April 2018
Time to start my diary for 2018. After such a late start, it seems all of Spring has happened in a week. I didn't see my first butterfly until Saturday 13th April - a Brimstone in my South Cambs garden, closely followed by a Small Tortoiseshell
Wednesday 18th brought my first Holly Blue, as well as Peacock and Comma, in Cherry Hinton LNR on the edge of Cambridge.
Thursday 19th brought Orange Tip and Speckled Wood in the same location, as well as unidentified whites.
Today, Sunday 22nd, I went to Fleam Dyke, Fulbourn to look for Green Hairstreak. The scrub has been significantly cleared, and despite the heat it was quite breeezy so I wasn't too hopeful, but on my return journey after the sun had gone in and with a thunder storm looming, I found a single specimen:
Green Hairstreak, Fleam Dyke, Cambs, 22-Apr-2018
It's not particularly fresh-looking so must have been out for a day or two.