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April |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST
C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 20 |
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(📷
photo
click here) |
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29 Apr |
lepidoptera wise Brown Argus is having a good first emergence
being seen all over the site at Landguard also Small Copper is
doing well, 30+ Brown Argus, 20+Small Copper with only 5 Common
Blue noted (📷
photos of BA CB
click here) |
Landguard |
|
s
William Brame |
|
29 Apr |
Walking in King's Forest this morning, I saw the following
butterflies: TL8174 & 8274: Brimstone 4, Large White, Small
White 4+, Green-veined White 8+, Orange Tip 6+, mostly males,
Small Copper, Peacock 3, Speckled Wood c40 (there were 60+
across the area that I walked). TL8076: Brimstone 3, Small
White 2+, Green-veined White 4+, Orange Tip 4+ (males), Small
Copper (pair), Speckled Wood 4, Small Heath 2. |
King's Forest |
|
Martin Peers |
|
28 Apr |
First Marsh Fritillary
reported today from northern Suffolk. Earliest Suffolk record
for them, I believe, since they were introduced in 2020 or 2021.
Colony seems very established now. |
North Suffolk |
|
James Corton |
|
28 Apr |
A female Brimstone egg laying in the garden on the Buckthorns
supplied by 'The Buckthorn Project' was a great way to start the
day. It got better still when a female
Wall Brown
fluttered in, settled briefly, and then flew off north. (📷
photos
click here) |
Lowestoft |
|
James Corton |
|
27 Apr |
Still couldn't find more than 1 Green
Hairstreak at Landguard again today hopefully numbers
will lift this week also noted 2 Common Blue, 3 Brown Argus, 5
Small Copper, 1 Small Heath
(📷
photos
click here) |
Landguard |
|
s
William Brame |
|
27 Apr |
A couple of urban Peacock and Speckled Wood in Lowestoft town
today, in one of the business park areas. A female Large White
while I was in the garden. (📷
photos
click here) |
Lowestoft |
|
James Corton |
|
27 Apr |
I did a survey walk for SWT today...16 Green-veined white, 4
Large white, 3 Orange-tip, 3 Brimstone, 15 Peacock, 3 Red
admiral, 3 Small tortoiseshell and 4 Speckled wood. |
SWT Worlingham marshes |
|
Peter Norfolk |
|
25 Apr |
My husband saw this young butterfly, with grey and white
markings and called me. An Orange-tip female, markings
gradually getting darker and more distinct; the rear is still
paler in the photo and the antennae grew more solid as we
watched. Amazing. (📷
photo
click here) |
Framlingham |
TM 287634 |
Geraldine Smith |
|
25 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked today. The only butterfly
recorded was 1 Peacock. Still a cold edge to the the gentle
breeze here at Carlton Marshes today |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 Apr |
Good showing of Whites (Small, Large and Green-veined),
Brimstones, Speckled Woods, Peacocks, a few Orange Tips, 1x
Holly Blue, and a very nice Small Copper. (📷
photo click here) |
Pipers Vale |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
24 Apr |
Our first Green Hairstreaks of
the year at Hazlewood Marshes this morning also a
Small Heath, (📷
photos
click here) |
|
|
Margie and David Carter |
|
24 Apr |
5 x small heath, 1 x small
copper (📷
photo click here)
in adjacent ride to north, plus speckled wood, orange tip,
brimstone, Green veined White, peacock. |
King’s Forest – chalk lane |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
24 Apr |
Green veined White 7, Peacock 6, Small Copper 5, Speckled Wood
5, Comma 3, Holly Blue (m) 3, Large White 2, Brimstone (m) 2,
Small White 1, Orange Tip (m) 1. |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
24 Apr |
Managed to get pics of a nice fresh
Green Hairstreak and Brown Argus at Landguard this
morning (📷
photos
click here) also present were 1 male Brimstone, 5 Small
Copper, 7 Peacock, 7 Large White, 6 Green veined White, 3 Small
White |
Landguard |
|
s
William Brame |
|
23 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked today, Peacock 2, Speckled
Wood 1. Low numbers and only 2 species recorded today |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
23 Apr |
Just Orange Tips today at Mill Stream (📷
photo
click here) |
Mill Stream |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
23 Apr |
Two fresh and pristine recently emerged
Brown Argus
butterflies encountered basking in the sunshine. (📷
photos
click here) This equals our earliest sighting date |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
22 Apr |
Large White, Green veined White, Brimstone, Orange-tip, Speckled
Wood, Peacock and 4 x Dingy Skipper
plus a couple of Small Heath.
Moths: Latticed heath and Fox moth larva. Entered on iRecord (📷
photos of LW SH DS
click here) |
Kings forest - Wordwell end |
|
Trevor Goodfellow/Peter Byford |
|
20 Apr |
King’s Forest – Wordwell 10 species. Several Orange-tip but all
males, about a dozen m&f Brimstones, Green veined White, Small
White, Peacocks, Red Admiral, 1 x Speckled wood, 1 x Holly Blue,
1 x Comma, 1 x Dingy Skipper
(📷
photo
click here)A new earliest sighting date by 5 days for
Suffolk . (all on iRecord) |
King’s Forest – Wordwell |
|
Trevor Goodfellow |
|
20 Apr |
Several Orange-Tip flyers, both male and female, at Brockford
today, unfazed by the steaming engines along the line |
Brockford railway |
TM 129659 |
Geraldine Smith |
|
20 Apr |
Our first Small Heath
of the year at Chalk Lane, Kings Forest this afternoon. (📷
photo
click here) A new earliest sighting date by
4 days for Suffolk |
Chalk Lane, Kings Forest |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
20 Apr |
Landguard today 1 Common Blue
nfy (📷
photo click here),
1 Speckled Wood, 2 Large White, 1 Green veined White, 1 Small
Copper up till 10.30 in cool blustery conditions |
Landguard |
|
s
William Brame |
|
19 Apr |
After a quiet start for butterflies in our Wickham Market garden
it was good to see this freshly emerged Holly Blue coming down
for water and this female Orange Tip nectaring on Honesty. (📷
photos
click here) |
Wickham Market |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
18 Apr |
Today at Church Farm Marshes SWT we had the following:
Brimstone, Comma x 3, Green-veined White x 5, Holly Blue x 2,
Large White, Orange Tip x 5, Peacock x 2, Small White, Speckled
Wood x 9 ( photo Rob Reeve) Small Tortoiseshell ( photo Rob
Reeve) plus good numbers of unidentified Whites. (📷
photos
click here) |
Church Farm Marshes SWT |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve Debbie Broom |
|
18 Apr |
Butterflies were the order of the day this afternoon,plus
yesterday several Brimstone males around Falkenham and my
earliest Painted Lady x 2 at Kingsfleet whilst today another was
noted at Landguard nearby in the Grove several Speckled Woods +
2 Brimstone (📷
photos of PL & SpW
click here) |
Felixstowe peninsula |
|
s
William Brame |
|
18 Apr |
Several Speckled Wood out now in north Lowestoft, often basking
on the Alexanders, including one with wings that had not
completely unfurled but which was flying effortlessly anyway
(📷
photo
click here) |
Lowestoft |
|
James Corton |
|
18 Apr |
A little on the windier side today than originally expected.
However, an early record of
Painted Lady was a welcome find in the moat on
the Green Alkanet. This migratory butterfly can cover up to 100
miles a day reaching speeds of 30mph. Unfortunately we can't
ring butterflies but it's nice to wonder where this reasonably
worn individual might of traveled from. (📷
photo
click here) |
Landguard |
|
s
Landguard BO |
|
17 Apr |
Orange-tip 3m, Green-veined White 2, Brimstone 2m 1f, Speckled
Wood 2, Peacock 1, Comma 1 |
SWT Newbourne Springs |
|
Richard Perryman |
|
17 Apr |
The second spotting of the year of a Speckled wood butterfly
basking upon my Gorse bush in my garden. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ipswich |
IP3 |
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
17 Apr |
Delighted to find a Small Copper busy on the dunes at Sizewell
this sunny morning |
Sizewell |
TM476629 |
Geraldine Smith |
|
17 Apr |
At North Warren RSPB reserve today were Speckled Wood 12, Green
veined White 10, Peacock 7, Brimstone male 2, and Holly Blue
male 1. |
RSPB North Warren |
|
Bob Turner |
|
17 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter. Peacock 16,
Green-veined White 4, Red Admiral 2, Speckled Wood 1, Large
White 1. With Holly Blue and Orange Tip reported today
(not on transect), we now have 11 species seen on the reserve to
date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
17 Apr |
I saw the following butterflies in the sunshine this morning:
RISBY village : Orange Tip 4mm., Holly Blue 2mm., Speckled
Wood. |
Risby |
TL7966 |
Martin Peers |
|
17 Apr |
RISBY Lackford Lane : Brimstone m., Small White, Green-veined
White, Orange Tip m., Speckled Wood. |
SWT Lackford Lakes |
TL7967 |
Martin Peers |
|
17 Apr |
Week 3 BC Transect at SWT Lackford Lakes completed this morning.
Small White x 1, Orange Tips x 8, Green-veined White x 7,
Small Copper x 2, Holly Blue x 2 and Peacock x 1 |
SWT Lackford Lakes |
|
David Bird |
|
17 Apr |
One Green Hairstreak
today at 12:20 at "Chequer's Belt" in King's Forest, near North
Stow (📷
photo
click here) |
King's Forest, |
TL827730 |
David Bird |
|
16 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked,Peacock 2, Speckled Wood 2.
Weather sunny intervals fresh breeze from the South South West,
cold edge on the wind today. |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
14 Apr |
Encountered two mating pairs of Green veined white butterflies
on a grassland meadow. (📷
photos
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
13 Apr |
Warm but breezy, A few Peacocks, Brimstones, Whites, Commas, 1x
Holly Blue, 3x Speckled Wood and 1x Small Copper
(📷
photos of SpW & SC
click here) . |
Pipers Vale |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
13 Apr |
First male Orange-Tip in the garden today along with male and
female Brimstone and a regular Peacock |
Framlingham TM287634 |
|
Geraldine Smith |
|
13 Apr |
Orange-tip m 1, Brimstone f 1 |
SW Ipswich |
|
Richard Perryman |
|
12 Apr |
I am pleased to report separate sightings of at least three
Small Tortoiseshell butterflies in the Old Hall farm and St
Felix school area (Southwold) on 12th April 2025. Photos of two
individuals attached, one worn and the other fairly fresh. The
weather was warm and very sunny at the time with at least 10
Peacock butterflies also on the wing during the early afternoon.
Hoping this is a good sign because in the whole of 2024 I only
saw one single Small Tortoiseshell at Theberton on 14th July. (📷
photos
click here) |
Southwold) |
|
Charles Cuthbert |
|
12 Apr |
I saw the following butterflies along this stretch of the Lark
this morning: Orange Tip, 2 males; Green-veined White 8; Peacock
3; Speckled Wood 2. |
Temple Bridge to Turf Fen, River Lark |
|
Martin Peers |
|
12 Apr |
A few Peacocks, Brimstones, Whites and a single Comma, but, the
star of the show was a Small Tortoiseshell !! (📷
photo
click here) |
Landseer Park |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
11 Apr |
While walking through Bury cemetery today I saw my first
Speckled Wood of the season. Also noted were Holly Blue, Small
White and Green-veined White. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
11 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked. Peacock 19, Green-veined
White 2, Brimstone 2 (m). 3 more Brimstone (m) seen off
transects and recorded on irecord butterflies |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
10 Apr |
Afternoon, at North Cove reserve we saw several Green-veined
White and Peacock, along with single Comma, male Orange-tip and
female Brimstone (egg laying) |
North Cove |
|
Peter Norfolk |
|
10 Apr |
Our first Speckled Wood of the year on the gorse at Westleton
Heath this morning. (📷
photo click here) |
Westleton Heath |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
10 Apr |
Butterfly Transects walked today. Peacock 7, Speckled Wood 2,
Comma 2, with Speckled Wood recorded on the Suffolk side today
,we now have 10 species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
8 Apr |
Reydon Wood near Southwold we saw Brimstone, Peacock x 2, Comma
x 3, and a Green-veined White. |
Reydon Wood |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, Debbie Broom |
|
8 Apr |
In Aldringham churchyard we had just 1 Large White. |
Aldringham |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve, Debbie Broom |
|
8 Apr |
Orange-tip 1 m, Speckled Wood 4, Peacock 1 |
Belstead Meadows |
|
Richard Perryman |
|
8 Apr |
butterflies 1 Green-veined White 1, Small White 1, Large White
1, Peacock 2, Small Tortoiseshell (📷
photo click
here) |
Landguard |
|
s William Brame |
|
8 Apr |
Speckled Wood reported today, so we now have 9 species seen on
the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
8 Apr |
2 x Peacock, 2 x Comma, 2 x Holly Blue, 1 x Small White, Male
and Female Orange Tip. - At Ballingdon Street entrance to Kone
Vale - Sudbury Suffolk. |
Sudbury |
|
Ron Smith |
|
8 Apr |
This afternoon, another good showing of Peacock, Comma and
Green-veined Whites together with 1x Speckled Wood (📷
photo
click here) and 2x male Orange Tips. |
Mill Stream, Rushmere St Andrew |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
7 Apr |
My first two Small White of the year along a nearby old railway
walk in Lowestoft. The female is particularly well marked for a
Spring specimen and had me wondering about Southern Small White
for a while. (📷
photos
click here) |
Lowestoft |
|
James Corton |
|
6 Apr |
My first Speckled Wood of the season |
Worlington |
TL68917427 |
Arthur Rivett |
|
6 Apr |
Small White was reported on the 6th of April,so we now have 9
species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
5 Apr |
My most productive day of the year so far (excluding April 3,
when 4 species appeared in our Beccles garden - Br female, GvW,
HB, P) when doing a circuit of 4 squares from Somerleyton to
Blundeston/ Flixton. 2-5 Peacocks in all 4, 2 Commas in 2, 1-2
GVs in 2. By the way, Orange-tip and Small White males at
Homersfield TM2885 on April 2. |
Somerleyton to Blundeston/ Flixton |
|
Paul Douch |
|
5 Apr |
Well chuffed to clock up my ninth species of butterfly for the
year all seen locally on the Felixstowe peninsula with a Small
Copper being the latest at Landguard Bird Observatory with 2
Peacock and 2 Green veined White seen (📷
photo
click here) |
Landguard |
|
s William Brame |
|
4 Apr |
Finally was able to photograph two superb Brimstones after
spotting several since mid March. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
4 Apr |
Our first Small Copper of the year seen at RSPB Minsmere today.
(📷
photo
click here) |
RSPB Minsmere |
|
Margie & David Carter |
|
4 Apr |
At North Warren RSPB reserve today were Red Admiral 1, Peacock
6, Speckled wood 3, Brimstone 3 males and 1 female and Orange
tip 1 male. |
RSPB North Warren |
|
Bob Turner |
|
4 Apr |
Large White seen today, we now have 8 species seen on the
reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
4 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 10 to 13 walked by Peter today, Peacock 14,
Brimstone (f) 1, Comma 1,Small Tortoiseshell 1 |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
4 Apr |
Another good day at Mill Stream. A 1 hour walk this afternoon
(3pm) yielded the following, 10+ Peacock, 10+ Brimstone, 3x
Comma and lots of "whites" (All the ones I was able to
positively identify were Green-Veined Whites). No Holly Blues
today. (📷
photos
click here) |
Mill Stream, Rushmere St Andrew |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
3 Apr |
Afternoon, 3x Comma, 2x Holly Blue, 10+ Peacock, 10+ Brimstone
(males and females) and 10+ "whites" (one definite male Green
Veined White). (📷
photos
click here) |
Mill Stream, Rushmere St Andrew |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
3 Apr |
As the birding at Landguard has gone into the Neasterly doldrums
I decided to get into sheltered areas with sunshine for some
butterflies giving me a couple of Brimstone and good numbers of
Peacock plus nfy Speckled Wood
(📷
photo
click here) |
Landguard |
|
s William Brame |
|
3 Apr |
With Small Tortoiseshell seen today we now have 7 species seen
on the reserve to date |
SWT Lound Lakes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
3 Apr |
With Large White seen today,we now have 8 species seen on the
reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
3 Apr |
Brimstone 5, Green-veined White 1 |
King's Forest |
TL7872 |
David Walsh |
|
3 Apr |
Brimstone 6, Peacock 4, Orange-tip 1 (📷
photo click here) |
King's Forest |
TL7972 |
David Walsh |
|
3 Apr |
Brimstone 5 |
King's Forest |
TL7873 |
David Walsh |
|
3 Apr |
Orange-tip 1, Green-veined White 2, Brimstone 3, Peacock 1 |
Cavenham Heath |
TL7572 |
David Walsh |
|
3 Apr |
My first Large White of the year today in north Lowestoft. A
near-perfect condition Peacock also fluttered by. |
north Lowestoft |
|
James Corton |
|
3 Apr |
Week 1 BC Transect at SWT Lackford Lakes was completed today:
Brimstone x 4, Orange Tip x 2 (both female), Green-vein White x
2, Peacock x 5 and Comma x 2 |
SWT Lackford Lakes |
|
David Bird |
|
2 Apr |
Two Emperor moths attracted to Romneya bushes in my garden at
Trimley St Martin. The first of the year. |
Trimley St Martin |
|
David Tipple |
|
2 Apr |
Butterfly Transects 1 to 9 walked today, Peacock 8, Comma 3,
Small Tortoiseshell 2, Small White 1 (and a sighting of
Green-veined White) |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
1 Apr |
Shafto Rd 2 male Brimstones, 2 Peacocks, Small White, Comma
and first Holly Blue. . |
Ipswich |
TM1445 |
Steve and Anne Green |
|
1 Apr |
Following a Comma seen at Cavenham pits this morning, I returned
home to West Road, Bury St Edmunds to see my first Green-veined
White of 2025. Brimstones were observed at both locations. |
Cavenham pits & Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
1 Apr |
Today on Upper Holleseley Common we saw one very small Comma. |
Upper Holleseley Common |
|
Jenny & Gary Plank |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
March |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST
C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 11 |
|
|
(📷
photo
click here) |
|
31 Mar |
Bright male Brimstone |
Grange Meadow, Kesgrave |
|
Jenny & Gary Plank |
|
31 Mar |
Encountered another three fresh recently emerged Small Copper
butterflies all active on two meadows in Ravenswood. Ravenswood
Ipswich (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
31 Mar |
Old Kirton Road , Brimstone 1, Comma 1,
Large White 1,
Peacock 1 |
Trimley |
TM275379 |
Robi Biddle |
|
31 Mar |
This afternoon, 4x Comma, 10+ Peacock, 2x Brimstone (both male).
(📷
photo
click here) |
Mill Stream, Rushmere St Andrew |
|
Phil Watkinson |
|
29 Mar |
Male Orange-tip
x 1 |
Cockfield |
|
Peter.Byford |
|
29 Mar |
The last week in March, male and female Brimstones are regular
plus a Peacock the last two days. Is it early for female
Brimstones? |
Framlingham |
|
Geraldine Smith |
|
29 Mar |
Encountered my very first
Small Copper butterfly of the year active on a
meadow in Ravenswood Ipswich where each year I record them in
good numbers. (📷
photo
click here) |
Ravenswood Ipswich |
|
Daniel Cable-Davey |
|
27 Mar |
Peacock, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell and Comma at Carlton
Marshes today. Some nectaring from trees - pussy willow and ash
being favoured. |
|
|
James Corton |
|
26 Mar |
Meet up with Tony this morning for a walk round Bond's Meadow
Oulton Broad in Lowestoft talking about doing butterfly surveys
. Butterflies seen while walking round Comma 3, Peacock 5,
Brimstone 4, all put on iRecord Butterflies |
Oulton Broad |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
26 Mar |
Very tatty Small White in Laxfield garden this lunchtime.
Also Brimstone and Peacock |
Laxfield |
|
Mike Turton |
|
26 Mar |
Holly Blue |
Kessingland |
|
James Corton |
|
24 Mar |
lovely warm day in our Shafto rd garden we saw the following
butterflies 3 male brimstones, 1 female brimstone, 2 peacocks,
1 comma and 1 small white .. |
Ipswich |
TM1445 |
Steve and Anne Green |
|
24 Mar |
Holly Blue.
Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma and Brimstone seen around the
village, but still no Small Tortoiseshell. |
Waldringfield, Woodbridge |
|
Peter Maddison |
|
22 Mar |
While walking at RSPB Lakenheath Fen, I saw the following
butterflies: Brimstone 4, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock 9. |
RSPB Lakenheath Fen |
|
Martin Peers |
|
20 Mar |
1 male Brimstone in my garden |
Saxmundham |
|
Bob Turner |
|
20 Mar |
Today (March 20th), I saw a
Green-veined White at Adastral Park, Martlesham.
Also noted on site were singles of Brimstone, Comma and Peacock. |
Martlesham |
|
Gi Grieco |
|
20 Mar |
Commas and peacocks recorded during my walk early this
afternoon, along with brimstones |
Northfield Wood |
|
s Mark Brewster |
|
20 Mar |
Couldn't resist a wander around The Grove in Felixstowe and
Felixstowe Ferry for butterflies in the spring sunshine
resulting in 4 male Brimstone, 3 Peacock and a Comma at The
Grove ... |
The Grove in Felixstowe |
|
s William Brame |
|
20 Mar |
... plus 4 Peacock at Felixstowe Ferry (📷
photo
click here) |
Felixstowe Ferry |
|
s William Brame |
|
20 Mar |
Species Update with Comma seen today we now have 5 species seen
on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
20 Mar |
Butterflies showing today North Lowestoft NR32, Peacock, Comma,
Brimstone |
North Lowestoft |
|
b Robert Quadling |
|
20 Mar |
There was a male Small White, a male Brimstone and a Red Admiral
in my garden at West Road, Bury St Edmunds today. |
Bury St Edmunds |
|
Martin Peers |
|
20 Mar |
Brimstone female around the ivy in the garden. Amazing. Also a
Peacock and two commas on Pipers Vale. |
Pipers Vale |
|
Julian Dowding |
|
19 Mar |
Saw my first of the year lovely male Brimstone |
Landseer Park |
|
Julian Dowding |
|
19 Mar |
A few butterflies about at Landguard and Peewit Hill saw 2 new
for year a Small White
and Small Tortoiseshell at Landguard with 2 Comma's at Peewit
Hill |
Landguard and Peewit Hill |
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s William Brame |
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19 Mar |
Five Comma and four Peacock at Gunton Meadow and Pleasurewoood
Hills, Lowestoft today. (📷
photo
click here) |
Lowestoft |
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James Corton |
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16 Mar |
Lovely sunny day in shafto rd Ipswich had 3 male Brimstones
feeding on violets and 3 commas feeding on daisies in the lawn |
Ipswich |
TM1445 |
Steve & Anne Green |
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10 Mar |
Brimstone and comma in the churchyard in Holbrook. |
Holbrook |
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Malcolm Farrow |
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10 Mar |
I saw my first Red Admiral of the year flutter past me yesterday
at Beccles Marshes. A welcome sight! |
Beccles Marshes |
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x Julie Durrant |
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9 Mar |
In warm and sunny conditions, we had 4 x Brimstones and 3 x Red
Admirals. |
Martlesham Wilds |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve Steve and Anne Green |
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9 Mar |
Our first Comma of the year at Bawdsey Quay picnic site today,
(📷
photo
click here) |
Bawdsey Quay |
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Margie and David Carter |
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9 Mar |
Small Tortoiseshell reported for 9th March ,we now have 4
species seen on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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9 Mar |
Brimstone male and Peacock in our garden today. |
Flowton |
TM085 470 |
Rob Clements |
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9 Mar |
1 Peacock in my garden |
Saxmundham |
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Bob Turner |
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9 Mar |
Red Admiral reported for 6th March ,we now have 3 species seen
on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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9 Mar |
Comma 2 together on Cherry Plum, (📷
photo click here of one
on garden shrub) |
Kelsale |
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Charles Cuthbert |
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8 Mar |
I saw my first Peacock on Saturday 8th Mar in my garden in
Lowestoft. First butterfly of the year |
Lowestoft |
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x Julie Durrant |
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8 Mar |
1 Peacock; 2 Brimstone, separate sightings from different
locations; 4 Comma, separate sightings |
Kelsale |
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Charles Cuthbert |
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8 Mar |
A male brimstone and a comma are the first butterflies to grace
my Charsfield garden this year. |
Charsfield |
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Steve Aylward |
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8 Mar |
First proper butterfly walk of the year, and we’re up and
running with commas. Several seen taking heat on the ground, in
and beyond Northfield Wood, Onehouse, earlier this afternoon (📷
photo
click here) |
Northfield Wood |
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s Mark Brewster |
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8 Mar |
With Peacock reported this morning, we now have 2 species seen
on the reserve to date |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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8 Mar |
Mill Stream this afternoon, 1x Red Admiral, 4x Comma (📷
photos
click here) |
Mill Stream, Rushmere St Andrew |
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Phil Watkinson |
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8 Mar |
Saw my first male Brimstone in my garden in Shafto Rd |
Ipswich |
TM1445 |
Frankie Ryan |
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8 Mar |
Comma (📷
photo click here) |
Northfield Wood |
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s Mark Brewster |
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8 Mar |
Butterflies for the year just doubled with a Comma at Landguard |
Landguard |
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s Will Brame |
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8 Mar |
We've just had two comma butterflies in the garden. First we've
seen this year. |
North East Ipswich |
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Lynne Hall |
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8 Mar |
What a delight! A male Brimstone fluttering along the hedgeline
from the Buckthorn to the Apple tree this morning. a definite
sign of spring. |
Framlingham |
TM287634 |
Geraldine Smith |
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7 Mar |
Our first butterfly of the year - a Comma enjoying the sunshine
in our garden at Flowton this afternoon. |
Flowton |
TM085470 |
Rob Clements |
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6 Mar |
Male Brimstone and a rather tatty Comma |
Alton Water |
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Michael Bamford |
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6 Mar |
Today at the lakes - brimstone and peacock butterflies |
SWTLackfordLakes |
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6 Mar |
A pleasant walk through the The Grove Felixstowe yesterday
afternoon produced a singing Chiffchaff a Firecrest and my first
Butterfly of the year a single Red Admiral |
Felixstowe |
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s Will Brame |
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6 Mar |
Today we had a Peacock butterfly nectaring on perennial
wallflower in our front garden (📷
photo
click here) |
Wickham Market |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve |
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6 Mar |
At Santon Downham at lunchtime I saw 3 Brimstones on the Suffolk
side of the river, my first butterflies of 2025. (There were 3
more Brimstones and a Peacock on the Norfolk side). During the
afternoon, I saw a Comma in my garden. |
Santon Downham |
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Martin Peers |
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6 Mar |
Comma at Gunton Meadow today. (📷
photo click here) |
Gunton Meadow |
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James Corton |
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6 Mar |
Found a Comma on blossom (📷
photo
click here) |
Somerleyton Station |
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David and Lilian Pitt |
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6 Mar |
Just had reported our first butterfly seen on the reserve for
this year, a Brimstone a (male). |
SWT Carlton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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6 Mar |
One lovely Brimstone as I was driving into Tesco Martlesham at
11,20 today |
Martlesham |
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Peter Compton |
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6 Mar |
Mill Stream, Rushmere St Andrew this afternoon, 1x peacock, 1x
Comma (📷
photo click here) |
Rushmere St Andrew |
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Phil Watkinson |
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4 Mar |
Peacock in gorse |
Dunwich Heath |
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Charles Cuthbert |
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4 Mar |
1 Comma in my garden |
Saxmundham |
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Bob Turner |
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4 Mar |
Male Brimstone x3, Comma,
and Red Admiral. |
Long Melford |
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Peter Byford |
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3 Mar |
One male Brimstone in our Barnby garden this morning....the
benefits of sunny days! |
Barnby |
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Peter Norfolk |
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3 Mar |
Brimstone (male) this morning in my garden in Laxfield. |
Laxfield |
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Mike Turton |
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3 Mar |
Reported sighting of a Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly at SWT
Oulton Marshes by the moorings |
SWT Oulton Marshes |
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b Robert Quadling |
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3 Mar |
Lovely sunny day saw our first Male Brimstone in our Ipswich
garden |
Ipswich |
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Steve & Anne Green |
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2 Mar |
2 Peacocks |
Aldringham Walks |
|
Bob Turner |
|
2 Mar |
My first butterfly of the year - a Peacock at
RSPB Lakenheath
(📷
photo
click here) |
RSPB Lakenheath Fen |
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Dawn Balmer |
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2 Mar |
First butterfly of the year, Red Admiral,
NT Sutton Hoo. In 2024
first sighting 12 March (📷
photo
click here) |
NT Sutton Hoo |
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David Gill |
|
2 Mar |
A Red Admiral actively feeding on winter flowering Heathers in
my Kelsale garden for about 10 minutes this morning in bright
sunshine, my first butterfly of the year. (📷
photo
click here) |
Kelsale |
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Charles Cuthbert |
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2 Mar |
One Peacock at
13:38 outside the RSPB Lakenheath Fen visitors centre. |
RSPB Lakenheath Fen |
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David Bird |
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February |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 1 |
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25 Feb |
Today in our Wickham Market garden we had a Hummingbird Hawkmoth
nectaring on both pansies and perennial wallflower. (📷
photo click
here) This is three weeks earlier than last year
(19/3/24) |
Wickham Market |
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Rob and Kerry Reeve |
|
22 Feb |
An early Small Tortoiseshell
today |
Denston |
TL 76231 52560 |
Mark Ferris |
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January |
SwT
DS
ES SS LS OT
LW
SW GvW CY B
WB SpW
SH
R MB GK MW
Gr SwF
DgF MF GF HBF SPbF QoSF
WA
PE
RA
PL
P ST C LT CmB
SC
PH GH
WlH
BH HB
SsB
BA CB
ChB
SB LtB
- Total
species seen 2 |
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30 Jan |
Whilst bird watching at Mayday Farm near Brandon on the 30th Jan
25, I saw a male Brimstone
in flight right next to the radio mast. Regards |
Mayday Farm near Brandon |
TL795835 |
Mike Harris |
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25 Jan |
Our first butterfly sighting of the year was a Red Admiral seen
today at Upper Hollesley Common. It flew up from bracken and was
then pursued by a Blue tit from a nearby pine tree but had a
lucky escape. |
Upper Hollesley Common |
|
Rob and Kerry Reeve Steve and Anne Green |
|
25 Jan |
At home I saw the first butterfly of the year. a single
Red Admiral
(The latest first sighting since this page began in 2012) |
Thurston |
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Trevor Goodfellow |
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