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07 Oct 2024

Sightings at Enfield. 5 Speckled Wood [2 at private sites near Trent Park, 1 at Strayfield Rd, EN2 & 2 at Flash Lane, EN2], male Brimstone & male Large White at Gordon Hill Station this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]

05 Oct 2024

Painted Lady in Stevenage. My first Painted Lady of the year opposite St Nicholas School, Six Hills Way, Stevenage at around 1pm [Posted by Peter Clarke]

Painted Lady Stevenage
Photo © Peter Clarke

Speckled Wood at Enfield. 1 Speckled Wood at a private site near Trent Park this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]


Hampstead Heath. Two Brown Hairstreak eggs close to each other at the northern most part of the Heath near Kenwood kitchen garden. [Posted by Rohan Harris]

Photo © Rohan Harris

04 Oct 2024

Small Coppers still flying at Nomansland. 22 Small Coppers today. No sign of mating behaviour today, but 8 females seen on Sheep’s Sorrell looking for egg laying sites. The remainder sunbathing or nectaring. Heather and Ragwort still the preferred nectar sources, though for the first time I saw one apparently nectaring on Gorse. Few now lol fresh, with many showing signs of wear [Posted by Malcolm Hull]

Photo © Malcolm Hull
Photo © Malcolm Hull

Northaw sightings. 3x Large White, 2x Red Admiral and a Speckled Wood in midday sun today - on Ivy and Verbena [Posted by Sam Fuller]


Sightings in Enfield, Southgate & Trent Park. 8 Speckled Wood [1 at Chase Rd/Grovebury Crt, N14 & 7 at three private sites near Trent Park], 1 Small Copper & female Green-veined White at 'Old Golf Course' Trent Park & Comma & Red Admiral nectaring on Michaelmas daisies at 'Old Golf Course' Trent Park, male Brimstone basking on Ivy near Merryhill's Brook/Trent Park. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]

03 Oct 2024

Magic Garden. Following a couple of Commas that set up residence in the Garden last week, it was all change today with a Red Admiral, Painted Lady and a Large White. St Mary's Road, Watford [Posted by Rick Vickers]

Painted lady
Photo © Rick Vickers
Red Admiral
Photo © Rick Vickers

Painted Lady. Painted Ladies have been a rare sight in St Albans this year. Today I found a Buddleia in full flower by St Albans station with 1 Painted Lady and 2 Red Admirals nectaring on it. Elsewhere round town 3 more Red Admirals, 3 Large Whites and 1 Small White [Posted by Malcolm Hull]

Painted Lady
Photo © Malcolm Hull
Red Admiral
Photo © Malcolm Hull

Hampstead Heath Extension. One Brown Hairstreak egg found on Hampstead Heath extension. [Posted by Rohan Harris]

Photo © Rohan Harris

Enfield sightings. 2 Comma at Rectory Farm Rd near railway bridge, including one nectaring on Ivy blossom, 2 Speckled Wood [1 at Flash Lane, EN2 & 1 at Cook's Hole Rd, edge of Hilly Field's Park], Red Admiral at Flash Lane, EN2, Comma & 2 Large White at Gordon Hill Station. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]


Croxley Common moor. Two Brown Hairstreak eggs. One adult Small Copper. [Posted by Rohan Harris]

02 Oct 2024

Brown Hairstreak eggs. Two Brown Hairstreak eggs laid a few inches apart at Parliament Hill tennis courts Hampstead Heath. [Posted by Rohan Harris]


Enfield. 1 Large White nectaring on Michaelmas daisies at a private site near Trent Park, female Green-veined White nectaring on Bramble blossom along 'The London Loop' at Bay Farm, Enfield, 2 Small White [1 near Brooke Wd & a female at Rectory Farm near 'The Red House']. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]

01 Oct 2024

Red Admiral at Enfield. 1 Red Admiral seen in flight during rain from platform at Enfield Chase Station at 1433 BST. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]


Brown Hairstreak Hampstead Heath. Brown Hairstreak egg found in a new area at the north of Hampstead Heath. [Posted by Rohan Harris]

Photo © Rohan Harris

30 Sep 2024

Speckled Wood at Enfield. 1 Speckled Wood at a private site near Trent Park this morning. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]

29 Sep 2024

Speckled Wood at Town Park, Enfield. 1 Speckled Wood at Town Park, Enfield this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]


Small Coppers on last Herts & Middx BC butterfly walk this year. Grey skies, a stiff breeze and temperature of 13 degrees greeted us on arrival at Nomansland Common. 8 optimistic butterfly spotters set off and we’re soon rewarded by some excellent views of a knot-grass caterpillar. A few glimmers of sun encouraged the Small Coppers, with several seen in flight. Others were sunbathing, but the sun did not shine and most were hunkered down on prominent sprigs of Heather. Later we found a group of six Small Coppers all close together with mating in mind. Crossing to the east side more Small Coppers were seen nectaring on Ragwort. In total 27 seen along with a possible Red Admiral, many Yellow legged mining bees and a couple of Dung Beetles playing football with rabbit droppings. A cool but satisfactory end of the season [Posted by Malcolm Hull]

Knot-grass Caterpillar
Photo © Malcolm Hull
A chilly Small Copper
Photo © Malcolm Hull
Small Copper nectaring
Photo © Malcolm Hull

28 Sep 2024

Large White, Red Admiral & Small Copper at Enfield. 1 Large White, 1 Red Admiral & 1 Small Copper at private sites at Enfield near Trent Park during late morning & early afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]


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