Recent highlights from submitted sightings
2025
April 17th
At Fermyn Country Park 2 Grizzled Skipper.
At Pitsford Reservoir 6 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 2 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Quarry Walk near Earls Barton 2 Grizzled Skipper.
At Ring Haw 1 Grizzled Skipper, 3 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock and 5 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Dingy Skipper, 1 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock and 5 Speckled Wood.
At Whiston Lock 2 Brimstone, 6 Orange-tip, 2 Green-veined White and 8 Peacock.
April 16th
In Badby Woods 1 Red Admiral.
In Harlestone Firs 2 Red Admiral.
April 14th
At Collyweston Quarries 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Fermyn Country Park 4 Grizzled Skipper and 1 Peacock.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 2 Orange-tip, 2 Green-veined White, 3 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 4 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Storton’s Pits 1 Orange-tip, 1 Large White, 3 Peacock and 5 Speckled Wood.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone and 1 Orange-tip.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Peacock and 3 Speckled Wood.
April 12th
In Bucknell Wood 1 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White and 4 Peacock.
At Collyweston Quarries 2 Orange-tip, 4 Green Hairstreak and 2 Peacock.
At Fermyn Country Park 1 Dingy Skipper, 6 Grizzled Skipper, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
At High Wood and Meadow Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Peacock, 1 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Mantles Heath 4 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White and 2 Peacock.
At Summer Leys 7 Brimstone, 11 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock, 2 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 3 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 3 Peacock and 5 Speckled Wood.
April 11th
The first Dingy Skippers of the year were recorded today at Old Sulehay. The first Green Hairstreaks of the year were recorded today at Collyweston Quarries.
At Collyweston Quarries 22 Brimstone, 7 Orange-tip, 9 Green Hairstreak, 9 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 3 Brimstone, 10 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 6 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In London Road Cemetery 2 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Speckled Wood,
At Lilbourne Meadows 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
In Stonepit Close at Old Sulehay 2 Dingy Skipper, 15 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip and 4 Speckled Wood.
At Ring Haw 2 Brimstone.
April 10th
In Bucknell Wood 8 Orange-tip, 1 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 4 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Summer Leys 7 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 4 Speckled Wood.
April 9th
The first Grizzled Skippers of the year were recorded today with 1 seen at Twywell Hills and Dales.
At Delapre Abbey 2 Speckled Wood.
In Harlestone Firs 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Large White and 2 Peacock.
At Lamport Hall 1 Orange-tip, 2 Large White and 1 Peacock.
At Storton’s Pits 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 2 Peacock, 2 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
April 8th
In Bucknell Wood 3 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 5 Green-veined White and 11 Peacock.
At Harrington Airfield 4 Peacock.
At Ring Haw 2 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Salcey Forest 1 Brimstone, 32 Orange-tip, 2 Large White, 1 Small White, 11 Peacock and 1 Comma.
April 7th
At Stanford Reservoir 3 Green-veined White and 1 Peacock.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock,
At Twywell Hills and Dales 4 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
April 6th
The first Painted Lady of the year was recorded today with 1 seen in Abington Park.
Along the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth 3 Orange-tip and 3 Large White.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock and 4 Speckled Wood.
Along Hardingstone Dyke near Brackmills 8 Orange-tip, 3 Large White, 2 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Peacock and 3 Comma.
In Hazelborough Wood 1 Brimstone, 15 Orange-tip, 1 Small White, 8 Peacock, 3 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Irchester Country Park 2 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 2 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Red Admiral, 10 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Lyveden New Bield 2 Brimstone, 3 Orange-tip, 2 Green-veined White and 7 Peacock.
Along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth 2 Orange-tip and 3 Speckled Wood.
In Short Wood 3 Brimstone and 1 Green-veined White.
In Southwick Wood 1 Orange-tip, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
At Stanford Reservoir 3 Green-veined White and 10 Peacock.
At Summer Leys 4 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 4 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
April 5th
At Daventry Country Park 2 Orange-tip.
In Finedon Pocket Park 4 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Glapthorn Cow Pastures 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 7 Peacock and 3 Comma.
At Northampton County Cricket Ground 1 Small White and 1 Peacock.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 2 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 3 Peacock and 2 Speckled Wood.
April 4th
In Desborough 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 5 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 3 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Red Admiral and 7 Peacock.
Along Merry Tom Lane near Brixworth 5 Small Tortoiseshell.
In New Duston 3 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Polebrook 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small White and 1 Green-veined White.
At Stanford Reservoir 4 Green-veined White and 2 Peacock.
At Tailby Meadow near Desborough 2 Orange-tip, 4 Small White, 8 Peacock and 3 Small Tortoiseshell.
April 3rd
The first Speckled Woods of the year were recorded today in Abington Park, along the Ise Brook in Kettering, Kinewell Lake near Ringstead, and in New Duston.
Along the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth 1 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White and 1 Peacock.
In Corby 2 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
In Cottingham 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Delapre Abbey 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Harrington Airfield 9 Peacock and 1 Comma.
Along the Ise Brook in Kettering 2 Brimstone, 3 Small White, 2 Orange-tip, 29 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, 13 Comma and 2 Speckled Wood.
At Kinewell Lake near Ringstead 1 Green-veined White, 2 Peacock, 1 Comma and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Middleton Cheney 3 Brimstone and 2 Orange-tip.
In New Duston 4 Brimstone, 4 Orange-tip, 3 Large White, 2 Peacock and 1 Speckled Wood.
In Polebrook 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 4 Peacock.
April 2nd
In Brampton Wood 8 Brimstone, 12 Peacock, 7 Small Tortoiseshell and 4 Comma.
In Cottingham 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Delapre Abbey 2 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Large White, 2 Peacock and 4 Comma.
At Fermyn Country Park 1 Green-veined White and 5 Peacock.
In Hazelborough Forest 14 Brimstone, 6 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 18 Peacock and 5 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Brimstone, 6 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 18 Peacock and 5 Comma.
In Northampton 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.
In Polebrook 1 Small White, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Quarry Walk near Earls Barton 3 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 11 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Ring Haw 4 Brimstone, 6 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Stanford Reservoir 1 Green-veined White and 3 Peacock.
At Summer Leys Nature Reserve 4 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
April 1st
In Cogenhoe Pocket Park 1 Green-veined White, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Denford Ash 1 Brimstone, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Honey Hill near Cold Ashby 1 Red Admiral.
At Lilbourne Meadows 2 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Old Sulehay 2 Brimstone, 6 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 9 Peacock and 1 Comma.
March 31st
At Blueberry Farm near Maidwell 1 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Cogenhoe Pocket Park 1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Daventry Country Park 3 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
In Denford Ash 1 Brimstone and 2 Peacock.
In Hall Park in Rushden 1 Holly Blue.
In Harlestone Firs 3 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 2 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Harry’s Park Wood 10 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 24 Peacock and 11 Comma.
At the Nene Wetlands 6 Brimstone, 2 Orange-tip, 3 Red Admiral and 7 Peacock.
In Salcey Forest 9 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 10 Peacock, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 4 Comma.
At Stortons Pits 12 Brimstone, 8 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Summer Leys 6 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 9 Peacock and 3 Comma.
At Thrapston Gravel Pits 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip and 1 Peacock.
March 30th
The first Green-veined Whites of the year were recorded today at Pinewood Road in Northampton and Titchmarsh Wood.
In New Duston 2 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock and 2 Comma.
At Ring Haw 5 Brimstone, 4 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Sulgrave 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
At Thrapston Gravel Pits 1 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
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.