Butterfly First Sightings 2014*
The table below lists the earliest sightings of resident and regular migrant butterfly species that occured in Warwickshire in 2014.
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 2014
| Species | Date | Location | Recorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Skipper | 29-06-2014 | Salford Priors | Jonathan Bowley |
| Purple Hairstreak | 29-06-2014 | Ryton Wood | Mike Slater |
| Purple Emperor | 21-06-2014 | Oversley Wood | Lloyd Evans |
| White Letter Hairstreak | 21-06-2014 | Oversley Wood | Lloyd Evans |
| Silver Washed Fritillary | 21-06-2014 | Oversley Wood | Lloyd Evans |
| Gatekeeper | 18-06-2014 | Tasker's Meadow, Stockton | Jonathan Bowley |
| White Admiral | 15-06-2014 | Ryton Wood | Julian Lloyd |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 13-06-2014 | Harbury Spoilbank (Transect) | Rosemary & Mike Hill |
| Marbled White | 13-06-2014 | B4035 Knowlands Farm | Mike Slater |
| Clouded Yellow | 10-06-2014 | Draycote Water | Ian Martindale |
| Ringlet | 09-06-2014 | Ashlawn Cutting | Phil Parr |
| Meadow Brown | 08-06-2014 | Spernal / Ashlawn | Geoff Thompson / Phil Parr |
| Small Skipper | 07-06-2014 | Notcutts, Monkspath | Brian Sherwin |
| Large Skipper | 29-05-2014 | Ryton Wood Meadow | Mike Slater |
| Wood White | 16-05-2014 | Ryton Wood | Ian Gray |
| Small Heath | 15-05-2014 | Purley Quarry | K & H Warmington |
| Brown Argus | 12-05-2014 | Bishops Hill | Nigel Kiteley |
| Small Blue | 06-05-2014 | Southam Bypass North | Mike Slater |
| Common Blue | 05-05-2014 | Draycote Sustrans | Steve Batt |
| Small Copper | 03-05-2014 | Draycote Meadow | Steve Batt |
| Dingy Skipper | 30-04-2014 | Mancetter Quarry | John Harris |
| Green Hairstreak | 24-04-2014 | Ryton Wood Meadows Reserve | M. Slater, M. Shepherd, J. Carter |
| Grizzled Skipper | 16-04-2014 | Cuttle Pool NR | Jo & Peter Hamer |
| Painted Lady | 15-04-2014 | Priory Fields NR | Gillian Thompson |
| Speckled Wood | 09-04-2014 | Ashlawn Cutting | Phil Parr / Steve Batt |
| Large White | 08-04-2014 | Alcester | Mary Lindsey |
| Orange Tip | 29-03-2014 | Fenny Compton Tunnel bank | Nigel Kiteley |
| Holly Blue | 29-03-2014 | Warwick | Julian Lloyd |
| Green Veined White | 29-03-2014 | Solihull garden | Neil Freeman |
| Small White | 11-03-2014 | Wolston | John Rea |
| Comma | 01-03-2014 | Warwick | Julian Lloyd |
| Brimstone | 16-02-2014 | Pillerton Priors, Ashlawn Cutting, Bishops Hill | J. Carter, S. Batt & P. Parr, M. Kennard |
| Red Admiral | 16-02-2014 | Warwick | John Clift |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 19-01-2014 | Dunn Cow, Dunchurch | Mike Slater |
| Peacock | 02-01-2014 | Earlsdon | Rosemary Gilmore |