2008 BUTTERFLY
SPECIES - FIRST SIGHTINGS IN UTB AREA
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 |