, TM399 527 in warm sunshine we saw the following:
White Admiral x 2, Red Admiral
x 2, Comma x 3, plus good numbers of Ringlet, Meadow Brown,
Gatekeeper. Also Large Whites, Small Skippers, Large Skippers,
and Essex Skipper. |
Sudbourne |
TM399 527 |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
8 Jul |
Most butterflies seen on thistles along the main ride.
Silver-washed Fritillary - 6,
White Admiral - 2, Comma - 1,
Speckled Wood - 1, Green-veined White - 1, Small Skipper - 2,
Ringlet - 50, Large White - 2, Meadow Brown - 10, Gatekeeper - 5 |
Norton Wood |
TL972645 |
Mary & Peter Feeney |
|
8 Jul |
We did finally catch up with the
Purple Emperor this morning at Bradfield Woods. At least
three were flying high in an oak to the right of the ride that
leads from the butterfly glade to the pole barn. They did not
come down, but they did settle on high branches in the tree. I
attach my best image. (📷
photo
click here) |
Bradfield Woods |
|
Nick Amor |
|
8 Jul |
The warm sunshine tempted out the following butterflies in Bury
cemetery this morning: Small Skipper 9, Essex Skipper 4, Small
White, Comma, Marbled White 2, Ringlet 12, Meadow Brown 28. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
7 Jul |
Most butterflies seen on thistles along the main ride.
Silver-washed Fritillary - 6,
White Admiral - 2, Comma - 1,
Speckled Wood - 1, Green-veined White - 1, Small Skipper - 2,
Ringlet - 50, Large White - 2, Meadow Brown - 10, Gatekeeper - 5 |
Norton Wood |
TL972645 |
Mary & Peter Feeney |
|
7 Jul |
The very first two Gatekeeper butterflies encountered so far
this summer at rest amongst brambles and luckily both with their
wings open. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
7 Jul |
4 White Admirals and half a
dozen Silver-washed Fritillary
during the sunny spells in the Woodland Walk, accompanied by 20+
Ringlet, 6 Meadow Brown, 2 Large White and a Large Skipper.
(📷
photos
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
TM463677 |
James Corton |
|
5 Jul |
I'm sure you’re already aware of this but there are good
colonies of marbled whites, meadow browns and ringlets at
Haverhill reservoir opposite Sainsbury’s. |
Haverhill |
|
Valerie Austin |
|
5 Jul |
One White-letter Hairstreak
seen this afternoon at 15:30 on the elm tree by the footbridge
in the Abbey Gardens. |
Bury St Edmunds |
TL85816422 |
David Bird |
|
4 Jul |
Single Grayling found after a
90 min search. Good numbers of Ringlet Only Small Skipper found
on site (Recorded on IRecord) |
Rendlesham Forest |
TM 349 498 |
Julian Sidney |
|
4 Jul |
Butterfly Transect walked on 4/7/24, Meadow Brown 21, Ringlet 6,
Red Admiral 5, Small White 1, Green-veined White 1. |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
4 Jul |
Large Skipper 1, Large White (f)1, Green-veined White 1,
Small Heath 30+, Ringlet 8,
Meadow Brown 10, Red Admiral 1, Small Copper 4,
Purple Hairstreak 10 (in oak
tress at TM46096925), Silver-studded
Blue 8 (5 in quarry at TM45726922 & 3 along path at
TM46186943) |
Westleton Heath |
TM4569, TM4669, TM4670, TM4570 |
Richard Perryman |
|
4 Jul |
At least six Purple Emperors
in Theberton Woods this morning , (📷
photo
click here) |
Theberton Woods |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
4 Jul |
Two White-letter Hairstreaks
on Elm in Dunwich Forest along the usual path this afternoon,
(📷
photo
click here) |
Dunwich Forest |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
4 Jul |
I saw the following butterflies in Bradfield Wood this morning:
Small Skipper, Large Skipper 3, Large White, Green-veined White
2, Purple Hairstreak 3,
White Admiral 6, Comma 5,
Silver-washed Fritillary 8,
Meadow Brown 16, Ringlet 14. |
Bradfield Wood |
|
Martin Peers. |
|
4 Jul |
Two pristine probably recently emerged Small Copper butterflies
from a new generation found active amongst the long grass of a
local meadow. (📷
photo click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
4 Jul |
Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk. Meadow Brown 73,
Essex Skipper 14, Red Admiral 11, Small Tortoiseshell 7,
Gatekeeper 4, Large White 3, Ringlet 3, Small Skipper 2, Large
Skipper 1, Comma 1, Green-veined White 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
4 Jul |
Butterfly Transects walked - Meadow Brown 77, Ringlet 30, Red
Admiral 11, Comma 10, Large Skipper 8, Small White 2,
Green-veined White 2, Essex Skipper 2, Gatekeeper 1, Speckled
wood 1, Small Copper 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
4 Jul |
Sequence of photos showing Brimstone caterpillar pupating on
purging buckthorn from 29 Jun to 4 Jul (📷
photos
click here) Plants originally donated in 2022 by
Suffolk Butterfly Conservation's Brimstones and Buckthorn
project. |
Beccles |
TM430901 |
Graham Jackson |
|
4 Jul |
Butterflies in the garden on a blustery and sunny day included
Meadow Brown, Comma, Red Admiral and our first
White-letter Hairstreak of the
year (📷
photo
click here) . It was a welcome sight as we have lost
some of the elms along Border Cott Lane (B1078). |
|
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
1 Jul |
The heathlands and rewilded farmlands of Minsmere produced
several Silver-studded Blue
despite the overcast and, at times, cool weather (📷
photo
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
TM451691 |
James Corton |
|
1 Jul |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked. Meadow Brown 59, Ringlet 56,
Red Admiral 24, Large Skipper 14, Green-veined White 5, Comma 3,
Small Skipper 1, Holly Blue 1 (m), Small Tortoiseshell 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
1 Jul |
Minsmere butterfly transect. Some gen2 and later emergers: -
Skippers: 2 Small, 14 Essex, 7 Large, 3 Small/Essex; Whites: 6
Large, 10 Small; Small Copper 10,
White Admiral, 7 Red Admiral, 10 Comma 8,
Silver-washed Fritillary 7,
Speckled wood 7, Grayling 1 (+
1 off tx), Gatekeeper 5, Meadow Brown 154, Ringlet 296,
Small Heath 88 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Derek Eaton |
|
1 Jul |
An active colony of Purple
hairstreaks this morning on the edge of Hall Heath woods,
Bentley. What 3 words – gurgling.worth.smart.(📷
photo
click here) |
Bentley |
|
Michael Bamford |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
June |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK
MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 31 |
|
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(📷
photo
click here) |
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|
30 Jun |
At Minsmere, 2 White Admiral
flying high up with lots of Ringlet and several Meadow Brown on
bramble and bracken, joined by a very fresh looking Red Admiral.
(📷
photos
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
TM463678 |
James Corton |
|
30 Jun |
My first June sighting of a
Grayling at Walberswick today at TM 485751
"Tinkers walks" on the OS map 156 |
Walberswick |
TM 485751 |
Patrick Frew |
|
30 Jun |
Whole site not surveyed but meadow brown, gatekeeper,
small heath, small skipper,
essex skipper (📷
photo click here),
red admiral noted and uploaded to iRecord. |
Thurston Park lagoon |
TL926654 |
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
29 Jun |
Hello again, more excitement at Theberton Woods on the 29th,
unfortunately a little delayed sending due to travel at end of
our holiday (📷
photos click here):
Another excellent day at Theberton Woods, arriving at 9am with
lots of sunshine. Sam the ranger arrived a little later and
together with some eager butterfly watchers we formed two groups
and confirmed a minimum total of 6 male
Purple Emperors flying at the
same time in two different places (4 + 2), so we are certain at
least 6 males were present up until I left at 12.30 (I have
confirmed 5 male individuals on film this week). Plus, we had
two independent sightings of a female (possibly two
individuals). We were all entertained by lengthy
groundings of a minimum of three individual males feasting on
dog poo (their ventral forewing black cell markings were very
distinctive). So, all in all a great day, and the colony
is looking strong, especially given this is only the first week
of emergence. It was also fascinating to see a distinct and
welcome change in butterfly abundance and the number of species
- significantly better than a few days ago, with a lot of fresh
individuals, including skippers, whites, and several
Silver-washed Fritillary which
were beautifully fresh and eager, in addition to the species
mentioned in my previous report. |
Theberton Woods |
|
Andrew Neild |
|
29 Jun |
The Large skipper butterflies continue to show well and several
Essek skippers were active on local meadows which were the first
specimens I have encountered this year. (📷
photos
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
29 Jun |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked. Meadow Brown 53, Holly Blue
4 (m), Red Admiral 4, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Ringlet 2, Large
Skipper 2, Gatekeeper 1. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
29 Jun |
Large Skipper, Brimstone, Large White, 1`Green-veined White,
White Admiral, Comma,
Silver-washed Fritillary,
Speckled Wood 3, Meadow Brown 10, Ringlet 16. |
Wolves Wood |
|
Martin Peers |
|
29 Jun |
Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown c20,
Ringlet 6 |
Kersey area |
|
Martin Peers |
|
29 Jun |
I visited Bradfield Woods this morning and took this photo.
Initially, owing to the orange markings, I took it for a female
Purple Emperor, but having studied the photo at home, I am now
not so sure. Its wings may be too rounded. Is it an Emperor or a
White Admiral?
Definitely White Admiral. Some do have these pronouncedorange
markings (the PE is an orange eye mark) and the white markings
are broader.(📷
photo click here) |
SWT Bradfield Wood |
|
Nick Amor |
|
27 Jun |
A walk along Fenbridge lane this afternoon. Weather Sunny,
25C Large numbers of Meadow Browns, 3x Red Admiral, 1x Speckled
Wood, 1x Comma, 2x Ringlet (📷
photo
click here) |
Fenbridge Lane, Flatford |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
27 Jun |
Several White Admiral, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood and plenty of
Ringlet today in Dunwich Forest along with single Comma and
Large Skipper. (📷
photos
click here) |
Dunwich Forest |
|
James Corton - Suffolk Butterfly Recorder |
|
27 Jun |
The following butterflies were seen in the cemetery this
morning: Essex Skipper, Large White 2, Small White 3, Meadow
Brown 36, Ringlet 8. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
26 Jun |
Minimum 6
White Admirals and a ranger
said 1 Silver-Washed
Fritillary seen earlier. |
SWT Bradfield wood |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
26 Jun |
11:00 one male marbled white (indifferent 📷
photo click here),
one small skipper plus meadow browns alongside the footpath on
Mount Road opposite Priory School. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
David Bird |
|
26 Jun |
I returned to Theberton Woods (NW of Leiston) this morning
arriving shortly before 10:00. After spotting
Purple Emperor
yesterday, I was hoping to firm up my sighting with some photos.
Imagine my surprise when I arrived at the observation tower to
find a fresh male sitting on the bait I'd left there the night
before! (Dog poo, relocated from the middle of the path and
re-purposed!). Over the course of the next 2 hours, 3 different
males savoured the bait, with a total of 8 visits lasting from
5-10 minutes each, allowing for excellent photo opportunities in
the brilliant sunshine, and many sightings of the same
individuals around the nearby trees, with regular clashings
between rival males. Visits to the bait after 11.30 were less
frequent, and a little after midday it went very quiet, with the
final visit ending around 12.30. Also seen today was a solitary
fresh male of Silver-Washed
Fritillary (my First-of-the-Year, on the
north-south track 100m west of the tower), a single Holly Blue,
a very battered Large Skipper, a fresh Red Admiral, and lower
numbers of Meadow Browns, Ringlets and
White Admirals compared to
yesterday. (📷
photos
click here) |
Theberton Woods |
|
Andrew Neild |
|
26 Jun |
Whilst doing my transect at Melford Country Park I saw my first
Marbled Whites (3 in all and all males). This is the first time
I have seen them here. This is surely proof they are moving
north. |
Melford Country Park |
|
Keith Winch |
|
25 Jun |
IWent to Bradfield Woods and in addition to the White Admirals
saw my first Silver-Washed
Fritillary of the season |
SWT Bradfield wood |
|
Keith Winch |
|
25 Jun |
Silver-Studded Blues, 194m, 46f |
Purdis Heath |
|
Julian Dowding |
|
25 Jun |
Silver-Studded Blues, 180m, 64f. This suggests we
are roughly at peak at Piper’s and perhaps a few days short of
peak population at Purdis. (2.4:1 is the usual ratio). |
Piper’s Vale |
|
Dave Dowding |
|
25 Jun |
Butterfly Transects walked, Meadow Brown 88, Small Skipper 7,
Large Skipper 5, Comma 2, Holly Blue 2 (m), Large White 2, Red
Admiral 2, Peacock 1, Speckled Wood 1, Essex Skipper 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
25 Jun |
I saw the following butterflies in Bradfield Woods this morning:
Large Skipper 3, Small Skipper, Small White,
White Admiral 2, Ringlet 2,
Meadow Brown 10+. |
Bradfield Woods |
|
Martin Peers |
|
24 Jun |
A walk round the perimeter (permissive path) of the Skylark
Field (aka Wildflower Field) at East End, early afternoon: 44
Meadow Browns, 45 Small Heaths,
2 Holly Blues, 6 Common Blues, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Skipper.
The adjacent field where QoS Fritillaries were last year has
been topped, but still masses of flowers - clovers, trefoils,
etc |
East Bergholt |
|
Liz Cutting |
|
24 Jun |
Minsmere butterfly transect today. Ringlets out and, at last,
some Skippers! Skippers; Small 1,
Essex 4, Large
1; Whites; Large 2, Small 4, Green-veined 1; Small copper – 12,
White admiral – 1, Red admiral
– 3, Comma – 2, Speckled wood 10, Meadow Brown 168, Ringlet 83,
Small heath 153 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Derek Eaton |
|
24 Jun |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked, Meadow Brown 85, Large
Skipper 10, Ringlet 4, Red Admiral 3, Peacock 2, Speckled Wood
2, Holly Blue 1 (m), Small Tortoiseshell 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 Jun |
On a very warm morning at All Saints Church in the churchyard at
South Elmham today we had 6+ Meadow Browns, 10+ Ringlets, and a
Large Skipper. |
South Elmham |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
24 Jun |
I saw the following butterflies today at Fornham St Martin
(towards Hall Farm): Small White, Small Tortoiseshell (fresh),
Comma (f. hutchinsoni), Meadow Brown 7. |
Fornham St Martin |
TL 8567 |
Martin Peers |
|
24 Jun |
In Bury cemetery later: Ringlet 2,
Small Heath, Meadow Browns, Cinnabar moth. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
24 Jun |
Early morning, 1 x purple hairstreak,
1 x white admiral, a few
meadow brown and speckled wood. (📷
photo click here) |
SWT Bradfield Wood |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
23 Jun |
The Marbled white butterflies continue to show well with ten
counted on a walk today around the same flower rich grassland
meadow. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
23 Jun |
First 3 White Admirals of the
year in Brimlin Wood, Chattisham on and a couple of Large
Skippers otherwise generally pretty quiet. |
Brimlin Wood, Chattisham |
|
Peter Woolley |
|
23 Jun |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk, Meadow
Brown 86, Holly Blue 6, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Large Skipper 2,
Red Admiral 1. Also Small Skipper |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
23 Jun |
Just returned from Westleton Common (June 23rd) where we found a
Purple Hairstreak - it landed
by chance on the little road by the parking area. It seemed
freshly emerged as one of its wings was still rather crumpled.
We also saw good numbers of
Silver-Studded Blues and quite a few
Small Heaths amongst the
heather. |
Westleton Common |
|
Caroline Price |
|
23 Jun |
Silver Studded Blues seem very
thin on the ground this year. A few on the higher patch: almost
none on lower. Over cropping and deracination of heather last
year? Seems different to what people saw on 17 Jun -
see below |
Purdis Heath |
|
A Tuckey |
|
21 Jun |
First definite sighting of a White
Admiral in Northfield Wood for 2024. Poss. sighting on
Tues, and Mrs B caught another very fleeting glimpse of one
yesterday. Today, however, she got a good view of an individual
just off the main boardwalk |
Northfield Wood |
|
b Mark Brewster |
|
21 Jun |
Walk round Wolves wood this morning. 4 Speckled wood, 1 Ringlet,
1 Meadow brown and 1 Holly blue only. |
RSPB Wolves wood |
|
Michael Bamford |
|
21 Jun |
Pipers Vale this afternoon. Weather Sunny, 23C 5x Marbled Whites
(📷
photo click here),
10+ Silver-studded Blues, 10+
Holly Blue, 5x Brimstone, 1x Speckled Wood, 20+ Meadow Brown and
3x Comma (📷
photo click here) |
Pipers Vale |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
21 Jun |
This morning there were 5 male Silver
Studded Blues, 6 Meadow Browns and 1 Large Skipper on
Blaxhall Common. |
Blaxhall Common |
|
Bob Turner |
|
21 Jun |
White Admiral - Old Hall wood
is a regular good site, although getting more overgrown, and
threatened by the planned gravel pit in the adjacent fields.
What 3 words – proudest.sailing.organisms |
Old Hall wood |
|
Michael Bamford |
|
20 Jun |
2 x speckled wood, 2 meadow brown, 1 x large skipper, 1 x
ringlet. They felled sallows are enough to make you weep.
Remains to be seen if Purple Emperor survive. |
SWT Bradfield wood |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
20 Jun |
Encountered my very first Ringlet butterfly of this year flying
and resting amongst grass. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
20 Jun |
Butterfly Transects walked, Meadow Brown 30, Red Admiral 3,
Holly Blue 2, Large Skipper 1. Temp 16c, Sunny, 4hrs of walking
around the reserve and just 4 species recorded. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
19 Jun |
I checked a group of Elms (neighboured by a mature Oak) for
White-letter Hairstreaks a about 15:00 today and found
approximately 5 Hairstreaks (at least 3) battling above them.
Out of the 8 or so times I saw one land, two were
Purple Hairstreaks
and the rest White-letter
Hairstreaks, but of course the there were
probably different proportions of each due to me only
identifying one at a time. I have attached some of my record
shots of PH (📷
photos click
here) of them to confirm ID. The spot on question is the
section of ancient hedgerow between Ellenbrook Road and the
western most point of Springtail Road in Ipswich. The grid
reference is TM141417, and What3Words is
garlic.twitches.offstage. I hope this is of some value; I know
it is early for Purples so I wasn't sure if there have been many
records in Suffolk (or indeed the rest of the country) yet. |
S Ipswich |
TM141417 |
James Porter |
|
19 Jun |
My first White Admiral
this year. Bentley Old Hall wood. No other butterflies seen. |
Bentley Old Hall wood |
|
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|
19 Jun |
Today in Pound Woods Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 1, Ringlet 2.
colony of Peacock larvae. |
Pound Woods |
|
Bob Turner |
|
19 Jun |
Butterfly Species Update With a report of a Gatekeeper on the
18th and another one reported today we now have 17 Species seen
on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
19 Jun |
Butterfly Transect for Somerleyton Estate walked - 3 Meadow
Brown and 1 Red Admiral ,only butterflies seen after a 1 hour
walk round. No butterflies seen flying in the flower fields
again.Temp 16c and sunny |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
19 Jun |
One out of two male Marbled white butterflies spotted at rest
and nectaring on various wildflowers. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
18 Jun |
Marham Park - Several hundred metres of beautiful wild flower
covered verges, and a large field of wild flowers in full bloom
with full sun and 20 deg yet only 5 meadow brown and 6
small heath in total. One
unidentified moth. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
18 Jun |
Butterfly Species Update With a report of Ringlet seen this
morning we now have 16 species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
18 Jun |
I saw the following butterflies at Ickworth this morning: 2
Common Blues (male + female), 4 Small
Heaths, 30 Meadow Browns. |
Ickworth |
|
Martin Peers |
|
18 Jun |
This afternoon, in Bury cemetery, I saw: Large White, 2 Holly
Blues (mm), Common Blue (fem), 10+ Meadow Browns. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
18 Jun |
Pipers Vale this afternoon. Weather Sunny, 22C; 3x
Marbled Whites
(2 male / 1 female), 10+
Silver-studded Blues (📷
photos click
here), 1x Red Admiral, 1x Brown Argus. |
Pipers Vale |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
18 Jun |
Landseer Park this afternoon. Weather Sunny / overcast,
22C, 1x Small Blue female. (📷
photo
click here) |
Landseer Park |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
17 Jun |
I had two White Admirals
in Hintlesham Wood on Monday |
Hintlesham Wood |
|
Shirley Sampson |
|
17 Jun |
Fine weather at last. The last Minsmere survey was 2 weeks ago
and the June dip deepens! 1 each of Small white, Small
Copper, Brown argus, Common blue, Red admiral, Comma 17,
Speckled wood 113, Meadow brown 104,
Small heath + first
Gatekeeper of the year (not on the tx) |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b Derek Eaton |
|
17 Jun |
Silver studded Blue
butterflies continue to fly at Purdis Heath around the the
shorter heather. Around 40 seen today, including 4 females, 1
pm, 23 degrees, sunny conditions. (📷
photo
click here) |
Purdis Heath |
|
Lawrence Garside |
|
17 Jun |
4 x meadow brown, 1 x holly blue, 1 x large skipper, 1 x
Ringlet |
SWT Blackbourn valley (formerly Grove Farm) |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
17 Jun |
1 x small copper, 1 x red admiral |
SWT Lackford lakes |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
17 Jun |
Purdis Heath this afternoon. Weather Sunny, 20C, blustery wind.
1x Speckled Wood and 20+
Silver-studded Blues (good showing of females). (📷
photo
click here) |
Purdis Heath |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
17 Jun |
I saw my first Small Skipper
of the summer at Bury cemetery today. Also noted were: Small
White, Common Blue (2mm), Brown Argus,
Small Heath (pair), Meadow
Brown (14). |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
17 Jun |
Encountered my very first Large skipper butterflies of the year
both nectaring from bramble flowers. (📷
photos
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
16 Jun |
First 2 x large skippers at home today (📷
photo
click here) . 4 x meadow browns and 2 x
small heaths (iRecorded) |
Thurston |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
16 Jun |
Encountered a male Brimstone butterfly basking upon brambles
which then proceeded to fly up and land upon my hand before
flying off again. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
15 Jun |
Butterfly Transects walked and finished before the rain started.
Meadow Brown 8, Holly Blue 5 (m), Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood
1, Large Skipper 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
13 Jun |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 - Meadow Brown 21, Large Skipper 7,
Holly Blue 3, Red Admiral 2, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Peacock 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
12 Jun |
Observed these Small Egger caterpillars on my walk in Risby.
( 📷
photo
click here) |
Risby |
|
Roger Troughton |
|
11 Jun |
2 Common Blue, 1 Brown argus, 1 Peacock 20+,
Small Heath in ‘Butterfly
Field |
East Bergholt |
|
Michael Bamford |
|
9 Jun |
Our first Silver-studded Blues,
(3), of the year at Upper Hollesley Common, (📷
photos
click here) |
Upper Hollesley Common |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
9 Jun |
Four male Silver studded blue
butterflies encountered basking in the sunshine and nectaring
from various wildflowers. (📷
photo
click here) |
Piper's vale Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
9 Jun |
SBBC Field Event at Brampton
Wood for Black Hairstreak - 8 of us attended,
with the early birds seeing a couple of BH in flight above
blackthorn before the clouds rolled in. Later, however,
everyone had excellent views of a very fresh BH which posed for
photographers on a bramble leaf, 1 metre above the ground. The
only other species seen was Speckled Wood. (📷
photo
click here) |
Brampton Wood near Huntingdon |
|
Peter Maddison |
|
9 Jun |
Small Heath - blustery
overcast morning - 11:30am 9th June 24 - Rushmere Common -
what3words location - rocky.hats.turns - (📷
photo
click here) |
Rushmere Common |
|
Bryan Wright |
|
9 Jun |
During a walk at Mildenhall Fen this morning, I saw two Small
Tortoiseshells near Forty Farm |
Mildenhall Fen |
TL6579 |
Martin Peers |
|
7 Jun |
Today at Purdis Heath. Weather Sunny, 22C. Purdis Heath; 20+
Silver-studded Blues. As per
yesterdays visit, mostly males, only 3 females spotted and
another mating pair. Also, 1x Small
Heath. Haven't seen one of those on Purdis for quite a
few years. (📷
photos
click here) |
Purdis Heath |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
7 Jun |
Encountered the first two Meadow Brown butterflies of the year
at rest amongst long grass (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
7 Jun |
Butterfly Transect for Somerleyton Estate walked.Only 3
butterflies recorded, 2 Peacock and 1 Meadow Brown. Noted a lack
of Insects and Bees over the fields with wild flowers, plus lack
of Butterfflies |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
6 Jun |
This afternoon I visited Landseer Park and Purdis Heath. Weather
Sunny, 20C. Landseer Park; 2x
Small Blue, both appeared to be female and one
looked to be ovipositing. Also 2x Brimstones (mating pair) and
2x Holly Blues (📷
photo
click here) |
Landseer Park |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
6 Jun |
Purdis Heath; 10+ Silver-studded
Blues, mostly males but one mating pair spotted. (📷
photo
click here) |
Purdis Heath |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
6 Jun |
Today at Sizewell we had the following: Painted Lady, Large
Skipper x 2, Common Blue x 3, Meadow Brown x 2, and
Small Heath. |
Sizewell |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
5 Jun |
One Painted Lady in our garden this morning |
Flowton |
TM085470 |
Rob Clements |
|
5 Jun |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 Walked. Only Butterflies recorded 2
Meadow Brown. Temp 15c sunny intervals,moderate breeze from the
west, bit of a chill in the wind |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
3 Jun |
Found our first (and only)
Silver-studded Blue of the year! (📷
photo
click here) |
Westleton Common |
|
David and Lilian Pitt |
|
2 Jun |
Minsmere butterflt transect week 9. The June dip well and truly
here! Small copper – 3, Brown argus – 2, Common blue – 1,
Holly blue – 2, Red admiral – 3, Peacock – 1, Comma – 1,
Speckled wood – 19, Meadow brown – 2,
Small heath – 17 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Derek Eaton |
|
2 Jun |
King’s Forest ride 204 1 x peacock, 2 x brimstone, 2 x small
copper, 4 x dingy skipper, 4 x common blue males, 2 x speckled
wood, dismal count considering 20+ degC and sunny. 4 x clouded
buff, 2 cinnabar. |
King’s Forest |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
2 Jun |
Butterfly Transects, Holly Blue 6, Green-veined White 2, Common
Blue 2, Small White 1, Speckled Wood 1, Red Admiral 1, Small
Copper 1, Meadow Brown 1. Butterfly Species update,with
Meadow Brown recorded on the Norfolk Side of the reserve we now
have 19 species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
2 Jun |
Butterfly Species update, with Large Skipper seen by Dave
Borderick we now have 15 species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
2 Jun |
I saw my first Meadow Brown of the year in Bury cemetery this
afternoon. The following species were also observed there: Large
Skipper x2, Small White x2, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Common
Blue m., Holly Blue, Small Heath
fem. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
1 Jun |
Garden Survey . A chilly and blustery dull day apart from a few
brief shows of sunshine later in the afternoon. Mostly N winds
Beaufort 4 to 5. Unexpectedly spotted a male Common Blue resting
on grass stalks before it visited various flowers. Photo shows
diagnostic features plus kink in left forewing (📷
photo
click here) |
Beccles |
TM4390 |
Graham Jackson |
|
1 Jun |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9. Tep 13c fresh breeze from the north
with light cloud. Did not expect to record anything but was
suprised to get 1 Green-veined White in a shelted spot |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 22 |
|
|
(📷
photo
click here) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
29 May |
Encountered a female Common Blue butterfly with a slightly tatty
hindwing and variable amounts of both blue and brown on her
outer wings (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
29 May |
On a visit to Market Weston Fen on the 29th I was very surprised
to see a Marsh Fritillary. This is probably an introduction
about which you already know but I thought I should inform you
anyway. (📷
photo
click here) |
Market Weston Fen |
|
Adrian Riley |
|
29 May |
Despite heavy showers at times , at Sudbourne between the
churchyard and Sudbourne marsh footpath we had the following:
Painted Lady x 3, Small Heath,
Red Admiral x 4, Holly Blue, good numbers of Whites, numerous
Silver Y, and although not seeing any Wall butterflies at the
churchyard on this occasion, we did see this individual Wall
Brown (📷
photo
click here) on the marsh footpath. |
Sudbourne |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, Debbie Broom |
|
29 May |
Suffolk Butterfly
Conservation Event - Walk around Captain's Wood
and Sudbourne today with Peter Maddison Recorded on IRecord.
Of interest 14 species seen. First Larger Skipper 1, and
Meadow Brown 2, Peacock 1, Red admiral 2, Large White 3, Small
White 2, Orange Tip 1, Green Hairstreak
1, Small Heath 4, Common Blue
4, Speckled Wood 4, Brown Argus 5. Thank you Peter
Maddison (📷
photos
click here) |
Captain's Wood and Sudbourne |
|
Julian and Sarah Sidney |
|
27 May |
Just seen our first Meadow
Brown Butterfly at 10.10am |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
27 May |
Butterflies noted along the first section of Chalk Lane, Ride
202, Kings Forest, Bank Holiday Morning 27/05/2024 1
Dingy Skipper (📷
photo click here),
1 Painted Lady, 5 Orange-tip. 4 Large White , 10 Small White, 1
Small Heath, 1 Red Admiral, 15
Common Blue, 12 Small Copper. also Clouded Buff and Yellow Shell
moths. |
Kings Forest |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
26 May |
TRANSECT Week 8 at Ilketshall St Andrews TM3888: Noted two
Holly Blues laying eggs. One on Dogwood (📷
photo click here),
the other on a dock (species to be confirmed but possibly either
the Clustered or the Wood Dock). Eggs also photographed on both
plants (📷
photo click here
of an egg on the dock). Other species: 1x Speckled Wood (📷
photo click here),
1x Green-veined White, 1x Large White. |
Ilketshall St Andrews |
TM3888 |
Graham Jackson |
|
26 May |
Back in 2007 we spoke to Terry Peake regarding butterflyrecords.
Terry and other volunteers planted and improved hedging in the
Wickham Market area. He was particularly interested in
improving Brimstone butterfly numbers. We've lived in the
village for 47 years and this is the most sightings of Brimstone
we've had in the garden with 11 sightings so far this year.
The latest was on the 26th May (📷
photo click here).
Credit should go to Terry, who is sadly no longer with us, and
all the other volunteers. |
Wickham Market |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
26 May |
Unexpectedly found a single solitary
Small Heath butterfly amongst the long grass in my
Ipswich back garden. (📷
photo click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
26 May |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk, Large
White 4, Holly Blue 3, Small White 2, Green-veined White 1,
Peacock 1. Off Transect lines 1 Wall
Brown (m) seen at the Sluice |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 May |
BC Garden Survey: First sighting this year of Large
Skipper on site: a male (📷
photo click here).
Last year the first sighted was on 12 June 2023 in virtually the
same spot. Other sightings x1 Red Admiral and x4 Holly Blues.
Has anyone else noted HBs laying eggs on Ceanothus? Latest egg
count on my one plant now 59 with several observed being laid.
Flower buds recently opened making it difficult to monitor.
However, several first instar larvae noted with egg laying
observed from 1 to 22 May so far. |
Beccles |
TM4390 |
Graham Jackson. |
|
24 May |
Butterfly Transects . Holly Blue 4 (m), Red Admiral 2, Common
Blue 2 (m), Small Copper 2, Large White 2, Brown Argus 2,
Green-veined White 1, Speckled Wood 1, Large Skipper 1,P eacock
1, Wall Brown 1 (m |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 May |
With Large Skipper
seen and recorded on the Suffolk side of the reserve today we
now 18 species of butterflies seen on the reserve to date. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 May |
Wall Brown Survey produced only 1
Wall Brown (m) near the railway crossing on the Gravel
Dam path |
SWT Oulton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
23 May |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked the only Butterflies recorded
7 Wall Brown (m) no other
butterflies seen on the reserve while surveying. Temp 16c
moderate breeze from the West South West |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
22 May |
Despite the risk of showers we decided to visit Martin's Meadow
this afternoon. Amongst a sea of buttercups we were lucky to
spot this Green Hairstreak (📷
photo
click here). We have been fortunate to see Green Hairstreak
at this location in 2020, 2021, and now 2024. Also seen this
afternoon 2 x Small Heath,
Speckled Wood (📷
photo click here),
Small Copper and a Latticed Heath. |
Martin's Meadow |
TM226 572 |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
21 May |
Butterfly Species update, with Common Blue (Suffolk Side) and
Painted Lady (Norfolk Side) seen by Warden Andrew we now have 17
species seen to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
21 May |
Butterfly Transect walked for Somerleyton Estate, Holly Blue 5
(4m+1f), Large White 4, Small White 4, Peacock 2, Comma 2,
Orange Tip 1 (m), Wall Brown 1
(m). Nice warm day and 18c butterflies seen moving over the
fields in flower you could count on one hand only |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
21 May |
Suffolk Butterfly
Conservation Event - Scheduled Dingy Skipper count in King’s
Forest. After two attempts at getting favourable
weather sadly only 1 x Dingy Skipper
seen. Despite 15-16 degC, cool breeze and lack of sun defeated a
proper count. 2 x male Common Blues disturbed, 3 x
Small Heath, 3 x Small Copper
but all were happily resting. Mother Shipton, Latticed Heath,
and Cream-spot Tiger (📷
photo
click here) also noted. |
King's Forest |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
20 May |
We had two painted ladies on the dunes by the sluice area |
Minsmere |
|
Les Cater |
|
20 May |
There were several male Common Blue butterflies on the
wildflower area at Valley Road, Ipswich at lunchtime. Good to
see decent numbers of this butterfly.(📷
photo
click here) |
Valley Road, Ipswich |
TM158459 |
Paul Gilson |
|
20 May |
Minsmere Butterfly Transect today wk 8. An early June gap as 1st
broods decline? Brimstone – 1, Large white – 8, Small
white – 1, Green-veined White – 1, Orange tip – 4, Small copper
– 11, Brown argus – 9, Common blue – 3, Holly blue – 7, Red
admiral – 4, Peacock – 9, Speckled wood – 18,
Small heath – 12 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b Derek Eaton |
|
20 May |
The sunshine enabled me to see the following butterflies in Bury
cemetery this afternoon: Small White, Small Copper x2, Brown
Argus, Common Blue x2 mm., Holly Blue x2, Speckled Wood,
Small Heath (+ Cinnabar). |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
19 May |
At Nowton Park the best were: Brimstone 5, Holly Blue 4, Red
Admiral and Peacock 4. |
Nowton Park |
|
Martin Peers |
|
19 May |
Male and female Wall Brown butterfies from Carlton marshes this
weekend (📷
photos
click here) |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
x Gavin Durrant |
|
19 May |
2 Dingy Skippers |
King’s Forest |
|
David Walsh |
|
19 May |
Butterfly Transects, Holly Blue 12 (11m +1f), Small White 7, Red
Admiral 5, Large White 3, Green-veined White 3. Brown Argus 1,
Small Copper 1, Orange Tip 1(m), Speckled Wood 1, Peacock 1,
Wall Brown 1(m) |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
19 May |
Painted lady on guelder rose flowers in garden |
Halesworth |
|
John Baker |
|
19 May |
1 Wall Brown |
Herringfleet Marsh |
TM4697 |
Paul Douch |
|
18 May |
First Wall Brown (female) I've
seen in Beccles other than by the river was just south of
cemetery |
Beccles |
TM4289 |
Paul Douch |
|
18 May |
A Painted Lady butterfly on Gunton warren was the only sign of
any migration, along with a supporting cast of Silver Y moth.
A green hairstreak was welcome |
Gunton warren |
|
x James Wright |
|
18 May |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 Wall Brown
13 (10m +3f), Red Admiral 6, Peacock 5, Small White 5, Holly
Blue 4, Green Hairstreak 2,
Large White 1. Also 1 Wall Brown
(m) off transect lines recorded. |
|
|
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|
18 May |
Found my very first Small Heath butterfly of the year active on
a local grassland meadow where I have been coming across them
for the last few years. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
18 May |
In Bury cemetery today, I saw 2 Small Coppers and 3 Holly Blues. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
17 May |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 . Holly Blue 4 (m), Red Admiral 3,
Speckled Wood 1, Orange Tip 1 (f), Green-veined White 1, Peacock
1, Wall Brown 1 (m). Off
transects recorded another Wall Brown
1 (m). |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
17 May |
This afternoon at Sudbourne Church we had the following
butterflies: Holly Blue, Orange Tip, Small Copper, Green veined
White, Red Admiral, Large White and 2+
Wall Brown including this
abberation, ab.
bipupillata (📷
photo
click here) |
Sudbourne |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
17 May |
At Orford Church we had Red Admiral x 3, Holly Blue, Speckled
Wood, and a Wall Brown |
Orford |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
17 May |
Butterfly Species Update, with Green
Hairstreak seen by Assistant Warden Gavin today, we now
have 13 species seen on the reserve to date. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
17 May |
Butterflies at Boyton Hall this morning were - Small White 25
over rape field, Green-veined White 9, Large White 2, Orange Tip
2, Small Heath 5, Holly Blue
2, Speckled Wood 1. Day flying moths - Silver Y 25, Latticed
Heath 2, Mother Shipton 1 |
Boyton Hall |
|
b John Walshe |
|
14 May |
Butterfly Species Update, Warden Andrew spotted Brown Argos
today on Norfolk Side of reserve. We now have 15 species seen on
the reserve to date. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
13 May |
Minsmere Butterfly Transect today wk 7; Brimstone – 1, Large
white – 4, Small white – 7, Green-veined white – 16, Orange tip
– 4, Small copper – 22, Brown argus – 19 (foty), Common blue – 1
(foty), Holly blue – 5, Red admiral – 4, Peacock – 12 Comma – 2,
Speckled wood – 15, Small heath
– 11 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b Derek Eaton |
|
13 May |
A return to ride 204 and adjacent areas in Kings Forest this
morning was more productive: Dingy
Skipper 7+, Brimstone 20+, Small & Green-veined Whites,
Orange Tip 50+, Green Hairstreak,
Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell (probable- flew past me),
Peacock 4, Comma, Small Heath. |
Kings Forest |
|
Martin Peers. |
|
13 May |
3rd attempt finally payed off today looking for
Wall Brown,found 2 (m) along
Gravel Dam Path |
SWT Oulton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
13 May |
This afternoon at a very warm and sunny Newbourne Springs we had
the following: Small Heath,
Peacock, Comma, Orange Tip, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood,
Green Hairstreak (photo by Rob
Reeve), and good numbers of Whites. Also, of interest, a number
of Silver Y (photo by Rob
Reeve) (📷
photos
click here) |
Newbourne Springs |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
13 May |
Butterfly Species Update, with Small Copper seen by Warden
Andrew today we now have 14 Species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
12 May |
4 Wall Brown butterflies at
North Cove this afternoon (📷
photo
click here) |
North Cove |
|
x Jane Ferguson |
|
12 May |
We saw a good selection of butterflies and moths along Ride 202
in the Kings Forest this morning. including
Small Heath, Small Copper,
Mother Shipton. Cinnabar, Green
Hairstreak, Small Yellow Underwing and many Orange-tips.
(📷
photo of Mother
Shipton
click here. Dingy Skipper can be confused with this) |
Kings Forest |
|
b David Carter |
|
12 May |
20+ Marsh Fritillary
at Market Weston today, along with 3
Small Heath, 3 Brimstone, a Small Copper and several
Whites, including at least two female Orange-tip. |
Market Weston Fen |
TL979785 |
James corton |
|
12 May |
I saw the following butterflies along ride 204 in Kings Forest
this morning: Dingy Skipper
(2), Common Blue, Small Heath
(all males). |
Kings Forest |
|
Martin Peers |
|
11 May |
Wall Brown Butterfly (📷
photos
click here) |
Sudbourne |
|
x John Richardson |
|
11 May |
Butterfly Transects ,only butterfly recorded was 1
Wall Brown (f) .On return to
car park did see 2 Wall Brown
(m) in Fen Barn garden, all Walls seen on Norfolk side
of reserve |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
11 May |
Three first sightings this year on site: Brown Argus ab
snellini x1, Common Blue x2, Green Hairstreak x2. Also
Orange Tip x3, Green-veined White x2, Peacock x1, Holly Blue x4.
Holly Blues seem to be doing very well this year: Latest count
of their eggs on one Ceanothus shrub now 35. The first two noted
on the 1 May hatched on 12 May. (Photos of Brown Argus,
Green Hairstreak, Common Blue 📷
photo
click here) |
Beccles |
TM 4390 |
Graham Jackson |
|
10 May |
Transects 10 to 13. Holly Blue 7, Peacock 5, Green-veined White
3, Red Admiral 2, Small White 1, Large White 1, Orange Tip 1
(m). |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
10 May |
My first Brown Argus of the year at RSPB Minsmere this morning
at the bottom of Whin Hill (📷
photo
click here) and a dozen
Small Heath |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b David Borderick |
|
10 May |
Chalk lane King’s forest Area mostly closed off by Forest
England, but plenty of butterflies including
Small Heath, Cinnabar and
Mother Shipton moths. |
Chalk lane King’s forest |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
10 May |
An area of heath in barnham threw up 10 species including
Small Heath,
Common Blue,
holly blue and Brown Argus (iRecord) (📷
photos click here) |
Barnham |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
9 May |
Butterfly Transects Walked, Peacock 15,
Wall Brown 9 (7m+2f), Holly
Blue 7, Orange Tip 4 (3m+1f), Red Admiral 4, Small White 3,
Small Tortoiseshell 2, Brimstone 1 (m), Green-veined White 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
9 May |
One of three Wall Brown at SWT
Carlton Marshes Sluice, Lowestoft this morning (📷
photo click here) |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b David Borderick |
|
9 May |
Lunchtime at Rushmere Heath (17C, sunny) 1x
Small Heath (📷
photo click here) |
Rushmere Heath |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
8 May |
Thrilled to find 7 Dingy
SKippers in Kings Forest this afternoon. Hot sun
and I had missed lunch so I didn’t go to chalk lane just ride
204. 2 found in between two previous regular spots where I
haven’t seen them before so as males, I guess they are wandering
in search of a mate.
Trevor will be carrying out a survey on Thu 16th May. For
details of how you can help click here |
Kings Forest |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
8 May |
Lunchtime at Pipers Vale, (17C and sunny) 1x Peacock, 1x
Brimstone (male), 3x Green-veined White, 1x Large White, 2x
Small Copper and 1x Brown
Argus (📷
photos
click here) |
Pipers Vale |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
7 May |
Minsmere butterflt transect week 6. Our first Small Heaths
of the year. Large white -11, Small white – 11, Green-veined
white – 15, Orange tip – 7, Small copper – 20, Holly blue – 1,
Red admiral – 10, Peacock – 17, Comma -2, Speckled wood – 18,
Small heath – 2,
Green hairstreak - 1 |
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|
b Derek Eaton |
|
7 May |
Walked a butterfly transect for Somerleyton Estate.
Recorded Small White 9, Holly Blue 7, Peacock 6, Large White 6,
Orange Tip 4 (m), Red Admiral 4, Brimstone 1 (m),
Wall Brown 1 (m) . Recorded
Numbers starting to increase at last |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
6 May |
first 2 Wall Brown Butterflies
recorded on the Norfolk side of reserve just
now. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
6 May |
Two Holly Blue butterflies encountered both at rest upon
brambles on a local meadow. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
5 May |
We have our first 2 Wall
Brown Butterflies reported today, one at the
Sluice and one at Turnpike Hide (I had a wall brown between
Turnpike Hide and the main bund this morning) |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
5 May |
Quite a pleasant day at Landguard although quiet for migrant
birds front but at last some odonata were out with 2 Large red
Damsels and a single male Hairy Hawker also new for year
Green Hairstreak x1 and Small
Copper x3 and unusually a Bloxworth Snout was resting on an obs
door |
Landguard Observatory |
|
x Will Brame |
|
4 May |
Encountered the very first Small Copper butterfly of the year
nectaring and basking in the sunshine on a meadow where I
frequently spot them each year. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
4 May |
This afternoon at Minsmere near the East Hide entrance we saw
this Green Hairstreak on gorse
(📷
photo click here).
Also around the North Wall area up to the beach we had Peacock x
4, Red Admiral x 2, Small Copper x 2. |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, and Debbie Broom |
|
4 May |
60 observations with 6 species : green veined white, comma,
peacock, orange tip, small tortoiseshell, small white |
NT Sutton Hoo |
|
b David Gill |
|
4 May |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter Norfolk. Peacock
10, Large White 6, Red Admiral 4, Green-veined White 3, Holly
Blue 3 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
2 May |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked; Peacock 25, Green-veined
White 12, Red Admiral 8, Orange Tip 5 (m). Small White 4, Holly
Blue 2, Brimstone 2 (m), Comma 1. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
2 May |
A transect walk round Melford Country Park today enabled me to
see my first and only Small
Heath (📷
photo
click here) along with the following Brimstone 10,
Peacock 4, Large White 7, Small White 7, Green-veined White 1,
and Orange Tip 3. |
Melford Country Park |
|
Keith Winch |
|
2 May |
Garden Survey: A sunny warm day slightly cooler and breezier
than yesterday. Able to confirm with better photographs the
suspected Holly Blue egg laid yesterday on Ceanothus (📷
photo click here).
In addition, another two HB eggs found on flower buds of same
plant. Other sightings: Green-veined White x1, Orange Tip x3
(2m, 1f), Small White x1 (m), Peacock x1, Large white x1, Holly
Blue x5 (3f, 2m). The female GVW visited several flowering Hedge
Garlic plants but not observed egg laying. Also noted half a
dozen or so single male OTs and HBs flying through but not added
as separate individuals to those recorded. During the afternoon
observed a single male HB and a pair of HBs on separate holly
hedges elsewhere in Beccles (iRecord). |
Beccles |
TM4390 |
Graham Jackson |
|
1 May |
Garden Survey: A sunny warm day in contrast to recent weather.
Green-veined White x1, Brimstone x2, Orange Tip x 3, Small White
x1, Peacock x1, Red Admiral x1, Small Tortoiseshell x2, Holly
Blue x4. Notable was the presence at the same time of x3
female Holly Blues on a Ceanothus plant with two adopting
egg-laying positions. (📷
photo click here).
If the presence of an egg is confirmed (one poor quality photo
so far) this would be much earlier than the first seen last year
on 20 May on the same plant. |
Beccles |
TM4390 |
Graham Jackson |
|
1 May |
Sun at last! Minsmere Butterfly Transect: Brimstone – 3, Large
white – 16, Small white – 8, Green-veined white – 25, Orange tip
– 22, Small copper – 12, Holly blue – 2, Red admiral – 4,
Peacock -21, Comma – 4, Speckled wood – 15 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b Derek Eaton |
|
1 May |
Butterfly Transects walked. Temperature 16c and sunny. Peacock
9, Green-veined White 6, Orange Tip 4(m), Holly Blue 2, Comma 1
,Large White 1, Small White 1, Red Admiral 1
|
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
1 May |
One of a dozen+ Red Admiral between Covehithe Church and the
clifftop this morning (📷
photo
click here) |
Covehithe |
|
b David Borderick |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
April |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 14 |
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|
|
30 Apr |
Hollesley Marsh to Boyton Marsh along river footpath. Small
White 100+ |
Hollesley Marsh to Boyton Marsh |
|
Steve fryett |
|
30 Apr |
Butterfly Species update, with Lound Lakes Warden Andrew seeing
Green Hairstreak and Large
White today on Norfolk side of reserve ,we now
have 12 species seen to date. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
30 Apr |
It was very warm in the sunshine in sheltered parts of Kings
Forest, near North Stow, this morning and the butterflies
obliged as follows: Brimstone 10 (2 females), Small White 3,
Green-veined White 4+, Orange Tip 15 (mainly males),
Green Hairstreak, probable but
not confirmed], Red Admiral, Peacock 8, Speckled Wood 4. |
Kings Forest |
|
Martin Peers |
|
29 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked. Orange Tip 2 (m), Peacock
2, Large White 1, Small White 1, Speckled Wood 1. we now have 11
species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
28 Apr |
Orange-tip found roosting during a blustery and cool day at
Minsmere. (📷
photo
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
TM470670 |
James Corton |
|
26 Apr |
Walked a butterfly transect for Somerleyton Estate recorded, 2
Green Veined Whites, 1 Small White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell. Did
see 1 Peacock and 1 Large White off transect lines. No
butterflies seen moving in the fields at all. Temp 9c, light
wind from East North East |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 Apr |
Butterfly Transects walked no butterflies recorded, temp around
5c in the fresh breeze, some sunny intervals but they could not
take that cold edge off the wind. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
22 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked,P eacock 16, Green veined
White 8, Small Tortoiseshell 5, Orange Tip 2 (f), Large White 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
22 Apr |
Small Copper ab. caeruleopunctata at Westleton Heath
this morning (📷
photo
click here) |
Westleton Heath |
|
b David Borderick |
|
22 Apr |
Today at North Warren RSPB reserve. 1 Peacock, 6+ Green veined
Whites, 2 Speckled Woods and 1 very fresh Small Copper. |
North Warren RSPB |
|
Bob Turner |
|
21 Apr |
Cold blustery wind this morning, but in the sheltered spots were
Green Veined Whites (📷
photo
click here) and Orange-tip butterflies |
RSPB Lakenheath |
|
David Carter |
|
20 Apr |
ButterflyTransects walked and as expected none recorded , cold
breeze blowing and in the wind temp approx 5c, even when sun did
show no warmth felt from it. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
18 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked, Peacock 22, Green-veined
white 8, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Orange Tip 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
17 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked , Peacock 1, Green-veined
white 1. Not many, but they all count for the records |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
14 Apr |
Five individual Green Hairstreak
butterflies all encountered basking in the sunshine upon various
exposed foliage. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
14 Apr |
Small Copper (📷
photo
click here) |
Piper's Vale |
|
x David Dowding |
|
14 Apr |
Late morning at Pipers Vale, (14C and sunny) 10+ Peacock, 2x
Brimstone (both male), 2x Speckled Wood, 1x Orange Tip (male)
and 3x Green-veined White (all appeared to be female) (📷
photo click
here) |
Pipers Vale |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
14 Apr |
Our first Green Hairstreaks X
3 of the year at Ride 202 Kings Forest this morning, (📷
photo
click here) |
Kings Forest |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
14 Apr |
the sunshine brought out the following butterflies at Bury St
Edmunds: Risbygate Nature Reserve, TL8465: Green-veined White
2, Orange Tip 6 (4 males), Brimstone 2, Holly Blue 3, Peacock 3,
Speckled Wood. TL8464: Comma, Orange Tip, Holly Blue. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
14 Apr |
Green hairstreak,roebuck drive
Lakenheath (📷
photo
click here) |
Lakenheath |
|
Mark |
|
14 Apr |
6 red admiral, 5 peacock, 6 orange tip, 3 comma |
NT Sutton Hoo |
|
b David Gill |
|
14 Apr |
Pleased and somewhat surprised to find what was most certainly
my earliest ever Green Hairstreak
on Gunton warren this morning. 2 orange tips along Hubbard's
Loke were my first for year |
Gunton Warren |
|
x James Wright |
|
|
Red Admiral seen on 12th April and Holly Blue seen on the 13th
April we now have 10 species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
14 Apr |
Green Hairstreak this morning
in Stradbroke By the allotments pond |
Stradbroke |
|
|
|
14 Apr |
Painted Lady (📷
photo
click here) |
Landguard Observatory |
|
Will Brame |
|
13 Apr |
Single Brimstone, pre-match, inside Ipswich Town stadium. |
Ipswich |
|
John Hanley |
|
13 Apr |
Green Hairstreak this morning
in the dunes between East and Public hides |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b David Borderick |
|
13 Apr |
The very first Green Hairstreak
butterfly encountered so far this year that was basking in the
sunshine and fiercely guarding its territory. (📷
photo click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
13 Apr |
8 species of butterfly seen around town this morning - Peacock
10, Brimstone 4, Green-veined white 3, Orange Tip 2, Holly Blue
2, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Speckled Wood 2, Small White 1 |
Stowmarket |
|
x John Walshe |
|
13 Apr |
Nice surprise to see a Painted
Lady in the garden (iRecord).
(📷
photo
click here) |
Thurston |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
12 Apr |
Today we had our first recorded Holly Blue of the year, three
days earlier than last year, in our Wickham Market garden
(📷
photo
click here) |
Wickham Market |
TM302 563) |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
12 Apr |
Walked Butterfly Transect for Somerleyton Estate today and
recorded 6 Peacock , 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Small White. This
time last year only 1 Peacock was recorded. |
Somerleyton Estate |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
12 Apr |
Lovely sunny afternoon, had a walk round a very muddy wolves
wood Hadleigh . Counted 10 male Orange tips. 3 female Orange
tips. 3 Commas, 7 Peacocks. 3 Male Brimstones. 2 Holly
blues. 2 Speckled Woods. 1 Green veined White. |
RSPB Wolves Wood |
|
Steve & Anne Green |
|
11 Apr |
BURY ST EDMUNDS cemetery, Small White |
BURY ST EDMUNDS |
|
Martin Peers |
|
11 Apr |
GT LIVERMERE CHURCH, Holly Blue, Brimstone |
GT LIVERMERE CHURCH |
|
Martin Peers |
|
11 Apr |
Minsmere butterfly transect; Brimstone – 1, Large white – 1,
Small white – 5, Green-veined white – 7, Orange tip – 13,
Peacock – 23, Comma – 1, Speckled wood – 16 |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b Derek Eaton |
|
11 Apr |
Lound Lakes Warden Andrew reported a Orange Tip seen this
afternoon. We now have 10 Species of Butterflies seen on the
reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
11 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked today by Peter Norfok,
Peacock 3, Small Tortoiseshell 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
10 Apr |
Two handsome male Orange tip butterflies encountered basking in
the sunshine and nectaring from Daisies. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
10 Apr |
TEMPLE BRIDGE, Peacock x 2 |
TEMPLE BRIDGE |
|
Martin Peers |
|
10 Apr |
CAVENHAM HEATH, Speckled Wood |
CAVENHAM HEATH |
|
Martin Peers |
|
10 Apr |
Butterfly Species update,with Speckled Wood seen by Jane
Ferguson we now have 8 species seen on the reserve to date. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
10 Apr |
Butterfly Transects walked today and when the sun was out so
were the Butterflies. Peacock 9, Small Tortoiseshell 4,
Speckled Wood 2, Comma 2, Green-veined Whites 1, Small White 1 |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
10 Apr |
Cavenham Heath and woodland, 2 Peacocks; Speckled Wood |
Cavenham Heath |
TL7572 |
Martin Peers |
|
8 Apr |
KINGS FOREST, Green-veined White x4; Brimstone |
KINGS FOREST |
|
Martin Peers |
|
8 Apr |
Traveller's Hill, King's Forest: 4 Green-veined Whites (fresh);
Brimstone; Peacock. |
King's Forest |
TL8474 |
Martin Peers |
|
8 Apr |
Butterflies seen at Cavenham Heath, Green-veined White, Red
Admiral , Small White, Peacock, Brimstone, Holly Blue and
Orange-tip |
Cavenham Heath |
|
b David Carter |
|
8 Apr |
At North Warren today 3 Peacocks, 2 Orange Tips, 3 Small Whites.
In garden in Saxmundham 2 male Holly Blues, 1 orange tip, 1
Female Brimstone. |
North Warren, Saxmundham |
|
Bob Turner. |
|
8 Apr |
At home, this afternoon the first red admiral seen and a Least
black arches moth. Chilly when the sun went in. |
Thurston |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
8 Apr |
Brimstone x 3, Green-veined White x 2, peacock x 5, speckled
wood x 6, holly blue x 3,
green hairstreak x 2 (📷
photo
click here) (iRecord) |
Market Weston fen |
TL983787 |
Trevor goodfellow |
|
8 Apr |
Butterfly Species update ,with Green-veined White and Large
White seen today we now have 7 species seen on the reserve to
date. Butterfly transects 1 to 9 walked on the 8/4/24,
Peacock 18, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Green-veined White 1,
Brimstone 1 (m). |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
8 Apr |
Early afternoon at Mill Stream, (16C and sunny) 5+ Peacock, 5+
Brimstone (all male), 1x Comma 2x Holly Blue, 1x Large White
(male), and 1x Speckled Wood. (📷
photos of last two
click here) |
Mill Stream |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
7 Apr |
42 butterflies spotted in our LNR this afternoon : 21 peacock, 9
brimstone, 7 comma, 2 small tortoiseshell, 2 orange tip, 1 holly
blue |
Newbourne Springs |
|
bDavid Gill |
|
7 Apr |
A blustery 5 mile stroll around Gunton saw very little in the
way of birds but plenty of blackcap now in. First holly blues
and speckled wood in Foxburrow wood, along the route totals
elsewhere; 2 brimstone, 4 comma, stacks of peacock |
Gunton, Foxburrow Wood |
|
x James Wright |
|
7 Apr |
Sunny but windy walk to the river this morning…..4 Peacock,
several male Orange-tip, 1 male Brimstone, 1 male Holly blue, 1
Speckled wood and 1 Small tortoiseshell. |
North Cove |
|
Peter Norfolk |
|
6 Apr |
And we're off! First Minsmere butterfly transect of the year.
Brimstone – 1, Orange tip – 4, Peacock – 17, Comma – 3, Speckled
wood – 5, Could've been so much better if the Met Office
forecast of sun had materialised! |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b Derek Eaton |
|
6 Apr |
Windy but mild. At home Brimstone x 1, peacock x 3, comma x 1,
green veined white x 1 (📷
photo click
here), speckled wood x 1. First GVW and SW this year.
(sightings on iRecord) |
Thurston |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
6 Apr |
A great day for early butterflies today at the lakes.
Brimstone, peacock, comma, orange-tip and green-veined white all
been seen today first transect: Brimstone x 5,
Green-veined White x 5, Comma x 2, Peacock x 2 and one Holly
Blue. |
SWT Lackford Lakes |
|
x David Bird |
|
5 Apr |
A single large white butterfly by Gunton Wood and 4 peacocks
were at Gunton Warren. |
Gunton |
|
x James Wright |
|
5 Apr |
This afternoon at Sutton Hoo we had 23 butterflies comprising
Orange Tip x 2, Peacock x 11, Comma x 4, Red Admiral x 5, and 1
Small Tortoiseshell. |
Sutton Hoo |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve Debbie Broom |
|
5 Apr |
An afternoon walk around the reserve today produced several male
Brimstone, a male Orange-tip, a Comma and a mating pair of
Green-veined White. Thank goodness for the sunny intervals! |
North Cove |
|
Peter Norfolk |
|
4 Apr |
The first Orange-tip today in our Stowmarket garden, (📷
photo
click here) |
Stowmarket |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
4 Apr |
Brimstone butterfly seen in garden of 17 Rosebery Road
Felixstowe on Thursday |
Felixstowe |
|
Penny Thomas |
|
3 Apr |
Butterfly transects 10 to 13 walked,no butterflies recorded. Off
today's transect lines 2 Peacock butterflies seen flying thro
reeds |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
2 Apr |
Two more Large Whites (1m 1f) emerged from chrysalises
overwintered in the carport. The caterpillars were rescued in
November when they seemed too cold to climb a wall to pupate.
The chrysalises were very dark and the resulting butterflies
have very dark yellow on the underside of the hindwings. |
SW Ipswich |
|
Richard Perryman |
|
2 Apr |
Butterfly Transects walked today. Peacock 5,Comma 2,Red Admiral
1, Small Tortoiseshell 1. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
2 Apr |
Butterfly Species update ,with Broads Assistant Warden Gavin
reporting Orange Tip seen at the Workshop today, we now have 5
butterfly species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
1 Apr |
Brimstone butterfly seen on cliff top amongst ivy etc in
Hamilton Gardens Felixstowe on Monday April 1st 2024 |
Felixstowe |
|
Penny Thomas |
|
1 Apr |
Butterflies we saw in the Kings Forest today, Brimstone,
Speckled Wood (📷
photo
click here) , Peacock and Comma |
Kings Forest |
|
b David Carter |
|
1 Apr |
Brimstone m x 2, orange tip f x 1 |
Pakenham Water mill |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
1 Apr |
Windsor road Newmarket Brimstone m x 2, peacock x 3, comma x 1,
holly blue x 1 |
Newmarket |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
1 Apr |
Butterfly transects 1 to 9 walked, only recorded 2 peacock
butterflies. Temp 13c feels like 11c,moderate breeze from South
West and sunny intervals. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
1 Apr |
Lovely out there. A burst of sun drew a Brimstone and Peacock
out. Felt warm enough for a Green Hairstreak. |
Alton Water |
|
x Mark Nowers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST
C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 10 |
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|
30 Mar |
First 2 x brimstone males searching hedgerows repetitively at
home. (📷
photo
click here) |
Thurston |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
30 Mar |
15 butterflies this afternoon Red Admiral, Comma, Small
Tortoiseshell, Peacock |
NT Sutton Hoo |
|
b David Gill |
|
30 Mar |
First of the year for me on 30th March in undley road
Lakenheath. Regards, . (📷
photo
click here) |
|
|
Mark Brown |
|
30 Mar |
Our Barnby garden finally had some action today…a female Holly
blue was feeding on forget-me-not in the sunny intervals at
midday. |
Barnby |
|
Peter Norfolk |
|
30 Mar |
3 Large Whites (2m 1f) emerged from overwintering chrysalises
today |
SW Ipswich |
|
Richard Perryman |
|
30 Mar |
Just had 2 Small White Butterflies in my back garden |
Lowestoft |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
29 Mar |
Butterfly Species Update. I just received a sighting of a
Comma on the 29th March ,we now have 4 species of butterflies
seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
29 Mar |
Peacock making the most of a short window this morning, just
beyond Northfield Wood, Onehouse, Suffolk (📷
photo
click here Courtesy of Mrs B) |
Onehouse |
|
x Mark Brewster |
|
29 Mar |
Small White |
SW Ipswich |
|
Richard Perryman |
|
29 Mar |
Green-veined White, West Row Feeding on plum blossom. (📷
photo
click here) |
West Row |
|
Arthur Rivett |
|
27 Mar |
My first Orange-tip of the year was this recently emerged
specimen at the crossroads this morning (📷
photo
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
b David Borderick |
|
26 Mar |
North Cove, river bank yesterday. Nice fresh small
tortoiseshell. Love the blues. (📷
photo
click here) |
North Cove |
|
x John Knowles |
|
26 Mar |
Lovely sunshine in our shafto rd garden this afternoon had a
lovely Small Tortoiseshell and 2 small whites and a comma |
W Ipswich |
|
Steve & Anne Green |
|
25 Mar |
At last found 2 Comma Butterflies on the reserve today in a
shelted area around some cut back gorse shrub . These were on
the Norfolk side of the reserve |
SWT Lound Lakes (Norfolk side) |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
25 Mar |
6 Peacock Butterflies seen this morning on a stroll round the
reserve |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
21 Mar |
4 Peacocks in Pound woods |
Great Glemham |
|
Bob Turner. |
|
20 Mar |
One Small White in garden |
Saxmundham |
|
Bob Turner. |
|
20 Mar |
Large White in
Laxfield this afternoon. (📷
photo
click here) |
Laxfield |
|
Mike Turton |
|
20 Mar |
Early afternoon in bright sunshine (15C) at Mill Stream, 2x
Peacock, 4x Comma and 1x Brimstone (male). (Comma and Peacock
📷
photos click here) |
Mill Stream |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
20 Mar |
Brimstone, comma and small white recorded in my Charsfield
garden at lunchtime today. |
Charsfield |
|
Steve Aylward |
|
19 Mar |
Peacock (📷
photo
click here) |
Martlesham Wilds |
|
Craig Messenger |
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18 Mar |
Male Brimstone on the wing and Small Tortoiseshell feeding on
Blackthorn? |
East Bergholt |
TM101346 |
John Hanley |
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18 Mar |
Butterfly Species update .Warden Andrew spotted a Holly Blue on
the 18th of March in the Fen Barn Garden.This is early, as in
2023, the first sighting was for the 29th of April. 4 Species
seen on reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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18 Mar |
A good day for butterflies with four species seen in
Kelsale, Suffolk: Brimstones, Commas, Peacocks and a single
Small White.
Many bees and Bee-flies too, suddenly it really feels like
spring at last! |
Kelsale |
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b Charles Cuthbert |
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18 Mar |
Male Orange-tip,
(📷
photo
click here); Male Brimstome, Peacock and Small
Tortoiseshell at Brunswick Park, Ipswich. |
Ipswich |
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Matt Garnham |
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18 Mar |
Butterflies were much in evidence today, along with mining and
bumblebees. A cracking male Brimstone and 2 Commas were first
records for the year. |
Landguard |
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18 Mar |
On a walk around Alton reservoir today I spotted 3 male
brimstone butterflies, at sufficiently long intervals to believe
they were not the same one. Sadly none settled for a closer look
or photo, however this peacock did, and there was another later
on too. (📷
photo
click here) |
Alton reservoir |
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Ines Pender |
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18 Mar |
2 x brimstone males at SWT micklemere |
SWT micklemere |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
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18 Mar |
2 brimstone males at SWT blackbourn valley |
SWT blackbourn valley |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
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18 Mar |
1 x comma showed in the sun today at Thurston. (📷
photo
click here) |
Thurston |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
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18 Mar |
1 Peacock and 1 Comma in my garden in Saxmundham today. Comma
feeding on Grape Hyacinths. Temp 16 degrees in shade. |
Saxmundham |
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Bob Turner |
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18 Mar |
Butterflies seen in South Lowestoft at TM 537 922 this morning
,1 Peacock and 6 Small Tortoiseshell |
South Lowestoft |
TM 537 922 |
b Robert Quadling |
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18 Mar |
one beautiful brimstone in nightingale Rd Ipswich this morning |
Ipswich |
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Peter Compton |
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16 Mar |
We had a Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell (our first of the year)
nectaring on a wallflower in the front garden. |
Wickham Market |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve |
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16 Mar |
A female Holly Blue
flew through my garden in Saxmundham this morning. Must be the
earliest I have ever seen. |
Saxmundham |
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Bob Turner. |
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15 Mar |
Brimstone |
Farnham |
|
Bob Turner |
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15 Mar |
One or possibly two cracking male Brimstones along the Mill
Stream near Foxhall Stadium this morning. |
Ipswich |
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Jenny & Gary Plank |
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15 Mar |
A very fresh looking Brimstone in our garden this morning |
Flowton |
TM085470 |
Rob Clements |
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15 Mar |
Brimstone - first butterfly of the year in garden |
SW Ipswich |
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Richard Perryman |
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14 Mar |
A Comma flying in the sun today (14 March) at Flowton. . Very
welcome! |
Flowton |
TM085470 |
Rob Clements |
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9 Mar |
Saturday's volunteer session of the Friends of Belstead Brook
Park at Stoke Park Wood LNR - a trailer load of litter!
Depressing, but it felt like spring with brimstones & commas to
cheer us up! (📷
photo
click here) |
Stoke Park Wood LNR |
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Greenways Project |
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9 Mar |
In the very welcome sunshine, we had a Brimstone in our Wickham
Market garden. |
Wickham Market |
TM302 563 |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
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9 Mar |
Lots of sunshine today and we were joined by a male Brimstone
and a Red Admiral at home here in Sudbury |
Sudbury |
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Keith Winch |
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9 Mar |
Beyton rd, Thurston. My first brimstone (m) |
Thurston |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
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9 Mar |
Male brimstone seen in Charsfield around noon today (Sat 9th).
First butterfly of the year for me. |
Charsfield |
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Steve Aylward |
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9 Mar |
Two Brimstones flashing around East Bergholt this morning (Records
uploaded to @iRecordWildlife) |
East Bergholt |
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x Mark Nowers |
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9 Mar |
1 Brimstone this morning in Laxfield churchyard TM29637249.
1 Brimstone this afternoon in my garden (the Orchards, Laxfield)
TM29307243 |
Laxfield |
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Mike Turton |
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9 Mar |
We saw a Comma at Dunwich on the field path parallel to the
deadend lane leading to coast guards. Also a male brimstone in
Homersfield just before noon today. |
Dunwich & Homersfield |
|
Sarah Day |
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9 Mar |
A single Comma at Mill Stream early this afternoon. (📷
photo
click here) |
Mill Stream |
|
Phil Watkinson |
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9 Mar |
Comma x 2 (one
tatty and one fresh) Along footpath by River Lark near The
Crankles, Bury St Edmunds at 11:56 |
Bury St Edmunds |
TL 859640 |
David Bird |
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8 Mar |
We had this fresh Peacock butterfly, (📷
photo click here), in
Woodbridge Old Cemetery, basking in the sunshine despite a brisk
easterly breeze. |
Woodbridge |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve Steve and Anne Green |
|
8 Mar |
Two Small tortoiseshell butterflies flying around on the
reserve. Lovely Spring weather here today (8/3) |
RSPB Lakenheath Fen |
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6 Mar |
Just seen or 3rd Butterfly species for this year a Small
Tortoiseshell |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
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6 Mar |
Comma seen today in my garden at 12.45. |
Ipswich |
TM1644 |
Stella Wolfe |
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4 Mar |
Green-veined White seen flying 12pm Northgate High School area
of Ipswich. Photo taken later 3pm (📷
photo
click here) A week earlier than the previous
earliest sighting |
N Ipswich |
|
David Clark |
|
4 Mar |
Just seen our first Brimstone Butterfly a Male near the visitor
centre at 10.38am |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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February |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 4 |
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24 Feb |
5 deg C and still the sun lured a Peacock out to bask. |
Thurston |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
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15 Feb |
Spring arrived on the reserve with a bang when we spotted
a Peacock butterfly in Brandon Fen, then a female Brimstone
around the Visitor Centre. |
RSPB Lakenheath Fen |
|
x RSPB Lakenheath Fen |
|
15 Feb |
Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone |
Lound Lakes |
|
x SWT |
|
15 Feb |
We had a male Brimstone butterfly in our garden this morning |
Wickham Market |
TM302 563 |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
15 Feb |
Have just seen a male Brimstone emerge from a thick ivy bush,
11.45am |
Little Bealings, Nr Woodbridge |
|
Peter Woolley |
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12 Feb |
Red Admiral flew through the garden mid-morning. |
Waldringfield |
|
Peter Maddison |
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11 Feb |
My first sighting of this year; a red admiral in my garden
Nightingale Rd at 11,33 am today |
Ipswich |
|
Peter Compton |
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10 Feb |
We had a Red Admiral visit us today. |
Sudbury |
|
Keith Winch |
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6 Feb |
We had a Hummingbird Hawkmoth
visit our Stowmarket garden Mahonia (📷
photo
click here) |
Stowmarket |
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Margie & David Carter |
|
5 Feb |
Today a Red admiral was flying along old railway at North
Warren. |
North Warren |
|
Bob Turner |
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3 Feb |
Red Admiral free flying., feeding on Viburnam |
Trimley St Martin |
TM275379 |
Sue Biddle |
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2 Feb |
A Peacock butterfly became the first butterfly of the year in
our garden today. |
Wickham Market |
TM302 563 |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
1 Feb |
We have our first reported sighting this year of a Peacock
Butterfly on the 1/2/24 by the octagon along Share Marsh path |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
Robert Quadling |
|
1 Feb |
Early Peacock (📷
photo
click here) |
Lake Lothing |
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Carl Buttle |
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January |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 4 |
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(📷
photo
click here) |
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28 Jan |
Our walk today at Henstead. Highlights:
Small Tortoiseshell
Butterfly |
Henstead |
|
Jane ferguson |
|
19 Jan |
Was very surprised to see my first butterfly of the year this
morning. It was a Red Admiral on the wing at approximately
10.30am in the car park of the Coach House Hotel |
Carlton Coalville |
NR33 8BL |
Craig Fulcher |
|
16 Jan |
Very surprised to see a Peacock butterfly at North Warren,
Aldeburgh this lunchtime flying about in the vegetation. |
North Warren |
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Sarah Chamberlain |
|
16 Jan |
My first butterfly of the year this morning a single
Brimstone in
minus one degree temperature but bright sunshine - Sandlings
Local Nature Reserve |
Rushmere St.Andrew |
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Bryan Wright |
|
4 Jan |
Just seen my first Butterfly of 2024 a
Red Admiral in the Suffolk Sands holiday
park Felixstowe IP11 2TS |
Felixstowe |
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William Brame |
|
3 Jan |
1pm today, a Peacock
landed on my window sill. I wonder if last nights storm
interrupted it's hibernation ? |
Rushmere St Andrew |
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Phil Watkinson |
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Sightings from previous years
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