First Butterflies of 2021 (1 Viewer)

[Xenospiza]

A nice warm day with my first Comma. Three Orange Tips were my first "non-wintering" species in the Eifel (Germany).
Plenty of Brimstones, Peacocks, Small & Large Tortoiseshells, along with a single Red Admiral.

 

[aeshna5]

Today at Ruislip had 9 Peacocks, 8 male & a female Brimstone & a Comma.

In the garden 2-3 Peacock, male Brimstone & Small White.

 

[Jon Turner]

A day out (at last) in South Devon added Brimstone, Small White, Red Admiral, and we also saw Peacocks and a Comma. (oh and the Northern Mockingbird!)

 

[dantheman]

Working in Falmouth yesterday (29th) had a Speckled Wood fly past in someone's garden.

 

[dantheman]

Large White briefly today, and another even briefer Peacock.

 

[Jon Turner]

Added Orange-tip and Speckled Wood today. Plus several Peacocks and a Small Tortoiseshell.

 

[Jon Turner]

Holly Blue today.

 

[aeshna5]

Had my first Small Tortoiseshell yesterday as well as Peacock & 3 Small Whites.

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

A few glimpses before, but at last a good view of Small Tortoiseshell today.

 

[dantheman]

Nice butterfly day yesterday - sunny and almost warm, but mostly chilly out of the sun (colder and windier today).

Small White in the garden in the morning, Large White in the afternoon. Went up the field for a few hours in the middle of the day - Small Tortoiseshell x3, Peacock, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood x3, Holly Blue. All in flight/brief - probably not much food resources out there. Not seen Comma, Green-veined White, (Orange Tip) or Brimstone which would be other early species yet this year.

 

[aeshna5]

Yesterday was warm & sunny here (freezing today) & had 9 Small White, 2 m Brimstone, Comma, 4 Small Tortoiseshell & 4 Peacock. Probably the last I'll see this week. Hope no new emergences until the cold spell is over.

 

[earthdragon64]

First Peacock of the year yesterday and another today. It's been quite warm during the day here over the last week or so, but still pretty cold overnight.

 

[aeshna5]

Today at Hartslock NR, Oxon had 5 Brimstone, 3 male Orange Tip, 2 Peacock, 2 Comma & a very fresh Grizzled Skipper.

 

[david kelly]

Four species today on my walk in the East Lothian countryside: Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Orangetip and Speckled Wood.

 

[Xenospiza]

Despite the continuing chill, my first Green-veined White today.

 

[dantheman]

Car tick the other day - driving back from Redruth and an Orange Tip flew up the windscreen, split second views.

Large and Small Whites in the garden today, been seeing a few other species such as Speckled Wood more frequently too.

 

[aeshna5]

My first Holly Blues today- 2 males at work in Twickenham. Also male Brimstone & Small White.

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

My first Holly Blue today here on Merseyside, following lots of Orange Tips from Friday.

 

[earthdragon64]

Yesterday felt like the first warm and sunny day of the year and I saw my first Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green Hairstreak, Speckled Wood and Small Heath of the year. There were also a few Orange-tips as well.

 

[aeshna5]

Yesterday felt like the first warm and sunny day of the year and I saw my first Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green Hairstreak, Speckled Wood and Small Heath of the year. There were also a few Orange-tips as well.

Warm & sunny down here too for the first time in ages. Wasn't really in any decent habitat- a balcony in Chelsea Harbour, the overground & my garden (better habitat!) so only saw a handful of Small whites & 4 Holly Blues.

Today largely cloudy but a local walk yielded 8 species with Small & Green-veined Whites, 3 male Orange Tip, Speckled Wood, 2 Holly Blue, 3 Small Heath, 3 Peacock & new for the year 2 Painted Ladies about a mile apart- the first settled & looking very fresh, the other nectaring on Oxford Ragwort & rather faded. Not sure I ever saw more than one in a day last year when I probably saw less than 10 for the whole year.