Recent highlights from submitted sightings
2025
March 28th
At Hollowell Reservoir 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Denford 1 Brimstone.
At Irthlingborough Lakes 1 Peacock.
In Burton Latimer 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
In Kettering 1 Peacock.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Peacock.
At Stortons Pits 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 1 Comma.
March 27th
The first Holly Blues of the year were recorded today with 2 seen in Kettering.
In Brixworth 1 Peacock.
At Everdon Stubbs 1 Orange-tip.
In Middleton Cheney 2 Orange-tip.
In New Duston 1 Brimstone.
In Old village 2 Brimstone.
At Pitsford Reservoir 1 Brimstone, 3 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Thapston Gravel Pits 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Yardley Chase 7 Peacock.
March 26th
The first Large White of the year was recorded today in a Piddington garden.
At Blueberry Farm near Maidwell 2 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Peacock.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Peacock.
In Kettering 1 Brimstone and 3 Comma.
March 24th
The first Orange-tips of the year were recorded today with two seen along Ditchford Lane near Ditchford Gravel Pits.
In Harpole 1 Peacock.
In Thrapston 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
March 22nd
In Middleton Cheney 1 Brimstone.
In Wollaston 1 Comma.
March 21st
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 3 Peacock.
In Polebrook 1 Peacock.
In Yardley Chase 24 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 11 Comma.
March 20th
In Bearshank Wood 4 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
At Briar Hill Meadows in Northampton 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Castle Fields in Wellingborough 1 Brimstone.
In Desborough 6 Brimstone.
In Harry’s Park Wood 1 Brimstone, 4 Peacock and 3 Comma.
In Hazelborough Forest 3 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Higham Ferrers 3 Brimstone.
At Holdenby House 1 Comma.
In Irthlingborough 1 Peacock.
In Kettering 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
At Kinewell Lake in Ringstead 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Brimstone and 2 Peacock.
In New Duston 6 Brimstone and 6 Peacock.
In Norton 1 Brimstone.
In Polebrook 3 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 4 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Stoke Albany 1 Brimstone.
At Stortons Pits 3 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Syresham 1 Brimstone.
At Titchmarsh 1 Brimstone and 2 Peacock.
In Towcester 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Turtle Bridge 3 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In West Hunsbury 1 Peacock.
March 19th
In Corby 1 Brimstone.
In Polebrook 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
At Ring Haw 1 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 1 Comma.
At Summer Leys 4 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Potterspury 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Thrapston 1 Brimstone.
March 18th
On Cogenhoe 1 Brimstone.
In Desborough 1 Brimstone.
In Farthingstone 2 Comma.
In Harlestone Firs 1 Comma.
At Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows 1 Peacock.
In Polebrook 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 6 Comma.
At Thrapston Gravel Pits 2 Comma.
At Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 1 Peacock.
In Towcester 1 Comma.
March 15th
At Summer Leys 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
March 9th
The first Small White of the year was recorded today at Bradlaugh Fields, along with 3 Brimstone, 2 Peacock and 19 Comma.
In Barnwell Country Park 1 Brimstone.
In Brackmills 1 Comma.
In Brigstock 1 Brimstone.
In Brixworth 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Bucknell Wood 11 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Corby 3 Brimstone.
In Cotterstock 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Desborough 1 Comma.
In Fermyn Country Park 2 Brimstone.
In Fermyn Woods 8 Brimstone, 3 Peacock and 12 Comma.
In Irthlingborough 1 Peacock.
In Long Buckby 1 Brimstone.
In Lyveden New Bield 1 Comma.
In Oundle 1 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Polebrook 2 Brimstone.
In Raunds 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
At Sywell Rifle Range 1 Brimstone.
In Thrapston 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
At Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 13 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Comma.
March 8th
In Badby 1 Peacock.
In Corby 1 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Easton Maudit 1 Comma.
In Fineshade Wood 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 1 Comma.
In Kettering 1 Brismtone and 2 Peacock.In Middleton Cheney 2 Brimstone.
In Polebrook 2 Brimstone, 1 Peacock and 2 Comma.
In Ravensthorpe 1 Comma.
In Salcey Forest 4 Brimstone and 5 Comma.
At Stanwick Lakes 1 Brimstone.
At Thrapston Lakes 4 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Towcester 1 Brimstone.
In Upton 3 Brimstone.
In Yelvertoft 1 Brimstone.
March 6th
In Badby 1 Brimstone.
At Barnwell Country Park 1 Brimstone.
In Collyweston Great Wood 4 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral and 1 Comma.
In Great Doddington 1 Brimstone.
In Higham Ferrers 5 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
At Holdenby House 1 Brimstone.
In Middleton Cheney 4 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Duston 2 Brimstone and 1 Peacock.
In Polebrook 2 Brimstone and 2 Comma.
In Stoke Bruerne 1 Brimstone.
In Thrapston 1 Brimstone.
In Wollaston 1 Brimstone.
March 5th
In Harlestone Firs 1 Brimstone and 1 Comma.
In Middleton Cheney 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In New Duston 1 Comma.
In Northampton 1 Brimstone.
At Twywell Hills and Dales 1 Brimstone.
In Wellingborough 1 Brimstone.
March 4th
The first Commas of the year were recorded today at Hazelborough Wood and Hanging Houghton.
In Bozeat 1 Peacock.
In Grafton Underwood 1 Brimstone.
In Harry’s Park Wood 1 Brimstone.
In Hazleborough Wood 1 Brimstone.
In Kettering 1 Brimstone.
In Mawsley 1 Brimstone.
In Polebrook 1 Brimstone.
At Thrapston Gravel Pits 2 Brimstone.
In Wellingborough 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Wollaston 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
March 3rd
In Brixworth 1 Brimstone.
In Bozeat 1 Brimstone.
In Burton Latimer 1 Brimstone.
In Creaton 1 Brimstone.
In Crick 1 Brimstone.
In Middleton Cheney 2 Brimstone.
At Pitsford Nature Reserve 1 Brimstone.
In Polebrook 1 Brimstone.
In Raunds 3 Brimstone.
In Salcey Forest 3 Brimstone.
In Thrapston 1 Brimstone.
In Wollaston 3 Brimstone.
March 2nd
At Blueberry Farm near Maidwell 1 Brimstone and 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Desborough 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Kettering 1 Brimstone.
In Northampton 2 Brimstone.
In Wollaston 2 Brimstone.
March 1st
At Blueberry Farm near Maidwell 1 Brimstone.
In Cold Ashby 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
At Lilbourne Meadows 1 Peacock.
Feb 22nd
In Barton Seagrave 1 Peacock.
In Bucknell Wood 1 Brimstone.
In a Cogenhoe 1 Small Tortoiseshell.
In Great Doddington 1 Brimstone.
In a Kettering garden 1 Brimstone.
In London Road Cemetery in Kettering 1 Brimstone and 1 Red Admiral.
In Mawsley 1 Red Admiral.
At Summer Leys 1 Brimstone.
In a Wellingborough garden 1 Peacock.
Feb 21st
The first Brimstone of the year was recorded today in a Northampton garden.
Feb 2nd
The first Small Tortoiseshell of the year was recorded today in a garden in Desborough.
Jan 23rd
In Northampton 1 Red Admiral.
Jan 21st
The first Red Admiral of the year was recorded today in Oundle.
Jan 3rd
The first Peacock of the year was recorded today at Deene Lake.