2008 BUTTERFLY SPECIES - FIRST SIGHTINGS IN UTB AREA

 

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This table shows a list of the earliest reported sighting of each species of butterfly seen in the UTB area.

 

Species count to date for 2008 is: 44

 

Butterfly Species

Recorder

Location

Date First Seen in 2008

Date First Seen in 2007

Date First Seen in 2006

Date First Seen in 2005

Date First Seen in 2004

Brown Hairstreak

David & Wendy Redhead

M40 Comp. Area

26/07/08

28/07/07

21/07/06

18/07/05

24/07/04

Silver-spotted Skipper

Richard Soulsby

Swyncombe, Oxon

24/07/08

29/07/07

21/07/06

26/07/05

24/07/04

Grayling

John Ward-Smith

Swinley Forest, Berks

21/07/08

05/07/07

24/07/06

14/07/05

24/07/04

Chalkhill Blue

Maureen Cross

Lardon Chase

13/07/08

29/06/07

12/07/06

11/07/05

04/07/04

Essex Skipper

Dave Maunder

Aylesbury, Bucks

04/07/08

27/06/07

01/07/06

29/06/05

29/06/04

Purple Emperor

Mick & Wendy Campbell

Little Wood, Oxon

29/06/08

20/06/07

25/06/06

29/06/05

29/06/04

Silver-washed Fritillary

Chris Brown

Crowsley Park Wood, Berks

26/06/08

17/06/07

22/06/06

27/06/05

27/06/04

Dark Green Fritillary

Martin Albertini

Bacombe Hill, Bucks

24/06/08

09/06/07

29/06/06

21/06/05

19/06/04

Gatekeeper

Martin Albertini

Bacombe Hill, Bucks

24/06/08

27/06/07

25/06/06

27/06/05

03/07/04

Purple Hairstreak

Maureen Cross

Sulhamstead, Berks

24/06/08

19/06/07

15/06/06

26/06/05

15/06/04

Small Skipper

Gerry & Penny Kendall

Finemere Wood, Bucks

23/06/08

16/06/07

27/06/06

23/06/05

20/06/04

White Admiral

Jan Haseler

The Coombes, Arborfield, Berks

22/06/08

15/06/07

20/06/06

21/06/05

10/06/04

Silver-studded Blue

Grahame Hawker

Broadmoor Bottom

19/06/08

12/06/07

30/06/06

26/06/05

04/07/04

White-letter Hairstreak

Dave Wilton

D/R/W Westcott, Bucks

17/06/08

23/06/07

15/06/06

22/06/05

19/06/04

Ringlet

Tony Speight

Sands Bank (High Wycombe)

16/06/08

09/06/07

15/06/06

19/06/05

12/06/04

Clouded Yellow

Cliff Robinson

Gerrards Cross, Bucks

11/06/08

02/07/07

09/05/06

17/04/05

12/06/04

Bläck Hairstreak

Dave Wilton

David Redhead

Bucks

Oxon

09/06/08

01/06/07

10/06/06

11/06/05

06/06/04

Marbled White

Maureen Cross

Nr.Streatley, Oxon

08/06/08

05/06/07

17/06/06

14/06/05

11/06/04

Meadow Brown

UTB Field Mtg.

Lardon Chase, Berks

31/05/08

24/05/07

10/06/06

06/06/05

06/06/04

Large Skipper

Mick Jones

Dancersend, Bucks

24/05/08

20/05/07

08/06/06

03/06/05

22/05/04

Adonis Blue

Mike Wilkins

Lardon Chase, Berks

22/05/08

05/05/07

20/05/06

28/05/05

02/06/04

Märsh Fritillary

Robin Dryden

Berks

14/05/08

05/05/07

28/05/06

22/05/05

June 04

Brown Argus

Richard Soulsby

Swyncombe, Oxon

14/05/08

28/04/07

23/05/06

15/05/05

18/05/04

Small Blue

Nick Bowles

Pitstone

11/05/08

28/04/07

20/05/06

15/05/05

16/05/04

Painted Lady

Jenni Hignett

Aston Rowant, Oxon

09/05/08

31/05/07

31/03/06

29/05/05

26/04/04

Wood White

Dave Wilton

Salden d/r/w, Bucks

06/05/08

26/04/07

12/05/06

07/05/05

18/05/04

Small Heath

Dave Wilton

Westcott, Bucks

05/05/08

16/04/07

11/05/06

08/05/05

14/05/04

Small Copper

Alun & Chrissie March

Dancersend, Bucks

05/05/08

12/04/07

11/05/06

03/04/05

09/04/04

Common Blue

David Fuller

Cookham, Berks

03/05/08

13/04/07

11/05/06

13/05/05

17/05/04

Duke of Burgundy

Ched George

Lodge Hill, Bucks

03/05/08

26/04/07

05/05/06

01/05/05

03/05/04

Grizzled Skipper

Derek Brown

Decoy Heath, Berks

03/05/08

12/04/07

22/04/06

29/04/05

24/04/04

Dingy Skipper

Tony Speight

Sands Bank, Bucks

03/05/08

14/04/07

29/04/06

01/05/05

09/05/04

Large White

Wendy Redhead

Littlemore, Oxon

26/04/08

01/04/07

05/04/06

11/04/05

31/03/04

Green Hairstreak

Tony Speight

Sands Bank, Bucks

25/04/08

09/04/07

26/04/06

22/04/05

16/04/04

Green-veined White

Dave Wilton

Finemere Wood, Bucks

15/04/08

31/03/07