Sightings of Butterflies in Suffolk - 2015

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

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Return completed form by November to 26 Thomas Crescent, Kesgrave, Ipswich IP5 2HN or to  

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
December
29 Dec	A male Brimstone has appeared at regular intervals in my Mildenhall garden over the last two days.  Today a Small Tortoiseshell was taking advantage of some very early Grape Hyacinth flowers.			Mervyn Crawford
29 Dec	Red Admiral flying around near Birchwood,  Glorious sunshine and temp of 14c	Alton Water		Mike Morley
20 Dec	Red Admiral butterfly.  @ 11.00Am Temperature was 13 degs. In my garden in full flight	Martlesham		Clive SALMON
16 Dec	Saw one Peacock butterfly on Sutton Heath flying around a rabbit burrow, down which it eventually disappeared.	Sutton Heath		Richard and Linda Mayhew
4 Dec	A red admiral in my front garden today on the Sutton Heath estate near Woodbridge.	Sutton Heath		Gary Coppard
2 Dec	Male brimstone seen flying along sunny sheltered verge near Coney Weston church midday.  Temperature according to car thermometer was 12.5 degrees C.	Coney Weston		Steve Aylward
2 Dec	In my garden two Red Admirals and one Brimstone – Temp 14.5 C	Mildenhall		Mervyn Crawford
1 Dec	In 15.5 degrees C at  Tesco’s car park – one Brimstone and one Comma	Newmarket		Mervyn Crawford
1 Dec	Peacock butterfly seen flying over meadow at Deben Lodge farm	Falkenham		Colin Hullis
November
26 Nov	1 Red Admiral early afternoon	Landguard obs		William Brame
26 Nov	A Red Admiral again in my East Bergholt garden today on flowering viburnum. Very light wind and 10C.	East Bergholt		Dick Richardson
26 Nov	Red Admiral	Trimley		William Brame
25 Nov	In sunny conditions with a moderate WNW wind. 3 Red Admiral - 1 appeared to come in off, 1 south and 1 circling south offshore.	East Lane Bawdsey		Dan Monk, Rupert Kaye
20 Nov	Seen today at 1 pm,1 Peacock Butterfly in flight, at SWT Gunton Warren	Lowestoft		Robert Quadling
19 Nov	Geranium Bronze (photo click here)- I found it yesterday in my kitchen, where I had been growing two cuttings of geraniums that I brought home from Italy on 7th October	Lindsey		Martin Beacon
16 Nov	At least two Red Admirals on a flowering Viburnum Bodnantense ‘Dawn’ in my garden yesterday and today despite strong winds.  Temperature yesterday around 15C and today about 12C.	East Bergholt		Dick Richardson
15 Nov	Comma one seen at Loompit Lake around midday sunning itself on river wall			William Brame
12 Nov	Beautiful weather this morning, Clouded Yellow, Red Admiral and Peacock all on the wing on Sizewell Beach!  Incredibly mild weather today	Sizewell		SWT Coastal Warden
12 Nov	Peacock butterfly warming briefly on a pile of leaves.	Nacton churchyard		Robert Brown
12 Nov	2 red admirals.	Theberton		Andrew Leng
12 Nov	Surprised to see a single Speckled Wood in flight today	Eden-Rose Coppice, Sudbury		Samuel Chamberlin
12 Nov	Bright mildish morning, 1 comma.	Carlton marshes	TM5092.	Bill Whybrow.
11 Nov	Red Admiral in garden, warm in sheltered sun.	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
11 Nov	Single Red Admiral,  'Allotments footpath'	Shingle Street		Steve Goddard
10 Nov	3 Red Admirals	Bawdsey Quay Car Park		Steve Goddard
10 Nov	Painted Lady on wind-swept sea wall near lagoons	East Lane, Bawdsey		Steve Goddard
10 Nov	First butterfly for a while Red Admiral 1	Langer Park Felixstowe		William Brame
8 Nov	Single red admiral in garden.  Weather mild but windy.	Halesworth	TM3876,	John Baker
1 Nov	Sunny and warm afternoon at Lukeswood we saw 4 Red Admirals feeding on ivy.	Elmswell	TL984634)	Peter & Mary Feeney
1 Nov	1 Red Admiral, 1 high flying Small Tortoiseshell, 1 high flying Small White and 1 Small Copper.	Crockery Barn		Dan Monk
1 Nov	A misty but bright morning. Possible Small Copper, colour and size right but flew over some shrubs by beach huts and vanished. No positive ID.	Walberswick	TM498743	Bill Whybrow
1 Nov	Peacock, Red Admiral & Comma	Lakenheath		Marcus Rhodes
1 Nov	Having elevenses in the conservatory and a Brimstone gently flutters across the garden.  Such a beautiful sunny warm day.  Another reported two miles away.	Exning	TL617659	Twm Wade
1 Nov	A lovely sunny day, a slight flutter on the grassy path ahead proved to be a Small Copper sunning itself on the edge of the field. How wonderful.	Framlingham	TM287634	Geraldine Smith
October
31 Oct	2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Copper	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
25 Oct	One very small Comma seen in Gedgrave Road,	Orford	TM417491	Gary & Jenny Plank
25 Oct	Small Tortoiseshell and a Red Admiral this morning	Southwold	TM5077	Bill Whybrow
25 Oct	A very tatty Clouded Yellow on Dunwich Beach this afternoon	Dunwich		Eddie Bathgate
23 Oct	2 Red Admirals	Landguard N.R.		William Brame
22 Oct	Managed 6 Small White in brief sunny spell this a.m	Landguard N.R.		William Brame
20 Oct	Peacock seen flying around the river wall at Slaughden on a nice sunny lunchtime	Slaughden	TM 462557	Geraldine Smith
20 Oct	Saw a very fresh looking Small White in Newton, Suffolk today.  That's my latest ever sighting of this species, I think, also Comma	Newton		Dean Morley
20 Oct	Red Admiral	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
14 Oct	Clouded Yellow 1 (my personal latest in Suffolk),  Small Copper 2, Small White 10, Large White 2	Landguard		William Brame
12 Oct	Red Admiral on Michaelmas Daises	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
11 Oct	Small Copper Butterfly, only 3 seen today at Whin hill	Minsmere		Robert Quadling
11 Oct	Comma, Brimstone	Theberton		Andrew Leng
10 Oct	Butterflies seen today, 4 Peacock, 3 Comma	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
9 Oct	Lovely and sunny in Felixstowe today, and down at Landguard Point we saw: a brown argus, 2 x small coppers, a red admiral, lots of whites and along the boardwalk, a clouded yellow.	Landguard NR		Karen & Robert Brown
9 Oct	Red Admiral, Large White	Woodbridge		Richard Perryman
8 Oct	Small Copper	Hargrave		Clive Bews
4 Oct	Comma	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
3 Oct	painted lady, south side of Walberswick Harbour	Walberswick	TM4977275276	John Baker
2 Oct	Painted lady, small tortoiseshell,  2 small coppers, 4 commas, small heath and 5 whites.	East Lane, Bawdsey		Karen Brown
1 Oct	approx. 12 whites, small copper, red admiral	Landguard, Felixstowe		Karen Brown
1 Oct	4 Red Admirals all quickley through SW	The Crockery Barn, Ashbocking IP6 9JS		Dan Monk
September
30 Sep	1 Painted Lady (present over a week, joined by a second on the 27th), 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 2 Red Admiral (1 on rotting apples and 1 south), 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Large and 4 Small White.	The Crockery Barn, Ashbocking IP6 9JS		Dan Monk
30 Sep	Comma, Small Tortoiseshell	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
29 Sep	A sunny but windy day. We saw Small Heath 1, Speckled Wood 1, Comma 1, Common Blue 2, Brown Argus 12, Small Copper 15+ and Small White 1.	Minsmere		David and Lilian Pitt
28 Sep	I heard from a friend living in Saxmundham that he had found a Purple Hairstreak in his house on Saturday 26 September.  It was still there on Monday September 28 and having asked my advice, I suggested that he should release it outside which he did on the 28th.  A very late record!	Saxmundham		Steve Goddard
27 Sep	I disturbed this Red Underwing today (photo click here) which had me on a wild goose chase thinking it was a Red Admiral ab. Speckled wood and Green-veined White also showed	Thurston IP31 3SN		Trevor Goodfellow
27 Sep	. . . after the AGM, the sun shone brightly, and we took an autumn walk along the southern fringe of King’s Forest (close to Ramparts Field). 6 bright fresh Commas feasting on over-ripe blackberries, 5 Small Whites chasing, 4 Coppers basking and a Brimstone by a fir tree. Also a Small Heath.	King's Forest		Rob Parker
27 Sep	Two male Common Blues seen at Sizewell today including this fresh one (photo click here)	Sizewell		Charles Cuthbert
26 Sep	On the 26th I saw only two or three butterflies in the garden here at Thurston but this comma was a stunna (photo click here)	Thurston		Trevor goodfellow
26 Sep	The main sightings from our garden down to Friar's meadow today were as follows:- Large White 1, Small White 1, Red Admiral 2, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Speckled Wood 1.	Sudbury	TL880413	Martin Peers
26 Sep	4 Small White, 2 Large White,1 Peacock,3 Red Admiral,1 Speckled Wood (photo click here)	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
26 Sep	1 Clouded Yellow	Bawdsey Cliffs -		Mark Cornish
25 Sep	A circular walk from Levington Marina via Loompit Lake and Morston Hall produced 7 Comma, 4 Red Admiral, one Speckled Wood and a good number of whites.	Levington	TM2338	Gary & Jenny Plank
25 Sep	Seen this morning Small Copper (photo click here) also one green veined white.	SWT Lackford Lakes		Trevor Goodfellow
24 Sep	Small Heath 5, Small Copper 4, Common Blue 4, Small White 30+	Landguard		Will Brame
23 Sep	Small White 2, Peacock	Southwold		Richard Perryman
22 Sep	Again Hummingbird Hawk moth on seratostigma plumbaginoides and odd Red Admiral on Buddleia	Theberton	TM446 334	Andrew Leng
21 Sep	Hummingbird Hawk moth on seratostigma plumbaginoides and odd Red Admiral on Buddleia	Theberton	TM446 334	Andrew Leng
20 Sep	Red Admiral 5 Holly Blue 3 Comma 2	Landguard NR		Will Brame
20 Sep	Warm & sunny afternoon.   4 Clouded Yellows, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and several Small Whites.	East Lane Bawdsey		Margie & David Carter
20 Sep	2 Small Heath and a Red Admiral.	Shingle Street		Margie & David Carter
20 Sep	Small White	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
19 Sep	Small Heath 1, Speckled Wood 2, Comma 7, Red Admiral 8, Brown Argus 5, Small Copper 3, and Large White 2. Great to see so many species after all of the recent rain!	Minsmere		David and Lilian Pitt
18 Sep	Small White 5, Small Copper 2, Red Admiral 2, Small Heath 10, Speckled Wood 2	Cavenham Heath		Martin Peers
18 Sep	Painted Lady	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
17 Sep	Painted Lady 1 Red Admiral 7 Comma 1 Common Blue 5 Small Heath 15 Small Copper 4 Small White 40+	Landguard n.r.		Will Brame
11 Sep	In a sheltered area near the sewage works fence 2 Brown Hairstreaks were seen briefly flying around the tops of the shrubs.  Later Paul spotted a female land on a bush after crawling down into it to egglay, it emerged and opened its wings to reveal that it was quite pristine.  We managed to get a few photos before it flew off (photo click here).  Just before we left at 3pm another different female was seen.  The day before I saw 6 females and 1male that was feasting on an overripe black berry.  Also see the notes from Bill Stone here	Pipersvale Country Park	TM173417	Adrian Richards and Paul Holmes.
11 Sep	Grayling 18, Small Heath 9, Small Copper 5, Large White, Silver-Y 2	Westleton Heath		Richard Perryman
11 Sep	Red Admiral feeding on over-ripe figs, Large White.  Visited by Hornet during lunch in the garden at The Ship	Dunwich		Richard Perryman
11 Sep	Attached to my sleeve while mowing the lawn so I needed to i.d. this caterpillar so I knew where to return it to its' food-plant. A puzzler at first as the blue horn identified it is a Lime Hawk (photo click here) but it had to have been on sallow (the only option in the garden other than fruit trees), as per poplar hawk.  Spiricals are a guide too.  It was very keen to get munching again.	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
11 Sep	17 red admirals, 4 commas, 4 painted ladies, 5 brown argus  (including a mating pair – photo click here), 7 small coppers (including a mating pair - photo click here), a Grayling, a small tortoiseshell, 3 Small Heaths, couple of whites and 10 speckled woods.	RSPB Minsmere		Robert Brown
10 Sep	4 red admirals, comma, 2 speckled woods and a few whites.	Nacton Churchyard		Robert Brown
10 Sep	Clouded Yellow 3, Common Blue 3, Small Heath 1, Painted Lady 1.	East Lane, Bawdsey		Peter Maddison
9 Sep	2 Brown Hairstreaks (photos click here).  Also see the notes from Bill Stone here	Pipers Vale, Ipswich		Will Brame
8 Sep	On Garden Buddleia Red Admiral 6, Comma 1 and Small White 1.  What drew my attention was a violently flapping RA which eventually flew away, leaving a Hornet.  So that is why some butterflies look a bit ragged.  The hornet continued patrolling the buddleia, with little success.	Theberton	TM446334	Andrew Leng
7 Sep	At 07:05 on the morning of 7th September, there was a blue sky over Bury St Edmunds, and we were delighted to see a Red Admiral alight on the tree outside our bedroom window.  It was still cool, at about 15C, and its wings were opened in a basking posture.  It remained still for about 10 minutes.  Unusual, at that hour. .	Bury St Edmunds		Rob Parker
6 Sep	3 Clouded Yellows by the lagoons also several Small Heath, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and several Small and large Whites between East Lane and Shingle Street.	East Lane, Bawdsey		David & Margie Carter
6 Sep	7 Small tortoiseshells, 2 red admirals, 1 small heath, 4 common blue, lots of whites including a mating pair.	East Lane, Bawdsey		Robert Brown
6 Sep	Hummingbird Hawk-moth still on Buddelia each day 4th-6th Sept (photo click here)	Witnesham		Mark Cornish
5 Sep	Despite the wind, we recorded 11 species of butterflies today.  We saw Small Heath 9, Meadow Brown 1, Gatekeeper 2, Grayling 1, Speckled Wood 12, Comma 2, Painted Lady 3, Red Admiral 20+, Small Copper 5, Large White 1 and Small White 2.	Minsmere		David and Lilian Pitt
2 Sep	Moth trap not exactly heaving and very few butterflies here at home: Speckled Wood, Large and Small white.  A few Holly Blues the other day.  Roll on next spring.  Gold fringe day flying moth spotted for a second time, now a bit worn (photo click here)  (This is Pyrausta aurata also commonly known as the Mint Moth)	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
2 Sep	Hummingbird Hawk moth on flowers at pub in Mill road yesterday	Lowestoft	TM54499238	Bill Whybrow
2 Sep	2 Grayling, Painted Lady, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Small Coppers, Small Whites	Purdis Heath		Helen Saunders
2 Sep	Speckled Wood 3	Chantry Park Ipswich		Richard Perryman
1 Sep	. 3 Hummingbird Hawk-moths on single small Buddelia Weyland Road. (photo click here)	Witnesham		Mark Cornish
August
30 Aug	Just been round to a friends to view this moth believe to be Convolvulus Hawkmoth found in his garden in fernhill close Woodbridge yesterday. (photo click here)	Woodbridge		Laurence Potter
29 Aug	Angles Way at the Sluice off SWT Carlton Marshes, 2 Wall Brown, 4 Large White, 8 Small White, 3 Gatekeeper, 3 Peacock, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Speckled Wood  (photos click here)	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
29 Aug	Very few butterflies about on our walk.  We saw 5 Speckled Wood and 1 Holly Blue plus a few Whites.  There were no Walls where we have seen them before but on the way back we did see 1 very worn Wall Brown in the lane.	Somerleyton		David and Lilian Pitt
29 Aug	On Buddleias in Garden Red Admiral about 30, Peacock 1, Painted Lady 2, Comma 1, Hummingbird Hawk Moth 1	Theberton	TM446334	Andrew Leng
28 Aug	On Buddleias in Garden Red Admiral about 20,  Painted Lady 2, Comma 1	Theberton	TM446334	Andrew Leng
28 Aug	Saw 3 Clouded Yellows collecting salts from the mud plus 4 Painted Lady and 4 Red Admirals.  There were also 20 Common Blue (including a mating pair) and numerous Large and Small Whites.	East Lane Bawdsey		David and Lilian Pitt
28 Aug	Hummingbird Hawkmoth (photo click here)  Same on as on 25th? but this time in sunshine.  Also Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Large White 3	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
27 Aug	On footpath, 4:37 pm,  Single Wall Brown, feeding on Knapweed.  (photo click here)	Orford Marshes	TM 4351451524	Paul Wigens
27 Aug	Humming bird Hawk moth sighted in our garden at Beyton (we live close to the church) on Thursday 27th August.  It was late afternoon and it was feeding on the flowers in our garden.	Beyton		Joy Rham
25 Aug	6.30 pm, slight drizzle, 16o C  Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding on buddleia	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
24 Aug	Painted lady basking on reptile survey 'mat' today just south of Southwold Harbour	Southwold Harbour	TM4972975317	John Baker
23 Aug	As already recorded, a helice Clouded Yellow and two normal  at East Lane on 23rd. Also a variant female Common Blue and a variant Small Copper (photos click here)	East Lane Bawdsey		Bill Plumb
23 Aug	A very windy morning, 10+ common blues plus two clouded yellows including this one (photo click here) v helice	East Lane Bawdsey		Roger Seaman
22 Aug	Saw 3 Clouded Yellows inc. a mating pair.  Also a few Common Blues & several Whites.	East Lane Bawdsey		Jen Saunders
22 Aug	Angles Way,at the Sluice off SWT Carlton Marshes Butterflies seen, 2 Wall Browns, 7 Holly Blue, 6 Gatekeeper, 8 L/W, 12 S/W, 9 Peacock, 4 S/Tortoiseshell, 4 Speckled Wood, 3 Wall Brown	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
22 Aug	Painted Lady 2, Red Admiral 2, Large White 4	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
22 Aug	This morning we parked in front of a large Buddleia to buy a newspaper at the newsagent in Main Road, Kesgrave.   From the car I soon saw 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 2/3 Painted Ladies.  More significantly, however, there was a Humming-bird Hawkmoth, the first we’ve seen for a long time.	Kesgrave	TM235460	Jenny Plank
21 Aug	This is owned by the Dunwich Town Trust and open to the public so if anyone feels like visiting when passing the Trust would be interested in any records (put them up on here).  If you look on Google satellite you can see the entry track in beside the first house (on the left) on the road in from Westelton  There is a small pull in for parking almost opposite.  Grayling 30+, Meadow Brown 20+, Gatekeeper 10+ Small Heath 3, Large White 3, Small White 1, Peacock 1,	Gallows Field Dunwich	TM470701	Andrew Leng
21 Aug	In the garden on Seratostigma plumbaginoides a female Brimstone but a male was on a buddleia.  Buddleias also had Red Admirals and Peacocks and a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.  Gatekeepers on Mint but nothing is using the verbena bonariensis this year.	Theberton	TM446334	Andrew Leng
21 Aug	Encouraged to see 2 Painted Ladies through here on the farm today. Hopefully more to come if winds stay southerly			Dan Monk
19 Aug	I went to East Lane and then Orford and walked along sea wall to Chantry Point on Sat 8th August and Mon 17th August in search of Wall Browns but didn’t see any at either location.   However, on Wed. 19th August I had 3 Wall Browns in the churchyard of Orford Church; feeding on knapweed, landing on the ground and on the grave stones.	Orford Churchyard		Debbie Broom
19 Aug	Eleven different butterfly species were seen at the nature reserve.  Common Blue 50+, Comma 1, Painted Lady 2, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Brown Argus 1, Gatekeeper 20, Meadow Brown 10, Small Skipper 1, Green-veined White 1 and numerous Large and Small White.	Landguard NR		David and Lilian Pitt
19 Aug	In a very short distance from the ferry we saw Common Blue 20 ( including one female) and Painted Lady 1.	Felixstowe Ferry		David and Lilian Pitt
19 Aug	Walked from Brockford station down the line to the more wooded area this morning, sun was emerging from behind clouds. Saw about 15 Gatekeepers, 2 each of Small and Large White, 6 Green Veined White and a pale female Meadow Brown.  No Speckled Woods which I expected to find this month, I gather they are scarcer this year?	Brockford	TM129659	Geraldine Smith
19 Aug	I visited three sites at and near Bawdsey today but no Wall Browns were seen.  I did see the following in the fine weather:- Clouded Yellow 3, Common Blue 8, Brown Argus 1, Painted Lady 1, Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, plus a few whites and Gatekeepers.  (There have ben no reports to Sightings of Wall Brown at East Lane this year.  Maybe they are now lost from this site after the storms two years ago and the subsequent coastal defence work)	Bawdsey, East Lane		Martin Peers
19 Aug	Common Blue 10, Holly Blue 1, Brown Argus 3, Small Copper 2, Grayling 2, also a few whites, Gatekeepers & single Peacock and Meadow Brown.	Shingle Street	TM3642	Martin Peers
19 Aug	Small Copper 5, Grayling 60+, Small Heath 3, Gatekeeper 2	Upper Hollesley Common	TM3347	Martin Peers
17 Aug	3 Wall Brown plus 4 Holly Blues enjoying the afternoon sunshine where we saw them ten days ago.	Somerleyton Marshes		David and Lilian Pitt
17 Aug	A short stroll around the north end of Barnardiston produced 1 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Browns, 2 Large Whites, 1 Small White & 2 Brimstones (photo click here)	Barnardiston	TL719497	Simon Jeffs
19 Aug	In very brief sunny spell at 3.20pm one Clouded Yellow of the form helice (worn and not flying particularly well) on the main track running alongside the pools nearly fell prey to the hunting dragonflies which seemed to be despatching the numerous Whites with ease.  Also along the track 4 other Clouded Yellow, 5 Painted Lady (4 immaculate).	Bawdsey, East Lane		Dan Monk
16 Aug	Whilst surveying a private west Suffolk site this morning I stopped and spoke with one of the site's gamekeepers.  Whilst we were chatting we both saw a large"flappy" butterfly approach us along the track where we were standing.  The butterfly flew past us and then circled the gamekeeper's 4x4 vehicle.  At this point I was able to see it was a Swallowtail.  I tracked it briefly through binoculars noting several features which strongly suggested it was the European race gorganus- very pale yellow, almost white in bright sunlight with the dark markings being finer and less extensive.  The butterfly flew away strongly to the north west.  This is my first ever Suffolk Swallowtail!	West Suffolk	TL76	Bill Stone
16 Aug	5 Common Blue males, 1 female Brown Argus, 1 Peacock, 1 Painted Lady, & a few Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, Whites & Skippers.	Pakenham Churchyard		Jen Saunders
16 Aug	13 tatty Silver Washed Fritillaries	Pakenham Wood.		Jen Saunders.
16 Aug	A walk around on the 15/8 produced 21 Speckled Wood, 3 Holly Blue, 2 Painted lady, Red Admiral, Small Skipper, 12 Common Blue, 30+ Gatekeeper, 25+ Meadow Brown, 11 Small White, 3 Large White, Comma, 4 peacock.	Stradishall Airfield		Mark Ferris
16 Aug	At East Lane on Saturday morning we saw our first Clouded Yellows of the year, (3), also this unusual Painted Lady, (photo click here).	East Lane		Margie & David Carter
15 Aug	In the garden on Seratostigma plumbaginoides a bright new male Brimstone.  Back  on the 5th August there was a female on the same plant.  They stay feeding for along time on the plant and do not visit the buddleias which had mostly Red Admirals, some Peacocks, a couple of  Painted ladies and a Comma and a Grayling but no whites.	Theberton	TM 446 334	Andrew Leng
15 Aug	A walk on the heath produced 40+ Graylings.  We also saw 3 Small Heath and 2 Small Copper.	Westleton Heath		David and Lilian Pitt
15 Aug	Butterflies At SWT Carlton Marshes, 11 Gatekeeper,4 Holly Blue,16 Meadow Brown,11 Red Admiral 15 Peacock,5 L/W ,11 S/W,1 Painted Lady,3 Wall Brown	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
15 Aug	Angles Way,at the Sluice off SWT Carlton Marshes,2 Wall Brown Butterflies (photo click here)	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
15 Aug	Long walk around East Lane this morning provided plenty of butterflies including this Clouded Yellow (photo click here)	East Lane		Bill Stone
15 Aug	Really blessed this morning with Graylings on the heath (photo click here)	Dunwich Heath		Karen Howlett
14 Aug	Butterflies seen at Purdis Heath SSSI today: 8 Grayling and dozens of Common Blue.	Purdis Heath		Julian Dowding
14 Aug	Went for a short walk in Dunwich Forest late morning today.  Cloudy at first but plenty of Gatekeepers, a dozen Meadow Brown and also Ringlets and a couple of Grayling.  The sun emerged and so did two separate White Admirals, the first we had managed to see this year.  One was chased by a Holly Blue but returned to where I could take a pic with my basic pocket camera (photo click here).  There were also 2 Speckled Woods.	Dunwich Forest	TM465713	Geraldine Smith
12 Aug	a single silver-washed fritillary sighted in the knapweed on the edge of Chevin’s Wood Beyton.	Beyton		Joy Rham
12 Aug	Found two Hummingbird hawk larvae in my wildlife patch here at Lakenheath in Suffolk today.  One only around 10mm long and this nearly fully grown one (photo click here).  First I've ever found,also found a small elephant hawk larvae as well.	Lakenheath		Mark Brown
12 Aug	18.30 pm,Angles Way at the Sluice off SWT Carlton Marshes, 1 Wall Brown (photo click here)	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
12 Aug	Clouded Yellow at Sizewell today, also a 'sprinkling' of Common Blues & 6-spot Burnets  (photos click here)	Sizewell		Charles Cuthbert
12 Aug	A very worn male silver washed fritillary seen briefly in our Bury St Edmunds garden this afternoon (photo click here).	Bury St Edmunds		Tim Wesley
12 Aug	An hour at Bawdsey yesterday in largely overcast conditions, resulted in the following sightings:- Small Skipper 1, Clouded Yellow 1, Large White, Small White, Small Copper 2, Common Blue 4, Gatekeeper 6, Meadow Brown 5 Regards,	East Lane		Martin Peers
11 Aug	SBBC Angles Way event.  A total of 13 Wall Brown seen on the walk between Beccles and Oulton Broad  TM4492  2,   TM4490 9,   TM4690 1,   TM5092 1  An overcast sky and cooling breeze resulted in very few butterflies of any species around Castle Marsh and the route to the east.  Another visit is required!	Beccles to Oulton Broad		Peter Maddison
11 Aug	Yesterday morning on the seawall footpath out of Felixstowe Ferry many Gatekeepers and a Painted Lady (photo click here)	Felixstowe Ferry		Simon Jeffs
11 Aug	Early afternoon at Landseer Park, Ipswich, many gatekeepers, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, several whites including at least 1 Green-veined White but no sign of Bill Plumb's Longtail. (photos click here)	Landseer Park		Simon Jeffs
11 Aug	Jealous of Bill Plumb's sighting of long tailed blue, I popped over to landseer park today.  Warm but no sun although I did see a blue, it could have been anything.  One sighting of a purple hairstreak and after about 90mins the sun shone for a while then a few meadow browns and gatekeepers showed.  A few large whites and this small white.  I did note that one of several large wasp spiders had just caught, what looked like a blue, and was very quickly wrapping it in silk.  Bumped into a fellow BC Suffolk member and talked butterflies for a while.  (photos click here)	Landseer Park		Trevor Goodfellow
9 Aug	Clouded Yellow at Bawdsey Quay.   No Wall Browns during the last three days at East Lane to Shingle Street or Orford Chantry Marsh.	Bawdsey Quay		Peter Maddison
9 Aug	I went back to Chilton to check for Brown Argus and saw the following:- Small Skipper 3, Large White 8, Small White 20, Green-veined White 3, Brown Argus 4, Common Blue 6, Painted Lady, Red Admiral 2, Peacock 2, Speckled Wood 2, Gatekeeper 20+, Meadow Brown 40+	Chilton	TL887425	Martin Peers
9 Aug	At 09.30 today I found a female Long-tailed Blue.  After obtaining a couple of photographs (photos click here) I lost track of it but after searching a wide area eventually relocated it (or another?) some 200 m from the initial site (on track leading to Dereham Avenue).  The only other blue seen was a solitary Holly Blue.  Other species seen were many Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns, some whites, two Brown Argus and a Small Tortoiseshell  (Given the strong southerly winds from the last few days it's seem reasonable to consider it a potential migrant. - Bill Stone)	Landseer Park, Ipswich		Bill Plumb
8 Aug	Clouded Yellow (male). Field margin close to Easter Wood  – well inlan	Easter Wood	TL7657	Rob Parker
8 Aug	Sightings along the coastal walk beside Felixstowe Ferry golf course,  18 common blues, lots of browns, whites and 2 peacocks.	Felixstowe Ferry		Robert Brown
8 Aug	Angles Way at the Sluice off SWT Carlton Marshes 10 Wall Browns, Gen 2 (photo click here)	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
8 Aug	Only three common blues in the garden this year and this is the only female I have seen (photo click here).  It appears to be laying eggs in the flowers of black medic in the lawn.  In the garden today: 1 x brimstone, 1 x common blue, 10 x gatekeepers, 6 x meadow browns, 1 x holly blue, 1 x possibly purple hairstreak, 2 x peacock, 2 x comma, 2 x brown argus, whites and 2 x small skippers.	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
8 Aug	There have been far fewer butterflies in the garden this year despite buddliea, verbena, lavender, Bowles mauve etc.  We are getting further from the countryside as more is built on the outskirts of the town.  Today a surprise Common Blue plus Holly Blue 2, Red Admiral 2, Peacock 3, Comma 2, Large White 5, Small White 2, Gatekeeper1	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
8 Aug	Male Brimstone – the first in a while – seen in our garden next to Wortham Ling near Diss.	Wortham Ling	TM091794	Sue Sidle
8 Aug	Happened upon two very friendly Grayling butterflies on a quiet stretch of the Sandlings Walk in Rendlesham Forest. Perched very obligingly on my light blue shirt & my husband’s darker blue t-shirt.  Also saw a Peacock & a Small Copper on the same stretch of path. Grid ref	Rendlesham Forest	TM357496	Sue Sidle
8 Aug	Silver-washed Fritillary  This morning, whilst collecting up my recording equipment from a bat survey I am doing, I as extremely excited to spot a fritillary butterfly. It was very tatty but unmistakeable. True to form I'd left my camera and phone at home so missed the perfect photo opportunity it presented me, by settling on a plant two feet in front of me. After further researching species of fritillary in Suffolk, and being directed to your website, I am assuming it was a Silver Washed Fritillary. I am quite used to the more usual species of butterfly, hence this one stuck out like a sore thumb! I did dash home and head back out with a camera but it was nowhere to be found.	Brandon	TL7658085880	Alison Barnes
7 Aug	I would like to report seeing the following butterflies in various numbers, a lovely sunny day without a cloud in the sky….   Our first Clouded Yellow of the year, Comma, Peacocks, Painted ladies. Ringlet, brown argus, gatekeeper, common blue, purple hairstreak, holly blue, small skipper, large skipper, small copper, red admiral, small heath, grayling, silver washed fritillary and purple emperor.	Theberton		Robert Brown
7 Aug	Common Blue 50+, Essex Skipper 1, Peacock 7, Red Admiral 3, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Small Copper 3, Brown Argus 2, Meadow Brown 10, Gatekeeper 30+, Comma 5	Landguard N.R		William Brame
7 Aug	It was really exciting to find 3 Wall Brown as they weren't there last week.  We also saw Holly Blue 2, Peacock 12, Comma 8,  Red Admiral 4, Speckled Wood 1, Ringlet 1, Meadow Brown 2, Brimstone 2, Green Veined White 3  plus many Small and Large Whites and numerous Gatekeepers.  (No sign of any Walls at Somerleyton Church as the area has been severely mown and tided up.)	Somerleyton Marshes		David and Lilian Pitt
7 Aug	A favourite walk this morning from the Froyze Inn, Chillesford to Orford – and back – via Sudbourne Park.  The hilite was a Purple Hairstreak feeding on Ragwort of all things at Sudbourne Hall.  In addition we had 1 Painted Lady, 2 Red Admirals, 3 Commas, 3 Peacocks,  3-4 Small Copper,  7 Holly Blues, 10+ Small Heath, a few Small/Essex Skippers plus numerous Large Whites, Small Whites, Gatekeepers and  Meadow Browns.	Sudbourne		Jenny & gary Plank
6 Aug	The sightings from our garden and down to Friar's meadow today were as follows:- Large White 6, Small White 10, Green-veined White 6, Holly Blue 8, White-letter Hairstreak 1 (the first I have seen here since August 2012, when we had one in our garden), Red Admiral 1, Peacock 2, Comma 2, Speckled Wood 1, Gatekeeper 2, Meadow Brown 5+	Sudbury	TL880413	Martin Peers
5 Aug	On Buddleias in garden: faded White Admiral, Commas,  Red Admirals, Peacocks, Large Whites, Meadow Browns, Gatekeeper and a Grayling.  On Seratostigma plumbaginoides a bright new female Brimstone.	Theberton	TM 446 334	Andrew Leng
4 Aug	4 large White, 1 Small White, 1 Brimstone, 1 Gatekeeper male, 2 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral.	Christchurch Park Ipswich	TM163452	Julie Harrison
4 Aug	An afternoon walk . Large numbers of Gate Keepers and Meadow Browns, also 4 Large White, 3 Small White, 1 Small Skipper, 4 Peacocks, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.	Carlton Marsh	TM4992	Bill Whybrow
4 Aug	Small Skipper 6, Essex Skipper 1, Large White 8, Small White 15, Green-veined White 5, Common Blue 3, Brown Argus 1, Small Copper 1, Red Admiral 2, Peacock 2, Comma 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Ringlet 2, Gatekeeper 24, Meadow Brown 30	Pot Kilns, Great Cornard	TL890412	Martin Peers
3 Aug	In the garden today there were 3 – 4 Holly Blues and another 7 in nearby Grange Meadow.	Grange Meadow	TM230452	Jenny & Gary Plank
2 Aug	SBBC event at Suffolk Owl Sanctuary – Suffolk Branch had a lovely day at the Suffolk Owl Sanctuary in Stonham Barns.  We were there with other conservation organisations at their annual Save It! Conservation Event.  The event was especially popular with young families and our table of children’s activities went down well (photo click here).  Species seen (in addition to the numerous resident owls and birds of prey) were Largr White, Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Comma, Ringlet, Speckled Wood and some very cute meerkats!  Thanks to our SOS hosts Ros Kelsey and to SBBC volunteer Jean Baxter.	Stonham Barns		Helen Saunders and Sue Sidle
2 Aug	Please see attached photos (click here) of Silver-washed Fritillary taken in our (Gary Rogers) garden at 12.04 pm host plant is a Buddleia.	Lavenham		Peter Hobbs
2 Aug	1 Brimstone, 6 Large Whites, 1 small white, 2 Red Admirals, 1 Painted Lady, 1 common Blue, 1 Comma, 1 male Gatekeeper.	Rushmere Road Ipswich	TM183452	Julie Harrison
2 Aug	Observed a Silver washed Fritillary on a buddleia 'Loch Inch' in the sun between 1500 and 1600, today 2.8.15 along with comma, small tortoiseshell, red admiral and peacock.	Brent Eleigh	CO109NR	John Brydon
2 Aug	Today’s highlights were 1 Small Tortoiseshell., 3 Purple Hairstreaks, 7 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 8 White Admirals and 4 Commas.  There were, of course, good numbers of all the common species especially Peacocks which were out in force but only a handful of Gatekeepers.	Bradfield Woods		Jenny & Gary Plank
2 Aug	Two fresh male Brimstones seen at Lackford Lakes bioblitz, (along with 14 other species).  The first of the summer generation that I have seen this year.	Lackford Lakes		Rob Parker
2 Aug	Our purple loose strife is out now and it has attracted a male brimstone (photo click here) , more to follow I think, several last year.  I have planted some buckthorn since last year.	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
1 Aug	White-letter Hairstreak (photographed) on lawn in my garden in Holbrook	Holbrook	TM1666636485	David Walker
1 Aug	White Admiral flying close to the ground on dirt track at Five Acres Holbrook	Holbrook	TM166363622	David Walker
1 Aug	The meadows have been mown but there was plenty of interesting habitat left.  We saw Common Blue 14, Brown Argus 3, Small Copper 1, Purple Hairstreak 1, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper 12, Essex Skipper 1, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 2, Comma 2, Gatekeeper 20 and many Meadow Brown, Large and Small Whites.  There were also too many Six Spot Burnet on the Ragwort to count.	Lound Lakes		David and Lilian Pitt
1 Aug	6 plus White Admirals, good numbers of Tortoishell/Peacock/ Commas/Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns. 1 single Small Copper on Tansy and a veritable explosion of Holly Blues 12 +. No WLH,SWF or PH I’m afraid.   Brimstone caterpillars spotted on Alder Buckthorn in late May/Early June and eaten leaves seem to have disappeared unfortunately.	Brimlin Wood, Chattisham	TM 078409	Peter Woolley
1 Aug	3 common blues, 1 comma, lots of whites, gatekeepers, meadow browns, 3 red admirals, painted lady, 5 peacocks and 2 tortoiseshells.	Bawdsey		Robert Brown
1 Aug	A good day for fliers in my garden so I walked over to the cemetery the other side of the lane.  Pleased to see 3 Common Blues (first I've spotted for months) on Bird's foot trefoil plus 24 Gatekeeper, 16 Meadow Brown, 1 Essex Skipper, 4 Ringlets, 8 Peacock and 4 Speckled Wood.  Plenty of Large, Small and Green-veined White too of course.  If I had walked through the graves rather than on the paths the count would have been higher but my legs would have been scratched with brambles!  In the garden I also have 2 Holly Blues on ivy.	Framlingham cemetery	TM287632	Geraldine Smith
1 Aug	Small Skipper 3, Essex Skipper 1, Large White 8, Small White 20, Green-veined White 4, Small Copper (fresh), Common Blue 2, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Peacock 4, Comma 3, Small Tortoiseshell (worn), Ringlet 2, Gatekeeper 40, Meadow Brown 60	Chilton	TL887425
1 Aug	Large White, Small White, Green-veined White (not counted), Holly Blue 9 (nine), Common Blue 2, Painted Lady, Peacock 3, Comma, Gatekeeper & Meadow Brown (not counted).	Sudbury	TL880413	Martin Peers
1 Aug	Silver-washed Fritilary, Painted Lady x2 and good numbers of Peacocks and Red Admirals. Regards	Theberton Wood		Rob and Kerry Reeve
July
31 Jul	Holly Blue	Knodishall Place		Keith Byfield
31 Jul	(late afternoon) 1 male and 1 female Purple Emperors seen at Theberton car park by Julian Dowding and Helen Saunders from Suffolk Branch and Trevor and DorothyMoye from Essex and Cambs.  (photos click here)	Theberton Wood		Julian Dowding
31 Jul	SBBC event - Helen Saunders and Sharon Hearle BC Regional Officer organised a moth night at the Purdis Heath SSSI and 14 people attended.  Over 20 species were seen in spite of clear skies and full moon.  Several new species for Purdis were also recorded. (photos click here)	Purdis Heath		Julian Dowding
31 Jul	The Purple Emperors continue to fly and on Friday, 31st July at 4p.m. observers were treated to close views of both male and female.  One observer was honoured when a female fed on banana held in the hand.  Silver washed Fritillary also put in an appearance	Theberton Wood		Rob and Kerry Reeve
31 Jul	14 common blues, 2 painted ladies, 2 red admiral, 3 peacocks, hummingbird hawk moth, lots of whites, meadow browns, gatekeepers and a small copper	Landguard, Felixstowe		Robert Brown
31 Jul	I drew a blank (no purple emperors) at theberton wood today as the weather was more like april although someone spotted a Silver-washed Fritillary.  Returned home to Thurston and the sun shone brightly thereafter of course.  I spotted a gatekeeper trapped in a cobweb being cut up by a wasp and a spider trying to defend his meal. (photo click here), there was a lot of movement as you can imagine.	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
29 Jul	Small Copper, Common Blue male (both fresh), Large Skipper, Small Skipper 2, Small White, Large White 8, Green-veined White 4, Red Admiral 2, Peacock, Comma 4, Ringlet 3, Gatekeeper 50+, Meadow Brown 25.	Thorington Street reservoir	TM010349	Martin Peers
29 Jul	In the garden today I had two and possibly three Holly Blues		TM230452	Jenny Plank
29 Jul	This Grayling (photo click here) was in my garden today here at Lakenheath in Suffolk. First I've seen for probably fifteen years so I'm very pleased.	Lakenheath		Mark Brown
26 July	The last two weeks at Theberton Wood have produced good numbers of Purple Emperors, both male and female, including five plus sightings of egg-laying.  Also good numbers of Purple Hairstreaks, Ringlets, Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers, as well as appearances from White Admiral and Silver-Washed Fritillary.  Today, 26th July at 9.00a.m. before the rain arrived we were treated to a female Purple Emperor coming down to feed on the banquet provided (photo click here))	Theberton Wood		Kerry Reeve
	Queen of Spain Fritillary (photo click here) was present on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July 2015 on some private land within the grounds of Fritton Lake Country Park, and was loyal to a small area of gravel track 300 metres in length.  It could often be found sunning itself on the track, and was frequently watched feeding on the flowers of ragwort.  It would aggressively chase off any other butterfly species present.  Because the site was private i couldn`t publicise the news, and just four people managed to see and photograph it during its two day stay.  I looked for the Queen Of Spain Fritillary on Monday the 20th July, but could not find it, although admittedly the weather was cloudy and windy.	NORFOLK (Watsonian Suffolk i.e. counts as Suffolk for recording)	TG4700	Ricky Fairhead
23 Jul	Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Comma 1, Small Skipper 2, Gatekeeper 2, Meadow Brown 2, Green-veined White 5, Large White 2	Baylham Farm		Richard Perryman
23 Jul	Good numbers of Ringlets, Large Whites and Gatekeepers plus 1 Large Skipper,3 Comma, 2 White Admiral, 2 Peacock, 1 Grayling, 1 Speckled Wood and  a few Small White. Today at	Dunwich forest	TM 4671	Bill Whybrow
23 Jul	Small Skipper 2, Essex Skipper 3, Small White 14, Large White 6, Green-veined White 8, Peacock 1, Comma 2, Ringlet 6, Gatekeeper 6, Meadow Brown 20.	Cornard Mere,	TL889389	Martin Peers
23 Jul	Clouded Yellow form Helice.  Flew into the gatehouse at 10.15 and left via the open door flying strong and low over the Deben	Bawdsey Quay		Jonathan Forsyth
22 Jul	I've only just found your website and although generally a birder I have taken up butterflying this summer.  Whilst at Minsmere RSPB on 22nd July there were Purple Hairstreaks (photo click here) viewable from the canopy hide.  I've attached a photo and hope this information is not to late to be of any use.	Minsmere		Simon Jeffs
22 Jul	This lovely Gatekeeper aberration was at Levington Creek (photo click here)	Levington		William Brame
22 Jul	One Purple Hairstreak at  between Kirton Creek and  Newbourne	Newbourne	TM277411	William Brame
22 Jul	I walked the whole length of the Mid Suffolk Light Railway track from station to Blacksmith's Green this morning - an explosion of Gatekeepers since 2 weeks ago - I counted 45, plus 22 Large White, 18 Meadow Brown, 8 Greenveined White, 7 Small White, 4 Essex skipper, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Peacock, 1 Comma and 2 Ringlet (down from last visit when I saw 10)	Brockford	TM129659	Geraldine Smith
22 Jul	Surprised to see a male White Admiral on the Buddleia in my garden in Ipswich.  This is few miles from the nearest wood, Wherstead Wood, where it has been recorded.  Also Holly Blue 2, Peacock 2, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Large White 10, Green-veined White 2, Small White 2, Meadow Brown 2, Gatekepper 2, Ringlet 1	SW Ipswich	TM134428	Richard Perryman
22 Jul	Grayling (photo click here)	Minsmere		Steven Ramsey
22 Jul	A change from butterflies (and walking miles). moth trap out last night revealed a Phoenix (first for me) (photo), coxcomb prominent, buff arches, buff tip, and a couple of hundred others.  The impressive Pine Hawk Moth was sitting on the barn wall apparently not fooled by the 'trap' idea.  (Photos click here)  For more on the moths of Suffolk see the blog at http://www.suffolkmoths.org.uk/	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
22 Jul	Butterflies at Upper Hollesley Common this morning: Common Blue, Brown Argus, Gatekeeper, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Small Copper, Large White, Large Skipper, Small/Essex Skipper and many Graylings (photo click here)	Upper Hollesley Common		Liz Cutting
21 Jul	Purple Emperor 1m 2f, Silver-washed Fritillary 9, White Admiral 4, Red Admiral 4, Comma 3, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Peacock 2, Small Skipper 3, Brimstone 1, Large White Small White Green-veined White Meadow brown Gatekeeper Ringlet more than 30 of each, Speckled Wood 5.  From mid-day to 3.00 pm with increasing cloud. (photos click here)  The female Purple Emperor eventually flattened its wings, I was close enough to pull down the branch to obtain a clear view.  Unfortunately then too close for my 300mm lens to focus.	Bonny Wood		Richard Perryman
21 Jul	Very excited to have a Silver-Washed Fritillary in my garden yesterday.  Lots of Large White and Small Tortoiseshells.  Several Small White, Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Peacock, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper, Gatekeeper, Painted Lady.  Also a Brimstone, Silver Y and a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.  . [All recorded in Big Butterfly Count]	Barnham	TL8779	Paul Harrison
21 Jul	I went into Groton Wood this morning, hoping that I might find Silver-washed Fritillary (the wood is not suitable for White Admiral).  I drew a blank in that respect but did record the following:- Large Skipper 2, Large White c50, Small White 2, Green-veined White c40, Red Admiral 1, Peacock 1, Comma 4, Purple Hairstreak 4, Ringlet 10, Gatekeeper 12, Meadow Brown 30. Regards,	Groton Wood	TL977433	Martin Peers
21 Jul	A glorious sunny morning in the forest!  We saw 3 White-letter Hairstreaks low down on the leaves of Wych Elm.  We saw 1 Grayling nectaring on bramble.  Other sightings: 2 Holly Blue, 2 White Admiral, 1 Small Copper, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Peacock, 2 Commas plus the usual Ringlets, Meadow Browns, Gatekeepers, Small Skippers, Large Whites and 1 Brimstone. We also saw a Clouded Magpie moth.	Dunwich Forest		David and Lilian Pitt
21 Jul	Mid morning 21st July - We went to Westleton Heath to look for Graylings and Silver Studded Blues.  Starting at the car park on the Dunwich Road - Graylings were everywhere, too many to count as they flew at almost every step!  Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns also along the path and in the grasses.  In the "horse field" were lots more Graylings, about 4 Small Coppers and we eventually found a single female, tatty, brown and blue butterfly with no particular markings which we assumed was a Silver-studded Blue.  Turning into the archery wood we found a dozen or more Ringlets but not the White Admiral for which my husband was hoping.  Curiously none of the gorse had flowers, will this affect future generations?	Westleton Heath	TM465700	Geraldine Smith
21 Jul	I would like to report a sighting of a single White-letter Hairstreak butterfly at 10.15am.  Frithy Wood is an ancient coppiced wood recently taken over for management by the Green Light Trust, Lawshall.  If you need further details please contact me at cliff.cooper@btinternet.com.	Frithy Wood, Lawshall		Wendy Cooper
20 Jul	Chalkhill Blue flying at the private site in West Suffolk			Bill Stone
20 Jul	Silver-washed Fritillary 9, Red Admiral 5, Peacock 2, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 2, Small Skipper 2, Speckled Wood 2, Small White 20+, Large White 20+, Meadow Brown 50+, Ringlet 30+, Gatekeeper 20+.  No sign of Purple Emperor or White Admiral due to overcast conditions at Bonny Wood.	Bonny Wood		Sean Minns
20 Jul	Gatekeeper 20+, Meadow Brown 100+, Ringlet 100+, Purple Hairstreak 1, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper 10+, Essex Skipper 5+, Small White 30+, Large White 20+, Green-veined White 1, Red Admiral 2, Peacock 2, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma 1	Market Weston Fen		Sean Minns
20 Jul	Got lost in Bonny Wood today (yeah go on laugh) so a two and a half hour walk that wasn't really planned.  No positive sightings of PE but a pleasant surprise sighting of female Silver washed Fritillary - ab. Valezina. (photo click here)  A good reward for my sweat.	Bonny Wood		Trevor Goodfellow
19 Jul	SBBC Event at Flatford - Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tort, Large, Small & GV White, Meadow brown, Gatekeeper, Comma, Six Spot Burnet (adult & chrysalis) Large skipper   Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Blue tailed Damselfly, Southern Hawker   despite the rain earlier in the day – the weather was almost perfect – very warm, sunny most of the time & not too much breeze.  As ever our RSPB hosts were very welcoming & the site itself (& its proximity to Flatford Mill & the river) was very appealing.  There were good numbers of butterflies & other insects flying in the garden for most of the day.  Thanks to Richard & Marie Stewart, Kev Ling & Peter, Ros Kelsey & Jean Baxter	Flatford		Sue Sidle
19 Jul	I have a nice clear image of a White-letter Hairstreak  on a thistle head taken today 19th July at Burgh Castle between the parish church and the fort.  I will forward this when uploaded.  Looking at the relevant page in my 1984 edition of Heath, Pollard and Thomas 'Atlas of B'flies In Britain and Ireland' I notice an asterisk denoting a pre-1940 record NW of Lowestoft Ness and thus more or less where Burgh Castle lies.  If it does relate to this site, I wonder whether the population could have existed at a low density undetected in the intervening years.  I have submitted this record to the Norfolk recorder since the south side of Breydon Water and Burgh Castle are now in Norfolk for administrative purposes.	Norfolk sighting		Jeremy Gaskell
19 Jul	We paid our first visit to Bonny Wood today and we were rewarded with 1 Brimstone (male), 1 Comma, 1 Gatekeeper, 2 Red Admirals, 3 White Admirals, 3 Green-veined Whites, 4 Peacocks and 6 Silver-washed Fritillaries.  There were also good numbers of the commoner species.  Migrant Hawkers were patrolling the rides.	Bonny Wood		Gary & Jenny Plank
19 Jul	I just thought you would like to know I had a Hummingbird Hawk Moth in my garden this afternoon	Witnesham		Linda Pace
18 Jul	Gatekeeper 100's - most I've ever seen in 30 years!!  Meadow Brown 50+, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper 10+, Essex Skipper 5+, Small White 50+, Large White 20+, Green-veined White 1	Felixstowe ferry-Kingsfleet		Sean Minns
18 Jul	Saturday 18th dawned bright and promising in the King’s Forest, with an abundance of Skippers all over the Viper’s Bugloss. There were hundreds, mostly Small, but with some Essex, and just a single Large.  Worn Ringlets and Meadow Browns were scuttling all over the verges of Chalk Lane.  In all we saw 10 species, including fresh Small Coppers basking on hot flint pebbles, a couple of Gatekeepers and the 3 Whites.  Everything was very frisky at 23C in the breeze.  If you go to enjoy the activity, note that big chunks of the forest are sectioned off for forest work until the end of August.	King's Forest		Rob Parker
18 Jul	2 White Admirals spotted	Reydon Wood		Jen Saunders
18 Jul	1 Purple Emperor, 3 Purple Hairstreak , 15+ Silver Washed Fritillary , 10+ White Admiral.  Also sighted were: Small White, Large White , Small Skipper , Speckled Wood, Red Admiral , Peacock, Meadow Brown , Ringlet , Gatekeeper.	Bonny Wood		Kev Ling
18 Jul	Around midday today at Bonny Wood in beautiful sunny conditions we found a Purple Emperor (photos click here) just as we were leaving.  It was at the entrance to the footpath that goes back to the Water Tower and Barking close to but not in the wood.  In the second photo it is feeding with a Comma on some dog poo left by a (thoughtful?) dog owner a few inches from the footpath.  Still, it’s an ill wind ...!  We also saw three Silver-washed Fritillaries and several White Admirals.	Bonny Wood		Richard Mason
18 Jul	Joy! I saw a fresh male Brimstone in my garden today while doing the Big Butterfly Count.  Green Veined + Large White Gatekeeper 2, Meadow Brown 3, Ringlet Small Tortoiseshell 2, Comma, Peacock Large Skipper 3 (2 were dancing), Essex Skipper (I think!) Brimstone	Framlingham		Geraldine Smith
18 Jul	A visit to knettishall heath was pleasant.  A walk in two different parts revealed many gatekeepers ringlets and meadow browns, a large number of small skippers, two very tatty painted ladies, commas and a female brimstone on wild sweet pea and a few Small Tortoiseshell. a good gathering of large white and small white while elsewhere I saw a large butterfly high in the treetops but no I.D. one small copper and one brown argus . (photos click here)	Knettishall Heath		Trevor Goodfellow
18 Jul	We have seen in our garden today - 2 cabbage white butterflies & 1 red admiral.  The red admiral flew into our property & then out the front door - we felt honoured it paid us a visit.  Thought maybe you would like to know.	Newmarket		Mr & Mrs Hardy
17 Jul	Single male Silver Studded Blue during brief visit in windy conditions.  Also 2 Small Copper, Ringlets, Gatekeepers & Meadow Browns.	Westleton Common		Jen Saunders.
17 Jul	4 White Admirals seen during very brief visit	Dunwich Forest		Jen Saunders
17 Jul	A good day for butterflies in our garden:- Painted Lady; Large White; Small White (2); Green-veined White; Holly Blue, Comma; Small Tortoiseshell (3); Speckled Wood; Meadow Brown (2); Ringlet.  All singles, unless indicated differently.	Sudbury	TL882414	Martin Peers
17 Jul	Wanting to add another species to my list of photos I returned for chalk hill blue.  Yet again I was not disappointed: I counted 150 males in the first 300m before work commitments shortened my visit.  (Photos click here)  Oh how I wish this was Suffolk!  On departure I met BC representatives of Cambs branch and Jenny.  Pyraustra despicita and a marbled white also noted.	Devils Dyke (Cambs)		Trevor Goodfellow
17 Jul	An incomplete circuit this morning in a stiff breeze garnered 3 Small Whites, 6 Large Whites, 20+ Meadow Browns, 6+ Ringlets, 20+ Small Coppers, 50+ Graylings, 30+ Gatekeepers, 6 Small Heath, 1 Speckled Wood, and numerous lively Small/Essex Skippers.  There was also a large number of female/immature Common Darters congregating and sharing perches in the bracken.	Upper Hollesley Common	TM3347	Gary & Jenny Plank
16 Jul	Good number of Silver Washed Fritillary including 3 mating pairs, several White Admirals, and a Purple Hairstreak seen at eye level on 3 occasions in Pakenham Woods.  Also Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Gatekeepers, Small Tortoiseshell, Large, Small & G V Whites, Large, Small & Essex Skippers.	Pakenham Woods		Jen Saunders.
16 Jul	A good 2 hours walk.  Good numbers of Ringlets,Meadow Browns and Gatekeepers.  Also 2 Green-veined White, 5 Red Admiral, 6 Large White, 1 Small White, 2 Large Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.	Noth Cove	TM 4690/4691	Bill Whybrow
16 Jul	At home in Thurston I saw a White Admiral	Thurston		Trevor Goodfellow
16 Jul	Group of up to a dozen whites observed taking moisture/salts from a cattle poached pond margin probably rich in dung and urine.  (Photos click here) and short video clip here https://www.facebook.com/suffolkwildlife	Grove Farm Thurston		Steve Aylward
16 Jul	The key species seen from mid-morning to early afternoon were as follows: 5 Purple Emperors, female photographed, 12 Silver-washed Fritillaries, 12 White Admirals and 3 Purple Hairstreaks.   .	Bonny Wood		Adrian Richards and Mike Morley
15 Jul	I saw the following near Thorington Street reservoir today:- Large Skipper 4, Small Skipper 8, Essex Skipper 6, Large White 4, Small White 6, Green-veined White 4, Red Admiral 1, Comma 8, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 30, Gatekeeper c60, Ringlet 24.	Thorington Street reservoir	TM010349	Martin Peers
15 Jul	Overcast and windy. I still saw 20 or so small skippers, two forester moths (Photos click here): one male one female, several six spot burnet and a pyrausta despicata.  One small copper showed and several meadow brown and ringlet.  Not bad in a very small patch and a quick visit.	ramparts heath	TL 78828 71556	Trevor Goodfellow
15 Jul	Early afternoon at Bradfield Wood produced 8 Silver washed fritillary, 12 white admiral, 2 Red admiral, 4 large whites, 3 Comma, 20+ Ringlets, 30+Meadow brown, 3 large skipper, 9 small tortoiseshell, 3 gatekeeper, 2 Small whites.	Bradfield Woods		Mark Ferris
14 Jul	A walk from Felixstowe Ferry to Kingsfleet produced Gatekeeper 400+, Essex Skipper 70+, Small Skipper 20+, Ringlet 20+, Meadow Brown 40+, Peacock 3, Five spot Burnet 1, Rush Veneer 1, Ruddy Darter 1, Emperor Dragonfly 2	Felixstowe Ferry		William Brame
12 Jul	Weather not so kind as Saturday but two Silver-washed Fritillaries (photo attached)  present along with Red Admiral (2), Large Skipper (2), large and small white	Ramsey Wood, Hintlesham		Roger Seaman
12 Jul	Hummingbird hawk moth feeding in my garden.Bredfield road	Woodbridge		Lawrence Potter
11 Jul	Early morning visit produced 18+ Grayling, 6 Small copper, 3 Gatekeeper, 2 Small skipper, 20+ Meadow brown, 12+ Ringlet, 3 Small tortoiseshell, 2 Large white, 12+ Silver-studded blue. Most of which were very tatty, especially the males. But managed to find one very fresh individual, which was nice. Kind regards	Westleton Heath pit	TM 457693	Mark Ferris
11 Jul	SBBC Event at Bonny Wood - Suffolk's Purple run continues with 5 Purple Emperors seen at Bonny Wood complex (photos click here)	Bonny Wood		Bill Stone
11 Jul	The following butterflies were seen in the field at Chilton this morning: Small Skipper 17, Essex Skipper 6, Large White 8, Small White 10, Green-veined White 4, Comma 2, Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Meadow Brown c150, Gatekeeper 21, Ringlet 60+	Chilton	TL887425	Martin Peers
11 Jul	Not having seen a White Admiral since 1994, was determined this year to do my best to find one and was very excited to succeed at my very first attempt today, 11th July.  Just one that flew around at head height in dappled shade of pine and oak trees.  Settled a few times but couldn’t get a photo.  Made my day.	Tunstall	TM402528	Anne Buswell
11 Jul	Today along the footpath transect of the wood we have recorded 33 Silver Washed Fritillary. 2 White Admirals and 1 Purple Hairstreak.  Also the usual Ringlets, Meadow Browns,Large and Small Whites,  Essex and Small Skippers, Gatekeepers, Tortoishells, Commas, GV White Really good today total of 143 butterflies recorded best day so far this year almost perfect conditons.  Temperature 24C in the shade.	Hintlesham and Ramsey Wood		Ann and Tony Burchnall
10 Jul	We saw our first Painted Lady in our garden adjacent to Wortham Ling on the Norfolk/Suffolk border near Diss today	Wortham Ling		Sue Sidle
10 Jul	We had a Hummingbird Hawkmoth in the garden on Sweet Williams.	Wickham Market	TM302 563	Rob and Kerry Reeve
10 Jul	late morning walk in the Spring Wood Area, Bobbits Lane, Ipswich.   Circa 10 Comma, 20 Gatekeeper, 50 Small Skipper, 20 Meadow Brown, 2 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Red Admiral 1 Speckled Wood   also a probable Four Spotted Chaser Dragonfly	Spring Wood		John Hanley
10 Jul	Great butterfly day in West Suffolk, Silver-washed Fritillary found in 2 new tetrads, Purple Emperor seen in Mellfield Woods + day total of 21sp	Mellfield Woods		Bill Stone
10 Jul	Walked the heath the other (south) side of the road from yesterday.  Saw Silver-studded Blues 30+ which were very tatty, Grayling 20, Small Heath 5, Painted Lady 1, Small Skipper 3 and Large White 2.	Westleton Heath		David and Lilian Pitt
10 Jul	Two visits today to see if the 11 White-letter Hairstreaks spotted in the tops of trees would come down to the bramble to nectar.  They didn’t.  Also seen White Admiral 4, Small Copper 1, Small Skipper 5, Large Skipper 3, Essex Skipper 1, Large White 7, Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Peacock 1, Comma 6 , Speckled Wood 5, Gatekeeper 2, Meadow Brown 8 and too many Ringlets to count.	Dunwich Forest		David and Lilian Pitt
10 Jul	An hour's walk provided me with the following butterflies today:- Large Skipper 6, Small Skipper c60, Essex Skipper 2 [much reduced], Large White 6, Small White 10, Green-veined White 10, Holly Blue male, Comma 3, Small Tortoiseshell 6, Small Heath 1, Meadow Brown c80, Gatekeeper 16, Ringlet c40, Speckled Wood 1.	Pot Kilns, Great Cornard	TL890412	Martin Peers
10 Jul	Ringlet 50+, Meadow Brown, 30+, Gatekeeper 1, Large Skipper 3, Small Skipper 15, Snmall Tortoiseshell 3, Comma 2, Red Admiral 2, Large White 2, Snmall White 2	Minsmere		Richard Perryman
10 Jul	Suffolk Wildlife Trust reserve. Plenty of Silver Washed Fritillaries (both sexes, but mainly female) this morning feeding on thistles and brambles.  Could approach very closely once they were feeding.  Fair numbers of White Admirals.  One WA landed by my feet to drink from a muddy rut, otherwise settling infrequently and briefly.  Very many Meadow Browns, some whites and Large Skippers.  Best area was the "Butterfly Glade" and near there.	Bradfield Woods	TL935575	Neil Dickinson
10 Jul	Confirm sighting of White Admiral (two seen during my brief visit) at ride through wood at Great Saxham.  They quite often seemed to disappear quite deeply into snowberry (Symphoricarpos) foliage, but sexes not determined and no egg laying observed on anything.	Great SAxham	TL786632	Neil Dickinson
9 Jul	Late afternoon on the heath produced Grayling 12 (photo click here), Small Heath 4, Small Copper 4, Meadow Brown 5, Small Skipper 1	Westleton Heath	TM459696	David and Lilian Pitt
9 Jul	This morning at Theberton Woods produced 3 + 2 Purple Emperor sightings, 2+ White Admirals, & a brief Hummingbird Hawk moth amongst the numerous other butterfly sightings.	Theberton Woods		MIke Thompson & Susie Pearson
9 Jul	A short afternoon visit to Dunwich Forest produced a couple of White Admirals, but still no sign of White-letter Hairstreaks or Silver-washed Frits.
8 Jul	White letter Hairstreak 8, Meadow Brown 60+, Ringlet 40+, Gatekeeper 30+, Large Skipper 7,  Purple Hairstreak 1,  Painted Lady 1, Small Skipper 15,  Essex Skipper 10,  Large White 15, Small White 10, only short sunny breaks so lucky with the hairstreaks	Newbourne Lower Farm Track	TM 262428	William Brame
8 Jul	(16:45) It was cloudy, windy and had been raining when I went to my garden shed.  Passing the sweet peas, I spied my first Gatekeeper of the season.  It was quite small but beautifully marked, pristine.	Exning	TL617659	Twm Wade
8 Jul	This afternoon I found 1 Silver-studded Blue, 1 Comma, 1 Large White, 2 Small Tortoiseshells., 2 Gatekeepers, 2 Small Skippers, 5 Ringlets and 6 Meadow Browns.	Martlesham Heath	TM235450	Gary Plank
7 Jul	Lower Farm Track.  Sunny morning Purple Hairstreaks 6  White-letter Hairstreaks 5  Red Admiral 3  Comma 1	Newbourne	TM262428	William Brame
7 Jul	Suffolk went PURPLE (!) today with Purple Emperor seen at a private site in west Suffolk (TL65). Many thanks to Liz Goodyear and Andrew Middleton!			Bill Stone
7 Jul	I saw 4 White Admirals, 1 comma, and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary. (photos click here)	Pakenham Woods		Rachel Spurdens
6 Jul	I live in the area and having seen the official count was cancelled yesterday, thought I would just drop by this evening and see if I could spot some.  I got there about 6.25 and left at 6.45 and saw ten Silver-studded Blues.  Some were female, a few flying but most roosting on ling and bell heather.	Lower Hollesley Common	TM342465	Anne Buswell
6 Jul	White Admiral 6, Comma 2, Meadow Brown 50, Ringlet 20, Large Skipper 10, Large White 1, Small White 1, Silver Y Moth 2.	North Cove		David and Lilian Pitt
6 Jul	White Admiral seen there today.  This may be a new species for the site as I have seen a list of 28 species for the site, not including this species.  Also seen: Gatekeeper (3), Meadow Brown (30+), Ringlet (16+), Essex Slipper (8+), Large White (2+), Small White (8+), Comma (4), Small Tortoiseshell (1)	Piper's Vale		Bill Plumb
6 Jul	I spent an hour this morning and saw the following butterflies:- Small Skipper 4, Large Skipper 6, Essex Skipper 2, Large White 2, Small White 2, Purple Hairstreak 1, White Admiral 4, Comma 3, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Meadow Brown c35, Gatekeeper 2, Ringlet c30, Speckled Wood 2.	Assington Thicks	TL9237	Martin Peers
6 Jul	An unexpected White Admiral this morning at a piece of woodland without any history of White Admiral.	Great Saxham  “The Park” woodland.	TL788630	Rob Parker
5 Jul	Walk from The Crockery Barn to Ashbocking Church on circular route along field edges, ditches, farm tracks etc 1600 - 1830hrs in mostly warm sunny spells the following were seen in sheltered areas out of the breeze:  Small Skipper 2,  Essex Skipper 3, Large Skipper 12, Ringlet 250+  (one small set aside/ditch near Allotment lane holding c80 and another by Poplar Farm c60 and a constant presence along most tracks and ditches), Meadow Brown 58, Gatekeeper 12, Large White 10, Small White 4, Green-veined White 2, Small Tortoiseshell 100+ (main areas around The Crockery Barn Garden Centre on a variety of garden plants although Coreopsis Sterntaler a clear favourite today, and also along track from Allotment Lane leading all the way to Poplar Farm where there were constant individuals and small groups on Creeping Thistles and tracks), 1 Painted Lady, 3 Comma, 2 Speckled Wood.  Sadly no Purple or White letter Hairstreaks yet.	The Crockery Barn (IP6 9JS)		Dan Monk
4 Jul	White Admiral seen in the Tang among a large number of Meadow Browns and skippers. Cinnabar moths also on the wing with hundreds of larvae feeding on the Ragwort.	Tangham Forest		Kevin Ling
4 Jul	Butterflies seen today. 5 Small Skipper, 45 Large Skipper, 149 Meadow Browns, 5 Large White, 2 Small White, 38 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Ringlet,1 Red Admiral, 5 Painted Lady	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
4 Jul	This afternoon I saw the following butterflies:- Large Skipper 2, Large White 4, Small White, Green-veined White, Purple Hairstreak 1, Red Admiral, White Admiral 7, Silver-washed Fritillary 4, Meadow Brown, Ringlet 6, Speckled Wood 5.  I also saw my first Ruddy Darter dragonfly of the year.	Wolves Wood	TM055440	Martin Peers
4 Jul	Large White 2 Small White 1 Small Tortoiseshell 2 Red Admiral 1 Meadow Brown 5+ Small Skipper 2+ Speckled Wood 2	Minsmere		Sean Minns
4 Jul	No sign of Purple Hairstreak, White Admiral or White-letter Hairstreak, but the following were seen: Comma 1 Small tortoiseshell 1 Essex Skipper 2 Small Skipper 10+ Large Skipper 2+ Ringlet 10+ Meadow Brown 20+ Large White 1 Small White 1 Grayling 1 Gatekeeper 1	Dunwich Forest		Sean Minns
4 Jul	Silver-studded Blue 15+ (including 2f) Small Copper 1 Small Skipper 10+ Essex Skipper 2+ Large Skipper 5+ Ringlet 10+ Meadow Brown 30+ Large White 2+ Gatekeeper 2	Westleton Common		Sean Minns
3 Jul	Silver-studded Blues (both male and female) 40 +, Large White 1, Small Copper 1, Red Admiral 1, Meadow Brown 4 and Small Heath 1.	Blaxhall Heath		David and Lilian Pitt
3 Jul	My sightings at  reservoir this morning were as follows:- Large Skipper 1, Small Skipper 3, Large White 1, Small White 1, Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 10, Speckled Wood 1, Meadow Brown 30, Ringlet 40+	Thorington Street	TM010350	Martin Peers
3 Jul	Had a Good 2 hours at Wrentham today.  I saw Meadow Browns in good numbers, Ringlets, Red Admirals, 1 Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Large Skippers, Large Whites, 2 Gate Keepers and 1 Purple Hairstreak.  Also saw 1 Silver Y moth.	Wrentham	TM 4983	Bill Whybrow.
3 Jul	On a midday visit to Bradfield Woods today we had our first sightings of the year of the following, 3 Silver Washed Fritillaries, 3 White Admirals and a single Purple Hairstreak, (photos click here).  Also seen Ringlets, Small Tortoiseshells, Large Skipper, several Meadow Browns and both Large and Small White.	Bradfield Woods		Margie & David Carter
3 Jul	This afternoon the Heath produced 1 Peacock, 2 Small Skippers, 6 Meadow Browns and 5 Silver-studded Blues – all males. Whilst there is still little Bell Heather in bloom but there are no doubt many more SSB’s in the private area incorporating the old airstrip.	Martlesham Heath	TM235450	Gary Plank
3 Jul	Good number of Silver Studded Blue, inc. at least 2 female, 1 Small Heath, 1 Grayling, 2 Meadow Brown & 2 Small Skipper	Westleton Heath	TM457692	Jen Saunders
2 Jul	Single White Admiral seen on 2 occasions along the ride in Dunwich Forest.  Also several Ringlets & Meadow Brown, a few Large Skippers, Small/Essex Skippers, a Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral & a Large White. .	Dunwich Forest	TM458719	Jen Saunders.
2 Jul	A walk round the wild flower field in East End at 6.30 am today produced lots of Meadow Browns, one Ringlet, several Small Torts, a few Small Skippers, lots Large Skippers and one Comma.  The real thrill though was finding White-letter Hairstreaks among the elm suckers (photo click here)	East Bergholt		Liz Cutting
1 Jul	Ringlet 1, Red Admiral 1, Small Heath 15, Small Tortoiseshell 6, Small Skipper 20, Green Hairstreak 1, Hummingbird Hawmoth1	Landguard N.R		William Brame
1 Jul	Unusual sighting near Ixworth.  I've never witnessed this before, but this morning around 07.30 on a bridleway I counted 7 Small Tortoiseshells feasting on dog excrement! They scattered as I ran by but went straight back. It's good to see this species back in numbers this summer so far.	Ixworth		Mike Dean
1 Jul	Small Heath 25, Meadow Brown 60, Ringlet 3, Large Skipper 1, Essex Skipper 7, Small White 5, Red Admiral 1, Small Tortoiseshell 9, Purple Hairstreak 2.  Moths - Small Chinamark, Brown Silverlines.	Aldeburgh Railway Path		Richard Perryman
June
30 Jun	Speckled Wood 30+, Meadow Brown 20, Large Skipper 12, Small Skipper 1, Ringlet 8, Small Tortoiseshell 6, Red Admiral 1, Large White 6, Small White 1.  Someone I met had seen 2 Silver-washed Fritillaries earlier.	Bradfield Woods		Richard Perryman
30 Jun	26 degC  A very good day and I found a hot-spot just as I was about to double back.  A patch of thistles in a dip at the foot of a south slope was alive with MB etc.  First 400m from July course entrance: 11 x marbled white 12 x small heath 6 x small tortoiseshell.  A few small skipper and large skipper 2 x dark green fritillary 1 x small blue  Lots of meadow brown and ringlet 5 x common blue   (photos click here) (The Deviu's Ditch marks the boundary between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire so thse might be Cambs and Essex sightings)	Devil’s Dyke, Newmarket		Trevor Goodfellow
30 Jun	This morning in our garden at Flowton we have at least 8 Small Tortoiseshells (feeding on Erysimum), three Meadow Browns, one large Skipper, one Peacock (very dull in colour - does that mean it is newly hatched?)  and a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.		TM 085470	Rob Clements
30 Jun	My 3yr old son just brought me a small butterfly he'd found in the grass in Dunwich Forest.  I was very excited to find it was a pristine White-letter Hairstreak which is now busily nectaring on brambles! .	Dunwich Forest	TM458719	Jen Saunders
29 JUn	Some of you know that Blaxhall Common is divided by a road, and that our 2006 translocation of Silver-studded Blues was only on the north side.  We have always considered it to be a possible sign of success for the SSBs to spread from the north side (monitored by the transect) to the south - which also looks like desirable habitat.  In the last 2 years, we have had occasional sightings of singles just across the road.  This morning Bob Turner (one of the Blaxhall volunteers) counted 30 males on the south side - marking a nice little landmark, presuming that breeding will now result in a wider (and natural) colonization.  This year's counts are looking strong, although the numbers have thinned out at the northernmost point on the transect.	Blaxhall Common		Rob Parker
29 Jun	In Peck's and Friar's meadows this afternoon an hour's walk produced the following: Large Skipper 2; Small White; Green-veined White 4; Red Admiral; Small Tortoiseshell 4; Speckled Wood; Meadow Brown 25; Small Heath; Ringlet 5	Sudbury	878408	Martin Peers
29 Jun	First sightings this year in the wood, of both the White Admiral (single specimen) and Silver-washed Fritillary (two specimens of which one, a pretty early, female). (photo click here)	Pakenham Wood		Mike Dean
28 Jun	Gatekeeper, Meadow brown at Lackford Lakes this evening on the trail near Atlas Hide	Lackford Lakes		Duncan Fletcher Brown
27 Jun	Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Small Skippers, Purple Hairstreak	Purdis Heath		Helen Saunders
27 Jun	This morning, at last I saw 20 Meadow Browns at the side of the footpath, and 20+ fresh Small Tortoiseshells at the thistles sticking through the nettles.  And there was more: 6 Large Skippers and one Small Skipper, one worn Painted Lady, and 2 fresh-looking Red Admirals as well as a Small White and a sleepy Speckled Wood.  I was in No Man’s Meadows and Shakers Lane, Bury St Edmunds. Summer, at long last!	Bury St Edmunds		Rob Parker
27 Jun	5+ Marbled Whites; also Meadow Brown (c20), Small Tortoiseshell (2), Essex Skipper (3), Large Skipper (2) White sp (3)	Landseer Park, Ipswich		Bill Plumb, Mike Morley
26 Jun	Gatekeeper	Dunwich
26 Jun	An hour spent in Bradfield Woods around the butterfly glade this afternoon produced the following sightings, 2 Red Admirals, 2 Large Skippers, 1 Small Skipper, 3 Large Whites and 20+ Speckled Woods.	Bradfield Woods		Margie & David Carter
26 Jun	1 Marbled White on Landseer Park Ipswich today plus a minimum of 6 Essex Skippers.	Landseer Park		Mike Morley
26 Jun	On the sea/river wall at Slaughden and also at North Warren we saw male Meadow Brown butterflies, the first we have seen this year.  There was also a Holly Blue.	Slaughden, North Warren		Geraldine Smith
25 Jun	Just found a Purple Hairstreak this evening in Kesgrave.  It was fighting with a Large Skipper over bramble beneath oaks. Nice!	Kesgrave		Bill Stone
25 Jun	Saw my first 2, pristine, Ringlets of the season in Ixworth.  In addition found 2 larval webs of the Peacock which for the last few years have been notably absent.  A bit of decent summer weather as last as well!	Ixworth		Mike Dean
24 Jun	(behind Tescos)  A lunchtime stroll produced a Painted Lady, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper,Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood and Holly Blue.	Martlesham Heath		Kev Ling
24 Jun	Essex Skipper 3 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Meadow Brown 8	Felixstowe Ferry		William Brame
24 Jun	Holly Blue 8 Small Tortoiseshell 1 Large Skipper 1 Common Blue 4 Speckled Wood 1	Peewit Hill	TM288326	William Brame
24 Jun	Essex Skipper 1 Small Tortoiseshell 12 Small Heath 14 Painted Lady 4 Holly Blue 1 Common Blue 6 Small White 5 Large White 6 Meadow Brown 12+ Five Spot Burnet Moth 1 Mother Shipton 4 (photos click here)	Landguard N.R.		William Brame
24 Jun	The butterflies logged on a walk round the field in Chilton today were as follows:- Large Skipper 4;  Green-veined White 1; Speckled Wood 1; Small Heath 8; Ringlet 1; Meadow Brown 45; Red Admiral 1; Small Tort 1 - fresh, in pristine condition; Holly Blue - 1 second generation female (pristine). [12 June: Common Blue 7 male + 1 female but none today] Regarding your recent comments, Green-veined White numbers have held up for me, Large Whites slightly below average, Small Whites well down. Small Heath numbers seem down slightly and I've only seen 2 Commas in Suffolk this year so far	Chilton	TL887425)	Martin Peers
21 Jun	10+ Silver Studded Blue inc. at least 2 females, also 1 Small Heath & 2 Meadow Brown	Westleton Common	TM4468	Jen Saunders
21 Jun	Strong westerly breeze and mostly cloudy but 11 species of butterfly active in the brief sunny periods.  Meadow Brown 6, Small Heath 1, Painted Lady 4,  Common Blue 1, Large White 1, Small White 1, Green-veined White 1, Large White 2, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood 1.  Also 5 Silver Y and 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth.	The Crockery Barn (IP6 9JS)		Dan Monk
20 Jun	SBBC Event; Bradfield Woods photographic event. The weather was dry but cloudy and cool (16C) and we saw: 1 MB, 10+ SPW, 1 LW, 1 GVW, 1 Common Carpet and 2 Straw Dot moths.	Bradfield Woods		Twm Wade
20 Jun	Painted lady	Trimley St Martin	TM2810136915	JohnBaker
20 Jun	Butterflies seen 1 Small Skipper,8 Painted Lady	SWT Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
18 Jun	Gatekeeper	East Lane, Bawdsey
18 Jun	Wild flower field in East End : 12 Common Blues, 8-9 Meadow Browns, 3-4 Small Torts, 1 Painted lady, 1 Large White, 1 Mother Shipton, 1 Burnet Companion, 1 Cinnabar	East Bergholt		Liz Cutting
18 Jun	1 Clouded Yellow, edge of Dunwich Forest	Dunwich Forest	TM 474715	John Bedwell
18 Jun	Meadow Brown 9, Small Heath 9, Painted Lady 3, Common Blue 6, Large White 5, Small White 4, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Green Hairstreak 1, Cinnabar Moth 1, Hummingbird Hawkmoth 1, Mother Shipton moth 4	Landguard N.R.		William Brame
18 Jun	Several Small Heath seen all over Wenhaston Black Heath Common.  Also 1 Meadow Brown, a fresh looking Small Tortoiseshell, & at least 2 Painted Lady.	Wenhaston Black Heath Common	TM4274	Jen Saunders
18 Jun	Common Blue 1, Meadow Brown 1	Chantry Park		Richard Perryman
18 Jun	Clouded Yellow at East Lane Bawdsey today (photo click here)	East Lane Bawdsey	TM358405	Dave Borderick
18 Jun	An hour and a half walk this afternoon.  I saw Small Tortoiseshell 2, nice fresh Meadow Brown 4, Red Admiral 5, Large White 2, Painted Lady 1, Large skipper 2 and 1 Speckled Wood.  Also seen Silver Y and Magpie Moth.	Wrentham	TM4983	Bill Whybrow
18 Jun	First Meadow Brown (Male) of the season plus 1 Holly Blue and 1 Red Admiral.	Dobbs/Kesgeave Wood	TM235450	Gary Plank
17 Jun	I was on holiday in Middleton, 12-19 June, on the 17th I saw 3 Painted ladies and a Red Admiral, all in Pristine condition,plus a Humming bird Hawkmoth on the 18th and 19th ,all around the Red Valerian.	Middleton		Andrew Cornall
16 Jun	A rare visit by a Common Blue to my garden convinced me that it was a good day to go butterflying and it became this best day of the season.  I saw 12 species: 5 Large Whites, 1 Red Admiral, 7 Brimstone, 2 Large Skippers (personal first 2015 (PF)), 1 Painted Lady (PF)(filmed), 2 Common Blues, 1 Meadow Brown (PF), 4 Small Heath, 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Orange Tip, Peacock caterpillars on nettle (photo click here), 1 Common Carpet moth.	North End Exning;	TL605667	Twm Wade
16 Jun	10 Painted Lady - 6 N, 4 on deck (plus 2 Hummingbird Hawkmoth on verbena).	The Crockery Barn (IP6 9JS)		Dan Monk
16 Jun	This evening in Ixworth.. over Hempyard Bridge and through the field I was delighted to see 2 painted ladies (Photos click here)	Ixworth		Rachel Spurdens
16 Jun	Small Heath 2, Common Blue 3 (2m 1f), Meadow Brown 1, Painted Lady 6, Small White 1, Green-veined White 1, several other unidentified whites, Cinnabar Moth 4, Silver-Y 2, plus 2 other mothe to be identified.  No Wall Brown but not the main flight period for them now although we have only had one sighting from this location this year.  Blue skies, sunny, no cloud but a strong southerly breeze.	East Lane, Bawdsey		Richard Perryman
16 Jun	A short walk this afternoon through Dobbs/Kesgrave Wood on to Martlesham Heath produced just 2 Red Admirals, 3 Large Whites and 6 Speckled Woods.  A very poor count for a fine, potentially good afternoon.	Martlesham	TM2345	Gary Plank
16 Jun	15.00 18.00.  2 Small Heath, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Male Common Blue, 1 Silver Y,  In my garden in good sun with minimal breeze.		TM 06195 40955	Darren Andrews, Suffolk branch member
15 Jun	15.00 11.00  3 Small Heath.  In my garden in good sun with minimal breeze.		TM 06195 40955	Darren Andrews, Suffolk branch member
15 Jun	1 Common Blue, 1 Large Skipper, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Painted Lady, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock,  5 Meadow Brown, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Large White, 8 Small White	The Crockery Barn (IP6 9JS)		Dan Monk
15 Jun	Meadow Brown church yard Bacton	Bacton	TM 0466	Roger & Stella Wolfe
15 Jun	My first visit today at Purdis Heath after walking around for a couple of hours and feeling a bit down, thanks to a member of the Suffolk branch I finally saw a lovely Male Silver Studded Blue absolutely stunning also seen Painted Lady another first for the year and one Red Admiral.	Purdis Heath		Kevin Taylor From Essex
14 Jun	Green Hairstreak 1 Painted Lady 2 Red Admiral 1 Large White 1	Landguard obs		Wikkiam Brame
14 Jun	Single immaculate Red Admiral at East Lane this morning despite the gloomy weather.  Sadly, no Walls but the weather was poor.	East Lane Bawdsey	TM358405	Bill Stone
12 Jun	3 Small Heath on Wenhaston Black Heath common.	Wenhaston Black Heath common	TM4274	Jen Saunders
12 Jun	1 red admiral. 2 speckled woods, 1 painted lady, 5 whites.	Bawdsey	TM358405	Robert Brown
12 Jun	I would like to report seeing a Silver-studded Blue (photo click here), plus…..1 brown argus, 10 common blues, a painted lady, 1 small copper, and a red admiral	Minsmere	TM463662	Robert Brown
12 Jun	In the King’s Forest at 20C this morning.  The state of the butterflies was interesting: NIL Dingy Skipper Plenty of spring species putting in a late appearance: Brimstone (m&f) – 10, Orange-tip (m&f) – 6, Peacock – 1, Common Blue – 30 plus.  A couple of summer species arriving on schedule: Meadow Brown – 1, male Large Skipper – just 1, and Speckled Wood – just 3 (between broods).  7 species in all, so looking up a bit.	King's Forest	TL8373	Rob Parker
12 Jun	Plus a Holly Blue in the garden at home in Bury St Edmunds, making 8	Bury St Edmunds		Rob Parker
12 Jun	A single male Meadow Brown in front of Sizewell Power station..	Sizewell	TM475640	Jen Saunders
11 Jun	Small East Ipswich site - paired Common Blues, 1 male Silver-studded Blue, 1 Small Copper and  several Cinnabar moths	E Ipswich		Helen Saunders
11 Jun	On my urban transect at Bury St Edmunds, I saw my first Large Skipper of the season.	Bury St Edmunds		Rob Parker
11 Jun	After sighting ten species in King’s Forest this morning I saw only three butterflies here at Green Farm: Ringlet, Common Blue and Brown Argus, all first sightings.	Green Farm		Trevor
11 Jun	Meadow Brown (photo click here)	Goose Hill, Sizewell	TM4664	Peter Maddison
11 Jun	Buddleia alternifolia still has 4 painted ladies on it at one time and a small tortoiseshell and faded peacock.  The rest of the garden saw Holly blue, Brimstone, Orange tip, Large White and Small White	Theberton	TM443664	Andrew Leng
10 Jun	buddleia alternifolia 4 painted ladies and one broad bordered bee hawk moth	Theberton	TM443664	Andrew Leng
10 Jun	My first Painted Lady of the year in southern end of wood	Dobbs/Kesgrave Wood	TM235450	Gary Plank
9 Jun	Our small group of transect trainees at Minsmere were pleasantly surprised to see any butterflies at all at just 14C.  It seemed to be a day for small ones: Small Copper, Small Heath, Brown Argus, Common Blue, and Green Hairstreak.  Discussing where Silver-studded Blues might be led to a search of anthills under mounds of erica (bell heather).  David’s sharp eyes found us a half-grown larva of a Silver-studded Blue – a nice surprise, but suggesting the season was running late.  An hour later, we had moved on to check the colony within the Dunwich Forest, where we were delighted to get a close-up inspection of a fresh male Silver-studded Blue adult – suggesting, on the contrary, that the season was running early!	Minsmere Dunwich Forest		Rob Parker
9 Jun	Today we managed to find Silver studded blue larvae and a single adult, on the heath (photo click here)	Minsmere		David Dowding
9 Jun	I saw a Painted Lady visiting flowers in garden, . Good condition.	Framlingham		Peter Smith
8 Jun	Green Hairstreak (photo click here)	Landguard N.R		William Brame
8 Jun	Painted Lady (photo click here)	Kingsfleet  Falkenham		William Brame
8 Jun	Green hairstreak seen today on Sailors Path close to Hazlewood Marshes.	Aldeburgh	TM438583	Steve Aylward
8 Jun	Saw Holly Blue 1, Red Admiral 1, Speckled Wood 1, Large White 1, Small White 2, a Silver Y Moth and a very interesting micro moth nemophora degeerella (photo click here)	North Cove		David and Lilian Pitt
8 Jun	2 painted ladies together , two peacocks (very worn) together, red admiral and tortoiseshell (& broad bordered bee  hawk moth)  all visited a buddlia alternifolia during the morning	Theberton	tm443664	Andrew Leng
8 Jun	Single of  Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Orange Tip & Green Veined White at Springwood .	Ipswich	TM 14782 41442	John Hanley
7 Jun	Painted Lady (photo click here) at Green Farm " First one for me this year, possibly two or three passed through today on their usual route: S to N"	Thurston	TL935655	Trevor Goodfellow
7 Jun	Saw a couple of Painted Ladies here but they seemed to be passing through at speed towards the west / north west.	Ixworth		Mike Dean
7 Jun	1 Painted Lady, I see them a number of times during the day so not sure whether it is individuals hanging round.	Theberton	TM443664	Andrew Leng
7 Jun	2 Painted Lady, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Orange Tip, 1 Speckled Wood present plus 1 Hummingbird Hawk moth briefly on White Valerian.	The Crockery Barn, Ashbocking	IP6 9JS	Dan Monk
7 Jun	Three Painted Ladies, Two Green Hairstreaks	Landguard N.R	TM286321	William Brame
7 Jun	We had one worn Wall Brown this morning seen along the path about 20m inland from the concrete bunker at Hollesley Marshes RSPB, (photos click here) , also nearby one Painted Lady and several Small Heath.	Hollesley Marxhes		Margie & David Carter
6 Jun	(Deadman’s Grave SSSI)   Fewer common blues than I saw here last year, but still a variety of colour in the females – including some very blue examples. Photos click here, with apologies for the poor quality (both out of focus…).	Icklingham	TL777 743	Tim Wesley
6 Jun	1 Painted Lady	Theberton	TM443664	Andrew Leng
6 Jun	Nine Painted Ladies, One Speckled Wood, One Epichnopterix Plumella	Landguard N.R	TM286321	William Brame
6 Jun	Painted Lady 6 flew East during the day   The Crockery Barn,	Ashbocking	IP6 9JS	Dan Monk
6 Jun	SWT Carlton Marshes some Wall Browns showing today (photo click here)	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
6 Jun	Large Skipper (photo click here)	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
6 Jun	We went for a walk today in the area and we delighted to see several Speckled Wood fliers including a definite pair. These were the first I have seen this year and were beautifully new with good markings.	Dunwich Forest	TM646271	Geraldine Smith
5 Jun	4 Painted ladies on buddlia alternifolia	Theberton	TM443664	Andrew Leng
5 Jun	A total of six Red Admirals three Peacocks and two Small Tortoiseshells	Kingsfleet, Falkenham	TM304376	William Brame
5 Jun	3 Painted Ladies on flowering shrubs in front garden, Grange Farm, . Early evening 7pm	Kesgrave		Steve Aylward
5 Jun	Painted Lady (2) on perennial wallflower Bowles Mauve in the garden mid afternoon	Waldringfield	TM2844	Peter Maddison
5 Jun	Brimstone larva showing well on Buckthorn at Eden-Rose Coppice Trust, (photo click here)	Sudbury		Sam Chamberlin
4 Jun	1 Painted Lady	Theberton	TM443664	Andrew Leng
4 Jun	Whilst sitting in the car parked in Nacton Road, this morning I saw 2 Holly Blues and 2 male Brimstones.	Ipswich	TM180438	Jenny Plank
4 Jun	The following butterflies were seen in a small conservation area on the edge of Newton Road cemetery this afternoon:- Large White 1, Holly Blue female on ivy; Common Blue male in area of Bird's-foot Trefoil, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood.	Sudbury	TL883415	Martin Peers
3 Jun	Two Green Hairstreak males sparring over a Hawthorn also 5 Common Blues 3 Large Whites 3 G V Whites 1 Peacock	Levington Marina	TM243380	William Brame
3 Jun	Wall Brown 5 (in three different locations,) Holly Blue 5 (very worn), Orange Tip 12, Green-veined White 2, Large White 6 and Small White 6.	Somerleyton Marshes		David and Lilian Pitt
1 Jun	Large Skipper 2 (photo click here), Painted Lady 1	Carlton Marshes		David and Lilian Pitt
May
30 May	A Green Hairstreak on the gorse bushes at the entrance	Theberton Wood		Rob and Kerry Reeve
30 May	Common Blue 20 (male and female), Small Copper 5, Orange Tip 5, Brimstone 1, Large and Small White and Cinnabar 3 on meadow which is now looking much healthier!	Lound Lakes	TG513004	David and Lilian Pitt
30 May	Butterflies seen  4 Wall ,1 Painted Lady,1 Peacock,1 Large White,7 Small White, 3 Green-veined white.	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
29 May	Last in-star Silver studded blue larva (photo click here) on heath today resting on a bell heather stem.	Purdis Heath SSSI		David Dowding
28 May	Green Hairstreak	Little Welnetham railway walk	TL8959	Rob Parker
28 May	Sightings from SBBC Event - NT Bioblitz  It was just as well that there were Green Hairstreak on the flowering hawthorn at the entrance to Heath Barn as they provided immediate interest.  Green Hairstreaks were seen on Gorse elsewhere on the heath but otherwise there were very few butterflies of other species.  Shelter from the cool breeze was the key to finding Peacock(3), Large White (3), GV White(2), Small Heath (2) and single specimens of Holly Blue, Common Blue, Orange-tip and Brimstone.  (I did a couple of official walks on the first day with groups of 12 - 15 people, tricky when there wasn't much to see but the damselflies and antlions kept us amused.)	Dunwich		Peter Maddison
26 May	3 Green Hairstreaks also I think it was a Common Blue, I've not id it yet ! (photos click here)	Purdis Heath
26 May	Two Wall Browns plus one Peacock   (first sighting from East Lane)	East Lane, Bawdsey	TM3540	Gary & Jenny Plank
25 May	Small Heath	East Lane, Lower Ufford		Rab King
25 May	Wall Brown (photo click here)	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
25 May	12pm. Despite cloud and breeze 5 + Painted Lady between East Lane and Shingle Street making very short flights.	East Lane Bawdsey	TM3540	Dan Monk
24 May	An evening walk around part of the Denston estate produced Orange tip 1, Green-veined white 2, Small white 3, Speckled wood 4, Peacock 1			Mark Ferris
23 May	A nice surprise while at work was a Clouded Yellow, which just kept going as it passed me with its distinctive, and hurried flight pattern.  Also Red Admiral, Large white, and Small White.	Denston		Mark Ferris
22 May	1 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Speckled Woods and 3 Small Whites.	Dobbs/Kesgrave Wood	TM2345	Jenny Plank
21 May	We had 3 Small Copper with one of them had a odd hindwing (photo click here). 2 Peacock, 4 large White, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Orange-tip and 3 White Spp.	Chantry Park	TM 135 438	Matthew Garnham
21 May	A late morning walk today at Carlton Marsh reserve.  I was rewarded with 2 Wall Browns, 2 painted Lady, 3 Orange Tip (female), 2 Red Admirals  good numbers of Peacocks, Green-veined White and Large and Small Whites.  Most were seen along the river wall. (photos click here)	Carlton Marsh	TM 4992,	Bill Whybrow.
20 May	During a brief visit to North Cove Nature Reserve, in between showers, I found a perfect male Wall.	North Cove		Jen Saunders
19 May	Painted Lady	Theberton		Andrew Leng
19 May	A walk from Butley Corner car park between the showers this morning produced just a Small White and a Small Heath	Daisy's Walk	(TM3550)	Gary & Jenny Plank
17 May	Three Green Hairstreaks seen and identified in Burstall today.  Two were netted to make sure of ID.  We have had them  here before and are delighted to see them again.  There is plenty of Dogwood and Buckthorn available for them but they were busy on the Sycamore tree.	Burstall		Ann and Tony Burchnall
17 May	My 1st Common Blue of 2015 & Brown Silver-line moth in the dunes today	Minsmere		Charles Cuthbert
17 May	Clouded Yellow this morning (Photo click here)	Landguard		Barry Woodhouse
17 May	Common Blue 1, Brown Argus 2, Small Copper 7, Peacock 1, Large White 4, Cinnabar Moth 10.  Most of the meadow hasn't recovered from its drastic mowing last summer.  Most butterflies observed in a small rough area by the car park.	Lound Lakes	TG513004	David and Lilian Pitt
17 May	7 Green Hairstreaks, 3 Small Copper, 5 Common Blue males, 1 Small Heath & 1 Cinnabar moth	Sizewell beach	TM4763	Jen Saunders
16 May	9 Green Hairstreaks in front of power station	Sizewell beach	TM4763	Jen Saunders
16 May	Green Hairstreak 2, Speckled Wood 8, Orange Tip 1, Large White1, Peacock 1 on the common. (Photo click here)	Aldringham Walks	TM455607	David and Lilian Pitt
15 May	Wall Brown - I have seen two past week.  One was on the Castle Marshes,Nr Beccles,the 2nd was on the Hardley Flood footpath Loddon.  I will be aware of this species in future, it seems good year up to now ,with many Peacock, and Orange Tip about.  The photos attached (click here) are of the one seen at Castle Marshes.  there are a good number of Orange Tips (photo click here) ,& peacocks along the Waveney Beccles to  Oulton Broad,  plus to lesser degree Tortoiseshell, and the odd Holly Blue and Brimstone	Castle Marshes   Loddon		Alan Fisher
15 May	Martlesham Heath (by control tower): Orange Tip (Male/Female), Small Copper, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue	Martlesham Heath		Kevin Ling
15 May	Belstead Meadows; First Orange Tip Larvae are hatching. 1st instar (photo click here)	Belstead Meadows;		Kevin Ling
15 May	Cinnabar moth in garden			Debbie Ferrer
13 May	Male Orange-tip and Holly Blue in our garden today,		TM230452	Gary and Jenny Plank
13 May	I saw a Dingy Skipper this morning at about 10 a.m. in the woods.  Fortunately, a cloud obscured the sun for a few minutes and it sat still long enough for a photograph (click here)	North Stow	TL834732	Martin Rogers
13 May	1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Painted Lady (this and the previous two sightings are the first GH to be reported to Sightings since 15 Apr)	Landguard Observatory	TM288325	Will Brame
13 May	2 Green Hairstreaks	Felixstowe Ferry	TM327373	Will Brame
13 May	Brimstone 4 male 1 female, Large White, Green-veined White 3, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock (rescued from spider's web), Green Hairstreak 2.  Also these very small moths with very long antennae flying at the tops of trees (photos here), Adela reaumurella I think.  Several Nightingales singing but no Cuckoo or Turtle Dove that I have heard at this time of year before.	Alton Water		Richard Perryman
12 May	Two Small Heath butterflies seen this morning near car park, resting on heather	Westleton Heath	TM465700	Geraldine Smith
11 May	4 Green Hairstreaks on the dunes	Minsmere	TM478664	Jen Saunders
11 May	3 Painted Ladies seen at Sizewell beach today - a fresh influx?	Sizewell	TM476645	Charles Cuthbert
11 May	At least 4 Painted Ladys around today	Landguard Observatory	TM284318	Will Brame
11 May	1 Common Blue	Landguard Observatory	TM284318	Will Brame
10 May	Good numbers of Orange Tip (15+) inc 3 females. Also 20+ eggs discovered on Garlic Mustard.  Also seen were Brimstone (4), Holly Blue (4), Peacock (3), Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Red Admiral, Green Veined White, Large White	Belstead Meadows	TM132419	Kevin Ling
10 May	1 Green-veined White, I Female Brimstone, I Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Small Copper	Purdis	TM212428	Julian Dowding
10 May	Today in our garden: 4 Holly Blues, 1 ovipositing female Brimstone, 1 Speckled Wood , 1 Small White and 1 Red Admiral	Ipswich	TM188427	Julian Dowding
9 May	2 Holly blue out in the sun at 13.50hrs in garden	Melton	TM284509	Steve Fryett
8 May	Brown Argus 3, Small Heath 1, Small Copper 30, Peacock 15, Green-veined White 2 and a Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth seen this morning. (Photos click here)	MInsmere	TM469672	David and Lilian Pitt
8 May	Holly Blue, Orange-tip (male and female) in garden	SW Ipswich	TM134428	Richard Perryman
7 May	One Painted Lady and two Orange Tips.	Bucklesham	TM243420	Chris Baines
4 May	One Small Heath seen this morning on the coastal footpath near to RSPB Hollesley Marsh also 10 Peacocks in the same area.	Hollesley		Margie & David Carter
4 May	At Captain’s Wood, Sudbourne today we saw 1 Comma, 2 Speckled Wood, 6 Peacocks and good numbers of assorted Whites	Captain's Wood	TM421531	Gary & Jenny Plank
4 May	Later in our Kesgrave garden a brief visit from a Holly Blue.	Kesgrave	TM230452	Gary & Jenny Plank
4 May	Butterflies in Sudbury cemetery today were as follows:- Brimstone (female), Large White, Small White, Green-veined White (4), Orange Tip (male), Holly Blue (3 males), Red Admiral.	Sudbury	880415	Martin Peers
2 May	Small Copper Large & Green Veined White Peacock	Wherstaed Woods		Kev Ling
2 May	Plenty of Small Copper today	Lackford Lakes		SWT Lackford Lakes
2 May	SWT Carlton Marshes seen ,1 Small White ,12 Peacock, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Orange Tip	Carlton Marshes		Robert Quadling
2 May	Sightings from SBBC Event - Transect Training  The day was a washout from the records angle – in cool weather we walked the route and saw zero until a single Speckled wood showed up just 20m before the finish point!	Spring Lane		Rob Parker
April
28 Apr	Sunny morning but biting wind. Saw 2 Small Copper, 1 Green Veined White, 1 Orange Tip, 3 Peacocks.	Minsmere		David and Lilian Pitt
25 Apr	White Admiral larvae starting to hatch in Wherstead area. (Photo click here)	Wherstead		Kev Ling
25 Apr	Sightings from SBBC event - Species seen during the new member and novice recorder event at Barnhamcross Common - Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Holly Blue, Small Copper, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock.		TL8681	Bill Stone
25 Apr	Saw my first Speckled Wood in the garden today	Sudbury	TL8841	Martin Peers
23 Apr	2 Brimstones, 3 Orange Tips, 10+ Peacocks, 1 Red Admiral, 10+ Small Tortoishells, lots of whites, Holly Blue, and 5 Commas	River Gipping		Robert Brown
23 Apr	While walking in the North Stow area:- Brimstone 3 (2 m.); Large White, Small White, Green-veined White 2, Orange Tip c30 (mostly males), Small Tortoiseshell 3, Peacock 12, Comma 1.	KIngs Forest	TL825755	Martin Peers
23 Apr	First Speckled Wood in our Kesgrave garden today	Kesgrave	TM230452	Jenny Plank
23 Apr	1 Speckled Wood, 2 Large Whites and a Peacock in my garden	Lowestoft	TM525909	Bill Whybrow
21 Apr	Scarce Tortoiseshell - see 18 Apr
21 Apr	Male Brimstone by entrance to Dobbs/Kesgrave Wood.	Kesgrave	TM2345	Gary Plank
21 Apr	I saw my first Holly Blue (a male) of the year near Friar's meadow,	Sudbury	TL8741	Martin Peers
20 Apr	Brimstone, 4 Peacocks, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, Orangetip at Bobbits Lane/Springwood	Ipswich	TM 14782 41442	John Hanley
20 Apr	- also saw a small Blue Butterfly on the wing, 10 yds away, size 15-20mm ? unable to identify, presumably a Holly Blue	Ipswich	TM 15849 46737	John Hanley
20 Apr	Friar's meadow:- Brimstone (1), Small White (2), Green-veined White (2), Orange Tip (male), Peacock (1).	Sudbury		Martin Peers
20 Apr	A short lunch time walk around the pond in Christchurch Park resulted in single examples of:   Orange Tip, Large White, Green Veined White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell	Ipswich		Kev Ling
19 Apr	Orange Tip			Kerry Reeve
18 Apr	A Scarce Tortoiseshell was seen by Debbie Broom and Nigel Cuming, also Dave Thurlow the Site Warden at RSPB North Warren, along the Railway Track at Aldeburgh – early afternoon around 2.30 pm. by the pool with the Pampas grass where it was seen on the 15th April.   Also reliably reported by somebody else on the 21st April along the Railway Track approximately parallel to Haven House.	Aldeburgh		Debbie Broom
15 Apr	Scarce Tortoiseshells - It was I along with Robert Turner who saw the Scarce Tortoiseshells at North Warren and reported them to Rare Bird Alert.  They were on the old railway track along the stretch between about level with the end large white house on the coast and the observation hide overlooking the north marsh.  There are sallows along this stretch.  The sighting furthest south was level with the pool with the Pampas grass on the west side of the track.  There were numerous Peacocks along the track with most sitting on the track then at one point I noticed a tortoiseshell sitting on the track ahead with its wings closed and we could see it looked larger than a Small Tortoiseshell with less contrast in the markings on the underside of the wings.  When it opened its wings a little at times the orange on the upperwing was less bright than a Small tortoisehell and the markings were similar to either a Large or Scarce Tortoiseshell.  Realising we needed to see the leg colour we managed to get a view through binoculars of the butterfly head on and could see the forelegs were straw coloured.  It flew up a few times, often when another butterfly flew by, but returned to the track within a few yards of where it had been even after flying a bit of a way along the track.  I thought its hindwing looked slightly ragged at the time.  Further south along the path there was another tortoiseshell with the same behaviour and we assumed it was the same individual and saw the straw coloured forelegs again.  When it opened its wings it looked in excellent condition with no obvious wear and I thought perhaps I had been mistaken thinking it had looked a bit ragged.  Further on again we saw a similar Scarce tortoiseshell (straw coloured forelegs again) with the same behaviour and manner of flight but this one was quite tatty so we realised there were at least two individuals.  Beyond here where the pines are we saw 2 Small Tortoiseshells near some nettles and it was very useful to have the comparison within five minutes, with the Small Tortoiseshells looking obviously smaller than Peacocks when they flew up together and they had a more fluttering quality to their flight than the stronger more direct flight of the Scarce Tortoiseshells, which at times in flight looked quite like a Peacock but when close enough with the angle of light right showed a generally dark orange colour instead of purple.  These observations were made between about 2.15 and 3.00pm.  Other butterflies seen along here were, besides the numerous Peacocks and 2 Small tortoiseshells already mentioned, 1 Comma, a female Orange tip, a Speckled wood, and a male Brimstone (flying alongside one of the Scarce tortoiseshells at one time).  My camera was in my car over a mile away and when I returned with it at about 4pm there were only 3 or 4 Peacocks still out along the track with more shadow across the path.  It was still sunny but less warm by then.  I should think there will be further sightings of the butterflies in the next few days if the sun shines, even if it is much less warm than today was, so I hope others can confirm how many there are and manage to take some photos of them.	Aldeburgh		George Brown
15 Apr	Peacock 40+, Brimstone 4, Small Tortoiseshell 2, Large White 3, Green-veined White 4	Alton Water		Richard Perryman
15 Apr	Visited Aspal Close nature reserve west around mid-day 15th. April (Temp 21 degrees C)  Initially quite disappointing for butterflies until I came across a patch of Red Dead Nettles where there were plenty of the usual Small Tortoiseshells, Whites, Commas and Brimstones, plus one quite fresh looking Painted Lady.  Then two Green Hairstreaks flying around the Gorse bushes followed by two Holly Blues.	Beck Row, Mildenhall	TL 98774	Mervyn Crawford
15 Apr	Orange Tip - First one today - my earliest ever!	Eye		Mark Smith
14 Apr	1 male Brimstone in my garden also an Orange-tip & a Small White	St Margaret South Elmham	TM316837	Jen Saunders
14 Apr	Orange-Tip	Sudbury		Martin Peers
14 Apr	Walked the 'Yellow Brick Road' pedestrian footpath from Willie Snaith Road to Exeter Road in search of orange tips (seen here in previous years).  Unfortunately none were seen but spotted the following:  7 Small Tortoiseshell 5 Comma 5 Peacock 4 Small White (two mating) 3 Brimstone (all male)		TL 636 648	Harriet Horsham
14 Apr	Mervyn Crawford mentioned the shortage of good nectar plants on the 7th April.  The ground Ivy seems to be a good early source and very popular in the garden and field at this time of yeart.  Full of bees and butterflies are also using it too.(Photo here)  It can make a nice carpet of blue.  In the sheltered  garden we have Brimstone, Orange tip male and female , Peacocks, Comma and Tortoiseshell.  No point counting as I am sure some are patrolling round and round.  Though we do have two Peacocks getting friendly (photo here)			Andrew Leng
14 Apr	Butterfly sightings , 2 Peacock , 2 Small Tortoiseshell , at Ellough Industral Estate  12.45pm today	Beccles		Robert Quadling
14 Apr	Butterfly sightings ,3 Brimstone, 1 Large White, at Ellough Industral Estate  12.55 pm today	Beccles		Robert Quadling
14 Apr	Brimstone at Rookery Close,	Oulton Broad	TM525922	Jane Ferguson
14 Apr	At approx 10.00am we saw a Speckled Wood on the Melford Walk.  At about 10.30am a Holly Blue was in Hall Street, Long Melford close to the Chadbrook Bridge.  There was also an all white butterfly flying past which we could not identify, possibly a female Orange Tip.	Long Melford		Richard Michette
13 Apr	1 Brimstone, 2 peacocks and 1 Large White in my garden today.	Lowestoft	TM525909	Bill Whybrow
13 Apr	Brimstone	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
13 Apr	Green Veined White	Belstead Brook		Kev Ling
12 Apr	A walk from Hemley Church to Kirton Creek produced one Comma, 2 Small Tortoiseshells and 6 Peacocks.  Unfortunately, although the notice pinned to the signpost states that the work was to be finished by this weekend the seawall path is still very difficult with the barriers still in place to be negotiated.	Hemley	TM285425	Gary & Jenny Plank
11 Apr	Bobbitts Lane - Single comma, Peacock & Red Admiral	Ipswich		Kev Ling
10 Apr	Alderman Road Nature Reserve: 6 Small Tortoiseshell 3 Peacock 1 Brimstone	Ipswich		Kev Ling
10 Apr	4 green veined whites, 2 small whites, 3 peacocks, 2 tortoiseshells.	Landguard, Felixstowe		Robert Brown
9 Apr	I saw a holly blue on the Spring Road allotment (the left hand side one going into Ipswich) yesterday. This was the first I’ve seen this year.	Ipswich		Mark Arbon
9 Apr	6 Brimstone, 10 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Green-veined White	Lackford Lakes		Robert Quadling
9 Apr	I rescued a Speckled Wood from the pond today, I think this is the earliest I have seen one.	Thurston	TL9365	Trevor Goodfellow
9 Apr	Peacock	SW Ipswich		Pippa Hall
9 Apr	Peacock 1, Small Tortoiseshell 1, Comma 1, Orange Tip 1 male 1 female, Small White 1	Chantry Paek Ipswich		Richard Perryman
9 Apr	I saw a butterfly in my neighbours garden with all over dark wings but with the outer edge all round being white/yellow!  It didn't sit still long enough for a photo.  The only butterfly I could find in my book was a Camberwell Beauty, could this be a possibility this early in the year?  They have been seen in April in England either overwintered or early migrant	Sutton Heath		Gary Coppard
9 Apr	Comma in Kesgrave Wood and Small Tortoiseshell in the car park.	Kesgrave	TM235450	Gary Plank
8 Apr	Brimstone at Britannia Primary School on Britannia Road, Ipswich	Ipswich		Mark Arbon
9 Apr	River Gipping, Needham Market area, 12 peacocks, 10 small tortoiseshells, 3 brimstones (2 male, 1 female)	Needham Market		Robert Brown
8 Apr	I'm a bit late getting this record to you, but on the 8th I managed to photograph (click here) an unusual aberration of a male Small Tortoiseshell.  The pair were courting.	Friar's Meadow, Sudbury		Sam Chamberlin
8 Apr	2 Commas, 2 Small Tortoiseshells and 1 Peacock today	Lowestoft	TM525909	Bill Whybrow
8 Apr	Small White 1; Small Tortoiseshell 22; Peacock 7	Friar's Meadow, Sudbury		Martin Peers
8 Apr	Peacock flying in our garden  this afternoon.	Kesgrave	TM230452	Jenny Plank
7 Apr	Melford Walk - Small Tortoiseshell, Comma, Peacock and at least twelve Brimstone ( which we reported to the Brimstone and Buckthorn project.  We are now seeing Brimstones and Tortoiseshells regularly in the area	Long Melford		Richard Michette
7 Apr	Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock and a Small White	Lowestoft	TM525909	Bill Whybrow
7 Apr	Sighting of Brimstone passing through our garden	Trimley St. Mary		Aaron Parker
7 Apr	Today on Dunwich Heath  7 Small Tortoiseshell and 7 Peacock	Dunwich Heath		Robert Quadling
7 Apr	Our first Brimstone of the year in our Brettenham garden today also 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.	Brettenham		Margie & David Carter
7 Apr	Sightings today at Ipswich Golf course: Peacock 15, Small tortoiseshell 5, Comma 3, Brimstone (male), Green-veined White and Small Copper.  Good numbers of butterflies for the first time this year at this site.	Ipswich Golf Course		Neil Sherman
7 Apr	Two male Small Tortoiseshells fighting in our front garden at Noon today.	Kesgrave	TM230452	Gary Plank
7 Apr	Several species in our one-acre garden, still devoid of good nectar sources.  Three hibernating Vanessid species (no Red Admiral) were seen, with four Small Tortoiseshells on two or three occasions performing their spiralling courtship flight.  A male Brimstone was seen several times, probably the same insect.  At 12.00 noon my first male Orange Tip appeared (two and a half weeks later than last years ‘first’), soon followed by my first female Holly Blue egg-laying once more and for several minutes on the terminal buds of Lonicera Fragrantissima, never a recognised food-plant.  Later two Speckled Woods put in an appearance together, but I have yet to see my first ‘White’.	Mildenhall	TL707757	Mervyn Crawford
7 Apr	6 Brimstone, 8 Peacock, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Comma, 2 Large White and 1 Small White	Hollywells Park Ipswich		Rab King
7 Apr	Brimstone	Bobbits Lane,  pswich	TM 14545 41529	John Hanley
6 Apr	Brimstone	Clive Avenue pswich	TM 15820 46738	John Hanley
6 Apr	Brimstone	Valley Road pswich	TM 15633 45769	John Hanley
5 Apr	1 Small White, 1 Large White, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Peacock, 1 Comma at Peewit Hill	Felixstowe	TM289338	Mark Ferris
5 Apr	I would like to report the sighting of two Comma’s seen today at Bawdsey Ferry Car Park, (photo here)	Bawdsey Ferry		Robert Brown
2 Apr	Scarce Tortoiseshell seen briefly on track opposite Macdonalds Peewit Hill  @3pm	Felixstowe	TM289338	Adrian Rich
March
27 Mar	Peewit Hill Felixstowe  Scarce Tortoiseshell (Photos click here)		TM289338	Will Brame
26 Mar	Looking out of my front room window at 5.20pm today, I spotted a Small White roosting on garden Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'. A surprise find as this is the earliest sighting of the species on the heath by me in 14 years of recording here.  There must have been warmer Springs during this time!	Martlesham Heath	TM2344	Steve Goddard
25 Mar	Two Small Tortoiseshell seen from the riverside path at Walberswick harbour	Walberswick		David & Margie Carter
20 Mar	Two Small Tortoiseshells seen flying together in our front garden this afternoon.		TM230452	Jenny Plank
13 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell this afternoon at Bucklesham Churchyard.	Bucklesham		Robert Brown
10 Mar	I had a Comma and a Peacock in my garden yesterday.	Lowestoft	TM522909	Bill Whybrow
10 Mar	Saw a Speckled Wood today, at Landseer Park Ipswich, along with Commas, Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshells.  The Speckled Wood is the earliest Suffolk sighting by two weeks.	Landseer Park		David Dowding
10 Mar	7 (Seven) Small Tortoiseshell on Eryssimum 'Bowle's Mauve' in our garden this afternoon.	Martlesham Heath		Steve Goddard
10 Mar	Single sightings of both Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell from the coastal footpath	Shingle Street		Margie & David Carter
9 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell - flying across the market place	Bury St Edmunds		Rob Parker
8 Mar	2 Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock	Bawdsey		Laurence Potter
8 Mar	Peacock -  along the road from Barningham to Coney Weston at around 11.00hrs	Barningham	TL9577	John Light
8 Mar	Peacock - in my Barningham garden at aound 12:00hrs and 15C in the shade	Barningham	TL9577	John Light
8 Mar	The morning of Sunday 8th March was just as bright and warm as the forecast had promised.  I saw my first butterfly of 2015 in my Bury St Edmunds garden at 11am with a temperature of 17C; unseasonably warm for early March.  It was a Peacock, and it took a moment to dawn on me that it was probably the one that had spent the winter hibernating in our garage.  A quick check confirmed that it was no longer in the garage, where I had seen it just 48 hours earlier.  This was the very same insect that featured on p.10 of the Spring issue of Suffolk Argus.	Bury St Edmunds		Rob Parker
8 Mar	Brimstone	Holywells Park		Susan Sidle
8 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell at Rushmere Road	Ipswich	TM183452	Julie Harrison
8 Mar	Brimstone at Holywells Park	Ipswich		Julie Harrison
8 Mar	A walk in Wherstead Wood today looking for White Admiral hibernaculum.  A couple were located.  Also seen on the edge of the wood were two Small Tortoiseshell and a Peacock.	Wherstead Wood		Kev Ling
8 Mar	Midday sighting of a brimstone towards the bottom of Hervey Street	Ipswich		Mark Arbon
8 Mar	Brimstone	Rendham		M J Deans
7 Mar	Brimstone	Rendham		M J Deans
7 Mar	Brimstone	Wickham Market	TM302563	Kerry Reeve
7 Mar	Peacock butterfly - sunning itself on a garden wall near Halesworth. =	Halesworth		Tony Hopkins
7 Mar	4 Small Tortoiseshells	Purdis Heath		Julian Dowding
7 Mar	2 Brimstone & 1 Small Tortoiseshell in sun-traps sheltered from the wind which got colder and stronger by mid-afternoon.	North End Exning	TL6066	Twm Wade
7 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell on cowpasture allotments, sunning		TM298359	Brian Ranner
7 Mar	Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell x 2	Corton Woods		Jane Ferguson
7 Mar	2 Red Admirals	NE Ipswich		Lynne Hall
7 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell	SW Ipswich		Richard Perryman
7 Mar	Saw our 1st Brimstone today (male) in our garden in Wortham near Diss.	Wortham		Susan Sidle
6 Mar	Small Tortoiseshell on Virburnham at Rushmere Road	Ipswich	TM183452	Julie Harrison
6 Mar	I also saw a small tortoiseshell at Center Parcs today	Center Parcs		Graham Hersey
6 Mar	We had a Small Tortoiseshell in our garden today		TL881413	Martin Peers
6 Mar	We had a male Brimstone fluttering around the ivy in the garden today			Julian Dowding
5 Mar	Saw Small White at Martlesham	Martlesham		Gi Grieco
4 Mar	Red admiral nectaring on daphne and tree sap this afternoon in our garden, two miles north of Halesworth.  Perfect condition.	Halesworth		Tony Hopkins
February
27 Feb	Small Tortoiseshell	Aldeburgh		Bill Stone
18 Feb	Red Admiral seen in garden late morning	Waldringfield		Peter Maddison
18 Feb	I saw a Red Admiral this afternoon off Trafalgar Close	Ipswich		Dave Basham
17 Feb	I would like to report seeing a Red Admiral  on Virburnum Tinus at Rushmere Road	Ipswich	TM 183 452	Julie Harrison
17 Feb	2 Red Admirals at Purdis Heath today, one morning, the other afternoon. Neil had a Comma last week.	Purdis Heath		Julian Dowding
15 Feb	Red admiral home garden, sunning and on sarcococca flowers		TM302346	Brian Ranner
15 Feb	Peacock settled in plants on saltings	Orwell Shore	TM200399	Brian Ranner
15 Feb	A Peacock butterfly was flying over the rough grass area at 13.20hrs. It seemed to disappear into a group of broom.	Alton Water	TM1536	John Glazebrook
13 Feb	Red Admiral in back garden Bredfield Road Woodbridge	Woodbridge		Laurence Potter
January
27 Jan	I had a Small Tortoiseshell in my garden this afternoon.	Lowestoft	TM522909	Bill Whybrow.
14 Jan	Red Admiral flying in Elmswell IP30, 4 degrees but sunny   1:49 pm	Elmswell		Peter Rutt
9 Jan	Amazed to see a strongly coloured Red Admiral in my small garden at lunch time today.  Landed on my washing near an ivy covered fence.  Fluttered around for ages.  I live on Suffolk/Norfolk border about 6 miles inland.	Worlingham		Helen Smith
2 Jan	I would like to report the sighting of one Red Admiral  (photo click here)	Bawdsey		Robert Brown
2 Jan	We saw a Red Admiral near the boathouse at Holbrook Creek flying round an ivy hedge in the sunshine.	Holbrook Creek		David & Margie Carter

Photographs from 2015 Sightings  (all pictures are the copyright of their owners)

Red Admiral - Photo by Robert Brown	Scarce Tortoiseshell - Photo by Will Brame	Scarce Tortoiseshell - Photo by Will Brame
Comma - Photo by Robert Brown	Small Tortoiseshell abberation - Photo by Sam Chamberlin	Brimstone and Peacock on Ground Ivy - photo by Andrew Leng
Peacocks - Photo by Andrew Leng	White Admiral Larva - photo by Kev Ling	White Admiral Larva - photo by Kev Ling
Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth - Photo by David and Lilian Pitt	Brown Argus - Photo by David and Lilian Pitt	Small Coppers - Photo by David and Lilian Pitt
Small Heath - Photo by David and Lilian Pitt	Dingy Skipper - photo by Martin Rogers	Adela reaumurella - photo by Richard Perryman
Adela reaumurella - photo by Richard Perryman	Orange-tip larva - photo by Kevin Ling	Green Hairstreak - photo by David Pitt
Wall - photo by Alan Fisher	Wall - photo by Alan Fisher	Clouded Yellow - photo by Barry Woodhouse
Orange-tips - photo bt Alan Fisher	Wall - photo by Bill Whybrow	Orange-tip - photo by Bill Whybrow
Small Copper abberation - photo by Matthew Garnham	Wall - photo by Robert Quadling	Wall - photo by Robert Quadling
Green Hairstreak - photo by Rab King	Common Blue - photo by Rab King	Silver-studded Blue larva - photo by David Dowding
Large Skipper - photo by David Pitt	Brimstone Larva - photo by Sam Chamberlin	Large Skipper - photo by Robert Quadling
Wall at Carlton Marshes - photo by Robert Quadling	Wall at Hollesley Marshes - photo by David Carter	Wall at Hollesley Marshes - photo by David Carter
Painted Lady - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Common Blue - photo by Tim Wesley	Common Blue - photo by Tim Wesley
nemophora degeerella - photo by David Pitt	Silver-studded Blue - photo by David Dowding	Painted Lady - photo bt William Brame
Green Hairstreak - photo by William Brame	Meadow Brown - photo by Peter Maddison	Silver-studded Blue - photo Robert Brown
Painted Lady - photo by Rachel Spurdens	Painted Lady - photo by Rachel Spurdens	Peacock larvae - photo by Twm Wade
Clouded Yellow - photo by Dave Borderick	Small Skipper - photo by William Brame	Small Skipper - photo by William Brame
Silver-washed Fririllary - photo by Mike Dean	Dark-green Fritillary - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Marbled White - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
White-letter Hairsteak - photo bt Liz Cutting	Purple Hairstreak - photo by David Carter	Silver-washed Fritillary - photo by David Carter
White Admiral - photo by Rachel Spurdens	Silver-washed Fritillary - photo by Rachel Spurdens	Grayling - photo by David Pitt
SBBC event at Bonny Wood	Purple Emperor in Bonny Wood	Purple Emperor in Bonny Wood
Purple Emperor in Bonny Wood	Forester moth - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Forester moth - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
Chalkhill Blue - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Chalkhill Blue - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Chalkhill Blue - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
Whites - photo by Steve Aylward	Purple Emperor - photo by Richard Mason	Purple Emperor and Comma- photo by Richard Mason
Small Copper - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Brown Argus - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Silver-washed Fritillary var. valezina - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
Red Admiral - photo by Richard Perryman	Silver-washed Fritillary - photo by Richard Perryman	White Admiral - photo by Richard Perryman
Purple Emperor - photo by Richard Perryman	Grayling - photo by Liz Cutting	Gatekeeper aberration - photo by William Brame
Pine Hawk Moth - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Pheonix - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Grayling - photo by Steven Ramsey
Queen of Spain Fritillary - photo by Ricky Fairhaed	Silver-washed Fritillary - photo by Roger Seaman	Purple Emperor - photo by Kerry Reeve
Purple Hairstreak - photo by Simon Jeffs	Grayling - photo by Mark Brown	Doomed Gatekeeper - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
Brimstone - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
	Moth Night at Purdis Heath - photos by Julian Dowding
Purple Emperors at Theberton  photos by Trevor and Dorothy Moye	Purple Emperors at Theberton  photos by Trevor and Dorothy Moye	Purple Emperors at Theberton  photos by Trevor and Dorothy Moye
Purple Emperors at Theberton  photos by Trevor and Dorothy Moye	Purple Emperors at Theberton  photos by Trevor and Dorothy Moye	SBBC at Suffolk Owl Sanctuary
Common Blue - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Wall - photo by Robert Quadling	Wall - photo by Robert Quadling
Long-tailed Blue - photo by Bill Plumb	Long-tailed Blue - photo by Bill Plumb	Long-tailed Blue - photo by Bill Plumb
Large White - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Tiger Spider - photo bt Trevor Goodfellow
Painted Lady - photo by Simon Jeffs	Holly Blue - photo by Simon Jeffs	Green-veined White - photo by Simon Jeffs
Silver-washed Fritillary - photo by Tim Wesley	Clouded Yellow - photo by Charles Cuthbert	Common Blue - photo by Charles Cuthbert
Wall - photo by Robert Quadling	Hummingbird Hawkmoth larva - photo by Mark Brown	White Admiral - photo by Geraldine Smith
Wall - photo by Robert Quadling	Clouded Yellow - photo by Bill Stone	Grayling - photo by Karen Howlett
Brimstone - photo by Simon Jeffs	Painted Lady abberation - photo by David Carter	Clouded Yellow helice - photo by Roger Seaman
Clouded Yellow -	Clouded Yellow helice - photo by Bill Plumb	Clouded Yellow helice - photo by Bill Plumb
Small Copper - photo by Bill Plumb	Wall - photo by Paul Wigens	Hummingbird Hawkmoth - photo by Richard Perryman
Wall - photo by Robert Quadling	Speckled Wood - photo by Robert Quadling	Speckled Wood - photo by Robert Quadling
Convolvulus Hawkmoth - photo by Laurence Potter	Hummingbird Hawkmoth - photo by Mark Cornish	Hummingbird Hawkmoth - photo by Mark Cornish
Mint Moth - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Hummingbird Hawkmoth - photo by Mark Cornish	Lime Hawkmoth larva - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
Small Copper - photo by Robert Brown	Brown Argus - photo by Robert Brown	Brown Hairstreak - photo by Adrian Richards
Brown Hairstreak - photo by Will Brame	Brown Hairstreak - photo by Will Brame	Small Copper - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
Common Blue - photo by Charles Cuthbert	Speckled Wood - photo by Robert Quadling	Red Underwing - photo by Trevor Goodfellow
Comma - photo by Trevor Goodfellow	Silver-washed Fritillary - Photo by Gary Rogers	Silver-washed Fritillary - Photo by Gary Rogers
Geranium Bronze - photo by Martin Beacon

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