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EARLIEST BUTTERFLY SIGHTINGS 2010
 

The following is a complete listing of all resident and regular migrant butterfly species found in Wiltshire

Please treat these dates as provisional.

Common Name Earliest
Sighting
2009
Location Recorder
Small Skipper      
Essex Skipper      
Silver-spotted Skipper      
Large Skipper      
Dingy Skipper      
Grizzled Skipper      
Clouded Yellow      
Brimstone 1 March Wanborough David Train
Large White 15 April Picket Wood Mike Fuller
Small White 17 April Cotswold Water Park Wayne Clinch
Green-veined White 8 April Picket Wood Nick Wynn
Orange-tip 9 April Somerford Common Terry Dabner
Green Hairstreak 17 April Pewsey Down (NNR) Wayne Clinch
Brown Hairstreak      
Purple Hairstreak      
White-letter Hairstreak      
Small Copper      
Small Blue      
Silver-studded Blue      
Brown Argus      
Common Blue      
Chalkhill Blue      
Adonis Blue      
Holly Blue 18 April Westbury Ponds Steve Covey
Duke of Burgundy      
White Admiral      
Purple Emperor      
Red Admiral 18 January Stratton St Margaret Desmond Ponting
Painted Lady 9 April Westbury Mervyn Tyte
Small Tortoiseshell 1 January Wroughton Geoff Brown
Large Tortoiseshell      
Peacock 6 January Melksham Rachel Honeysett
Comma 15 March Picket Wood  
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary      
Pearl-bordered Fritillary      
Dark Green Fritillary      
Silver-washed Fritillary      
Marsh Fritillary      
Speckled Wood 10 April Clattinger Farm (wwt reserve) Wayne Clinch
Wall      
Marbled White      
Grayling      
Gatekeeper      
Meadow Brown      
Ringlet      
Small Heath      

 

EARLIEST BUTTERFLY SIGHTINGS 2009
 

The following is a complete listing of all resident and regular migrant butterfly species found in Wiltshire

Please treat these dates as provisional.

Common Name Earliest
Sighting
2009
Location Recorder
Small Skipper 1 June Piquet Hill (Bratton) Penny Aberhard
Essex Skipper 11 June Salisbury Plain (West) TBF
Silver-spotted Skipper 30 July Porton Down SC
Large Skipper 23 May West Yatton Down Maurice Avent
Dingy Skipper 18 April Boscombe Railway Cutting Wayne Clinch et al
Grizzled Skipper 13 April CWP Waterhay Richard Pooley
Clouded Yellow 25 May Cockley Down PM
Brimstone 11 February Swindon John Booth
Large White 16 March West Yatton Down Maurice Avent
Small White 15 March Trowbridge AB
Green-veined White 2 April Bradford-on-Avon, Trowbridge Mike Fuller , AB
Orange-tip 3o March Downton (H&ML)
Green Hairstreak 16 April Cotley Hill, Heytesbury Nick Wynn
Brown Hairstreak 2 August North Wilts (MO)
Purple Hairstreak 23 June Picket Wood Mike Fuller
White-letter Hairstreak 26 June Bently Wood David Lambert
Small Copper 16 April Upton Cow Down Geoff Hobson
Small Blue 10 May Cotley Hill, Heytesbury (JH)
Silver-studded Blue 24 June   Gordon Mackie
Brown Argus 1 May Grovely Wood (W) Gordon Mackie
Common Blue 1 May Porton Down SC
Chalkhill Blue 16th July Bratton Castle Mike Fuller
Adonis Blue 10 May Bratton Castle transect Geoff Hiscocks
Holly Blue 16 April Westbury garden Nick Wynn
Duke of Burgundy 22 April Dean Hill Park (Wilts sector) David Lowe
White Admiral 13 June Bently Wood David Lambert
Purple Emperor 28th June Bently Wood (MGi)
Red Admiral 10 February Alderbury garden Rosemary Nicholls
Painted Lady 18 April ATE, SP(C) Bob Hastie
Small Tortoiseshell 2 March Roundway, Devizes (BG)
Large Tortoiseshell      
Peacock 14 February Harnham garden  
Comma 7 March Harnham garden (GN)
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 10 May Bently Wood David Lambert
Pearl-bordered Fritillary 19 April Bentley Wood (Hawksgrove) Paul Guymer, David Lambert
Dark Green Fritillary 11 June Chickengrove Bottom Nick Wynn
Silver-washed Fritillary 11 June Bently Wood David Lambert
Marsh Fritillary 5 May Bently Wood David Lambert
Speckled Wood 30th March Cotswold Water Park Thomas Smith
Wall 5 May Cotley Hill Nick Wynn
Marbled White 3 June Oliver's Castle, Devizes (PC)
Grayling 25 July Enford Down, ATE SP Stephen Edwards
Gatekeeper 13 June Throope Hill (VH)
Meadow Brown 2 June Great Cheverell Hill Nick Wynn
Ringlet 4 June Orcheston Down ATE SP(C) (SW)
Small Heath 19 April West Yatton Down Maurice Avent et al.

 

EARLIEST BUTTERFLY SIGHTINGS 2008
 

The following is a complete listing of all resident and regular migrant butterfly species found in Wiltshire

Please treat these dates as provisional.

Common Name Earliest
Sighting
2008
Location Recorder
Small Skipper 13th July Green Lane Wood Wayne Clinch et al
Essex Skipper 15th July Bratton Castle Mike Fuller
Silver-spotted Skipper 28th July ATE, SP(E), Perham Ranges John Moon
Large Skipper 24th May West Yatton Down Terry & Gaynor Dabner
Dingy Skipper 27th April West Yatton Down Maurice Avent
Grizzled Skipper 27th April Pewsey Downs NNR Stuart Gough
Clouded Yellow      
Brimstone 8th January Bentley Wood David Lambert
Large White 13th April Bradford-on-Avon Mike Fuller
Small White 3rd March Cockey Down Piers Mobsby
Green-veined White 9th April Picket Wood Mike Fuller
Orange-tip 4th April Hens Wood John Booth
Green Hairstreak 27th April West Yatton Down Maurice Avent
Brown Hairstreak 27th Julty Ravensroost Wood Matthew Oates
Purple Hairstreak 21st June Red Lodge Wood Tricia Portch
White-letter Hairstreak 7th July Prickmoor Wood & Corsham Bruce Maxfield
Small Copper 27th April West Yatton Down Mary Avent
Small Blue 10th May Cotley Hill Nick Wynn
Silver-studded Blue      
Brown Argus 10th May King's Play Hill & Cotley Hill Bruce Maxfield : Nick Wynn
Common Blue 11th May Cotley Hill Nick Wynn
Chalkhill Blue 24th July West Yatton Down Maurice Avent
Adonis Blue 13th May Bratton Castle Mike Fuller
Holly Blue 3th April Hilperton Ian Bartlett
Duke of Burgundy 6th May Dean Hill Park Mike Fuller et al.
White Admiral 26th June Red Lodge Wood Terry & Gaynor Dabner
Purple Emperor 10th July Bentley Wood Richard Banbury
Red Admiral 14th January West Swindon Rebecca Harker
Painted Lady 14th May ATE, SP(E), Beach's Barn Bob Hastie
Small Tortoiseshell 6th February Hilperton Ian Bartlett
Large Tortoiseshell 24th April Grovely Wood Gordon Mackie
Peacock 28th January Swindon Martin Buckland
Comma 8th February Picket Wood Mike Fuller
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 11th May Bentley Wood Barry Fox
Pearl-bordered Fritillary 3rd May Blackmoor Copse Paul Guymer
Dark Green Fritillary 1st June Upton Cow Down Geoff Hobson
Silver-washed Fritillary 26th June Red Lodge Wood Terry & Gaynor Dabner
Marsh Fritillary 8th May Scratchbury Hill Geoff Hobson
Speckled Wood 31st March Bradford-on-Avon Mike Fuller
Wall 26th April Beacon Hill, Bromham Bruce Maxfield
Marbled White 19th June Nr. Savernake Forest John Booth
Grayling      
Gatekeeper 13th July Green Lane Wood Wayne Clinch et al
Meadow Brown 4th June Bratton Castle Nick Wynn
Ringlet 10th June Wadswick Common Denise Whittle
Small Heath 5th May West Yatton Down Maurice Avent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


 

 

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