Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch
Saving butterflies, moths and our environment
Butterflies out in the Ayots. On a walk around the Ayots, near Welwyn Garden City, I recorded Comma, Peacock, Brimstone and Holly Blue. [Posted by John Yates]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor. It was a gloriously warm and sunny afternoon on my local patch near Heathrow today and I found 45 butterflies also enjoying the weather. Peacocks have at last started to appear in decent numbers, and overall I found eight species including four new ones for 2025. The tally was: 21 Peacocks, 10 Commas, 5 Red Admirals, 5 Brimstones, and the newcomers were (one of each) Green-veined White, Large White, Speckled Wood and (a particular favourite of mine) a Holly Blue. [Posted by Dave Miller]
Sightings at Trent Park. Male Brimstone, 2 Comma together & 2 Peacock at Trent Park this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Small Tortoiseshell. Delighted to see a Small Tortoiseshell this morning in Hitchin, TL184283. I'm not sure I saw one at all last year. [Posted by Phil Barron]
'What's happened since the book? - 10 years of change' - with Andrew Wood. Our last Zoom presentation will be this Wed 26th. Details and zoom link here [Posted by Liz Goodyear]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor. The sun emerged at lunchtime today as forecast and I had a look around my local patch near Heathrow. The butterflies were quick to respond as well, and I came across my first Small Whites of 2025. Overall, I counted 6 Peacocks, 4 Red Admirals, 4 Commas and 3 Small Whites. I think the sun arrived just too late in the day to rouse any Brimstones. [Posted by Dave Miller]
Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park. 1 Comma at a private site near Trent Park & 2 Comma & 1 Peacock at Trent Park this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Comma, Peacock & Red Admiral at Enfield & Trent Park. 1 Comma & 1 Red Admiral at a private site near Enfield this afternoon & 1 Peacock at Trent Park. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Hummingbird hawk moth. ...on daffodils in our Tring garden! [Posted by Colin Sturges]
Comma Muswell Hill. I saw a Comma twice today in my garden, it may have been the same individual. It stayed for around 20 minutes on the fence which gets late afternoon sun. [Posted by Dee Cullen]
Sightings at Enfield & Trent Park. 2 male Brimstone, 3 Comma & 2 Peacock at private sites near Trent Park. 7 male Brimstone, 4 Comma, 2 Peacock, 1 Small White or Green-veined White & female Large White nectaring on Sallow by lower lake - my first of the year. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Comma at Oakwood Station. 1 Comma at Oakwood Station at 1429 GMT. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Small Whites in Fairlands Valley Park. Afternoon walk in the park yielded my first Small Whites (x3) of the year including one feeding on blackthorn blossom but did not stay still long enough for a photo. Also seen were 5 Comma, 4 male Brimstone and only one Peacock (expected far more). [Posted by Peter Clarke]
Comma & Red Admiral at Trent Park. 2 Comma together & 1 Red Admiral near Oakwood entrance/Trent Park this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Orange Underwing at Trent Park. 1 Orange Underwing seen in flight & settled at 'Old Golf Course' Trent Park at 0956 GMT, photographed by Eugene Dillon-Hopper - our first for the year. Male Brimstone along the 'London Loop' path at Park Farm, Enfield. 1 Comma at a private site near Trent Park. Male Brimstone at Bramley Road, N14 at 1236 GMT. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor. After a series of cold and mostly cloudy days, there was more sunshine today (though it was actually no warmer). I set out hopefully around my local patch and managed to locate a Comma hunkered down low on the ground out of the chilly breeze. I also spotted two different Red Admirals, one by the River Colne and the other near the path down to Staines Moor. [Posted by Dave Miller]
Butterfly sightings Wareside. some sightings from wareside (TL396156) Monday 10th March 2025 Brimstone 4 (3 males and 1 female) Comma 2 hopefully the signs of a successful season. [Posted by Phil MacMurdie]
Sightings from Stanwell Moor. I counted 30 butterflies today on my local patch, making the most of the last of the warm sunny spell: 12 Brimstones, 10 Commas, 5 Peacocks and 3 Red Admirals. [Posted by Dave Miller]
Sightings at Enfield Town. Male Brimstone at River View, Enfield Town [TQ324968] at 1221 GMT & 1 Peacock at Carr's Basin, Town Park, Enfield [TQ323962] at 1231 GMT. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
2024: 'A Year of Surprises in Provence'. Did you miss our latest Zoom talk - with Roger Gibbons? It is now available to view on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5joNvy0Puw [Posted by Liz Goodyear]
