Butterfly First Sightings 2007*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2007.
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 2007
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Skipper | 08-07-2007 | Ryton Wood | Glen Giles |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 08-07-2007 | Oxhouse Farm | Mike Slater |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 07-07-2007 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Gatekeeper | 01-07-2007 | Ashlawn Cutting NR, Rugby | Phill Parr |
| Purple Emperor | 29-06-2007 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Purple Hairstreak | 28-06-2007 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 19-06-2007 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Small Skipper | 19-06-2007 | Focus Optics Corley | John Liggins |
| Ringlet | 09-06-2007 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Marbled White | 08-06-2007 | Southam Quarry | Mike Slater |
| White Admiral | 06-06-2007 | Hay Wood | David Brown |
| Meadow Brown | 05-06-2007 | Pooley Fields, Polesworth | RJ Thomas |
| Large Skipper | 02-06-2007 | Baddesley Ensor | K & HJ Warmington |
| Clouded Yellow | 29-05-2007 | Bishops Hill, Bishops Itchington | Chris Rickards |
| Painted Lady | 26-05-2007 | North Warwicks Golf Club, Meriden | Roy Ledbury |
| Small Heath | 05-05-2007 | Baddesley Ensor | Keith Warmington |
| Small Blue | 05-05-2007 | Bishops Hill | G. Clarke |
| Brown Argus | 02-05-2007 | Ryton Wood Meadow Reserve | J. Liggins / K. Warmington |
| Dingy Skipper | 29-04-2007 | Baddesley Ensor | Heather Warmington |
| Common Blue | 27-04-2007 | Malpass Site, Rugby | Phil Parr |
| Green Hairstreak | 27-04-2007 | Malpass Site, Rugby | Phil Parr |
| Wall | 18-04-2007 | Fisher's Mill, Middleton | John Harris |
| Grizzled Skipper | 15-04-2007 | Fenny Compton Canal Towpath | Phil Parr |
| Small Copper | 14-04-2007 | Knowle Hill LNR, Kenilworth | G. Clarke |
| Large White | 12-04-2007 | Hillmorton, Rugby | Paul Nicholas |
| Holly Blue | 06-04-2007 | Focus Optics, Corley | John Liggins |
| Orange Tip | 02-04-2007 | Kingsbury Water Park | Keith Warmington |
| Speckled Wood | 14-03-2007 | Hampton-in-Arden | R. Parker |
| Green Veined White | 14-03-2007 | Charlecote | David Brown |
| Small White | 14-03-2007 | Wolston | John Rea |
| Comma | 08-03-2007 | Fenny Compton Tunnel | Phil Parr |
| Peacock | 02-03-2007 | Church Lane, Corley | John Liggins |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 21-01-2007 | Alvecote Pools | A. Archer |
| Red Admiral | 19-01-2007 | Wolston | John Rea |
| Brimstone | 10-01-2007 | Claybrookes Marsh | Liz Dinsdale |