Records and Recording - First Sightings 2007
   
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species known to occur in Warwickshire in 2007 as submitted on the Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire web site reporting page.

These first sightings are gathered as the butterfly season progresses so as to provide up-to-date information about species emergence. They are not reviewed retrospectively by reference to transect data or distribution records and therefore represent what we believed to be the first report of a species at the time rather than a comprehensive analysis of the actual first dates recorded in a particular year.

The butterfly species are listed in order of reported sighting date, with the latest sighting at the top of the list.
Dark Green Fritillary
First reported on 08/07/2007 at Oxhouse Farm by Mike Slater
Essex Skipper
First reported on 08/07/2007 at Ryton Wood by Glen Giles
Silver-washed Fritillary
First reported on 07/07/2007 at Ryton Wood by Mike Slater
Gatekeeper
First reported on 01/07/2007 at Ashlawn Cutting NR, Rugby by Phill Parr
Purple Emperor
First reported on 29/06/2007 at Ryton Wood by Mike Slater
Purple Hairstreak
First reported on 28/06/2007 at Ryton Wood by Mike Slater
Small Skipper
First reported on 19/06/2007 at Focus Optics Corley by John Liggins
White-letter Hairstreak
First reported on 19/06/2007 at Ryton Wood by Mike Slater
Ringlet
First reported on 09/06/2007 at Ryton Wood by Mike Slater
Marbled White
First reported on 08/06/2007 at Southam Quarry by Mike Slater
White Admiral
First reported on 06/06/2007 at Hay Wood by David Brown
Meadow Brown
First reported on 05/06/2007 at Pooley Fields, Polesworth by RJ Thomas
Large Skipper
First reported on 02/06/2007 at Baddesley Ensor by K & HJ Warmington
Clouded Yellow
First reported on 29/05/2007 at Bishops Hill, Bishops Itchington by Chris Rickards
Painted Lady
First reported on 26/05/2007 at North Warwicks Golf Club, Meriden by Roy Ledbury
Small Blue
First reported on 05/05/2007 at Bishops Hill by G. Clarke
Small Heath
First reported on 05/05/2007 at Baddesley Ensor by Keith Warmington
Brown Argus
First reported on 02/05/2007 at Ryton Wood Meadow Reserve by J. Liggins / K. Warmington
Dingy Skipper
First reported on 29/04/2007 at Baddesley Ensor by Heather Warmington
Common Blue
First reported on 27/04/2007 at Malpass Site, Rugby by Phil Parr
Green Hairstreak
First reported on 27/04/2007 at Malpass Site, Rugby by Phil Parr
Wall Brown
First reported on 18/04/2007 at Fisher's Mill, Middleton by John Harris
Grizzled Skipper
First reported on 15/04/2007 at Fenny Compton Canal Towpath by Phil Parr
Small Copper
First reported on 14/04/2007 at Knowle Hill LNR, Kenilworth by G. Clarke
Large White
First reported on 12/04/2007 at Hillmorton, Rugby by Paul Nicholas
Holly Blue
First reported on 06/04/2007 at Focus Optics, Corley by John Liggins
Orange-tip
First reported on 02/04/2007 at Kingsbury Water Park by Keith Warmington
Green-veined White
First reported on 14/03/2007 at Charlecote by David Brown
Small White
First reported on 14/03/2007 at Wolston by John Rea
Speckled Wood
First reported on 14/03/2007 at Hampton-in-Arden by R. Parker
Comma
First reported on 08/03/2007 at Fenny Compton Tunnel by Phil Parr
Peacock
First reported on 02/03/2007 at Church Lane, Corley by John Liggins
Small Tortoiseshell
First reported on 21/01/2007 at Alvecote Pools by A. Archer
Red Admiral
First reported on 19/01/2007 at Wolston by John Rea
Brimstone
First reported on 10/01/2007 at Claybrookes Marsh by Liz Dinsdale
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