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Please note that this page of sightings is a summary and does not include all sightings.
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Northants first sightings 2021 table
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Northants first sightings 2021 table
March
11th: At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone.
9th: Single Small Tortoiseshells were recorded at Cogenhoe, Ecton sewage farm and Kettering.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Peacock.
7th: In a Kettering garden 1 Peacock.
February
28th: Single Small Tortoiseshells were recorded at Bragborough, Duston, along a footpath south of Norton and Pinewood road in Northampton.
At Harlestone 1 Brimstone.
27th: Single Brimstones were recorded at Barton Seagrave, Brackley, Great Houghton, Higham Ferrers and Ecton sewage farm.
On Pinewood road in Northampton 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
26th: In a Brackley garden 2 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Bugbrooke 1 Brimstone.
In a Cogenhoe garden 1 Peacock.
In Collingtree 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Desborough 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Fineshade Wood 3 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Kettering 1 Peacock.
In Long Buckby 1 Brimstone.
In Moulton 1 Brimstone.
In Old village 2 Brimstone.
Between Old and Lamport 1 Brimstone.
At Ringstead Lakes 1 Brimstone.
In Syresham 2 Brimstone.
In Woodford 1 Brimstone.
At Woodford Halse Nature reserve 1 Brimstone.
25th: Single Small Tortoiseshells recorded in Cogenhoe and Rothwell.
24th: The 1st Comma of the year was recorded today with one seen at Quarry Walk near Grendon.
Single Brimstones were recorded at Castle Field in Barton Seagrave, Cogenhoe, Daventry, Fermyn Country Park, Higham Ferrers, Great Doddington, Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Whiston and along the Brampton Valley Way near Chapel Brampton, two Brimstones were recorded in Norton.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 4 Brimstones and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Wollaston garden 4 Brimstones and 1 Small Tortoiseshell. 23rd: At Storton’s Pits 1 Peacock.
20th: In a Barton Seagrave garden 1 Peacock.
Brimstones were recorded at Summer Leys Nature Reserve, Raunds and Wollaston.
15th: Single Peacocks were recorded at Harlestone and Pitsford Nature Reserve.
5th: At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone.
January
27th: In Raunds 1 Red Admiral.
22nd: The 1st Brimstones of the year were recorded today with one seen at Summer Leys Nature reserve and another in a Raunds garden.
The 1st Red Admiral of the year was recorded today in Brampton Ash.
The 1st on the wing Small Tortoiseshell for the year was recorded today in a Desborough garden.
West of Hanging Houghton 1 Peacock.
16th: At Lodge Farm in Northampton 1 Peacock.
In Brackley 5 Small Tortoiseshells were observed overwintering in a garage.
10th: The 1st Peacock of the year was recorded today at Shaft Field Spinney near Cranford.