Butterfly First/Last Sightings 2026
Tap/click on any species to see a chart showing the first and last sightings for the butterfly for every year since 2000.
Note: The data in this table has been downloaded from the iRecord database.
| Species | First Seen | Recorder | Site | Last/latest | Recorder | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dingy Skipper | 22/04/2026 | Payne, Darren | Llanymynech Rocks NR walk | 09/08/2026 | Hill, Sylvia | Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Country Park |
| Grizzled Skipper | 20/04/2026 | Bird, Lucy | Badsey | 30/05/2026 | Thompson, Neil | Bredon Hill |
| Essex Skipper | 15/06/2026 | Kernohan, Jason | Stanklyn | 01/08/2026 | leonard, karen | Field I New Farm evesham |
| Small Skipper | 12/05/2026 | Fox, John | Lakeside set aside | 08/08/2026 | Harris, Judy | Wood Edge Cottage, Shrawley |
| Large Skipper | 02/05/2026 | Tilt, John | Lower Kites Wood - S2 | 06/09/2026 | Tilt, John | Grafton Wood - S9 |
| Wood White | 18/04/2026 | Horton, Richard | Hillside Martley | 31/08/2026 | Anonymous | Hallow, Worcester WR2 6NX, UK |
| Orange-tip | 10/03/2026 | Woodcock, Jonathan | Newbold Pit Field, Branston Gravel Pits | 14/08/2026 | Matthews, Angela | 102 Greenhill Road, Moseley, B13 9SU |
| Large White | 08/02/2026 | Duncan Gallimore | St. Leonards Sq, Clent, Stourbridge DY9 9PN, UK | 19/10/2026 | Stephen Kill | Cannal NE walk |
| Small White | 17/03/2026 | Goodall, Jason | Whitchurch | 19/10/2026 | Shearan, David | Crickheath |
| Green-veined White | 26/03/2026 | Gary Farmer | Lower Moor | 04/10/2026 | Nikols, Steve | RSPB Middleton Lakes, Tamworth |
| Clouded Yellow | 07/04/2026 | Hasenauer, Mary | Dothill nature reserve | 19/10/2026 | B Daniels | SO 57 B Starvecrow |
| Brimstone | 04/02/2026 | Jones, Craig | Grafton Wood | 11/10/2026 | Shearan, David | The Spinney Circuit |
| Wall | 01/05/2026 | Jones, Craig | Lea Quarry | 05/10/2026 | Lambourne, William | Marcle Ridge |
| Speckled Wood | 04/03/2026 | Steve Horton | Spennels NR | 18/10/2026 | Dolding, Colin | Woodlands, Falcon Lane, Wallers Green |
| Large Heath | 26/05/2026 | Steven Croft | Bettisfield Moss, Shropshire | 12/07/2026 | Busby, Paul | Whixall Moss |
| Small Heath | 30/04/2026 | Brown, Tryphena | Battle Trail | 03/10/2026 | Cook, Andrew | 3644.15 |
| Ringlet | 15/04/2026 | Williams, David | Minsterley Meadows | 16/08/2026 | Nic Howes | Bartonsham Meadows - S9 |
| Meadow Brown | 24/04/2026 | Anonymous | Witton Lakes | 26/09/2026 | Alison Faulkner | Bodenham Lake - S5 |
| Gatekeeper | 17/03/2026 | Jones, Sheila | Old Hills Revised - S7 | 26/09/2026 | Mervyn Davies | Eaton Hill |
| Marbled White | 12/05/2026 | Purser, David | Collinfield southern Orchard Evesham | 05/09/2026 | Jones, Sheila | Old Hills Revised - S7 |
| Grayling | 22/06/2026 | Lewis, Stephen | The Bog Mine (New Route 2025) - S3 | 23/08/2026 | Smith, Paul | Earl's Hill - S7 |
| Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 23/04/2026 | Jones, Craig | Wyre Forest | 19/10/2026 | Horton, Richard | Wyre Forest |
| Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary | 25/05/2026 | Horton, Richard | Wimperhill Wood, Wyre Forest | 04/07/2026 | Moore, Chris | Clee Liberty Common 2 - S7 |
| Silver-washed Fritillary | 13/06/2026 | Littleover, Roger | Grafton Woods | 15/08/2026 | Chaplin, Vanessa | Monkwood North - S2 |
| Dark Green Fritillary | 13/06/2026 | Ian burgess | Thorswood NR | 08/08/2026 | May , Andrew | Nant Valley - S3 |
| White Admiral | 04/06/2026 | Littleover, Roger | Comer Woods | 01/09/2026 | Steven Wiliams | Grafton, Worcestershire |
| Purple Emperor | 18/06/2026 | Williams, Mike | Trench Wood | 14/07/2026 | Draycott, Ian | Trench Wood |
| Red Admiral | 28/01/2026 | Shields , Jan | Garden, Hanwood | 19/10/2026 | B Daniels | SO 57 B Starvecrow |
| Painted Lady | 16/02/2026 | Mackie, Vicky | concluded.thigh.aviation | 16/10/2026 | Coles, David | Shugborough Forest Garden |
| Peacock | 17/01/2026 | Ruth Newby | Little Aston Pill Box | 15/10/2026 | Harris, Judy | Wood Edge Cottage, Shrawley |
| Small Tortoiseshell | 17/01/2026 | Ruth Newby | Little Aston Pill Box | 16/10/2026 | Leach, Miles | Lower Earnstrey Park Farm Tugford |
| Comma | 21/01/2026 | beau_the_crestie | Dudley Castle, Dudley DY1 4QF, UK | 07/10/2026 | Martin, John P | Fordhall Farm |
| Small Copper | 23/04/2026 | Catherine Worrall | Ketley Paddock Mound | 18/10/2026 | Hunt, Glenn | Dudmaston Hall Gardens Shropshire |
| Brown Hairstreak | 16/01/2026 | Corfield, Gert | Upper Hollowfields Farm | 03/10/2026 | Cooper Walsh, Clairw | Hunt End Redditch |
| Purple Hairstreak | 19/05/2026 | Steve Gallis | Highgate common | 16/08/2026 | Knight, Tom | Cole's Hill Wood |
| Green Hairstreak | 24/03/2026 | Deakin, Jane | Sherbrook Valley Cannock Chase | 08/07/2026 | Sly, Jessica | Malvern Pinnacle Hill - S7 |
| White-letter Hairstreak | 30/04/2026 | Steven Croft | Shrewsbury, Shropshire | 19/08/2026 | Nash, Neil | abbey manor ,buildwas |
| Small Blue | 22/05/2026 | Tilt, John | Broadway Quarry | 08/08/2026 | Allen, Andrew | Alder Coppice Local Nature Reserve - S1 |
| Holly Blue | 04/03/2026 | Young, Jean | Besford | 16/10/2026 | Corfield, Robert | Broseley, Shropshire |
| Silver-studded Blue | 08/06/2026 | Tandy, Steve | Prees Heath | 21/08/2026 | Ball, Nigel | Prees Heath Common - S3 |
| Brown Argus | 29/04/2026 | Purser, David | Throckmorton footpath to old tip | 21/09/2026 | Griffith , David | Mowley Wood |
| Common Blue | 07/04/2026 | Merrett, Rowanna | Lye | 07/10/2026 | d'Albert Moss, Rachel | Berrington hall parkland |