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It is a bit early but after reports from the last few days we have opened this for any of your early sightings.  Please share your sightings for 2019 here.

COMMA  1 in Langham garden

SMALL TORTOISESHELL
One in Cley garden.

"WHITE BUTTERFLY SPECIES"
Seen flying from vegetation near Catchwater Drain,Junction Bridge at noon.It was small so Small or Green-Veined White.No close view.

At least 2 Brimstones and 5 Small Tortoiseshell in private garden Wiveton.

Small Tortoiseshell - 1 along East Bank

SMALL TORTOISESHELL  1 over East Bank Car Park
BRIMSTONE 1 Iron Road

HOLLY BLUE  2 Walsey Hills
SMALL TORTOISESHELL  1 Walsey Hills

2 Holly Blue Weybourne

2 Small Whites 1 near Sewage Works the other opposite reserve centre

Orange-tip along roadside between Cley sewage works and Glandford.

GREEN-VEINED WHITE  2 on Pope's Marsh, Cley
SMALL TORTOISESHELL  1 along The Skirts, Cley

GREEN-VEINED WHITE 1 East Bank, Cley

GREEN VEINED WHITE
1 west of North Foreland Wood,midday

SMALL TORTOISESHELL
15:40 One by reserve path just east of village bridge.

1 male Holly Blue, 1 Dark-edged Bee-fly
Both Walsey Hills NOA

2 Orange-tip and 2 Brimstone in Wiveton garden

! Orange-tip, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Holly Blue in Wiveton garden.

PEACOCK BUTTERFLY  East Bank

2 Brimstone,2 Orange-tip and a Small Tortoiseshell in Wiveton garden

1 Brimstone, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and a Large White in Wiveton Garden

1 Orange-tip, 1 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Peacock, 2 Holly Blues and a Speckled Wood all in Wiveton garden.

1 PEACOCK Cley West Bank
1 ORANGE-TIP and 2 GREEN-VEINED WHITES along Iron Road Cley/Salthouse.

Wall butterfly at Kelling WM 29/4/19

Walsey Hills NOA
1 Peacock,  2 male Holly Blues, 2 male Orange-tips, 1 male Green-veined White, 1 male Small White

West of North Foreland Wood - noon.
SPECKLED WOOD 1
SMALL TORTOISESHELL 1
ORANGE TIP 1
HOLLY BLUE 1

2 Green-veined White, 1 Large White, 2 Holly Blues, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock and 1 red Admiral in private garden Wiveton.

1 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue and 2 Green-veined white in Wiveton garden. At least 12 Speckled Woods along pathway in plantation in Wiveton garden.

Walsey Hills
1 male Wall Brown, 1 female Orange-Tip, 3 Small White (2 males, 1 female)

SPECKLED WOOD
Two along Anterton Hill,Cley at 11am

Walsey Hills: 1 Green Hairstreak.  2 Wall Brown.  6 Small White.

West of North Foreland Wood - 17:20
1 Peacock,1 Holly Blue.

PAINTED LADIES
Cley driveway pm - 5 on Red Valerian.

PAINTED LADIES
On red valerian today at least 27.Cley driveway.

1 Small Copper, 2 Speckled Wood - Walsey Hills NOA
At least 15 Painted Lady (1 VC car park, 5 main path towards East Bank, 7 Walsey Hills NOA and 2 Walsey Hills)
1 male Hairy Dragonfly, 8 Azure Damselfly (including 3 pairs ovipositing) and 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly - Catchwater Drain near East Bank
5 Azure Damselfly - Walsey Hills

LANGHAM. 36 Painted Ladies in the Cornfield on valerian and a few other flowers.

Walsey Hills 18/6/19: 60+ Painted Lady butterflies. Everywhere, but densest on bramble by the pines behind the Obs.
Good supporting cast of other butterflies too.

Langham. Hummingbird Hawkmoth on valerian outside No 1 The Cornfield this aft (19th).

6 Meadow Brown (all males) - East Bank near Main Drain
1 Peacock, 6 Red Admiral, 7 Painted Lady, 3 Small White and 2 Green-veined White - Walsey Hills NOA
2 Black-tailed Skimmer - East Bank, 1 Emperor Dragonfly - Don's Pool,
10 Azure Damselfly (4 pairs ovipositing), 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 2 Common Blue Damselfly - Catchwater Drain

5 Painted Lady - public footpath
2 Red Admiral, 5 Meadow Brown, 3 Small White, 1 Speckled Wood - along East Bank
8 Painted Lady, 5 Red Admiral, 4 Small White, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Speckled Wood - Walsey Hills NOA
4 Four-spotted Chaser (2 Catchwater Drain, 2 Snipe's Marsh), at least 12 Blue-tailed Damselfly along East Bank, 3 Azure Damselfly - Catchwater Drain

4 Small Heath, 7 Small Skipper, 5 Gatekeeper, 1 Small Copper, 3 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 2 Small Tortoiseshell - all Walsey Hills
1 male Banded Demoiselle near dipping platform, 1 Four-spotted Chaser - Catchwater Drain, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer - Snipe's Marsh

15 Meadow Browns, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Small Whites and 1 Large White. 1 Banded Demoiselle. All in private garden Wiveton.

EAST BANK 
>50 Gatekeepers
Many Essex Skippers and at least 1 Small Skipper
Cinnabar moth caterpillars on Ragwort

1 male Small Red-eyed Damselfly and 1 female Emperor ovipositing - Catchwater Drain
3 Black-tailed Skimmer and 1 Four-spotted Chaser - Snipe's Marsh

I male Common Darter near Bishop's Hide

Small Red-eyed Damselfly - 9 pairs ovipositing - Catchwater Drain
I male Emperor - Catchwater Drain, 2 Four-spotted Chaser near dipping platform and 5 Black-tailed Skimmer (including pair 'in cop') over Pat's Pool

3 Small Red-eyed Damselfly (1 male, I pair ovipositing) - Catchwater Drain
2 Ruddy Darter and at least 14 Common Darter along public footpath
2 male Wall Brown - Walsey Hills
14 Painted Lady, 3 Red Admiral and I Gatekeeper on Hemp-agrimony east of dipping platform

1 male Norfolk Hawker perched on reed east of the dipping platform
4 Small Red-eyed Damselfly (2 males, 1 pair ovipositing) and at least 3 Migrant Hawker - Catchwater Drain
1 male Banded Demoiselle - Walsey Hills NOA

Norfolk Hawker over Catchwater Drain west side of East Bank.

20+ Painted Ladies, 20+ Red Admirals, 6 Large Whites, 4 Small Whites, 2 Meadow Browns and a Gatekeeper in Wiveton Garden.

Humming-bird Hawk Moth in Wiveton garden.

2 Humming-bird Hawk Moths,6 Large Whites, 5 Red Admirals, 1 Comma and a Speckled Wood all on a single Buddlia in private garden Wiveton.

3 Small Red-eyed Damselfly (1 male plus 1 pair in tandem), 2 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Brown Hawker - Catchwater Drain
2 Common Blue near Visitor Centre

1 Small Copper - public footpath opposite Visitor Centre
2 Wall Brown, 3 Painted Lady, 4 Comma, 3 Red Admiral - Walsey Hills
1 male Blue-tailed Damselfly - Catchwater Drain

Peacock sunning itself at Gramborough Hill this morning.