| EARLIEST
BUTTERFLY SIGHTINGS 2011 |
 |
The following is a complete listing of all resident and regular
migrant butterfly species found in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Follow the links below for earliest sightings for previous years.
| Common Name |
Earliest
Sighting
2010 |
Earliest
Sighting2011 |
Location |
Recorder |
| Adonis Blue
|
14.05.10 |
29.04.11 |
Bonchurch Down |
Ian Pratt |
| Brimstone
|
17.01.10 |
15.01.11 |
Meon Valley
Railway Line |
Richard Carpenter |
| Brown Argus |
10.05.10 |
25.04.11 |
Bonchurch Down |
Ian Pratt |
| Brown Hairstreak
|
01.08.10 |
24.07.11 |
Shipton
Bellinger |
Alan
Thornbury
Mike Gibbons |
| Chalkhill Blue
|
01.07.10 |
29.06.11 |
Yew Hill |
Rupert Broadway |
| Clouded Yellow
|
24.04.10 |
29.06.11 |
Denny Wood |
Paul Brock |
| Comma
|
|
24.02.11 |
Hill Head |
Richard Carpenter |
| Common Blue
|
17.04.10 |
22.04.11 |
Afton Chalk Pit,
IoW |
Ian Pratt |
| Dark Green Fritillary
|
19.06.10 |
04.06.11 |
Whiteley
Pastures |
Dave Ryves |
| Dingy Skipper
|
22.04.10 |
16.04.11 |
Noar Hill |
Hazel & Alec Pratt |
| Duke of Burgundy
|
09.04.10 |
09.04.11 |
Noar Hill |
Peter Gardner |
| Essex Skipper
|
25.06.10 |
27.05.11 |
Bentley
Woods - Eastern Clearing |
Tim Graham |
| Gatekeeper
|
29.06.10 |
04.06.11 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Andrew Hutchison |
| Glanville Fritillary
|
01.05.10 |
23.04.11 |
Wheeler's Bay, IoW |
Ian Pratt |
| Grayling
|
01.07.10 |
21.05.11 |
Lymington-Keyhaven
Nature Reserve |
Pete Durnell |
| Green Hairstreak
|
06.04.10 |
07.04.11 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Paul Ritchie |
| Green-veined White
|
06.04.10 |
26.03.11 |
West Christchurch |
Mike Gibbons |
| Grizzled Skipper
|
14.04.10 |
07.04.11 |
Magdalen Hill Down |
Paul Ritchie |
| Holly Blue
|
09.04.10 |
21.03.11 |
Melville Street
Ryde IOW |
Ian Pratt |
| Large Skipper
|
24.05.10 |
09.05.11 |
Portsdown Hill |
Ashley Whitlock |
| Large Tortoiseshell |
10.04.10 |
07.03.11 |
Woodhouse Copse |
John Rowell |
| Large White
|
08.04.10 |
11.03.11 |
Tice's Meadow |
Richard Seargent |
| Marbled White
|
18.06.10 |
01.06.11 |
Compartment 10 of
the Ports Down SSSI |
Dr. Richard Jones |
| Marsh Fritillary
|
|
|
|
|
| Meadow Brown
|
03.06.10 |
21.05.11 |
Ports Down
Yew Hill |
Mary Gwilliam
Chris Edwards |
| Orange-tip
|
06.04.10 |
23.03.11 |
Cadnam |
Maurice Pugh |
| Painted Lady
|
05.03.10 |
14.02.11 |
Posbrook
Findon Road,Gosport |
Richard Carpenter
& Heather Anthony
Pat Clipstone |
| Peacock
|
01.03.10 |
07.01.11 |
Cadnam |
Maurice Pugh |
| Pearl-bordered Fritillary
|
27.04.10 |
22.04.11 |
New Forest |
Colin Baker |
| Purple Emperor
|
28.06.10 |
11.06.11 |
St Catherine's
Hill |
Clive Wood |
| Purple Hairstreak
|
12.06.10 |
04.06.11 |
Browndown North,
Gosport |
David Tinling |
| Red Admiral
|
17.01.10 |
09.01.11 |
Fareham
Nore Barn Wood, Emsworth |
Ron Bryan
Richard Somers Cocks |
| Ringlet
|
13.06.10 |
29.05.11 |
Hazeley Heath,
Timpany Trust |
Laura Keighley |
| Silver-spotted Skipper
|
24.07.10 |
31.07.11 |
Stockbridge Down |
Piers Vigus |
| Silver-studded Blue
|
05.06.10 |
17.05.11 |
Shirley Holms |
Gary Palmer |
| Silver-washed Fritillary
|
15.06.10 |
03.06.11 |
Broxhead
Common
Howe Copse |
Alan Wingrove and
Tom Dunbar
Geoff Rapley |
| Small Blue
|
15.05.10 |
22.04.11 |
Afton Chalk Pit,
IoW |
Ian Pratt |
| Small Copper
|
17.04.10 |
07.04.11 |
North Browndown,
Gosport |
Mick Langridge |
| Small Heath
|
01.05.10 |
21.04.11 |
Martin Down |
Mike Duffy |
| Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary
|
21.05.10 |
07.05.11 |
Bentley Wood |
Mark Swann |
| Small Skipper
|
16.06.10 |
16.05.11 |
Hazeley Heath |
Laura Keighley |
| Small Tortoiseshell
|
01.03.10 |
17.02.11 |
Carter's
Copse,Gosport |
David Tinling |
| Small White
|
21.01.10 |
12.03.11 |
Harestock
Alvara Road,Gosport |
BP & MM
Fletcher
Eric Skinner |
| Speckled Wood
|
06.04.10 |
04.03.11 |
Lorsdale
Greenway, Shirley |
Andrew Collins |
| Wall
|
14.05.10 |
25.04.11 |
Bonchurch Down |
Ian Pratt |
| White Admiral
|
21.06.10 |
03.06.11 |
Pamber
Forest
Spearywell Wood |
Graham Dennis
Dave Green |
| White-letter Hairstreak
|
21.06.10 |
03.06.11 |
IBM Lake, Cosham |
Tim Doran |
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