Records and Recording - First Sightings 2009
   
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species known to occur in Warwickshire in 2009 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.
Essex Skipper
First reported on 02/07/2009 at National Herb Centre by Mike Slater
Gatekeeper
First reported on 02/07/2009 at Fenny Compton and Shotterswell by Mike Slater
Purple Hairstreak
First reported on 28/06/2009 at Oversley Wood by Darran Rickards
White-letter Hairstreak
First reported on 27/06/2009 at Oversley Wood by Steven Cheshire and Debbie Hibbitt
Purple Emperor
First reported on 24/06/2009 at Oversley Wood by John Carter
Silver-washed Fritillary
First reported on 24/06/2009 at Oversley Wood by John Carter
White Admiral
First reported on 24/06/2009 at Oversley Wood by John Carter
Small Skipper
First reported on 15/06/2009 at Lea Marston Lake Old Quarry Site by John Harris
Dark Green Fritillary
First reported on 14/06/2009 at Fossedene Meadows by Mike Slater
Marbled White
First reported on 14/06/2009 at Fossedene Meadow & Coombe Farm by Mike Slater
Ringlet
First reported on 12/06/2009 at Stockton by Glyn Clarke
Clouded Yellow
First reported on 30/05/2009 at Ryton Wood Meadows by Jeff Wesson
Large Skipper
First reported on 24/05/2009 at Ryton Wood Meadows by John Liggins
Wood White
First reported on 23/05/2009 at Ryton Wood by Mike Slater
Meadow Brown
First reported on 20/05/2009 at Ryton Woods by Jeff Wesson
Small Blue
First reported on 19/05/2009 at Bishop's Hill by Martin Kennard
Brown Argus
First reported on 11/05/2009 at Snitterfield Bushes by Mike Slater
Small Heath
First reported on 06/05/2009 at Kingsbury Colliery Spoilheap by Keith & Heather Warmington
Common Blue
First reported on 02/05/2009 at Tesco's, Warwick by Glyn Clarke
Dingy Skipper
First reported on 23/04/2009 at Harbury Spoilbank by Jane Ellis
Small Copper
First reported on 22/04/2009 at Middleton Hall, Mill Plantation by John Harris
Green Hairstreak
First reported on 21/04/2009 at Stockton by Glyn Clarke
Grizzled Skipper
First reported on 13/04/2009 at Stockton by Glyn Clarke
Green-veined White
First reported on 04/04/2009 at Hillmorton, Rugby by Paul Nicholas
Holly Blue
First reported on 03/04/2009 at Middleton Hall by John Harris
Painted Lady
First reported on 03/04/2009 at Garden - B34 6AH by Caroline Irwin
Speckled Wood
First reported on 01/04/2009 at Glasshouse Spinney, Kenilworth by Steve Batt via Phil Parr
Orange-tip
First reported on 24/03/2009 at Ladywalk NR by Lee Johnson
Large White
First reported on 21/03/2009 at Stockton by Glyn Clarke
Small White
First reported on 20/03/2009 at Cook Close, Knowle by Andrew Beavan
Comma
First reported on 02/03/2009 at Garden - B34 6AH by Caroline Irwin
Brimstone
First reported on 27/02/2009 at Spa Park, Leamington Spa by Darran Rickards
Peacock
First reported on 27/02/2009 at Warwick University by Mick Padfield
Red Admiral
First reported on 27/02/2009 at Furnace End by Caroline Irwin
Small Tortoiseshell
First reported on 17/02/2009 at Browning Road, Hillmorton, Rugby by Alan Atkins
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