Butterfly First Sightings 2010*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2010.
This data is gathered as each year progresses to provide up-to-date information about butterfly emergence. The data is based on information submitted via our online recording form and is not reviewed retrospectively to include sightings information from other sources.
The list below is in order of reported sighting date, with the latest species on the wing at the top of the list.
**First sighting dates are based on records submitted online. Note that these dates are not updated retrospectively to include records submitted to the branch recorder in other forms. If a species is missing, this is either due to records not being submitted online or because the species was not recorded in our region during that year.
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Annual First Sightings for 2010
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Hairstreak | 15-08-2010 | King's Coughton | G. Morley |
| Clouded Yellow | 20-07-2010 | Draycote Meadows | Steve Batt |
| Essex Skipper | 12-07-2010 | Snitterfield Bushes Glider Club field / Kineton fleabane site | Steven & Debbie Cheshire / Mike Slater and Keith Warmington |
| Gatekeeper | 03-07-2010 | Oxhouse Farm Drive | Keith & Heather Warmington |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 30-06-2010 | Oxhouse Farm North | Gillian Thompson |
| Purple Emperor | 29-06-2010 | Oversley Wood | Bob Dunnett |
| Purple Hairstreak | 25-06-2010 | Oversley Wood | Chris Latham |
| Small Skipper | 24-06-2010 | Ufton Fields | Mike Slater |
| White Admiral | 22-06-2010 | Oversley Wood | Gillian Thompson |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 20-06-2010 | Oxhouse Farm | Philip Douthwaite |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 20-06-2010 | Oversley Wood | Chris Latham |
| Ringlet | 18-06-2010 | Snitterfield Bushes | Chris Latham |
| Marbled White | 16-06-2010 | Southam Quarry | Emmeline Smart |
| Meadow Brown | 11-06-2010 | Ryton Wood Meadows/Draycote Meadow | Mike Slater/Steve Batt |
| Painted Lady | 03-06-2010 | Ryton Wood Meadows | Mike Slater |
| Large Skipper | 21-05-2010 | Southam Quarry | Stephen Stroud |
| Wood White | 20-05-2010 | Ryton Woods | John Oates |
| Brown Argus | 17-05-2010 | Baddesley Ensor | Keith & Heather Warmington |
| Small Blue | 15-05-2010 | Southam Bypass North / Bishops Hill | Mike Slater / Gillian Thompson |
| Small Heath | 15-05-2010 | Bishops Hill | Gillian Thompson |
| Common Blue | 15-05-2010 | Southam Bypass North | Mike Slater |
| Small Copper | 26-04-2010 | Fenny Compton Tunnels | Mike Slater |
| Dingy Skipper | 26-04-2010 | Harbury Spoilbank | Gillian Thompson |
| Green Hairstreak | 23-04-2010 | Malpass South | Phil Parr |
| Grizzled Skipper | 21-04-2010 | Harbury Spoilbank | Gillian Thompson |
| Holly Blue | 13-04-2010 | Hillmorton, Rugby. (Garden 174) | Paul Nicholas |
| Speckled Wood | 13-04-2010 | Newbold Quarry Park, Rugby | Phil Parr |
| Large White | 08-04-2010 | Stoke Floods | Steve Batt |
| Small White | 08-04-2010 | Wolston Lakes | John Rea |
| Green Veined White | 08-04-2010 | Ladywalk NR / Dosthill NR | John Harris |
| Orange Tip | 08-04-2010 | 3 The Deer Leap, Kenilworth | Margaret Vickery |
| Comma | 15-03-2010 | RSPB Middleton Lakes, Mill Plantation | Geoff Williams |
| Brimstone | 13-03-2010 | Garden, Studley | Robin Jarman |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 01-03-2010 | Draycote Reservoir | Brian Sherwin |
| Red Admiral | 02-02-2010 | Baddesley Ensor | Keith & Heather Warmington |
| Peacock | 08-01-2010 | Garden, Heathcoat, Leamington Spa | Sophie Greenwell |