Picture of a Marbled White
First sightings of 2012

Please report all butterfly observations to either Peter Glenister or Keith Balmer, the joint Bedfordshire Butterfly Recorders.

You can report butterflies online.

The season is being summarized HERE.

This table is really just for fun...

Species 2012 2011* 2010
Small Skipper 01/06/11 14/06/10
Essex Skipper 19/06/11 22/06/10
Large Skipper 19/05/11 02/06/10
Dingy Skipper 20/04/11 01/05/10
Grizzled Skipper 10/04/11 18/04/10
Clouded Yellow 02/09/11 02/06/10
Brimstone 08/02/11 02/03/10
Large White 06/04/11 10/04/10
Small White 23/03/11 10/04/10
Green-veined White 25/03/11 10/04/10
Orange-tip 01/04/11 11/04/10
Green Hairstreak 06/04/11 18/04/10
Purple Hairstreak 13/06/11 06/07/10
White Letter Hairstreak 14/06/11 26/06/10
Black Hairstreak 11/06/11 16/06/10
Small Copper 19/04/11 17/04/10
Small Blue 29/04/11 13/05/10
Brown Argus 27/04/11 15/05/10
Common Blue 20/04/11 16/05/10
Chalkhill Blue 29/06/11 08/07/10
Holly Blue 24/03/11 17/04/10
Duke of Burgundy 17/04/11 27/04/10
White Admiral 20/06/11 30/06/10
Purple Emperor 26/06/11 06/07/10
Red Admiral Bedford,
The Lodge,
Sutton
A.M.
W.G.
M.P.
11/01/12 09/02/11 27/02/10
Painted Lady 12/04/11 15/05/10
Small Tortoiseshell Barton I.K. 11/01/12 08/02/11 10/01/10
Peacock 14/03/11 22/01/10
Comma 24/02/11 02/03/10
Dark Green Fritillary 07/06/11 21/06/10
Silver-washed Fritillary 20/06/11 04/07/10
Speckled Wood 06/04/11 13/04/10
Wall Not seen 18/05/10
Marbled White 11/06/11 21/06/10
Gatekeeper 14/06/11 30/06/10
Meadow Brown 31/05/11 13/06/10
Ringlet 02/06/11 20/06/10
Small Heath 27/04/11 15/05/10

* As indicated by the 9651 records analysed on 31/12/11