Butterfly First Sightings : Orange-tip

This page shows the earliest sightings of the Orange-tip 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 March. The "+- days" column shows the difference from the mean.
Date Recorder Location +- days
24-Mar-2024 Steve Nixon Wallingford, Oxon -4 days
03-Apr-2023 Dave Cleal Jubilee River, Berks +5 days
19-Mar-2022 John Freemantle Winnersh, Berks -10 days
19-Mar-2021 Hamza Soydan East Hagbourne, Oxon -10 days
23-Mar-2020 Neil Holman Tingewick, Bucks -5 days
24-Mar-2019 David Ferguson
Tony Rayner
Harry Appleyard
John Holdbrook		 Beaconsfield, Bucks
Cholsey, Oxon
Milton Keynes, Bucks
Oxford, Oxon		 -5 days
14-Apr-2018 Karen Saxl Chilswell Valley, Oxon +16 days
26-Mar-2017 Mike Flemming Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon -3 days
30-Mar-2016 Wendy Wilson Chalfont St Peter, Bucks +2 days
06-Apr-2015 Tony Croft Rushbeds Wood, Bucks +8 days
29-Mar-2014 Tony Rayner Cholsey, Oxon 0 days
27-Feb-2013 Richard Comont Sutton Courtenay, Oxon -30 days
22-Mar-2012 Colin Williams Maidenhead, Berks -6 days
23-Mar-2011 Wendy & David Redhead Littlemoor, Oxon -6 days
08-Apr-2010 Graham Elcombe Homefield Wood, Bucks +10 days
01-Apr-2009 David Redhead Littlemoor, Oxon +3 days
30-Mar-2008 Michael & Jenny Kelsey Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon +2 days
01-Apr-2007 David & Wendy Redhead Littlemore, Oxon +3 days
16-Apr-2006 Mick & Wendy Campbell Thame, Oxon +18 days
02-Apr-2005 Hilary Morton Hosehill NR, Berks +4 days
12-Apr-2004 Richard Soulsby Swyncombe Downs, Oxon +15 days