Hertfordshire & Middlesex Branch
Saving butterflies, moths and our environment
Common Carpet, Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Peacock & Speckled Wood at Enfield. 2 Peacock [one at a private site near Trent Park & another at a different private site near Trent Park], 1 Speckled Wood at a private site near Trent Park, 2 Green-veined White [one at a private site near Trent Park & another male at Hadley Road], 3 Orange-tip [female at a private site near Trent Park & another female at another private site near Trent Park & a male at a private site near Trent Park], 1 Common Carpet settled at a private site near Trent Park - a very early record, but not altogether unexpected. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Garden butterflies. Having failed to see any Orange/Light Orange Underwings at Balls Wood, I returned home and the sun came out! Almost immediately in my Ware garden was a male Brimstone, Holly Blue, female Orange-tip egg laying on both Honesty and Garlic Mustard and a Large White that had to be let out of the greenhouse (the door was open!) [Posted by Liz Goodyear]
Lunar Marbled Brown at Oakwood. 2 Lunar Marbled Brown at Bramley Road, N14 this afternoon, after the morning service at St Thomas - God is Good! [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Millhoppers Reserve. At the work party today we saw Peacock, Comma, Holly Blue, Speckled Wood and a male Orange Tip. All this despite the very gusty winds. [Posted by Chris Hilling]
Green Veined White at Forty Hall Enfield. My first sighting of it this year. In the walled garden at Forty Hall. [Posted by Dee Cullen]
Cheapside Farm.. 1 Brimstone at Midday nr Texaco Garage hedge [Posted by T. M. Mylett]
Ffy Orange Tip. A male zipping along the main road at Bridgefoot farm Little Hadham. [Posted by Laurence Drummond]
Brimstone & Peacock at Hilly Fields Park, Enfield. Male Brimstone & 1 Peacock at Hilly Fields Park, Enfield this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Brimstone at Enfield. Male Brimstone at a private site near Whitewebbs Park this afternoon. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Peacock & Speckled Wood at Enfield. 1 Peacock & 1 Speckled Wood at a private site near Trent Park & 1 Peacock at another private site near Trent Park. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Lunar Marbled Brown at Oakwood. 1 Lunar Marbled Brown at Cedar House Financial Services, Bramley Road, Oakwood this afternoon [FOY]. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Brown Hairstreak on Hampstead Heath. Four of the six eggs found on the Hampstead Heath have successfully emerged so far. The first to emerge found at 2nd instar stage today. [Posted by Rohan Harris]
Brimstone. Brimstone nectaring on dandelion in Harpenden. [Posted by David Hunt]
Despite the wind.... The warm sunny spells brought out the Butterflies this afternoon , a walk across from Actons farm High Wych to Hunsdon airstrip , 5 Peacock, 2 Red Admiral and my ffy Small Tortoiseshell. [Posted by Laurence Drummond]
Brimstone, Peacock, Red Admiral & Speckled Wood at Enfield. Male Brimstone, Peacock, Red Admiral & 3 Speckled Wood at a private site near Trent Park. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange-tip & Peacock at Trent Park. Male Green-veined White near Ride Wd/Trent Park, male Orange-tip along Leeging Beech Gutter near Water Garden/Trent Park & 2 Peacock here, male Brimstone edge of Williams Wd/Trent Park. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Green-veined White & Small White at Enfield. Male and female Green-veined White copulating at a private site near Trent Park at 1302 BST & male Small White here. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Green-veined White & Speckled Wood at Trent Park. Male Green-veined White nectaring on dandelions along Leeging Beech Gutter near Water Garden at Trent Park [TQ294976] at 1240 BST. 1 Speckled Wood along Leeging Beech Gutter near Water Garden at Trent Park [TQ294976] at 1244 BST. [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]
Green Longhorn Moth [Adela reaumurella] at Trent Park. Female Green Longhorn Moth observed settled at Shaws Wd/Trent Park [TQ296971] at 1600 BST - an early record! [Posted by Robert Mark Callf]