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First Sightings 2012

 

 Common Name  Date  Location  Recorders
       
 Small Skipper      
 Essex Skipper      
 Silver-spotted Skipper      
 Large Skipper      
 Dingy Skipper      
 Grizzled Skipper      
 Clouded Yellow      
 Brimstone  7 January  Boscombe/Amesbury  Dave Widgington
 Large White      
 Small White      
 Green-veined White      
 Orange-tip      
 Green Hairstreak      
 Brown Hairstreak (equal CR)       
 Purple Hairstreak (NCR)      
 White-letter Hairstreak (NCR)      
 Small Copper      
 Small Blue (NCR)      
 Silver-studded Blue       
 Brown Argus      
 Common Blue      
 Chalkhill Blue      
 Adonis Blue       
 Holly Blue      
 Duke of Burgundy (NCR)      
 White Admiral (NCR)      
 Purple Emperor      
 Red Admiral  2 January  Bentley Wood & near Stockton  Paul Guymer, Stephanie Lockhart
 Painted Lady      
 Small Tortoiseshell      
 Large Tortoiseshell      
 Peacock      
 Comma      
 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary      
 Pearl-bordered Fritillary      
 Dark Green Fritillary      
 Silver-washed Fritillary (NCR)      
 Marsh Fritillary      
 Speckled Wood      
 Wall      
 Marbled White      
 Grayling       
 Gatekeeper (equal CR)      
 Meadow Brown       
 Ringlet      
 Small Heath      
       
       

 

First Sightings 2011

 

 Common Name  Date  Location  Recorders
       
 Small Skipper  11 June  Picket Wood, Biss Wood, Trowbridge  Mike Fuller, Audrey Brown
 Essex Skipper  26 June  ATE SP(W), Tenantry Down  Rob Turner 
 Silver-spotted Skipper  2 August  ATE SP(E)   John & Julie Moon 
 Large Skipper  10 May  Salisbury Plain, The Bustard Inn area   Steve Button
 Dingy Skipper  19 April  Upton Cow Down, Upton Scudamore  Nick Wynn
 Grizzled Skipper  9 April  Park Bottom, Sherrington  Nick Wynn
 Clouded Yellow  10 May  Witherington Down, SE of Salisbury  Pat Woodruffe et al.
 Brimstone  8 January  Salisbury  via Maurice Avent
 Large White  7 April  Lydiard Park, Swindon  Terry & Gaynor Dabner
 Small White  17 March  Trowbridge    Mike Fuller
 Green-veined White  8 April  West Yatton Down & Clanger Wood   Hugo Brooke, Maurice Avent, Nick Wynn 
 Orange-tip  24 March  Reynolds Hill, Chittoe  Hugo Brooke
 Green Hairstreak  8 April  West Yatton Down, Castle Combe  Hugo Brooke,  Maurice Avent
 Brown Hairstreak (equal CR)  19 July  Near Minety   Matthew Oates (equals 2006 county record) 
 Purple Hairstreak (NCR)  13 June     Bentley Wood   David Lambert (new county record) 
 White-letter Hairstreak (NCR)  14 June  Bentley Wood  David Lambert (new county record)
 Small Copper  18 April  Cotley Hill, Heytesbury  Nick Wynn
 Small Blue (NCR)  24 April   Park Bottom, Sherrington   Chris Riley, Gordon Mackie (new county record)
 Silver-studded Blue  26 June  2 sites near Landford  Gordon Mackie, Peter Shallcross 
 Brown Argus  23 April  Grovely Wood  Gordon Mackie
 Common Blue  23 April  Pewsey Downs NNR  Stuart Gough 
 Chalkhill Blue  9 July   West Yatton Down, Castle Combe  Maurice Avent
 Adonis Blue  30 April  Bratton Castle   Mike Fuller
 Holly Blue  25 March  Westbury  Nick Wynn
 Duke of Burgundy (NCR)  8 April  Dean Hill Park, West Dean  Dave Lowe (new county record)
 White Admiral (NCR)  2 June  Bentley Wood  Notebook (via David Lambert) (new county record)
 Purple Emperor  26 June  Clarendon Forest Palace, near Salisbury   Granville Pictor 
 Red Admiral  11 January  Swindon  Peter Brash (via Matthew Oates)
 Painted Lady  16 April  ATE SP(E), Sidbury Hill  Marc Taylor
 Small Tortoiseshell  8 January  Bradford-on-Avon garden  Bill Quantrill
 Large Tortoiseshell  10 May  Green Lane Wood, Trowbridge   Steve Covey, Dave Brotheridge
 Peacock  11 January  Bradford-on-Avon garden  Jonquil Burgess
 Comma  10 February  Salisbury garden   Tim Bail (via John Muggleton) 
 Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary  3 May  Bentley Wood  Nick Wynn
 Pearl-bordered Fritillary  19 April  South Wilts Woods  Paul Guymer, Sue Walker, Tony Goddard
 Dark Green Fritillary  13 June  East Chisenbury, near Upavon  Bob Hastie
 Silver-washed Fritillary (NCR)  3 June  Bentley Wood   Steve & Liz Oakes. A N Other (new county record)
 Marsh Fritillary  27 April  Cotley Hill, Heytesbury  Mike Fuller
 Speckled Wood  7 April  Cumberwell,  Great Chalfield  Rowena Quantrill,  Charlie Moores
 Wall  24 April  Pewsey Downs NNR  Stuart Gough
 Marbled White  6 June  Dinton   Gordon Mackie 
 Grayling  10 August   NONE reported as yet  
 Gatekeeper (equal CR)  13 June  Bentley Wood  John Notman (equals 2009 county record) 
 Meadow Brown  23 May  Castlefields, Calne   Terry Sparks
 Ringlet  9 June  Bentley Wood  David Lambert
 Small Heath  21 April  ATE SP(E), Sidbury Hill   Steve Covey, Marc Taylor 
       
       

 

  
First Sightings 2010

Common                Name                               

Date                  Location                                                      Recorders                                                                     
       
Small Skipper  11 June   Liddington near Swindon  Stephen Edwards 
Essex Skipper  12 June  Cherhill Down  Stuart Gough
Silver-spotted Skipper  27 July   ATE SP(E)   Steve Button 
Large Skipper  17 May   Bentley Wood   Caroline Kelly 
Dingy Skipper  22 April  Boscombe Down   John England, Tim Frawley, David Widgington
Grizzled Skipper  19 April   Porton Down   Stuart Corbett, Charlie Hobbs
Clouded Yellow  16 June   Warminster  Dennis Jessup (via Tom Smith)
Brimstone  1 March   Wanborough, Clench Common   David Train, Ray Jenkins
Large White  9 April   Harnham near Salisbury  Pam Rouquette 
Small White  16 March   Bradford-on-Avon   Mike Fuller 
Green-veined White  8 April  Picket Wood  Nick Wynn
Orange-tip  8 April  West Yatton Down & Chittoe  Maurice Avent, Hugo Brooke, Bill Crowther 
Green Hairstreak  17 April   Pewsey Down (NNR)  Wayne Clinch
Brown Hairstreak  23 July   North Wilts WWT reserve   Stuart Gough 
Purple Hairstreak  22 June   Grovely Wood   Steve Button
White-letter Hairstreak  22 June  Grovely Wood  Steve Button 
Small Copper  23 April  Park Bottom   Nick Wynn
Long-tailed Blue  8 Sept  Marlborough   Christopher Bradford
Small Blue  7 May  Park Bottom   Gordon Mackie 
Silver-studded Blue  19 June  Hamptworth Estate  Steve Button
Brown Argus  10 May  West Yatton Down & Cotley Hill  Mike Dimery, Steve Button
Common Blue  6 May  Somerford Cmn & Boscombe  Down  Terry & Gaynor Dabner, Tony Horner
Chalkhill Blue  3 July  ATE SP(E), Snail Down  Beryl Foote
Adonis Blue  13 May  Boscombe Down  Various recorders
Holly Blue  10 April  Biss Wood near Trowbridge  Audrey Brown
Duke of Burgundy  1 May  Dean Hill Park  David Lowe 
White Admiral  23 June  Whiteparish Common, Bentley Wood, Black Dog Woods  Pat Woodruffe, Piers Mobsby, Steve Button
Purple Emperor  23 June  Black Dog Woods  Steve Button
Red Admiral  18 January   Stratton St Margaret (Swindon)  Desmond Ponting
Painted Lady  9 April  Wellhead, Westbury  Mervyn Tyte
Small Tortoiseshell  1 January  Wroughton  Geoff Brown
Large Tortoiseshell      
Peacock  6 January  Melksham  Rachel Honeysett 
Comma  2 March  Westbury garden  Nick Wynn
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary  21 May  Bentley Wood  Alan Thornbury
Pearl-bordered Fritillary  30 April  Bentley Wood  via Roy Cowley
Dark Green Fritillary  9 June  ATE SP(W), Tilshead Down area  Marc Botham
Silver-washed Fritillary  10 June  Bentley Wood  Steve Button
Marsh Fritillary  17 May  Cotley Hill & a southern wood  Nick Wynn, Dan Hoare, Caroline Kelly
Speckled Wood  10 April   KAC, Clattinger Farm, Whaddon near Trowbridge  Mike Fuller, Wayne Clinch, Mike Hamzij
Wall  15 May  Bratton Castle  Various recorders
Marbled White  10 June  Boscombe Down  Tim Frawley, David Widgington
Grayling  19 July  Pound Bottom, Hamptworth Estate  Gordon Mackie
Gatekeeper  2 July  Swindon garden  Geoff Bown
Meadow Brown  21 May  Bratton Castle  Rob Turner
Ringlet  13 June  Red Lodge Wood near Purton  Frank and Paula Train
Small Heath  6 May  Martinsell Hill & Boscombe Down  Terry & Gaynor Dabner, Tony Horner
       

 

  
First Sightings 2009
Common Name                                      

Date              

 Location                                          Recorder                               
       
Small Skipper  1 June   Picquet Hill (Bratton)  Penny Aeberhard
Essex Skipper  11 June  ATE SP(W)  Tony Baden Fuller
Silver-spotted Skipper  30 July   Porton Down  Stuart Corbett
Large Skipper  23 May   West Yatton Down  Maurice Avent
Dingy Skipper  18 April  Boscombe Down   Wayne Clinch et al.
Grizzled Skipper  13 April   CWP Waterhay  Richard Pooley
Clouded Yellow  25 May  Cockey Down  Piers Mobsby
Brimstone 11 February  Swindon  John Booth
Large White 16 March  West Yatton Down  Maurice Avent
Small White 15 March   Trowbridge  Audrey Brown
Green-veined White  2 April  Picket Wood  Nick Wynn
Orange-tip  30 March  Downton  Hazel & Malcolm Lewis  
Green Hairstreak  16 April   Cotley Hill, Heytesbury  Nick Wynn
Brown Hairstreak  2 August  North Wilts   Matthew Oates 
Purple Hairstreak  23 June   Picket Wood  Steve Button
White-letter Hairstreak  26 June  Bentley Wood  via David Lambert
Small Copper  16 April  Upton Cow Down   Nick Wynn
Small Blue  10 May  Cotley Hill  John Hutton
Silver-studded Blue  24 June  Hamptworth Estate  Gordon Mackie
Brown Argus  1 May  Grovely Wood (W)  Gordon Mackie
Common Blue  1 May  Porton Down  Stuart Corbett
Chalkhill Blue  16 July  Bratton Castle  Mike Fuller
Adonis Blue  10 May  Bratton Castle  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  Bentley Wood  David Lambert
Purple Emperor  28 June  Bentley Wood  Mike Gibbons
Red Admiral  10 February  Alderbury garden  Rosemary Nicholls
Painted Lady  18 April  ATE SP(C), Chisenbury  Bob Hastie
Small Tortoiseshell  2 March  Roundway, Devizes  Beatrice Gillam
Large Tortoiseshell  28 April  Collingbourne Woods   Steve Button 
Peacock  14 February  Harnham garden   Pam Rouquette
Comma  7 March  Alderbury garden  Gerald Nicholls
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary  10 May  Bentley 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  Bentley Wood  David Lambert
Marsh Fritillary  5 May  Bentley Wood  David Lambert
Speckled Wood  30 March   Cotley Hill  Tom & Jean Smith
Wall  5 May  Bratton Castle  Nick Wynn
Marbled White  3 June  Oliver's Castle, Devizes  Philip Cleverly
Grayling  25 July  ATE SP(C), Enford Down  Stephen Edwards
Gatekeeper  13 July  Throope Hill  Viscount Head
Meadow Brown  2 June  Great Cheverell Hill  Nick Wynn
Ringlet  4 June  ATE SP(C), Orcheston Down   Sally Walker
Small Heath  19 April  West Yatton Down  Maurice Avent et al.
       
  
First Sightings 2008
Common Name                                           

Date              

 Location                                                   Recorder                                                 
       
Small Skipper  29 May   ATE SP(W), Breach Hill  Tim Mann
Essex Skipper  9 June  ATE SP(W), Summer Down  Tony Baden Fuller
Silver-spotted Skipper  23 July   Porton Down  Stuart Corbett
Large Skipper  21 May   Cockey Down, Laverstock  Piers Mobsby
Dingy Skipper  27 April  West Yatton Down  Maurice Avent
Grizzled Skipper  22 April   Middleton Down  Piers Mobsby
Clouded Yellow  31 May  Broken Cross, nr. Salisbury   Stuart Gough 
Brimstone  8 January  Bentley Wood  David Lambert
Large White  13 April   Bradford-on-Avon  Mike Fuller
Small White  3 March   Cockey Down  Piers Mobsby
Green-veined White  4 April  Alderbury  Patricia Dashwood
Orange-tip  16 March  Alderbury  Gerald Nicholls
Green Hairstreak  26 April   ATE SP(E), Sidbury Hill  Mervyn Grist, Mike Wildish
Brown Hairstreak  27 July   North Wilts Wood  Matthew Oates
Purple Hairstreak  21 June   Red Lodge Wood  Tricia Portch
White-letter Hairstreak  5 July  Prickmoor Wood, Chittoe  Bruce Maxfield
Small Copper  27 April  West Yatton Down  Mary Avent
Long-tailed Blue      
Small Blue  10 May  Cotley Hill, Heytesbury   Nick Wynn
Silver-studded Blue  23 July  Pound Bottom, Hamptworth Estate  Arthur Bryant 
Brown Argus  7 May  West Yatton Down  Maurice Avent
Common Blue  7 May  Upton Cow Down  Geoff Hobson
Chalkhill Blue  22 July  Clearbury Down  Gordon Mackie
Adonis Blue  11 May

 Boscombe Down, Oliver's Castle (Devizes)

  Jon Millo, Philip Cleverly
Holly Blue  3 April  Westbury, Hilperton  Nick Wynn, Ian Bartlett
Duke of Burgundy  6 May  Dean Hill Park  Mike Fuller et al.
White Admiral  20 June  Bentley Wood  via David Lambert
Purple Emperor  28 June  Bentley Wood  Mike Duffy
Red Admiral  14 January  West Swindon  Rebecca Harker
Painted Lady  14 May  ATE SP(E), Beach's Barn  Bob Hastie
Small Tortoiseshell  6 February  Hilperton  Ian Bartlett
Large Tortoiseshell  24 April  Grovely Wood  Gordon Mackie
Peacock  28 January  Swindon  Martin Buckland
Comma  8 February  Picket Wood  Mike Fuller
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary  11 May  Bentley Wood  Barry Fox
Pearl-bordered Fritillary  3 May  South Wilts Wood  Paul Guymer
Dark Green Fritillary  1 June  Upton Cow Down  Geoff Hobson
Silver-washed Fritillary  20 June  Bentley Wood  via David Lambert
Marsh Fritillary  8 May  Cotley Hill, Heytesbury  Geoff Hobson
Speckled Wood  31 March  Bradford-on-Avon  Mike Fuller
Wall  26 April  Beacon Hill, Bromham  Bruce Maxfield
Marbled White  4 June  Boscombe Down  Tony Horner
Grayling  30 July  Pound Bottom, Hamptworth Estate   Gordon Mackie 
Gatekeeper  3 July  Biss Wood, Trowbridge  Audrey Brown
Meadow Brown  18 May  ATE SP(W), Imber ranges  Rob Turner
Ringlet  4 June  ATE SP(W), South Down Sleight  Tim Mann
Small Heath  4 May  RSPB Normanton Down  Trace Williams
       
  
First Sightings compared and averaged
Common Name  2008     2009   2010 Average
         
Small Skipper  13 June   1 June   11 June  8 June
Essex Skipper  15 June  11 June  12 June  13 June
Silver-spotted Skipper  28 July   30 July  27 July  28 July
Large Skipper  24 May   23 May  17 May  21 May
Dingy Skipper  27 April  18 April  22 April  22 April
Grizzled Skipper  27 April   13 April  19 April  20 April
Clouded Yellow    25 May  16 June  
Brimstone  8 January  11 February  1 March  
Large White  13 April   16 March  9 April  2 April
Small White  3 March   15 March  16 March  11 March
Green-veined White  9 April  2 April  8 April  6 April
Orange-tip  4 April  30 March  8 April  4 April
Green Hairstreak  27 April   16 April  17 April  20 April
Brown Hairstreak  27 July   2 August  23 July  28 July
Purple Hairstreak  21 June   23 June  22 June  22 June
White-letter Hairstreak  7 July  26 June  22 June  28 June
Small Copper  27 April  16 April  23 April  22 April
Long-tailed Blue      8 Sept  
Small Blue  10 May  10 May   7 May  9 May
Silver-studded Blue    24 June  19 June  21 June
Brown Argus  10 May  1 May  10 May  7 May
Common Blue  11 May  1 May  6 May  6 May
Chalkhill Blue  24 July  16 July  3 July  14 July
Adonis Blue  13 May  10 May  13 May  12 May
Holly Blue  3 April  16 April  10 April  10 April
Duke of Burgundy  6 May  22 April  1 May  30 April
White Admiral  26 June  13 June  23 June  21 June
Purple Emperor  10 July  28 June  23 June  30 June
Red Admiral  14 January  10 February  18 January  
Painted Lady  14 May  18 April  9 April  
Small Tortoiseshell  6 February  2 March  1 January  
Large Tortoiseshell  24 April      
Peacock  28 January  14 February  6 January  
Comma  8 February  7 March  2 March  
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary  11 May  10 May  21 May  14 May
Pearl-bordered Fritillary  3 May  19 April  30 April  27 April
Dark Green Fritillary  1 June  11 June  9 June  7 June
Silver-washed Fritillary  26 June  11 June  10 June  16 June
Marsh Fritillary  8 May  5 May  17 May  10 May
Speckled Wood  31 March  30 March  10 April  3 April
Wall  26 April  5 May  15 May  5 May
Marbled White  19 June  3 June  10 June  11 June
Grayling    25 July  19 July  22 July
Gatekeeper  13 July  13 June  2 July  29 June
Meadow Brown  4 June  2 June  21 May  30 May
Ringlet  10 June  4 June  13 June  9 June
Small Heath  5 May  19th April  6 May  30 April
         
  

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