Northants Sightings 2018
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July
13th: In Hazelborough north block 1 Wood White, 6 Purple Hairstreak, 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 1 Comma, 5 White Admiral and 53 Silver-washed Fritillary (6 of which where the form valezina).
12th: On the Bucknell Wood weekly transect 12 Small Skipper, 12 Large Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 82 Large White, 61 Small White, 91 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 13 White Admiral, 2 Purple Emperor, 11 Peacock, 7 Comma, 80 Silver-washed Fritillary (including 3 valezina), 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Gatekeeper, 80 Meadow Brown and 81 Ringlet.
In Salcey Forest 10 Large Skipper, 50 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 Comma and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Along a single lane near Brixworth 1 Small Skipper, 21 Large White, 1 Small White, 27 Green-veined White, 6 Holly Blue, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Red Admiral, 7 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 11 Meadow Brown, 5 Ringlet, 4 Gatekeeper and 1 Speckled Wood.
On Brackmills Industrial Estate 2 Purple Hairstreak.
11th: In Weekly Hall Woods 20 Small Skipper, 30 Large White, 2 Comma, 2 White Admiral, 9 Silver-washed Fritillary, 30+ Meadow Brown and 10 Gatekeeper.
In Harlestone Firs 14 Purple Hairsteak, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 10 Meadow Brown and 10 Ringlet.
In Bucknell Wood 1 Large White, 10 Purple Hairstreak, 4 White-letter Hairstreak, 4 White Admiral, 2 Comma, 1 Peacock, 49 Silver-washed Fritillary (including several of the form valezina), 20 Meadow Brown, 20 Ringlet and 1 Speckled Wood.
10th: In a Staverton garden1 White-letter Hairstreak.
On our guided walk at Mill Park Pocket Park in Long Buckby 1 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 6 Large White, 1 Small White, 11 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 14 Meadow Brown, 6 Ringlet and 3 Gatekeeper
8th: A very impressive count on a WCBS square near Alderton produced 3 Large Skipper, 48 Small/Essex Skipper, 57 Large White, 103 Small White, 23 Green-veined White, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 15 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 1 Painted Lady, 112 Meadow Brown, 101 Ringlet, 34 Gatekeeper and 59 Marbled White.
Between Theddingworth and Marston Trussell 2 White-letter Hairstreaks just inside the county boundary.
7th: In Salcey Forest 3 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 24 Large White, 36 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Purple Emperor, 1 Red Admiral, 5 White Admiral, 1 Peacock, 7 Comma, 10 Silver-washed Fritillary, 5 Meadow Brown, 13 Ringlet, 4 Gatekeeper and 1 Marbled White.
In Hermitage Wood 3 Brimstone, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 8+ White-letter Hairstreak, 4 Small Tortoiseshell and 4 Comma.
In Southwick Wood 21 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 20 Large White, 16 Small White, 19 Green-veined White, 4 Brimstone, 23 Purple Hairstreak, 7 Purple Emperor, 8 White Admiral, 11 Peacock, 25 Silver-washed Fritillary, 36 Meadow Brown, 146 Ringlet and 15 Gatekeeper.
6th: In Brampton Wood an impressive 122+ Purple Hairstreak along with 12 Purple Emperor, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 15 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In a Middleton Cheney garden 3 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Peacock, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary and 2 Meadow Brown.
In Harlestone Firs 2 Comma, 2 Peacock and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
5th: By the river Tove in Towcester 2 Large Skipper, 20 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 7 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Meadow Brown, 7 Ringlet and 1 Marbled White.
In an Elton garden 1 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Weekly Hall Wood quarry 7 Large Skipper, 68 Small/Essex Skipper, 4 Large White, 3 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 51 Meadow Brown, 72 Ringlet, 5 Gatekeeper, 118 Marbled White and 4 Small Heath.
In Old Sulehey Wood 20+ Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Dark Green Fritillary and 20+ Marbled White.
4th: On the Oaks opposite Harlestone Firs 15 Purple Hairstreak.
In Fermyn Woods 2 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Purple Emperor, 5 White Admiral, 2 Comma and 21 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Just East of Ravensthorpe village 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
3rd: On Brackmills Industrial Estate 5 Comma, 10 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 15 Small White.
In New Duston 4 Holly Blue.
At Ring Haw 1 Comma, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 10 Gatekeeper, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Large Skipper, 153 Marbled White, 377 Meadow Brown, 1 Peacock, 107 Ringlet, 7 Small Heath, 11 Small Skipper, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Small White and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Eydon 1 Purple Emperor.
2nd: In Brookfields Plantation 2 Comma, 1 Marbled White, 25 Meadow Brown, 1 Purple Emperor and 40 Ringlet.
In Harlestone Firs 9 Comma, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 15 Large White, 7 Purple Hairstreak and 8 Small Tortoiseshell.
Just north of Moulton College 4 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 3 Purple Emperor and 24 Purple Hairsteak.
At Sywell Country Park 1 Common Blue, 3 Gatekeeper, 5 Meadow Brown, 2 Small Skipper and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
1st: On the Bucknell Wood Transect 7 Small Skipper, 8 Large Skipper, 6 Wood White, 28 Large White, 27 Small White, 6 Green-veined White, 13 White Admiral, 3 Comma, 50 Silver-washed Fritillary (including 2 of the form valezina), 17 Speckled Wood, 84 Meadow Brown and 93 Ringlet.
In Hardingstone 2 Comma, 50 Large White, 6 Marbled White, 100 Meadow Brown, 60 Ringlet, 10 Small Skipper and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Hermitage Wood 5 Comma, 1 Gatekeeper, 4 Large Skipper, 80 Meadow Brown, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 80 Ringlet, 10 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Speckled Wood and 24 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 2 Black Hairstreak, 17 Purple Emperor, 4 Purple Hairsteak, 11 Silver-washed Fritillary, 4 White Admiral and 1 Wood White.
June
30th: In Fermyn and Lady Wood 1 Black Hairstreak, 92 Purple Emperor, 30 Purple Hairstreak, 15 Silver-washed Fritillary, 8 White Admiral and 18 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Brampton Wood 2 Comma, 3 Green-veined White, 10 Large Skipper, 1 Marbled White, 40 Meadow Brown, 8 Purple Emperor, 5 Purple Hairstreak, 230 Ringlet, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 11 Speckled Wood and 3 White-letter Hairstreak.
29th: In an area near Farthinghoe 1 Large Skipper, 50 Marbled White, 300 Meadow Brown, 150 Ringlet and 1 Small Heath.
In Fermyn and Lady Wood 8 Black Hairstreak, 7 Common Blue, 10 Large Skipper, 19 Large White, 24 Marbled White, 26 Meadow Brown, 40 Purple Emperor, 8 Purple Hairstreak, 221 Ringlet, 23 Silver-washed Fritillary, 4 Small Skipper, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 21 Small White, 23 Speckled Wood, 16 White Admiral and 15 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Nobottle Wood 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Fineshade Wood 1 Purple Emperor.
In a Wootton garden 1 Gatekeeper.
28th: On the Twywell Hills and Dales weekly transect a very impressive count of 18 Small Skipper, 26 Large Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Large White, 5 Small White, 1 Brown Argus, 8 Common Blue, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Speckled Wood, 404 Marbled White, 114 Meadow Brown, 17 Small Heath and 384 Ringlet.
A surprise sighting at Brackmills Industrial estate with a Purple Emperor being seen near the Britannia Pub!
In Salcey Forest south 2 Purple Emperor.
27th: In Bradlaugh Fields 1 Brown Argus, 2 Comma, 4 Common Blue, 7 Essex Skipper, 5 Large Skipper, 293 Marbled White, 208 Meadow Brown, 168 Ringlet, 29 Small Heath, 169 Small Skipper, 4 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Small White.
In Bucknell Wood 3 Comma, 3 Common Blue, 3 Green-veined White, 15 Large Skipper, 10 Large White, 100 Meadow Brown, 8 Purple Emperor, 2 Red Admiral, 60 Ringlet, 20 Silver-washed Fritillary, 3 Small Skipper, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Small White, 5 Speckled Wood, 20 White Admiral and 2 Wood White.
In Lady Wood 12 Purple Emperor.
At Fineshade Wood 2 Purple Emperor.
At Helmdon Old Station Yard 5 Common Blue, 10 Large Skipper, 50 Marbled White, 20 Meadow Brown, 15 Ringlet, 4 Small Skipper and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
26th: In the woodland section of Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Purple Emperor and 6 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Fineshade Wood 1 Purple Emperor and 1 White-letter Hairstreak.
Just north of Ravensthorpe 7 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 1 Black Hairstreak, 2 Essex Skipper, 2 Green-veined White, 12 Large Skipper, 5 Large White, 10 Marbled White, 20 Meadow Brown, 1 Painted Lady, 8 Purple Emperor, 20 Ringlet, 8 Silver-washed Fritillary and 15 Wood White.
25th: In Brampton Wood 10 Large Skipper, 60 Meadow Brown, 2 Purple Emperor, 60 Ringlet, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
24th: During a fantastic open day at Glapthorn Cow Pastures 7 Black Hairstreak, 1 Comma, 1 Green-veined White, 17 Large Skipper, 1 Large White, 16 Meadow Brown, 26 Ringlet, 1 (possibly 2) Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Small White and 9 Speckled Wood
At the junction of Hillmorton Lane on the A5 30+ White-letter Hairstreak.
In Bucknell Wood 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Purple Emperor, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Speckled Wood and 5 White Admiral.
In Hazeborough north block 1 Comma, 1 Green-veined White, 26 Large Skipper, 3 Large White, 53 Meadow Brown, 13 Ringlet, 11 Silver-washed Fritillay, 1 Small White, 19 Speckled Wood, 22 White Admiral and 2 Wood White.
On the edge of New Duston estate 120 Marbled White!
During an ecological survey on a private grassland site near Grange Park in Northampton 121 Marbled White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Large White, 51 Meadow Brown, 36 Ringlet, 6 Small Skipper, 7 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Small White.
On an Elm in Watford village 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
14 Purple Emperor seen in Lady Wood.
23rd: In Bucknell Wood 1 Comma, 4 Common Blue, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet, 4 Silver-washed Fritillary and 9 White Admiral
In Fermyn Wood 3-4 Purple Emperor.
In Salcey Forest south 24 Black Hairstreak, 2 Comma, 13 Large Skipper, 1 Large White, 5 Meadow Brown, 1 Purple Emperor, 7 Ringlet, 8 Speckled Wood, 14 White Admiral and 5 Wood White.
In Salcey Forest Motorway Meadow 1 Black Hairstreak, 2 Large Skipper, 6 Marbled White, 5 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet and 5 Speckled Wood.
22nd: In Fermyn Wood 1 Large Skipper, 1 Large White, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Purple Emperor, 9 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Ringlet, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Speckled Wood and 3 White Admiral.
In Harlestone Firs 12 Common Blue, 225 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 4 White-letter Hairstreak
At Helmdon Old Station Yard 1 Large Skipper, 21 Marbled White 6 Meadow Brown and 4 Ringlet.
20th: In Bucknell Wood the first Purple Emperors were recorded with 2 seen.
At Whistley Wood 1 Red Admiral and 1 White Admiral.
18th: The first Silver-washed Fritillary and first White Admiral were seen today in Bucknell Wood.
The first White-letter Hairstreaks spotted on Brackmills industrial park - a new site for this species.
In Fermyn Wood 1 Brimstone, 2 Brown Argus, 9 Common Blue, 5 Large Skipper, 3 Large White, 12 Meadow Brown, 8 Ringlet, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Small White, 27 Speckled Wood and 2 White Admiral.
15th: The first Marbled White of the year spotted in New Duston, Northampton along with a Red Admiral.
In Harlestone Firs there were 2 Red Admiral, 69 Meadow Brown, 4 Common Blue and 1 Large Skipper.
11th: It is proving to be a very good year for the Black Hairstreak in Northants with large numbers being recorded at a number of sites in recent days.
It is therefore a good opportunity to find new sites for the species so everyone is encouraged to check local Blackthorns and please let us know what you’re seeing.
Totals numbers for Glapthorn Cow Pastures are still being collated but are believed to be approaching 100+.
Totals for other sites so far are 37 in Salcey Forest with the majority along the ride south of the Horsebox Car Park,
60 in Fermyn Country Park, 59 in the Fermyn/Lady Wood complex and 16 in the Northants section of Wicken Wood.
A Painted Lady in a Brixworth garden.
A Painted Lady in a Spratton garden.
10th: In Salcey Forest motorway meadow 10 Black Hairstreak, 2 Large Skipper, 2 Wood White and 10 Speckled Wood.
A Painted Lady at Kelmarsh Hall.
A Painted Lady at Welford.
9th: The 1st Ringlet of the year was seen near Church Stowe.
8th: In Harlestone Firs 27 Common Blue, 2 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Meadow Brown.
7th: At Helmdon Old Station Yard 4 Large Skipper, 2 Brown Argus, 25 Common Blue and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest south of the Horsebox car park 13 Black Hairstreak.
At a site between Rushden Lakes and Ditchford Meadows the 1st Small Skippers of the year were seen.
6th: In Bucknell Wood the 1st Clouded Yellow of the year was seen.
At Glapthorn Cow Pastures 24 Black Hairstreak, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Large Skipper and 10 Speckled Wood.
At Faxton 1 Large Skipper, 6 Large White and 5 Peacock.
5th: At Glapthorn 5 Black Hairstreak, 1 Large Skipper and 10 Speckled Wood.
On the edge of the New Duston Estate in Northampton 13 Large Skipper, 3 Common Blue and 2 Speckled Wood.
3rd: At Glapthorn Cow Pastures the 1st Black Hairstreak of the year was seen in the morning, followed by 2 in the early afternoon and 4 later in the day.
In Bucknell Wood 93 Wood White, 10 Common Blue, 1 Comma and 10 Speckled Wood.
On our butterfly walk after a well attended moth event at Pitsford Water Nature Reserve 3 Large Skipper, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 7 Speckled Wood.
On the Ring Haw transect 4 Brimstone, 17 Common Blue, 4 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Meadow Brown, 9 Small Heath and 3 Speckled Wood.
On the Twywell Hills and Dales transect 4 Brown Argus, 55 Common Blue, 52 Dingy Skipper, 7 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Green Hairstreak, 9 Large Skipper, 2 Small Copper, 17 Small Heath and 5 Speckled Wood.
1st: The 1st Meadow Brown of the year was seen at Summer Leys Nature Reserve.
On the Bucknell Wood transect 56 Wood White, 1 Large White, 3 Green-veined White and 2 Speckled Wood.
May
28th: At Summer Leys 1 Painted Lady, 12 Brimstone, 3 Common Blue, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest south 29 Wood White, 1 Small White, 2 Green-veined White and 1 Orange-tip.
In an area south of Brafield-on-the-Green 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Painted Lady.
27th: At Stanwick Lakes 6 Brimstone, 10 Common Blue, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Large White, 6 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Tortsoiseshell.
On the Ring Haw weekly transect 10 Dingy Skipper, 3 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 20 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 3 Speckled Wood and 16 Small Heath.
At Helmdon Old Station Yard 4 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Large White, 6 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip and 7 Common Blue.
In Hartwell meadow in Salcey Forest 12 Common Blue.
In Hazelborough Forest north 12 Wood White, 5 Green-veined White and 3 Speckled Wood.
26th: On the edge of New Duston estate in Northampton the 1st Large Skipper of the year was seen along with 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 4 Brown Argus and 4 Common Blue.
In Bucknell Wood 101 Wood White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Large White, 14 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Common Blue and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Old village 3 Orange-tip, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 11 Dingy Skipper, 4 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Small White, 2 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper, 2 Brown Argus, 5 Common Blue and 5 Small Heath.
At Croughton Quarry 3 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 2 Small Copper, 6 Common Blue and 6 Small Heath.
24th: At Helmdon Old Station Yard 1 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 6 Small White, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Brown Argus, 6 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue and 2 Peacock.
At Weekley Quarry 6 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Orange-tip, 3 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
23rd: At Croughton Quarry 1 Dingy Skipper, 2 Small Copper, 1 Common Blue and 4 Small Heath.
At a site near Desborough 1 Dingy Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 6 Orange-tip, 4 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper and 1 Holly Blue.
22nd: On the Twywell Hills and Dales weekly transect 51 Dingy Skipper, 18 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Large White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 6 Common Blue, 7 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Heath.
On Harrington Airfield 1 Grizzled Skipper and 2 Common Blue.
In Whistley Wood 3 Wood White.
At Croughton Quarry 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Heath.
In a Daventry garden 1 Large White, 1 Small White and 1 Comma.
In Hazelborough Forest north 2 Large White, 4 Wood White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 3 Green-veined White and 9 Speckled Wood.
21st: On the edge of New Duston estate 2 Large White, 2 Orange-tip, 3 Brown Argus and 1 Common Blue.
At Brackmills Industrial Estate 1 Holly Blue.
In a Daventry garden 1 Small White and 1 Common Blue.
20th: At Priors Hall a very impressive count of 100+ Dingy Skipper, 30+ Grizzled Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 3 Green Hairstreak, 3 Speckled Wood and 3 Small Heath.
At our well attended moth and butterfly event at Fermyn Country Park 74 Dingy Skipper, 38 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White,
1 Green-veined White, 6 Orange-tip, 13 Green Hairsteak, 4 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At the Grange Inn pub garden in Grange Park 1 Holly Blue.
19th: In Bucknell Wood 36 Wood White, 8 Large White, 5 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Forest north 3 Wood White, 4 Large White, 4 Small White, 2 Orange-tip and 8 Speckled Wood.
At Helmdon Old Railway Sidings 1 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Large White, 2 Orange-tip and 1 Common Blue.
At Barnwell Country Park 2 Large White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
18th: At South Wood near Corby 4 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
17th: At Fermyn Country Park the first Common Blue of the year was seen along with 5 Dingy Skipper, 5 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Large White, 1 Orange-tip, and 3 Green Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales the first Brown Argus of the year were seen with 2 recorded on the site along with 12 Grizzled Skipper, 39 Dingy Skipper, 4 Green Hairstreak,
1 Orange-tip, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
In a Barton Seagrave garden 2 Holly Blue.
In Salcey Forest 7 Wood White, 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 8 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue and 3 Speckled Wood.
On the edge of New Duston estate 1 Brimstone, 4 Large White, 3 Orange-tip, 6 Holly Blue and 2 Peacock.
15th: In Whistley Wood 3 Large White, 1 Brimstone, 4 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Weekley Hall Wood 4 Dingy Skipper, 3 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 3 Green Hairstreak, 2 Holly Blue, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
At Helmdon Old Railway Sidings 5 Grizzled Skipper.
In Salcey Forest south 1 Wood White and 1 Holly Blue.
14th: The first Wood White of the year were seen today with 2 recorded in Bucknell Wood
along with 6 Orange-tip, 10 Green-veined White, 3 Small White, 3 Large White, 1 Comma and 4 Speckled Wood.
13th: The first Small Heath of the year was seen with some recorded at Twywell Hills and Dales along with Small Coppers and lots of Grizzled Skippers.
At Priors Hall 10 Dingy Skipper, 8 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 10 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak and 30 Speckled Wood.
11th: In Southwood, Corby 1 Grizzled Skipper, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Brimstone and 1 Speckled Wood.
10th: On the Bucknell Wood weekly transect 1 Large White, 18 Green-veined White and 1 Speckled Wood.
On Brackmills Industrial Estate 3 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small White and 2 Large White.
9th: At Fermyn Country Park 2 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper and 3 Orange-tip.
At a site near Corby Sewage Works 3 Holly Blue, 2 Brimstone and 5 Orange-tip.
In a Kettering garden 40 Orange-tip, 12 Holly Blue and 1 Peacock.
8th: At a site near Desborough 2 Green Hairstreak, 4 Brimstone, 8 Orange-tip, Green-veined White and Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 6 Dingy Skipper, 5 Grizzled Skipper, 20 Brimstone, 11 Orange-tip and 1 Green Hairstreak.
In Old village 25 Orange-tip and 6 Brimstone.
7th: At Twywell Hills and Dales the 1st Dingy Skippers of the year were noted with 3 in the Whitestones area
along with 8 Grizzled Skipper and 9 Green Hairstreak.
On Borough Hill near Daventry 2 Orange-tip, 1 Large White, 2 Small White and 1 Small Copper.
In a Brackley garden 2 Large White, 4 Small White, 2 Orange-tip and several Holly Blue.
At St. Crispins in Northampton 2 Holly Blue.
At Swan Valley in Northampton 1 Green-veined White, 5 Orange-tip and 3 Peacock.
In Berry Wood in Duston 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 2 Holly Blue and 2 Speckled Wood.
In a Wootton Fields garden 1 Holly Blue.
6th: The 1st Small Copper of the year was seen today with 1 noted near Borough Hill in Daventry.
In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone, 4 Large White, 7 Small White, 9 Green-veined White, 22 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 5 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Forest north block 4 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip and 7 Speckled Wood.
On the Ring Haw transect 2 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 4 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip and 2 Speckled Wood.
5th: At Twywell Hills and Dales 3 Green Hairstreak, 9 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
On the Bucknell Wood transect 2 Brimstone, 3 Large White, 13 Green-veined White, 18 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston, Northampton 1 Brimstone, 3 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 4 Holly Blue, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
In Harlestone 1 Large White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
Along the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth 6 Brimstone, 4 Large White, 17 Small White, 29 Green-veined White, 38 Orange-tip, 6 Holly Blue, 11 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Peacock, 2 Comma and 11 Speckled Wood.
In a Daventry garden 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White and 1 Orange-tip
4th: At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Helmdon Old Station Yard 1 Large White, 2 Small White, 7 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
3rd: The 1st Grizzled Skipper of the year was recorded today with 1 seen at Twywell Hills and Dales.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 3 Large White, 4 Orange-tip and 6 Speckled Wood.
In a Kettering garden 3 Small White, 8 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
2nd: In a Brackley garden 1 Small White and 1 Holly Blue.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
1st: The 1st Green Hairstreak of the year seen today with 1 seen at Twywell Hills and Dales.
Around the New Duston estate in Northampton 3 Brimstone, 3 Large White, 4 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 6 Orange-tip and 1 Holly Blue.
April
26th: In Brackmills Country Park 1 Speckled Wood.
25th: In Old village 1 Orange-tip and 1 Holly Blue
In Harlestone 11 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 3 Small White, 10 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
23rd: At Boddington Reservoir 1 Speckled Wood.
22nd: In an Oundle garden 1 Holly Blue.
In a Kettering garden 23 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone.
In Deene 3 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Priors Hall 3 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Hartwell 1 Green-veined White, 5 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Peacock.
21st: In a Kettering garden 1 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Isham 1 Brimstone, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Peacock.
20th: At Bradlaugh Fields 7 Brimstone, 4 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue, a very impressive 89 Small Tortoiseshell, 7 Peacock and 4 Comma.
In a Brackley garden 1 Holly Blue.
In a Kettering garden 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue, 3 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
19th: At West Glebe Park in Corby 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Orange-tip and 7 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Denton 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 7 Small Tortoiseshell.
In New Duston 1 Holly Blue.
In Old village 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
At Rushden Lakes 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
In a Polebrook garden 3 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 2 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
At Lings Wood 1 Holly Blue.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 3 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
18th: The first Holly Blues of the year were seen today with one in a Northampton garden and another in Bucknell Wood.
Bucknell Wood also provided the first Green-veined White of the year along with Large White and Orange-tips.
At Dodford 2 Brimstone.
At Ring Haw 8 Brimstone and 6 Peacock.
At Lings LNR 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Near Wicksteeds Park 1 Large White.
In Moulton 1 Large White.
At Wilson’s Pits lots of Brimstone, 1 Large White, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
In a Daventry garden 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
17th: At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Comma.
At Lings LNR 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Brackmills in Northampton 7 Small Tortoiseshell.
16th: In Long Buckby 1 Large White.
14th: At Thrapston Gravel Pits the first Orange-tip of the year was recorded along with 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
In Towcester the first Speckled Wood of the year was seen.
In a Polebrook garden the first Large White was seen.
At Stanford Reservoir 1 Brimstone.
In a Little Harrowden garden 3 Brimstone
Between Little Harrowden and Hardwick 1 Orange-tip.
In a Daventry garden 2 Brimstone.
In New Duston, Northampton 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 7 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Peacock and 3 Comma.
Along the Jurassic Way near Gretton 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
At Brookfield Plantation 5 Brimstone, 10 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In a Kettering garden 2 Brimstone and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Cogenhoe garden 2 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 5 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 4 Peacock.
In Daventry 4 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Long Buckby 2 Brimstone.
In Great Houghton 1 Brimstone.
7th: At Wilson’s Pit 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
6th: At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Peacock.
5th: On the Bucknell Woods weekly transect 5 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 8 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 11 Brimstone, 2 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.
At Ring Haw 4 Brimstone, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Tove Pocket Park 1 Brimstone and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Brackley garden 4 Brimstone.
In Roade 1 Brimstone.
On the south side of Salcey Forest 7 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
In The Yeoman pub garden in Wootton 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In The Sun pub garden in Hardingstone 1 Brimstone.
In Fineshade Wood 9 Brimstone.
In Broughton 2 Brimstone.
In Wellingborough 4 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.
At Highcroft Meadow 1 Brimstone.
In Irchester Country Park 3 Brimstone.
In Bozeat 2 Brimstone.
At Corby Sewage Treatment Works 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Peacock, 1 Comma.
In Old Village 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In New Duston 5 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 12 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Peacock and 4 Comma
At Brackmills in Northampton 3 Brimstone.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 9 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Daventry garden 1 Brimstone.
In a Corby garden 1 Brimstone.
In a Barton Seagrave garden 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Peacock.
At Wicksteed Park 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Kingsthorpe cemetery 1 Brimstone
At St Sepulchre’s Church in Northampton 1 Brimstone.
4th: At Old Sulehey 1 Brimstone.
3rd: At Brackmills in Northampton 1 Brimstone.
March
26th: At Priors Hall 4 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Weldon 1 Brimstone.
In an Old Duston garden 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In New Duston 1 Brimstone.
In a Brackley garden 2 Brimstone and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Delepre garden 1 Brimstone.
In a Kettering garden 1 Brimstone.
At Wilson’s Pits 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Barton Seagrave garden 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Harlestone Firs 4 Brimstone.
25th: In a Polebrook garden 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At St. Crispins in Northampton 1 Brimstone.
At Hartwell Church 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Broughton 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Little Harrowden 1 Brismtone.
In Fermyn Country Park 1 Brimstone.
In Fermyn Woods 1 Brimstone.
16th: In a Polebrook garden 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In a Northampton garden 1 Brimstone.
In a Barton Seagrave garden the 1st Small White of the year was recorded along with 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
At Lings Wood in Northampton 1 Red Admiral and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Moulton, Northampton 1 Brimstone.
At the Top Lodge in Fineshade Woods 1 Brimstone.
In Daventry 1 Brimstone.
In Wollaston 1 Brimstone.
14th: In Duston, Northampton 1 Red Admiral.
In an Oundle garden 1 Brimstone.
At Buckton Fields near Northampton 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a West Hunsbury garden, Northampton 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
11th: At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone.
Along Tiverton Avenue in Northampton 1 Brimstone.
February
24th: The first Small Tortoiseshells of the year were seen with singles in Kettering and Polebrook gardens.
20th: The first Comma of the year was seen with one recorded near Blueberry Farm, Maidwell.
January
30th: At Hollowell reservoir 1 Red Admiral.
28th: At Fermyn Country Park 1 Brimstone.
In Thenford Churchyard 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.
At Great Morton Sale 1 Brimstone.
At London Rd cemetery in Kettering 1 Red Admiral.
In a Kettering garden 1 Red Admiral.
In a Wollaston garden 1 Red Admiral.
In Overstone 1 Brimstone.
In a garden in Ashley Way, Northampton 1 Brimstone.
In Corby by the Weldon Industrial Estate 1 Red Admiral.
25th: The first Brimstone of the year was seen in Fineshade Woods.
10th: The first Red Admiral of the year was seen along Cliftonville Road in Northampton.
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