Recent highlights from submitted sightings
2024
May 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.
May 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.
May 2nd – At Summer Leys 15 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 33 Orange-tip, 7 Peacock and 1 Comma.
May 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.
April 29th – In Salcey Forest 1 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 18 Orange-tip and 2 Peacock.
April 26th – In Bucknell Wood 4 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
April 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.
April 17th – In Hazelborough Forest 13 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
April 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.
April 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.
April 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.
April 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.
April 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.
April 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.
April 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.
April 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.
April 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.
April 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.
March 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.
March 24th – The first Speckled Wood was of the year 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.
March 22nd – The first Orange-tip of the year was recorded today with a single male seen by the river Nene near Barnes Meadow.
In Barton Seagrave 1 Comma.
In New Duston 3 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
At Stanwick Lakes 1 Small White.
March 21st – In Middleton Cheney 3 Brimstone.
March 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.
March 18th – single Brimstones were recorded today in Bozeat, Castle Ashby Gardens, Oundle and Towcester.
March 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.
March 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.
March 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.
March 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.
March 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.
March 5th – In New Duston 1 Red Admiral.
Feb 25th – In Finedon 1 Peacock.
Feb 24th – At Wicksteed Park 1 Red Admiral.
Feb 21st – In Cottingham 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Feb 20th – In Cottingham 1 Brimstone.
Feb 17th – In Towcester 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Feb 16th – In Towcester 1 Brimstone.
Feb 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.
Feb 12th – At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Peacock.
In Old Sulehey Forest 1 Red Admiral.
Feb 4th – At the Seasons Garden Centre in Burton Latimer 1 Red Admiral.
Feb 3rd - In Moulton Leys in Northampton 1 Brimstone.
Feb 2nd - In Fineshade Wood 1 Brimstone.
In Moulton 1 Brimstone.
Feb 1st - In Higham Ferrers 1 Brimstone.
In Polebrook 1 Brimstone.
Jan 28th - In Higham Ferrers 1 Red Admiral.
Jan 26th - In Northampton 1 Peacock.
In Thrapston 1 Peacock.
Jan 24th In Northampton 1 Comma.
In Rothwell 1 Brimstone.
Jan 22nd - In Wilby 1 Brimstone.
Jan 21st - a Comma was recorded today overwintering in an outbuilding in Finedon.
Jan 13th - 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.
Jan 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.
Jan 1st - the 1st butterfly of 2024 was recorded today when a Red Admiral was observed flying in a garden in Great Oakley
2023
Dec 24th - another search around the footpaths south of RAF Croughton produced a further 4 Brown Hairstreak eggs. For more information please click here for a blog post.
Dec 20th - A Brown Hairstreak egg was discovered along a footpath south of RAF Croughton. This is the first time Brown Hairstreaks have been recorded in Northamptonshire for over half a century.
Dec 11th - In Moulton in Northampton 1 Red Admiral
Nov 28th - At Sywell Country Park 1 Red Admiral
Nov 23rd – In Brixworth 1 Small Tortoiseshell
In Castle Ashby Gardens 1 Red Admiral
In Fermyn Woods Country Park 1 Brimstone
At Pitsford Water 1 Small Tortoiseshell
Nov 22nd – In Cogenhoe 1 Red Admiral
Nov 17th – At Clifford Hill Gravel Pits 1 Peacock
In Broughton 1 Red Admiral
At Lamport Hall 1 2 Red Admiral
In Thrapston 1 Brimstone
In Towcester 1 Peacock
Nov 15th – In Kettering 1 Red Admiral
At Rushden Lakes 1 Small Tortoiseshell
In Salcey Forest 1 Red Admiral
Nov 10th – In Fermyn Country Park 1 Comma.
Nov 9th – In Higham Ferrers 1 Red Admiral.
Nov 7th – In Barton Seagrave.
In Ecton 1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone.
In Moulton Park in Northampton 1 Red Admiral.
Nov 6th – In Towcester 2 Red Admiral.
Nov 5th – In Barton Seagrave 1 Red Admiral.
In East Hunsbury 1 Red Admiral.
In New Duston 1 Red Admiral.
In Norton 1 Red Admiral.
In Sulgrave 2 Red Admiral.
In Thrapston 1 Red Admiral.
Nov 3rd – In Barton Seagrave 1 Red Admiral.
Nov 1st – In Norton 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 30th – In Cogenhoe 1 Small White and 1 Red Admiral.
In Kettering 1 Peacock.
Oct 29th – In Middleton Cheney 1 Red Admiral.
At Stanford Reservoir 2 Red Admiral.
In Thrapston 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 27th – In Long Buckby 1 Red Admiral.
In New Duston 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 25th – At London Rd cemetery in Kettering 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 24th – In Mears Ashby 1 Red Admiral.
At Stanford Reservoir 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 23rd – in Corby 1 Peacock.
Oct 22nd – In Brixworth 1 Brimstone.
In Kingsthorpe in Northampton 1 Red Admiral.
At Sixfields in Northampton 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Wicksteed Park 1 Brimstone.
In Wootton 5 Red Admiral.
In Yelvertoft 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 19th – At Dobbies Garden Centre in Harlestone 5 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
At Thrapston Town Lake 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 17th – In Brackmills 1 Red Admiral.
In Billing Road cemetery in Northampton 3 Red Admiral and 1 Painted Lady.
In Finedon 1 Red Admiral.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Red Admiral.
In Salcey Forest 5 Red Admiral
In Thrapston 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 15th – In Middleton Cheney 2 Red Admiral.
In Milton Malsor 2 Red Admiral were in The Greyhound pub garden.
Oct 14th – In New Duston 1 Red Admiral.
In Weedon 1 Red Admiral.
In Yelvertoft 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 13th – In Billing Road Cemetery in Northampton 1 Small Copper, 3 Red Admiral and 1 Painted Lady.
Oct 11th – In Abington Park 2 Red Admiral.
In Billing Road Cemetery in Northampton 1 Red Admiral and 1 Painted Lady.
Oct 10th – In Middleton Cheney 12 Red Admiral.
Oct 9th – In Preston Deanery 1 Red Admiral.
In Salcey Forest 5 Red Admiral.
Oct 8th – In Abington Park 1 Large White and 3 Red Admiral.
In the Coach and Horses pub garden in Brixworth 25 Red Admiral.
At Farthinghoe Reserve 5 Red Admiral.
In Fineshade Woods 3 Brimstone and 1 Common Blue.
In Long Buckby 13 Red Admiral.
In Wootton in Northampton 2 Small White, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
Oct 7th – In Bozeat 1 Painted Lady.
At Lilbourne Meadows 6 Red Admiral.
In Middleton Cheney 15 Red Admiral.
At Ring Haw 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White and 10 Red Admiral.
Oct 6th – In Abington Park 2 Red Admiral.
In Middleton Cheney 16 Red Admiral.
In New Duston 2 Small White, 7 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
Oct 5th – In Abington Park 7 Red Admiral.
At Delapre Abbey 2 Small White.
At Pitsford 4 Red Admiral.
At Stanwick Lakes 1 Large White, 3 Small White, 3 Small Copper and 3 Red Admiral.
Oct 4th – In Abington Park 4 Red Admiral.
In New Duston 14 Red Admiral.
In Barton Seagrave 1 Small Copper.
In Salcey Forest 6 Red Admiral and 3 Comma.
Oct 3rd – In Abington Park 5 Red Admiral.
At Harrington Airfield 5 Red Admiral.
In Salcey Forest 2 Small White, 1 Small Copper, 20 Red Admiral, 13 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Stanford Reservoir 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 2nd – In New Duston 30 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
At Harrington Airfield 5 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Sept 30th – In Billing Road cemetery in Northampton 5 Red Admiral.
In Bucknell Wood 6 Red Admiral and 17 Comma.
Sept 29th – In Abington Park 5 Red Admiral.
In Duston Quarry 1 Brown Argus and 1 Red Admiral.
In Middleton Cheney 12 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
In New Duston 39 Red Admiral and 8 Comma.
In Northampton a Clouded Yellow was recorded at the junction between Towcester and Rowtree Road.
At Ring Haw 1 Common Blue, 4 Small White, 15 Red Admiral, 2 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Wakerley Wood 3 Large White, 4 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In Islip 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
Sept 28th - In Delapre Walled Garden 1 Large White, 3 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
Sept 26th – In Bucknell Wood 8 Red Admiral, 16 Comma and 5 Speckled Wood.
At Delapre Abbey 5 Large White.
In Barton Seagrave 1 Brimstone.
At Whilton Locks Garden Centre 5 Small White, 5 Red Admiral and 2 Painted Lady.
Sept 25th – In Islip 10 Red Admiral.
In Wootton 22 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady and 1 Comma.
Sept 23rd – In Naseby 5 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In New Duston 14 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In Old Stratford 5 Red Admiral.
In a Barton Seagrave garden 2 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Small Copper and 5 Red Admiral.
In Stoke Albany 3 Small White, 4 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Titchmarsh 15 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
Sept 21st – At Titchmarsh 8 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Small Heath.
Sept 18th – In Salcey Forest 2 Comma.
Sept 17th – At Berrywood in Duston 14 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
At Billing Road cemetery in Northampton 4 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 22 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
Sept 16th – In Grange Park 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In New Duston 24 Red Admiral.
In Salcey Forest 1 Brown Argus, 8 Red Admiral, 6 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
Sept 15th – In Bucknell Wood 1 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 23 Red Admiral, 16 Comma and 8 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone Firs 2 Comma.
In Middleton Cheney 2 Red Admiral and 3 Comma.
At Ring Haw 3 Brimstone, 4 Small White, 5 Green-veined White, 3 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 17 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 5 Small Heath and 2 Speckled Wood.
Sept 14th – In New Duston 1 Small White, 7 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled.
In Thrapston 1 Small Copper and 1 Red Admiral.
Sept 13th – 1 Large White, 7 Small White, 2 Green-veined, 9 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Lower Harlestone 2 Small White, 2 Common Blue, 9 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Titchmarsh 5 Small White and 5 Red Admiral.
In Woodford 1 Green-veined White, 1 Large White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper and 1 Red Admiral.
Sept 10th – In Abington Park 1 Small Copper, 1 Painted Lady and 10 Red Admiral.
Sept 9th – In Hazelborough Forest 2 Small White, 1 Small Copper, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 4 Comma and 27 Speckled Wood.
At Old Sulehay 5 Large White, 2 Small White, 11 Common Blue, 4 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 8 Small Heath.
Sept 8th – At Brackmills 6 Red Admiral, 1 Meadow Brown and 1 Small Heath.
In Duston Quarry 1 Brimstone and 8 Common Blue.
In Harlestone Firs 2 Common Blue.
At Pitsford Nature Reserve 10 Common Blue, 6 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral and 12 Speckled Wood.
At Stanford Reservoir 4 Large White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
Sept 7th – In Hazelborough Forest 1 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 30 Speckled Wood.
Sept 6th – At Summer Leys 1 Clouded Yellow along the old railway line.
Sept 5th – In Fermyn Woods 2 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 2 Meadow Brown, 7 Speckled Wood and 9 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone, 1 Painted Lady and 1 Peacock.
Sept 4th – In Bucknell Wood 7 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue and 16 Speckled Wood.
At Hanging Houghton 2 Common Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
At Harrington Airfield 1 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 49 Common Blue, 6 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 6 Common Blue, 4 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Speckled Wood and 32 Small Heath.
Sept 3rd - At Banhaw Wood 2 Small White, 5 Common Blue, 1 Peacock, 2 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Cogenhoe Pocket Park 1 Large White, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Croughton Pocket Park 4 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 1 Brimstone, 6 Green-veined White, 4 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 81 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper, 7 Speckled Wood and 21 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 4 Brimstone, 8 Large White, 5 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 26 Common Blue, 21 Brown Argus, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 3 Comma, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 17 Speckled Wood and 37 Small Heath.
Sept 2nd – At Old Sulehay 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 3 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Heath.
Sept 1st – In Duston Quarry 1 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Small Heath.
In Harlestone Firs 3 Common Blue and 1 Small Copper.
Aug 30th – At Borough Hill 1 Common Blue, 8 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Old Sulehay 1 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 3 Red Admiral, 3 Meadow Brown, 8 Speckled Wood and 6 Small Heath.
At Harrington Airfield 10 Common Blue.
Aug 28th - In the fields south of Lower Benefield 290 Common Blue, 3 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Speckled Wood and 3 Small Heath.
Aug 27th - At Old Sulehay 2 Small Copper,
Aug 25th – At Bugbrooke 1 Clouded Yellow, 3 Large White, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
Aug 24th – In Bucknell Wood 2 Small White, 13 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue and 5 Speckled Wood.
At Old Sulehay 1 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 3 Small White, 5 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 1 Peacock, 5 Meadow Brown, 2 Gatekeeper, 16 Speckled Wood and 7 Small Heath.
Aug 23rd – At Kelmarsh Hall 3 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 2 Small White, 2 Common Blue, 2 Holly Blue, 14 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood,
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 14 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 22 Gatekeeper, 16 Speckled Wood and 17 Small Heath.
Aug 22nd – In Abington Park 1 Large White, 2 Holly Blue and 3 Speckled Wood.
Aug 21st – In Braunston 1 Green-veined White, 3 Common Blue, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Gatekeeper and 2 Speckled Wood,
Aug 20th - At Harrington Airfield 1 Small Skipper, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Gatekeeper and 5 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 1 Small Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 3 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 26 Common Blue, 10 Brown Argus, 83 Meadow Brown, 17 Gatekeeper, 19 Speckled Wood and 12 Small Heath.
Aug 19th – At Stanford Reservoir 6 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown and 6 Speckled Wood.
Aug 17th – In Braunston 3 Large White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral and 5 Gatekeeper.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 17 Brimstone, 47 Green-veined White, 4 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 3 Gatekeeper and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Duston Quarry 5 Large White, 5 Small White, 2 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 5 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
At Old Sulehay 1 Large Skipper, 1 Small White, 14 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 4 Silver-washed Fritillary, 8 Meadow Brown, 8 Gatekeeper, 5 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
In Welford Quarry 8 Brimstone, 5 Green-veined White, 10 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown and 30 Gatekeeper.
In Wootton Pocket Park 1 Small Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 3 Meadow Brown and 1 Gatekeeper.
Aug 16th – At Althorpe House 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 4 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 8 Brimstone, 33 Common Blue, 16 Brown Argus, 3 Holly Blue, 59 Meadow Brown, 24 Gatekeeper, 10 Speckled Wood and 7 Small Heath.
Aug 15th – In Fineshade Woods 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Swan Valley 2 Large White, 4 Small White, 11 Common Blue and 1 Brown Argus.
Aug 14th – In New Duston 2 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
Aug 13th – In Bearshank Wood 1 Large Skipper, 2 Small White, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Meadow Brown and 1 Gatekeeper.
Aug 12th – In Hazelborough Forest 5 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 15 Wood White, 13 Brimstone, 7 Small White, 7 Green-veined White, 24 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 8 Red Admiral, 13 Peacock, 1 Comma, 14 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Meadow Brown, 8 Speckled Wood and 1 Marbled White.
In Lilford Wood 3 Brimstone, 4 Common Blue, 1 Peacock, 4 Gatekeeper and 7 Speckled Wood.
Aug 11th – In Ashton Wold 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Broughton 1 Brimstone, 3 Large White, 2 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 1 Meadow Brown and 2 Gatekeeper.
In Salcey Forest 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper and 2 Speckled Wood.
Aug 10th - In Bucknell Wood 5 Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 44 Brimstone, 6 Large White, 57 Green-veined White, 5 Small White, 2 White Admiral, 6 Red Admiral, 27 Peacock, 5 Comma, 38 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Meadow Brown, 35 Gatekeeper and 6 Speckled Wood.
At Cottersbrooke Hall 4 Brimstone, 11 Large White, 1 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 5 Holly Blue, 4 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock, 1 Comma, 3 Meadow Brown, 2 Gatekeeper and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone 4 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Hollowell Reservoir 1 Essex Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 34 Green-veined White, 8 Common Blue, 2 Holly Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock, 2 Comma, 9 Meadow Brown, 50 Gatekeeper and 6 Speckled Wood.
Aug 7th – In Hazelborough Wood 7 Wood White, 2 Holly Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 13 Peacock, 1 Comma and 13 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Aug 6th – In Hazelborough Forest 5 Wood White, 3 Brimstone, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 4 Holly Blue, 1 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 9 Red Admiral, 31 Peacock, 5 Comma and 22 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Old Sulehey 1 Brimstone, 6 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 1 Comma, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Dark Green Fritillary.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 second brood Dingy Skipper.
Aug 4th – At Pitsford Reservoir 3 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
Aug 3rd – A Silver-washed Fritillary was a great garden record for a lucky resident in Staverton.
At Ring Haw 14 Brimstone, 38 Common Blue, 19 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 7 Peacock, 10 Marbled White and 1 Small Heath.
At Weekley Hall Wood a Wood White was a superb record for the site.
Aug 2nd – In Dingley Woods 5 Purple Hairstreak.
July 30th – In Bucknell Wood 2 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 3 Holly Blue, 1 White Admiral, 38 Red Admiral, 12 Peacock, 10 Comma and 32 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Castle Ashby 2 Holly Blue, 20 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 3 Brimstone, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 White Admiral, 22 Red Admiral, 14 Peacock, 10 Comma and 18 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 29th In Fermyn Country Park 4 Brimstone, 1 Painted Lady, 4 Peacock and 1 Marbled White.
In Fermyn Woods 6 Brimstone, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 30 Red Admiral, 10 Peacock and 5 Comma.
In Harlestone 5 White-letter Hairstreak.
In King’s Sutton 8 Painted Lady.
At Lamprt Hall 1 Holly Blue, 40 Red Admiral, 12 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Old Sulehey 2 Brimstone, 4 Common Blue, 4 Brown Argus, 7 Red Admiral, 13 Peacock, 4 Comma, 8 Silver-washed Fritillary and 5 Dark Green Fritillary.
At Spanhoe Quarry a second brood Dingy Skipper.
July 27th – A male Orange-tip was a surprising record today at Brixworth Country Park.
In Cottingham 2 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Salcey Forest 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary (one of which was the form valezina)
At Titchmarsh 51 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Bucknell Woods 4 Purple Hairstreak, 2 White Admiral, 73 Red Admiral, 23 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 31 Comma and 34 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 26th – At Canons Ashby 3 Brimstone, 2 Holly Blue, 14 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 12 Gatekeeper and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Hermitage Wood 1 Purple Hairstreak, 12 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 5 Comma.
At Ring Haw 2 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 19 Brimstone, 61 Common Blue, 56 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 2 Holly Blue, 8 Red Admiral, 30 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Comma, 27 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
July 25th – In Aldwincle 1 Painted Lady.
At Croughton Pocket Park 1 Dark Green Fritillary.
At Old Sulehey 4 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 5 Peacock, 2 Comma, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary and 2 Dark Green Fritillary.
July 23rd – In and around Alderton 2 Large Skipper, 19 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 5 Brown Argus, 2 Holly Blue, 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 36 Red Admiral, 7 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Comma, 113 Gatekeeper, 2 Marbled White and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Croughton Pocket Park 5 Brimstone, 10 Common Blue, 20 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 5 Red Admiral, 5 Peacock, 3 Comma, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Dark Green Fritillary, 10 Marbled White and 100 Gatekeeper.
In Harpole 2 Holly Blue and 1 Painted Lady.
In Middleton Cheney 2 Purple Hairstreak and 4 Red Admiral.
A Silver-washed Fritillary form valezina was a surprise visitor to an Upper Boddington resident’s garden.
In Warmington 2 White-letter Hairstreak, 6 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 8 Comma.
July 20th – At Hollowell reservoir 2 Essex Skipper, 5 Small Skipper, 2 Small Copper, 16 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Comma, 10 Marbled White, 120 Gatekeeper and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Large Skipper, 44 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 9 Common Blue, 4 Brown Argus, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 8 Peacock, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 5 Marbled White, 89 Gatekeeper and 3 Speckled Wood.
July 19th – In Wootton 5 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Small White.
In Middleton Cheney 9 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 3 Gatekeeper.
In New Duston 1 Holly Blue, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Comma and 14 Gatekeeper.
July 18th – At Old Sulehey 3 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 16 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 9 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock, 4 Comma, 15 Silver-washed Fritillary, 4 Dark Green Fritillary, 10 Speckled Wood and 1 Marbled White.
In and around Old village 1 Small Copper and 39 Red Admiral.
July 17th – A White-letter Hairstreak was a great garden find for one lucky resident in Yardley Hastings.
In Bozeat churchyard 1 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 2 Small Copper, 5 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 5 Gatekeeper and 1 Marbled White.
At Brackmills 1 Holly Blue, 8 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
Along Coton Road in Ravensthorpe 5 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Warmington 1 White-letter Hairstreak and 12 Red Admiral.
In Finedon Pocket Park 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 15 Holly Blue, 4 Brown Argus, 56 Red Admiral, 20 Comma, 2 Peacock and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Hazelborough Woods 5 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral, 1 White Admiral, 5 Comma and 16 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Copper, 32 Red Admiral and 25 Comma.
In Long Buckby 9 Red Admiral.
In Middleton Cheney 8 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Old Village 23 Red Admiral.
In Plumpton Wood 28 Purple Hairstreak, 5 Red Admiral, 4 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Wakerley Wood 3 Red Admiral, 2 White Admiral, 2 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Peacock and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 16th – In Hazelborough Forest 1 Wood White, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 1 White Admiral, 14 Red Admiral, 22 Comma and 30 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brown Argus, 36 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 9 Comma.
In King’s Sutton 5 Marbled White.
In Old Stratford 8 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 5 Comma and 4 Small Tortoiseshell.
July 15th – In Hazelborough Forest 9 Large Skipper, 62 Small Skipper, 5 Essex Skipper, 1 Wood White, 10 Purple Hairstreak, 1 White Admiral, 11 Red Admiral, 17 Comma, 9 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
July 13th – In Brampton Ash 2 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Purple Emperor, 7 Red Admiral, 11 Comma and 5 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Ring Haw 12 Small Skipper, 4 Essex Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 7 Red Admiral, 7 Peacock, 2 Comma, 37 Gatekeeper and 89 Marbled White.
In Wakerley Woods 1 White Admiral, 7 Red Admiral and 8 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 12th – In Abington Park 1 Holly Blue.
At Lyveden New Bield 6 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, 32 Gatekeeper and 1 Small Heath.
In Harlestone Firs 5 Red Admiral.
In Lilford Wood 1 White Admiral and 4 Red Admiral.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 4 Large Skipper, 77 Small Skipper, 12 Essex Skipper, 3 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 44 Gatekeeper and 1 Small Heath.
July 11th – At Ithlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Purple Hairstreak.
July 10th – In Brampton Wood 1 Purple Emperor.
In Harlestone Garden Centre a Purple Emperor was a surprise find for one customer!
At Old Sulehey 36 Large Skipper, 12 Small Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 6 Large White, 5 Small White, 8 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 5 Brown Argus, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 8 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 23 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 57 Meadow Brown, 44 Ringlet, 21 Gatekeeper and 8 Marbled White.
July 9th – In Salcey Forest 6 Large Skipper, 1 Wood White, 4 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 8 Large White, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 2 White Admiral, 8 Red Admiral, 14 Comma, 12 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Meadow Brown, 12 Ringlet, 2 Speckled Wood, 2 Gatekeeper and 1 Marbled White.
July 7th – Lots of Purple Hairstreaks were recorded today with the unusual sight of many of them down low in the vegetation or on the ground.
In Bucknell Wood 200+ Purple Hairstreak, 5 White-letter Hairstreak, 3 Purple Emperor, 1 White Admiral, and 15 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Fermyn Wood 100+ Purple Hairstreak, 12 Purple Emperor, 3 White Admiral, 18 Comma, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 8 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In the Harlestone area 4 Purple Hairstreak and 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Higham Ferrers 1 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Ring Haw 3 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 5 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Comma, 3 Dark Green Fritillary and 10 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 5 Wood White, 40 Purple Hairstreak, 5 Purple Emperor, 4 White Admiral, 2 Painted Lady and 15 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Summer Leys 4 Small Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 3 Large White, 2 Small White, 4 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 28 Meadow Brown, 7 Ringlet, 9 Gatekeeper and 2 Marbled White.
In Yardley Chase 10 Purple Hairstreak and 1 White-letter Hairstreak.
July 6th – In Bucknell Wood 6 Silver-washed Fritillaries including the first form valezina of the year.
In Fineshade Wood 3 Purple Emperor.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 15 Marbled White.
July 5th – In Bucknell Wood 11 Wood White, 1 White Admiral and 12 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 38 Large Skipper, 4 Wood White, 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Purple Emperor, 4 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 19 Comma, 16 Silver-washed Fritillary, 48 Meadow Brown, 48 Ringlet, 4 Speckled Wood and 1 Marbled White.
In the Yardley Hastings flood defence area 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet and 100 Marbled White.
July 3rd – In Bucknell Wood 23 Large Skipper, 4 Small Skipper, 5 Wood White, 1 Purple Emperor, 4 White Admiral, 4 Red Admiral, 7 Comma, 5 Silver-washed Fritillary, 7 Gatekeeper and 1 Marbled White.
July 2nd – In Bucknell Wood 15 Large Skipper, 12 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 10 Wood White, 1 Common Blue, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 5 White-letter Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 4 White Admiral, 2 Red Admiral, 5 Comma and 10 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Fermyn Woods 17 Purple Emperor.
At Old Sulehey 2 Large Skipper, 4 Small Skipper, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary, 6 Dark Green Fritillary, 3 Gatekeeper, 9 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 4 Large Skipper, 3 Wood White, 1 Purple Emperor, 3 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 21 Comma, 8 Silver-washed Fritillary and 11 Marbled White.
July 1st – In Hazelborough Forest 2 Purple Emperor, 2 Comma and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
June 30th – IN Fermyn Woods 12 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 2 Purple Emperor, 3 Comma and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In a field near Lowick church 22 Marbled White.
June 29th – 3 Wood White, 3 Purple Hairstreak and 1 White Admiral.
At Ring Haw 61 Small Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 1 Comma, 2 Dark Green Fritillary, 178 Marbled White and 26 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 8 Wood White, 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
June 28th – In Bradlaugh Fields 3 Essex Skipper, 120 Small Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 80 Marbled White and 4 Small Heath.
In Bucknell Wood 5 Large Skipper, 3 Wood White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 White Admiral and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Fermyn Wood 1 Black Hairstreak, 2 Purple Emperor and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Hazleborough Forest 2 Wood White and 1 White Admiral.
At Snorscombe 1 Purple Emperor.
June 26th – In Fermyn Woods 7 Large Skipper, 5 Purple Hairstreak, 4 Purple Emperor, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 3 Black Hairstreak.
In Hazleborough Wood 1 Purple Emperor, 1 White Admiral and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Hazleborough Forest 22 Wood White, 1 White Admiral, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Roade Cutting 67 Marbled White.
In Salcey Forest 7 Wood White, 3 Black Hairstreak and 3 White Admiral.
June 23rd – In Thrapston in a newly created meadow behind the doctor’s surgery 12 Marbled White.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Grizzled Skipper, 10 Large Skipper, 4 Small Skipper, 1 Large White, 9 Common Blue, 1 Painted Lady, 32 Meadow Brown, 4 Ringlet, 20 Marbled White, 1 Speckled Wood and 14 Small Heath.
June 22nd – The 1st White Admirals of the year were recorded today with two seen in Glapthorn Cow Pastures along with 7 Black Hairstreak.
At Brackmills 12 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Bradlaugh Fields 15 Marbled White.
In Fermyn Woods along the path opposite the Gliding Club 2 Wood White.
In Fineshade Wood 3 Black Hairstreak.
In Hazelborough Forest 51 Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 26 Wood White, 4 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary, 6 Meadow Brown and 22 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 30 Marbled White.
In Old Sulehey Wood 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Ravensthorpe along Teeton Road 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Weekley Hall Wood quarry 1 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 1 Comma, 66 Meadow Brown, 32 Ringlet, 92 Marbled White, 1 Speckled Wood and 8 Small Heath.
June 21st – The 1st Purple Hairstreaks of the year were recorded today with 2 seen in Glapthorn Cow Pastures along with 16 Black Hairstreak.
The 1st Clouded Yellow of the year was also recorded today in the grounds of Kettering General Hospital.
Along the Old Kettering Road in Corby (SP860851) 4 Black Hairstreak.
At Hollowell Reservoir 81 Marbled White.
In New Duston 32 Marbled White.
At Ring Haw 7 Large Skipper, 8 Small Skipper, 3 Common Blue, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 336 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet, 66 Marbled White, 6 Speckled Wood and 57 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 39 Black Hairstreaks along the ride south of the Horsebox car park and 15 Black Hairstreaks along the Blackthorn hedge in the motorway meadow, 2 Wood White and 1 White Admiral were also recorded.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 3 Common Blue and 5 Marbled White.
June 19th – At Brackmills 21 Marbled White.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 18 Black Hairstreak and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest south side 11 Black Hairstreak and 3 Wood White.
At Weekley Hall Wood 1 Wood White was an exciting record for the site! Also recorded were 4 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Large Skipper, 8 Meadow Brown, 6 Ringlet, 11 Marbled White, 3 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
June 18th – The 1st Dark Green Fritillary of the year was recorded today on the private Bulwick Estate.
The 1st Silver-washed Fritillary was also recorded today at Ring Haw Nature Reserve.
In Bucknell Wood 37 Wood White.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 27 Black Hairstreak
In Salcey Forest 36 Black Hairstreak and 4 Wood White.
June 17th – At Bradlaugh Fields 1 Marbled White.
At Fermyn Country Park 2 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Small White, 2 Common Blue, 23 Meadow Brown, 3 Ringlet, 9 Marbled White, 4 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
In New Duston 4 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 39 Meadow Brown and 108 Marbled White.
In Salcey Forest 49 Black Hairstreak and 1 Wood White.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 5 Meadow Brown, 11 Marbled White, 2 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
June 16th – In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 51 Black Hairstreak.
In the Salcey Forest 10 Black Hairstreak south of the Horsebox car park and 15 Black Hairstreak in the motorway meadow.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 3 Dingy Skipper, 4 Grizzled Skipper, 10 Large Skipper, 13 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 17 Meadow Brown, 6 Marbled White, 2 Speckled Wood and 28 Small Heath.
June 15th – In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 12 Black Hairstreak and 1 Orange-tip.
In Harry’s Park Wood 5 Black Hairstreak.
At Ring Haw and the Calcining Banks 1 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 12 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 69 Meadow Brown, 2 Marbled White, 5 Speckled Wood and 12 Small Heath.
In the Salcey Forest motorway meadow 7 Black Hairstreak.
At Weekley Hall Wood 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
June 14th – At Fermyn Country Park 1 Black Hairstreak and 1 Marbled White.
In New Duston 1 Small Skipper, 4 Holly Blue, 1 Comma, 6 Meadow Brown and 3 Marbled White.
At Ring Haw 2 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 16 Common Blue, 94 Meadow Brown, 6 Speckled Wood and 30 Small Heath.
In Wicksteed Park 1 Marbled White.
June 13th – The 1st Small Skipper of the year was recorded today with one seen in Fineshade Wood along with 3 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Common Blue, 2 Holly Blue, 11 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Brackmills 1 Large Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 10 Meadow Brown, 3 Speckled Wood, 4 Marbled White and 1 Small Heath.
In Cogenhoe 1 Small Copper.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 13 Black Hairstreak, 1 Green-veined White and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Old village and surrounding fields 8 Large Skipper, 14 Common Blue, 31 Meadow Brown and 35 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 1 Large Skipper, 16 Wood White, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Meadow Brown and 4 Speckled Wood.
June 12th – The 1st White-letter Hairstreak of the year was recorded today with one seen in Higham Ferrers.
The 1st Marbled White was also recorded today with one seen at Summer Leys Nature Reserve.
At Harrington Airfield 5 Large Skipper, 8 Common Blue, 1 Green Hairstreak, 7 Meadow Brown and 4 Small Heath.
June 11th - In Bucknell Wood 1 Large Skipper, 75 Wood White, 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 13 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Forest 38 Wood White, 1 Large White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral ad 5 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 2 Wood White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Smal Copper, 1 Meadow Brown and 8 Speckled Wood.
June 10th – In Bucknell Wood 2 Large Skipper, 20 Wood White, 1 Holly Blue and 7 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 43 Wood White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 3 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Meadow Brown and 15 Speckled Wood.