Recent highlights from submitted sightings

2025

March 28th

At Hollowell Reservoir 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

In Denford 1 Brimstone.

At Irthlingborough Lakes 1 Peacock.

In Burton Latimer 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.

In Kettering 1 Peacock.

In Middleton Cheney 1 Peacock.

At Stortons Pits 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.

At Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 1 Comma.

 

March 27th

The first Holly Blues of the year were recorded today with 2 seen in Kettering.

In Brixworth 1 Peacock.

At Everdon Stubbs 1 Orange-tip.

In Middleton Cheney 2 Orange-tip.

In New Duston 1 Brimstone.

In Old village 2 Brimstone.

At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 3 Peacock and 1 Comma.

At Thapston Gravel Pits 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

In Yardley Chase 7 Peacock.

 

March 26th

The first Large White of the year was recorded today in a Piddington garden.

At Blueberry Farm near Maidwell 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.

At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Peacock.

In Kettering 1 Brimstone and 3 Comma.

 

March 24th

The first Orange-tips of the year were recorded today with two seen along Ditchford Lane near Ditchford Gravel Pits.

In Harpole 1 Peacock.

In Thrapston 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

 

March 22nd

In Middleton Cheney 1 Brimstone.

In Wollaston 1 Comma.

March 21st

At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 3 Peacock.

In Polebrook 1 Peacock.

In Yardley Chase 24 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 11 Comma.

March 20th

In Bearshank Wood 4 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

At Briar Hill Meadows in Northampton 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.

In Castle Fields in Wellingborough 1 Brimstone.

In Desborough 6 Brimstone.

In Harry’s Park Wood 1 Brimstone, 4 Peacock and 3 Comma.

In Hazelborough Forest 3 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.

In Higham Ferrers 3 Brimstone.

At Holdenby House 1 Comma.

In Irthlingborough 1 Peacock.

In Kettering 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

At Kinewell Lake in Ringstead 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

In Middleton Cheney 1 Brimstone and 2 Peacock.

In New Duston 6 Brimstone and 6 Peacock.

In Norton 1 Brimstone.

In Polebrook 3 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.

In Salcey Forest 4 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

In Stoke Albany 1 Brimstone.

At Stortons Pits 3 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

In Syresham 1 Brimstone.

At Titchmarsh 1 Brimstone and 2 Peacock.

In Towcester 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.

At Turtle Bridge 3 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

In West Hunsbury 1 Peacock.

 

March 19th

In Corby 1 Brimstone.

In Polebrook 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

At Ring Haw 1 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.

At Summer Leys 4 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.

In Potterspury 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

In Thrapston 1 Brimstone.

 

March 18th

On Cogenhoe 1 Brimstone.

In Desborough 1 Brimstone.

In Farthingstone 2 Comma.

In Harlestone Firs 1 Comma.

At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Peacock.

In Polebrook 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

In Salcey Forest 6 Comma.

At Thrapston Gravel Pits 2 Comma.

At Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 1 Peacock.

In Towcester 1 Comma.

 

March 15th

At Summer Leys 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

March 9th

The first Small White of the year was recorded today at Bradlaugh Fields, along with 3 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 19 Comma.

In Barnwell Country Park 1 Brimstone.

In Brackmills 1 Comma.

In Brigstock 1 Brimstone.

In Brixworth 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

In Bucknell Wood 11 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

In Corby 3 Brimstone.

In Cotterstock 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

In Desborough 1 Comma.

In Fermyn Country Park 2 Brimstone.

In Fermyn Woods 8 Brimstone, 3 Peacock and 12 Comma.

In Irthlingborough 1 Peacock.

In Long Buckby 1 Brimstone.

In Lyveden New Bield 1 Comma.

In Oundle 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

In Polebrook 2 Brimstone.

In Raunds 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

At Sywell Rifle Range 1 Brimstone.

In Thrapston 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

At Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 13 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.

March 8th

In Badby 1 Peacock.

In Corby 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

In Easton Maudit 1 Comma.

In Fineshade Wood 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.

In Kettering 1 Brismtone and 2 Peacock.In Middleton Cheney 2 Brimstone.

In Polebrook 2 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.

In Ravensthorpe 1 Comma.

In Salcey Forest 4 Brimstone and 5 Comma.

At Stanwick Lakes 1 Brimstone.

At Thrapston Lakes 4 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

In Towcester 1 Brimstone.

In Upton 3 Brimstone.

In Yelvertoft 1 Brimstone.

March 6th

In Badby 1 Brimstone.

At Barnwell Country Park 1 Brimstone.

In Collyweston Great Wood 4 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.

In Great Doddington 1 Brimstone.

In Higham Ferrers 5 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

At Holdenby House 1 Brimstone.

In Middleton Cheney 4 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

In Duston 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.

In Polebrook 2 Brimstone and 2 Comma.

In Stoke Bruerne 1 Brimstone.

In Thrapston 1 Brimstone.

In Wollaston 1 Brimstone.

March 5th

In Harlestone Firs 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.

In Middleton Cheney 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

In New Duston 1 Comma.

In Northampton 1 Brimstone.

At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone.

In Wellingborough 1 Brimstone.

March 4th

The first Commas of the year were recorded today at Hazelborough Wood and Hanging Houghton.

In Bozeat 1 Peacock.

In Grafton Underwood 1 Brimstone.

In Harry’s Park Wood 1 Brimstone.

In Hazleborough Wood 1 Brimstone.

In Kettering 1 Brimstone.

In Mawsley 1 Brimstone.

In Polebrook 1 Brimstone.

At Thrapston Gravel Pits 2 Brimstone.

In Wellingborough 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

In Wollaston 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

March 3rd

In Brixworth 1 Brimstone.

In Bozeat 1 Brimstone.

In Burton Latimer 1 Brimstone.

In Creaton 1 Brimstone.

In Crick 1 Brimstone.

In Middleton Cheney 2 Brimstone.

At Pitsford Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone.

In Polebrook 1 Brimstone.

In Raunds 3 Brimstone.

In Salcey Forest 3 Brimstone.

In Thrapston 1 Brimstone.

In Wollaston 3 Brimstone.

March 2nd

At Blueberry Farm near Maidwell 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

In Desborough 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

In Kettering 1 Brimstone.

In Northampton 2 Brimstone.

In Wollaston 2 Brimstone.

March 1st

At Blueberry Farm near Maidwell 1 Brimstone.

In Cold Ashby 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

At Lilbourne Meadows 1 Peacock.

Feb 22nd

In Barton Seagrave 1 Peacock.

In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone.

In a Cogenhoe 1 Small Tortoiseshell.

In Great Doddington 1 Brimstone.

In a Kettering garden 1 Brimstone.

In London Road Cemetery in Kettering 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.

In Mawsley 1 Red Admiral.

At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone.

In a Wellingborough garden 1 Peacock.

Feb 21st

The first Brimstone of the year was recorded today in a Northampton garden.

Feb 2nd

The first Small Tortoiseshell of the year was recorded today in a garden in Desborough.

Jan 23rd

In Northampton 1 Red Admiral.

Jan 21st

The first Red Admiral of the year was recorded today in Oundle.

Jan 3rd

The first Peacock of the year was recorded today at Deene Lake.