Northants Sightings 2019
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May
24th: On the Bucknell Wood weekly transect 14 Wood White, 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Comma and 11 Speckled Wood.
In Abington Meadows 1 Comma.
In Brackmills 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Peacock, 2 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Croughton 1 Small Heath.
In Great Houghton 1 Peacock.
At Harrington Airfield 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Common Blue, 6 Brown Argus and 4 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 11 Wood White.
At Summer Leys 10 Brimstone, 6 Orange-tip, 4 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 4 Holly Blue and 1 Small Copper.
23rd:In Brackmills 1 Orange-tip, 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 2 Small Copper and 1 Peacock.
In Bradlaugh Fields 1 Brimstone, 1 Brown Argus, 3 Small Copper, 1 Speckled Wood and 8 Small Heath.
In Brampton Ash 5 Small White, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Small Copper.
Along the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 4 Common Blue, 8 Brown Argus and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Harrington Airfield 6 Orange-tip, c20 Brown Argus, 7 Common Blue and 4 Small Heath.
At Hollowell Reservoir 4 Orange-tip.
In New Duston 2 Orange-tip and 1 Holly Blue.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 27 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 14 Small Copper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood and 11 Small Heath.
In Ravensthorpe Pocket Park 1 Common Blue.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 7 Small Copper and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Summer Leys 11 Brimstone, 8 Orange-tip, 10 Common Blue, 7 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
22nd: In Brackmills 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
At Fermyn Country Park 18 Dingy Skipper, 6 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Orange-tip, 14 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Green Hairstreak and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone Firs 1 Orange-tip, 5 Common Blue, 20 Brown Argus and 8 Small Copper.
In Ravensthorpe village 3 Holly Blue.
Near Thorpe Waterville 3 Common Blue, 4 Brown Argus and 1 Small Copper.
At Stawick Lakes 28 Brimstone, 19 Orange-tip, 3 Common Blue and 1 Peacock.
In Wollaston 1 Brimstone and 1 Orange-tip.
21st: In Abington Park 1 Orange-tip, 4 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Brackmills 4 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Bradlaugh Fields 4 Small White, 2 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Speckled Wood and 3 Small Heath.
In Bucknell Wood 6 Wood White, 3 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue, 4 Small Copper and 7 Speckled Wood.
At Harrington Airfield 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus and 1 Small Heath.
In New Duston 1 Brimstone, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Small Copper.
In Old village 2 Common Blue and 1 Small Copper.
In Pineham 2 Common Blue and 1 Small Copper.
At Pitsford Reservoir 3 Orange-tip, 6 Common Blue, 4 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 1 Small Heath.
On the Ring Haw Transect 9 Dingy Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 4 Common Blue, 5 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 1 Green Hairstreak, 3 Speckled Wood and 12 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys 22 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper and 1 Speckled Wood.
20th: In Brackmills 1 Brown Argus, 1 Comma and 3 Small Heath.
In Bradlaugh Fields 7 Orange-tip, 4 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Speckled Wood and 6 Small Heath.
Along the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth 1 Small White, 9 Orange-tip and 1 Small Copper.
n Bucknell Wood 4 Wood White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone Firs 1 Orange-tip, 2 Common Blue and 3 Brown Argus.
In Salcey Forest south 5 Wood White were seen near the Ranger’s Cottage.
19th: In Bucknell Wood 25 Wood White, 4 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small Copper, 1 Peacock and 11 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 2 Orange-tip, 2 Brown Argus and 1 Speckled Wood.
18th: In New Duston 1 Small Copper.
At Summer Leys 1 Brown Argus and 1 Small Copper.
16th: At Brackmills 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Old Sulehey 2 Small Heath.
In Weekley Hall Wood Quarry 3 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Common Blue, 1 Green Hairstreak, 3 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
15th: At Brackmills 1 Brimstone, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 2 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Bradlaugh Fields 6 Orange-tip, 1 Common Blue, 2 Holly Blue, 3 Small Copper, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 7 Small Heath.
On the Bucknell Wood weekly transect 2 Wood White, 8 Green-veined White, 13 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue and 8 Speckled Wood.
At a site by the A6 near Desborough 2 Dingy Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 4 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Small Copper, 7 Green Hairstreak and 2 Speckled Wood.
Near Barby 1 Brimstone, 3 Holly Blue.
In Long Buckby 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In New Duston 2 Brown Argus.
In an Oundle garden 2 Holly Blue and 1 Small Copper.
In Pineham 1 Brimstone, 2 Small Copper and 1 Peacock.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
On the Twywell Hills and Dales weekly transect 58 Dingy Skipper, 11 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 4 Common Blue, 5 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 6 Small Copper, 11 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Heath.
14th: At Barford Meadows 11 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 3 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Small White, 2 Orange-tip, 4 Brown Argus, 4 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 3 Speckled Wood and 6 Small Heath.
At Brackmills 1 Large White, 1 Small White and 1 Small Copper.
In Brampton Ash 1 Small White and 4 Orange-tip.
Along the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth 4 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 5 Brown Argus, 3 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Bucknell Wood 1 Wood White, 3 Green-veined White, 7 Orange-tip, 1 Comma and 11 Speckled Wood.
At Fermyn Country Park 25 Dingy Skipper, 7 Grizzled Skipper, 7 Brimstone, 3 Common Blue, 5 Green Hairstreak and 1 Peacock.
In Hazelborough Forest 6 Wood White, 5 Green-veined White, 10 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 9 Speckled Wood.
At Kinewell Lake near Ringstead 4 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 14 Orange-tip, 4 Holly Blue and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Long Buckby 2 Orange-tip and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Pineham 1 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Brown Argus and 2 Small Copper.
At Polebrook Airfield 39 Dingy Skipper, 4 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 6 Orange-tip, 1 Brown Argus, 3 Green Hairstreak and 3 Peacock.
At Quarry Walk 2 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 10 Orange-tip, 1 Small Copper and 1 Peacock.
On Ravensthorpe Reservoir dam 1 Common Blue and 47 Small Copper.
On the Ring Haw weekly transect 14 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Brown Argus, 4 Holly Blue, 2 Small Copper, 2 Green Hairstreak, 1 Peacock, 2 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
13th: At Barford Meadows 25 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 4 Large White, 3 Small White, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Heath.
At Brackmills 4 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Speckled Wood and 7 Small Heath.
At Great Morton Sale 58 Dingy Skipper, 4 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 10 Orange-tip, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 1 Speckled Wood and 3 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 3 Brimstone, 3 Wood White, 3 Large White, 5 Green-veined White, 10 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 6 Speckled Wood.
12th: At Barnes Meadow 1 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Brackmills 4 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 3 Speckled Wood and 14 Small Heath..
In the area around Brafield-on-the-Green 1 Brimstone, 8 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Bucknell Wood 3 Wood White.
In Cogenhoe 2 Holly Blue and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Harlestone Heath 1 Small White, 2 Orange-tip and 4 Small Copper.
In New Duston 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
On the Ring Haw weekly transect 16 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Brown Argus, 3 Holly Blue, 3 Green Hairstreak, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
At Rushden Lakes 1 Brimstone and 2 Orange-tip.
At West Lodge near Desborough 2 Dingy Skipper and 3 Grizzled Skipper.
On the Twywell Hills weekly transect 42 Dingy Skipper, 9 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Brown Argus, 3 Small Copper, 7 Green Hairstreak, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Small Heath.
10th: The 1st Wood White of the year was seen today in Bucknell Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 17 Dingy Skipper, 4 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Copper and 1 Small Heath.
At Brackmills 2 Brimstone and 4 Orange-tip
In Duston 3 Orange-tip and 3 Holly Blue.
7th: On the Bucknell Wood weekly transect 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 8 Orange-tip and 24 Speckled Wood.
At Brackmills 2 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 11 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 3 Speckled Wood.
In a Daventry garden 1 Holly Blue.
At Great Morton Sale 4 Dingy Skipper, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Guilsborough 1 Holly Blue.
In New Duston 1 Large White and 1 Holly Blue.
On Old village 1 Orange-tip
At Ravensthorpe reservoir 1 Small White and 1 Orange-tip.
In Wilbarston 3 Large White, 6 Orange-tip and 1 Holly Blue.
In Yelvertoft Pocket Park 2 Orange-tip.
6th: In Old Stratford 1 Holly Blue.
2nd: In Abington Park 3 Speckled Wood.
At Brackmills 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Rushden 1 Holly Blue.
n Summer Leys 2 Green-veined White, 6 Orange-tip and 8 Speckled Wood
1st: At Berrywood in Northampton 3 Orange-tip and 1 Holly Blue.
April
30th: At Kinewell Lake near Ringstead the 1st Common Blue of the year was seen.
In a Northampton garden 4 Holly Blue.
At Brackmills 5 Brimstone, 9 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Fineshade Wood 1 Brown Argus.
At Hollowell Reservoir 1 Small Copper.
In New Duston 1 Large White, 5 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
Near Norton 2 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
In Pineham 1 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
At Quarry Walk between Earls Barton and Grendon 11 Orange-tip, 9 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
On the Ring Haw weekly transect 4 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 6 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral and 4 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 20 Dingy Skipper, 8 Grizzled Skipper, 7 Orange-tip, 3 Green Hairstreak, 22 Small Copper, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
29th: In Brackmills 4 Large White, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Comma and 4 Speckled Wood.
At Newnham 1 Small White.
At Norton 2 Small Copper.
28th: Near Dodford 5 Small White, 3 Orange-tip and 1 Painted Lady.
In New Duston 1 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Glapthorn Cow Pastures a Black Hairstreak larva was found.
26th: At Bradlaugh Fields 2 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Fermyn Country Park 4 Dingy Skipper, 12 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 5 Green Hairstreak, 1 Peacock, 3 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Moulton Park 1 Small Heath.
25th: At Lings Nature Reserve 1 Green-veined White and 1 Orange-tip.
In a Ravensthorpe garden 1 Small Copper.
In New Duston 1 Speckled Wood.
24th: At Brackmills 2 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 4 Peacock and 12 Speckled Wood.
In a Duston garden 2 Holly Blue.
In Long Buckby 1 Brimstone and 2 Holly Blue.
At Twywell Hills and Dales in the nearby set aside field 5 Small Copper.
23rd: At Borough Hill near Daventry 1 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Brackmills 1 Brimstone, 6 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 6 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
In Brampton Wood 3 Brimstone, 19 Orange-tip, 5 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell and 23 Speckled Wood.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 4 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 14 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock, 1 Comma and 17 Speckled Wood.
In Kettering at London Road cemetery 3 Orange-tip, 16 Holly Blue and 3 Speckled Wood.
In a Ravensthorpe garden 2 Holly Blue.
22nd: On the Bucknell Wood weekly transect 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 35 Orange-tip and 5 Speckled Wood.
In Collyweston Deeps 10 Brimstone, 12 Orange-tip, 6 Holly Blue, 1 Green Hairstreak and 1 Comma.
In a Higham Ferrers garden 2 Holly Blue and 2 Orange-tip.
At Hollowell reservoir 2 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 1 Orange-tip, 5 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Old Sulehey 2 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Pineham 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Barton Seagrave garden 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 3 Orange-tip, 4 Holly Blue, 3 Small Copper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ravensthorpe reservoir 1 Brimstone, 3 Green-veined White, 9 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 30 Small Copper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 1 Dingy Skipper, 10 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Green Hairstreak, 2 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 4 Speckled Wood.
In Roade 1 Holly Blue.
In Ravensthorpe 2 Holly Blue.
21st: In a Brackley garden 8 Holly Blue and 2 Orange-tip.
In Irthlingborough 1 Holly Blue.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 2 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 10 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
In a Kettering garden 1 Brimstone, 11 Small White, 20+ Orange-tip and 20+ Holly Blue.
In a Northampton garden 1 Holly Blue.
In Sywell Country Park’s butterfly garden 1 Small Copper.
At Ravensthorpe reservoir 4 Orange-tip, 47 Small Copper and 3 Speckled Wood.
In a Wootton Fields garden 1 Holly Blue.
20th: In Abington Meadows 1 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue, 15 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Brackmills 1 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
In a Daventry garden 3 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
At Denton 1 Holly Blue and 2 Orange-tip.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Hartwell 2 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue and 5 Speckled Wood.
At Helmdon Old Station Yard 1 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Kislingbury 1 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Long Buckby 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth 3 Brimstone, 22 Orange-tip, 7 Small White, 5 Green-veined White, 5 Holly Blue, 4 Peacock, 19 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 6 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 1 Peacock.
In and around Norton 1 Brimstone, 7 Orange-tip, 8 Small White, 2 Large White and 2 Painted Lady.
In Pineham 3 Brimstone, 8 Orange-tip and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Ravensthorpe reservoir an impressive 45 Small Copper were recorded.
In Salcey Forest 4 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Summer Leys 37 Brimstone, 26 Orange-tip and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 7 Brimstone, 9 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 4 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
19th: The 1st Small Heath of the year was recorded today on the Ring Haw transect along with 4 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Holly Blue, 5 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Barford Meadows 1 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip and 9 Speckled Wood.
At Corby Steelworks 2 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak, 5 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma and 4 Speckled Wood.
In Dodford 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 4 Small White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Speckled Wood.
Near Harlestone Firs 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
Around New Duston 7 Brimstone, 13 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 7 Peacock, 7 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Polebrook Airfield 4 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 11 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Southwick Wood 2 Brimstone and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 5 Dingy Skipper, 5 Grizzled Skipper, 14 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 2 Small White, 1 Small Copper, 7 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Weldon 5 Brimstone, 12 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 6 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 4 Speckled Wood.
18th: The 1st Small Coppers of the year were recorded today with 3 seen at Ravensthorpe reservoir and 1 between Thrapston Town Lake and Titchmarsh reserve.
In Brackmills 5 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 6 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Bradlaugh Fields 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 5 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Brampton Wood 8 Brimstone, 13 Orange-tip 1 Green-veined White, 2 Large White, 2 Small White, 10 Peacock, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 4 Speckled Wood.
In Bucknell Wood 21 Brimstone, 57 Orange-tip, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 3 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Desborough 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 5 Speckled Wood.
In Duston 1 Holly Blue and 1 Orange-tip.
At Glapthorn Cow Pastures 5 Brimstone, 6 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Peacock and 7 Speckled Wood.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 2 Brimstone, c10 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
In a Kettering garden 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 7 Orange-tip, 2 Large White, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Small Copper and 3 Peacock.
Between Thrapston Town Lake and Titchmarsh reserve 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 1 Small Copper, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
17th: There were three firsts of the year today with Green Hairstreaks seen at Weekley Hall Wood
and Grizzled Skippers and Dingy Skippers seen at Twywell Hills and Dales.
At Barford Meadows 1 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock, 7 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Brackmills 6 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
In Brampton Wood 5 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 8 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock, 4 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Desborough 2 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
On New Duston Estate 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Northampton garden 1 Holly Blue.
At Pitsford Reservoir 5 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 7 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Tailby Meadow 8 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 8 Orange-tip and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
16th: At Barford Meadows 4 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Peacock, 2 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Berry Wood 1 Brimstone and 1 Orange-tip.
In Brackmills 5 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Brampton Wood 3 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock, 2 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Lamport 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
15th: At Barford Meadows 1 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Brackmills 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.
In Brampton Ash 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 2 Brimstone, 4 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Yardley Hastings 1 Brimstone.
12th: At Brackmills 1 Speckled Wood.
11th: At Barford Meadows 1 Brimstone, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Peacock, 1 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Brackmills 1 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.
In Bradlaugh Fields 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Brampton Ash 1 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
At Barnwell Country Park 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Glapthorn Cow Pastures 2 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
In Hanging Houghton 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Kettering garden 4 Small White, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Moulton Park 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Oundle 4 Green-veined White and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Pipewell 1 Orange-tip.
At Summer Leys 1 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Walgrave 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip and 2 Speckled Wood.
10th: In Abington Meadows 2 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 2 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Brackmills 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Brampton Ash 2 Brimstone, 9 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Summer Leys 1 Green-veined White, 2 Peacock and 3 Comma.
8th: At Barford Meadows 4 Brimstone, 5 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Brampton Ash 12 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 5 Orange-tip, 7 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.
Along the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth 5 Brimstone, 6 Peacock and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
Along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth 2 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 6 Green-veined White, 6 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock, 12 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Carey Fields in Northampton 5 Orange-tip.
In a Daventry garden 1 Small White.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 3 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In a Northampton garden 1 Small White.
In an Oundle garden 2 Brimstone and 1 Holly Blue.
On the Ring Haw weekly transect 5 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 3 Peacock.
In Scaldwell village 2 Brimstone.
In Thrapston 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Titchmarsh Local Nature Reserve 1 Orange-tip.
7th:In a Daventry garden 1 Small White.
6th: Along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth 4 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Orange-tip in the Scaldwell Arm.
1st: In Barnes Meadow 5 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Brackmills 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Brampton Ash 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 19 Peacock, 16 Small Tortoiseshell and 8 Comma.
Along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth 2 Brimstone, 13 Small White, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 14 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
On Dallington Heath 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Desborough 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 12 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Great Doddington 1 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Kentle Wood 5 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Kettering garden 2 Brimstone, 3 Small White and 1 Comma.
In a Northampton garden 1 Brimstone.
At Ring Haw 3 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Summer Leys 1 Small White, 6 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Thrapston 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Wilbarston 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Wollaston 1 Orange-tip.
March
31st: At Barnes Meadow 1 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
Near Cogenhoe 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Earls Barton 1 Peacock.
Along the Nene valley between Ecton and Cogenhoe 2 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Rushmere Lake 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
At Summer Leys 1 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
30th: In Harlestone Firs the 1st Green-veined White of the year was recorded along with 5 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Glendon 3 Peacock and 5 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Great Doddington 6 Brimstone and 1 Small White.
In Great Houghton 1 Brimstone.
In a Great Oakley garden 1 Brimstone.
At Hollowell Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 8 Orange-tip, 1 Comma, 4 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ise Brook in Kettering 5 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Orange-tip, 9 Peacock, 7 Comma, 5 Small Tortoiseshell and 4 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 2 Peacock, 6 Small Tortoiseshell and 3 Comma.
At Preston Capes 2 Orange-tip.
At Ring Haw 6 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Salcey Forest 3 Peacock and 3 Comma.
At Summer Leys 5 Brimstone and 2 Peacock.
At the Knightley Arms pub in Yelvertoft 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Round Oak plantation (opposite Harlestone Firs) 3 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Wicken Wood 9 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 6 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Wilbarston 2 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 6 Small Tortoiseshell.
29th: In Abington Park 1 Brimstone.
In a Northampton garden 1 Holly Blue.
In Brackmills 5 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 8 Peacock, 2 Comma and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Bradlaugh Fields 1 Small White and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Brampton Ash 4 Brimstone, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 11 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Daventry garden 1 Small White.
In Desborough 2 Brimstone.
At Ditchford gravel pits 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Farthinghoe Lodge 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Glatphorn Cow Pastures 4 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 5 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In a Great Oakley garden 1 Peacock.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 13 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 4 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In a Kettering garden 6 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 3 Small White and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Norton 1 Orange-tip.
In and around Old village 9 Brimstone, 6 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Cherry Hill near Old 2 Brimstone and 1 Orange-tip.
At Pitsford Reservoir 2 Brimstone and 1 Small White.
In Crick 1 Red Admiral and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Rothwell 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Rushmere Lake 4 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small White and 1 Comma.
In Rushton 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Wadenhoe 4 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Wilbarston 3 Brimstone, 3 Comma and 12 Small Tortoiseshell.
28th: The 1st Speckled Woods of the year were seen today with singles at Great Doddington churchyard, Moulton and Piddington.
In Aldwincle 1 Peacock.
In Barnes Meadow nature reserve 1 Orange-tip, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Brackmills 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 3 Comma.
In Brampton Ash 10 Brimstone, 3 Peacock, 3 Comma and 8 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Desborough 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Duston 1 Small White
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 3 Brimstone and 4 Peacock.
At Great Morton Sale 9 Brimstone, 8 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Irchester Country Park 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In a Kettering garden 1 Orange-tip and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Lings nature reserve 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Long Buckby 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Nether Heyford 1 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In New Duston 1 Comma.
In Norton 2 Small White.
In Cherry Hill near Old 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In an Oundle garden 1 Brimstone.
At Rushmere Lake 1 Brimstone, 7 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
In the Salcey Forest meadow (near the motorway) 1 Brimstone, 11 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Summer Leys 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
27th:In a Daventry garden 1 Red Admiral.
In Flore 1 Holly Blue and 1 Peacock.
26th: At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Orange-tip
At Wilsons Pits 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
25th: The first Holly Blue of the year was recorded at Summer Leys Nature Reserve.
At Brackmills in Northampton 5 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Brampton Ash 2 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Comma and 7 Small Tortoiseshell.
Near Daventry 1 Peacock.
In Desborough Pocket Park 2 Brimstone, 1 Peacock, 2 Comma and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Kettering garden 1 Brimstone and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
Along Merry Tom lane near Brixworth 1 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Norton 1 Peacock.
Near Wicksteeds 5 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Sywell Reservoir 3 Brimstone.
24th: A couple of firsts for the year today with the first Large White of the year seen near Weldon and the first
Orange-tips seen with singles at Duston Mill lake and Clopton churchyard.
An impressive spring count at Bradlaugh Fields with 6 Brimstone, 5 Peacock, 26 Comma and 37 Small Tortoiseshell recorded.
In Cherry Hill near Old 1 Brimstone.
In Cogenhoe 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Denton 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Fineshade Wood 8 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 3 Comma.
In Hazelborough Forest south 20 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Lings Wood 5 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In New Duston 5 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Old Stratford 7 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
Near Pintail Bay at Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 3 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Priors Hall 6 Brimstone, 10 Peacock, 3 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Salcey Forest 6 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
At Summer Leys 1 Small White and 9 Brimstone.
In Thenford 1 Peacock.
In Upton 1 Brimstone and 2 Peacock.
In Weldon Park Wood 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In West Haddon 1 Brimstone.
23rd: In Preston Capes 2 Peacock.
In Eastfield Park 2 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Pinewood road Northampton 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
21st: In Desborough 1 Brimstone and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
20th: At Barby Nurseries 1 Comma.
In Brampton Ash 6 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 6 Small Tortoiseshell.
Near Corby Sewage Works 8 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Ise Brook between Kettering and Warkton 1 Brimstone, 3 Comma and 1 Peacock.
In London Rd Cemetery in Kettering 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 7 White-letter Hairstreak eggs were found.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
19th: In Brampton Ash 7 Brimstone.
In Buckton Fields 1 Peacock.
In Cogenghoe 1 Brimstone.
In Desborough 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Moulton village 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
18th: In Brampton Ash 1 Peacock.
17th: In Coton End 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
9th: In Harlestone Firs 1 Small White.
5th: In Brampton Ash 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Daventry 1 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
4th: In Bucknell Wood 1 Painted Lady.
In Daventry 1 Brimstone.
2nd: In Dingley 1 Comma.
February
27th: In Horton 1 Red Admiral.
At Ring Haw near Old Sulehey 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Rushden garden 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Corby Old village 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Near Corby Sewage Works 3 Comma.
In Old village 1 Small Tortoiseshell and at nearby Cherry Hill 1 Comma.
At Wilson’s Pits in the Nene Wetlands 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
In Denford 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Salcey Forest 1 Comma.
At Harrington Airfield 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Fineshade Wood 2 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Bucknell Wood 4 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
26th: In Rushden 2 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Brackmills Wood 11 Brimstone and 3 Comma.
In Wootton in Northampton 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Whistley Wood 1 Comma.
In a Nether Heyford garden 1 Peacock.
In Beckett’s Park in Northampton 1 Small White.
In a Great Oakley garden 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Great Doddington 5 Brimstone and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Wollaston garden 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
Along the River Ise near Wellingborough 2 Brimstone and 11 Small Tortoiseshell.
Around the Nene Wetlands reserve 10 Brimstone and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Upper Boddington 2 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
At Northampton University campus 1 Brimstone.
At Thomas Beckett School 1 Brimstone.
At Harlestone Heath 2 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
25th: In Kettering Town Centre the 1st Small White of the year was seen along with 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Castle Ashby 1 Comma.
In a Brackley garden 4 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Kettering garden 2 Brimstone.
In Irchester Country Park 5 Comma.
In Everdon Stubbs 1 Brimstone.
At Stanwick Lakes 1 Brimstone, 1 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Northampton 1 Brimstone in Barley Hill road and 2 Peacock in Bideford Close.
In Ravensthorpe 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Overstone Road in Sywell 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.
24th: In Bucknell Wood 17 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
In Cogenhoe 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Daventry garden 1 Brimstone and in another garden in the same town 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Eydon 1 Brimstone.
In Finedon Cally Banks reserve 1 Brimstone, 4 Comma, 2 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 6 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 3 Brimstone, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Isham 1 Brimstone.
In Moulton village 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Old village 4 Brimstone.
In Pinewood road in Northampton 1 Comma.
At Ravensthorpe reservoir 1 Brimstone.
In Crick 1 Brimstone.
In Wicksteeds 1 Brimstone, 4 Comma, 2 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Summer Leys 6 Brimstone.
In the Lazy Acre area of Thrapston 1 Brimstone.
At Titchmarsh reserve 1 Brimstone.
In Weldon Industrial Estate in Corby 1 Brimstone.
In Wellingborough along Northampton road 4 Brimstone.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Brimstone, 1 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
23rd: At Finedon Cally Banks reserve the 1st Painted Lady of the year was seen along with 1 Peacock and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Brackley garden 12 Brimstone.
In Brampton Wood 2 Brimstone.
In a Brixworth garden 1 Brimstone.
In Coton 1 Brimstone.
In a Great Doddington garden 3 Brimstone.
In a New Duston garden 1 Brimstone.
Along the A45 near Hunsbury area of Northampton 2 Brimstone.
In Old Village 1 Brimstone.
In Pinewood Road in Northampton 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In a Barton Seagrave garden 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 13 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
At Summer Leys 1 Comma.
In Wellingborough 1 Brimstone.
In a Yelvertoft garden 1 Red Admiral.
22nd: In a Daventry garden 1 Brimstone.
In Finedon 1 Brimstone in a garden and another in adjacent fields.
In Glapthorn Cow pastures 1 Comma.
In Glapthorn village 2 Brimstone.
In New Duston estate 1 Brimstone.
In Orlingbury 2 Brimstone.
21st: Single Brimstones were seen in Old Stratford, in the Lazy Acre area of Thrapston, in Hanging Houghton,
along Cliftonville road and Foot Meadow in Northampton and by the Grand Union Canal near Braunston.
In a Northampton garden 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Burton Latimer 1 Comma.
In an Oundle garden 1 Peacock.
19th: In Wilbarston 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
17th: Single Brimstones in Fineshade Wood and along the A605 near Grafton Regis.
15th: In London Road Cemetery in Kettering 2 Red Admiral and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
14th: The first Peacock of the year was seen along the Brampton Valley Way south of Brixworth.
The first Small Tortoiseshell of the year was seen in a Finedon garden.
At Brackmills Industrial Estate in Northampton 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.
In Norton 1 Brimstone.
In a Northampton garden 1 Brimstone.
13th:In Pintail Bay at Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone.
In Salcey Forest south 2 Brimstone.
11th: In a Hardingstone garden 1 Comma.
January
25th: In Oundle churchyard 1 Red Admiral.
8th: In Fineshade Wood 1 Red Admiral.
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