Butterfly First Sightings : Large White

This page shows the earliest sightings of the Large White in the Upper Thames region since 2004 (per UTB Recent Sightings data). The mean first sighting date of this species in the UTB region is 2nd April. The "+- days" column shows the difference from the mean.
Date Recorder Location +- days
19-Mar-2025 Andy Hainge Reading, Berks -14 days
17-Mar-2024 Rikki Harrington College Lake, Bucks -16 days
22-Mar-2023 Mike Bailey Windsor, Berks -11 days
22-Mar-2022 Mike Bailey Windsor, Berks -11 days
18-Apr-2021 Hamza Soydan East Hagbourne, Oxon +16 days
25-Mar-2020 Andy Newbold Sibford Ferris, Oxon -8 days
11-Apr-2019 Tony Rayner Cholsey, Oxon +9 days
06-Apr-2018 Peter Law Garsington, Oxon +4 days
26-Mar-2017 Michael Hunt Stowe, Bucks -7 days
16-Apr-2016 David Hastings Abingdon, Oxon +14 days
14-Apr-2015 Steve Lockey Garsington, Oxon +12 days
29-Mar-2014 Allen Beechey Chesham, Bucks -4 days
20-Apr-2013 Paul Bowyer Slough, Berks +18 days
30-Mar-2012 David Fuller Maidenhead, Berks -3 days
23-Mar-2011 Phil Penson Dry Sandford, Oxon -10 days
08-Apr-2010 David Redhead Littlemore, Oxon +6 days
19-Mar-2009 Wendy Redhead Littlemore, Oxon -14 days
26-Apr-2008 David & Wendy Redhead Littlemore, Oxon +24 days
01-Apr-2007 Dave Maunder Aylesbury, Bucks -1 day
05-Apr-2006 Wendy Redhead Littlemore, Oxon +3 days
11-Apr-2005 Dave Maunder Aylesbury, Bucks +9 days
31-Mar-2004 Dave Maunder Aylesbury, Bucks -2 days