Please report all butterfly observations to Keith Balmer
the Bedfordshire County Recorder for Butterflies.
You can report butterflies online.
The season is being summarized HERE.
| Species |
2024 |
2023* |
2022 |
2021 |
10yr Avg |
| Dingy Skipper |
Whipsnade and Dunstable Downs |
05/05/24 |
27/04/23 |
20/04/22 |
30/04/21 |
28 Apr |
| Grizzled Skipper |
Whipsnade & Dunstable Downs |
30/04/24 |
30/04/23 |
16/04/22 |
23/04/21 |
23 Apr |
| Essex Skipper |
Dog Kennel Down |
26/06/24 |
22/06/23 |
17/06/22 |
08/07/21 |
24 Jun |
| Small Skipper |
Myers Farm, Potton |
18/06/24 |
17/06/23 |
11/06/22 |
22/06/21 |
15 Jun |
| Large Skipper |
Pegnut Wood |
19/05/24 |
28/05/23 |
18/05/22 |
08/06/21 |
31 May |
| Orange Tip |
Langford & Shillington & Ampthill & Caddington |
26/03/24 |
08/04/23 |
22/03/22 |
30/03/21 |
31 Mar |
| Large White |
Luton & Shillington |
26/03/24 |
03/04/23 |
10/04/22 |
29/03/21 |
03 Apr |
| Small White |
Stopsley |
24/03/24 |
22/03/23 |
14/03/22 |
28/03/21 |
26 Mar |
| Green-veined White |
Ickwell Green |
30/03/24 |
03/04/23 |
26/03/22 |
28/03/21 |
31 Mar |
| Clouded Yellow |
Priory CP |
27/08/24 |
07/07/23 |
22/05/22 |
18/05/21 |
30 Jun |
| Brimstone |
Clifton
The Lodge |
03/01/24 |
13/02/23 |
01/01/22 |
20/02/21 |
08 Feb |
| Wall Brown |
|
|
Not seen |
Not seen |
Not seen |
N/A |
| Speckled Wood |
Renhold, Green End |
23/03/24 |
07/04/23 |
22/03/22 |
05/04/21 |
26 Mar |
| Small Heath |
Kempston Church End & Myers Farm, Potton & Barton Hills |
09/05/24 |
03/05/23 |
24/04/22 |
12/05/21 |
04 May |
| Ringlet |
The Pillinge MVCP |
08/06/24 |
12/06/23 |
08/06/22 |
23/06/21 |
11 Jun |
| Meadow Brown |
Wrestlingworth |
29/05/24 |
03/06/23 |
27/05/22 |
10/06/21 |
02 Jun |
| Gatekeeper |
Houghton Regis |
08/06/23 |
22/06/23 |
19/06/22 |
04/07/21 |
19 Jun |
| Marbled White |
Myers Farm, Potton |
16/06/24 |
10/06/23 |
03/06/22 |
16/06/21 |
13 Jun |
| Silver-washed Fritillary |
King's Wood, Heath & Reach |
26/06/24 |
24/06/23 |
11/06/22 |
22/06/21 |
26 Jun |
| Dark Green Fritillary |
Sundon Chalk Pits |
17/06/24 |
18/06/23 |
06/06/22 |
16/06/21 |
16 Jun |
| White Admiral |
College Wood, Northill |
18/06/24 |
24/06/23 |
17/06/22 |
01/07/21 |
26 Jun |
| Purple Emperor |
Brogborough |
24/06/24 |
03/07/23 |
22/06/22 |
05/07/21 |
01 Jul |
| Red Admiral |
Bedford Park
The Lodge |
24/01/24 |
30/01/23 |
02/01/22 |
22/01/21 |
27 Jan |
| Painted Lady |
Dunstable Downs |
30/04/24 |
20/04/23 |
16/05/22 |
10/05/21 |
05 May |
| Peacock |
Westoning |
25/01/24 |
13/01/23 |
01/01/22 |
19/02/21 |
26 Jan |
| Small Tortoiseshell |
Blunham |
13/01/24 |
07/02/23 |
27/01/22 |
22/01/21 |
29 Jan |
| Comma |
Great Barford Lake |
15/02/24 |
19/02/23 |
09/02/22 |
23/03/21 |
28 Feb |
| Duke of Burgundy |
Totternhoe Quarry |
20/04/24 |
29/04/23 |
15/04/22 |
23/04/21 |
26 Apr |
| Small Copper |
The Lodge, Sandy |
13/04/24 |
02/05/23 |
14/04/22 |
07/05/21 |
27 Apr |
| Purple Hairstreak |
Myers Farm, Potton |
14/06/24 |
24/06/23 |
25/06/22 |
02/07/21 |
28 Jun |
| Green Hairstreak |
Sewell Cutting |
12/04/24 |
29/04/23 |
15/04/22 |
18/04/21 |
16 Apr |
| White Letter Hairstreak |
Deepdale Quarry, Potton |
25/06/24 |
24/06/23 |
17/06/22 |
01/07/21 |
28 Jun |
| Black Hairstreak |
Marston Thrift |
07/06/24 |
16/06/23 |
04/06/22 |
16/06/21 |
13 Jun |
| Small Blue |
Totternhoe & Sewell areas |
11/05/24 |
14/05/23 |
05/05/22 |
22/05/21 |
14 May |
| Holly Blue |
Houghton Regis & Ickwell Green & Biggleswade |
26/03/24 |
03/04/23 |
20/03/22 |
09/04/21 |
31 Mar |
| Brown Argus |
Barton Hills |
09/05/24 |
10/05/23 |
30/04/22 |
11/05/21 |
09 May |
| Common Blue |
Easton, Biggleswade |
08/05/24 |
17/05/23 |
06/05/22 |
12/05/21 |
09 May |
| Chalkhill Blue |
Sharpenhoe Clappers |
11/07/24 |
09/07/23 |
29/06/22 |
11/07/21 |
04 Jul |
* As indicated by the 19,485 records analysed on 31/12/2023
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