BEXLEY BUTTERFLY SIGHTINGS REPORT JAN-MAR 2017. Mike Robinson No. of Butterflie Date Species s Seen By Where: Comments Weather Nectaring on 20- Jan- 17 Red Admiral 1 Ian Stewart Sidcup High Street 28- Jane Reed and Jan- Sandra Vicinity of the Hall Place Bird 17 Red Admiral 1 Houldsworth Hide 02- Unidentified Sheldon Road/Hudson Road Feb- assumed 1 Chris Rose area 17 Pieridae 20- Feb- 17 Red Admiral 1 Tom Clark Lamorbey Park area 22- Feb- Erith Southern Marsh (Saline 17 Red Admiral 1 Karen Sutton Field) 24- Feb- Small 17 Tortoiseshell 1 Jennny Lebeau Hall Place 24- Feb- 17 Red Admiral 1 Jim Butler Lamorbey Park 28- Feb- Beside the Thames Path in the Bright and 17 Red Admiral 1 Mike Robinson Belvedere area Sunny 02- Mar- 17 Brimstone 1 Eric Brown Lamorbey Park area 02- Mar- Small 17 Tortoiseshell 1 Eric Brown Lamorbey Park area 07- Mar- Crossness Nature Reserve and Bright and 17 Red Admiral 1 Mike Robinson Surrounding Area Sunny 07- Mar- Small 17 Tortoiseshell 1 Purnendu Roy East Wickham Open Space 09- Mar- 17 Brimstone 1 Chris Rose Braeburn Park 09- Mar- 17 Comma 1 Chris Rose Braeburn Park 09- Mar- 17 Peacock 1 Chris Rose Braeburn Park 09- Mar- Beside the Thames Path in the Bright and 17 Peacock 2 Mike Robinson Erith Area Sunny 09- Mar- Bright and 17 Peacock 1 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods Sunny 09- Mar- Small Beside the Thames Path in the Bright and 17 Tortoiseshell 1 Steve Carter Crossness area Sunny 09- Mar- Former Thamesmead Golf Bright and 17 Brimstone 1 Steve Carter Course and Surrounding Area Sunny 11- Mar- Bright and 17 Comma 1 Ian Stewart Lamorbey Park area Sunny 11- Beside a Public Footpath in the Mar- Small Erith area (off Church Bright and 17 Tortoiseshell 2 Mike Robinson Manorway) Sunny 11- Beside a Public Footpath in the Mar- Erith area (off Church Bright and 17 Small White 1 Mike Robinson Manorway) Sunny 11- Mar- Crossness Nature Reserve and Bright and 17 Peacock 1 Mike Robinson Surrounding Area Sunny 11- Mar- Former Thamesmead Golf Bright and 17 Brimstone 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area Sunny 11- Mar- Former Thamesmead Golf Bright and 17 Comma 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area Sunny 11- Mar- Former Thamesmead Golf Bright and 17 Peacock 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area Sunny 11- Mar- Small Bright and 17 Tortoiseshell 1 Nicky Wilson Hall Place Sunny 11- Mar- Small Bright and 17 Tortoiseshell 2 Ralph Todd Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Comma 1 Chris Rose Barnes Cray Road Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Comma 1 Chris Rose Thames Road Wetlands Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Peacock 2 Chris Rose Thames Road Wetlands Sunny 15- an 'at least' Mar- Small number Bright and 17 Tortoiseshell 8 Chris Rose Thames Road Wetlands (possibly 10) Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Small White 1 Chris Rose Thames Road Wetlands Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Comma 2 Ian Stewart Foots Cray Meadows Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Red Admiral 1 Ian Stewart Foots Cray Meadows Sunny 15- Mar- Small an 'at least' Bright and 17 Tortoiseshell 2 Ian Stewart Foots Cray Meadows number Sunny 15- Mar- Speckled Bright and 17 Wood 1 Ian Stewart Foots Cray Meadows Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Brimstone 1 Mike Robinson Bexley Woods Sunny Dandelion 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Comma 1 Mike Robinson Bexley Woods Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Peacock 1 Mike Robinson Bexley Woods Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Brimstone 2 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Comma 4 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Peacock 8 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods Sunny 15- Mar- Small Bright and 17 Tortoiseshell 2 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods Sunny 15- Mar- Unidentified Bright and 17 White 1 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Brimstone 1 Ralph Todd Private Garden Sunny 15- Mar- Bright and 17 Red Admiral 1 Ralph Todd Private Garden Sunny 15- Crossness Nature Reserve and Mar- Thames Path to former Golf Bright and 17 Brimstone 5 Steve Carter Course Sunny 15- Crossness Nature Reserve and Mar- Thames Path to former Golf Bright and 17 Peacock 3 Steve Carter Course Sunny 15- Crossness Nature Reserve and Mar- Small Thames Path to former Golf Bright and 17 Tortoiseshell 5 Steve Carter Course Sunny 15- Crossness Nature Reserve and Mar- Thames Path to former Golf Bright and 17 Small White 2 Steve Carter Course Sunny 16- Mar- Sunny and 17 Comma 2 Jim Butler Foots Cray Meadows Windy 16- Mar- Sunny and 17 Peacock 2 Jim Butler Foots Cray Meadows Windy 16- Mar- Small Sunny and 17 Tortoiseshell 2 Jim Butler Foots Cray Meadows Windy 16- Small Mar- Crossness Nature Reserve and Sunny and Tortoiseshell 17 1 Mike Robinson Surrounding area Windy 16- Unidentified Mar- Crossness Nature Reserve and Sunny and White 17 1 Mike Robinson Surrounding Area Windy 17- Mar- Small Cloudy and 17 Tortoiseshell 3 Steve Carter Crayford Marshes Breezy 21- Beside a Public Footpath in the Sunny but Mar- Small Erith area (off Church Cloudy and 17 Tortoiseshell 4 Mike Robinson Manorway) Windy 21- Sunny but Mar- Former Thamesmead Golf Cloudy and 17 Comma 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area Windy 21- Sunny but Small Mar- Former Thamesmead Golf Cloudy and Tortoiseshell 17 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area Windy Dandelion 21- Sunny but Mar- Small White Former Thamesmead Golf Cloudy and 17 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area Windy Dandelion 25- Mar- an 'at least' Bright, Sunny 17 Comma 2 Ian Stewart Lamorbey Park area number and Windy 25- Mar- Small an 'at least' Bright, Sunny 17 Tortoiseshell 2 Ian Stewart Lamorbey Park area number and Windy 25- Mar- Bright, Sunny 17 Red Admiral 1 Jim Butler Lamorbey Park area and Windy 25- Mar- Crossness Nature Reserve and Bright, Sunny 17 Peacock 1 John Archer Surrounding Area and Windy 25- Mar- Small Crossness Nature Reserve and Bright, Sunny 17 Tortoiseshell 2 John Archer Surrounding Area and Windy 25- Mar- Entrance to The Ridgeway by Bright, Sunny 17 Comma 1 John Archer Thames Path and Windy 25- Mar- Thames Path by Crossness Bright, Sunny 17 Small White 1 John Archer Engines and Windy 25- Beside a Public Footpath in the Mar- Erith area (off Church Bright, Sunny 17 Peacock 4 Mike Robinson Manorway) and Windy Dandelion 25- Beside a Public Footpath in the Mar- Small Erith area (off Church Bright, Sunny 17 Tortoiseshell 4 Mike Robinson Manorway) and Windy Dandelion 25- Beside a Public Footpath in the Mar- Unidentified Erith area (off Church Bright, Sunny 17 White 1 Mike Robinson Manorway) and Windy Dandelion 25- Mar- Brimstone Former Thamesmead Golf Bright, Sunny 17 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area and Windy 25- Mar- Former Thamesmead Golf Bright, Sunny 17 Comma 3 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area and Windy 25- Mar- Former Thamesmead Golf Bright, Sunny 17 Peacock 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area and Windy 25- Mar- Small Former Thamesmead Golf Bright, Sunny 17 Tortoiseshell 6 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area and Windy 25- Mar- Unidentified Former Thamesmead Golf Bright, Sunny 17 White 1 Mike Robinson Course and Surrounding Area and Windy 25- Mar- Bright, Sunny 17 Brimstone 1 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods and Windy 25- Mar- Bright, Sunny 17 Comma 1 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods and Windy Wood Anenome 25- Mar- Bright, Sunny 17 Peacock 1 Mike Robinson Lesnes Abbey Park/Woods and Windy 25- Mar- Comma Bright, Sunny 17 1 Mike Robinson Southmere Park and Area and Windy 25- Small Mar- Bright, Sunny Tortoiseshell 17 1 Mike Robinson Southmere Park and Area and Windy 25- Mar- Small Crossness Nature Reserve and Bright, Sunny 17 Tortoiseshell 4 Steve Carter Surrounding Area and Windy 25- Mar- Crossness Nature Reserve and Bright, Sunny 17 Small White 1 Steve Carter Surrounding Area and Windy 27- Beside a Public Footpath in the Bright, Sunny Mar- Erith area (off Church and a Light 17 Comma 1 Mike Robinson Manorway) Wind 27- Beside a Public Footpath in the Bright, Sunny Mar- Erith area (off Church and a Light 17 Peacock 1 Mike Robinson Manorway) Wind 27- Beside a Public Footpath in the Bright, Sunny Mar- Small Erith area (off Church and a Light 17 Tortoiseshell 6 Mike Robinson Manorway) Wind Dandelion &c. 27- Bright, Sunny Green- Mar- and a Light Veined White 17 2 Mike Robinson Beside Norman Road North Wind Dandelion &c. 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- Peacock and a Light 17 1 Mike Robinson Beside Norman Road North Wind 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- and a Light 17 Brimstone 1 Mike Robinson Bexley Woods Wind 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- and a Light Blackthorn 17 Comma 2 Mike Robinson Bexley Woods Wind (assumed) 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- and a Light Blackthorn 17 Red Admiral 1 Mike Robinson Bexley Woods Wind (assumed) 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- Small and a Light Blackthorn 17 Tortoiseshell 3 Mike Robinson Bexley Woods Wind (assumed) 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- Peacock Crossness Nature Reserve and and a Light 17 1 Mike Robinson Surrounding area Wind 27- Bright, Sunny Small Mar- Crossness Nature Reserve and and a Light Tortoiseshell 17 2 Mike Robinson Surrounding area Wind 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- Small White Crossness Nature Reserve and and a Light Red and White 17 2 Mike Robinson Surrounding area Wind Dead-Nettle &c. 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- and a Light 17 Brimstone 1 Steve Carter Crayford Marshes Wind 27- Bright, Sunny Mar- Small and a Light 17 Tortoiseshell 6 Steve Carter Crayford Marshes Wind 28- Bright, Sunny Mar- Brimstone Crossness Nature Reserve and and a Light 17 6 Mike Robinson Surrounding area Wind 28- Bright, Sunny Mar- Comma Crossness Nature Reserve and and a Light 17 7 Mike Robinson Surrounding area Wind 28- Bright, Sunny Green- Mar- Crossness Nature Reserve and and a Light Veined White 17 3 Mike Robinson Surrounding area Wind Dandelion &c.