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Northants first sightings 2024 table
October
4th: In Harlestone Firs 1 Large White, 1 Small Copper and 1 Comma.
In New Duston 1 Large White, 6 Red Admiral and 5 Comma.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
At Rushden Lakes 1 Red Admiral.
At Summer Leys 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
3rd: In Harlestone Firs 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 3 Small White, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 5 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Rushden Lakes 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.
At Stanford Reservoir 2 Red Admiral and 3 Comma.
At Old Sulehay 1 Common Blue and 1 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White and 1 Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Peacock.
September
28th: In New Duston 2 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Old Sulehay 2 Small White, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Heath.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 21 Small White, 4 Small Copper, 29 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 26 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 4 Green-veined White, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 6 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Thenford 3 Small White and 2 Red Admiral.
26th: At Harrington Airfield 1 Small White and 1 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
24th: At Harlestone Firs 1 Comma.
21st: In Bozeat 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Painted Lady.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Large White, 1 Peacock, 19 Comma and 7 Speckled Wood,
In Hazelborough Forest 3 Small Copper.
Around Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 2 Brimstone, 6 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 18 Meadow Brown, 5 Speckled Wood and 11 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys 1 Large White, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Comma and 4 Speckled Wood.
20th: In Harlestone Firs 2 Small Copper.
In New Duston 8 Large White, 3 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 4 Red Admiral, 4 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Old Stratford 4 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 Common Blue and 29 Small Copper.
19th: In Bucknell Wood 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Red Admiral, 6 Comma and 13 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 8 Small Copper.
At Old Sulehey and Ring 5 Common Blue and 6 Meadow Brown.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Heath.
18th: At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 4 Large White, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Common Blue, 49 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.
17th: In Harlestone Firs 1 Large White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Small Copper and 2 Comma.
In Thrapston 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Heath.
16th: In Cogenhoe 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Harrington Airfield 4 Small White, 1 Common Blue and 3 Brown Argus.
At Pitsford Quarry 1 Small White, 2 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Comma and 3 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 1 Brown Argus and 13 Small Copper.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Common Blue and 36 Small Copper.
At Ring Haw 1 Large White, 4 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue, 9 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 37 Meadow Brown and 11 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue, 2 Speckled Wood and 9 Small Heath.
14th: In Middleton Cheney 2 Red Admiral
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 2 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Common Blue and 37 Small Copper.
13th: At Brackmills 2 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In Islip 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady and 1 Comma.
At Ring Haw 3 Large White, 3 Small White, 6 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 27 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 6 Small Heath.
At Stanford Reservoir 3 Large White, 1 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
12th: In Harlestone Firs 1 Common Blue and 3 Small Copper.
In New Duston 2 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 1 Red Admiral.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 20 Small Copper.
11th: In Middleton Cheney 4 Large White, 1 Small White, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In New Duston 3 Large White, 20 Red Admiral and 4 Comma.
10th: At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Speckled Wood.
8th: At Brixworth Country Park and Pitsford Reservoir Dam 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 2 Small Copper and 4 Small Heath.
In Cogenhoe 5 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Kettering 2 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
At Sulgrave Manor 4 Large White, 1 Small White and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
6th: At Bradlaugh Fields 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Meadow Brown and 2 Small Heath.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Brimstone, 7 Large White, 7 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 15 Speckled Wood.
In Corby 1 Common Blue and 5 Small Heath.
At Old Sulehay 4 Large White, 5 Small White, 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 6 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet, 2 Speckled Wood and 3 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Nature Reserve 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 1 Meadow Brown and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 4 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 6 Common Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 4 Comma, 55 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 3 Speckled Wood and 16 Small Heath.
In Thenford 1 Brimstone, 6 Large White, 2 Small White, 12 Green-veined White, 5 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 3 Small White, 7 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood and 3 Small Heath.
4th: At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 4 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
3rd: At Kinewell Lake near Ringstead 1 Green-veined White, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
2nd: In Fineshade Wood 1 Red Admiral and 2 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 1 Large White, 3 Small White and 4 Brown Argus.
1st: In Abington Park 1 Red Admiral.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Small White, 10 Common Blue and 1 Small Heath.
In Higham Ferrers 3 Large White, 4 Small White and 2 Red Admiral.
In New Duston 11 Large White, 5 Small White, 8 Common Blue, 3 Holly Blue, 4 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 11 Meadow Brown and 2 Speckled Wood.
August
31st: At Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 1 Large White, 3 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 4 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
30th: Near RAF Croughton 1 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 4 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 2 Meadow Brown, 14 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Harlestone Firs 2 Small White, 5 Common Blue and 1 Brown Argus.
In London Road Cemetery in Northampton 9 Large White, 4 Small White, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 2 Large White, 3 Common Blue and 1 Small Copper.
At Summer Leys 3 Holly Blue.
29th: In Castle Ashby Gardens 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 4 Large White, 1 Small White, 8 Common Blue, 2 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
At Whilton Locks Garden Centre 1 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
28th: At Old Sulehay 2 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Meadow Brown and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 4 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 4 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 21 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Wilson.s Pits 1 Painted Lady.
27th: In Cogenhoe 3 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone Firs 1 Small White, 5 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Meadow Brown.
At Old Sulehey and Ring Haw 1 Large White, 2 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 17 Common Blue, 5 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 83 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper, 10 Speckled Wood and 8 Small Heath.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 7 Common Blue, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
26th: In Bucknell Wood 2 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Gatekeeper and 13 Speckled Wood.
In Fermyn Woods 1 Large Skipper, 2 Large White, 2 Small White, 20 Green-veined White, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown, 2 Gatekeeper and 34 Speckled Wood.
At Harrington Airfield 6 Small White, 13 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown and 4 Speckled Wood.
25th: At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 2 Green-veined White, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Speckled Wood.
23rd: Near RAF Croughton 3 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 15 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone Firs 4 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 3 Meadow Brown and 1 Speckled Wood.
21st: At Lyveden New Bield 1 Small Skipper, 4 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper and 6 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 1 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue and 1 Brown Argus.
20th: In Harlestone Firs 1 Small White, 7 Common Blue, 5 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 7 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 1 Brimstone, 6 Green-veined White, 5 Common Blue, 67 Meadow Brown, 7 Gatekeeper, 4 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
19th: In Bucknell Wood 1 Painted Lady, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 10 Gatekeeper and 3 Speckled Wood.
18th: At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Green-veined White, 12 Common Blue, 1 Meadow Brown, 10 Gatekeeper, 7 Speckled Wood and 8 Small Heath.
At the University of Northampton 2 Small White, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Painted Lady and 2 Speckled Wood.
17th: In Hazelborough Wood 2 Small Skipper, 1 Wood White, 2 Common Blue and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Summer Leys 3 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus and 1 Red Admiral.
At Swan Valley 1 Brimstone, 19 Common Blue and 1 Brown Argus.
In Wicksteeds Arboretum 1 Painted Lady.
16th: In Harlestone Firs 1 Small Skipper, 3 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 3 Red Admiral.
At Harrington Airfield 1 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 1 Large Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 11 Common Blue and 11 Small Heath.
At Lyveden New Bield 1 Common Blue.
In Salcey Forest 3 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Peacock and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
15th: In Hazelborough Forest 2 Large Skipper, 1 Wood White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Old Sulehay 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
13th: In Bucknell Wood 5 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At RAF Croughton 5 Brimstone and 2 Red Admiral.
In Fineshade Wood 3 Large Skipper, 11 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Harrington Airfield 1 Small Skipper, 12 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Water 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper and 1 Red Admiral.
12th: In Cogenhoe 1 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady and 4 Peacock.
In Fermyn Woods 15 Large Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 10 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral, 12 Peacock, 5 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Small Skipper, 14 Common Blue and 3 Small Heath.
11th: At Harrington Airfield 8 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
At Hunsbury Hill 1 Holly Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
At Ring Haw 2 Brimstone, 19 Common Blue, 2 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
9th: In Bucknell Wood 10 Large Skipper, 6 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Small Skipper, 6 Common Blue and 10 Peacock.
At Old Sulehay 1 Large Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 3 Common Blue, 4 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 11 Silver-washed Fritillary and 3 Dark Green Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Peacock and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
6th: At Lyveden New Bield 1 Small Skipper, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small Copper, 25 Meadow Brown and 13 Gatekeeper.
At Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 26 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus and 6 Silver-washed Fritillary.
5th: In Duston Quarry 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 7 Meadow Brown and 8 Gatekeeper.
In Harleston Firs 4 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 25 Meadow Brown and 7 Gatekeeper.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Small Skipper, 2 Large White, 2 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Meadow Brown and 3 Gatekeeper.
In Salcey Forest 1 Holly Blue, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Speckled Wood.
3rd: In New Duston 1 Green-veined White, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Comma, 5 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper and 4 Speckled Wood.
In Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 2 Large Skipper, 1 Small White, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 13 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 2 Peacock, 6 Silver-washed Fritillary, 17 Meadow Brown, 3 Ringlet and 6 Speckled Wood.
2nd: In Brackmills 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 12 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Bradlaugh Fields 4 Small Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Peacock, 25 Meadow Brown, 12 Gatekeeper and 1 Marbled White.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Green-veined White, 2 Brimstone, 12 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown, 6 Ringlet, 23 Gatekeeper and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Whistley Wood 9 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown, 3 Ringlet, 16 Gatekeeper and 1 Speckled Wood.
1st: At Harrington Airfield 17 Small Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 8 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 2 Painted Lady, 19 Peacock, 10 Meadow Brown, 5 Gatekeeper and 1 Small Heath.
In Little Stanion 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Peacock, 3 Meadow Brown and 5 Gatekeeper.
July
31st: In Bozeat 1 Small Copper.
At RAF Croughton 1 Large Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 2 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock, 100 Meadow Brown, 40 Gatekeeper, 3 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
In Hazelborough Forest 12 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Wood White, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Red Admiral, 31 Peacock, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary, 5 Meadow Brown, 4 Ringlet and 8 Gatekeeper.
At Hollowell Reservoir 4 Small Skipper, 6 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 12 Ringlet, 26 Gatekeeper and 5 Marbled White.
In Old Sulehay 3 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 1 Small White, 7 Common Blue, 1 White Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Dark Green Fritillary, 5 Meadow Brown, 6 Ringlet, 23 Gatekeeper and 1 Speckled Wood.
30th: At Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 8 Large Skipper, 16 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 10 Peacock, 4 Comma, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
29th: At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Common Blue and 1 Small Skipper.
In Plumpton Wood 8 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 10 Peacock and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Near RAF Croughton 1 Large Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 6 Large Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Painted Lady, 37 Peacock, 3 Comma, 11 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 5 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Common Blue, 4 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
28th: In Hazelborough Forest 20 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 1 Wood White, 5 Brimstone, 4 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 49 Peacock, 3 Comma, 12 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
At Rockingham Castle 2 Common Blue, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 31 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 14 Peacock, 6 Comma and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
27th: In Brampton Ash 2 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Fineshade Wood 2 Purple Emperor.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 3 Marbled White.
In Harry’s Park Wood 6 Large Skipper, 1 White Admiral, 2 Red Admiral, 24 Peacock, 5 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
26th: In Bucknell Wood 17 Large Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 6 Red Admiral, 16 Peacock, 8 Comma and 7 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Fermyn Woods 43 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 6 Brimstone, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 5 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 49 Peacock, 8 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Hazelborough Wood 4 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 13 Peacock, 1 Comma and 7 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral, 7 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Old Sulehay 4 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary and 8 Dark Green Fritillary.
24th: In New Duston 3 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 10 Peacock, 2 Comma and 2 Marbled White.
At Ring Haw 16 Small Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 8 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Small Heath.
At Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone, 7 Red Admiral, 14 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 7 Comma.
23rd: In Duston Quarry 7 Small Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 5 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Harlestone Firs 10 Small Skipper, 5 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Red Admiral, 10 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
Around Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 3 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 24 Peacock, 3 Comma, 9 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 11 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Nature Reserve 4 Red Admiral and 3 Comma.
Near Stoke Doyle 1 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Large Skipper, 16 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 2 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
22nd: In Finedon Pocket Park 2 Small Skipper, 7 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 9 Peacock and 5 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 15 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 7 Peacock, 7 Comma and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
21st: In Dingley Wood 5 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In the Fermyn Wood complex 41 Large Skipper, 1 Brown Argus, 10 Red Admiral, 17 Peacock, 9 Comma, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 5 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Thrapston near Town Lake 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
19th: In Ravensthorpe a Purple Emperor was a surprise find in a lucky resident’s kitchen!
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary and 2 Marbled White.
18th: The 1st Clouded Yellow of the year was recorded today with one seen along Old Dry Lane in Brigstock.
In Brampton Ash 4 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Emperor, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary and 2 Marbled White.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Collyweston Deeps 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 22 Marbled White.
In Fineshade Wood 4 Large Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Comma and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Harlestone Firs 3 Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
In Hazelborough Forest 12 Large Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 13 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Ring Haw 4 Large Skipper, 17 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Comma, 65 Marbled White and 4 Small Heath.
17th: At Brackmills Country Park 3 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Bucknell Wood 27 Large Skipper, 4 Small Skipper, 2 Wood White, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 2 White Admiral, 7 Red Admiral, 11 Comma, 13 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Marbled White and 30 Gatekeeper.
In Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 1 Brimstone, 3 Dark Green Fritillary, 2 Peacock and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
15th: In Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 4 Large Skipper, 19 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Purple Emperor, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 12 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 43 Marbled White and 8 Small Heath.
Near Ravensthorpe 3 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 5 Large Skipper, 20 Small Skipper, 4 Essex Skipper, 6 Marbled White, 61 Gatekeeper and 3 Small Heath.
14th: In Brampton Ash 2 Large Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor and 1 Comma.
In Hazelborough Forest 16 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 2 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Irchester Country Park 4 Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 5 Red Admiral, 6 Comma, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Small Heath.
13th: In Fermyn Woods 43 Large Skipper, 20 Small Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 6 White-letter Hairstreak, 18 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
At Ring Haw 4 Large Skipper, 20 Small Skipper, 6 Essex Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Dark Green Fritillary, 62 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
At Yardley Hastings Flood Storage Reservoir 10 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 2 Small Heath.
12th: In Harlestone Firs 2 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
11th: In Hazelborough Wood 1 White Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
10th: In Brampton Ash 1 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 1 Meadow Brown.
In Hazelborough Forest 35 Large Skipper, 1 Wood White, 2 White Admiral 2 Red Admiral, 5 Comma and 16 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Old Sulehay 1 Brimstone, 5 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary, 6 Dark Green Fritillary, 2 Marbled White and 1 Small Heath.
8th: In Bucknell Wood 19 Large Skipper, 2 Wood White, 1 Red Admiral and 7 Comma.
In Fermyn Woods 1 Brimstone, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 7 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Harlestone Firs 6 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Old Sulehay 1 Purple Emperor and 2 Dark Green Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 4 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary and 5 Marbled White.
At Tywell Hills and Dales 1 Large Skipper, 5 Small Skipper, 3 Marbled White, 1 Gatekeeper and 9 Small Heath.
7th: At Harrington Airfield 1 Large Skipper, 12 Small Skipper, 3 Essex Skipper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Gatekeeper, 28 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys 2 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 4 Red Admiral, 5 Comma, 2 Gatekeeper and 1 Marbled White.
6th: In Dingley Woods 15 Small Skipper, 3 Essex Skipper, 1 Gatekeeper and 10 Marbled White.
5th: At Brackmills 7 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Old Sulehay 1 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Red Admiral, 3 Dark Green Fritillary, 1 Gatekeeper and 11 Marbled White.
At Titchmarsh 4 Purple Hairstreak.
4th: In Brampton Ash 2 Purple Emperor.
In Fermyn Woods 18 Large Skipper, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 6 Purple Emperor, 4 Red Admiral, 3 White Admiral, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 7 Comma and 6 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 4 White Admiral, 7 Comma and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Stanwick Pastures 2 Black Hairstreak and 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone, 7 Marbled White and 7 Small Heath.
1st: In Fermyn Woods 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 4 Purple Emperor, 3 White Admiral, 1 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
June
29th: In Brackmills 3 White-letter Hairstreak and 1 Red Admiral.
In Brampton Ash 3 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
In Bucknell Wood 4 Wood White, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 4 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In and around the Fermyn Wood Complex 206 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 6 Black Hairstreak, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 14 Purple Emperor, 11 White Admiral, 7 Red Admiral, 12 Comma, 4 Silver-washed Fritillary, 3 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
At Harlestone Firs 1 White-letter Hairstreak and 1 Purple Hairstreak.
In Harry’s Park Wood 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Purple Emperor, 13 White Admiral and 5 Red Admiral.
28th: In Hazelborough Forest 5 Large Skipper, 1 Wood White, 5 White Admiral and 2 Red Admiral.
27th: In Bucknell Wood 12 Wood White, 4 Purple Emperor, 3 White Admiral and 1 Red Admiral.
At Desborough Leisure Centre 17 Marbled White.
In Duston Quarry 24 Marbled White.
In Salcey Forest 4 Wood White, 1 Black Hairstreak, 9 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
At Titchmarsh a new site for White-letter Hairstreak and Black Hairstreak was discovered with 2 of each seen along the green-lane south of the Titchmarsh Castle site.
26th: The 1st Silver-washed Fritillary of the year was recorded today in Fermyn Woods along with 2 White-letter Hairstreak 7 Purple Emperor and 3 White Admiral.
In Bucknell Wood 8 Large Skipper, 22 Wood White, 5 White Admiral and 1 Red Admiral.
In Croughton Pocket Park 2 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue and 30 Marbled White.
In Harlestone 4 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 2 Wood White, 4 Black Hairstreak, 3 Purple Emperor, 3 White Admirals, 1 Red Admiral, and 1 Comma.
25th: The 1st Essex Skipper of the year was also recorded today in Old Sulehay along with 5 Dark Green Fritillary, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 25 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
The 1st Purple Hairstreaks of the year were also recorded today with 2 seen in Salcey Forest along with 3 Wood White, 6 Black Hairstreak, 5 White Admiral and 5 Marbled White.
The 1st Purple Emperors were recorded today with 4 seen around the Fermyn Wood complex
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 2 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Marbled White and 5 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 9 Small Skipper, 4 Common Blue, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 50 Marbled White and 24 Small Heath.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 5 Large Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, 15 Marbled White and 11 Small Heath.
In Yardley Hastings 5 Large Skipper, 40 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
24th: In Bucknell Wood 8 Large Skipper, 12 Wood White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral and 7 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Wood 14 Wood White.
23rd: In Brackmills 6 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Ring Haw 4 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 14 Marbled White.
22nd: In Fermyn Woods 2 Large Skipper, 1 Black Hairstreak, 3 White Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
21st: The 1st White-letter Hairstreak of the year was recorded today by Harlestone Firs.
In Croughton Pocket Park 4 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 2 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
At Old Sulehay 1 Dingy Skipper, 3 Common Blue, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 5 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 1 Large Skipper, 4 Black Hairstreak and 2 Marbled White.
20th: In Bucknell Wood 4 Large Skipper, 14 Wood White and 1 Comma.
In Irchester Country Park 4 Large Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus and 2 Small Heath.
At Northampton Bike Park 1 Small Skipper.
In Harry’s Park Wood 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Wood White and 1 White Admiral.
In Salcey Forest 6 Large Skipper, 32 Wood White, 1 Holly Blue, 7 Black Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Marbled White.
19th: The 1st White Admiral of the year was recorded today in Glapthorn Cow Pastures.
In Bucknell Wood 1 Large Skipper and 4 Wood White.
In Fermyn Country Park 1 Dingy Skipper, 4 Common Blue, 4 Marbled White and 4 Small Heath.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 3 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
In Yardley Chase 1 Large Skipper and 20 Wood White.
18th: In Salcey Forest 9 Large Skipper, 19 Wood White, 1 Common Blue and 15 Black Hairstreak.
At Yardley Hastings Flood Storage Reservoir 2 Large Skipper, 10 Marbled White and 15 Small Heath.
17th: The 1st Small Skipper of the year was recorded today at Ring Haw.
In Bucknell Wood 30 Wood White, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
In Hazelborough Forest 4 Large Skipper, 6 Wood White, 1 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet and 2 Speckled Wood.
16th: The 1st Dark Green Fritillary of the year was recorded today at Old Sulehay, along with 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Marbled White, 5 Meadow Brown and 7 Small Heath.
In Bucknell Wood 4 Large Skipper, 12 Wood White, 1 Green-veined White, 8 Meadow Brown and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Croughton Pocket Park 4 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 2 Common Blue, 7 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet, 2 Marbled White and 5 Small Heath.
In Fermyn Country Park 2 Marbled White.
In Fineshade Wood 2 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Wood White, 1 Large White and 1 Black Hairstreak.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 18 Black Hairstreak.
In Hazelborough Forest 4 Large Skipper, 7 Wood White, 4 Meadow Brown and 1 Small Heath.
At Stanwick Lakes another Black Hairstreak was found at the northern end of Stanwick Lakes.
15th: A Black Hairstreak was photographed today at the north end of Stawnick Lakes. This is an amazing find and is one of three new locations for the species this year with other colonies found near Bulwick and Collyweston.
14th: In Bucknell Wood 9 Wood White.
In Salcey Forest 6 Black Hairstreak.
13th: In Bucknell Wood 4 Wood White.
At Ring Haw 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 16 Meadow Brown, 2 Speckled Wood and 11 Small Heath.
12th: In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 21 Black Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Meadow Brown.
In Hazelborough Forest 6 Wood White.
In Whistley Wood 1 Wood White.
11th: In Bucknell Wood 9 Wood White.
In Hazelborough Forest 5 Wood White.
At Ring Haw 2 Grizzled Skipper, 4 Meadow Brown, 2 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
10th: The 1st Ringlet of the year was recorded today at Fermyn Country Park, along with 1 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Meadow Brown and 3 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 5 Black Hairstreak, 4 Wood White, 3 Meadow Brown and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue and 6 Meadow Brown.
9th: In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 10 Black Hairstreak.
In Hazelborough Forest 7 Wood White.
8th: The 1st Marbled White of the year was recorded today in Yardley Hastings.
At Ring Haw 1 Dingy Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 2 Common Blue, 9 Meadow Brown, 5 Speckled Wood and 11 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 6 Black Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Speckled Wood and 6 Small Heath.
7th: In Bucknell Wood 12 Wood White, 1 Common Blue and 10 Speckled Wood.
In Fermyn Country Park 6 Dingy Skipper, 5 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 4 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 18 Black Hairstreak, 2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 4 Meadow Brown, 8 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
At Harrington Airfield 5 Dingy Skipper, 8 Common Blue and 6 Small Heath.
In Hazelborough Wood 2 Large Skipper, 20 Wood White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Green-veined White and 15 Speckled Wood.
6th: In Bearshank Wood 2 Green-veined White, 1 Black Hairstreak and 1 Meadow Brown.
At Fermyn Country Park 3 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 6 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Meadow Brown and 2 Small Heath.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 9 Black Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 2 Wood White, 2 Black Hairstreak and 1 Meadow Brown.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 3 Common Blue and 1 Meadow Brown.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
5th: In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 15 Black Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 11 Wood White, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Black Hairstreak and 6 Speckled Wood.
3rd: The 1st Black Hairstreaks of the year were recorded today with 7 seen in Glapthorn Cow Pastures.
In Bucknell Wood 10 Wood White and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Wood 2 Wood White.
In Salcey Forest 1 Wood White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Meadow Brown and 3 Speckled Wood.
2nd: In Bucknell Wood 5 Wood White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral and 5 Speckled Wood,
At Croughton Pocket Park 1 Brimstone, 4 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus and 1 Small Heath.
In Fineshade Wood 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Small White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 6 Speckled Wood.
At Old Sulehay 3 Dingy Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 4 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 3 Speckled Wood and 12 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 10 Wood White, 3 Large White, 2 Small White, 6 Green-veined White, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 6 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 6 Dingy Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 3 Common Blue and 1 Small Heath.
1st: In Bucknell Wood 5 Wood White.
In Salcey Forest 1 Wood White and 4 Speckled Wood.
May
29th: The 1st
Meadow Brown
of the year was recorded today in Doddington Road Cemetery in Wellingborough.
27th: At Summer Leys 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Small White, 1 Common Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 6 Dingy Skipper, 1 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Heath.
25th: At Harrington Airfield 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Small Heath.
At Old Sulehay 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Roade Old Quarry 8 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 3 Common Blue and 1 Holly Blue.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 4 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 3 Common Blue and 2 Small Heath.
24th: In Harlestone Firs 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 1 Painted Lady.
In Salcey Forest 1 Wood White and 1 Red Admiral.
23rd: The 1st Large Skipper of the year was recorded today in Thrapston.
In Hazelborough Forest 2 Wood White.In Hazelborough Forest 6 Wood White and 2 Speckled Wood.
20th: In Fineshade Wood 2 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Harrington Airfield 29 Dingy Skipper, 1 Small White, 2 Green Hairstreak, 4 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Small Heath and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 4 Dingy Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 15 Small Heath and 1 Speckled Wood.
19th: In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone, 6 Green-veined White, 1 Wood White, 3 Red Admiral and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Forest 3 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 6 Wood White and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Stanwick Lakes 3 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
In Weekley Hall Wood Meadow 7 Dingy Skipper, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak, 3 Peacock and 3 Small Heath.
18th: In Fineshade Wood 7 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper and 1 Peacock.
17th: At the West Lodge Rural Centre in Desborough 4 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 6 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Green Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
At Stanford Reservoir 3 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
15th: The 1st Brown Argus of the year was recorded today in New Duston along with 1 Common Blue.
14th: Along the footpath west of Hanging Houghton 2 Painted Lady.
13th: A single Wood White was an exciting record in Harry’s Park Wood today. This is too early in the flight period for this species to have a straggled from the nearby Geddington Chase population, so it is almost certainly proof of breeding at a new site for them.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Daventry Country Park 1 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 7 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Common Blue, 4 Peacock and 8 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 1 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 7 Dingy Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Peacock and 3 Small Heath.
12th: the 1st Common Blue of the year was recorded today in a field east of Rushden.
The 1st Painted Lady of the year was also recorded today along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth.
In Collyweston Quarry 1 Dingy Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 22 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 18 Green Hairstreak, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
In Weekley Hall Wood meadow 4 Dingy Skipper, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak and 2 Peacock.
11th: On the A6/B576 roundabout in Desborough 4 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Green Hairstreak and 1 Peacock.
At Fermyn Country Park 4 Dingy Skipper, 10 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Green-veined White, 5 Orange-tip and 2 Green-veined White.
At Lyveden New Bield 1 Dingy Skipper.
At Old Sulehay 73 Dingy Skipper, 14 Grizzled Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Peacock and 3 Small Heath.
9th: The 1st Wood White of the year was recorded today in Yardley Chase.
The 1st Small Copper of the year was also recorded today at Twywell Hills and Dales.
At Harrington Airfield 3 Dingy Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 4 Green Hairstreak.
At Ring Haw 4 Dingy Skipper, 7 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Peacock and 1 Small Heath.
At Stanwick Lakes 5 Brimstone, 9 Green-veined White, 17 Orange-tip, 5 Holly Blue and 8 Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 7 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Small Copper, 1 Green Hairstreak, 2 Peacock and 1 Small Heath.
8th: In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 3 Orange-tip and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Fermyn Country Park 4 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White and 1 Peacock.
At Old Sulehay 1 Dingy Skipper, 9 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 6 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 4 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 10 Dingy Skipper, 3 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip and 5 Peacock.
7th: In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone, 11 Green-veined White, 7 Orange-tip and 5 Peacock.
In Hazelborough Forest 3 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 2 Brimstone, 9 Large White and 21 Orange-tip.
6th: At Old Sulehay 10 Dingy Skipper, 4 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
5th: The 1st Small Heath of the year was recorded today at Ring Haw.
At Desborough by the A6/B576 roundabout 8 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak, 2 Peacock, 1 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Billing Road Cemetery in Northampton 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Orange-tip and 7 Holly Blue.
In Fermyn Country Park 1 Dingy Skipper, 3 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Green-veined White and 1 Comma.
In Higham Ferrers Cemetery 5 Holly Blue.
In Irchester Country Park 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 28 Dingy Skipper, 3 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak, 3 Peacock and 1 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Quarry 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 2 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
4th: The 1st Dingy Skippers of the year were recorded today at Old Sulehay, Ring Haw and Twywell Hills and Dales.
At Barford Meadows 3 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Large White, 10 Orange-tip, 12 Peacock and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Bradlaugh Fields 2 Orange-tip.
Along Merry Tom Lane and the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth 3 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 8 Green-veined White, 12 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 4 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone, 4 Green-veined White and 2 Orange-tip.
At Ditchford Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White and 1 Peacock.
In Duston Quarry 1 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
At Lilbourne Meadows 2 Orange-tip.
At Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 2 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 2 Small White and 1 Orange-tip.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper,6 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak and 5 Peacock.
2nd: At Summer Leys 15 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 33 Orange-tip, 7 Peacock and 1 Comma.
1st: The 1st Grizzled Skipper of the year was recorded today with 1 seen at Twywell Hills and Dales.
April
30th: The 1st
Green Hairstreaks
of the year were recorded today at Ring Haw and Twywell Hills and Dales.
At Delapre Abbey 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
At Everdon Stubbs 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Hazelborough Forest 11 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 1 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 16 Orange-tip, 21 Peacock, 1 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 9 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak, 8 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 1 Brimstone, 3 Large White, 5 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 2 Holly Blue, 11 Peacock and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Orange-tip and 2 Green Hairstreak.
29th: In Salcey Forest 1 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 18 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
26th: In Bucknell Wood 4 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
18th: In Duston Quarry 1 Large White and 1 Peacock.
In Middleton Cheney 2 Brimstone and 1 Holly Blue.
In New Duston 1 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
At Ring Haw 1 Large White and 1 Speckled Wood.
17th: In Hazelborough Forest 13 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
14th: In Towcester 2 Small White, 5 Orange-tip and 1 Holly Blue.
In Fermyn Woods 3 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Broughton 4 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Peacock and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip and 4 Peacock.
In Newton Bromswold 3 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Preston Capes 3 Orange-tip and 3 Peacock.
In Ravensthorpe Pocket Park 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Rushden 1 Holly Blue, 2 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 1 Green-veined White, 13 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 1 comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
13th: In Bozeat 1 Holly Blue.
In Daventry 5 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 5 Speckled Wood.
In Eastfield Park in Northampton 5 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 7 Speckled Wood.
In Finedon Pocket Park 2 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Great Doddington 1 Brimstone and 2 Holly Blue.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 6 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Thenford 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Tove Valley Pocket Park in Towcester 8 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 10 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Yardley Hastings 2 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 4 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
12th: In Bucknell Wood 16 Brimstone, 32 Orange-tip, 16 Peacock, 5 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 10 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 8 Green-veined White, 57 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 26 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 7 Comma and 8 Speckled Wood.
11th: At Ring Haw 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Salcey Forest 14 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 58 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral, 25 Peacock, 9 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
8th: In Duston Quarry 1 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Holly Blue.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Peacock.
In Middleton Cheney 2 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In New Duston 2 Brimstone, 4 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Rothwell 1 Holly Blue.
6th: In Brixworth 1 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 4 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 6 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Comma.
In Daventry 1 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Pitsford Nature Reserve 2 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 5 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue and 3 Peacock.
In Wootton 2 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Yardley Hastings 1 Small White and 1 Red Admiral.
In Yelvertoft 2 Brimstone and 1 Large White.
5th: In Brixworth 1 Peacock.
In Bozeat 2 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Brackley 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Hazelborough Forest 3 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 6 Peacock, 3 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Kettering 1 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip and 1 Comma.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Holly Blue and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Northampton General Hospital 1 Brimstone.
In Salcey Forest 5 Brimstone, 14 Orange-tip, 6 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In West Haddon 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
4th: In Huscote 1 Orange-tip.
In Kettering 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Lyveden New Bield 1 Brimstone and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Northampton 2 Small White.
2nd: In Fineshade Wood 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White and 1 Peacock.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Peacock.
In Hazelborough Wood 3 Brimstone, 1 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In New Duston 3 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Polebrook 3 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 2 Brimstone and 3 Peacock.
In Salcey Forest 11 Brimstone, 9 Orange-tip, 12 Peacock and 3 Comma.
1st: The first Large White of the year was recorded today in Kettering.
In Berrywood in Northampton 6 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Hartwell 1 Brimstone.
In Great Doddington 3 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 5 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 3 Peacock.
In Yardley Hastings 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
March
30th: The first
Green-veined White
of the year was recorded today at Summer Leys Nature Reserve.In Billing Road cemetery in Northampton 6 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Boughton House 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 3 Peacock.
In Bozeat 2 Brimstone, 2 Small White and 1 Peacock.
In Bucknell Wood 12 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock and 4 Comma.
In Fineshade Wood 1 Brimstone.
In New Duston 9 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Old village 8 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Salcey Forest 1 Orange-tip and 5 Peacock.
At Summer Leys 1 Orange-tip.
In Wellingborough town centre 1 Speckled Wood.
26th: In Billing Road cemetery in Northampton 3 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 3 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Great Doddington 3 Brimstone and 3 Peacock.
In Higham Ferrers 5 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma. At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 8 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In New Duston 7 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 2 Peacock and 3 Comma.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 6 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Upton Country Park 3 Brimstone.
At Wilsons Pits 4 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
In Wootton 3 Brimstone, 1 Small White and 1 Comma.
24th: The first Speckled Wood was recorded today with a single seen at Berrywood in Northampton along with 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Brixworth 1 Comma.
In Cranford 1 Peacock.
In Hazelborough Wood 3 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
At Whiston Lock 1 Small White.
In Salcey Forest 1 Orange-tip.
22nd: The first Orange-tip of the year was recorded today with a single male seen by the river Nene near Barnes Meadow in Northampton.
In Barton Seagrave 1 Comma.
In New Duston 3 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
At Stanwick Lakes 1 Small White.
21st: In Middleton Cheney 3 Brimstone.
19th: The first Holly Blue of the year was recorded today in a Raunds garden.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Northampton 1 Comma.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone.
18th: Single Brimstones were recorded today in Bozeat, Castle Ashby Gardens, Oundle and Towcester.
17th: At Barnwell Country Park 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Brixworth 1 Brimstone.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Brimstone.
In Irthlingborough 1 Smal Tortoiseshell.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Brimstone.
In New Duston 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Oundle 1 Brimstone.
In Ringstead 1 Brimstone.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone.
At Sywell Country Park 1 Brimstone.
At Titchmarsh Local Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
16th: In Billing Road Cemetery in Northampton 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Crick 1 Brimstone.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
15th: In Brixworth 2 Brimstone.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 3 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Middleton Cheney 5 Brimstone.
In Northampton 1 Comma.
In Wollaston 3 Brimstone.
In Wootton 1 Peacock.
14th: In Brixworth 2 Brimstone.
In Hanging Houghton 1 Brimstone.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 2 Brimstone.
In Old 1 Brimstone.
In a Pistford garden 1 Brimstone.
In Holcot Bay at Pistford Nature Reserve 1 Red Admiral.
In Barton Seagrave 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Rushton 1 Brimstone.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone.
In Upper Boddington 1 Brimstone.
9th: The first Small White of the year was recorded today in a Wollaston garden, along with 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
5th: In New Duston 1 Red Admiral.
February
25th: In Finedon 1 Peacock.
24th: At Wicksteed Park 1 Red Admiral.
21st: In Cottingham 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
20th: In Cottingham 1 Brimstone.
17th: In Towcester 1 Small Tortoiseshell .
16th: In Towcester 1 Brimstone.
15th: In Barton Seagrave 1 Brimstone.
In Bozeat 3 Brimstone.
In Duston 1 Brimstone.
In Far Cotton 1 Brimstone.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Brimstone.
In London Road Cemetery in Kettering 5 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Brimstone.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 4 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
At Thrapston Gravel Pits 1 Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Peacock.
In Wicksteed Park 1 Brimstone.
In Wollaston 2 Brimstone.
In Yardley Chase 1 Peacock.
12th: At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Peacock.
In Old Sulehey Forest 1 Red Admiral.
4th: At the Seasons Garden Centre in Burton Latimer 1 Red Admiral.
3rd: In Moulton Leys in Northampton 1 Brimstone 2nd: In Fineshade Wood 1 Brimstone.
In Moulton 1 Brimstone.
1st: In Higham Ferrers 1 Brimstone.
In Polebrook 1 Brimstone.
January
28th: In Higham Ferrers 1 Red Admiral.
26th: In Northampton 1 Peacock.
In Thrapston 1 Peacock.
24th: In Northampton 1 Comma.
In Rothwell 1 Brimstone.
22nd: In Wilby 1 Brimstone.
21st: A Comma was recorded today overwintering in an outbuilding in Finedon.
13t: The 1st Peacocks of the year were recorded today with singles seen at Pitsford Water and a garden in Wootton.
The 1st Brimstone of the year was also recorded today with a single seen in Fineshade Woods.
9th: Another Brown Hairstreak egg was found today, this time at Croughton Quarry. This is a mile north of the previous finds and shows that the species is making significant steps into the county.
1st: The 1st butterfly of 2024 was recorded today when a Red Admiral was observed flying in a garden in Great Oakley