Recent highlights from submitted sightings
2024
Oct 27th – In Burton Latimer 1 Red Admiral.
In Duston 2 Red Admiral and 1 Painted Lady.
In Evenley Wood Garden 1 Red Admiral.
In Hazelborough Wood 1 Brimstone.
Oct 26th – At Borough Hill in Daventry 2 Red Admiral.
Oct 24th – At Cliftonville in Northampton 1 Small White.
In Deene 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Red Admiral.
In New Duston 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 21st – In Middleton Cheney 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 19th – In Desborough 1 Red Admiral.
In Northampton 1 Red Admiral.
On farmland south of Daventry 1 Small Copper.
Oct 17th – In Barton Seagrave 1 Large White.
At Hollowell Reservoir 2 Small Copper and 1 Red Admiral.
In Kettering 1 Large White and 1 Red Admiral.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 7 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Duston 2 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
At Pitsford Nature Reserve 1 Large White and 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 16th – At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 2 Speclled Wood.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 11th – In Badby 1 Comma.
In Barton Seagrave 2 Small Copper.
In Harlestone Firs 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue and 6 Smal Copper.
In Middleton Cheney 3 Large White, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
In New Duston 1 Red Admiral.
At Stanford Reservoir 1 Clouded Yellow (only the second one to be recorded in the county so far this year), 2 Green-veined White and 1 Comma.
At Wicksteed Park 1 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
Oct 10th – In Middleton Cheney 7 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
In New Duston 2 Red Admiral.
Oct 9th – In Northampton 1 Holly Blue.
At Lilbourne Meadows 1 Small Copper.
Oct 8th – In Middleton Cheney 2 Red Admiral.
Oct 7th – In Burton Latimer 1 Green-veined White and 3 Red Admiral.
At Harlestone garden centre 2 Red Admiral and 3 Comma.
In Harlestone Firs 1 Large White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper and 2 Peacock.
In Higham Ferrers 1 Red Admiral.
In Kettering 1 Red Admiral.
In Middleton Cheney 4 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 4 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 1 Speckled Wood.
At Stanford Reservoir 1 Small Copper.
In Thrapston 1 Red Admiral.
In Upton 1 Red Admiral.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Large White and 1 Common Blue.
Oct 6th – In Islip 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
Oct 5th – In Aldwincle 1 Red Admiral.
In Brigstock 3 Red Admiral.
In Brixworth Country Park 1 Peacock.
On farmlands south of Daventry 3 Small Copper.
In Fermyn Wood 1 Speckled Wood.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Large White, 2 Small White 10 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In Sudborough 1 Red Admiral.
At Thenford 1 Red Admiral.
Oct 4th – In Harlestone Firs 1 Large White, 1 Small Copper and 1 Comma.
In New Duston 1 Large White, 6 Red Admiral and 5 Comma.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
At Rushden Lakes 1 Red Admiral.
At Summer Leys 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
Oct 3rd – In Harlestone Firs 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 3 Small White, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 5 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Rushden Lakes 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.
At Stanford Reservoir 2 Red Admiral and 3 Comma.
At Old Sulehay 1 Common Blue and 1 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White and 1 Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Peacock.
Sept 28th – In New Duston 2 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Old Sulehay 2 Small White, 1 Peacock and 1 Small Heath.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 21 Small White, 4 Small Copper, 29 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 26 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 4 Green-veined White, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 6 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Thenford 3 Small White and 2 Red Admiral.
Sept 26th – At Harrington Airfield 1 Small White and 1 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
Sept 24th – At Harlestone Firs 1 Comma.
Sept 21st – In Bozeat 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Painted Lady.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Large White, 1 Peacock, 19 Comma and 7 Speckled Wood,
In Hazelborough Forest 3 Small Copper.
Around Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 2 Brimstone, 6 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 18 Meadow Brown, 5 Speckled Wood and 11 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys 1 Large White, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Comma and 4 Speckled Wood.
Sept 20th – In Harlestone Firs 2 Small Copper.
In New Duston 8 Large White, 3 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 4 Red Admiral, 4 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Old Stratford 4 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 Common Blue and 29 Small Copper.
Sept 19th – In Bucknell Wood 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Red Admiral, 6 Comma and 13 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 8 Small Copper.
At Old Sulehey and Ring 5 Common Blue and 6 Meadow Brown.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Heath.
Sept 18th – At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 4 Large White, 2 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Common Blue, 49 Small Copper, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.
Sept 17th – In Harlestone Firs 1 Large White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Small Copper and 2 Comma.
In Thrapston 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Heath.
Sept 16th – In Cogenhoe 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Harrington Airfield 4 Small White, 1 Common Blue and 3 Brown Argus.
At Pitsford Quarry 1 Small White, 2 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Comma and 3 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 1 Brown Argus and 13 Small Copper.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Common Blue and 36 Small Copper.
At Ring Haw 1 Large White, 4 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue, 9 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 37 Meadow Brown and 11 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Comma and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue, 2 Speckled Wood and 9 Small Heath.
Sept 14th – In Middleton Cheney 2 Red Admiral
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 2 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Common Blue and 37 Small Copper.
Sept 13th – At Brackmills 2 Large White, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In Islip 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady and 1 Comma.
At Ring Haw 3 Large White, 3 Small White, 6 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 27 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 6 Small Heath.
At Stanford Reservoir 3 Large White, 1 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
Sept 12th – In Harlestone Firs 1 Common Blue and 3 Small Copper.
In New Duston 2 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 1 Red Admiral.
At Ravensthorpe Reservoir 20 Small Copper.
Sept 11th – In Middleton Cheney 4 Large White, 1 Small White, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In New Duston 3 Large White, 20 Red Admiral and 4 Comma.
Sept 10th – At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Speckled Wood.
Sept 8th – At Brixworth Country Park and Pitsford Reservoir Dam 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 2 Small Copper and 4 Small Heath.
In Cogenhoe 5 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Kettering 2 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
At Sulgrave Manor 4 Large White, 1 Small White and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
Sept 6th – At Bradlaugh Fields 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Meadow Brown and 2 Small Heath.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Brimstone, 7 Large White, 7 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock and 15 Speckled Wood.
In Corby 1 Common Blue and 5 Small Heath.
At Old Sulehay 4 Large White, 5 Small White, 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 6 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet, 2 Speckled Wood and 3 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Nature Reserve 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 1 Meadow Brown and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 4 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 6 Common Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 4 Comma, 55 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 3 Speckled Wood and 16 Small Heath.
In Thenford 1 Brimstone, 6 Large White, 2 Small White, 12 Green-veined White, 5 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 3 Small White, 7 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood and 3 Small Heath.
Sept 4th – At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma, 4 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
Sept 3rd – At Kinewell Lake near Ringstead 1 Green-veined White, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
Sept 2nd – In Fineshade Wood 1 Red Admiral and 2 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 1 Large White, 3 Small White and 4 Brown Argus.
Sept 1st – In Abington Park 1 Red Admiral.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Small White, 10 Common Blue and 1 Small Heath.
In Higham Ferrers 3 Large White, 4 Small White and 2 Red Admiral.
In New Duston 11 Large White, 5 Small White, 8 Common Blue, 3 Holly Blue, 4 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 11 Meadow Brown and 2 Speckled Wood.
Aug 31st – At Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 1 Large White, 3 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 4 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
Aug 30th – Near RAF Croughton 1 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 4 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 2 Meadow Brown, 14 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Harlestone Firs 2 Small White, 5 Common Blue and 1 Brown Argus.
In London Road Cemetery in Northampton 9 Large White, 4 Small White, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 2 Large White, 3 Common Blue and 1 Small Copper.
At Summer Leys 3 Holly Blue.
Aug 29th – In Castle Ashby Gardens 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 4 Large White, 1 Small White, 8 Common Blue, 2 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
At Whilton Locks Garden Centre 1 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
Aug 28th – At Old Sulehay 2 Small White, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Meadow Brown and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 4 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 4 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 21 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Wilson.s Pits 1 Painted Lady.
Aug 27th – In Cogenhoe 3 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone Firs 1 Small White, 5 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Meadow Brown.
At Old Sulehey and Ring Haw 1 Large White, 2 Small White, 4 Green-veined White, 17 Common Blue, 5 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 83 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper, 10 Speckled Wood and 8 Small Heath.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 7 Common Blue, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
Aug 26th – In Bucknell Wood 2 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Gatekeeper and 13 Speckled Wood.
In Fermyn Woods 1 Large Skipper, 2 Large White, 2 Small White, 20 Green-veined White, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown, 2 Gatekeeper and 34 Speckled Wood.
At Harrington Airfield 6 Small White, 13 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown and 4 Speckled Wood.
Aug 25th – At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 2 Green-veined White, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Speckled Wood.
Aug 23rd – Near RAF Croughton 3 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 15 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone Firs 4 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 3 Meadow Brown and 1 Speckled Wood.
Aug 21st – At Lyveden New Bield 1 Small Skipper, 4 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper and 6 Speckled Wood.
In New Duston 1 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue and 1 Brown Argus.
Aug 20th – In Harlestone Firs 1 Small White, 7 Common Blue, 5 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 7 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 1 Brimstone, 6 Green-veined White, 5 Common Blue, 67 Meadow Brown, 7 Gatekeeper, 4 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
Aug 19th – In Bucknell Wood 1 Painted Lady, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 10 Gatekeeper and 3 Speckled Wood.
Aug 18th – At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Green-veined White, 12 Common Blue, 1 Meadow Brown, 10 Gatekeeper, 7 Speckled Wood and 8 Small Heath.
At the University of Northampton 2 Small White, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Painted Lady and 2 Speckled Wood.
Aug 17th – In Hazelborough Wood 2 Small Skipper, 1 Wood White, 2 Common Blue and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Summer Leys 3 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus and 1 Red Admiral.
At Swan Valley 1 Brimstone, 19 Common Blue and 1 Brown Argus.
In Wicksteeds Arboretum 1 Painted Lady.
Aug 16th -In Harlestone Firs 1 Small Skipper, 3 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 3 Red Admiral.
At Harrington Airfield 1 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 1 Large Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 11 Common Blue and 11 Small Heath.
At Lyveden New Bield 1 Common Blue.
In Salcey Forest 3 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Peacock and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Aug 15th – In Hazelborough Forest 2 Large Skipper, 1 Wood White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Old Sulehay 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
Aug 13th – In Bucknell Wood 5 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At RAF Croughton 5 Brimstone and 2 Red Admiral.
In Fineshade Wood 3 Large Skipper, 11 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Harrington Airfield 1 Small Skipper, 12 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Water 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Copper and 1 Red Admiral.
Aug 12th – In Cogenhoe 1 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady and 4 Peacock.
In Fermyn Woods 15 Large Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 10 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral, 12 Peacock, 5 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Small Skipper, 14 Common Blue and 3 Small Heath.
Aug 11th – At Harrington Airfield 8 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
At Hunsbury Hill 1 Holly Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
At Ring Haw 2 Brimstone, 19 Common Blue, 2 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Aug 9th – In Bucknell Wood 10 Large Skipper, 6 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Small Skipper, 6 Common Blue and 10 Peacock.
At Old Sulehay 1 Large Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 3 Common Blue, 4 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 11 Silver-washed Fritillary and 3 Dark Green Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Peacock and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Aug 6th – At Lyveden New Bield 1 Small Skipper, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Small Copper, 25 Meadow Brown and 13 Gatekeeper.
At Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 26 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus and 6 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Aug 5th – In Duston Quarry 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 7 Meadow Brown and 8 Gatekeeper.
In Harleston Firs 4 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 25 Meadow Brown and 7 Gatekeeper.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Small Skipper, 2 Large White, 2 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Meadow Brown and 3 Gatekeeper.
In Salcey Forest 1 Holly Blue, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Speckled Wood.
Aug 3rd – In New Duston 1 Green-veined White, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Comma, 5 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper and 4 Speckled Wood.
In Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 2 Large Skipper, 1 Small White, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 13 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 2 Peacock, 6 Silver-washed Fritillary, 17 Meadow Brown, 3 Ringlet and 6 Speckled Wood.
Aug 2nd – In Brackmills 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 12 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Bradlaugh Fields 4 Small Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Peacock, 25 Meadow Brown, 12 Gatekeeper and 1 Marbled White.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Green-veined White, 2 Brimstone, 12 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown, 6 Ringlet, 23 Gatekeeper and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Whistley Wood 9 Peacock, 1 Meadow Brown, 3 Ringlet, 16 Gatekeeper and 1 Speckled Wood.
Aug 1st – At Harrington Airfield 17 Small Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 8 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 2 Painted Lady, 19 Peacock, 10 Meadow Brown, 5 Gatekeeper and 1 Small Heath.
In Little Stanion 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Peacock, 3 Meadow Brown and 5 Gatekeeper.
July 31st – In Bozeat 1 Small Copper.
At RAF Croughton 1 Large Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 2 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock, 100 Meadow Brown, 40 Gatekeeper, 3 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
In Hazelborough Forest 12 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Wood White, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 2 Red Admiral, 31 Peacock, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary, 5 Meadow Brown, 4 Ringlet and 8 Gatekeeper.
At Hollowell Reservoir 4 Small Skipper, 6 Large White, 3 Red Admiral, 12 Ringlet, 26 Gatekeeper and 5 Marbled White.
In Old Sulehay 3 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 1 Small White, 7 Common Blue, 1 White Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Dark Green Fritillary, 5 Meadow Brown, 6 Ringlet, 23 Gatekeeper and 1 Speckled Wood.
July 30th – At Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 8 Large Skipper, 16 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admiral, 10 Peacock, 4 Comma, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
July 29th – In Fineshade Wood 1 Purple Emperor.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Common Blue and 1 Small Skipper.
In Plumpton Wood 8 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 10 Peacock and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
Near RAF Croughton 1 Large Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 6 Large Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 4 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Painted Lady, 37 Peacock, 3 Comma, 11 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 5 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Common Blue, 4 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
July 28th – In Hazelborough Forest 20 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 1 Wood White, 5 Brimstone, 4 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 49 Peacock, 3 Comma, 12 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
At Rockingham Castle 2 Common Blue, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 31 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 14 Peacock, 6 Comma and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 27th – In Brampton Ash 2 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Fineshade Wood 2 Purple Emperor.
At Harrington Airfield 2 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 3 Marbled White.
In Harry’s Park Wood 6 Large Skipper, 1 White Admiral, 2 Red Admiral, 24 Peacock, 5 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 26th – In Bucknell Wood 17 Large Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 6 Red Admiral, 16 Peacock, 8 Comma and 7 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Fermyn Woods 43 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 6 Brimstone, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 5 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 49 Peacock, 8 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Hazelborough Wood 4 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 13 Peacock, 1 Comma and 7 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral, 7 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Old Sulehay 4 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary and 8 Dark Green Fritillary.
July 24th – In New Duston 3 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 10 Peacock, 2 Comma and 2 Marbled White.
At Ring Haw 16 Small Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 8 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Small Heath.
At Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone, 7 Red Admiral, 14 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 7 Comma.
July 23rd – In Duston Quarry 7 Small Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 5 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Harlestone Firs 10 Small Skipper, 5 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Red Admiral, 10 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
Around Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 3 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 24 Peacock, 3 Comma, 9 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 11 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
At Pitsford Nature Reserve 4 Red Admiral and 3 Comma.
Near Stoke Doyle 1 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Large Skipper, 16 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 2 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
July 22nd – In Finedon Pocket Park 2 Small Skipper, 7 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 9 Peacock and 5 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 15 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 7 Peacock, 7 Comma and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 21st – In Dingley Wood 5 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In the Fermyn Wood complex 41 Large Skipper, 1 Brown Argus, 10 Red Admiral, 17 Peacock, 9 Comma, 7 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 5 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Thrapston near Town Lake 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 19th – In Ravensthorpe a Purple Emperor was a surprise find in a lucky resident’s kitchen!
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary and 2 Marbled White.
July 18th – The 1st Clouded Yellow of the year was recorded today with one seen along Old Dry Lane in Brigstock.
In Brampton Ash 4 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Emperor, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary and 2 Marbled White.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Collyweston Deeps 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 22 Marbled White.
In Fineshade Wood 4 Large Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Comma and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Harlestone Firs 3 Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 2 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
In Hazelborough Forest 12 Large Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 13 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Ring Haw 4 Large Skipper, 17 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Comma, 65 Marbled White and 4 Small Heath.
July 17th – At Brackmills Country Park 3 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Bucknell Wood 27 Large Skipper, 4 Small Skipper, 2 Wood White, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 2 White Admiral, 7 Red Admiral, 11 Comma, 13 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Marbled White and 30 Gatekeeper.
In Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 1 Brimstone, 3 Dark Green Fritillary, 2 Peacock and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Thrapston along Meadow Lane 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 15th – In Old Sulehay and Ring Haw 4 Large Skipper, 19 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Purple Emperor, 4 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma, 12 Silver-washed Fritillary, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 43 Marbled White and 8 Small Heath.
Near Ravensthorpe 3 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 5 Large Skipper, 20 Small Skipper, 4 Essex Skipper, 6 Marbled White, 61 Gatekeeper and 3 Small Heath.
July 14th – In Brampton Ash 2 Large Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor and 1 Comma.
In Hazelborough Forest 16 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 2 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Irchester Country Park 4 Large Skipper, 7 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 5 Red Admiral, 6 Comma, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Small Heath.
July 13th – In Fermyn Woods 43 Large Skipper, 20 Small Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 6 White-letter Hairstreak, 18 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
At Ring Haw 4 Large Skipper, 20 Small Skipper, 6 Essex Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 2 Dark Green Fritillary, 62 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
At Yardley Hastings Flood Storage Reservoir 10 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Comma and 2 Small Heath.
July 12th – In Harlestone Firs 2 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 2 Essex Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
July 11th – In Hazelborough Wood 1 White Admiral, 1 Comma and 1 Silver-washed Fritillary.
July 10th - In Brampton Ash 1 Large Skipper, 3 Small Skipper, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 1 Meadow Brown.
In Hazelborough Forest 35 Large Skipper, 1 Wood White, 2 White Admiral 2 Red Admiral, 5 Comma and 16 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Old Sulehay 1 Brimstone, 5 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Comma, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary, 6 Dark Green Fritillary, 2 Marbled White and 1 Small Heath.
July 8th – In Bucknell Wood 19 Large Skipper, 2 Wood White, 1 Red Admiral and 7 Comma.
In Fermyn Woods 1 Brimstone, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma and 7 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Harlestone Firs 6 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Old Sulehay 1 Purple Emperor and 2 Dark Green Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 4 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 2 Silver-washed Fritillary and 5 Marbled White.
At Tywell Hills and Dales 1 Large Skipper, 5 Small Skipper, 3 Marbled White, 1 Gatekeeper and 9 Small Heath.
July 7th – At Harrington Airfield 1 Large Skipper, 12 Small Skipper, 3 Essex Skipper, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Gatekeeper, 28 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
At Summer Leys 2 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 4 Red Admiral, 5 Comma, 2 Gatekeeper and 1 Marbled White.
July 6th - In Dingley Woods 15 Small Skipper, 3 Essex Skipper, 1 Gatekeeper and 10 Marbled White.
July 5th – At Brackmills 7 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Old Sulehay 1 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Red Admiral, 3 Dark Green Fritillary, 1 Gatekeeper and 11 Marbled White.
At Titchmarsh 4 Purple Hairstreak.
July 4th - In Brampton Ash 2 Purple Emperor.
In Fermyn Woods 18 Large Skipper, 3 Purple Hairstreak, 6 Purple Emperor, 4 Red Admiral, 3 White Admiral, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 7 Comma and 6 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In Salcey Forest 2 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 4 White Admiral, 7 Comma and 4 Silver-washed Fritillary.
At Stanwick Pastures 2 Black Hairstreak and 2 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone, 7 Marbled White and 7 Small Heath.
July 1st – In Fermyn Woods 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 4 Purple Emperor, 3 White Admiral, 1 Comma and 2 Silver-washed Fritillary.
June 29th – In Brackmills 3 White-letter Hairstreak and 1 Red Admiral.
In Brampton Ash 3 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Comma.
In Bucknell Wood 4 Wood White, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 4 White Admiral, 1 Red Admiral, 3 Comma and 3 Silver-washed Fritillary.
In and around the Fermyn Wood Complex 206 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 6 Black Hairstreak, 2 Purple Hairstreak, 14 Purple Emperor, 11 White Admiral, 7 Red Admiral, 12 Comma, 4 Silver-washed Fritillary, 3 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
At Harlestone Firs 1 White-letter Hairstreak and 1 Purple Hairstreak.
In Harry’s Park Wood 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 3 Purple Emperor, 13 White Admiral and 5 Red Admiral.
June 28th – In Hazelborough Forest 5 Large Skipper, 1 Wood White, 5 White Admiral and 2 Red Admiral.
June 27th – In Bucknell Wood 12 Wood White, 4 Purple Emperor, 3 White Admiral and 1 Red Admiral.
At Desborough Leisure Centre 17 Marbled White.
In Duston Quarry 24 Marbled White.
In Salcey Forest 4 Wood White, 1 Black Hairstreak, 9 Purple Emperor, 2 White Admiral, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Comma, 3 Silver-washed Fritillary and 1 Marbled White.
At Titchmarsh a new site for White-letter Hairstreak and Black Hairstreak was discovered with 2 of each seen along the green-lane south of the Titchmarsh Castle site.
June 26th – The 1st Silver-washed Fritillary of the year was recorded today in Fermyn Woods along with 2 White-letter Hairstreak 7 Purple Emperor and 3 White Admiral.
In Bucknell Wood 8 Large Skipper, 22 Wood White, 5 White Admiral and 1 Red Admiral.
In Croughton Pocket Park 2 Large Skipper, 1 Small Skipper, 2 Common Blue and 30 Marbled White.
In Harlestone 4 White-letter Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 2 Wood White, 4 Black Hairstreak, 3 Purple Emperor, 3 White Admirals, 1 Red Admiral, and 1 Comma.
June 25th – The 1st Essex Skipper of the year was also recorded today in Old Sulehay along with 5 Dark Green Fritillary, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 25 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
The 1st Purple Hairstreaks of the year were also recorded today with 2 seen in Salcey Forest along with 3 Wood White, 6 Black Hairstreak, 5 White Admiral and 5 Marbled White.
The 1st Purple Emperors of the year were recorded today with 4 seen around the Fermyn Wood complex
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 2 Brimstone, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Marbled White and 5 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 9 Small Skipper, 4 Common Blue, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 50 Marbled White and 24 Small Heath.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 5 Large Skipper, 2 Red Admiral, 15 Marbled White and 11 Small Heath.
In Yardley Hastings 5 Large Skipper, 40 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
June 24th – In Bucknell Wood 8 Large Skipper, 12 Wood White, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral and 7 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Wood 14 Wood White.
June 23rd – In Brackmills 6 White-letter Hairstreak.
At Ring Haw 4 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 14 Marbled White.
June 22nd – In Fermyn Woods 2 Large Skipper, 1 Black Hairstreak, 3 White Admiral and 1 Speckled Wood.
June 21st – The 1st White-letter Hairstreak of the year was recorded today by Harlestone Firs.
In Croughton Pocket Park 4 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 2 Marbled White and 3 Small Heath.
At Old Sulehay 1 Dingy Skipper, 3 Common Blue, 1 Dark Green Fritillary, 5 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 1 Large Skipper, 4 Black Hairstreak and 2 Marbled White.
June 20th - In Bucknell Wood 4 Large Skipper, 14 Wood White and 1 Comma.
In Irchester Country Park 4 Large Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Brown Argus and 2 Small Heath.
At Northampton Bike Park 1 Small Skipper.
In Harry’s Park Wood 1 Black Hairstreak, 1 Wood White and 1 White Admiral.
In Salcey Forest 6 Large Skipper, 32 Wood White, 1 Holly Blue, 7 Black Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Marbled White.
June 19th – The 1st White Admiral of the year was recorded today in Glapthorn Cow Pastures.
In Bucknell Wood 1 Large Skipper and 4 Wood White.
In Fermyn Country Park 1 Dingy Skipper, 4 Common Blue, 4 Marbled White and 4 Small Heath.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 3 Marbled White and 2 Small Heath.
In Yardley Chase 1 Large Skipper and 20 Wood White.
June 18th – In Salcey Forest 9 Large Skipper, 19 Wood White, 1 Common Blue and 15 Black Hairstreak.
At Yardley Hastings Flood Storage Reservoir 2 Large Skipper, 10 Marbled White and 15 Small Heath.
June 17th – The 1st Small Skipper of the year was recorded today at Ring Haw.
In Bucknell Wood 30 Wood White, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
In Hazelborough Forest 4 Large Skipper, 6 Wood White, 1 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet and 2 Speckled Wood.
June 16th – The 1st Dark Green Fritillary of the year was recorded today at Old Sulehay, along with 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Marbled White, 5 Meadow Brown and 7 Small Heath.
In Bucknell Wood 4 Large Skipper, 12 Wood White, 1 Green-veined White, 8 Meadow Brown and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Croughton Pocket Park 4 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 2 Common Blue, 7 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet, 2 Marbled White and 5 Small Heath.
In Fermyn Country Park 2 Marbled White.
In Fineshade Wood 2 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Wood White, 1 Large White and 1 Black Hairstreak.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 18 Black Hairstreak.
In Hazelborough Forest 4 Large Skipper, 7 Wood White, 4 Meadow Brown and 1 Small Heath.
At Stanwick Lakes another Black Hairstreak was found at the northern end of Stanwick Lakes.
June 15th – A Black Hairstreak was photographed today at the northern end of Stanwick Lakes. This is an amazing find and is one of three new locations for the species this year with other colonies found near Bulwick and Collyweston.
June 14th – In Bucknell Wood 9 Wood White.
In Salcey Forest 6 Black Hairstreak.
June 13th – In Bucknell Wood 4 Wood White.
At Ring Haw 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 16 Meadow Brown, 2 Speckled Wood and 11 Small Heath.
June 12th – In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 21 Black Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Meadow Brown.
In Hazelborough Forest 6 Wood White.
In Whistley Wood 1 Wood White.
June 11th – In Bucknell Wood 9 Wood White.
In Hazelborough Forest 5 Wood White.
At Ring Haw 2 Grizzled Skipper, 4 Meadow Brown, 2 Speckled Wood and 4 Small Heath.
June 10th – The 1st Ringlet of the year was recorded today at Fermyn Country Park, along with 1 Large Skipper, 2 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Meadow Brown and 3 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 2 Large Skipper, 5 Black Hairstreak, 4 Wood White, 3 Meadow Brown and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue and 6 Meadow Brown.
June 9th – In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 10 Black Hairstreak.
In Hazelborough Forest 7 Wood White.
June 8th – The 1st Marbled White of the year was recorded today in Yardley Hastings.
At Ring Haw 1 Dingy Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 2 Common Blue, 9 Meadow Brown, 5 Speckled Wood and 11 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 6 Black Hairstreak.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Common Blue, 2 Speckled Wood and 6 Small Heath.
June 7th – In Bucknell Wood 12 Wood White, 1 Common Blue and 10 Speckled Wood.
In Fermyn Country Park 6 Dingy Skipper, 5 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 4 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 18 Black Hairstreak, 2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock, 4 Meadow Brown, 8 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
At Harrington Airfield 5 Dingy Skipper, 8 Common Blue and 6 Small Heath.
In Hazelborough Wood 2 Large Skipper, 20 Wood White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Green-veined White and 15 Speckled Wood.
June 6th – In Bearshank Wood 2 Green-veined White, 1 Black Hairstreak and 1 Meadow Brown.
At Fermyn Country Park 3 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 6 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Meadow Brown and 2 Small Heath.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 9 Black Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 2 Wood White, 2 Black Hairstreak and 1 Meadow Brown.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 3 Common Blue and 1 Meadow Brown.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
June 5th – In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 15 Black Hairstreak.
In Salcey Forest 11 Wood White, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Black Hairstreak and 6 Speckled Wood.
June 3rd - The 1st Black Hairstreaks of the year were recorded today with 7 seen in Glapthorn Cow Pastures.
In Bucknell Wood 10 Wood White and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Wood 2 Wood White.
In Salcey Forest 1 Wood White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Meadow Brown and 3 Speckled Wood.
June 2nd – In Bucknell Wood 5 Wood White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral and 5 Speckled Wood,
At Croughton Pocket Park 1 Brimstone, 4 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus and 1 Small Heath.
In Fineshade Wood 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 3 Green-veined White, 1 Small White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 6 Speckled Wood.
At Old Sulehay 3 Dingy Skipper, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood and 1 Small Heath.
At Ring Haw 4 Brimstone, 1 Common Blue, 2 Meadow Brown, 3 Speckled Wood and 12 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 10 Wood White, 3 Large White, 2 Small White, 6 Green-veined White, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 6 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 6 Dingy Skipper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 3 Common Blue and 1 Small Heath.
June 1st – In Bucknell Wood 5 Wood White.
In Salcey Forest 1 Wood White and 4 Speckled Wood.
May 29th – the 1st Meadow Brown of the year was recorded today in Doddington Road Cemetery in Wellingborough.
May 27th – At Summer Leys 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Small White, 1 Common Blue and 1 Red Admiral.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 6 Dingy Skipper, 1 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Heath.
May 25th – At Harrington Airfield 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Small Heath.
At Old Sulehay 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Large White, 1 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Roade Old Quarry 8 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 3 Common Blue and 1 Holly Blue.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 4 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 3 Common Blue and 2 Small Heath.
May 24th – In Harlestone Firs 1 Common Blue, 1 Brown Argus, 1 Small Copper and 1 Painted Lady.
In Salcey Forest 1 Wood White and 1 Red Admiral.
May 23rd – The 1st Large Skipper of the year was recorded today in Thrapston.
In Hazelborough Forest 6 Wood White and 2 Speckled Wood.
May 20th – In Fineshade Wood 2 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 1 Red Admiral and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Harrington Airfield 29 Dingy Skipper, 1 Small White, 2 Green Hairstreak, 4 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Small Heath and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 4 Dingy Skipper, 4 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 15 Small Heath and 1 Speckled Wood.
May 19th – In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone, 6 Green-veined White, 1 Wood White, 3 Red Admiral and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Hazelborough Forest 3 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 6 Wood White and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Stanwick Lakes 3 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
In Weekley Hall Wood Meadow 7 Dingy Skipper, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak, 3 Peacock and 3 Small Heath.
May 18th – In Fineshade Wood 7 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper and 1 Peacock.
May 17th – At the West Lodge Rural Centre in Desborough 4 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 6 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Green Hairstreak, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock and 2 Small Heath.
At Stanford Reservoir 3 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock.
May 15th – The 1st Brown Argus of the year was recorded today in New Duston along with 1 Common Blue.
May 14th – along the footpath west of Hanging Houghton 2 Painted Lady.
May 13th – A single Wood White was an exciting record in Harry’s Park Wood today. This is too early in the flight period for this species to have a straggled from the nearby Geddington Chase population, so it is almost certainly proof of breeding at a new site for them.
In Bucknell Wood 2 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Daventry Country Park 1 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 7 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 5 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Common Blue, 4 Peacock and 8 Small Heath.
In Salcey Forest 1 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 7 Dingy Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Peacock and 3 Small Heath.
May 12th - the 1st Common Blue of the year was recorded today in a field east of Rusden.
The 1st Painted Lady of the year was also recorded today along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth.
In Collyweston Quarry 1 Dingy Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 22 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Small Copper, 18 Green Hairstreak, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood and 5 Small Heath.
In Weekley Hall Wood meadow 4 Dingy Skipper, 2 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Green Hairstreak and 2 Peacock.
May 11th - On the A6/B576 roundabout in Desborough 4 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Green Hairstreak and 1 Peacock.
At Fermyn Country Park 4 Dingy Skipper, 10 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Green-veined White, 5 Orange-tip and 2 Green-veined White.
At Lyveden New Bield 1 Dingy Skipper.
At Old Sulehay 73 Dingy Skipper, 14 Grizzled Skipper, 8 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Peacock and 3 Small Heath.
May 9th – The 1st Wood White of the year was recorded today in Yardley Chase.
The 1st Small Copper of the year was also recorded today at Twywell Hills and Dales.
At Harrington Airfield 3 Dingy Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 4 Green Hairstreak.
At Ring Haw 4 Dingy Skipper, 7 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Peacock and 1 Small Heath.
At Stanwick Lakes 5 Brimstone, 9 Green-veined White, 17 Orange-tip, 5 Holly Blue and 8 Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 7 Dingy Skipper, 2 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Small Copper, 1 Green Hairstreak, 2 Peacock and 1 Small Heath.
May 8th – In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 3 Orange-tip and 3 Speckled Wood.
At Fermyn Country Park 4 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White and 1 Peacock.
At Old Sulehay 1 Dingy Skipper, 9 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 6 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 4 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 10 Dingy Skipper, 3 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip and 5 Peacock.
May 7th – In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone, 11 Green-veined White, 7 Orange-tip and 5 Peacock.
In Hazelborough Forest 3 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 2 Brimstone, 9 Large White and 21 Orange-tip.
May 6th – At Old Sulehay 10 Dingy Skipper, 4 Grizzled Skipper, 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip and 1 Speckled Wood.
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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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 1st 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
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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.