Butterfly First Sightings : Essex Skipper

This page shows the earliest sightings of the Essex Skipper in the Upper Thames region since 2004 (per UTB Recent Sightings data). The mean first sighting date of this species in the UTB region is 28th June. The "+- days" column shows the difference from the mean.
Date Recorder Location +- days
28-Jun-2024 Derek Haynes Upton Court Park, Berks 0 days
24-Jun-2023 Mark Winkworth Pangbourne STW, Berks -5 days
25-Jun-2022 Jamie Birchall Holtspur Bottom, Bucks -4 days
03-Jul-2021 Brian Clews Maidenhead, Berks +4 days
22-Jun-2020 Paul Bowyer & Karen Roberts
Wendy Wilson		 Homefield Wood, Bucks
Milton Keynes, Bucks		 -6 days
03-Jul-2019 David Hastings Abingdon, Oxon +4 days
22-Jun-2018 Sue Taylor Bradenham, Bucks -7 days
18-Jun-2017 Pete Thompson Ipsden, Oxon -11 days
07-Jul-2016 Wendy Wilson Langley Park, Bucks +9 days
03-Jul-2015 Wendy Wilson Chalfont St Peter, Bucks +4 days
26-Jun-2014 Paul Bowyer Taplow, Bucks -3 days
11-Jul-2013 Wendy Wilson Holtspur Bottom, Bucks +12 days
14-Jul-2012 UTB field meeting Holtspur Bottom, Bucks +16 days
21-Jun-2011 Wendy Wilson Shreding Green, Bucks -8 days
30-Jun-2010 Wendy Wilson Chesham, Bucks +1 day
25-Jun-2009 Ian Stevenson Hartslock, Oxon -4 days
04-Jul-2008 Dave Maunder Aylesbury, Bucks +6 days
27-Jun-2007 Wendy Wilson Langley Park, Bucks -2 days
01-Jul-2006 Allen Beechey Bernwood Forest, Oxon +2 days
29-Jun-2005 Paul Bowyer Burnham, Bucks 0 days
29-Jun-2004 Tom Dunbar College Lake, Bucks +1 day