Butterfly First Sightings : Gatekeeper

This page shows the earliest sightings of the Gatekeeper 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 26th June. The "+- days" column shows the difference from the mean.
Date Recorder Location +- days
28-Jun-2024 David Hastings Radley Lakes, Oxon +2 days
24-Jun-2023 Mark Smith Dundridge Manor, Bucks -3 days
21-Jun-2022 Esmond Brown Colne Valley, Bucks -6 days
07-Jul-2021 Wayne Bull Bernwood Forest, Bucks +10 days
28-Jun-2020 David Ferguson Wapseys Wood Landfill, Bucks +2 days
23-Jun-2019 Karen Saxl Upton, Oxon -4 days
23-Jun-2018 Paul Bowyer Farnham Royal, Bucks -4 days
01-Jun-2017 John Erkki Warren Bracknell, Berks -26 days
25-Jun-2016 UTB field meeting Holtspur Bottom, Bucks -1 day
01-Jul-2015 Tony Croft Rushbeds Wood, Bucks +4 days
28-Jun-2014 Karen Saxl The Hagbournes, Oxon +1 day
07-Jul-2013 Chris Bottrell Calvert Jubilee, Bucks +10 days
12-Jul-2012 Dave Wilton Finemere Meadows, Bucks +16 days
21-Jun-2011 Ched George Radnage, Bucks -6 days
30-Jun-2010 Karen Saxl Mowbray Fields NR, Oxon +3 days
27-Jun-2009 Martin Kincaid Milton Keynes, Bucks 0 days
24-Jun-2008 Martin Albertini Bacombe Hill, Bucks -2 days
27-Jun-2007 Tony Croft Rushbeds Wood, Bucks 0 days
25-Jun-2006 Andy Reynolds Ardley Quarry, Oxon -2 days
27-Jun-2005 Dave Wilton Finemere Wood, Bucks 0 days
03-Jul-2004 Jan Haseler Tilehurst, Berks +7 days