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May |
SwT
DS ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GvW CY B
WB
SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 21 |
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photo
click here) |
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18 May |
Green Hairstreaks 5 (📷
photo
click here) , Small White 8, Peacock, Holly Blue |
Gunton Warren, Lowestoft |
TM 54846 95907 |
Stuart McCallum |
18 May |
A Painted Lady in our garden |
Flowton |
TM085470 |
Rob Clements |
18 May |
Small White, Brown Argus, Holly Blue 2m., Common Blue 2m.,
Painted Lady. |
Bury cemetery, |
TL8463 |
Martin Peers |
18 May |
6 Wall Brown, 4
Green Hairstreak, 2 Painted
Lady among 10 species today |
Lamberts lane |
|
Nick Mason |
18 May |
A short walk across Landseer Park at lunchtime today, Brimstone
(5+), Orange Tip (5+), Holly Blue (3),
Small Heath (3), Peacock (1)
and 2 Speckled Woods in the car park. (photos of Holly blue and
Small Heath 📷
photos
click here) |
Landseer Park, Ipswich |
|
Phil Watkinson |
17 May |
Small Heath 4,
Green Hairstreak 2, Red
Admiral 1, Orange Tip 5, Small Copper 1, Large White 1. (Whilst
butterfly watching we heard two nightingales singing and a
cuckoo calling.) |
Westleton Common |
|
David and Lilian Pitt |
17 May |
We found our first Wall Brown
of the year on the station platform flowers plus Orange Tip 5,
Brimstone 1, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 1 and Speckled Wood 1. |
Somerleyton |
|
David and Lilian Pitt |
17 May |
A Green Hairstreak (📷
photo click here)
was recorded on the edge of Hoppit Wood, Debenham today. It was
seen egg laying on Bird's-foot Trefoil, no Gorse or Broom was
found. Also recorded: Small Heath
x 10, Orange Tip, Brimstone, Small White, Peacock and Holly Blue
x 2. |
Hoppit Wood, Debenham |
TM177636 |
Richard & Marie Stewart, Paul Gilson |
17 May |
Landguard today 12 Painted Lady, 4 Red Admiral, 5 Brown Argus, 4
Green Hairstreak, 3 Small
Copper, 2 Holly Blue, Green-veined White, Large White, Small
White, 1 Orange Tip, 2 Common Blue. |
Landguard |
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sb Will Brame |
17 May |
7 Holly Blue, 6 Speckled Wood, 4
Green Hairstreak, 3 Orange Tip, Green-veined White, Large
White, Small White |
Peewit Hill |
|
sb Will Brame |
17 May |
Spent half hour on Landseer Park lunchtime. 10 Brimestone, 12
Small White, 3 Peacock, 2 Painted Ladies, 3 Orange Tip, 2 Common
Blue, 1 Small Blue, 1 Brown Argus |
Landseer Park |
|
Sarah Chamberlain |
16 May |
a male Common Blue was flying around the wildflower areas on
Valley Road, Ipswich. |
Valley Road, Ipswich |
TM158459 |
Paul Gilson |
16 May |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 surveyed and recorded, Orange
Tip 3 (F), Holly Blue 2 (M), Red Admiral 1, Large White 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
16 May |
4 Small Blues (📷
photos
click here) on Landseer Park this afternoon + 2 Brown
Argus (📷
photo click here),
3 Brimstone, 2 Small Heath and
some Small Whites |
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Bill Plumb |
16 May |
A Painted Lady in the moat at Landguard Fort as I left at
lunchtime also 2 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, plus
Large White Small, White and Orange Tip seen. Nigel Odin
had 12 in the moat and 2 by the carpark |
Landguard Fort |
|
t Will Brame |
16 May |
The bright sunshine meant that it was birding by silhouette
again this morning at Trimley SWT but it did bring out my first
Painted Ladies (2) of 2022. Also a Red Admiral on the wing early
too which is my first on the reserve this year |
Trimley SWT |
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t Justin Zantboer |
14 May |
Small Heath |
SWT Black Bourn Valley |
|
Martin Peers |
14 May |
My garden, Small Copper |
West Road, Bury SE |
TL8463 |
Martin Peers |
14 May |
a Small Copper was active on the wildflower area on Valley Road,
Ipswich |
Valley Road, Ipswich |
TM158459 |
Paul Gilson |
14 May |
Small Heath, Common Blue,
Holly Blue, Green-veined White, Peacock,
Green Hairstreak |
Landseer Park |
|
i Rab |
14 May |
Minsmere butterflies Wk7; 2 Brimstone, 9 Large White, 18
Small White, 20 Green-veined White, 9 Orange tip 1,
Green hairstreak, 25 Small
copper, 30 Brown argus, 5 Common blue, 5 Red admiral ,1 Small
tortoiseshell, 25 Peacock, 8 Speckled wood, 7
Small heath +bonus
Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth |
RSPB Minsmere |
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b Derek Eaton |
14 May |
An unarranged Dingy Skipper
count with John for help. we counted 76 across three main areas
and surrounding rides. Sightings recorded on i-record. |
King’s forest, Wordwell |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
14 May |
3 green hairstreak, 5 brown
argus, 5 orange tip, 29 peacock, 1 speckled wood |
RSPB North Warren, Aldeburgh |
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sb David Gill |
14 May |
First Small Blue
'Cupido minimus' of the year in Ipswich this morning (📷
photos
click here) |
Landseer Park |
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sb Kevin Ling |
13 May |
Recorded Butterflies on Transects 1 to 9; Peacock 18,
Wall Brown 12(M), Large White
4, Small White 4, Orange Tip 4(M), Red Admiral 2, Brimstone 1
(M), Green-veined White 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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sb Robert Quadling |
13 May |
Wall brown seen this lunchtime
at the Gunton woodland burial park (per Nick Blacker) |
Gunton |
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s James Wright |
13 May |
My sunny Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe garden, saw the first of the
year....2 Wall Brown
butterflies! |
Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe |
|
Clare Beatwell |
12 May |
2 male Brimstone, 3 Orange tip, several Small White, 10+ 1 Holly
Blue and a single Small Tortoiseshell |
opposite Felixstowe Customs house |
|
s Will Brame |
12 May |
Very pleased to see first Wall Brown
this year today, 12th May: Wall
Brown 1. Plus the usual suspects – Orange tip
(male) 1, Green-veined White 1, Small White 1, Large White 1,
Brimstone (male) 1, Peacock 1. Also of interest, today is
the 5th sighting of (1) Cinnabar Moth here at the Station. They
are not a common sight here but are occasionally seen a short
distance away at the Brick Kilns. |
Somerleyton Station |
TM4797 |
Sue Cox |
12 May |
Butterfly Survey, 11 Peacock, 7 Green-veined White, 6 Common
Blue (m), 4 Brown Argus, 4 Small Copper,1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1
Red Admiral, 1 Large White, 1 Brimstone(m) |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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sb Robert Quadling |
11 May |
I was quite surprised to see this male Common Blue
butterfly in the dunes at Sizewell this morning (11th May), my
earliest ever sighting |
Sizewell |
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sb Charles Cuthbert |
10 May |
Transects 10 to 13 surveyed, Holly Blue 1 (Male), Green-veined
White 1, Small Tortoiseshell1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes, |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
9 May |
Warm and sunny conditions at 11 a.m. resulted in me seeing the
following: 2 Large Whites, Small White, 40+ Orange Tips, 16
Brimstones, 3 Dingy Skippers,
male Common Blue, 2 Green Hairstreaks, 5 Peacocks, 2 Speckled
Woods, Small Heath, 2 Cinnabar
Moths. A Comma was seen elsewhere. |
King's Forest, Archery area |
|
Martin Peers |
8 May |
Male Wall Brown this morning
at SWT Carlton Marshes sluice (📷
photo
click here) |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b David Borderick |
8 May |
Spotted several species today including the very first
Green Hairstreak butterfly of
the year, ten male Orange tips, two Speckled woods, two Small
coppers, one Brown Argus, four large whites, three Green veined
whites, three male Brimstones and two Peacocks. |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable Davey |
8 May |
Minsmere butterfly transect - Whites; Large 5, Small 5,
Green-veined 18, Orange-tip 11, Small Copper – 31, Brown Argus –
12, Common blue – 3 (foy), Red admiral – 1, Peacock – 12
,Speckled wood – 9, Small heath – 6 |
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t Derek Eaton |
8 May |
Chalk Lane, Kings Forest this morning our first 2
Green Hairstreak, and 3
Dingy Skipper, (📷
photos
click here) also Brimstone, Small Copper, Peacock,
Small White, Speckled Wood and lots of Orange Tips. |
Chalk Lane, Kings Forest |
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Margie & David Carter |
7 May |
An hour's stroll around Rushmere Heath yesterday 6th May
produced a good number of butterflies - of note were 3 number
Small Heath (📷
photo click here)
- my first ones this year. |
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Bryan Wright |
6 May |
For information as I already record my sightings on the Garden
Butterfly Survey for this year. On Friday 6 May 2022 I
noted two Common Blue butterflies. The male a couple of
times flying over the fence into my back garden. The
female stayed on the patch of waste land beyond the fence moving
occasionally to visit flowers of plantains. No apparent
interest in each other over say ten minutes viewing.
'Bare' patch of ground with short grasses, mosses, black
meddick, vetch etc growing on base of asphalt left by builders 5
years ago. [Common Blues (up to 9 on one occasion) present
there during 2021 from early June to late September.]
Other species noted during varibly breezy sunny warm day (6 May
2022): One Peacock sunning itself on fence, one male
Green-veined White patrolling. Up to four patrolling Orange Tip
males at any one time during the day. |
Beccles |
TM43059010 |
Graham Jackson |
6 May |
Taken today at Minsmere, rather chuffed with it as it was taken
with ma zoom lens ! Green Hairstreak
(x4) south of the East Hide ! (📷
photo
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
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s Rab |
6 May |
SWT Carlton Marshes Surveys Transects 1 to 9, Peacock 33, Orange
Tip 17 (12m+5f), Small Tortoiseshell 6, Green-veined White 4,
Wall Brown 2 (m), Brimstone 1
(m), Large White 1, Holly Blue 1 (m). |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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sb Robert Quadling |
6 May |
Orange-tip 2-9, Small White 2-9, Brimstone 2, Speckled Wood 2,
Holly Blue 2. I've not seen Brimstone here before. I was
surprised to see two, both flying with orange-tips and small
whites. |
Southern end, North verge of Great Eastern Linear Park,
Lowestoft |
TM5362893533 |
Stuart McCallum |
6 May |
Orange-tip 2-9, Small White 2-9,
Green Hairstreak 2, Holly Blue 3. I have never seen
Green Hairstreak on Linear Park before. The pair were either
courting or fighting (I wouldn't know which). I only managed to
photograph one resting (📷
photo
click here) |
Patch of land at South end of Great Eastern Linear Park,
Lowestoft |
TM5358493436 |
Stuart McCallum |
6 May |
Orange-tip 2-9, Small White 2-9, Brimstone 1 (📷
photo click here),
Holly Blue 4 |
Footpath back of Leathes Ham, Lowestoft |
TM528931 |
Stuart McCallum |
6 May |
Small heath x 2,
Green Hairstreak x 4+, (📷
photos click here),
Peacock x 3, small copper x 1, brimstone m+f x 6, speckled wood
x 5, large white, small white and Green-veined White, holly blue
x 2, burnet companion, lots of lattice moths, large red damsels,
cuckoos etc. |
SWT market Weston fen |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
6 May |
Walked through & out beyond Northfield Wood. Orange-tips &
green-veined whites most numerous species, but speckled woods,
peacocks & brimstones also seen. Garlic mustard is as prolific
as I’ve seen it in the wood. |
Northfield Wood. |
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sb Mark Brewster |
6 May |
At Landguard butts today 1 male
Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 1
Green Hairstreak, 2 Orange
tip, 2 Peacock plus Green-veined Whites and Small Whites also 6
Large red Damselflies. Opposite Felixstowe Customs 3 Orange tip
and 4 Small White |
Landguard butts |
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b Will Brame |
6 May |
Butterfly of note through the garden today in the shape of a
Clouded Yellow |
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t Wild Trimley |
6 May |
We have our First Wall Brown
Butterfly a Male ,seen and recorded at the sluice at 11.40am |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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sb Robert Quadling |
5 May |
Orange-tip 2-9, Small White 2-9, Brimstone 1, Peacock 1, Holly
Blue 3 |
Footpath back of Leathes Ham, Lowestoft |
TM528931 |
Stuart McCallum |
5 May |
Butterflies recorded today, 8 Peacock, 8 Green-veined White, 3
Orange Tip (2M+1F), 2 Small Copper, 1 Large White, 1 Small
Tortoiseshell |
SWT Lound Lakes |
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sb Robert Quadling |
5 May |
One brimstone today am , |
Nightingale road square Ipswich |
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Peter Compton |
3 May |
I was at SWT Martins meadow today for the first time, and
thought I saw a Wall Brown,
probably M. But it flew before I could get a good look. Is this
likely? I associate them with the coast and Waveney valley |
SWT Martins meadow |
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t Derek Eaton |
3 May |
Wall Brown Butterflies |
Sudbourne Marshes |
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3 May |
butterfly transects 10 to 13 surveyed today recorded butterflies
were 4 Peacock, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Small White,1 Small
Tortoiseshell, still got a chill in the wind here holding things
back |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
3 May |
14 degrees C. cool light breeze. Speculative search for Dingy
Skipper paid off. 5 x Dingy Skipper
(📷
photo
click here) (Recorded on i-record), 1 x peacock, 1 x
small copper, 6 x orange-tip, 4 x small white, 1 x large white (📷
photo
click here) , 3 x speckled wood. |
King's forest |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
3 May |
First Wall Brown
(male) of 2022 in the garden at Fen Barn, Lound Lakes Nature
Reserve this morning (📷
photo
click here) |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
SWT Lound Lakes Warden |
1 May |
The first recordings of Small Heath
(Coenonympha pamphilus) – 5 individuals - and one Brown Argus
(Aricia agestis) were made on yesterday’s Transect. |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Philip Parker (Minsmere recorder) |
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April |
SwT
DS ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GvW CY B
WB
SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 18 |
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(📷
photo
click here) |
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During the last week of April my wife saw a
Clouded Yellow
,just the one which my wife reported to Graham. It looked more
white than yellow and with darker markings on its underside. She
thought it was a female. That is the only one we have seen. |
Beccles |
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Ted Marsden |
30 Apr |
At Blaxhall Common we had the following: 1 x Speckled Wood, 1 x
Small Copper, 1 x Peacock. |
Blaxhall Common |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, and Debbie Broom |
30 Apr |
At Blaxhall Church we had 6+ Green-veined Whites and 2 x Orange
Tip (m) |
Blaxhall Church |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, and Debbie Broom |
30 Apr |
At Sudbourne Church we had the following: 9 Orange tips
(including 1 female), 1 Brimstone |
Sudbourne Church |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, and Debbie Broom |
30 Apr |
I saw my first Small Heath of
the year on a circular walk around Hintlesham, Flowton and
Burstall. The Small Heath was in a grass field at Burstall. |
Burstall |
TM097454 |
Paul Gilson |
30 Apr |
Minsmere butterfly count (wk 5) A bit cool and
expectations not high. But... Small white-2, Green veined White-8, Orange tip-8,
Small copper-30 ,Brown Argus-1, Red admiral-1, Small
tortoiseshell-1, Peacock-25 ,Comma-1, Speckled wood-9,
Small heath-5, Not bad! |
RSPB Minsmere |
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sb Derek Eaton |
30 Apr |
Our first Small Heath of the
year, also Small Tortoiseshell , Small Copper and Latticed Heath |
SWT Hazlewood Marshes |
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sb David Carter |
30 Apr |
5 Dingy Skipper
on forest ride in SE Wordwell area of Kings Forest. |
Kings Forest |
|
Sharon Hearle |
30 Apr |
First Small Heaths & Brown
Argus of the year at Minsmere today |
RSPB Minsmere |
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b Derek Eaton |
28 Apr |
On Thursday 28 April in pastureland at Washbrook, despite
indifferent cool weather, was 1
Small Heath, 2 Peacock, 1 Green-veined
White |
Washbrook |
|
Jane Henderson |
28 Apr |
Butterfly transects 10 to 13 surveyed today butterflies recorded
none; weather still chilly and temp around 10 degrees C , did
see 4 Small Tortoiseshells and 1 Peacock off transect lines |
SWT Carlton Marshes, |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
26 Apr |
(recorded butterflies from transects 1 to 9), Peacock 36, Orange
Tip 5 (M), Small Tortoiseshell 4, Green veined White 3, Small
White2, Speckled Wood 1, Brimstone 1(M) |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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sb Robert Quadling |
26 Apr |
Children's Play Area beside Gunton Woods, Lowestoft.
Orange-tip 1, Small White 2 |
Gunton Woods, |
TM538959 |
Stuart McCallum |
25 Apr |
Brimstone at North Cove Nature Reserve, Suffolk this afternoon.
Also Holly Blue, Comma, Peacock, Orange Tip, Green veined White,
Small White and Speckled Wood. |
North Cove Nature Reserve |
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b David Borderick |
24 Apr |
Two Orange-tips feeding on lunaria in our garden today and a
Holly Blue in the nearby park. |
Kesgrave |
|
Gary Plank |
23 Apr |
Encountered my very first Small Copper butterflies of the year
one basking in the sun the other happily nectaring from ground
ivy flowers. Ravenswood Ipswich |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable Davey |
21 Apr |
Orange-tip 3, Small White 2-9, Speckled Wood 2 (📷
photo click here),
Peacock 10-19, Small Tortoiseshell 2 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
TM 49879 92863 |
Stuart McCallum |
21 Apr |
Scrubland North shore of Lake Lothing, Lowestoft. Small
White 2, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell (📷
photos
click here) |
Lake Lothing |
TM 52734 93147 |
Stuart McCallum |
21 Apr |
Footpath back of Leathes Ham, Lowestoft. Holly Blue
(📷
photo
click here) |
Lowestoft |
TM528931 |
Stuart McCallum
|
21 Apr |
todays recorded Butterfly Surveys, 19 Peacock, 5 Sm/Tort, 4
Comma, 3 GVW, 2 Spec/wood, 1 Red Admiral |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
21 Apr |
4 Holly Blue, 6 Green Veined, 5 Peacock, 3 Comma, 2
Tortoiseshell, 2 Small White, 2 Speckled Wood, 6 Orange Tip, 4
Brimestone. |
Christchurch Park-wildlife meadow |
|
Sarah Chamberlain |
21 Apr |
1 Red Admiral, 11 Orange Tip, 18 Brimestone, 9 Speckled Wood, 5
Peacock, 6 Green Veined, 3 Comma, 8 Small White.= |
Landseer Park |
|
Sarah Chamberlain |
21 Apr |
One green hairstreak (📷
photo
click here) 2 Holly Blues. Clouds of Brimstones,
Speckled Woods, Orange Tips and Small whites. 10 Peacocks. 4
Small Tortoiseshells. |
Landseer Common |
|
Jenny Norman |
20 Apr |
My recorded transects 1 to 9 today = 53 Peacock, 17 Small
Tortoiseshell, 7 Green-veined White, 2 Orange Tip (f), 1 Holly
Blue (m). |
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sb Robert Quadling |
20 Apr |
Peters butterflies recorded on Transects 10 to 13 today = 11
Peacock,4 Green-veined White, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, |
SWT Carlton Marshes, |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
20 Apr |
Afew more butterflies on the "butts" at Landguard 7 Peacock, 1
Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Small White, 3 Green-veined White |
Landguard |
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s Will Brame |
20 Apr |
5 comma; 1 Holly blue; 3 Orange tip; 4 peacock; 1 Red Admiral; 1
small copper; 30 small white; 7 speckled wood |
NT Sutton Hoo |
|
sb David Gill |
20 Apr |
2 Holly Blue, 2 male Brimstone, 9 Speckled Wood, 11 Small White,
3 Large White, 1 Orange Tip, 4 Commas, 2 Peacock |
Peewit Hill Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
19 Apr |
Short walk mid afternoon, 5x Small White, 5x Peacock, 3x Comma,
3x Orange Tip (all male), 2 Holly Blue, 1x Speckled Wood.
(📷
photo
click here) |
Mill Stream Ipswich |
|
Phil Watkinson |
18 Apr |
No sign of green hairstreaks in their usual place warm but cool
stiff breeze blew through the gorse and broom. Speckled wood x 8
(📷
photo
click here) , peacock x 3, a long walk with not much
about despite more nectar sources than previous years at this
time. Lots of willow warblers. |
King's forest north stow |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
17 Apr |
4 brimstone, 3 comma, 1 holly blue, 15 m & f orange tip, 2
peacock, 8 small white, 2 speckled wood |
Newbourne Springs |
|
sb David Gill |
17 Apr |
In our Wickham Market garden: 2 x Holly Blue (📷
photo click here by
Rob Reeve), Orange Tip (m), Brimstone (m) |
Wickham Market |
|
Kerry and Rob Reeve |
17 Apr |
3 garden species today, Easter Sunday: 1 x Holly Blue, 3 x
'sparring' Speckled Wood, 1 x Green-veined White. |
Ipswich E |
|
Julian Dowding |
17 Apr |
5 x Peacock, 3 x Comma, 1 x Small Tortoiseshell, 3 x
Green-veined White. |
Landseer Park |
|
Julian Dowding |
16 Apr |
Just seen 1 Male Brimstone Butterfly in flight South Lowestoft
from my house. |
South Lowestoft |
TM 5392 |
sb Robert Quadling |
16 Apr |
Brimstone |
Martlesham Common Nature Reserve |
|
Debbie Broom |
16 Apr |
Peacock 5, Speckled Wood 2 |
Belstead Meadows |
|
Richard Perryman |
16 Apr |
31 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Small White, 1 Comma, 1
Brimstone (Male), 1 Orange Tip |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
16 Apr |
I've not reported butterfly sightings with you before but I
enjoy taking nature photos and often take a few butterfly pics
each year. I spotted just a single Comma in the (📷
photo
click here) in Hubbard's Loke, Lowestoft
yesterday. There was a Peacock flying around in the same
location but I was unable to photograph that. |
Lowestoft |
52.4994531, 1.7507157 |
Stuart McCallum |
16 Apr |
Orange Tip m., Holly Blue, Peacock 3. |
Knettishall Heath |
TL9580 |
Martin Peers |
15 Apr |
Surveyed Transects 10 to 13 today, bit disappointing only
recorded 3 Peacock, 2 Small Tort,1 Comma |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
15 Apr |
Orange-tips were the most numerous species during my lunchtime
walk in Northfield Wood earlier. Garlic mustard seems to be more
prolific this year, and cuckoo flower appearing by main
boardwalk. 5 Brimstone, 2 Comma, 5 Green-veined White, 26
Orange-tip, 5 Peacock, 2 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood |
Northfield Wood |
|
sb Mark Brewster |
15 Apr |
Lots of spring Butterflies now around including green-veined
white, orange-tip, peacock, comma, speckled wood, small
tortoiseshell and holly blue |
SWT Lackford Lakes |
|
t |
15 Apr |
Five peacock butterflies and my first small copper of the year
(📷
photo
click here) |
Westleton Common |
|
Val Lockwood |
15 Apr |
Green-veined white 2, Orange-tip 2, Small White 2, Small
Tortoiseshell 2, Peacock 35, Red Admiral 1, Comma 4, Speckled
Wood 7, Small Copper
2, Brimstone also seen but not on the transect |
RSPB Minsmere transect |
|
Derek Eaton |
15 Apr |
Holly Blue, Red Admiral |
Bury, Victoria street garden |
TL8464 |
Martin Peers |
15 Apr |
4 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Small White, 1 Large White |
Landguard |
|
s Will Brame |
14 Apr |
During the circular river walk from Kingston field to Kyson
Point, Woodbridge, then Broom Hill we had the following:
Comma, Green veined White, Peacock (3+), Brimstone, Orange Tip. |
Woodbridge |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, and Deb Broom |
14 Apr |
6 Peacock, 4 Comma , 3 Small White. |
Loompit Lake Trimley |
|
s Will Brame |
14 Apr |
1 female Brimstone and 2 Small White |
Opposite Customs House |
|
s Will Brame |
14 Apr |
9 Peacock 6 Small White and 2 G v White |
F'stowe Ferry to K'fleet |
|
s Will Brame |
14 Apr |
Green-veined White 6, Small White 4, Brimstone 8 (5 m.), Small
Tortoiseshell 6, Peacock 10 |
Temple Bridge to Tuddenham Fen, Lark footpath |
TL7573 |
Martin Peers |
14 Apr |
A walk around the village and surrounds this morning produced 2
male Brimstone, 3 male Orange-tip, 11 Peacock, 7 Green-veined
white, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled wood. |
North Cove |
|
Peter Norfolk |
14 Apr |
Encountered very briefly my very first male Orange tip butterfly
of year outside my home. |
Ipswich |
IP3 |
Daniel Cable Davey |
13 Apr |
First Orange Tip (male) of the year and Brimstone (male) seen in
our garden at Shotley Gate |
Shotley Gate |
TM241341 |
Ian Peters |
13 Apr |
Seen at Mill Stream, Ipswich. Brimstone male (2), Peacock (7),
Green-veined White (3), Orange Tip (3 males, 2 females) (📷
photo
click here) |
Mill Stream, Ipswich |
|
Phil Watkinson |
13 Apr |
Butterflies seen: Small Tortoiseshell, Orange Tips (m & f)
Brimstone, Speckled Wood , lots of Peacocks |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
s chris mutimer |
13 Apr |
My 1st Holly Blue this yr in my Reydon garden today |
Reydon |
|
t Derek Eaton |
13 Apr |
(garden): male Holly Blue. |
Bury St Edmunds |
TL8464 |
Martin Peers |
12 Apr |
Small White, 2 m Brimstone, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock
3. |
Sayers Breck and Lackford |
TL7970 |
Martin Peers |
12 Apr |
Another couple of hours in Northfield Wood this afternoon. More
orange-tips recorded and managed a record shot of one on ground
ivy, I believe. Garlic mustard looking more prolific than in
2021 following felling east of main entrance |
Northfield Wood |
|
sb Mark Brewster |
11 Apr |
First orange-tip of the year seen in Northfield Wood |
Northfield Wood |
|
t Mark Brewster |
11 Apr |
Today at Wolves Wood: 5 x Peacock, 5 x Brimstone, 1 x Orange
tip. |
RSPB Wolves Wood |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, and Debbie Broom |
11 Apr |
First Green Hairstreak
of the season. Seen on Landseer Park, Ipswich today (📷
photo
click here) |
Ipswich, Landseer Park |
|
sb Sarah Chamberlain |
10 Apr |
Todays Butterfly transects 1 to 9 produced 16 Peacock,9 Small
Tortoiseshell,3 Comma |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
10 Apr |
The sunny morning brought out a few butterflies...3 Peacock, 1
Small tortoiseshell and my first Green-veined White of the year. |
Castle Marshes, North Cove |
|
Peter Norfolk |
9 Apr |
1 Small White opposite the Customs House |
Landguard |
|
t Will Brame |
9 Apr |
First recorded butterfly surveys carried out today produced 3
Peacock 2 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Comma |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
rsb Robert Quadling |
8 Apr |
Large White butterfly in my garden today |
Lowestoft |
|
is Antony Wren |
6 Apr |
An unexpected bonus today as I spotted a Green-veined White
hunkered down in the grass at Bourne Bridge. My earliest ever
local sighting, by one day, and my first of the year. |
Ipswich, Bourne Bridge, |
TM1641 |
David Walsh |
3 Apr |
1st Butterfly surveys this year. Transects 1 to 9 only produced
2 Small Tortoiseshells, considering the temperature today it is
better then no Butterflies. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
2 Apr |
A single Painted Lady Butterfly flew pass me today at the
Wardens offices so we now have 7 species of butterfly seen on
the reserve to date so far this year |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
|
|
|
|
|
March |
SwT
DS ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB
SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 Mar |
male Orange Tip. |
Risby crematorium |
TL8166 |
Martin Peers |
28 Mar |
This Large White seen in Chattisham on 28 March 2022 just
couldn't wait for summer. (📷
photo
click here) |
Chattisham |
|
Jane Henderson |
28 Mar |
First holly blue today ! Hopefully it’s not premature in waking
! (📷
photo
click here) |
Little Stonham |
|
s Graham Denny |
27 Mar |
Fewer butterflies on the wing today, but I saw my first Small
White of the year between Burnet Meadow and Spring Wood. My
first ever March sighting, making 8 species in Belstead Brook
Park this month (compared with just 3 in March 2021. 4 in March
2020 and 1 in March 2019). |
Belstead Brook Park |
TM1441 |
David Walsh |
26 Mar |
7 species of butterfly today in and around Ashground Plantation.
My first Speckled Wood of the year (my first ever March
sighting) (📷
photo click here).
Also Brimstone (3), Comma (3), Peacock (2), Orange-tip (1 male),
Red Admiral (1), Small Tortoiseshell (1). |
Belstead Brook Park |
TM1441 |
David Walsh |
26 Mar |
butterflies seen on walk round the reserve today, 24 Peacock, 20
Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Comma, 2 Small Whites |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
25 Mar |
First Orange Tip of the year for me at Trimley Marshes today |
Trimley Marshes |
|
b Chris Lansdell |
25 Mar |
Felixstowe Ferry; 6 Peacocks ,1 Small Tortoiseshell |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
25 Mar |
opposite Felixstowe Customs house 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Small
White and 1 Peacock |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
24 Mar |
m & f Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Peacock 3. |
Bury cemetery & my garden |
TL8464 |
Martin Peers |
24 Mar |
Opposite Felixstowe Customs house 1
Green veined White also 1 Peacock, |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
24 Mar |
at Landguard 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Peacock |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
24 Mar |
nearby at Peewit Hill 4 Commas and 3 Peacocks |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
24 Mar |
Speckled Wood and 4 Commas at Pipers Vale this afternoon. |
Pipers Vale |
|
Mike Morley. |
23 Mar |
A delightful Small Tortoiseshell was nectaring in our
garden early in the morning. A good omen of things to come - 5
Comma and 1 Peacock at SWT Gunton Meadow, Lowestoft. |
SWT Gunton Meadow |
|
James Corton |
23 Mar |
with Small White being reported by SWT Lound Warden today we
have 6 Species of Butterflies reported this year to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
23 Mar |
one male Orange Tip, one Small Tortoiseshell, one Peacock in my
neighbour’s garden. |
East End |
TM103348 |
Liz Cutting |
23 Mar |
A lovely walk around Landseer Park this afternoon. 16 Peacock, 8
Comma, 5 Brimestone and 9 Small Tortoiseshell seen. (📷
photos
click here) |
Ipswich, Landseer Park |
|
Sarah Chamberlain |
23 Mar |
Painted Lady
at Micklemere yesterday afternoon |
SWT Micklemere |
|
b Chris Lansdell |
22 Mar |
Seen in Polstead/Withermarsh Green area were 1 Small White, 12
Peacock, 5 Brimstone, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1
Speckled Wood,
1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma. |
Polstead/Withermarsh Green |
|
Jane Henderson |
22 Mar |
Spotted 1x Brimstone and 1x Peacock in our garden in Washbrook,
Ipswich |
Washbrook |
|
Jim Farrow |
22 Mar |
several brimstones around purdis top lake today between 11am to
2.45, one comma, one peacock |
purdis top lake |
|
Peter Compton |
22 Mar |
This has to be the most butterflies i've seen during March
before, at Spa Gardens 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Peacock, 2
Commas, |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
22 Mar |
at Landguard 2 Peacocks, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Commas, |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
22 Mar |
at Peewit Hill 4 Peacock, 3 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
22 Mar |
Comma in our Kesgrave garden today , |
Kesgrave |
|
Gary Plank |
22 Mar |
Seen in our garden in central Ipswich today. 1 Comma, 2
Peacocks, 1 Large White. |
Ipswich central |
|
Richard Attenborrow |
22 Mar |
Brimstone m 3, Peacock 2 |
Spring Wood |
|
Richard Perryman |
22 Mar |
Several brimstones including a female. Peacock x 2, small
tortoiseshell x 3, comma x 1 (📷
photos
click here) |
SWT Lackford lakes |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
21 Mar |
Fleeting glimpse of a Peacock heading out of Chelmondiston Car
Park |
Chelmondiston Car Park |
TM204371 |
Ian Peters |
21 Mar |
It must be Spring, nothing as good as that today but a Small
Tortoiseshell at Martlesham Black Tiles and a Red Admiral at
Martlesham Church |
Martlesham |
|
t Will Brame |
21 Mar |
At 12.45pm today I was thrilled to see an Orange-tip in flight
close to Bobbits Lane car park in Belstead Brook Park . This is
my earliest ever patch sighting, by over two weeks. I also saw
Peacock (2), Comma (1), Small Tortoiseshell (2) and Brimstone
(3). Via Twitter and the Suffolk Butterflies website it seems
there have been at least three sightings prior to mine this
year, all earlier than the 23 March date on the website (15
Mar in the First Sightings table) as the earliest ever |
Bobbits Lane |
TM1441 |
David Walsh |
21 Mar |
Today I saw 5 Small Tortoiseshells, and a pair of Peacocks |
Beccles Marshes, |
|
sb Julie Durrant |
21 Mar |
Commas (10) and Peacocks (2) recorded in Northfield Wood at
lunchtime |
Northfield Wood |
|
sb Mark Brewster |
21 Mar |
Peacock Butterfly and friend on my walk this morning. Seen
on the former railway (📷
photo
click here) |
Lowestoft |
|
b Martin Seuneke |
19 Mar |
4 Comma & 3 Small Tortoiseshell seen on walk this morning |
Onehouse |
|
sb John Walshe |
19 Mar |
Butterflies seen on the reserve today ;11 Small
Tortoiseshell, 7 Peacock, 1 Comma |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
sb Robert Quadling |
18 Mar |
A compliant Small Tortoiseshell in the garden this morning plus
also saw a Peacock and a Brimstone of which several more spotted
in and around Thetford today |
Thetford |
|
sb Paul Harrison |
18 Mar |
On the platform, Station side/ An exceptionally sunny day and
with the warmth reflecting from the platform and building.
Small Tortoiseshell 1, first sighting this year (Many sightings
so probable several insects involved). Comma 1, first
sighting this year (Several sightings so probably more than one
insect involved). Red Admiral 1, Peacock 2 - mating
attempted. (Again, many many sightings so probably several of
these about.) |
Somerleyton Station |
TM4797 |
Sue Cox |
18 Mar |
One male Brimstone and at least three Comma enjoying the sun
today in our garden |
Flowton |
TM085470 |
Rob Clements |
18 Mar |
3 comma, 5 tortoiseshell, 1 Brimestone (📷
photo
click here) |
Ipswich, Landseer Park |
|
Sarah Chamberlain |
17 Mar |
The warm and sunny weather has brought more butterflies to my
Suffolk garden, a Small Tortoiseshell on the
'winter-flowering' heathers and a Red Admiral on the Cherry Plum
- a different individual from 2 days ago |
Kelsale |
|
sb Charles Cuthbert |
17 Mar |
A few sightings from the 2 linked villages this morning....1
Comma on N Cove reserve, 1 Small tortoiseshell on the walk
across the fields and 1 Small white in our garden. |
Barnby/North Cove |
|
Peter Norfolk |
17 Mar |
Red Admiral in Northfield Wood today (sighting reported via
iRecord). Mrs B strikes again! (📷
photo
click here) |
|
|
sbi Mark Brewster |
17 Mar |
1 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell |
Landguard |
|
s Will Brame |
17 Mar |
2 Small White, 2 Peacock, 2 Comma |
Felixstowe, Peewit Hill |
|
s Will Brame |
17 Mar |
This was one of two Comma (📷
photo
click here) seen at perimeter of Suffolk Police HQ
Martlesham this lunchtime. Also two male Brimstone and a Small
Tortoiseshell |
Martlesham |
|
sb Kevin Ling |
15 Mar |
Red Admiral sunning itself in our garden |
Shotley Gate |
TM241341 |
Ian Peters |
15 Mar |
Plenty of small tortoiseshell butterflies on the wing and
enjoying the nettle flowers yesterday along the lanes around
Mettingham |
Mettingham |
|
sb Sarah |
15 Mar |
Several Brimstone butterflies and the first Small Tortoiseshell
and Comma butterflies encountered this year both basking in the
March sunshine. |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable Davey |
15 Mar |
10 Commas, 7 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 male Brimstone |
The Grove, Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
15 Mar |
1 Peacock on the wing |
Landguard |
|
s Will Brame |
15 Mar |
Another lovely day for the butterflies. 6 Comma, 4 Small
tortoiseshell and 3 Peacock on Landseer Park this afternoon |
andseer Park |
|
sb Sarah |
15 Mar |
This afternoon in our Wickham Market back garden (TM302 563) a
Peacock settled on shingle. (📷
photo
by Rob Reeve click here) |
Wickham Market |
TM302 563 |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
15 Mar |
Orange-tip |
Thurston |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
15 Mar |
male Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell |
Ipswichy SW |
|
Richard Perryman |
15 Mar |
one male Brimstone in my garden today at 12.36 nightingale road |
Ipswich |
|
Peter Compton |
15 Mar |
Brimstone, Bildeston garden, 12.30pm |
Bildeston |
|
Pam & Robin Weaver |
15 Mar |
Somerleyton Station, Platform, garden. Peacock 1 first
sighting this year. |
Somerleyton Station |
TM4797 |
Sue Cox |
14 Mar |
Somerleyton Station, Platform, garden. Brimstone 1
first sighting this year |
Somerleyton Station |
TM4797 |
Sue Cox |
14 Mar |
Red Admiral, , 1pm. |
Bulls Wood |
|
Pam & Robin Weaver |
14 Mar |
Spring delight! Four different butterfly species visiting
the flowers of Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) around my Suffolk
garden today: Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock and Red
Admiral, also a Small White on the Forget-me-nots |
Kelsale |
|
sb Charles Cuthbert |
14 Mar |
14 deg C. female Orange-tip
flew by at SWT Micklemere TL937696 and peacock at home Thurston. |
SWT Micklemere |
TL937696 |
Trevor Goodfellow |
13 Mar |
Peacock and Comma in Newbourn Springs this morning |
Newbourn Springs |
|
Jenny and Gary Plank |
12 Mar |
Had a walk round the reserve this afternoon ,1 Small
Tortoiseshell Butterfly seen, still windy but nice in the
shelted spots and warm |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
TM 5191 |
sb Robert Quadling |
11 Mar |
Small Tortoiseshell seen
flying over playing field in Onehouse this morning, and three
Commas in Northfield Wood (all noted via iRecord) (📷
photo click here) |
Northfield Wood |
|
Mark Brewster |
10 Mar |
Brimstone 3, Comma 2, Peacock. |
Cavenham Heath & pits |
TL7572 |
Martin Peers |
10 Mar |
2 male Brimstones patrolling the hazel coppice, paths and
woodland rides in Golden Wood, Shotley |
Shotley |
TM235355 |
Ian Peters |
10 Mar |
Comma in our garden |
Shotley Gate |
TM241341 |
Ian Peters |
10 Mar |
Spotted this Peacock sunning himself in the grass. (📷
photo
click here) |
Landseer Park, Ipswich |
|
Sarah Chamberlain |
10 Mar |
Well it took me a long time this year but finally saw my first
butterfly yesterday. A Comma, sunning itself at Martlesham
Common |
Martlesham Common |
|
sb Kevin Ling |
10 Mar |
This Peacock obliged for photos in the glorious Spring sunshine
at Gunton woods, Lowestoft, albeit it with a cool coastal breeze
to contend with. The overwinters may look worn but are a welcome
sight after winter's gloom (📷
photo
click here) |
Lowestoft |
|
t James Cortosb n |
10 Mar |
4 Small Tortoiseshell seen around Carlton marshes today |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
t Gavin Durrant |
10 Mar |
Male Brimstone een today at Mill Stream, Ipswich. |
Ipswich E |
TM 20961 44196 |
Phil Watkinson |
10 Mar |
Small Tortoiseshell photographed by Mrs B whilst out walking a
(four-legged) house guest this afternoon. Location: close to
Shelland Wood. Sighting reported via iRecord. (📷
photo
click here) |
Onehouse |
|
sbi Mark Brewster |
10 Mar |
Brimstone, Peacock, Large
White, Red Admiral and two Small Tortoiseshells
in central Stowmarket today - first butterflies seen since
Christmas! |
Stowmarket |
|
s |
10 Mar |
Warm sunshine at Walberswick, Suffolk, today and a good
day for butterflies with at least 5 Small Tortoiseshells (two
separate pairs seen in courtship, plus a single) and at least 2
Peacocks nearby |
Walberswick |
|
sb Charles Cuthbert |
10 Mar |
With spring like sunshine in Felixstowe i had a look
around the Grove Wood finding 3 Comma butterflies |
Felixstowe |
|
s Will Brame |
10 Mar |
My first Brimstone butterfly of the year just flown through the
garden |
Elmswell |
|
s Peter Rutt |
10 Mar |
Brimstone |
Northfield Wood |
|
t Mark Brewster |
10 Mar |
The warm sunshine produced four species in Belstead Brook Park.
3 Brimstone, 2 Small Tortoiseshell (my earliest ever on patch),
plus single Comma and Peacock. |
Belstead Brook Park |
TM1441 |
David Walsh |
10 Mar |
Saw my 1st butterflies of the year this morning in my local wood
off Farriers Road, 3+ male Brimstone & a Comma |
Onehouse |
|
s John Walshe |
10 Mar |
Male Brimstone in my Halesworth garden, a first for the year. |
Halesworth |
|
t Nick Minns |
10 Mar |
Brimstone butterflies flying around SWT Lackford Lakes |
SWT Lackford Lakes |
|
t |
10 Mar |
The Spring sunshine brought out a Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell,
and this Comma (📷
photo
click here) to our garden |
Wickham Market |
TM302 563 |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
10 Mar |
Very healthy looking Comma in my sunny east Ipswich backgarden. |
Ipswich E |
TM 19 42 |
Fred Hanniffy |
10 Mar |
Male Brimstone. Records logged. Moth trap revealed 3 moths! 3
more than the last 2 months. |
Fornham All Saints |
|
i Trevor Goodfellow |
10 Mar |
Male Brimstone |
Great Barton |
|
i Trevor Goodfellow |
10 Mar |
1 x Comma |
Thurston |
|
i Trevor Goodfellow |
9 Mar |
One peacock seen on the sandy footpath at Kirton |
Kirton |
TM283411 |
Val Lockwood |
7 Mar |
Somerleyton Station, Platform, garden. Red Admiral 1 first
sighting this year |
Somerleyton Station |
TM4797 |
|
7 Mar |
What a surprise, I never imagined that the first butterfly in
my garden this year would be a
Small White! Fluttered past the window
and settled on a small Ceanothus bush in a sunny part of the
garden early this afternoon (📷
photo
click here) |
Kelsale |
|
sb Charles Cuthbert |
6 Mar |
One Small Tortoiseshell basking in this morning's sunny
intervals along the river wall at North Cove. |
|
|
Peter Norfolk |
3 Mar |
A Brimstone today at Brandon Country Park (📷
photo click here) |
Brandon Country Park |
|
Nick Brown |
3 Mar |
JA start-the-weekend coffee break in the Spring sunshine today
led to this fortuitous encounter with my first Comma butterfly
of the year, right here in our own garden. Lucie and I are lucky
enough to have regular visits from Commas but have yet to have
confirmed breeding (📷
photo click here) |
Lowestoft |
|
James Corton |
3 Mar |
First out of the blocks, a perfect peacock this morning in
Thurston |
Thurston |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
3 Mar |
My second butterfly species of the year on the wing today
a Peacock at Stratton Hall Wood Levington Marina |
Levington Marina |
|
s Will Brame |
|
|
|
|
|
February |
SWT
DS ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GVW CY B
WB
SPW
SH
R MB GK MW
GR SWF
DGF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CMB
SCC LT CMB
SC
PH GH
WLH
BH HB
SSB
BA CB
CHB
SB LTB
- Total
species seen 5 |
|
|
|
26 Feb |
Wonderful to see a beautiful bright Comma and a Peacock
butterfly today, our first sightings this year |
Sutton |
|
Val & Ivan Lockwood |
26 Feb |
Saw my first Brimstone of the year today |
Euston |
TL8978 |
David Walsh |
26 Feb |
One Red admiral on the wing in Barnby this afternoon. |
Barnby |
|
Peter Norfolk |
26 Feb |
Was unable to photograph it but I saw a Red Admiral
Butterfly in Corton Road this morning |
Lowestoft |
|
Martin Seuneke |
23 Feb |
Red Admiral at Newbourne Springs SWT reserve 23rd February. A
very tatty one! |
SWT Newbourne Springs |
|
Peter Lack and Diane Ridgley |
22 Feb |
Just seen a beautiful male Brimstone, my first butterfly of the
year, in our back garden near a variegated privet hedge, just
off Wortham Ling SSSI near the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Although
the sun was out & it’s not as cold today as it has been, it had
probably been disturbed by the high winds (now abated). |
Wortham Ling SSSI |
TM 093 792 |
Susan Sidle |
16 Feb |
A Comma butterfly at Bawdsey Quay picnic site today (📷
photo
click here) |
|
|
sb David Carter |
9 Feb |
Once again, Mrs L beats me to the first butterfly sighting
of the year. On 9th February and an unexpected visitor came
through the window into her office. A Small Tortoiseshell
(📷
photo
click here) |
Ipswich |
|
sb Kevin Ling |
8 Feb |
Two Red Admiral 8th February around midday in my garden
Nightingale Road |
Ipswich |
|
Peter Compton |
8 Feb |
In Little Wenham Churchyard one almost perfect Red Admiral. On
footpath between Little Wenham and Great Wenham one Peacock.
|
Little Wenham |
|
Jane Henderson |
8 Feb |
I saw a Red Admiral today (in West Suffolk). I've never seen a
butterfly in February before (📷
photo
click here)
|
West Suffolk |
|
|
8 Feb |
Red Admiral resting on our front room window just now, catching
some rays
|
Halesworth |
|
t Nick Minns
|
8 Feb |
Small Tortoiseshell seen this afternoon (8th February) on
Berberis in our garden. (📷
photo
click here) |
Wickham Market |
TM302 563 |
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
8 Feb |
My first butterfly sighting of the year a Brimstone spotted on
Sandlings Local Nature Reserve Rushmere St.Andrew 11am today (📷
photo
click here)
|
Rushmere St.Andrew |
|
Bryan Wright
|
8 Feb |
My first butterfly of the year, a Peacock in Belstead Brook Park.
My earliest ever butterfly on patch, by 13 days. And my previous
early date for Peacock was 17 March!
|
Belstead Brook Park
|
TM1441 |
b David Walsh |
8 Feb |
My first butterfly of the year. A Peacock flying around our
Kessingland garden
|
Kessingland |
|
sb David Borderick
|
|
|
|
|
|
January |
SWT
DS ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GVW CY B
WB
SPW
SH
R MB GK MW
GR SWF
DGF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST
C LT CMB
SCC LT CMB
SC
PH GH
WLH
BH HB
SSB
BA CB
CHB
SB LTB
- Total
species seen 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30 Jan |
My sister sent me this photo of a Peacock butterfly at Orwell
Country Park in Ipswich today, a nice surprise! (📷
photo
click here) |
Ipswich, Orwell Country Park |
|
sb Charles Cuthbert |
30 Jan |
Peacock |
|
|
b Derek Eaton |
30 Jan |
Did have my first butterfly of the year, a Small Tortoiseshell
flew through the garden |
Ipswich |
|
s Gi Grieco |
30 Jan |
At least 3 Peacock butterflies along the Whitecast path, Carlton
Marshes this morning. (📷
photo
click here) |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
TM 5092 |
t Andrew Easton |
30 Jan |
Thanks to Sue Dale for reporting our first Butterfly sighting
for this year on the reserve a Peacock at TM 5092 on the river
wall path from Petos to Whitecast |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
TM 5092 |
b Robert Quadling |
27 Jan |
Was please to spot my first butterfly of the year in sunny but
blustery Suffolk yesterday. A scruffy
Comma |
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sb Paul Harrison |
18 Jan |
Saw my earliest ever Holly
Blue in the sunshine at Pakefield this morning. |
Pakefield |
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t Guy Oxborough |
17 Jan |
Peacock butterfly seen resting and flying at Ipswich Golf Club
Purdis Heath |
IGC (Purdis Heatrh) |
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Colin Hullis |
12 Jan |
Saw a Small Tortoiseshell
this afternoon in flight then landing and basking in the warm
sunshine at Ipswich Golf Course (Purdis Heath). My first
butterfly sighting for the year. |
IGC (Purdis Heatrh) |
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Neil Sherman |
9 Jan |
This Red Admiral my first flying butterfly as opposed to
hibernating was at Deben Lodge, Falkenham late morning as i
arrived back to the car nearby at Corporation Marshes (📷
photo
click here) |
Falkenham |
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s Will Brame |
1 Jan |
Brimstone
appearing at regular intervals for an hour on New Year's day.
Folly Road |
Mildenhall |
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Mervyn Crawford |
1 Jan |
Peacock seen fluttering around a hedgerow on a sunny walk in
Debenham - 12.45 midday! (📷
photo
click here) |
Debenham |
TM1763 |
Clare Sheehan |
1 Jan |
Just to report that James Porter saw a
Peacock in Pinewood, , |
Ipswich SW |
TM1441 |
David Walsh |
1 Jan |
My first butterfly of the year - a Red admiral - was seen today
at lunchtime in Dunwich forest at Hog's Grove car park (closest
to the village). This is the earliest day in any year that I
have seen a butterfly. |
Dunwich Forest |
TM467710 |
James Corton |
1 Jan |
My first Butterfly sighting for this year is a single
Red Admiral in
my garden at 14.05am today TM 535922 South Lowestoft ,Suffolk |
Lowestoft South |
TM535922 |
sb Robert Quadling |
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