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Sightings of Butterflies in Suffolk - 2018

The Branch is always grateful for butterfly records and a recording form can be downloaded from the conservation section of this website. We would be 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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We are always interested in sightings of any butterflies in any location in Suffolk.
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If you see a Brimstone this record will also be passsed to the Brimstone and Buckthorn project

Please include the date, how many of each butterfly species seen, location with an ordnance survey grid reference if possible, and your name (if you want to).
If you would like to contribute to the annual survey please read the notes on the Recording page.

Regular recorders are urged to use this sightings page to inform others of interesting sightings, but please do continue to send all your records to the county recorder at the end of the season as usual.

Return completed form by November to 20, Langstons, Trimley St Mary, Suffolk IP11 0XL or to

If visiting Purdis Heath, Pipers Vale and Landseer Park (or any other site for that matter) please keep to footpaths and recognised tracks and do not trample heather, ant nests or any other vegetation. There are plenty of places where you can see butterflies from the paths. Keep dogs on a lead.

Date

Butterflies seen (and other relevant information). First Sighting of Year in Bold or Bold for rarer species
For a summary of First Sightings see the Suffolk Butterflies Page - click here

Location

Grid Reference

Name


October	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF DGF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 15			(📷 photo click here)

13 Oct	Checking up on the Wall Brown Butterflies and I found one at the Sluice a Male, still flying even in this strong wind	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 49364 92776	t Robert Quadling
11 Oct	A sunny morning (before it clouded over) at Thorington Street today enabled me to see the following butterflies:- Small Copper 2 (well separated; one pristine, the other worn); Brown Argus, Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Wood all singles.	Thorington Street	TM0035	Martin Peers
11 Oct	Lovely to see Red Admirals nectaring on the Ivy blossom	Blythburgh		t Charles Cuthbert
11 Oct	Holly blue, comma, red admiral	Christchurch Park		t Matt
10 Oct	nice surprise in full sun at 20C: Not one, but 3 Painted Ladys. The first passed at 15:15, followed by 2 more about 10 minutes later. All 3 were pristine, presumably recently hatched progeny of an earlier immigration. They paused occasionally in a progressive movement just inshore from the Orwell, in a downstream direction.	Nacton Picnic Site		Rob Parker
10 Oct	5 Speckled Wood, 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock	Peewit Hill		t Will Brame
10 Oct	8 Small White, 2 Small Heath, 1 Painted Lady, 4 Small Copper, 7 Common Blue.	Landguard butts		t Will Brame
10 Oct	Red Admiral. Comma, Small White	Lackford Lakes		Richard Perryman
10 Oct	My latest common blue, peacock	trimley marshes		t Matt
10 Oct	2 x small heath (📷 photo click here) , 1 x small copper, 2 x painted lady. No sign of clouded yellow.	Landguard		Trevor goodfellow
9 Oct	Pleased to see this Painted Lady butterfly today, the first I've seen for quite a while, feeding here on Ivy flowers	Kelsale		t Charles Cuthbert
8 Oct	Lots of Small Coppers along the edge of the marsh near Whin Hill this afternoon, some surprisingly fresh, and at least one fresh Brown Argus there too	RSPB Minsmere		t Charles Cuthbert
7 Oct	Clouded Yellow 1	Bawdsey Cliffs		Sean Minns
7 Oct	Small Copper 4, Large White 2, Red Admiral 3, Speckled Wood 1	Hollesley Marsh		Sean Minns
7 Oct	Female Wall Brown Butterfly seen this afternoon along the river path at Whitecast Marsh	SWT Carlton Marshes		t Robert Quadling
7 Oct	4 Speckled Wood, 2 Large White, 1 Small White,	Peewit Hill		t Will Brame
7 Oct	1 Small Heath, 3 Small Copper, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small White	Felixstowe Ferry		t Will Brame
7 Oct	Near Thorington Street reservoir there was a pristine Small Copper (my first there this year) and a Peacock butterfly this morning	Thorington Street	TM0035)	Martin Peers
7 Oct	Walk round reserve this afternoon produced 3 Wall Brown (2Male,1Female) (📷 photo click here),1 Small White ,1Red Admiral	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	t Robert Quadling
5 Oct	Walls! TM503961 Unknown sex Wall, Tm496961 male Wall, Tm492962 male Wall	Waddling Lane		t Richard Martin
5 Oct	Clouded Yellow 2 (📷 photo click here)	Landguard Nature Reserve		t Mark Brewster
5 Oct	Good numbers of small copper & brown argus butterflies still on Whin Hill and speckled woods in South Belt today	RSPB Minsmere		t
4 Oct	Hummingbird Hawk Moth	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryma
4 Oct	Clouded Yellow	Aldeburgh	TM4555	t David Walsh
4 Oct	Butterflies were plentiful: 1 Meadow Brown, 2 Small Heath, 3 Small Copper, 1 Comma, 5 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Brown Argus	Thorpeness	TM4760	t David Walsh
4 Oct	At midday a very fresh looking and very active Meadow Brown at Baylham, also a Specked Wood basking in the sunshine, temperature must have been around 20c!	Baylham	TM099513	Paul Gilson
4 Oct	8 Small Coppers and one Speckled Wood.	Upper Hollesley Common		Jenny Plank
4 Oct	One bright male Clouded Yellow in Millenium Green, this morning	Felixstowe Ferry		Gary Plank
4 Oct	One Male Wall Brown Share Mill river wall.	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM493927	t Richard Martin
4 Oct	Just one other butterfly at Carlton Marshes today: Single Peacock	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM506919	t Richard Martin
3 Oct	Red Admiral 1, Small Copper 1	MInsmere		Richard Perryman
3 Oct	2 Wall Butterflies at Share Mill pump	SWT Carlton Marshes		t Andrew Easton
2 Oct	Comma, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Copper and a fresh-looking male Common Blue (on Ragwort)	RSPB Minsmere		t Charles Cuthbert
2 Oct	Hummingbird Hawk Moth seen in flight and resting in Ropes Drive, Kesgrave this afternoon. (📷 photo click here)	Kesgrave		Jenny Plank
1 Oct	Meadow Brown 1, Small Copper 3, Small White 3, Brown Argus 3, Common Blue 1, Red Admiral 1.	Felixstowe Ferry		Will Brame

September	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF DGF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 19
30 Sep	3 Clouded yellows, 10 Small White, 7 Small Heath, 5 Small Copper, 8 Common Blue	Landguard		Will Brame
29 Sep	5 Wall Brown Butterflies 3 Male and 2 Female 2 Red Admiral, 2 Green-veined White,, 1 Large White, 1 Speckled Wood	SWT Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
28 Sep	Small Copper butterflies still going strong on the Suffolk coast today with many utilising late season Ragwort flowers			t Charles Cuthbert
28 Sep	2 third brood Wall Brown butterflies resting on the wall at the sluice at Carlton marshes just now at 5.20	SWT Carlton Marshes		t Gavin Durrant
28 Sep	Small White 2, Green-veined White 2, Small Copper (worn); .	Levington Creek	TM237385	Martin Peers
28 Sep	Small White 2, Green-veined White, Comma, Speckled Wood 2	near Loompit Lake	TM250380	Martin Peers
28 Sep	On the way home I went via Assington Mill Common Blue male (pristine).	Assington Mill	TL935367	Martin Peers
28 Sep	Seen today at East Lane were 4 Clouded Yellows – all male- , 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Common Blues, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Copper and a dozen or so Whites.	East Lane	TM3540	Jenny & Gary Plank
27 Sep	Finaly got a sighting of a Clouded Yellow Butterfly. It is now added to my data sheet for Butterflies seen on the reserve for 2018	SWT Carlton Marshes		t Gus Hawes via Robert Quadling
27 Sep	Not sure what the collective noun is for small coppers... a force perhaps? Plenty making the most of the sunshine at Martins’ Meadow, Suffolk today	Martins’ Meadow		t Mark Brewster
27 Sep	Wife reporting further Wall Brown sightings all along the Waddling Lane again today (the back track from Blundeston to Somerleyton)	Blundeston		t Richard Martin
27 Sep	One Clouded Yellow	Aldeburgh Town Marshes	TM458557	John Bedwell
27 Sep	Butterflies recorded between 12.30pm to 1pm 9 Small White 7 Large White 4 Red Admiral	Ellough Industrial Estate Beccles	TM 4488	Robert Quadling
26 Sep	My wife has just reported a Wall Brown fairly close (~300m) from yesterday’s one		TM493962	t Richard Martin
26 Sep	Small Heath on rough ground behind pier carpark.	Southwold		David and Lilian Pitt
26 Sep	At Peck's meadow today in the bright sunshine I saw the following butterflies: Brimstone, male in pristine condition; Large White; Small White; Peacock 2, Red Admiral 2, Speckled Wood 3.	Peck's meadow	TL8740	Martin Peers
26 Sep	I saw a White Admiral this morning on the edge of Dunwich Fores	Dunwich Forest	TM474720	John Bedwell
26 Sep	Lovely day at BTO Landguard, 2 x clouded yellow, 2 x small heath, 2 x small copper, 2 x red admiral, 1 x brimstone, 1 x small tortoiseshell, 1 x brown argus several common blue mostly males and 10+ large and green veined whites.	Landguard		Trevor Goodfellow
25 Sep	Wall Brown, Small Copper, Large White, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Comma. Summer still holding on in my garden	Lowestoft	TM511961	t Richard Martin
25 Sep	At last, two red admirals and four whites in my garden north west Ipswich today, (📷 photo click here)	NW Ipswich		Robert Brown
25 Sep	There was a Peacock and a Red Admiral on our buddleia (still very much in flower!) today.		TL8841	Martin Peers
24 Sep	A surprising number of Meadow Brown butterflies found at North Warren NR including some very fresh-looking individuals	North Warren NR		t Charles Cuthbert
24 Sep	White Admiral	North Warren		t Chris Kelly
24 Sep	Speckled Wood (looking fresh), Red Admiral	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
24 Sep	Small Heath on Sea Rocket today at accompanied by a Common Blue which flew off. One Small Tortoiseshell see as well	Landguard		t Chris
22 Sep	Did not expect to see this today 3rd Gen Wall Brown Butterfly (male) only one so far; 2 Red Admiral	SWT Carlton Marshes		t Robert Quadling
21 Sep	Still a few butterflies in sheltered places along the edge of the dunes at Minsmere on 21st September including Small Heath, one or two Common Blues and several Small Coppers	Minsmere		t Charles Cuthbert
18 Sep	Male Brimstone in my garden. Haven't seen one of those for a while! Also Green-veined white, Large White, Small Copper, Small White & Red Admiral braving the wind to get at the ivy flowers	Reydon		t Derek Eaton
17 Sep	1 Small Heath, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock, 11 Large White. on a short walk at Landguard this morning			t Chris
16 Sep	We found 5 Clouded Yellows along the track near the lagoons at East Lane, Bawdsey Sunday lunchtime. Also 6 Common Blue and a few Large and Small Whites.	East Lane, Bawdsey		Margie & David Carter
16 Sep	A walk around the River wall at Aldeburgh Town Marshes produced my 1st Brent Goose of the Autumn, this afternoon, also 6 Clouded Yellows (📷 photo click here)	Aldeburgh		John Richardson
16 Sep	I saw the following butterflies near Bures St Mary this morning:- Green-veined White, Small White 5, Common Blue 2 males (1 in pristine condition), Speckled Wood 2.	Bures St Mary	TL9133	Martin Peers
16 Sep	At last a Buddleia with butterflies on. 6 Red Admiral (📷 photo click here), 2 Grayling, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Copper	Sutton Heath	TM309478	t Kev Ling
16 Sep	A walk this morning produced, 8 Small Copper, 6 Speckled Wood, 4 Green-veined White, 6 Large White	SWT Gunton Warren	TM551953	Robert Quadling
16 Sep	Seen at Minsmere RSPB reserve on 14th September by the elevated area noted for Adders. Photo taken on my phone's camera, but with details only noticed afterwards. This Small Copper has spots on the hind wings and although colour rendering is poor, these are barely coloured blue therefore maybe not caeruleopunctata. (📷 photo click here)	RSPB Minsmere		Neil Dickinson
16 Sep	1 White Admiral again at North Cove reserve entrance this morning. (📷 photo click here)	North Cove		Peter Norfolk
15 Sep	Nice walk between East Lane and Shingle St with 8sp of butterflies despite cool breeze. Numerous roosting Small Heaths found and Graylings trying to find the sun (📷 photos click here)	East Lane		t Bill Stone
15 Sep	My Garden - Nice to see a late Holly Blue on my privet this afternoon. Also 3 Large White.	Chantry, Ipswich		Kev Ling
15 Sep	A good selection of butterflies seen in the warm sunshine this morning along the ORL at RSPB North Warren, 3 Comma, 10 Small White, 15 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral and 6 Meadow Brown, (📷 photo click here)	RSPB North Warren		t David Carter
15 Sep	Butterflies a bit better this week, 10 Green-veined White, 6 Speckled Wood, 1 Small White.	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	t Robert Quadling
15 Sep	A much better week for flyers this week. Yesterday and today in the garden have been 2 Green-veined white, 2 Large White, 2 Common Blue, a fresh Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, a Holly Blue, a Peacock plus first time this year - a Brown Argus and a Small Copper. Michaelmas Daisies are about to flower but where are the Small Tortoiseshells?	Framlingham	TM287634	Geraldine Smith
15 Sep	I was surprised to see 2 White Admirals, in good condition, at the entrance to North Cove reserve this morning. One was basking in the sun, then it chased the other away before returning to rest. Also saw 2 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood in the same area.	North Cove		Peter Norfolk
15 Sep	Plenty of butterflies and Dragonflies to enjoy on this morning's walk. 12 x Speckled Wood, 5 x Large White, 10 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 x Small Copper and 1 x Small Tortoiseshell (yes you've read this correctly, a Small Tortoiseshell !).	Cordy's Lane to Fagbury Cliff - Trimley	TM280355 to TM269347	Kev Ling
15 Sep	1 Clouded yellow by the stile still	Felixstowe ferry		t Will Brame
15 Sep	1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 8 Small White,	Kingsfleet		t Will Brame
14 Sep	A fresh second brood Brown Argus seen along with an equally fresh looking Small Copper	Martlesham Common Nature Reserve (behind Tesco)		Kev Ling
14 Sep	1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Meadow Brown, 3 Brown Argus, 12 Common Blue, 8 Small White, 1 G-v White, 3 Large White, 4 Small Heath and Wasp Spiders	Landguard		t Will Brame
14 Sep	Green-veined White 2, Brown Argus, Red Admiral, Small Heath 2, Speckled Wood.	THORINGTON STREET	TM0035	Martin Peers
13 Sep	on a warm September afternoon a very fresh looking Small Copper and Small Heath (x2) at Baylham.	Baylham	TM099513	Paul Gilson
13 Sep	Green-veined White 3, Small White, Speckled Wood 2	PECK'S MEADOW	8740	Martin Peers
13 Sep	Small White 2, Brown Argus 2, Small Heath 2;	HENNEY FIELD	887425	Martin Peers
13 Sep	13 Speckled Wood, 5 Common Blue, 3 Small Heath, 2 Meadow Brown, 6 Small White	Peewit Hill		t Will Brame
13 Sep	1Speckled Wood, 3 Small Copper, 12 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 5 Small Heath, 3 Red Admirals, 1 G-v White, 12 Small White, 4 Large White.	Landguard		t Will Brame
13 Sep	Definitely Autumn with Red Admirals on buddleja. Three in the garden this morning	Trimley		t Bill Stone
11 Sep	Large White 2	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
10 Sep	As I walked down the grass strip on Valley Road with my dog I came across a fresh looking male Common Blue, possibly a 3rd generation after the long hot summer! Also a fresh looking Speckled Wood. Several unidentified 'Whites' around as well.	Ipswich	TM 157457	Paul Gilson
9 Sep	📷 photo click here of one of three Clouded Yellows sheltering from the wind seen along the track near the lagoons at East Lane Bawdsey.	Bawdsey		Margie & David Carter
9 Sep	5 Speckled Woods. All very fresh (probably 3rd Gen). Most of them were smaller than average with one barely larger than a common blue.	Newcome Wood	TM125391	Kevin Ling
9 Sep	5 Small White and an ab Speckled Wood. Took off before I could get my camera focused on it unfortunately.	Old Hall Wood	TM122402	Kevin Ling
9 Sep	There are still some fresh looking butterflies out there, like this splendid Small Copper that visited my buddleia today. I particularly like the blue dots on the hindwing (📷 photo click here) always nice to see ab. caeruleopunctata. Interesting to see Small Copper using buddleja too - Bill Stone	SW Ipswich		Kevin Ling
9 Sep	Painted Lady	Holbrook	TM171348	t Mark Nowers
8 Sep	As my daughter signed the marriage register, a single Peacock flew from the organ out into the nave coming to rest on a window. It was a magic moment on a special day	Herringswell Church	TL718699	Twm Wade
8 Sep	Only seen 1 Speckled Wood, thinking Butterfly Season has just about finished here	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
7 Sep	Grayling and Painted Lady today along sea wall by Felixstowe Golf Course.	Felixstowe Golf Course		Mike Morley.
6 Sep	On the seafront between Aldburgh and Thorpe Ness - level with the 'scallopshell' my wife and I both observed a Clouded Yellow butterfly. .	Aldeburgh		Rex Johnson (Lincolnshire)
6 Sep	Grass bank east of Dingle Marshes; Small Copper 2, Painted Lady 2, Grayling 25+	Dingle Marshes	TM4871	Richard Perryman
6 Sep	Track west of Dingle Marshes; Comma 1, Speckled Wood 25+, Common Blue 1,Unidentifiable Whites (probably Green-veined) 2	Dingle Marshes	TM4771	Richard Perryman
4 Sep	1 Clouded yellow by the stile a fresh individual, 3 Common Blue, 4 Green-veined White, 1 Small Heath, 6 Large White, 20+ Small White	Felixstowe ferry		Will Brame
3 Sep	4 Small Heath, 2 Meadow Brown, 5 Speckled Wood, 4 Holly Blue, 6 Small White, 3 Small Copper	Peewit Hill		t Will Brame
3 Sep	20 + Graylings, 4 Small copper, 2 Common blue 3 Meadow brown, 1 Small heath, 5 speckled wood, largely on inland of the two paths.	Sizewell - Minsmere		Michael Bamford
2 Sep	3 Red Admirals were a pleasure to see. Also 7 Speckled Wood, 3 Large White, 2 Small White, 1 Small Copper	Home Wood, Levington	TM228385	t Kevin Ling
2 Sep	This Clouded Yellow (📷 photo click here) at East Lane, Bawdsey this afternoon is only the third one we have seen there all summer	East Lane, Bawdsey		t David Carter
2 Sep	A walk along the southern edge of the King’s forest from noon to 1pm (TL7872) found: Small White (many) Red Admiral – 1 Comma-3 Common Blue – 3 Large White – just one. And later on the heather at Ramparts Field (TL7870) Small Copper –3 but NIL Grayling.	King’s forest	TL7872)	Rob Parker
2 Sep	Small Copper		NR34 8ED	Glynn Buck
2 Sep	One fine male Brimstone, one Comma, 10 – 12 Speckled Woods and 3 – 4 Whites	Wolves Wood		Jenny & Gary Plank
1 Sep	8 Large White 6 Green-veined White 3 Speckled Wood 2 Comma 2 Small Copper 1 Small White 1 Brown Argus	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling

August	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF DGF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 25
31 Aug	Sea Aster (Aster tripolium) looking good on the Blyth estuary in Suffolk today, alive with foraging bees and other insects, including a few Small Copper, Small Heath and Common Blue butterflies (📷 photos click here)	lyth estuary		t Charles Cuthbert
31 Aug	Nice to see a few butterflies in the garden again, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell (!), Holly Blue and 3 White Species	Trimley		t Bill Stone
31 Aug	Large White 1, Small White 1, Comma 1	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
31 Aug	Recorded a good number of small whites between Onehouse and Harleston, Suffolk this morning (few speckled woods in Northfield Wood itself also).			t Mark Brewster
30 Aug	9 Grayling, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Small Copper 1 Large White 1 Comma	Sutton Heath		t Chris (landguard ranger)
30 Aug	Small Tortoiseshell 3	Felixstowe Ferry		Richard Perryman
30 Aug	7 Holly Blue, 6 Small Heath, 2 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 2 Small Copper, 2 Speckled Wood, 3 Large White, 8 Small White, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth	Peewit Hill		t Will Brame
30 Aug	2 Brown Argus, 2 Small Copper, 12 Common Blue, 7 Small Heath, 3 Large White, 8 Small White, 1 Meadow Brown .	Landguard		t Will Brame
30 Aug	Spotted several small heath at Ickworth Park this morning, too many to count. (📷 photo click here)	Ickworth Park		Paul Seabrook
28 Aug	Pleased to see a fresh Grayling in Kings forest today and still Small Heath, Common blue, Small Copper, Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood and a very late Gatekeeper	Kings forest		Sharon Hearle
28 Aug	Given today's cloudy conditions I was pleased to find lots of Grayling butterflies and this Small Copper nectaring on the heather now in full flower (📷 photos click here)	Dunwich Heath		t Charles Cuthbert
27 Aug	A few butterflies seen this afternoon in gloomy Shotley, Suffolk. Large and Small White along with a few Red Admirals.	Shotley		t Bill Stone
25 Aug	18 Green-veined White 9 Small White 9 Speckled Wood 5 Comma 1 Brown Argus 1 Gatekeeper 1 Painted Lady	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
25 Aug	1x Small Heath	Hutchison’s Meadow, Melton	TM280502	Helen Scrivener
25 Aug	A total of nine fresh 2nd/3rd Gen Speckled Woods at Spring Wood today (📷 photo click here)	Spring Wood	TM144414	t Kevin Ling
23 Aug	Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Common Blue 2, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath 2.	Hold Farm, Bures	TL9234	Martin Peers
23 Aug	Small White, Brown Argus 4, Common Blue 6, Speckled Wood 2, Small Heath 8, Meadow Brown 5	near Arger Fen	TL9334	Martin Peers
22 Aug	1 Clouded yellow by the stile also 1 Brown Argus 12 Common Blue 1 Small Heath 5 Green-veined White 3 Large White 11 Small White 2 Painted Lady	Felixstowe ferry		t Will Brame
21 Aug	5 Grayling, 12 Common Blue	Sizewell B beach		t Dave Pearsons
21 Aug	8 Common Blue	Aldeburgh Marsh		t Dave Pearsons
21 Aug	1 Speckled Wood	Clopton	TM21668 5412	t Dave Pearsons
21 Aug	One male Clouded Yellow seen this morning just off the Brandon road in	Brandon	TL7982	Rob Parker
21 Aug	Graylings and Small Coppers galore at Hollesley Common, Suffolk this evening after a long day chasing Speckled Woods!	Hollesley Common		Callum Macgregor
21 Aug	Female Brown Hairstreak on west side of tall hedge dividing rec. ground and allotments at 3pm.	Bramford Rd rec.Ipswich	TM143461	Adrian Richards
20 Aug	Male Wall Brown	Lowestoft	TM511961	t Richard Martin
19 Aug	1 Grayling on brambles in Melton along with 2 Holly Blues. (📷 photo click here) Also 1 Red Admiral in the trees	Melton	TM290507	Helen Scrivener
19 Aug	Wall Brown 2, Gatekeeper 1, Speckled Wood 3, Holly Blue 7, Common Blue 8 (all f), Brown Argus 4, Large White 1 and Small White 2.	Somerleyton Brickfields		David and Lilian Pitt
18 Aug	SBBC Event - Butterfly Walk; - An update from the walk at Sutton Heath . Due to the cool, cloudy conditions the only participants were my wife and daughter, Jillian Macready ,EADT reporter Ross Bentley and his partner and last but not least, our trusty spaniel Millie. It certainly didn't look too optimistic, especially when a warm layer had to be worn. However we pressed on regardless. Butterflies seemed to be absent, so we sent Millie in to flush through the heather. She found us a couple of Grayling! We saw nine in total along with a single example of Small Copper, Large White and Speckled Wood. There were also a couple of Common Darters thrown in for good measure. Shame that the weather was not more favourable, but it actually turned out to be a very nice walk in good company. Ross's article will be in next Saturday's EADT (25th August), so keep an eye out for it. He kindly agreed to add a couple of line's about the vacant Treasurer's role too.	Sutton Heath		Kevin Ling
18 Aug	There was a single Wall Brown on the platform of Haddiscoe railway station this afternoon	Haddiscoe	TM454991	Robert Murray
18 Aug	9 Green-veined White 8 Brown Argus 6 Gatekeeper 5 Wall Brown ( 3 Female and 2 Male ) 4 Red Admiral 2 Speckled Wood 1 Small White 1 Meadow Brown 1 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Large White 1 Common Blue ( Male) 1 Small Copper ( Female)	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
18 Aug	Spotted one Grayling just back from the seafront.	Southwold		David and Lilian Pitt
17 Aug	we walked from Snape Maltings to Iken Church along the River Alde and we spotted two Wall Browns (📷 photo click here), 4 blues, 7 speckled woods, comma and lots of whites.	Iken		Robert Brown
17 Aug	Wall Brown (male) seen at Iken Church this afternoon on Scabious (📷 photo click here) , also seen on Thistles behind church.	Iken Church	TM412566	Rob and Kerry Reeve
17 Aug	Heathland wildflowers looking refreshed, several Brown Hairstreaks high up (📷 photo click here)	Pipers Vale		David Dowding
17 Aug	Large White 2, Small White 2, Green-veined White 3, Purple Hairstreak 1, Red Admiral 30+, Painted Lady 2, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Peacock 1, Comma 2, Silver-washed Fritillary 1, Speckled Wood 4, Grayling 2 (📷 photo click here) , Gatekeeper 15 round the visitor centre and towrds the sluice. A further 15 Grayling between sluice and Sizewell.	RSPB Minsmere	TM4666 and TM4664	Richard Perryman
16 Aug	Large White (despite the rain)	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
15 Aug	1 Small Heath 7 Holly Blue 1 Speckled Wood 2 Comma 5 Small White 6 Large White 3 Gatekeeper 4 Meadow Brown	Peewit hill		Will Brame
15 Aug	Watching a Holly Blue egg laying on the ivy in our Wickham Market garden. Closer observation a little later produced this image of a Holly Blue egg plus a caterpillar on the same cluster. (📷 photo click here)	Wickham Market		Rob and Kerry Reeve
14 Aug	3 Small Heaths, 2 Large White, 2 Meadow Browns, 1 Gatekeeper, c.12 Common Blue and copious Brown Argus	Naughton Green		Liz Cutting
14 Aug	Purple hairstreak survey undertaken between 5.30 pm till 7.15 pm a total of 5 Butterflies Recorded tonight.	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 5091	Robert Quadling
13 Aug	Sightings around the visitor centre Red Admiral 5+, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 2, Large White 1, Grayling 1, Painted Lady 1, Silver Washed Fritillary 1 (very tatty and worn, but active around the buddleia).	Minsmere		Peter Norfolk
13 Aug	2 painted lady, 2 small copper, 2 gatekeeper, 3 comma, 3 meadow brown, 6 red admiral, 12 common blue, 15+ small whites, 15+ large whites	cordy lane/ Trimley marshes		Stephen Scogings
12 Aug	18 Gatekeeper, 16 Green-veined White, 13 Brown Argus, 7 Red Admiral, 3 Meadow Brown, 3 Comma, 3 Speckled Wood, 2 Common Blue (male), 2 Wall Brown (male) 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Small White, 1 Painted Lady	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
12 Aug	Some sightings from a walk to the river Waveney from the Marsh Lane level crossing...north along Cove Dam track and east along the river wall to Six Mile Corner. Weather mainly overcast, with occasional brighter intervals, blustery breeze, warm and rather muggy. The weather no doubt kept the numbers low. Green-veined White 2, Large Skipper 1, Gatekeeper 3, Speckled Wood 3, Wall Brown 3 (the north end of Cove Dam track, and the area around Six Mile Corner have been regular sites for small numbers of Wall Brown over several years, both flight seasons) Comma 1,	North Cove		Peter Norfolk
11 Aug	SBBC Event - Butterfly Walk; - Saturday's walk at Carlton Marshes 12 butterfly species were seen. Common Blue ,Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Red Admiral,Comma, Painted Lady, Small Copper, Holly Blue, Wall Brown .	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Peter Maddison
11 Aug	Had a wander around Belstead meadows, Ipswich this afternoon. Sadly no sign of any Brown Hairstreaks. I did see Holly Blue, Common Blue, Brown Argus, Large & Small Whites, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Speckled Wood	Belstead meadows		Jim Hume
10 Aug	Sunshine after rain we hunted for Grayling. Eventually found 7 which is very few for this area near the car park plus 37 Gatekeeper and a very worn Meadow Brown. (📷 photo click here) of a Grayling laying eggs, she was almost invisible till she raised her forewing a little.	Westleton Heath	TM465700	Geraldine Smith
10 Aug	6 Wall Brown this morning at Carlton marshes, 4 at the sluice pump, 1 fifty meters north along the river wall and 1at TM5111 9230	SWT Carlton Marshes		t Gavin Durrant
9 Aug	Raining, cool, windy, 5.00 pm - Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding on phlox	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
9 Aug	Wall Browns, One at TM500920, three together at TM493928 and one at TM494929	SWT Carlton Marshes		t Andrew Easton
9 Aug	Painted Lady 3, 9 Holly Blue, 7 Speckled Wood, 20+ Meadow Brown, 20+Gatekeeper, 12 Small White, 6 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Comma, 3 Common Blue	Peewit Hill		t Will Brame
8 Aug	1 red admiral, 1 small copper, 3 comma, 4 holly blues, 6 common blues, 6 meadow browns, 6 small whites, 8 speckled woods, 10+ large whites	Bobits lane/ spring wood		Stephen Scogings
8 Aug	Grayling 8 (📷 photo click here), Meadow Brown 15 and Small Copper 1.	Westleton Heath		David and Lilian Pitt
7 Aug	I saw a single Wall Brown on the footpath along the River Waveney	Beccles	TM41241 90545	Rob Murray
6 Aug	Sightings from 6 August at East Lane, Bawdsey (walking north on coastal path) Clouded Yellow 1, Large White 2, Small White 5, Green-veined White 1, Common Blue 20+, Painted Lady 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Grayling 1, Gatekeeper 6, Meadow Brown 2, Silver Y Moth 2	East Lane, Bawdsey	TM3540	David Walsh
6 Aug	There was a Grayling in our garden today. I haven’t seen one here for years. It was on my croquet lawn made from sandy loam over an old tennis court. It is very dry with some bare patches.	Moat Farm Middlewood Green	IP14 5HG	David Wicks
5 Aug	Two Brown Hairstreaks at Pipers Vale	Pipers Vale		Liz Cutting
5 Aug	1 Wall Brown seen in the churchyard	All Saints Church, Sudbourne		Debbie Broom
5 Aug	1 Wall Brown seen in the churchyard	Orford Churchyard		Debbie Broom
5 Aug	2 Wall Browns (📷 photo click here)	Blundeston	TM505957	Andrew Easton
4 Aug	76 Gatekeeper 35 Green-veined White 26 Meadow Brown 14 Large White 14 Holly Blue 14 Wall Brown (10 Male and 4 Female) 12 Red Admiral 10 Peacock 8 Small White 8 Brown Argus 5 Purple Hairstreak 4 Speckled Wood 3 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Comma 2 Ringlet 1 Common Blue 1 Small Skipper	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
4 Aug	Wall Brown 4, Holly Blue 2, Common Blue 14, Small Copper 5, Painted Lady 1, Gatekeeper 10, Meadow Brown 8, Green-veined White 2 plus Large and Small Whites.	Somerleyton Brickfields	TM478968	David and Lilian Pitt
4 Aug	Found one second generation Wall Brown on the church wall (📷 photo click here) plus 5 Purple Hairstreaks in the old oak tree.	Somerleyton Churchyard		David and Lilian Pitt
4 Aug	I visited Henney Field this morning and saw the following butterflies: Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Purple Hairstreak (oaks towards the church), White-letter Hairstreak (elms near the clinic), 6 Brown Argus, 4 Common Blue (2 females), Red Admiral, 4 Small Heath, 22 Gatekeeper, 24 Meadow Brown and 2 Speckled Wood.(TL887425). On my return home I saw the first ever Brown Argus that I had recorded in our garden (TL8841).	Henney Field	TL887425	Martin Peers
3 Aug	Another Grayling today on the entrance drive to Sutton Hoo National trust site near Melton	Sutton Hoo		Andrew Wood
3 Aug	Painted Lady 18, Small Skipper 1, Red Admiral 3, Common Blue 35 both m and f, Gatekeeper 4, Meadow Brown 20, Speckled Wood 1, Green- veined White 4 and many Large and Small Whites. Also saw a Pied Flycatcher!	East Lane Bawdsey		David and Lilian Pitt
3 Aug	Marlesford village today ... 2 Red Admiral, 4 Comma, 7 Gatekeeper, 11 Large White & 15 Small White, 2 Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell & Brown Argus	Marlesford	TM32394 58198	t Dave Pearsons
2 Aug	Pleased to see a Grayling by the footpath from Aldeburgh to Thorpeness and another on a footpath about 1km east of Aldringham	Aldeburgh Aldringham		Andrew Wood
2 Aug	47 Red Admirals just north of the Forest Lodge car park They were flying along the main track north, and occupied a strip of just over 100m, partly shaded by trees on one side, and open to bright sun on the other	King's Forest		Rob Parker
2 Aug	5 Brown Hairstreaks utilising ash trees at the site, 2 male and 1 female descending close enough to determine sex. (📷 photos click here) 2 Purple Hairstreaks also noted on lower branches of ash.	Pipers Vale LNR		Samuel Chamberlin
2 Aug	Purple Hairstreak feeding on low level blackberries	Chantry Park		Pippa Hall
2 Aug	One Clouded Yellow at Levington Creek today.Also many Whites and a male Common Blue.	Levington Creek		Mike Morley
2 Aug	I went back to Assington Thicks this morning and finally found two Silver-washed Fritillaries there. The butterflies seen were as follows:- Large White 20, Small White, Green-veined White 16, Purple Hairstreak 3, Brown Argus 10, Common Blue 2, Silver-washed Fritillary worn female with male nearby, Red Admiral, Comma, Gatekeeper 27, Meadow Brown 45, Speckled Wood 5.	Assington Thicks	TL9237	Martin Peers
1 Aug	On the first day of August it was good to record Small Heath again. Also, Comma (x3), Common Blue (x2), Holly Blue, large numbers of Gatekeepers and Meadow Brown.	Baylham	TM099513	Paul Gilson
1 Aug	We were pleased to find at least six Wall Brown this morning along the river path at SWT Carlton Marshes, (📷 photo click here)	SWT Carlton Marshes		Margie & David Carter
1 Aug	Walked a transect route tonight on the reserve which has possibilities for Purple Hairstreak Butterflies and was rewarded with 18 sightings on oak trees.	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 5091	Robert Quadling

July	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF DGF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 31
31 Jul	Went looking for Purple Hairstreak Butterflies found 20, seen in two Oak Trees over 15 mins from 7pm Tuesday 31st July	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
31 Jul	Large White 15+, Small White, Green-veined White, Brown Argus 2, Common Blue 8, Silver-washed Fritillary, Red Admiral, Peacock, Gatekeeper 6, Meadow Brown c50, Speckled Wood 18.	ARGER FEN	TL9335	Martin Peers
31 Jul	Large White 10, Small White, Green-veined White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper 8, Meadow Brown 10, Speckled Wood.	HOLD FARM	TL9234	Martin Peers
30 Jul	Large White 4, Small White 2, Holly Blue 1, Red Admrial 1, Comma 1	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
29 Jul	New Butterfly sighting for the reserve of Purple Hairstreak Butterfly by Suffolk Moth group last night, we now have 23 Species of Butterflies seen on the reserve to date for 2018.	SWT Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
28 Jul	91 Gatekeeper 86 Meadow Brown 59 Peacock 30 Brown Argus 18 Red Admiral 15 Small White 13 Green-veined White 10 Common Blue 7 Comma 5 Large White 5 Painted Lady 5 Wall Brown (4 Male +1 Female) (📷 photos click here) 1 Large Skipper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
28 Jul	2nd Gen Wall Brown Butterflies are showing today	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	t Robert Quadling
28 Jul	Wall Brown x 2. Same locations as 2017 - Lamberts Lane ( track east of Cowton House)	Sudbourne	TM445548	Gina Forsyth
27 Jul	10+ Common Blue, 6+ Gatekeeper, 2 Small Copper	Somerleyton Brick Kilns field	TM4796	Sue Cox
27 Jul	Red Admiral, Comma Belstead road garden first this year	Ipswich	IP2	Melvyn Eke
26 Jul	1065 butterflies counted on Minsmere transect - 562 were Gatekeepers But still 5 faded Silver-washed Fritillary & 3 White Admiral. southth belt oaks buzzing wth Purple Hairstreaks & 2 Painted Ladies on northth Wall	RSPB Minsmere		t Derek Eaton
26 Jul	Large White 14, Small White 25+, Green-veined White 8, Holly Blue 6,Brown Argus 3, Red Admiral, Comma, Gatekeeper 16, Meadow Brown 22, Speckled Wood 3, Ringlet 1	Shawlands Great Cornard and Newton Road Sudbury	TL8841	Martin Peers
26 Jul	Large, Small & Green-veined Whites, Holly Blue 2, Red Admiral, Comma 2, Gatekeeper 4, Meadow Brown 4, Speckled Wood. Skippers, in low numbers this year, were conspicuous by their absence.	Peck's & Friar's meadows	TL8740	Martin Peers
26 Jul	26th July Was not counting today but 2 very fine Commas and 1 Common Blue again worth a mention	Somerleyton	TM4796	Sue Cox
25 Jul	In the garden and on the station platform flowerbeds FIRST SIGHTING of new generation Brimstone. 1 male. 15 Gatekeepers Many Whites, Large, Small, and Green Veined all present 3 Red Admiral 2 Peacock 1 Common Blue	Somerleyton	TM4796	Sue Cox
25 Jul	4 small white, 1 gatekeeper, 1 holly blue, 1 red admiral	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
25 Jul	Large White 15, Green-veined White 5, Purple Hairstreak 20, Peacock 2, Comma 4, Silver-washed Fritillary 20, Purple Emperor (f) 1, Speckled Wood 5, Meadow Brown 15. Many of the Purple Hairstreaks were flying along the rides at head height and several were on the ground presumably searching for moisture under leaves like this one (📷 photo click here)	Bradfield Woods		Richard Perryman
24 Jul	Gatekeeper 12, Meadow Brown 14, Common Blue 20 + (all males, no females seen), Speckled Wood 4, Comma 2, Small Copper 1, Brown Argus 1	private land at Newton, near Sudbury	TL 917 397	Paul Claridge
24 Jul	My first sighting of White-letter Hairstrea at ground level in Exning; at last.	Cotton End, Exning	TL622668	Twm Wade
24 Jul	1 speckled wood, 3 small white, 2 large white 4 gatekeeper, 1 holly blue	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
23 Jul	2 gatekeeper, 1 large white, 3 small white, 1 comma	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
23 Jul	A hot morning produced 16 species: Purple Hairstreak 12, White Admiral 1, Brown Argus 7, Common Blue 25, Painted Lady 1, Red Admiral 4, Comma 1, Peacock 1, Speckled Wood 2, Gatekeeper 12, Meadow Brown 20, Ringlet 22, Large Skipper 1, Green-veined White 2 and many Small and Large Whites.	Theberton Woods		David and Lilian Pitt
23 Jul	Claire blythe and I saw a clouded yellow near the roadside nature reserve south west of Felsham today. Mediocre photo attached. (📷 photo click here)	Felsham		Gareth HIrons
23 Jul	1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Small Skipper, 5 Common Blue, 21 Gatekeepers, 2 Red Admirals, 4 Meadow Brown	Levington Creek		t Will Brame
23 Jul	I'm not quite sure what's happening in our garden at the moment but it is very enjoyable. Today's first was a White-letter Hairstreak - (📷 photos click here)	Flowton	TM085470	Rob Clements
22 Jul	I visited Tuddenham Heath Wood early afternoon. 1.58.-2.46 pm. I was pleased to see 2 Silver Washed Fritillaries, good numbers of Purple Hairstreaks and Speckled Woods (📷 photos click here)	Tuddenham Heath Wood		Kevin Wilson
22 Jul	1 gatekeeper, 1 meadow brown, 2 small white, 2 large white, 1 comma, 1 red admiral, 1 holly blue	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
21 Jul	1 speckled wood, 1 large white, 2 gatekeeper, 3 small white, 1 comma	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
21 Jul	Gatekeeper 204, Essex Skipper 18, Large White 168, Painted Lady 1, Meadow Brown 49, Small White 95, Common Blue 26, Brown Argus 4 ,Peacock 10, Red Admiral 8, S Tortoiseshell 1, Green veined White1, Ringlet 1, Silver-y 3	Felixstowe Ferry/Kingsfleet		t Will Brame
21 Jul	White sp 800+, Gatekeeper 88, M Brown 42, Ringlet 4, Purple Hairstreak 8, L White 79, S White 74, G V White 1, Speckled Wood 9, Red Admiral 10, Peacock 16, Comma 7, L Skipper 1, E Skipper, 13 Brown Argus 10, Common Blue 11	Deben Lodge/Kingsfleet		t Will Brame
21 Jul	Still 20+ Silver-Washed fritillaries at Bonny wood and a few white admiral also 20+ Purple Hairstreak this morning	Bonny wood		t Nathaniel Cant
21 Jul	SBBC Event - Red Lodge Heath SSSI Walk; Clouded Yellow, Painted Lady, Peacock, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Green Veined White, Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Purple Hairstreak, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Small Copper, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, and moths:- Brassy Longhorn (Nemorphora metallica), 6-Spot Burnet and caterpillars of Cinnabar. At the start Sharon Hearle showed the assembled crowd of about 20, a good number of moths she had caught the night before.	Red Lodge Heath SSSI	TL698702	Twm Wade
21 Jul	SBBC Event - Big Butterfly Count Walk; - Thanks to everyone who attended the Big Butterfly Count walk that I led at the wonderful Lukeswood. Glad to get you a close encounter with a Purple Hairstreak, along with another 14 Butterfly species. 30 Gatekeeper, 20 Large White, 10 Small White, 10 Common Blue, 10 Brown Argus, 6 Peacock, 4 Meadow Brown, 4 Holly Blue, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Painted Lady, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Ringlet, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Green Veined White, 1 Six Spot Burnet, Cinnabar Moth Larva	Lukeswood, Elmswell	TL983634	Kev Ling
21 Jul	Large white, small white, green-veined white, speckled wood, meadow brown, gatekeeper, ringlet, peacock (2) red admiral (2) comma (3) brown argus (4) small skipper, purple hairstreak, white-letter hairstreak, silver-washed fritillary, purple emperor (1)	Mellfield wood		Tim Wesley
21 Jul	178 Meadow Brown 152 Gatekeeper 52 Small White 51 Peacock 38 Green-veined White 25 Brown Argus 24 Ringlet 17 Large Skipper 14 Large White 12 Small Skipper 10 Comma 9 Red Admiral 8 Essex Skipper 7 Speckled Wood 6 Small Copper 1 Small Tortoiseshell	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Robert Quadling
21 Jul	Just four days after the first ever Silver-washed Fritillary in our garden, we had our first ever Purple Hairstreak It's looking like a good year here - our 19th species so far this summer.	Flowton	TM085470	Rob Clements
20 Jul	21 Small White 3 Meadow Brown 2 Peacock 1 Comma, butterflies recorded between 12.30 pm to 1 pm	Ellough Industrial Estate Beccles	TM 4488	Robert Quadling
20 Jul	About midday July 20th rather dull but very warm. Four Silver-Washed fritillaries and many Purple Hairstreaks along with more regular species. Enormous numbers of Brown Argus around southern and eastern edges of wood in particular. Large oaks, but very little sallow in case you were wondering!	Ladygate wood, Haverhill	TL 654443	Neil Dickinson
20 Jul	Spa Gardens near the round pond 2 Purple Hairstreaks 1 Holly Blue	Felixstowe		t Will Brame
19 Jul	In case it has not already been reported by those of greater knowledge, I was with a group from Bury Wildlife Group at Bradfield Woods on 19th July and, amongst most of the other usual rarities seen (not the PE unfortunately), was one beautiful Brimstone.	Bradfield Woods		Peter Newlands
19 Jul	Finally clinched Purple Emperor in Theberton Woods today with David Walsh - both female and Male seen but always keeping to tree tops. (📷 photo click here)	Theberton Woods		t Ben Moyes
19 Jul	White-letter Hairstreak seen in our garden, Tanglewood, Burton green, the last few days. Have seen it in other years. We have elms in various stages of growth along the edge of the garden.	Withersfield	CB9 7SB	Andrew B Jackson
19 Jul	A very productive hour this morning at a County Wildlife Site at Baylham, a total of 15 species! Purple Hairstreak (x3) and a Speckled Wood.	Baylham	TM1051	Paul Gilson and Richard Stewart
19 Jul	Brown Argus (x2), Essex Skipper (x2), Peacock (x6), Comma, Red Admiral, Ringlet, Green-veined White, numerous Common Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White and Large White. Also a first for the site in 20 years a Silver-washed Fritillary feeding on Teasel heads in flower.	Baylham	TM0951	Paul Gilson and Richard Stewart
19 Jul	4 brown argus, 10 common blues, 100 med brown, 50 gatekeeper, 10 sml skipper, 100 large white, 2 brimstone	landseer park		t Matt
19 Jul	First Silver Washed Fritillary of 2018 at Center Parcs Elveden today feeding on Hemp Agrimony	Center Parcs Elveden		t Graham Hersey
19 Jul	Small Skipper 20, Small White 1, Small Copper 12, Common Blue 1, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 12, Comma 1, Gatekeeper 12,	Minsmere Beach	TM4766	Richard Perryman
19 Jul	Large White 2, Small Copper 10, Red Admiral 1, Grayling 10, Gatekeeper 8	Westleton Heath	TM4669	Richard Perryman
19 Jul	Large Skipper 1, Purple Hairstreak 12, Small Copper 40, Holly Blue 2, Grayling 55, Gatekeeper 50, Meadow Brown 2 Ringlet 5	Westleton Heath	TM4569	Richard Perryman
19 Jul	150+ Small White 20+ Gatekeeper 5 Small Skipper	Corporation Sluice Aldeburgh Marshes	TM 416117	Steve Fryett
18 Jul	Purple emperor (frayed) and silver washed fritillaries (male and female) Seen in Bradfield Woods on 18th July at midday not far from main butterfly glade on the ride towards the timber yard (in the distance). Also saw many white admirals and purple hairstreaks - a wonderful place.	Bradfield Woods		Nicholas Treadwell
18 Jul	2 purple hairstreaks, 2 small skippers, 3 commas, 3 peacocks, 3 common blues, 3 small coppers, 6 gatekeepers, 6 meadow browns, 8 ringlets, 8 speckled wood and 12 small whites seen	Landseer park		Stephen Scogings
17 Jul	I'm pleased to report a female Silver-washed Fritillary in our garden this afternoon - at Flowton (IP8 - TM085470). A first for the garden! And very pleased that my wife and I learned all about the species on the Suffolk Wildlife Trust butterfly walk in Wolves Wood only last Saturday!	Flowton	TM085470	Rob Clements
17 Jul	Silver-washed Fritillary 3, White Admiral 1, Small Heath 5, Brown Argus 3, Purple Hairstreak 5, Small Copper 20, Red Admiral 5, Ringlet 10, Meadow Brown 20, Gatekeeper 25, Large White 20, Small White 10 plus a vast number of Peacocks which had obviously just emerged.	Minsmere		David and Lilian Pitt
17 Jul	Purple Hairstreak 7, Grayling 2, Holly Blue 3, Small Copper 15, Small Heath 5, Red Admiral 1, Ringlet 3, Meadow Brown 20, Gatekeeper 50+, Large White 8 and Small White 6.	Westleton Common		David and Lilian Pitt
17 Jul	Purple Hairstreak 20, Purple Emperor 2, Silver-washed Fritillary 2, White Admiral 1, Brown Argus 1, Large Skipper 5, Peacock 3, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 4, Ringlet 15, Gatekeeper 4, Meadow Brown 30, Green-veined White 1 and many Large and Small Whites.	THeberton Wood		David and Lilian Pitt
17 Jul	Silver-washed Fritillary Seen on the edge of Bonny Wood, Barking, Ip68Hp area this morning	Bonny Wood		shirley eaton
17 Jul	At least two Purple Hairstreaks on east side of Stack Wood near Polstead Heath this morning.	Stack Wood		Ed Hutchings
16 Jul	Female Purple Emperor this afternoon (📷 photo click here)	Theberton Wood		David Carter
16 Jul	Quick (and very hot) lunchtime stroll produced: 23 Gatekeeper, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Heath, 1 Common Blue, 1 Ringlet, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 1 Small White, 1 Large White,	Martlesham Common Nature Reserve	TM246461	Kev Ling
16 Jul	6 White-letter Hairstreak on Elms opposite the New Lidl entrance	Felixstowe		t Will Brame
16 Jul	10 Large White 8 Small White 3 Gatekeepers 3 Holly Blues 2 Speckled Wood	Walton Avenue		t Will Brame
16 Jul	2 White-letter Hairstreak, 6 Comma, 3 Holly Blue, 3 Red Admirals, 4 Speckled Wood, 20+ Gatekeepers, 8 Meadow Brown, S&L White	Peewit Hill		t Will Brame
16 Jul	1 white admiral, 1 red admiral, 2 purple hairstreaks, 2 small skippers, 3 peacocks, 4 commas, 4 large whites ,5 silver-washed fritillary, 6 gatekeepers, 6 speckled wood, 10 meadow browns, 10 ringlets and 12 small whites	Wolves wood Hadleigh		Stephen Scogings
15 Jul	Fantastic surprise to see this Clouded Yellow at Lakenheath Fen - and it settled briefly (📷 photo click here)	Lakenheath Fen		t Neil Hilton
15 Jul	14 Brown Argus. 15 Purple Hairstreaks. 6 Speckled Wood. 4 Comma. 7 Small Copper. 30+ Gatekeepers. 43 Meadow Brown. 7 Common Blue. 3 Holly Blue	Newbourne Lower house farm		t Will Brame
15 Jul	6 White-letter Hairstreak tm432266-433264 7 Red Admirals. 6 Comma. 5 Purple Hairstreaks.3 Brown Argus. 1 Small Copper. 15 Meadow Brown. 3 Holly Blue. 20 Gatekeepers	Newbourne		t Will Brame
15 Jul	Great visit to Bradfield Woods this pm 3 Purple Emperors 5 White Admirals 10+ Silver-washed Fritillary 2 Purple Hairstreaks	radfield Woods		t Tim Humpage
14 Jul	1 Purple Hairstreak, Landguard 5 Brown Argus, 5 second gen Common Blue	Cowpasture farm		t Will Brame
14 Jul	193 Meadow Brown, 148 Gatekeeper, 145 Ringlet, 105 Small White, 102 Large White, 45 Small Skipper, 32 Peacock, 29 Green-veined White, 28 Large Skipper, 19 Small Tortoiseshell, 17 Brown Argus, 16 Red Admiral, 13 Essex Skipper, 8 Comma, 2 Brimstone	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
14 Jul	2 White-letter Hairstreak + 3 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Comma, Peacock, 12 Small White + 5 Large White 7 Speckled Wood, 5 Ringlet, 3 Meadow Brown & 9 Gatekeeper	Rushmere Heath water tower		t Dave Pearsons
14 Jul	2 x Brown Argus, 2 x Peacock, 2 x Gatekeeper, 2 x Meadow Brown, 3 x Comma, 20 x Large White, 10 x Small White. Also Banded Demoiselle, Emerald Damselfly, Southern Hawker	Hadleigh (River)	TM025422	Kev Ling
14 Jul	Lots of activity in our garden today! This morning a Painted Lady arrived on the Buddleia along with a Red Admiral, Peacock (x2) and numerous Small/Large white. This afternoon a check in the garden again, a newly emerged Brimstone, Holly Blue (x2), Green-veined white and Gatekeeper.	North Ipswich	TM157463	Paul Gilson
14 Jul	At East Lane, Bawdsey this morning we had 2 Clouded Yellows along the track by the lagoons.	East Lane, Bawdsey		t David Carter
13 July	Couple of courting Purple Emperors this afternoon at Raydon Great wood, Suffolk . Big thanks to the woodsman Graham for leaving large blocks of Sallows!	Raydon Great wood		t David Dowding
13 July	41 Purple Hairstreaks Amberfield to Decoy	Nacton woods		t Will Brame
13 July	1 comma, 1 peacock, 2 holly blues, 4 brown Argus, 4 , 6 small whites , 10 large whites, 10 speckled woods, 12 meadow browns, 8 ringlets, 8 gatekeepers	Landseer park Ipswich		Stephen Scogings
13 July	Walk from small carpark on Aldeburgh to Thorpeness Road to the edge of the wood at North Warren along the railway path. Small Skipper25 (all the skippers that could be identified were Small not Essex), Large White 1, Green-veined White 5 (many whites but only these could be positively identified), Purple Hairstreak 5, Small Copper 15, Common Blue 1, White Admiral 1, Peacock 6, Comma 4, Speckled Wood 1, Gatekeeper 100+, Meadow Brown 100+, Ringlet 5, Small Heath 5, Six-spot Burnet 2, Forester Moth 1, Cinnabar Moth caterpillars many. No Grayling although I have seen them here in previous years.	Aldeburgh railway path		Richard Perryman
12 Jul	Large Skipper 1, Green-veined White 3 (many whites but only 3 settled to be identified), Holly Blue 1 (very dark summer brood 📷 photo click here), White Admiral 2, Peacock 12, Comma 6, Silver-washed Fritillary 8, Gatekeeper 18, Meadow Brown 15, Ringlet 3	RSPB Wolves Wood		Richard Perryman
12 Jul	8+ Silver-washed Fritillary + 4/5 White Admirals.	Reydon Wood		Mike Thompson & Susie Pearson
12 Jul	Evening walk produced the following: 12 Purple Hairstreak 10 Gatekeeper 6 Large White 1 Comma 1 Red Admiral	Chantry Park	TM135437	Kev Ling
12 Jul	Purple emperor high up bradfield woods (📷 photo click here)	bradfield woods		t barry woodhouse
12 Jul	1 red admiral, 1essex skipper, 3 peacocks, 4 small skippers, 4 gatekeepers, 6 ringlets, 8 commas, 8 meadow browns, 8 speckled woods, 10 small whites and 20 large whites	Hollywells park		Stephen Scogings
12 Jul	We were delighted to have this female Purple Hairstreak come down from the oak trees in our Stowmarket garden to the flower beds, (📷 photo click here)	Stowmarket	TM038584	Margie & David Carter
11 Jul	5 Purple Hairstreaks	The Grove		t Will Brame
11 Jul	New site for Purple Emperor. Female Purple Emperor on sallows at Stack Wood Polstead Heath this afternoon (📷 photo click here)	Polstead	TL9940	Jon King
10 Jul	22 Peacock & 16 Comma on thistle covered meadow by the Gipping at Muntons, Stowmarket. Also 3 Brown Argus, 3 Red Admiral + good nos of Large & GV Whites	Stowmarket		t John Walshe
10 Jul	We were pleased to see at least 3 Purple Emperors, (all a bit camera shy), in SWT Bradfield Woods this afternoon also 25+ Silver Washed Fritilleries (📷 photos click here) with White Admiral, Red Admiral, Comma, Purple Hair-Streak, Peacock, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Small and Large White	SWT Bradfield Woods		t David Carter
10 Jul	1 of purple hairstreak, white admiral, comma, peacock, common blue, Essex skipper 2 of small skippers, small heaths 5 of small whites, speckled woods, meadow browns and 8 ringlets ,10 large whites, 12 gate keepers all seen in Kyson point area Woodbridge	Kyson point		Stephen Scogings
9 Jul	In our Stowmarket garden, Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Brimstone, (📷 photo click here), Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue, Large Skipper and Small and Large White.	Stowmarket	TM038584	Margie & David Carter
9 Jul	1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth, 80+ Gatekeeper, 1 Common Blue, Essex and Small Skippers, 6 Ringlet, 50+ M Brown, 6 Red Admiral, 8 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 30+ Large White, still 1,000+ White sp over Rape field and at side of Kingsfleet	Felixstowe Ferry/ Kingsfleet		t Will Brame
9 Jul	Large White, Small White, Grayling, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Painted Lady, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Purple Hairstreak, Small Heath seen today in Culpho	Culpho	TM203485	David Basham
9 Jul	First Comma in my garden this year plus the resident Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Gatekeepers and Large Whites, (+ Red Admiral last week.) Still no Blues or Painted Ladies	Framlingham garden	TM287634	Geraldine Smith
9 Jul	This morning (Monday 9th), I went to Lower Hollesley Common in the hope of finding some Silver Studded Blues. I saw four or five, both sexes in about ten minutes. The bell heather is now coming to the end of its flowering. I also saw Small Copper, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and some whites but too far off for identification	Lower Hollesley Common		Anne Buswell
3 Jul	It's not every day that an Emperor knocks at your window. Sent to me from a resident near Ramsey Wood on Tuesday (📷 photo click here)	Ramsey Wood		t via Mark Nowers
8 Jul	I would like to report one White Admiral sighting in Sutton on the Broxtead Estate early evening on Sunday 1st July. By the bridle path near Black Bottom Plantation. I was so amazed to see one so close to where I live that I have waited a week and visited Tunstall Forest on Saturday (8th) to confirm my identification. There I saw other White admiral (at least three or four flying strongly; a couple of which conveniently settling). These were on the footpath leading from the B1078 not far from where it joins the B1084.	Tunstall Forest		Anne Buswell
8 Jul	saw a number of butterflies including 4 Silver Washed Fritillaries, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Large Skipper & 3 Small Skipper	Pakenham Wood		t Gi Grieco
8 Jul	First recording sighting of an Essex Skipper in my Chantry Garden. Also 2 Peacock & 2 Gatekeepers.	Chantry		Kev Ling
8 Jul	Early morning dog walk produced: 2 x Red Admiral, 3 x Peacock, 5 x Comma, 50 Small Skipper, 50 Ringlet, 30 Meadow Brown, 15 Large White	Belstead Meadows	TM128420	Kev Ling
8 Jul	1 Red Admiral seen ovipositing on Nettle outside the Maybush Pub	Waldringfield	TM286444	Kev Ling
8 Jul	20+ Silver Washed Fritillaries, 9 White Admiral and 1 Brimstone in Brimlin wood. No White Letter Hairstreaks on Elms in the wood	Brimlin Wood	TM0740	Peter Woolley
8 Jul	but 10+ White-letter Hairstreak in my garden in Chattisham. Particularly active 16.30-17.30pm. My guide book states that the upper side of the wing is never seen at rest but come 19.00-19.30pm they all open their wings and creep about on the upper most Elm leaves facing the sun. Thanks	Chattisham	TM0942	Peter Woolley
8 Jul	Clouded Yellow (📷 photo click here)	Monks Eleigh, IP7 7JQ		Arthur Grosset
8 Jul	1 Purple Emperor line of sallows before metal gate . 3 Purple Hairstreak. 1 White-letter Hairstreak. 5 Small Heath.	Stradishall Aerodrome	TL 729505	Rupert Kaye
8 Jul	several Purple Emperor at theberton wood but none landed. been like since last sun apparently	theberton wood		Matt
8 Jul	male Purple Emperor dunwich forest nr caravan park on nt dunwich rd	dunwich		t Matt
7 Jul	Silver washed Fritillary 10 +, White Admiral 2, Large Skipper 2, Meadow Brown 50 +, Large white 50+, No Purple Emporer	Bonny Wood SWT Barking Tye		Melvyn Eke
7 Jul	1 Comma, 9 Gatekeepers, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Small Skippers, 1 Large Skipper, 10+ Meadow Browns, 5+ Ringlets	Somerleyton village		Sue Cox
7 Jul	Just a line to say I sighted a white admiral	north cove nature reserve		Douglas Smith
7 Jul	White admiral, silver-washed fritillary (mostly males), purple hairstreak, peacock (1), comma (3), meadow brown, ringlet, small skipper, gatekeeper, large white, small white, green-veined white	Mellfield wood		Tim Wesley
7 Jul	Incredible numbers of various whites at SWT mickle mere. From the hide it was impossible to count them possibly 200+, at one stage 6 – 7 were fighting together, quite a sight. A few large and small skippers too.	SWT mickle mere		Trevor Goodfellow
7 Jul	White-letter Hairstreak Seen on Escallonia bush in garden (📷 photo click here)	Wickham Market		Kerry Reeve
7 Jul	4 Silver-washed Fritillary, one of which f.valezina. 3 Small Heath. 11 Purple Hairstreak.	Easty Wood, Cavendish		Rupert Kaye
7 Jul	Great butterfly day at Bradfield Woods. The following were seen: 4 Purple Emperors, approx 50 Silver Washed Fritillaries, 4 Commas, 3 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Red Admirals, 2 White Admirals, 2 Small Skippers, approx 30 Large Whites, approx 30 Small Whites, 2 Gatekeepers, 10 Meadow Browns, 2 Common Blues, 2 Purple Hairstreaks, approx 30 Ringlets and 2 Peacocks.	Bradfield Woods		Jonathan Dickie
7 Jul	While crossing an uninteresting looking field of oilseed rape between Glemsford and the Foxearth Meadows reserve on the Essex side of the Stour, I came across the following butterflies (the far side of the field had a strip of grass and flowers beside the hedge): Small Skipper 4, Large White c50, Small White 100+, Green-veined White 4, Small Copper 1, Brown Argus 2, Common Blue 3 males, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Gatekeeper 4, Meadow Brown 10, Ringlet 6	Glemsford	TL832465	Martin Peers
7 Jul	comma, small tortoiseshell, ringlet, meadow brown, peacock, large white and silver washed fritillary (1)	The Grange Country Park, East Bergholt		Gary Coppard
7 Jul	Early morning walk produced a welcome variety of species: 1x Purple Hairstreak, 68 x Ringlet, 61 x Small Skipper (no Essex identified), 34 x Gatekeeper, 17 x Large White, 11 x Small White, 10 x Meadow Brown, 3 x Peacock, 2 x Small Copper, 1 x Green Veined White, 1 x Comma, 1 x Large Skipper, Kind Regards	Kiln Meadow	TM141415	Kev Ling
7 Jul	Saw a Grayling enjoying a patch of bare ground. Plenty of that this year. Previous wet summers the grass has been so thick there was only the track for them to alight on but I have not seen them every year. While walking around garden and fields also seen Gatekeepers which have appeared in the last couple of days, Large Skipper, small skippers ,Rringlets, Meadow Browns. Large whites but only one Red Admiral.	Theberton	TM4356	Andrew Leng
7 Jul	1 Small Heath in Bradfield Woods this morning, at least 5 purple emperor, 5 purple hairstreak good numbers of large and small whites, ringlets few meadow browns, 2 comma	Bradfield Woods		t barry woodhouse
7 Jul	1 brown argus, 1 red admiral, 2 peacock, 100 meadow brown, 10 small skipper, 100 gatekeeper, 150 large white	kirton creek		t Matt
7 Jul	SBBC Event;Butterfly Walk in Landseer Park - with David Dowding. Species seen LargeSkipper, Small Skipper, Large White, Small White, Purple Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White - 17 species	Landseer Park		Richard Perryman
6 Jul	SBBC Event; Moth Trap in Landseer Park - A well attended moth trapping event at Landseer Park. Over 50 macro species recorded included good numbers of festoon a seemingly common species locally but nationally scarce. Notable NB. Kent Black Arches also attracted to light in numbers. (📷 photo click here)	Landseer Park		Sam Chamberlin and David Dowding
6 Jul	525 Purple Hairstreak counted this evening. Every oak had a minimum of 3-5, with some supporting up to 20. I barely covered a quarter of the Oaks on site, so this total is there to be bettered	Rushmere Heath Golf Club	TM201446	t Kevin Ling
6 Jul	Walk from Martlesham RSPCA centre Purple Hairstreak 9, White-letter Hairstreak 3 in Elm hedge dividing barley fields, Essex Skipper 7, Gatekeeper 6, Meadow brown 20+,Ringlet 5 ,	Martlesham		t Will Brame
6 Jul	Brown Argus 1 fresh out specimen, Gatekeeper 30+, Ringlet 12	Levington marina/Stratton hall wood		t Will Brame
6 Jul	5 second gen Brown Argus in the obs compound at Landguard today also a Painted Lady caterpillar still	Landguard Obs		t Will Brame
6 Jul	I am pleased to confirm presence again of several Purple Hairstreaks around the oak tree overhanging my garden on the Cambridge side of Haverhill. (📷 photo click here)	Haverhill	TL659466.	Neil Dickinson
6 Jul	We walked around Upper Hollesley Common this afternoon hoping to see good numbers of Silver-studded Blues . We only found three – two males and one female – which were all isolated individuals. We also found one Red Admiral, one Speckled Wood, 20+ Graylings, 20+ Small Coppers, 15+ Gatekeepers, 15+ Small Heath, a few Whites and a large number of Ringlets and Meadow Browns.	Upper Hollesley Common		Jenny & Gary Plank
6 Jul	I saw the following butterflies this morning: Small Skipper 8, Essex Skipper 6, Large White 10, Small White 20+, Green-veined White 5, [Purple Hairstreak, female resting on oak leaf in CP TL8939 nearby], Red Admiral 2, Small Tortoiseshell 2 (still scarce), Peacock 5, Comma 3, Gatekeeper 15, Meadow Brown 60+, Ringlet 15. Good numbers of Cinnabar larvae on ragworts.	Shalford Meadows & Cornard Mere	TL8838	Martin Peers
6 Jul	Was delighted on return from school pick up to find 3 Gatekeepers dancing about in the ivy in the garden	Somerleyton Station		Sue Cox
5 Jul	3 Gatekeepers in different spots.	Somerleyton village		Sue Cox
5 Jul	10 x Small White, 7 x Large White, 5 x Green Veined White, 2 x Gatekeeper, 2 x Peacock, 1 x Small Tortoiseshell, 1 x Red Admiral, 1 x Comma, 1 x Ringlet,	Suffolk Water Park	TM121481	Kev Ling
5 Jul	Catching the last hour of sunlight was a single 2nd gen Holly Blue and a Red Admiral	Wickham Market	TM300558	Kev Ling
5 Jul	Catching the last hour of sunlight was a single 2nd gen Holly Blue and a Red Admiral.	Wickham Market	TM300558	Kev Ling
5 Jul	A round of golf interspersed with a little Butterfly counting. 10 x Small White, 7 x Large White, 5 x Green Veined White, 2 x Gatekeeper, 2 x Peacock, 1 x Small Tortoiseshell, 1 x Red Admiral, 1 x Comma, 1 x Ringlet	Suffolk Water Park	TM121481	Kev Ling
5 Jul	Bridleway off Green Lane, Great Barton Purple hairstreak, white-letter hairstreak, small skipper, Essex skipper, ringlet, meadow brown, gatekeeper, small tortoiseshell, large white, small white, green-veined white.	Great Barton	TL880654	Tim Wesley
5 Jul	20+ Meadow Brown & Ringlet,; Gatekeeper, good numbers of Skipper only Small ID'd. 3 Ringlet in my garden 1st of year	Playford Lane, Rushmere St Andrew	TM 20453 46554	Dave Pearsons
5 Jul	12 Ringlet, 10 Meadow Brown, good numbers Skipper Small & Essex ID'd, 3 Comma & 11 Small white	Wilderness Pond area, CC Park		Dave Pearsons
5 Jul	Gatekeeper 60+, both Small and Essex Skippers, Meadow Brown, Peacock 7, Small Tortoiseshell 8, Red Admiral 4, Large White 20+, White sp well over 1,000 over Rape field and alongside Kingsfleet Small White + Green-veined White	Felixstowe Ferry/Kingsfleet		Will Brame
5 Jul	Sighting of 10 silver-washed fritillaries + 2 white admirals, 20+ Ringlets	Groton Wood, Kersey		GLENYS WESTMACOTT
5 Jul	forget Purple Emperors and Wall Browns, I think Red Admirals and Peacocks are rare this summer I have hardly seen any. So I was pleased to see a Red Admiral while watering the trees at Wyken Farmers’ Market, Stanton IP31 2DW	Stanton	TL964718	Jillian Macready
5 Jul	At last a decent number of butterflies! Sunny morning today in the cemetery I saw 35 Meadow Brown, 15 Large White, 4 Green veined White, 6 Ringlet and 12 Gatekeeper. The Gatekeepers are the first I have seen in the neighbourhood this year. No blues, the Birdsfoot trefoil is rather droopy in the heat	Framlingham Cemetery	TM287632	Geraldine Smith
5 Jul	Small Skipper 14, Essex Skipper 8, Small/Essex Skipper 10+, Large White 6, Small White 20+, Green-veined White, Brown Argus 2, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma 2, Small Heath 2, Gatekeeper 6, Meadow Brown 80+, Ringlet c50.	Henney Field Sudbury	TL887425	Martin Peers
5 Jul	Bonny Wood is always worth the long walk from the road. This morning Jenny saw a butterfly drop into a tussock alongside the approach track which after a lengthy scrutiny in the dark interior we established that it was a female Purple Emperor. (📷 photo click here) You can even see her yellow proposcis. We also saw 4 White Admirals, 20-30 Silver-washed Fritillaries, just a few Gatekeepers and and Speckled Woods plus enormous numbers of Ringlets, Meadow Browns and all three Whites.	Bonny Wood		Gary & Jenny Plank
4 Jul	Sighting of silver-washed fritilliaries 20+ Ringlets 20+	Hadleigh Railway Walk		GLENYS WESTMACOTT
4 Jul	At home in Thurston I walked our two meadows, one established and the other in it's third year with a margin of knapweed. The new meadow under 1 acre, outshone the other with 30 x meadow browns, 20 x ringlet, 6 x gatekeeper, 10 x small skipper, 2 x large skipper, 2 x brown argus, 1 x painted lady, 1 x peacock, 8 x large white, 6 x small white and GVW. In the garden, lavender in the full sun attracted up to 5 x small tortoiseshell, and meadow brown, ringlet, small and essex skipper (📷 photo click here clear photo showing identifying black tips to antennae) . Feels like better than last year. . Greater knapweed and lavender being very popular at the moment.	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
4 Jul	Bonny Wood: 50 Silver Washed Fritillary (including 12 female & 1 ab Valesina), 8 Purple Hairstreak, 120 Ringlet, 75 Meadow Brown, 40 Large White, 20 Small White, 23 Green Veined White, 4 White Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Large Skipper	Bonny Wood	TM074520	Kev Ling
4 Jul	6 Purple Hairstreak, 4 White Letter Hairstreak, 30 Gatekeeper, 50 Meadow Brown, 20 Ringlet, 20 Small Skipper, 10 Large White	Ringshall (Nr Muckinger Wood)	TM046526	Kev Ling
4 Jul	An evening dog walk turned into a Purple Hairstreak fest with c150 in the Oaks along the 7th Hole alone. Each tree having 8-10 active butterflies.	Rushmere Heath Golf Course	TM200444	Kev Ling
4 Jul	17 Ringlet, 5 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 3 Brown Argus, 7 Sml & 3 Lge White, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Sml & 2 Essex Skipper ID'd among many	Rushmere Heath	TM1944	Dave Pearsons
4 Jul	Railway bridge on road to Kyson Point. Several Purple Hairstreaks on Oak canopies adjacent to bridge. Two White Letter Hairstreaks flushed from suckering Elms adjacent to the field full of Ragwort on left hand side further towards Kyson.	Kyson Point		Gina Forsyth
4 Jul	Dallinghoo Churchyard. Several Purple Hairstreaks around large Turkey Oaks	Dallinghoo		Gina Forsyth
4 Jul	Bredfield Jubilee Meadow.1 White Letter Hairstreak on Elm in boundary hedge.	Bredfield		Gina Forsyth
4 Jul	Hoo.1 White Letter Hairstreak on Wych Elm in the lane 50 yards south of the church	Hoo		Gina Forsyth
4 Jul	Large Tortoiseshell. I have attached the two photos I took of the Large Tortoiseshell. It was seen at 8am on wed 4th July at Ash Farm, Dairy Lane Mutford, Beccles NR34 7QJ , After getting the photos it flew over the barn and was not seen again despite searching for several hrs (📷 photo click here)	Mutford	TM480892	Jon Warnes
4 Jul	white letter hairstreak	Barnham		John Law
3 Jul	Arger fen suffolk silver washed fritillary & white admiral	Arger fen		t Roy Hume
3 Jul	6+ purple hairstreaks, 2 white admiral.	Knettishall Heath		John Law
3 Jul	It took a while, but I finally captured the beautiful iridescence on this Purple Emperor at Theberton today (📷 photo click here)	Theberton		Rene Baptiste
3 Jul	Purple Hairstreak in Theberton Wood (📷 photo click here) also several Purple Emperor seen in flight.	Theberton Wood		David Carter
3 Jul	Clear and warm but a strong Easterly wind this morning. Observing insects with the wind was difficult, Comma, Meadow Brown, Painted Lady and Small Tortoiseshell were a few of the butterfly species noted that have increased in abundance on the reserve in recent days	Landguard BO
3 Jul	Small Skipper 6, Essex Skipper 1, Large Skipper 1, Green-veined White 4, Small & Large Whites, Purple Hairstreak male (oaks at Tendring Hall estate), Comma 2, Meadow Brown 10 (surprisingly low numbers for here - peaked early or drought and heat damage of grasses etc?), Ringlet 25.	Tendring Hall/Thorington Street	TM0035	Martin Peers
3 Jul	Purple Emperor taking moisture from ground at south west corner of front fell,bradfield woods Suffolk.3rd July 09:46 it stayed on ground for around 15 minutes. . (📷 photo click here)	bradfield woods		Mark Brown
2 Jul	Bit of a surprise taking the dog for his walk, saw a Marbled White at the back of Westfield Primary Academy, Haverhill this evening. it was too quick to get a photo on my phone, but there was no mistaking it.	Haverhill		Duncan FletcherBrown
2 Jul	Purple Emperor sitting on my car (📷 photo click here)	Theberton
2 Jul	Incredible numbers of butterflies seen on the Woodland Trail this morning - 20+ silver-washed fritillaries, 12+ white admirals, many purple hairstreaks and loads of commoner species	RSPB Minsmere
2 Jul	2 White letter Hairstreaks at Flatford this morning	Flatford		Alex Rafinski
2 Jul	(all records from public footpath): Small & Large Whites, Small Skipper 2+, Silver-studded Blue 8 (6 males), Small Copper 4, Small Heath 8, Grayling 9, Ringlet, Meadow Brown.	UPPER HOLLESLEY COMMON	TM3347	Martin Peers
2 Jul	Small & Large Whites, Small Skipper 2, Silver-studded Blue 16 (12 on western side of road - very few in the usual place), Small Copper, Comma, Small Heath 12, Grayling 1, Meadow Brown, Ringlet.	LOWER HOLLESLEY COMMON	TM3545:	Martin Peers
2 Jul	Essex Skipper 2, Small Skipper 5+, Large Skipper 2, Peacock 2 (fresh), Red Admiral, Comma, Gatekeeper 2, Small Heath 10, Meadow Brown 40, Ringlet 30, Silver-y 30+ (some movement on!); [Small Tortoiseshell towards Bawdsey, East Lane].	SHINGLE STREET	TM3642	Martin Peers
2 Jul	Incredible numbers of butterflies seen on the Woodland Trail this morning - 20+ silver-washed fritillaries, 12+ white admirals, many purple hairstreaks and loads of commoner species	RSPB Minsmere
1 Jul	I would like to report one White Admiral sighting in Sutton on the Broxtead Estate early evening on Sunday 1st July. By the bridle path near Black Bottom Plantation. I was so amazed to see one so close to where I live that I have waited a week and visited Tunstall Forest on Saturday (8th) to confirm my identification.	Sutton		Anne Buswell
1 Jul	One silver-washed fritillary sighted at the south entrance to ice pits wood at great barton. Also white-letter hairstreaks along the tree belt beside footpath from green lane and allotments. It would be handy to have a local member to regularly survey this wood as it could be suitable purple emperor territory too.	great barton		Trevor Goodfellow
1 Jul	One Gatekeeper sighted IP2 9AX Belstead Road Ipswich .	Belstead Road Ipswich	IP2 9AX	Melvyn Eke
1 Jul	Male Purple Emperor seen at 11am today sunning itself on a car number plate parked close to Lavenham Railway Walk. (📷 photo click here)	Lavenham Railway Walk.		Mike Bacon
1 Jul	Today I spotted a total of 6 individual White Admiral butterflies in Tunstall Forest, around noon Weather sunny, hot and dry; light wind Tunstall Forest (off the B1078, midway betwen Tunstall & Orford) 6 individuals in 3 groups along a 500m stretch of a wide path through the forest, a couple in each group. I have been observing White Admirals in this location for at least the last 5 years, always about this time of year, always in the middle of the day.	Tunstall Forest	TM 401527	Pete Carter
1 Jul	I spent an hour at Shawlands this afternoon and saw the following butterflies in the bright sunshine: 2 White-letter Hairstreaks (in separate groups of elms, one close to last year's site and the other about 250 yards further on; most of the elms looked healthy but several were dying or had already died); Purple Hairstreak (male flitting round oaks); 12 Essex Skippers, 6 Small Skippers, 1 Large Skipper, 8 Large Whites, 25 Small Whites, 7 Green-veined Whites, Holly Blue, 3 Commas, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, c70 Meadow Browns, c30 Ringlets.	Shawlands	TL890412	Martin Peers
1 Jul	1 Marbled White. 1 Small Heath.	Stradishall Aerodrome		Rupert Kaye

June	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF DGF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 34
30 Jun	visiting family at Hill Rise and had a single Silver-washed Fritillary pass through my sons' garden also 1 Large Skipper 1 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Small White	Stowmarket		Will Brame
30 Jun	Silver-washed Fritillary, Purple Emperor & Purple Hairstreak in SWT Bonny Wood yesterday	Bonny Wood		Jane Ferguson
30 Jun	Several White-letter Hairstreaks in Dunwich Forest today mainly up in the elms	Dunwich Forest		David Carter
30 Jun	SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARIES (2), WHITE ADMIRALS (5),	RSPB Minsmere		Darren Underwood
30 Jun	Nice walk around Abbeygrove and Grove wood, Felixstowe. 30+ Comma and Purple Hairstreak the highlights			Bill Stone
30 Jun	A fresh Holly Blue in our garden this afternoon	Stowmarket		David Carter
30 Jun	After planting an Alder Buckthorn whip in the garden this winter, we have nurtured the next generation of Brimstone. Photo of adult taken just after emergence today (📷 photos of life cycle click here)	Ipswich		Kevin Ling
30 Jun	Amazing count of 11 White-letter Hairstreak in my garden today. Pond a real magnet but this Achillea had 5 on it at one point! (📷 photo click here)	Trimley		Bill Stone
30 Jun	A successful end to #30DaysWild with my first ever local Purple Hairstreak, on the edge of Spring Wood, then a Gatekeeper in Kiln Meadow to make 21 species for 2018 so far in Belstead Brook Park	Spring Wood		David Walsh
30 Jun	Several purple emperors at Bonny Wood this am but none coming down to land.	Bonny Wood		Steve Babbs
30 Jun	c.6 White-letter Hairstreaks	Trimley	about 51.988231, 1.318567	Steve Babbs
30 Jun	6 White Admiral, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Comma, 10 Large White, 5 Green Veined White (Mostly seen around one particular Oak).	Cutlers Wood, Wherstead	TM157391	Kev Ling
30 Jun	On a short visit to the west side of Wolves Wood, 10 + Silver Washed Fritillaries were seen and 2 White Admirals on a straggly willow branch under an oak tree. Time around midday, full sun and breezy.	Wolves Wood	TM 054436	Jerry Thorby
30 Jun	428 Meadow Brown 209 Ringlet 41 Small Tortoiseshell 38 Large Skipper 14 Small White 9 Small Skipper 6 Speckled Wood 5 Essex Skipper 5 Gatekeeper 1 Red Admiral 1 Comma 34 Silver Y Moth`s	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	RobertQuadling
30 Jun	3 Silver-washed Fritillary. 19 Purple Hairstreak. 1 White-letter Hairstreak.	Easty Wood, Cavendish		Rupert Kaye
30 Jun	White Letter Hairstreak nectaring on bramble and Purple Hairstreak in oaks along the bridleway off Green Lane, Great Barton.	Great Barton	TL880654	Tim Wesley
30 Jun	First ever sighting of Purple Hairstreak at this location (1 seen). Also 25 Meadow Brown, 25 Ringlet, 15 Small Skipper, 2 Large White	Stonelodge Park, Ipswich	TM140427	Kevin Ling
29 Jun	2 male purple emperors bonny wood 1 by pond other on main track by entrance	Bonny Wood		Matt
29 Jun	A couple of hours spent counting White-letter Hairstreaks at Trimley villages- 3 Trimley Green, 71 alongside A14 from underpass to Howlett Way, also 1 Purple Hairstreak. 1 White-letter Hairstreaks Trimley picnic site and 1 Purple Hairstreak scramble track	Trimley villages		Will Brame
29 Jun	Gunton Meadow and other surrounding areas were alive with 100s of Ringlet and Meadow Brown, this morning. One tatty common blue, Holly blue and several narrow-boarded 5-spot burnets and Pyramidal orchid Gunton meadow north of leisure way.	Gunton Meadow		James Wright
29 Jun	Purple Emperor x 2 (📷 photo click here)	Ramsey Farm Hadleigh		John Bennett
29 Jun	Wonderful to see so many Silver-washed Fritillaries just about anywhere along most rides in Northfield Wood today at about 11:30am. Perhaps 20 in all. Only 2 or 3 White Admiral however. Uncountable numbers of Ringlet and Meadow Brown, the three Whites and a few commas and Red Admirals. No skippers seen and am still to see a Purple Hairstreak. 3 or 4 Small Tortoiseshells at my house in Onehouse and a Painted Lady feeding on Valerian.	Northfield Wood		Michael Girling
29 Jun	Not very good picture I am afraid but it's as close as I could get to this purple emperor in Ickworth Park this morning. It would open out either, a bit camera shy I think. (📷 photo click here)	Ickworth Park		Paul Seabrook
29 Jun	One Silver Washed Fritillary today on Landseer Park Ipswich.Seen nectaring on brambles from 15-30 to 16-00 by the upper path behind Medway Road.Also present two White Letter Hairstreaks.	Landseer Park Ipswich		Mike Morley.
29 Jun	I have just found a white-letter hairstreak butterfly in my kitchen window, see not very good photo attached. (📷 photo click here)	Lawshall		Wendy Cooper
29 Jun	At last we found 4 White-letter Hairstreaks in the trees but clearly visible. We also found 5 White Admirals.	Dunwich Forest		David and Lilian Pitt
29 Jun	Found a really fresh Purple Hairstreak on a gorse bush so close we could have picked it up! Other sightings: White Admirals 3, Small Heath 20, Small Skipper 1, Large Skipper 2, Small Copper 1, Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1,Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 20 plus numerous Ringlets and a Small White. There were also many Silver Y Moths and a few Cinnabars.	RSPB Minsmere		David and Lilian Pitt
29 Jun	Delighted to find 3 Silver-washed Fritillaries in the wood this morning.	Theberton wood		David and Lilian Pitt
29 Jun	Immaculate male Purple Emperor feasting on a banana skin at Bonny Wood this morning.(📷 photo click here)	Bonny Wood		Jon King
28 Jun	Silver-washed fritillaries emerging in numbers in Northfield Wood. Several seen on an hour’s walk today (and for the second time this summer	Northfield Wood		Mark Brewster
28 Jun	in c 2 hours mid-morning in “the usual” location in Dunwich Forest, we had c.12-15 White Admirals, “large numbers” of Ringlets, and 2 to 5 White –letter Hairstreaks, 2 definites and 3+probables, although all were elusive and kept to the tops of the elms. No sign of any Silver-washed Frits, unfortunately.	Dunwich Forest		Mike Thompson & Susie Pearson
28 Jun	6 Very active White Letter Hairstreaks on Landseer Park this afternoon.2 on elms from steps at the end of Dereham Avenue and 4 from the upper path behind Medway Road plus one Brimstone.	Landseer Park		Mike Morley
27 Jun	Purple Hairstreak 22, Small White 18, Meadow Brown 82, Gatekeeper 6, Ringlet 45, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Essex Skipper 14, Small Skipper 3, Large Skipper 2, Comma 1, Red Admiral 1, Common Blue 4, Holly Blue 1, Large White 2	Kirton Hall lake		Will Brame
27 Jun	White-letter Hairstreak 1, Comma 2	Trimley Green		Will Brame
27 Jun	3+Male Purple Emperors on 27th June at Bonny Wood defending territories on and around a group of oaks in the fenced off area. Also present 30+Silver Washed Fritillaries, 20+White Admirals and a dozen Purple Hairstreaks.	Bonny Wood		Mike Morley and Adrian Richards.
27 Jun	1 Silver-washed Fritilary, 1 Small Heath, 10 Purple Hairstreak	Easty Wood, Cavendish		Rupert Kaye.
27 Jun	A visit to Bonny Wood,Barking this morning resulted in sightings of numerous White Admirals and Silver Washed Fritillaries, but sadly no Purple Emperor for us! (📷 photos click here)	Bonny Wood		Margie & David Carter
27 Jun	I just arrived home. I notice a Silver-washed Fritillary flying around the front garden. It didn't stop. I tried to relocated it nearby but no luck. A garden tick.	Elmsett		Matt Garnham
27 Jun	Wolves Wood : Purple Hairstreak 6 (5 males) all on different oaks; Silver-washed Fritillary 16, White Admiral 4. Good numbers of Speckled Woods and Ringlets.	Wolves Wood		Martin Peers
26 Jun	Sudbury (Friar's & Peck's meadows TL8740): Large Skipper 4, Small Skipper 2, Large White 5, Green-veined & Small Whites, Comma 3, Small Tort 2, Small Heath, Meadow Brown 20+ Ringlet 15, Speckled Wood 2.	Sudbury	TL8740	Martin Peers
26 Jun	50 Marbled White seen in an hour today (26th June) on Devils Dyke - section cutting through race-course. Unfortunately because of the way the boundaies are set for butterfly monitoring this is not in Suffolk!	Devils Dyke		Mike Fahie-Wilson
26 Jun	Two previously unrecorded small colonies of White-letter Hairstreak found in Martlesham. Checking scrubby roadside patches of elm will get you a sore neck, but hopefully it'll be worth it!		TM2646	Peter Maddison
26 Jun	No luck with Purple Emperor in its favoured areas outside Bonny Wood this am so we ventured inside. Silver-washed Fritillaries/White Admirals were numerous, then we came across a Purple Emperor which spent most of its time on one or other of us, before finally heading off onto a leaf. Magic! (📷 photo click here)	Bonny Wood		David Walsh
26 Jun	My first sighting in Northfield Wood, of purple hairstreaks. No definite sightings before now, but no mistaking the silvery-grey, circling butterflies this evening, and in numbers too, in the upper branches of a majestic old oak	Northfield Wood		Mark Brewster
26 Jun	Several sightings of both Silver-washed Fritillary and white admiral , especially where the path is contained within Great Wood. Conditions were hot with little breeze.	Hadleigh railway walk		Paul Saward
25 Jun	In very warm sunshine I saw dozens of Silver-washed Fritillaries, 3 White Admirals and 3 Purple Emperors at different locations round the woods including this one feeding on timbers in and around the pole barn. (📷 photo click here)	Bradfield Woods	TL935575	Ian Dallas
25 Jun	Saw and photographed 1 male Purple Emperor on Mon25th June 2018 in Bradfield Wood close to the "New Butterfly Clearing" ie not the one with the information panel. First sighting at 11.40 then again at 11.50. Insect fling low to alight on ground in bare patch of earth. I am revisiting tomorrow(Weds) and will leave copies of photos with Warden at Bradfield. Several Silver Washed Frits as well but no sign of White Admirals	Bradfield Wood		Andy Oxford
25 Jun	3 White Letter Hairstreak twirling over some young elms in my garden in Chattisham.	Chattisham.		Peter Woolley
25 Jun	purple hairstreak, Silver-studded Blues, grayling	Purdis Heath		Helen Saunders
25 Jun	Two Purple Hairstreak's in the oak trees over our Stowmarket garden this morning.	Stowmarket	TM038584.	Margie & David Carter
25 Jun	13 meadow browns, 2 tortoiseshell, 2 small whites in 200 metre stretch next to bury st Edmunds golf course tip of tut hill	bury st Edmunds		Barry Woodhouse
25 Jun	Marbled White, Comma, good numbers Meadow Brown & Ringlet 20+, same with Skippers, only Essex positively ID'd.	Holywells Park		Dave Pearsons
25 Jun	Swallowtail	Loompit Lake		Will Brame
25 Jun	Confirmed third party report of white admiral at TL804719 One gatekeeper and white letter hairstreak on elms at forest margins at ride 207/205 junction TL811714 White letter hairstreak at TL814718	King’s forest west stow		Trevor Goodfellow
25 Jun	8 White Admirals this morning!	North Cove		David and Lilian Pitt
24 Jun	40 + Meadow Brown, 10 + Small Heath, 2 Common Blue, 4 Small Copper	Shingle Street		Melvyn Eke
24 Jun	Large Skipper 2, Large White 4, Small White 3, Green-veined White 2, Purple Hairstreak 1, White Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Silver-washed Fritillary 3, Speckled Wood 5, Meadow Brown 15, Ringlet 10	RAMSEY WOOD	TM0643	David Walsh
24 Jun	(tetrad which I first visited on 1 May, prior to that it was a ‘black hole’). Large Skipper 2, Small White 5, Meadow Brown 30, Small Heath 1, Ringlet 15	BAYLHAM	TM0850	David Walsh
24 Jun	At least 6 White Admiral, 1 Purple Hairstreak, and only 1 Silver Washed Fritillary in Brimlin Wood Chattisham on 24th June. General abundance of commoner species seemed poor	Brimlin Wood		Peter Woolley
24 Jun	Enjoyable late afternoon visit to Knettishall Heath with a couple of White Admiral, Purple Hairstreak, ilver-washed Fritillaries, Comma, lots of Meadow Browns	Knettishall Heath		Dawn Balmer
24 Jun	today c25 Marbled White seen along with 100 skippers (large,small & Essex)	Landseer Park	TM175427	Kevin Ling
24 Jun	50+ Silver-studded Blue , never seen so many Butterflies in one small area .	Dunwich Heath	TM 47550 68552	Robert Quadling
24 Jun	10:50 am Purple Emperor showing nicely at Bonny wood now! (📷 photo click here) 1, Silver-washed Fritillaries 2, White Admirals 2, large skipper 2	Bonny wood	TM072519 PE	Paul Holmes
24 Jun	:3 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 1 White Admiral, 1 Purple Hairstreak	Hintlesham/Ramsey Woods		David Walsh
24 Jun	Earlier, Essex Skipper became my 19th species of butterfly in Belstead Brook Park this year	Belstead Brook Park		David Walsh
24 Jun	Visiting Martlesham Heath this afternoon I found 4 male Silver-studded Blues, 5 Commas, a male Small Skipper and four Ringlets.	Martlesham Heath	TM2344	Gary Plank
24 Jun	A glorious morning for our first visit to Wolves Wood. We found Silver-washed Fritillaries in almost every sunlit clearing, including the car park. Allowing for probable duplicate sightings there were at least 15 insects. There were also 4 White Admirals, one Gatekeeper, 2 Meadow Browns, countless Ringlets and a few Whites of which only one Green-veined White could be positively identified. 40+ Speckled Woods	Wolves Wood		Jenny & Gary Plank
24 Jun	Male Purple Emperor on track beside Bonny Wood this morning. Very obliging for photos. (📷 photo click here) Also good numbers of White Admirals,and ilver-washed Fritillaries	Bonny Wood		Jon King
24 Jun	I Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Whites, 1 Common Blue, 4 White Admirals, 10 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 6 Meadow Browns, 3 Ringlets, 5 Large Skippers. All except the Common Blue, were in excellent condition.	Bradfield Woods		Paul Claridge
23 Jun	4 White Admirals,10 Ringlets, 2 Purple Hairstreaks, 2 Large Skippers and a Norfolk Hawker seen along the main ride this morning	Ramsey Wood	TM0643	Adrian Richards
23 Jun	First Ringlet. In garden.	Somerleyton	NR32 5QN	Sue Cox
23 Jun	4 Round-winged Muslin moths (local) recorded during a moth survey of the park. (📷 photo click here)	Landseer Park, Ipswich		Sam Chamberlin Ipswich Borough Council Ranger
23 Jun	Landguard today 63 Small Heath, 6 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Ringlets, 18 Essex Skippers, 1 Small Skipper, 5 Holly Blue, 1 Large White, 11 Small White, 10 Common Blue, 1 Painted Lady	Landguard		Will Brame
23 Jun	Small Skipper 3, Large Skipper 3, Brimstone female, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White 4, Brown Argus 5 (3 worn), Common Blue male + female, Comma, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown 80+, Small Heath 8, Ringlet 12; Cinnabar Moth + larvae.	Henney Field	TL887425:	Martin Peers
23 Jun	Small White, Common Blue male, Comma 2, Meadow Brown 8, Ringlet 4.	Green cemetery	TL8841	Martin Peers
23 Jun	Several silver-washed fritillaries and white admirals at Bonny Woods this afternoon but sadly no puple emperors	Bonny Woods		Steve Babbs
23 Jun	6 Silver Washed Fritillaries at Wolves Wood today. Purple Hairstreak, but no White Admiral	Wolves Wood		Kevin Ling
23 Jun	1 Silver Washed Fritillaries at Ramsey Wood, Purple Hairstreak, but no White Admiral	Ramsey Wood		Kevin Ling
23 Jun	362 Meadow Brown 62 Large Skipper 34 Ringlet 10 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Small White 2 Speckled Wood 1 Red Admiral 1 Holly Blue	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
23 Jun	Black hole TM0464 (Bacton) Small White 3, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 15, Small Heath 1, Ringlet 5	Bacton	TM0464	David Walsh
23 Jun	Black hole TM0664 (Cotton) Small White 5, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 4, Gatekeeper 1, Meadow Brown 25, Small Heath 1, Ringlet 6 (Gatekeeper my first of the year)	Cotton	TM0664	David Walsh
23 Jun	Black hole TM0268 (Wyverstone/Walsham-le-Willows) Small White 15, Green-veined White 8, Purple Hairstreak 1 (in Hundred Lane oak ‘hedge’ between two arable fields TM025697), Speckled Wood 3, Meadow Brown 30, Ringlet 10	Wyverstone/Walsham-le-Willows	TM0268	David Walsh
23 Jun	Small Skipper 4, Essex Skipper 1, Small White 5, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Speckled Wood 20+, Meadow Brown 40+, Small Heath 2, Ringlet 10+ (Essex Skipper my first of the year)	Knettishall Heath	TL9480	David Walsh
23 Jun	Small Skipper 2, Small White 2, Common Blue 1	Market Weston Fen	TL9678	David Walsh
23 Jun	Small Skipper 3, Large Skipper 2, Brimstone 1, Small White 3, Green-veined White 2, Common Blue 2, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown 10, Ringlet 2 (Getting late for Brimstone?)	Market Weston Fen	TL 9878	David Walsh
23 Jun	this morning Silver-washed frits 15 White Admiral 20 Purple hairstreak 3 Ringlet 40 Large skipper 3	Bonny wood		Nathaniel Cant
23 Jun	Had another new spaces at Center Parcs Elveden today, saw a white Admiral butterfly briefly perch on vipers Bugloss before flying off	Center Parcs Elveden		Graham Hersey
23 Jun	both Essex and Small Skippers out + Ringlet. 35 Small Heath 1 Painted Lady	Landguard		Will Brame
23 Jun	White Admiral 5, Large White 1, Large Skipper 1, Red Admiral 6, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 10, Meadow Brown 8 and Ringlet 4.	Dunwich Wood		David and Lilian Pitt
23 Jun	Very excited to see a Dark Green Fritillary this morning.(📷 photo click here) This has not bred in Suffolk for decades. There have been occasional sightings but the nearest poplation is on the NE Norfolk coast. Also saw Small Heath 40+, Ringlet 20, Speckled Wood 18, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Red Admiral 2, Small White 1, Large Skipper 1 and numerous Meadow Browns.	RSPB Minsmere		David and Lilian Pitt
23 Jun	White letter hairstreak on Barnham allotments	Barnham	TL 866793	John Law
23 Jun	Saw 2 Silver Washed Fritillaries, 50 Ringlets, 10 Speckled Woods and a Comma at Wolves Wood, Hadleigh.	Wolves Wood		Jonathan Dickie
22 Jun	On a brief visit this afternoon I saw 5 Whiteletter Hairstreaks on elms behind the library and 4 Large Skippers.	Broomhill Park	TM155451	Adrian Richards
22 Jun	30+ Meadow Brown, 4 Small Heath,	Ashbocking	TM170454428	Dave Pearsons
22 Jun	30+ Meadow Brown	Charsfield	TM2572857372	Dave Pearsons
22 Jun	Silver-washed fritillary and white admiral Bonny wood this morning	Bonny wood		Nathaniel Cant
22 Jun	White Admiral out in Wherstead Wood (TM136399) & Old Hall Wood (TM123397)			Kevin Ling
22 Jun	Great to see many Silver-studded Blues on Westleton Heath this afternoon	Westleton Heath		Dick Walden
22 Jun	A few summertime butterflies last 2 days. First Purple hairstreaks for year yesterday and a cracking White admiral today (+ another hairstreak), probably now breeding on site.	Purdis Heath Golf		Ipswich golf club
22 Jun	12 butterfly species seen today at Center Parcs Elveden with highlight being a White Letter Hairstreak	Center Parcs Elveden		Graham Hersey
22 Jun	Small skipper in the meadow to the north of Northfield Wood, white-letter hairstreak & first silver-washed fritillary for 2018... 11 species in all!	Northfield Wood		Mark Brewster
22 Jun	Lots of iWhite Admirals	Northfield Wood,		Mark Brewster
22 Jun	1 x Green Hairstreak, 1 x White Admiral, 1 x Silver-studded Blue, 1 x Small Skipper, 2 x Small Heath, 1 x Speckled Wood, 2 x Meadow Brown	Westleton Heath		Maria Papworth
22 Jun	I have been to Dunwich Woods today and spotted 2 White Admirals 1 Red Admiral, 2 Whites, 1 Comma, 5 Meadow Browns, lots of Speckled Woods and a Skipper.	Dunwich Woods		Robert Brown
22 Jun	On the Hemley/Kirton Creek circular walk this morning we saw one Purple Hairstreak, one Holly Blue, one Small Tortoiseshell, one Gatekeeper, one Speckled Wood, 2 Small Skippers, numerous Meadow Browns and Whites.	Hemley/Kirton Creek	TM2941	Jenny & Gary Plank
22 Jun	1 Large White, 2 Meadow Brown	Ellough industral estate Beccles	TM 4488	Robert Quadling
21 Jun	White Admiral 1 seen in Bradfield Woods 1230hrs	Bradfield Woods		John Turner
21 Jun	Meadow Brown 20+, Marbled White 20+, Red Admiral 2, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Peacock 1, Small Heath 10+, Large White 1, Ringlet 1	Devil’s Dyke (Suffolk end)		Sean Minns
21 Jun	Red Admiral 1, Brown Argus 1, Meadow Brown 5	Cavenham RNR		Sean Minns
21 Jun	Meadow Brown 10+, Small Skipper 6+, Essex Skipper 4+, Large Skipper 6+, Common Blue 8+, Small Copper 1	Lakenheath Airfield RNR		Sean Minns
21 Jun	Red Admiral 1, Meadow Brown 10+, Small Heath 10+, Large White 1, Ringlet 1	Market Weston Fen SWT		Sean Minns
21 Jun	Haughley Roadside Nature Reserve(RNR) Meadow Brown 10+	Haughley		Sean Minns
21 Jun	Returned again to find Silver-studded Blue 150+ with many more females seen this time, Small Heath 4, Meadow Brown 11 and Large White 1.	Westleton Common		David and Lilian Pitt
21 Jun	White Admiral 1, Ringlet 8, Meadow Brown 2, Speckled Wood 40, Large White 1, Large Skipper 2.	Dunwich Forest		David and Lilian Pitt
21 Jun	Couple of ‘firsts’ recorded in Northfield Wood, Onehouse today: my first sighting of white admirals this year & my first sighting of a large skipper there. Ringlets now on the wing, with meadow browns & speckled woods also.	Northfield Wood		Mark Brewster
20 Jun	It was very warm, a bit windy and intermittent sunshine so expectations were low. I saw 3 Small Heath, one Large Skipper, 8 Meadow Browns and 5 Ringlets, my first of the season and the first on this area. Sadly no blues.	Adjoining the A14 at Exning	TL618646	Twm Wade
20 Jun	as well as a number of Meadow Browns and a few Ringlets, I saw 2 White Admirals and 6 Silver-washed Fritillaries.	Wolves Wood		Liz Cutting
20 Jun	White Admiral	RSPB Minsmere
20 Jun	Black hole TL9032 Large Skipper 5, Large White 2, Red Admiral 2, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Meadow Brown 35, Ringlet 1.	Bures St Mary	TL9032	David Walsh
20 Jun	Black hole TL9034 Large Skipper 2, Red Admiral 2, Comma 2, Meadow Brown 10, Ringlet 1.	Bures St Mary	TL9034	David Walsh
20 Jun	Black hole TL9232 (Suffolk side of Stour appears to be ) Large Skipper 2, Large White 3, Holly Blue 1, Red Admiral 3, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Meadow Brown 27.	Nayland with Wissington	TL9232	David Walsh
20 Jun	Large Skipper 8, Purple Hairstreak male (+ another at TL9338), 12+ White Admirals, Small Tortoiseshell (fresh) 1, Comma 1 (Red Admiral at 9338), Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 25, Small Heath 1, Ringlet 9.	Assington Thicks	TL9237:	Martin Peers
20 Jun	Essex Skipper 1, Large Skipper 1, Large White 1, Green-veined White 1, Meadow Brown c50, Small Heath 1, Ringlet 10.	Shawlands, Gt Cornard	TL890412	Martin Peers
19 Jun	path leading to Hazelwood Marshes, 11 Meadow Brown, 7 Smal Heath, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Sml Tortoiseshell & 3 Small White	Hazelwood Marshes,		Dave Pearsons
19 Jun	Small Skipper 1, Large Skipper 4, Common Blue 1 female, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 4, Meadow Brown 12, Ringlet 5	Belstead Brook Park	TM1441	David Walsh
19 Jun	Small Heath 5+, Painted Lady 1	Minsmere		Sean Minns
19 Jun	Small Heath 3, Meadow Brown 3, Red Admiral 2, Peacock 1	N Warren		Sean Minns
19 Jun	Painted Lady 1	Upper Hollesley Common		Sean Minns
18 Jun	Common Blue 1m, Small White 2, Meadow Brown 3, Red Admiral 2	Martlesham		Sean Minns
18 Jun	During an afternoon walk in warm sunshine I saw 5 very active Silver-washed Fritillaries. 3 were identified as males.	Bradfield Woods	TL935575	Ian Dallas
18 Jun	The following noted In Kelsale today, mostly in a 4.5 acre species-rich grass field managed for wildlife in Tiggins Lane: Large Skipper 4. Common Blue 2. Brown Argus 1. Painted Lady 1. Speckled Wood 5. Ringlet 4. Meadow Brown c.50 in grass field (plus 2 also entered my conservatory together!) Large White 1. Green-veined White 1, Small Tortoiseshell one briefly landed in my garden, and almost immediately flew off before I could check for Scarce Tortoiseshell! (📷 photos click here)	Kelsale		Charles Cuthbert
18 Jun	Large Skipper 2, Red Admiral 2, Meadow Brown 10	Thelnetham Fen	TM0178	David Walsh
18 Jun	Small Skipper 3 (my first of 2018), Green-veined White, Purple Hairstreak, Red Admiral 4, Peacock, Speckled Wood 4, Meadow Brown 15	Hinderclay Fen	TM0278	David Walsh
18 Jun	We visited Bradfield Woods this afternoon and saw our first Silver Washed Fritillary, 5, (📷 photo click here), White Admiral, 2, Meadow Brown, 10+, Speckled Wood, 10+ ,Comma 2 , Red Admiral,2, Large Skipper, 2. and both Large and Small white.	Bradfield Woods		Margie & David Carter
18 Jun	White admiral and Silver-washed Fritillary showing in small numbers today. (📷 photo click here)	bradfield wood		Trevor Goodfellow
18 Jun	private estate at Rougham. White admiral x 8, speckled wood x 39, purple hairstreak x 1.	Rougham		Trevor Goodfellow
18 Jun	This afternoon at Baylham, numerous Meadow Brown's, a female Common Blue, Large Skipper's (2), a Small Heath and a Small Tortoiseshell	Baylham	TM099513	Paul Gilson
18 Jun	It's not all about pollinators. Select the right larval food plants for your garden and they'll come. All of these found today in my 10x10m garden. Orange-tip Peacock Small White Mullein moth (📷 photo click here)	SW Ipswich		Kevin Ling
17 Jun	A brief stroll around Landseer Park at midday in overcast, cool and breezy conditions produced sightings of one Marbled White, 9 Meadow Browns, two Small Tortoiseshells and a Small White	Landseer Park		Bill Plumb
17 Jun	First visit to Purdis Heath SSSI since the Megabash. Pleased to see/record a number of Silver-studded Blues & a lone purple hairstreak (📷 photo click here)	Purdis Heath SSSI		Mark Brewster
17 Jun	Two White Admiral Bonny wood this afternoon also 20 Speckled wood 3 meadow Brown	Bonny wood		Nathaniel Cant
17 Jun	First ringlet fresh hatched today in the garden meadow in Thurston (📷 photo click here) . 30+ meadow brown, 4 x common blue, 2 x brown argus, and about 100 x peacock caterpillars.	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
17 Jun	Saw approximately 20 Silver-studded Blues at Dunwich Heath.	Dunwich Heath		Jonathan Dickie
16 Jun	A few butterflies from Hollesley Marshes RSPB and Upper Hollesley Common, Silver-studded Blue, Small Heath, Meadow Brown and Large Skipper	RSPB Hollesley Marshes		David Carter
16 Jun	177 Meadow Brown, 37 Large Skipper, 4 Red Admiral, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Holy Blue, 1 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Large White, 200 Peacock Caterpillars	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 50892	Robert Quadling
16 Jun	Lovely morning spent with the Silver-studded Blues at Purdis Heath. c25 seen including this female (📷 photo click here) . All thanks to amazing conservation work by Suffolk Butterfly Conservation	Purdis Heath		Kevin Ling
16 Jun	3 small heath, 4 Common blue, 8 Meadow Brown, 1 speckled wood, this morning North East side of Haverhill, Suffolk	Haverhill		Duncan FletcherBrown
16 Jun	Quick stroll on the Icknield Way by Thetford Heath; plenty of Meadow Browns and Common Blues with a few Speckled Woods, Ringlets, a Small Heath and a Silver Y moth.	Thetford Heath		Mr H
16 Jun	Purple Hairstreak (📷 photo click here) on the Suffolk side this morning, my earliest ever & Suffolk’s first in 2018. . Also a Ringlet at Thelnetham Fen.	Redgrave & Lopham Fen		David Walsh
15 Jun	Today along the sea wall at Boyton marshes were:- 1 Painted Lady, 8 Meadow Browns, 6 Small Heaths, 2 Common Blues, 1 Small/Essex Skipper and a colony of Peacock caterpillars. .	Boyton marshes	TM 3947	Bob Turner.
15 Jun	At Blaxhall Common about 200 Silver Studded Blues. Mostly males but a few mating pairs also. 2 Small Heaths.	Blaxhall Common	TM 3856.	Bob Turner.
15 Jun	Westleton Heath - Silver-studded Blues 20+ Male 3+ Meadow Brown Westleton Common - Silver-studded Blues 100+ Male 2 female (including 20+ roosting on one carex sp.) 10+ Small Heath	Westleton		Sean Minns
15 Jun	5+ Small Heath 2 Meadow Brown	N Warren -		Sean Minns
15 Jun	Hornet Moth found on a Willow at Thetford today (📷 photo click here)	Thetford		Scott Mayson
15 Jun	Hedge next to track: Meadow Brown. First sighting this year Small Skippet	Somerleyton	TM4897	Sue Cox
15 Jun	Small area of woodland: Speckled Wood. First I've seen here this year. Somerleyton Brick Kilns: 3 Meadow Browns	Somerleyton	TM4797	Sue Cox
15 Jun	There were Silver-studded Blues 100+ ( mainly m but several f) on the Common today plus Small Heath 6 and Meadow Brown 1	Westleton Common		David and Lilian Pitt
14 Jun	My first Male Small Skipper of the year (📷 photo click here) . Also 2 Common Blue and 6 Meadow Brown.	Murray Park, Ipswich	TM 184 431	Matt Garnham
14 Jun	Small Tortoiseshell 3, 1 in garden and 2 released from carport although the chrysalis I am watching still has a few days to go	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
14 Jun	Windier and cloudier we walked in Kenton Hills near Sizewell, some single Speckled Woods and then, at the top of the hill above the path 9 Speckled Woods twirling together in as many as 5 and then apart and in pairs, we watched in delight for ages. 13 in all plus a Green-veined White	Kenton Hills	TM458640	Geraldine Smith
14 Jun	I encountered a small heath butterfly at pipers vale in Ipswich.	pipers vale		Daniel Cable-Davey
13 Jun	Somerleyton Station platform flowerbeds My first Small Skipper sighting this year	Somerleyton	TM4797	Sue Cox
13 Jun	I encountered my very first Ringlet butterfly of the year	braziers meadow		Daniel Cable-Davey
13 Jun	I walked on the footpath around the field edge: 2 single male Meadow Browns in the sunshine	Framlingham	TM2863	Geraldine Smith
13 Jun	Highlight of today’s local walk in & around Belstead Brook Park was finding 30 Bee Orchids in a dry area by the A14. Ringlet was my 17th local butterfly of 2018, Common Blue, Damselfly/Black-tailed Skimmer the 9th/10th dragonflies. A fine Large Skipper was v obliging (📷 photo click here)	Belstead Brook Park		David Walsh
13 Jun	Common Blue 10 in the planting by the sea wall alongside the childrens' playground near Manor Terrace	Felixstowe	TM292328	Richard Perryman
13 Jun	1 June - 1 holly blue 2 June - 1 holly blue, 1 female brimstone, 1 speckled wood, 1 small white 3 June - 1 large white, 1 speckled wood, 1 holly blue 8 June - 1 holly blue 10 June - 1 holly blue 11 June - 1 holly blue 13 June - 1 holly blue		IP3 9LB	Karen Child
13 Jun	Small Tortoiseshell 1, Speckled Wood 3, Small White 1, Large Skipper 1, Common Blue 14, Meadow Brown 19, Ringlet 1	Belstead Brook Park/Wherstead	TM1440	David Walsh
12 Jun	my first Small Skipper butterfly Ravenswood Ipswich	braziers meadow		Daniel Cable-Davey
12 Jun	My first Meadow Brown & a Small Heath.	Baylham	TM099513	Paul Gilson
12 Jun	I didn’t count them, but I would guess around 100 Peacock caterpillars on a patch of nettles (📷 photos click here)	Rushmere Heath		Gemma Irwin
11 Jun	White Admiral (📷 photo click here)	RSPB Flatford Mill		Julia Smith
11 Jun	55 Small Heath, 12 Common Blue, 5 Meadow Brown, 2 Small White, also on the south end of the Icky Ridge 3 Green Hairstreak, 1 Speckled Wood opposite the Customs House	Landguard Butts	TM2832	Will Brame
11 Jun	Somerleyton station platform flowerbeds 1 Wall Brown, 1 Large Skipper male, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Painted Ladies, 1 Large White male	Somerleyton station	TM4796	Sue Cox
11 Jun	2 new firsts of the year for my garden: Painted Lady and Brown Argus	Flixton	TM511961	Richard Martin
11 Jun	Late Green Hairstreak news, single sighting	Gunton Meadow		James Wright
10 Jun	Late Green Hairstreak news, single sighting	Gunton Warren		James Wright
10 Jun	Nice butterfly walk around Trimley villages this afternoon. Not many species but some nice counts: 50+ Holly Blue, 6 Painted Lady, 8 Red Admiral + 12 Black-tailed Skimmers.	Trimley	TM2836	Bill Stone - Suffolk Butterfly Recorder
10 Jun	Silver-studded Blue Purdis Heath, Ipswich today. (📷 photo click here) If going please stick to the main tracks as there is a schedule 1 species breeding there	Purdis Heath	TM2142	Steve Babbs
10 Jun	The bird’s-foot trefoil is doing very well this year in the cemetery at Bury St Edmunds, so I took advantage of the sunshine 10 June, to find at least 4 male Common Blues, and saw my first Meadow Browns too. .	Bury St Edmunds	TL8463	Rob Parker
10 Jun	A cool early morning walk in Belstead today still yielded a couple of gems. Common Blue, Orange-underwing	Belstead	TM1342	Kev Ling
10 Jun	3 Painted Lady, 6 Green Hairstreak, 52 Small Heath, 1 Speckled Wood, 6 Small White, 1 Large White, 1 Small Copper, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Large Skipper, 24 Common Blue, 5 Holly Blue	Landguard	TM2831	Will Brame
9 Jun	27 Large Skipper, 16 Meadow Brown, 8 Red Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Peacock, 1 Painted Lady , 1 Wall Brown ( Male) (📷 photo click here of Red Admiral ab. bialbata- white spot in red band on forewing )	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
9 Jun	Our first Large Skipper in Suffolk this year - White Horse Marsh near . Also Nemophora moths (I think). (📷 photos click here)	Cattawade	TM0933	Alex Rafinski
9 Jun	I confess I didn’t really count them but would guess at least 50 Silver-studded Blues south of the road at Blaxhall Heath in a relatively small area, including this mating pair (📷 photo click here)	Blaxhall Heath	TM3856	Liz Cutting
8 Jun	Somerleyton Station Platform flowerbeds two Painted Ladies on Bowles Mauve.	Somerleyton Station	TM4796	Sue Cox
8 Jun	First Meadow Brown of the year	Belstead Meadows	TM129419	Jo Ling
8 Jun	Returned home from work to find two Painted Lady and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth in the garden. Nice end to a busy week!	Trimley	TM2836	Bill Stone - Suffolk Butterfly Recorder
8 Jun	Found 8 scattered Silver-studded Blues, 1 Common Blue, 2 Small Heaths plus a Cinnabar moth and, a first for me, a Clouded Buff Moth. (📷 photos click here)	Westleton Heath	TM465700	Geraldine Smith
7 Jun	Somerleyton Station Platform flowerbeds - Painted Lady. First sighting of year. On Bowles Mauve Wallflowers. Nectaring for at least 20 minutes	Somerleyton Station	TM4796	Sue Cox
7 Jun	1 Painted Lady, 15 Common Blue, 3 Holly Blue.	Felixstowe Ferry	TM3237	Will Brame
7 Jun	2 Painted Lady, 7 Common Blue, 4 Small White	Kingsfleet	TM3138	Will Brame
7 Jun	About 20 Silver-studded Blues north of road and one on south side today, all males. Also one Small Copper and 2 Small Heaths.	Blaxhall heath	TM3856	Bob Turner
6 Jun	1 Painted Lady, 32 Small Heath, 45 Common Blue, Small White 9, Large White 3, Cinnabar Moth 2, Mother Shipton 1,	Landguard Butts	TM2832	Will Brame
6 Jun	Today (10am) I walked the whole line from station to the wooded middle area and up the hill on what was once the track bed, a distance of about 1 kilometre. 2 Large Skippers, 2 Orange Tips, a Common Blue and 2 Speckled Woods. Not many but pleasing to see nevertheless especially as there were 9 Bee Orchids along my way!	Brockford railway line	TM129659	Geraldine Smith
6 Jun	My first specked wood of the year	Oulton Maeshes	TM509936	Richard Martin
6 Jun	Small Heath 8, Small Copper 1, Brown Argus 6, Common Blue (f) 2, Speckled Wood 2, Red Admiral 1 plus Cinnabar 8 and Silver Y Moth 3.	Minsmere	TM4666	David and Lilian Pitt
6 Jun	Saw Silver-studded Blues 30+ including a pair mating (📷 photo click here)! Also Small Heath 8.	Westleton Common	TM4468	David and Lilian Pitt
6 Jun	First sighting of the year - Silver-studded Blue today	Lower Hollesley Common	TM363466	Jon Levine
	Large Skipper – 1 on June 5th (my first of the year) Small Copper – 1 on June 5th (my only local sighting so far this year) Meadow Brown – 4 on June 6th (my first of the year) Common Blue – 7 - on June 6th (my first of the year) Brown Argus – 1 on June 6th (only my second ever local sighting) Brimstone – 1 on June 6th (a relatively late record?) Moths – both Mother Shipton and Cinnabar seen on June 6th	Belstead	TM1440	David Walsh
5 Jun	Orange Tip 1 male	Bredfield		Sean MInns
5 Jun	Encountered today my first meadow brown butterfly of the year. Over the last two weeks I have encountered ten male common blue butterflies, two large skippers, ten brown argos, three small coppers, twenty holly blues, ten small whites and twenty both male and female brimstones. Private land near the Orwell park.	near the Orwell park	TM1840	Daniel Cable-Davey
5 Jun	Just finished a quick stroll in Kiln Meadow, Belstead Brook Park. Once the sun came through it produced my first Large Skipper of the year as well as my first local Small Copper and Emperor Dragonfly	Kiln Meadow	TM1441	David Walsh
3 Jun	Small Heath 6, Small Copper 1, Holly Blue 2, White sp. 2, Painted Lady 1	Landguard -	TM2831	SEan MInns
3 Jun	Small White, Brown Argus, Common Blue 4 males, Small Heath 2, Meadow Brown 2.	Botesdale	TM0475	Martin Peers
3 Jun	Small White 2, Green-veined White, Brown Argus 2, Common Blue 4 males, Small Heath 4, Speckled Wood 3.	Botesdale	TM0575	Martin Peers
3 Jun	Common Blue	Brackenbury Cliff	TM3188935462	Mark Nowers
3 Jun	During my walk at East Lane, Bawdsey today, 3 June, I spotted 12 male common blues, 2 female common blues, (📷 photo click here) 2 small heaths and 3 white butterflies.	East Lane	TM3540	Robert Brown
3 Jun	8 Brown Argus, 7 Wall Brown ( 4 Male / 3 Female ) 6 Common Blue, 5 Holly Blue, 4 Red Admiral, 3 Large White, 2 Peacock, 2 Small White, 1 Orange Tip, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Meadow Brown	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
3 Jun	Common Blue are on the wing. 4 seen	Belstead Meadows	TM132414	Kev Ling
3 Jun	First Large Skipper of the year +1 Brimstone	Bourne Park	TM1514190	Kev Ling
3 Jun	First two Meadow Browns (📷 photo click here) in the garden today joining large skipper x 2, brown argus x 3, common blue x 3.	Thurston	TL9264	Trevor Goodfellow
3 Jun	This morning; 19 Common Blue, 6 Speckled Wood, 1 male Orange Tip, 2 Large White, 1 Dingy Skipper (📷 photo click here) This must be the year's most unusual sighting, somebody must be carrying out an unauthorised release. The nearest colony is in Theford Forest and they cannot fly that far.	Pipers Vale	TM1741	Richard Wall
2 Jun	36 Common Blue (at least), 24 Small Heath (at least), 10 Small White, 5 Green Veined White, 3 Large White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Painted Lady (📷 photo click here)	Landguard	TM2831	Richard Wall
2 Jun	We were surprised to see a Swallowtail butterfly in our garden yesterday, 2nd June 2018. We have seen them in the past on various occasions whilst on holiday in Portugal but never back home. Thought you might be interested. *Migrant a possibility but probably captive bred.*	N Ipswich	TM1646	Roger Day
2 Jun	One male Brimstone and one Holly Blue in our Kesgrave garden today	Kesgrave	TM230452	Jenny & Gary Plank
2 Jun	Nice to see my first Suffolk “golden skipper” of the year today in the form of Large Skipper at Levington Creek. Also Painted Lady.	Levington Creek	TM2338	Bill Stone
2 Jun	First large skipper in the garden today (📷 photo click here)	Thurston	TL9464	Trevor Goodfellow
1 Jun	Six-spot burnet cocoon. (📷 photo click here)	Thurston	TL9264	Trevor Goodfellow
1 Jun	Micro moth Commophila aeneana x 6 (📷 photo click here) and brown argus, common blue, speckled wood, mother Shipton, burnet companion, silver Y, straw dot, small and large white.	swt blackbourn valley	TL9464	Trevor Goodfellow
1 Jun	My first painted lady of the year (off Church Walk, Onehouse	Onehouse	TM0259	Mark Brewster
1 Jun	Painted Lady	Stutton	TM149335	Mark Nowers
1 Jun	Skylark/Wildflower Field at East End (East Bergholt) this morning in warm but overcast conditions: 7 Small Heaths, 5 Common Blues, 1 Painted Lady, 7 Burnet Companions, 2 Mother Shiptons, 1 Silver Y, 2 Latticed Heaths.	East Bergholt	TM0934	Liz Cutting


May	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 20
31 May	From last years posting:on 29th May. "The Buddleia alternifolia worked its magic again and was rarely without an attendant: Red Admiral, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell or Painted lady (with 3PL at one time)" This year on 31 May it is in full flower but unattended. All we had in the garden were two Brimstones and a small white. In the fields there were 2 Common blues and an Brown Argos.	Theberton	TM4356	Andrew Leng
31 May	2 female Yellow-legged Clearwing observed on and around a rotting oak stump, possibly ovipositing. (📷 photos click here)	Pipers Vale LNR	TM1741	Sam Chamberlin, Ipswich Borough Council Ranger
31 May	Several speckled wood at cavenham Heath this morning	Cavenham Heath	TL7672	barry woodhouse
	17 May - IP5 1WE 1 holly blue, 1 large white, 1 small white 18 May - 1 holly blue 19 May - 1 holly blue, 1 large white 20 May - 2 large white, 1 holly blue 20 May - Landseer Park IP3 3 brimstone, 2 large white, 2 small white, 2 holly blue, 1 orange tip, 1 speckled wood, 1 green veined white 22 May - 1 large white, 1 holly blue 23 May - 1 holly blue 24 May - 1 holly blue 26 May - 2 holly blue 1 large white, 1 speckled wood, 1 small white 27 May - 1 holly blue 28 May - 1 holly blue, cinnabar moth, 1 large white, 1 small white, 2 orange tip 29 May - 1 holly blue		IP3 9LB	Karen Child
31 May	3 Walls seen flying around the churchyard	All Saints Church, Sudbourne		Debbie Broom
30 May	3 Walls seen flying around the churchyard	All Saints Church, Sudbourne		Debbie Broom
29 May	This Painted Lady, (📷 photo click here), was sheltering from the wind in our garden in Stowmarket	Stowmarket	TM038584	Margie & David Carter
29 May	28 Holly Blue 14 Speckled Wood 17 Small White 1 Common Blue	Peewit Hill	TM2834	Will Brame
29 May	4 Speckled Wood 3 Large White	Loompit	TM2537	Will Brame
29 May	5 Common Blue 1 Brown Argus	Levington Marina	TM2438	Will Brame
28 May	Brimstone, Green-veined White, Holly Blue. Also Alabonia Geoffrella a micromoth you can really appreciate only in a photo (📷 photo click here)	RSPB Wolves Wood	TM0543	Richard Perryman
28 May	Common Blue 85, Green Hairstreak 1, Holly Blue 5, Small Heath 19, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood 1, Small White, Large White, and Green-veined White, Brown Argus 2	Landguard	TM2831	Will Brame
28 May	2 painted lady, 1 speckled wood, 1 Red admiral at Thorpeness ocp this morning.	Thorpeness	TM4659	Scott Mayson
28 May	Very good numbers of Holly Blue butterflies around the Felixstowe Seafront Gardens today, mostly settling on the Euonymus shrubs...and some egg-laying on the flower buds (📷 photos click here)	Felixstowe Seafront Gardens	TM3034	Charles Cuthbert
28 May	Mating pair of Wall Browns at Carlton Marshes SWT (📷 photo click here)	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM507922	Ed Hutchings
28 May	On the Stour Valley Path this afternoon near to Dazeley's Lane a solitary Small Heath and Peacock.	Stour Valley Path	TM090334	Paul Gilson
28 May	North Cove / Castle Marsh : 1 Wall Brown just left of where path joins river	North Cove / Castle Marsh	TM4791	Chris Mutimer
28 May	Seen a few Small Copper today (📷 photo click here)	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM507922	Robert Quadling
28 May	Saw a pair of Walls mating (📷 photo click here) in Somerleyton Churchyard! Saw 4 Walls in total plus 2 Small Copper, I Red Admiral and 2 Large and 2 Small White. Also saw 2 Walls at Somerleyton Station. (📷 photo click here)	Somerleyton	TM4896	David and Lilian Pitt
27 May	I saw 2 Small coppers, large white and Broad-bordered bee hawk moth. While looking at Military Orchids.	Rex Graham Reserve	TL 737 746	Matt Garnham
27 May	I saw Large White, Small White and a female Large Skipper (📷 photo click here)	Mildenhall Woods	TL 735 743	Matt Garnham
27 May	2 Wall Browns seen North end of Cove Dam Track Just west of North Cove Reserve TM 466910 and 2 Wall Browns along river wall path between Cove Staithe and Six Mile Corner TM 468912	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM4691	Peter Norfolk
27 May	While walking through Spouse's Vale NR this morning, I saw the following butterflies: Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip male, Brown Argus 2, Common Blue male, Small Heath 3, Speckled Wood 3.	Spouse's Vale NR	939358	Martin Peers
27 May	I also saw a Small Heath near Bures	Bures	915335	Martin Peers
27 May	This afternoon, in the Sudbury green cemetery, I saw a Large White, 2 male Common Blues and 2 Red Admirals.	Sudbury	TL8841	Martin Peers
27 May	Green Hairstreak, (📷 photo click here)	SWT Gunton Warren	TM5495	Robert Quadling
27 May	Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Common Blue, (📷 photos click here)	Corton Woods	TM5496	Robert Quadling
27 May	4 Wall Brown	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM507922
27 May	At least four Wall butterflies along Angles Way at Camps Heath Marshes this afternoon.	Camps Heath Marshes	TM5094	Andrew Easton
27 May	Wall Brown today at 1200 Waddling Lane	Flixton	TM502960	Richard Martin
26 May	Grabbed an hour at @suffolkwildlife Black Bourn Valley this afternoon. Dragonflies and damselflies; yellowhammers; and brimstone, peacock, speckled wood, orange tip and this green-veined white on ox-eye daisies (📷 photo click here)	Black Bourn Valley	Tl9369	Mark Brewster
26 May	2 Red Admirals, migrants ?, this morning	Landguard	TM2831	Will Brame
26 May	11 Peacock, 10 Wall Brown ( 3 Female and 7 Male), 9 Large White, 7 Green-veined White, 4 Holly Blue, 4 Red Admiral, 4 Small White, 1 Brimstone (Female) 1 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood. (📷 photo click here)	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
26 May	8 Wall butterflies at Carlton Marshes this morning (4 along river wall and 4 along Whitecast Marsh wall) (📷 photo click here) . Also finally a Norfolk Hawker on the wing	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM507922	Andrew Easton
26 May	Red Admiral looking freshly emerged on Bowles Mauve	SW Ipswich	TM1342	Richard Perryman
26 May	At least 5 Green Hairstreak in bushes outside East Hide at Minsmere at 2pm today @	RSPB Minsmere	TM4666	Alex Rafinski
25 May	Peewit Hill still 16 Holly Blues 3 Speckled Woods + Large and Small Whites in warm but dull conditions	Peewit Hill	TM2834	Will Brame
25 May	8 Wall Brown butterflies seen at Carlton marshes this afternoon while the sun was out, (📷 photos click here)	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM507922	Gavin Durrant
24 May	4 large whites 2 small whites 3 holy blues 3 peacocks 3 Walls 2 small tortoise shells seen between 11am and 1.30 pm	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM507922	Stephem Scogings
24 May	Went looking for Dingy Skippers at Center Parcs Elveden today. We found 2 on the opposite mound to where they used to be found. The first for at least 3 years.	Center Parcs Elveden	TL8080	Graham Hersey
24 May	6 more sightings of Wall Brown Butterflies today around the site please let us know when and where you see these on the reserve (📷 photo click here)	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM507922	SWT Broads Warden
23 May	Green Hairstreak still showing well at Martlesham Common Nature Reserve today	Martlesham	TM247461	Kevin Ling
23 May	'Black hole' - Thrilled to find 2 pairs of Spotted Flycatchers (1 Great Waldingfield, 1 Edwardstone) whilst looking for butterflies in tetrad TL9242. My first Common Blue of 2018, also Brimstone, Large, Small and Green-veined Whites, Orange Tip, Holly Blue & Peacock (+ Common Blue Damselflies).	Great Waldingfield	TL9242	David Walsh
23 May	'Black hole' - My second black hole tetrad of the day was TL9240. Very few butterflies seen, but eventually found Large and Small Whites, Orange Tip and Holly Blue. Also Azure and Large Red Damselflies	Newton	TL9240	David Walsh
23 May	Suffolk Branch Butterfly Conservation Event - Super day in the Suffolk Brecks surveying for Dingy Skipper. Total of 75 seen in eastern area of Kings Forest. Good numbers of pristine Common Blue and Brown Argus seen too along with 12 other Sp.	Kings Forest		Bill Stone - Suffolk Butterfly Recorder
22 May	In garden 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Brimstone, Orange Tips, 1 Large White, Holly Blues, In field 1 Brown Argus.	Theberton	TM4365	Andrew Leng
22 May	Found two Brown Argus close to Belstead Brook Park today, in the dry area south of the railway near Chapman's Grove. My first ever sightings of this species when walking from home. Thanks to Kev Ling for the info. Very few other butterflies on the wing	Belstead Brook Park	TM150409 and TM152410	David Walsh
22 May	2 Wall Brown at Carlton Marshes this morning	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM507922	Richard Martin
22 May	Large White 2, Small White 50+, Green-veined White 8, Orange Tip 5 (1 female), Brown Argus 1, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Heath 1.	WALDINGFIELD AIRFIELD	TL890434	Martin Peers
22 May	Small White, Green-veined White 2, Orange Tip 2, Brown Argus 8, Common Blue 3 males, Holly Blue male, Small Heath 4.	HENNEY FIELD, SUDBURY	TL887425	Martin Peers
22 May	1 Wall Brown sighting	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Chris Mutimer via Robert Quadling
21 May	In a 10 minute stroll along part of the river wall at Carlton Marshes at around 10.30 on May 21st as it started to get warm a Wall was basking in the sunshine (📷 photo click here). The only other butterflies seen were 4 Peacocks and a Green-veined White.	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Bill Plumb
21 May	Wall seen just now 4:32 pm	Waddling Lane Somerleyton	TM484966	Richard Martin
20 May	Visited Black Bourne Nature Reserve after reading feature in latest magazine. Seven species of butterfly recorded: brimstone, large white, comma, peacock, orange tip, red admiral & speckled wood	SWT Blackbourne	TL9268	Mark Brewster
20 May	'Black hole' - Visited tetrad TM2886 (Homersfield) on the way home from Strumpshaw, and found Large, Small & Green-veined Whites, Orange Tip, Red Admiral, Peacock & Comma. Also 7 species of dragonfly inc my 1st Black-tailed Skimmer of 2018 and, best of all, a purring Turtle Dove!	Homersfield	TM2886	David Walsh
20 May	During my walk round Newbourne Springs and a field close by I spotted: 1 x red admiral, 2 peacocks, small tortoiseshell, 5 holly blues, 6 small coppers, 8 brown argus, including a mating pair (📷 photo click here), 8 male orange tips, 10 whites, 2 common blues and 6 speckled woods.	Newbourne Springs	TM2642	Robert Brown
20 May	Cracking day in Suffolk surveying MOD land for butterflies. Fifteen species recorded including my first Common Blue and Brown Argus. Target species was Dingy Skipper and this was found in healthy numbers	King's Forest		Bill Stone
19 May	Large White; Green-veined White 2; Holly Blue 6; Red Admiral; Speckled Wood	SUDBURY GREEN CEMETERY	TL8841	Martin Peers
19 May	A trip to North Warren to get these wonderful Green Hairstreaks (📷 photo click here)	North Warren	TM4458	Gavin Durrant
19 May	Caught up with Green Hairstreak, Hairy Dragonfly and B.B. Chaser at #BelsteadBrookPark today. Plus the Cettis was still singing. Well behaved OrangeTip (📷 photo click here) was my highlight though	Belstead Brook Park	TM1341	Ian
19 May	During my afternoon walk round Landguard, Felixstowe on 19 May 2018, I spotted approximately 12 whites, 5 green hairstreaks, common blue , small copper, brown argus (📷 photos click here) and a specked wood.	Landguard	TM2831	Robert Brown
19 May	Orange-tip m2 f1, Small Tortoiseshell 1	Belstead Meadows	TM1241	Richard Perryman
19 May	Today at North Warren 4 Green Hairstreaks, 1 Small Heath, 4 Small Coppers, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Speckled Woods, 2 Orange Tips, 3 Peacocks and several Green veined Whites.	North Warren	TM4559	Bob Turner and George Brown
19 May	At Snape Warren 7 Small Heaths and at least 10 Green Hairstreaks, all but 1 on Elder. I have not seen Green Hairstreaks here for years, possibly because I have not searched Elder before	Snape Warren	TM 4057	Bob Turner and George Brown
19 May	6 Holly Blues, 3 Green Hairstreak, 2 Small Coppers, 3 Large White, 7 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Small Heath, 2 Azure Damselfly, 3 Large Red Damselfly	Landguard	TM2831	Will Brame
19 May	Busy day in the Suffolk Brecks searching for Dingy Skipper. Pleasing to find Dingy Skipper in new areas along eastern edge of Kings Forest. Lots of pristine Small Heath and Small Copper too.	Kings Forest	TL8474	Bill Stone
19 May	20 Peacock, 10 Green-veined White, 4 Red Admiral, 3 Orange Tip, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Large White, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood.	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Robert Quadling
19 May	First Brown Argus of the year and first time sighting in this area	Chapman' Grove, Ipswich	TM150410	Kev Ling
18 May	Brimstone male + female; Large White; Small White; Green-veined White 10+; Orange Tip male + female; Peacock 6; Small Tortoiseshell	LAKENHEATH RSPB		Martin Peers
17 May	An hour spent along Chalk Lane, Kings Forest on Thursday afternoon produced 1 Dingy Skipper, (photo click here), 1 Green Hairstreak, 3 Small Heath, 1 Small Copper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Speckled Wood, Peacock and several Orange Tips.	Chalk Lane, Kings Forest	TL8275	Margie & David Carter
17 May	Brimstone 8, Small White 1, Green-veined White 1, Orange-tip m10 f1, Green Hairstreak 1, Small Copper 1, Holly Blue 2, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 2	Alton Water	TM1436	Richard Perryman
17 May	Small Copper observed nectaring on meadow buttercup (photo click here) . Brimstone, Peacock, Orange-tip, Brown Argus, Large and Small White, Holly Blue also noted on site. Dragonflies seen today include Hairy and Four-spotted Chaser.	Chantry Park County Wildlife Site	TM1343	Sam Chamberlin Ipswich Borough Council Ranger
17 May	Brown Argus today in Clopton (photo click here)	Clopton	TM232539	David Basham
15 May	3 Green Hairstreaks	Walberswick	TM648735275082	Barry Shaw
15 May	Small Copper	Walberswick	TM648213275410	Barry Shaw
15 May	A few minutes spent by Southwold sewage works on May 15th produced singles of Green Hairstreak and Large White, 5 Green-veined White, 6 Orange Tip, 2 Brimstone, 6 Speckled Wood, 5 Holly Blue and 2 Red Admirals. (photo click here)	Southwold sewage works	TM499765	Bill Plumb
15 May	4 Green Hairstreaks and several Orange Tips at Westleton Heath.	Westleton Heath.	TM4468	Bill Plumb
15 May	Brimstone 1, Green-veined White 1, Orange-tip m3 f1, Holly Blue 5	Kyson Point	TM2646	Richard Perryman
	8 May - 1 Holly Blue,1 Small White, 1 Large White, 1 Speckled Wood 9 May - 1 Small White, 1 Holly Blue 10 May - 2 Holly Blue 11 May - 1 Small White 12 May - 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Orange Tip 15 May - 1 Small White, 1 Large White, 2 Holly Blue	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
15 May	4 Small Heath , (photo click here), on Whin Hill at Minsmere today and at least 5 Green Hairstreak near the East Hide.	RSPB Minsmere	TM4666	Margie & David Carter
15 May	Common Blue (my first of the year)	Hengrave	TL8268	Rob Parker
15 May	Small Heath	Landguard	TM2831	Will Brame
15 May	Red Admiral	Lowestoft	TM5225391428	Antony Wren
15 May	Small Copper, Small Heath, Orange tip, Small and Large White, Green veined White, and one Dingy Skipper. (photo click here) Small whites and orange tips mating.	Chalk Lane, King's Forest	TL832753	Trevor Goodfellow
15 May	Having spent the morning at Devil's Dyke for Dingy Skipper and Green Hairstreak, I decided that today would be a good day to visit Shawlands and I wasn't disappointed: Brimstone 3 (2m), Large White, Small White, Green-veined White 5, Orange Tip 5 (4males), Holly Blue 2 (males), Peacock, Speckled Wood.	Great Cornard	TL889413	Martin Peers
12 May	25 Peacock, 17 Small Tortoiseshell, 13 Green-veined White, 8 Orange Tip, 5 Holly Blue, 4 Speckled Wood, 4 Small White, 2 Large White	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM 508920	Robert Quadling
11 May	2 Green Hairstreaks observed in flight maintaining territories. (photo click here)	Pipers Vale LNR	TM1741	Sam Chamberlin, Ipswich Borough Council Ranger
11 May	2 Green Hairstreaks, 1 Holly Blue, 15 Green-veined White, 1 Large White, 1 Orange Tip	Felixstowe Ferry	TM3236	Will Brame
10 May	1 Wall Brown (photo click here)	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM4945492963	Matt Gooch
9 May	I was pleased to find this Painted Lady butterfly - my first of the year - at RSPB North Warren today but when resting on the ground with wings closed it almost completely vanished! (photo click here) Small Copper and Speckled Wood butterflies also out today at RSPB North Warren, Suffolk, including these two - friends or rivals? (photo click here)	RSPB North Warren	TM4458	Charles Cuthbert
9 May	Green Hairstreak, Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell (2), and worn Painted Lady. (photo click here)	Brakey Wood	TM1876	Bill Plumb
9 May	1 Holly Blue at 10.05am and 1 Small White, 2 Large White, 3 (male) Orange Tip, between 12.30pm -1pm	Ellough Industrail Estate, Beccles	TM4488	Robert Quadling
9 May	My first comma of the year	Flixton	TM511961	Richard Martin
9 May	Photographed first holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) of 2018 at Kiln Meadow, Ipswich this morning (photo click here). Peacock, brimstone and speckled wood also seen	Kiln Meadow	TM1441	Mark Brewster
9 May	34 Green-veined White, 5 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Small Copper, 1 Orange tip, 3 Large White. 3+ Latticed Heath. 10+ Large red Damselfly. 4 Whimbrel 14 "tundrae" Ringed Plovers 9 Dunlin 2 Little Egret 4 Hobby 16 Buzzards 7 Yellow Wagtails 4 Marsh Harriers 1 Sparrow Hawk	Felixstowe ferry	TM3236	Will Brame
9 May	Full list of species seen in the tetrad : Dingy Skipper, just 1 seen along ride 204 c250m east of the Archery office, Brimstone, Large, Small and Green-veined Whites, Orange Tip, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper, Holly Blue, Painted Lady, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Small Heath. Total 13 species	King’s Forest	TL8272	David Walsh
9 May	We briefly visited tetrad near Griffin’s Covert and saw Brimstone, Large White, Orange Tip, Peacock, Speckled Wood	King’s Forest	TL8472	David Walsh
9 May	Along Chalk Lane tetrad we noted Brimstone, Large and Green-veined Whites, Orange Tip, Green Hairstreak, Small Copper, Holly Blue, Peacock, Speckled Wood	King’s Forest	TL8274	David Walsh
9 May	Small Coppers – 2 seen: TL830733 (west of Wordwell track) and TL829751 (Chalk Lane)	King’s Forest	TL8373 TL8275	David Walsh
9 May	Small Heath – 1, along ride 204 at intersection with ride 211,	King’s Forest	TL836734	David Walsh
9 May	Painted Lady – 1 along the Wordwell ride	King’s Forest	TL833730	David Walsh
8 May	'Black hole' - Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Peacock (also Large Red and Azure Damselflies)	Hadleigh/Aldham	TM 0244	David Walsh
8 May	Green-veined White, Orange Tip	Kersey/Hadleigh	TM 0044	David Walsh
8 May	'Black hole' Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Holly Blue, Peacock, Speckled Wood (plus 3 singing Nightingales, one in TM0040, two in TM0140)	Layham	TM 0040	David Walsh
8 May	Green-veined White, Orange Tip	Layham	TM0038	David Walsh
8 May	Brimstone, Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip	Boxford	TM9638	David Walsh
8 May	'Black hole' Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Boxford	TM9438	David Walsh
8 May	More Green Hairstreak sightings. This time at Martlesham Common. So close they were taken on my mobile phone (photo click here)	Martlesham Common	TM2446	Kev Ling
8 May	A brief lunchtime walk produced 3 Green Hairstreaks, 1 Small Copper (first of the year), 1 Brimstone, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Large White, 1 Green Veined White, 1 Peacock.	Martlesham Common Nature Reserve	TM247461	Kev Ling
8 May	Our first ever Commas (2) in the garden today plus two Holly Blues.	Kesgrave	TM230452	Jenny Plank
7 May	female Brimstone in my Ipswich garden inspecting and appearing to lay eggs on an alder buckthorn planted last autumn; a result! Also a female Orange Tip appearing to lay eggs on Honesty (photo click here)	Ipswich		Bill Plumb
7 May	3 Green Hairstreaks	Purdis Heath	TM2142	Steve Babbs
7 May	First Small Copper of the year (Lycaena phlaeas) at Cavenham Heath today. Also saw a Brimstone, several Orange-tips, and a Holly Blue close to the river	Cavenham Heath	TL7669	Mark Brewster
7 May	Suffolk Branch Butterfly Conservation Event - Enjoyed the Green Hairstreaks and other butterflies at todays event at Spring Wood (photo click here) Click here for a selection of photos from the event taken by and copyright of Paul Harrison	Spring Wood, Ipswich	TM1441	Kev Ling
7 May	Nice day out helping BC Suffolk in Ipswich. First Green Hairstreak of the year and a Whitethroat too! Green-veined White & Speckled Wood (photo click here)	Spring Wood, Ipswich	TM1441	Mr H
7 May	Lovely evening walk around Oulton Marshes good evening for butterfly counted 62 Small Tortoiseshell,, 24 Peacock, 3 Speckled Wood, 2 Green-veined White & 1 Comma	Oulton Marshes	TM5092	Lindsey - B.O.B
7 May	A few Orange-tips around my Woodbridge garden this afternoon along with many Holly Blues	Woodbridge	TM2648	Eddie Bathgate
7 May	Chalk lane north stow. Up to twenty Green Hairstreaks (photo click here) , large white, small white, green-veined white, speckled wood, orange tip, peacock, comma, brimstone and one small copper. No sign of dingies.	Chalk lane north stow	TL8275	Trevor Goodfellow
7 May	A still and clear morning, as it warmed Green Hairstreak and Holly Blue Butterflies were seen on the Lilac near the Observatory	Landguard Observatory	TM2831
7 May	Very worn Painted Lady	Upper Hollesley Common	TM3347	Steve Babbs
	1 May - 1 Small White 3 May - 1 small White, 1 Holly Blue 4 May - 2 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Speckled Wood 5 May - 1 Holly Blue, 3 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood 6 May - 1 Small White, 1 Orange tip, 1 Large White 7 May - 4 Large White, 1 Holly Blue	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
6 May	Large White, Orange Tip, Peacock (not a black hole, but I passed through this one so noted what I saw)	Stoke Ash	TM1270	David Walsh
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6 May	'Black hole' -(best site Eye Cemetery) Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Holly Blue	Braiseworth/Eye	TM1272	David Walsh
6 May	'Black hole' -Large White, Small White, Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Speckled Wood	Eye/Hoxne	TM1674	David Walsh
6 May	'Black hole' -(best site close to the River Dove) Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Holly Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock (also 10+ Large Red Damseflies)	Brome & Oakley/Hoxne	TM1676	David Walsh
6 May	'Black hole' -(alongside River Waveney) Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock	Brome & Oakley	TM1678	David Walsh
6 May	Green-veined White, Orange Tip (not a black hole, but I passed through this one so noted what I saw)	Syleham	TM2078	David Walsh
6 May	'Black hole' -Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Peacock, Speckled Wood	Syleham	TM2278	David Walsh
6 May	'Black hole' -Large White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood	Weybread	TM2280	David Walsh
6 May	Comma (Polygonia c-album) in Northfield Wood, near Stowmarket, Suffolk this morning. Speckled woods and orange tips on the wing too	Northfield Wood	TM0260	Mark Brewster
6 May	Just a single Dingy Skipper seen today in Wordwell section of Kings Forest at TL828730, close to Nightingale Lodge. Little else new seen, several Green Hairstreak along Chalk Lane. No Common Blue, Small Copper or Heath.	Kings Forest, Wordwell	TL828730	Bill Stone
6 May	My first garden Holly Blue and Orange-tip of the year (Wife saw OT yesterday in the garden)	Flixton	TM511961	Richard Martin
6 May	Ditchingham Grove, Rushmere St Andrew IP5 1NE 6 May - 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Speckled Wood	Rushmere St Andrew	TM205446	Karen Child
5 May	Camberwell Beauty (📷 photo click here) Taken on the River Gipping footpath between Needham Mkt and Badley.	Needham Mkt		via patrick peters
5 May	Brimstone m, Orange-tip 1m 1f, Holly Blue 5, Comma, Speckled Wood 2	NE Ipswich	TM1945	Pippa Hall
5 May	Encountered my very first Green Hairstreak butterflies of the year a pair of males in an aerial fighting ball as well as two male Brimstones and one male Green-veined Whit butterfly.	Private land near Orwell country park.	TM1840	Daniel Cable-Davey.
5 May	1 Green veined white, 5 orange tip 2 Male 3 female, 1 brimstone, 2 Small Heath, 2 large white	Cavenham Heath	TL7669	barry woodhouse
5 May	'Black hole' tetrad TM2052 - I had a quick look at TM2052 but only had Peacock, Green Veined White and lots of Orange-tips	near Grundisburgh	TM2052	Steve Babbs
5 May	Small White 23, Large White 5, Green Veined White 1, Brimstone 2 males, Orange-tip 4, Peacock 1, Speckled Wood 12. 3 singing Nightingales late morning	Fagbury Cliff	TM2734	Will Brame
5 May	Small White 9, Green Veined White 7, Peacock 1	Landguard on the Butts	TM2832	Will Brame
5 May	6 Speckled Wood, 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange Tip (m), 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Green Veined White	Rushmere St Andrew	TM202466	Kev Ling
5 May	2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Orange Tip, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Green Veined White	Braky Wood, Ipswich	TM152414	Kev Ling
5 May	1 Orange Tip (m) and two eggs found on Garlic Mustard, 1 Brimstone, 2 Green Veined White	Bobbits Lane, Ipswich	TM147414	Kev Ling
5 May	68 Green-veined White, 75 Peacock, 45 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Speckled Wood, 3 Holy Blue, 2 Orange Tip, 1 Large White.	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Robert Quadling
5 May	A decent selection of butterflies this morning on Cavenham Heath including 1 Small Copper, 3 Green Hairstreaks, (photos click here), 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and several, Orange Tip, Peacock Green-veined White	Cavenham Heath	TL7669	Margie & David Carter
5 May	Productive and enjoyable afternoon in Belstead Brook Park. Thanks @Kevla7270 for showing me Orange Tip eggs on Hedge Mustard. 1st Garden Warbler singing. 2 Green Hairstreaks on Broom, also 3 Holly Blue and 3 Brimstone,	Belstead Brook Park	TM1541	David Walsh
5 May	Another Holly Blue Nun Square	Bury St Edmunds	TL8563	barry woodhouse
4 May	11+ Orange Tip, 3 Peacock, 4 Green-veined White +1 Small White & 1 Comma	Fynn Valley, Playford area	TM2147	Dave Pearsons
4 May	Saw 3 Holly Blues, female Orange tip, Speckled Wood at Grove primary school woods Lowestoft this morning,	Lowestoft	TM5190	Lindsey - B.O.B
4 May	Followed by a Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell at Westwood primary woods Lowestoft this afternoon	Lowestoft	TM5291	Lindsey - B.O.B
4 May	Green-veined White 7, Small White 1, Small Tortoiseshell 2	Landguard	TM2832	Will Brame
4 May	Holly Blue 3, Small Tortoiseshell ,2 Speckled Wood 20, Small White 13, Large White 2, Orange tip 2, Comma 2, Green Hairstreak 1, Brimstone 1 male, Peacock 1, Green-veined White 2,	Peewit Hill	TM2834	Will Brame
4 May	Large White 2, Comma 1, Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Small White 1, Speckled Wood 1	The Grove	TM3035	Will Brame
4 May	Holly Blue in our Kesgrave garden today	Kesgrave	TM30452	Jenny & Gary Plank
3 May	Six species along the Lark Valley path at 11am: Green-veined White, Large White, (my first this year), Orange- tip Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Holly Blues	Lark Valley	TL8268	Rob Parker
1 May	Duke Street, Hadleigh IP7 5DP 1 May - 1 Orange Tip	Hadleigh	TM0242	Karen Child
1 May	My first Speckled Wood of 2018 Bury St Eds garden	Bury St Edmunds	TL8464	Rob Parker
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1 May	Baylham 'black hole' tetrad TM0850 - Orange-tip 3, Green-veined White 4, Peacock 1.	Baylham	TM0950	David Walsh
1 May	Baylham 'black hole' tetrad TM0850 - Orange-tip 2, Green-veined White 6, Peacock 6, Large White 1, Comma 1, Speckled Wood 1. Counted in an hour. Best area along footpath bordering Knotting Grove	Baylham	TM0951	David Walsh
1 May	Bramford 'black hole' tetrad TM1046 - Orange-tip 1, Green-veined White 3, Peacock 11, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Large White 1, Brimstone 2, Speckled Wood 2. Counted in an hour along Bullen Lane & footpath to north	Bramford	TM1046	David Walsh
1 May	Bramford 'black hole' tetrad TM1046 - Orange-tip 6, Green-veined White 1, Peacock 1.	Bramford	TM1146	David Walsh
1 May	Encountered today my first Orange-tip butterfly of the year a male then a pair courting as well as two male Speckled Wood butterflies in an aerial fighting ball. Private land near the Orwell country park	near the Orwell country park	TM1840	Daniel Cable-Davey
1 May	1 Large White, 4 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock, 6 Green-veined White, 3 Small White	Loompit Lake	TM2537	Will Brame
1 May	11 Green-veined White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell	Landguard butts	TM2832	Will Brame
1 May	One of my targets for the spring successfully achieved! My first ever local Green Hairstreak, in Belstead Brook Park this morning. Also my first Small White of the year. (photo click here)	Belstead Brook Park	TM1441	David Walsh
1 May	Orange-tip m, Holly Blue	SW Ipswich	TM134428	Richard Perryman

April	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 15
26 Apr	2 Orange Tip	Loompit	TM2537	Dave Pearsons
26 Apr	1 Painted Lady, 2 Holly Blue	Bramford picnic site	TM1246	Matt
26 Apr	first Green-veined white and Speckled wood butterflies for the year	Ipswich Golf Club	TM2042
26 Apr	In the woodland at North Warren today I saw 4 Speckled Woods, a Peacock and 2 Green veined Whites .	North Warren	TM 4559	Bob Turner
26 Apr	Out on the marshes I was surprised to see a Painted Lady land beside a bird viewing platform where it sat for 40 minutes trying to warm up during the brief sunny periods. It spent most of it`s time with wings folded when it was almost invisible on the dead grass	North Warren	TM 4658	Bob Turner
26 Apr	Ditchingham Grove, Rushmere St Andrew IP5 1NE 26 Apr - 1 Orange Tip, 1 Small White	E Ipswich	TM205446	Karen Child
	21 Apr - 3 Small White 22 Apr - 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small White 23 Apr - 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small White 24 Apr - 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small White 25 Apr - 1 Holly Blue	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
25 Apr	Green-veined White 2, Large White 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Speckled Wood 1, Holly Blue 1	Belstead Brook Park	TM1441	David Walsh
25 Apr	Orange Tip 2, Speckled Wood 1	Belstead Brook Park	TM1541	David Walsh
25 Apr	Painted Lady	Gunton warren	TM5495	James Wright per Nick B
25 Apr	In my garden, I had a male Orange-tip on a bluebell, pic attached, and also a Small White paid a visit. (photo click here)	N Ipswich	TM1646	Robert Brown
23 April	Encountered today my first two male Speckled Wood butterflies of the year and one male Orange-tip butterfly feeding from garlic mustard plants. Also encountered three male Green-veined Whites and two Peacocks basking on bare ground..	Private land near Orwell country park	TM1840	Daniel Cable-Davey
22 Apr	Saw our first Green Hairstreaks of the year, today at Orwell Country and Landseer Parks. First of all, two were seen chasing each other very rapidly, then a single sighting in the latter location. Other species seen included 12+ Peacocks, some taking advantage of a colourful and presumably nectar rich swathe of Ground Ivy, innumerable Small Whites, 3x Small Tortoiseshell, 2x Comma, 2x Speckled Wood, 1 Red Admiral, 3x male Orange Tips, 8x Brimstones (mainly males but also 2 egg-laying females), 1 Green-veined White.	Orwell Country and Landseer Parks.	TM1840 TM1742	David & Julian Dowding
22 Apr	Orange-tip, Small White	Milsoms, Kesgrave	TM233464	Dave Pearsons
22 Apr	In my garden Brimstones, Peacock, Holly Blue, Orange-tip and Speckled Wood.	Haverhill	TL658465	Neil Dickinson
22 Apr	Our butterfly surveyors have come back with a decent list including orange-tip, green-veined white, comma, peacock, speckled wood and brimstone, bee flies continue to be seen around the ground ivy and lots of mining bee activity in the car park	RSPB Minsmere	TM4666
22 Apr	Just seen first Holy Blue Butterfly at Carlton Marshes on the ivy bush near visitor centre at 10am	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	obert Quadling
22 Apr	By the tunnel this morning: 3 Orange Tip (m), 3 Holly Blue, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 1 Peacock	Belstead Meadows	TM129418	Kev Ling
21 Apr	Painted Lady	Hollesley Marsh	TM3744	Alex Rafinski
21 Apr	3 x Orange Tip, 1 Green Veined White	Bobbits Lane, Ipswich	TM148414	Kev Ling
21 Apr	My back Garden () - 2 x Holly Blue	Ipswich	TM142428	Kev Ling
21 Apr	1 Comma, 1 Small White, 1 Female Brimstone, 48 Small Tortoiseshell, 51 Peacock	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Robert Quadling
20 Apr	I would like to report that during our walk today, 20 April, from Needham Lakes to Pipps Ford, we sighted: 10 Peacocks, 4 male Brimstones, 7 male Orange tips, 1 female Orange tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 3 Whites and 1 Green Veined White (photos click here)	Needham Lakes to Pipps Ford	TM1054	Robert & Karen Brown
20 Apr	I have over the last two days encountered six male Brimstone butterflies, three Green veined Whites, two male Large Whites, two Small Tortoiseshells, six Peacocks and two Red Admirals.	Private Land near Orwell Country Park Ipswich	TM1840	Daniel Cable-Davey
20 Apr	Mr Brimstone patrolling yesterday, today Mrs B was laying all over the Buckthorn which has tiny leaves. Managed to mark one set of 4 eggs so I can keep a eye on them. Excitement!	Framlingham	TM287634	Geraldine Smith
20 Apr	2 Small white	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
19 Apr	1 Small white	SE Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
19 Apr	Belstead Meadows, First Orange Tip of the year (1 male). Also 5 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma	Belstead Meadows	TM132418	Jo Ling
19 Apr	1st Holly Blue in Lattice Ave garden	Ipswich	TM191447	Dave Pearsons
19 Apr	Good number of Small Tortoiseshells (Aglais urticae) between Harleston and Northfield Wood, Stowmarket this morning and odd Large White in the wood itself. Nice to hear the chiffchaffs again too!	Northfield Wood	TM0260	Mark Brewster
19 Apr	Brimstone Butterfly along Dell Road, Oulton Broad	Oulton Broad	TM5292	Jane Ferguson
19 Apr	Holly Blue at Marsh Road, Oulton Broad this morning	Oulton Broad	TM5192	Jane Ferguson
19 Apr	2 Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, male Brimstone, 2 Peacocks this afternoon	cavenham Heath	TL7672	barry woodhouse
19 Apr	Brimstone 1, Green-veined White 2, Orange-tip (m) 1	SW Ipswich	TM143419	Richard Perryman
19 Apr	Brimstone 1	SW Ipswich	TM134427	Richard Perryman
19 Apr	Orange Tip 1.	Belstead Brook Park	TM1441	David Walsh
19 Apr	Green-veined White 1, Large White 1, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Peacock 2, Comma 1	Belstead Brook Park	TM1541	David Walsh
19 Apr	Holly blue at Lound lakes this morning	Lound lakes	TG511007	Gavin Durrant
18 Apr	Thought you might like this record when I recently visited my Aunt in her Care Home - Grove Court, Woodbridge, IP12 4BW, . We had a wander around the grounds in the sunshine and I spotted: 2 Peacock 1 Small Tortoiseshell	Woodbridge	TM269484	Sue Smith
18 Apr	Small Copper	Bromeswell	TM3049	Anne Coope
18 Apr	Peacock 10, Comma 3, Brimstone 1	Belstead Brook Park	TM1441	David Walsh
18 Apr	Holly Blue was here in our garden yesterday too. Just one	E Ipswich	TM1842	Julian Dowding
18 Apr	Green-veined White 1, Brimstone - 1 male; Peacock - 7, Small Tortoiseshell - 2 (last year's ploughing of most of the site by developers trying to jump the gun has reduced the butterflies to the margins at this site). The 'Green Sudbury' group led by Nick Miller are currently fighting for the survival of the site (with the help of my records).	Henney Field	TL 887425	Martin Peers
18 Apr	Small White 1, Green-veined White (my first this year) - 1; Brimstone - male & female; Peacock 4 (2 pairs mating); Small Tortoiseshell 4	Chilton Woods	TL 891426	Martin Peers
18 Apr	Orange tip, Brimstone, Holly Blue in garden	Theberton	TM4365	Andrew Leng
18 Apr	1 Speckled Wood, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Brimstone male, 1 Peacock, 1 Small White, 1 Comma.	Landguard	TM2831	Will Brame
18 Apr	7 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Brimstone male, 1 Large White, 3 Peacock.	Peewit Hill	TM2834	Will Brame
18 Apr	1 Small White, 3 Small Tortoiseshells, 2 Green-veined White, 26 Peacock	Felixstowe Ferry to Kingsfleet	TM3238	Will Brame
18 Apr	Orange Tip, Green-veined White	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Robert Quadling
18 Apr	Brimstone 6, Peacock 6, Comma 2	Alton Water	TM1436	Richard Perryman
18 Apr	Today at Folly Road, Mildenhall, amongst Vanessids and Brimstones, two Orange–tip males, several Small Whites and a second Green-Veined White, nearly a month after my first. My first Holly Blue, about a week later than usual because of last week’s weather, again egg-laying on terminal buds of anything but Holly! Must have mated a few days ago? (photo click here)	Mildenhall	TL707757	Mervyn Crawford
18 Apr	7:20 to 12:20 15+ Peacock, 8+ Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Comma and Small White	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Andrew Easton
18 Apr	Butterflies recorded between 12.30pm to1pm at Ellough Industral Estate, . 6 Peacocks	Beccles	TM4488	Robert Quadling
18 Apr	This morning’s sun brought welcome visitors to our Bury St Edmunds garden: 2 Holly Blues (my first of 2018) A Brimstone visited my Alder Buckthorn 3 times, each time depositing a single egg on the end of a greening leaf bud. This is the first time I have seen egg laying in the approx 12 years I have had the shrub. Aslo a single Peacock.	Bury St Edmunds	TL8464	Rob Parker
18 Apr	1 Small white	SW Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
18 Apr	at Hadleigh Railway Walk, - 13 Brimstone,3 Peacock, 14 Small white, 1 Orange tip - This was a four mile walk	Hadleigh Railway Walk	TM0240 to TM0540	Karen Child
17 Apr	1 Brimstone	Euston	TL894798	Kev Ling
17 Apr	1 Brimstone	Norton	TL959651	Kev Ling
17 Apr	1 Brimstone	Bury St Eds Garden	TL845642	Margaret Charlesworth
17 Apr	2 Brimstone (m)	Ramsey Wood	TM066432	Jane Henderson
17 Apr	2 Brimstone (f)	Chattisham	TM088421	Jane Henderson
17 Apr	12 brimstone (both sexes)	Ickworth Estate	TL819618	Jane Henderson
17 Apr	First Small White today which I first thought was the female orange tip from yesterday. Also another male Brimstone	Thurston	TL9264	Trevor Goodfellow
17 Apr	Landseer Park was awash with Small Tortoiseshells and Peacocks	Landseer Park	TM1742	Julian Dowding
17 Apr	1 Peacock at the east end of Long Strops (towards Bell Lane), 1 Red Admiral mid Long Strops. 3 Peacocks & 1 (small) Comma at the west end of Long Strops (on the mole hills near the wood). 1 Comma on the Kesgrave cycle path near Pergola Piece.	Kesgrave	TM2244	Richard Wall
17 Apr	The casual IBC rangers saw two egg-laying female Brimstones at 20-year old bushes, tucked away I think above the wet area.	Landseer Park	TM1742	Julian Dowding
17 Apr	Brimstone nr dog walking area	Foxhall	TM2244	Dave Pearsons
17 Apr	2 Peacock	RSPB Hollesley	TM3642	Dave Pearsons
17 Apr	1 Peacock	SW Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
16 Apr	Old Station House, Somerleyton, NR32 5QN. Clouded Yellow, flying over garden. Probably female.	Somerleyton	TM479965	Sue Cox
16 Apr	Portal Avenue Woods, Martlesham Heath 1 x Small White, 1 x Brimstone, 2 x Peacock	Martlesham	TM240460	Kev Ling
15 Apr	Edge of Old Hall Wood, Belstead 2 Small Tortoiseshell	Belstead	TM131398	Jo Ling
15 Apr	We saw 2 male brimstones in the garden this morning!	Mildenhall	TL727754	Janine Avison
14 Apr	Small White, Brimstone - female flying across the road, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma - all singles.	Hyland, Sudbury	TL882414	Martin Peers
14 Apr	Brimstone 2 males, Peacock	Shawlands, Gt Cornard	TL890412	Martin Peers
14 Apr	Brimstone and Peacock sighted Saturday 14/4/18 CO10 5PB	Boxford Playing fields	TL9624	Melvyn Eke
14 Apr	two Peacocks and a Comma as well as a Brimstone at Ingham	Ingham	TL8570	Mr H
14 Apr	Peacock, Brimstones male and female, and a Small White enjoying the nectar in ornamental cherry blossom (photo click here)	Waldringfield	TM2845	Peter Maddison
14 Apr	and a nice new Peacock sunning itself outside Leiston Leisure Centre	Leiston	TM4562	Geraldine Smith
14 Apr	After a week of dreary weather, a Small Tortoiseshell in our Framlingham garden	Framlingham	TM287634	Geraldine Smith
14 Apr	Two Peacocks, a Red Admiral and a Small Tortoiseshell in Kirton, Suffolk	Kirton	TM2739	Robert Brown
14 Apr	my first Small White of the year, (photo click here), and two Peacocks at Landguard, Felixstowe	Landguard	TM2831	Robert Brown
14 Apr	6 Peacock	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM508920	Robert Quadling
14 Apr	Yay! Male Orange-tip in Brantham, Suffolk this afternoon!	Brantham	TM1034	via Bill Stone
14 Apr	10 Peacock, 3 Comma, 3 Brimstone , 3 Small Tortoiseshell	Kiln Meadow, Ipswich	TM145414	Kev Ling
14 Apr	Large White - Just hatched out this morning. (photo click here)	Flixton	TM511961	Richard Martin
14 Apr	1 Peacock, 1 Small white, 1 Brimstone	SW Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
7 Apr	4 Brimstones, Also Small White	Genesis Green	TL742577	Meg Johnson
7 Apr	1 Brimstone in Backhouse Lane, Great Cornard	Great Cornard	TL8838	Richard Wall
7 Apr	1 Brimstone on A134 Sudbury Road just east of Sudbury	Sudbury	TL8840	Richard Wall
7 Apr	4 Brimstone (1f / 3m), 4 Comma , 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell	Kiln Meadow/Bobbits Lane	TM145414	Kev Ling
7 Apr	This last week we have had a male Brimstone patrolling the hedge with the Buckthorn in it on several sunny days, a Peacock I let out of the garage and, a joy yesterday, a Small Tortoiseshell in the herbaceous border was seen several times. Let us hope this will be a good year even if starting rather late.	Framlingham	TM287634	Geraldine Smith
7 Apr	A male Brimstone flew through my garden in Saxmundham today	Saxmundham	TM 3763	Bob Turner
7 Apr	During a walk round Newbourne Springs today I spotted 3 Peacocks and 2 male Brimstones. Two of the Peacocks were nectaring on what I call, pussy willow (photo click here)	Newbourne Springs	TM2642	Robert Brown
7 Apr	I saw my first Peacock of the year, in our garden	Newton	TL9040	Dean Morley
7 Apr	2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM5092	Robert Quadling
7 Apr	Such a sunny day after all, I expected to see something and was not disappointed: Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell and Comma at home in Thurston (photo click here)	Thurston	TL9264	Trevor Goodfellow
7 Apr	3 Peacocks and a Male Brimstone. 22°C!		TL8779	Mr H
7 Apr	Finally saw my first butterflies of the year! 4 Small Tortoiseshells along edge of SWT Trimley Marshes and then another one at home!	Trimley St Mary	TM2836	Bill Stone
7 Apr	4 Commas	Bury St Edmunds	TL8465	Barry Woodhouse
7 Apr	Male Brimstone sighted in Buxhall	Buxhall	TM0057	Jane Tuke
7 Apr	1 Peacock	SW Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
6 Apr	Today, 6th April was much cooler windier and overcast. Just one Peacock seen by the river Lark at West Stow.	West Stow	TL8070	Rob Parker
5 Apr	1 Brimstone at the back of Ipswich Hospital	NE Ipswich	TM1844	Richard Wall
5 Apr	1 Peacock	Chantry Park	TM137439	Kev Ling
5 Apr	1 Peacock	Martlesham Heath (Police HQ)	TM245459	Kev Ling
5 Apr	Just good enough to walk my transect at Bury St Edmunds. At 12C in 100% sun, I saw 6 Small Tortoiseshells and one Peacock.	Bury St Edmunds		Rob Parker
5 Apr	Large White reported today in Ipswich along with good numbers of Brimstone, Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshells across the county	Ipswich		Bill Stone
5 Apr	Signs of spring at Wolves Wood, Suffolk today - Light Orange Underwing, Comma (photos click here) and frog spawn. Several Chiffchaff singing and plenty of newts in the pond shallows	RSPB Wolves Wood	TM0543	Chris Bishop
5 Apr	2 Peacock (photo click here) , 1 Comma and 1 male Brimstone near the woodland fringe of the park this afternoon.	Bourne Park	TM1541	Sam Chamberlin
5 Apr	Male Brimstone, Peacock and plenty of Bombus terrestris bumblebees today Purdis farm. Also a few Bombus hypnorum and Bombus pratorum	Purdis Farm	TM2142	Neil Sherman
5 Apr	First Brimstone of the year and a few Peacocks fluttering around today in the garden	Flixton	TM511961	Richard Martin
5 Apr	1 Comma,1 Peacock,1 Small Tortoiseshell,	Landguard on the butts	TM282318	Will Brame
5 Apr	3 Small Tortoiseshell,3 Comma,1 Peacock	Peewit Hill	TM287340	Will Brame
5 Apr	Peacock	SW Ipswich	TM134427	Richard Perryman
4 Apr	Male brimstone sighted in Buxhall	Buxhall	TM0057	Jane Tuke
4 Apr	A male Brimstone was seen flying at Benhall Green today	Benhall Green	TM3861	Bob Turner
4 Apr	2 Peacocks at Snape	Snape	TM4057	Bob Turner
4 Apr	2 Peacocks at Saxmundham	Saxmundham	TM3763	Bob Turner
4 Apr	My Chantry Garden = 1 x Comma , 1 x Red Admiral	Ipswich	TM142428	Kev & Jo Ling
4 Apr	Martlesham Heath Control Tower = 1 x Brimstone	Martlesham	TM239458	Kev & Jo Ling

March	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 6
29 Mar	I would like to report that I saw two Small Tortoiseshells near Martlesham Church, (photo click here)	Martlesham	TM261469	Robert Brown
29 Mar	Butterflies seen between 12.30pm and 1pm , 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma at Ellough Industral Estate	Beccles	TM443888	Robert Quadling
26 Mar	2 Peacock	SW Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
26 Mar	I saw a Brimstone in my garden	Chantry, Ipswich	TM1342	Kev Ling
26 Mar	I did see two Brimstones today	Meeting Green	TL742577	Meg Johnson
26 Mar	Theberton Garden, Red Admiral and Tortoiseshell	Theberton	TM4365	Andrew Leng
26 Mar	my wife saw a male brimstone in nightingale road Ipswich yesterday lunchtime	Ipswich	TM1841	Peter Compton
26 Mar	first Yellow Brimstone and 3 Small Tortoiseshell	SWT Carlton Marsh	TM5092	Gaius Hawes
26 Mar	Sunny warmish day after a cold start here just outside Ipswich. Plenty of bumblebees out, Peacock and Small tortoiseshell butterflies and this Orange underwing moth, my second of the year (photo click here)	NE Ipswich	TM2043	Neil Sherman
26 Mar	Brimstone butterfly on Whin Hill	RSPB Minsmere	TM4667
26 Mar	Just to let you know that I saw my first 2018 Brimstone butterfly (male) this morning, flying in the woodland which separates my garden from the grounds of Framlingham Castle.	Framlingham	TM2863	Caroline Price
26 Mar	Coincidentally, a friend who lives in Laxfield ie not many miles away, has just mailed me with news of her first Brimstone sighting too (another male). What a welcome sight!	Laxfield	TM2072	Caroline Price
26 Mar	Saw a Brimstone and a Comma in our Sudbury garden this morning.	Sudbury	TL8841	Martin Peers
25 Mar	I saw my 1st butterfly 2018 (ignoring the French hitchhiker) on 25th March. Small Tortoiseshell Flixton Marsh Lane,	Blundeston	TM5095	Richard Martin
25 Mar	Just seen first butterfly at Carlton Marshes at 16.15pm Small Tortoishell only one	SWT Carlton Marshes	TM5088592020	Robert Quadling
23 Mar	1 Small tortoiseshell	Peewit Hill	TM287340	Will Brame
21 Mar	2 Commas	Landguard obs	TM282318	Will Brame
21 Mar	Brimstone this morning	Cavenham Heath	TL7672	Barry Woodhouse
21 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell	Oulton Marshes	TM5094
21 Mar	Peewit Hill today 1 Peacock 1 Small Tortoiseshell on the wing seeming much more spring like (photos click here)	Felixstowe, Peewit Hil	TM287340	Will Brame
21 Mar	I saw a Comma at Hadleigh (TM0242) this morning. Regards, Martin	Hadleigh	TM0242	Martin Peers
21 Mar	Today at Folly Road, Mildenhall a single Green-veined White in the exact same flower-bed on Grape Hyacinth as one seen on 11th March about 18 years ago by my late mother-in-law, Eileen Coe. (plus a Comma and two Brimstones)	Mildenhall	TL707757	Mervyn & Sheila Crawford
21 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell just now	Lowestoft	TM5324091594	Antony Wren
21 Mar	A Small Tortoiseshell was seen flying today at Banter's Barn Farm, Boyton	Boyton	TM 3847	Bob Turner
20 Mar	Encountered my very first Brimstone butterfly of the year a female feeding from an open dandelion flower on a meadow in Ravenswood Ipswich	Ravenswood	TM1840	Daniel Cable-Davey
17 Mar	A Small Tortoiseshell has decided it's best not to go outside today (photo click here)	Stutton	TM153347	Mark Nowers
17 Mar	I saw a male Brimstone flying across my front garden in Ipswich today. Maybe not the first for Suffolk but good to see nonetheless and hopefully a sign of spring	E Ipswich	TM2044	Julian Dowding
16 Mar	1 Brimstone	SW Ipswich	TM184424	Karen Child
16 Mar	Two Brimstones and one Small Tortoiseshell (the latter on winter flowering heathers) in my garden in the west side of Haverhill on 16th March about lunchtime.	Haverhill	TL6444	Neil Dickinson
16 Mar	Brimstone Day! 1 Brimstone in the garden of Rose Cottage, School Road, Elmswell	Elmswell	TL988638	Mary & Peter Feeney
16 Mar	1 Brimstone at Lukeswood, Elmswell	Elmswell	TL984634	Mary & Peter Feeney
16 Mar	1 Brimstone in garden at junction of Richer Road and Ashfield Hill, Great Ashfield	Great Ashfield	TL998682	Mary & Peter Feeney
16 Mar	Brimstone male patrolling garden	Theberton	TM4365	Andrew Leng
16 Mar	2 Small Tortoiseshell seen together	Shingle Street	TM3642	Laurence Potter & Eddie Marsh
16 Mar	I've seen two male Brimstones, my first of this year, in our garden today, and my second Small Tortoiseshell of 2018	Newton	TL9140	Dean Morley
16 Mar	Had a Comma at Thorpeness Common this morning	Thorpeness Common	TM4660	Scott Mayson
16 Mar	A Small Tortoiseshell was seen flying at North Warren today	North Warren	TM4559	Bob Turner
16 Mar	Seen my first Brimstone butterfly of the year today, next to the fire station in School Road Elmswell, and I've seen tomorrows weather forecast, can't help feel sorry for the poor thing	Elmswell	TL987639	Peter Rutt
16 Mar	My first Brimstone of the year on 16th March, a male midday on eastern side of Woodbridge	Woodbridge	TM2648	Peter Woolley
16 Mar	Male Brimstone and Comma flying in the garden 12.15pm today.	Waldringfield	TM2845	Peter Maddison
16 Mar	Brimstone & Peacock in the sun in Bury St Edmunds at 17C	Bury St Edmunds	TM8464	Rob Parker
16 Mar	Today, 16 March, along the River Gipping at Needham Market, I saw 3 male brimstones and 2 peacocks, unfortunately none of them would settle down to have their photos taken!	Needham Market	TM0854	Robert Brown
14 Mar	Glad to say the butterflies are out and about! On Wednesday 14 March this peacock (photo click here) was warming itself up in the sun on my patio in north west Ipswich	NW Ipswich	TM1646	Robert Brown
14 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell feeding on viburnum in front garden, my first of the year	Halesworth	TM385781	Derek Norris
14 Mar	Just seen my first butterfly of 2018; a Small Tortoiseshell in our garden.	Newton	TL9140	Dean Morley
14 Mar	Saw a Brimstone today lackford lakes	Lackford Lakes	TL8070	Matt
14 Mar	Red Admiral near Landguard point Felixstowe at the Customs House late a.m. today	Landguard point	TM288326	Will Brame
14 Mar	A Comma: my 1st butterfly of the year at North Warren this am.	North Warren	TM4458	Julian Coleman
14 Mar	Red Admiral today here on Ipswich golf course, Purdis farm	Ipswich golf course	TM207430	Neil Sherman
14 Mar	May I report a lovely early Brimstone sighting today, 14 March, at Bramford Tye	Bramford Tye	TM099471	Rob Clements
14 Mar	A Peacock in the sun on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds this morning at 8C; My first butterfly of 2018	Bury St Edmunds	TM8464	Rob Parker
14 Mar	Saw a Comma in the back garden in the sunshine. Our first butterfly of 2018!	Worlingham	TM4488	Lilian Pitt
10 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell Pipps Ford mid day 1st butterfly of yr here	Pipps Ford	TM106536

February	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 2
17 Feb	First butterfly of the year seen today in the warm sunshine at lunchtime - a Red admiral. Spring is on the way! (photo click here)	Purdis Heath Golf Club	TM2043
17 Feb	1st Red Admiral of the year on a glorious morning	Stutton	TM143347	Mark Nowers
17 Feb	a Small Tortoiseshell enjoying the sun in the garden	Gunton	TM5496	James Wright
17 Feb	Small Tortoiseshell just flew past my window!		TL8779	Mr H
16 Feb	Just spotted a Small Tortoiseshell on the Christmas Box bushes in the Christchurch Park carpark in Ipswich. (photo click here)	Christchurch Park	TM1645	David Basham
11 Feb	Red Admiral seen close to Belstead Brook, Ipswich.	Belstead Brook, Ipswich	TM1341	Kev Ling
1 Feb	This Small White just hatched out in our kitchen. We think it travelled with our veg box (photo click here) An interesting early emergence but cannot be counted as a genuine outdoor sighting	Lowestoft		Richard Martin

January	SS ES LS DS SWT CY B LW SW GVW OT GH PH WLH BH SC SSB BA CB HB CHB LTB WA RA PL ST P C SWF LT PE CMB SPW WB GR GK MB R SH MW- Total species seen 2
26 Jan	First Red Admiral of the year, in flight 26th, Jan 2018 Along River Gipping path navigational bit towards Sproughton, near old Sugar beet factory, Ipswich.	Sproughton	TM128449	Val Sherwen
26 Jan	Friday 26 January 2018 started as a frosty, foggy morning, but the sun came out during my walk along the River Deben towards Martlesham Creek and a Peacock was warming up along the path (photo click here). This is my first butterfly of 2018! Regards	Martlesham Creek	TM276467	Robert Brown
26 Jan	My wife has done it again, she’s seen the first butterfly of 2018 before me. A Red Admiral sunning itself on a car bonnet, Landguard area, Felixstowe	Landguard	TM282312	Bill Stone
25 Jan	A Red Admiral was flying and then sunning itself outside a neighbours house in Grange Farm, Kesgrave today. (photo click here)	Kesgrave	TM229454	Richard Wall
25 Jan	Saw this Red Admiral today in Fletcher Road Ipswich at 1.10 pm happy days (photo click here)	Ipswich	TM179419	Peter Compton
18 Jan	One Red Admiral on my window today in nightingale road Ipswich at 13 30pm first sighting of a butterfly this year	Ipswich	TM1841	Peter Compton
12 Jan	At 1.15 PM today a Peacock was flying round the garden here in Friston. It had probably come from my wood shed where they regularly hibernate.	Friston	TM4060	Bob Turner

Red Admiral - photo © Peter Compton

Red Admiral - photo © Richard Wall

Peacock - photo © Robert Brown

Small White - photo © Richard Martin

Small Tortoiseshell - photo © Dave Basham

Red Admiral - photo ©

Peacock - photo © Robert Brown

Small Tortoiseshell - photo © Mark Nowers

Peacock - photo © Will Brame

Small Tortoiseshell - photo © Will Brame

Orange Underwing Moth - photo © Neil Sherman

Small Tortoiseshell - photo © Robert Brown

Peacock - photo © Sam Chamberlin

Comma - photo © Chris Bishop

Light Orange Underwing - photo © Chris Bishop

Comma - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Peacock - photo © Robert Brown

Large White - photo © Richard Martin

Small White - photo © Robert Brown

Small White f - photo © Peter Maddison

Green-veined White - photo © Mervyn Crawford

Holly Blue - photo © Mervyn Crawford

Orange-tip - photo © Robert Brown

Orange-tip - photo © Robert Brown

Green-veined White - photo © Robert Brown

Orange-tip - photo © Robert Brown

Green Hairstreak - photo © David Walsh

Green Hairstreak - photo © David Carter

Small Copper - photo © David Carter

Green Hairstreak - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Green Hairstreak - photo © Kev Ling

Green Hairstreak - photo © Kev Ling

Green-veined White - photo © Mr H

Speckled Wood - photo © Mr H

Holly Blue - photo © Mark Brewster

Painted Lady - photo © Bill Plumb

Orange-tip - photo © Bill Plumb

Orange-tip egg - photo © Bill Plumb

Green Hairstreak - photo © Kev Ling

Painted Lady - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Small Copper - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Speckled Woods - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Wall Brown - photo © Matt Gooch

Green Hairstreak - photo © Sam Chamberlin

Small Heath - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Dingy Skipper - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Small Heath - photo © David Carter

Green Hairstreak - photo © Bill Plumb

Green Hairstreak - photo © Bill Plumb

Holly Blue - photo © Bill Plumb

Brown Argus - photo © David Basham

Small Copper - photo © Sam Chamberlin

Dingy Skipper - photo © David Carter

Brown Argus - photo © Robert Brown

Green Hairstreak - photo © Robert Brown

Common Blue - photo © Robert Brown

Small Copper - photo © Robert Brown

Orange=tip - photo © Ian

Green Hairstreak - photo © Gavin Durrant

Brown Argus - photo © Robert Brown

Wall Brown - photo © Bill Plumb

Wall Brown - photo ©

Wall Brown - photo © Gavin Durrant

Wall Brown - photo © Gavin Durrant

Wall Brown - photo © Andrew Easton

Wall Brown - photo © Robert Quadling

Wall Brown - photo © Robert Quadling

Green-veined White - photo © Mark Brewster

Speckled Wood - photo © Robert Quadling

Small Copper - photo © Robert Quadling

Common Blue - photo © Robert Quadling

Common Blue - photo © Robert Quadling

Green Hairstreak - photo © Robert Quadling

Wall Brown - photo © David Pitt

Small Copper - photo © Robert Quadling

Wall Brown - photo © Ed Hutchings

Holly Blue - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Holly Blue eggs laid on Euonymus - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Alabonia Geoffrella - photo © Richard Perryman

Large Skipper - photo © Matt Garnham

Painted Lady - photo © David Carter

Yellow-legged Clearwing female - photo © Sam Chamberlin

Yellow-legged Clearwing exuvia - photo © Sam Chamberlin

Large Skipper - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Commophila aeneana - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Six-spot burnet cocoon - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Meadow Brown - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Common Blue - photo © Robert Brown

Common Blue - photo © Robert Brown

Painted Lady - photo © Richard Wall

Dingy Skipper - photo © Richard Wall

Silver-studded Blues - photo © David Pitt

Silver-studded Blue - photo © Geraldine Smith

Clouded Buff - photo © Geraldine Smith

Silver-studded Blues - photo © Liz Cutting

Large Skipper - photo © Alex Rafinski

Nemaphora? - photo © Alex Rafinski

Red Admiral ab. bialbata - photo © Robert Quadling

Silver-studded Blue - photo © Steve Babbs

Silver-studded Blue - photo © Steve Babbs

White Admiral - photo © Julia Smith

Peacock caterpillars - photo © Gemma Irwin

Peacock caterpillar - photo © Gemma Irwin

Large Skipper - photo © David Walsh

Small Skipper - photo © Matt Garnham

Hornet Moth - photo © Scott Matson

Purple Hairstreak - photo ©

Silver-studded Blue f - photo © Kevin Ling

Ringlet - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Purple Hairstreak - photo © Mark Brewster

Silver-studded Blue - photo © Mark Brewster

Silver-studded Blue - photo © Mark Brewster

Orange-tip   photo © Kevin Ling

Peacock   photo © Kevin Ling

Small White photo © Kevin Ling

Mullein moth   photo © Kevin Ling

Silver-washed Fritillary - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

White Admiral - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Silver-washed Fritillary - photo © David Carter

Silver-washed Fritillary - photo © David Carter

Ringlet - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Large Skipper - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Painted Lady - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Dark Green Fritillary - photo © David Pitt

Purple Emperor - photo © Jon King

Purple Emperor - photo © Paul Holmes

Round-winged Muslin moth - photo © Sam Chamberlin

Purple Emperor - photo © David Walsh

Purple Emperor - photo © David Walsh

Purple Emperor - photo © Ian Dallas

Purple Emperor - photo © Ian Dallas

Silver-washed Fritillary - photo © David Carter

White Admiral - photo © David Carter

Purple Emperor - photo © Jon King

White-letter Hairstreak - photo © Wendy Cooper

Purple Emperor - photo © JPaul Seabrook

Purple Emperor - photo © Mike Bacon

Purple Emperor - photo © John Bennett

Purple Emperor - photo © John Bennett

White-letter Hairstreak - photo © Bill Stone

Brimstone - photo © Kevin Ling

Brimstone - photo © Kevin Ling

Brimstone - photo © Kevin Ling

Brimstone - photo © Kevin Ling

Purple Emperor - photo ©

Purple Emperor - photo © Mark Brown

Purple Hairstreak - photo © David Carter

Purple Emperor - photo © Rene Baptiste

Essex Skipper - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

Purple Emperor - photo © Gary Plank

Purple Hairstreak - photo © Neil Dickinson

Camberwell Beauty - photo ©

Camberwell Beauty - photo ©

Large Tortoiseshell - photo © Jon Warnes

Large Tortoiseshell - photo © Jon Warnes

Skinner Moth Trap - photo © Sam Chamberlin

Kent Black Arches - photo © Sam Chamberlin

Shaded Broad Bar - photo © Sam Chamberlin

White-letter Hairstreak - photo © Kerry Reeve

Clouded Yellow - photo © Arthur Grosset

Purple Emperor - photo ©

Holly Blue - photo © Richard Perryman

Purple Emperor - photo © David Carter

Silver-washed Fritillary - photo © David Carter

Brimstone - photo © David Carter

Purple Emperor - photo © Jon King

Purple Hairstreak - photo © David Carter

Purple Emperor - photo © Barry Woodhouse

Purple Emperor - photo © David Carter

Purple Emperor - photo © David Carter

Clouded Yellow - photo © Neil Hilton

Purple Emperor - photo © Ben Moyes

Purple Hairdtraek - photo © Kevin Wilson

Silver-washed Fritillary - photo © Kevin Wilson

White-letter Hairstreak - photo © Rob Clements

White-letter Hairstreak - photo © Rob Clements

Clouded Yellow - photo © Gareth Hirons

Purple Hairstreak - photo © Richard Perryman

Wall Brown (m) - photo © Robert Quadling

Wall Brown (f) - photo © Robert Quadling

Wall Brown - photo © David Carter
Brown Hairstreak - photo © Samuel Chamberlin

Brown Hairstreak - photo © Samuel Chamberlin

Wall Brown - photo © David Pitt

Wall Brown - photo © Andrew Easton

Grayling - photo © David Pitt

Grayling - photo © Geraldine Smith

Holly Blue egg & caterpillar - photo © Rob and Kerry Reeve

Brown Hairstreak - photo © David Dowding

Wall Brown - photo © Rob and Kerry Reeve

Grayling - photo © Richard Perryman

Wall Brown - photo © Robert Brown

Grayling & Holly Blues - photo © Helen Scrivener

Speckled Wood - photo © Kevin Ling

Grayling - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Small Copper - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Small Heath - photo © Paul Seabrook

Small Copper - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Common Blue - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Small Heath - photo © Charles Cuthbert

Clouded Yellow - photo © David Carter

Small Copper ab. caeruleopunctata - photo © Kevin Ling

Clouded Yellow - photo © David Carter

Meadow Brown - photo © David Carter

Small Heath - photo © Bill Stone

Grayling - photo © Bill Stone

White Admiral - photo © Peter Norfolk

Small Copper ab. - photo © Neil Dickinson

Red Admiral - photo © Kev Ling

Clouded Yellow - photo © John Richardson

Red Admiral - photo © Robert Brown

Hummingbird Hawkmoth - photo © Jenny Plank

Clouded Yellow - photo © Mark Brewster

Wall Brown (m) - photo © Robert Quadling

Wall Brown (f) - photo © Robert Quadling

Small Heath - photo © Trevor Goodfellow

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