Garden Butterfly Survey summary results for Year:

This page shows live results from the Garden Butterfly Survey. The first table shows the levels of participation, while the second shows how frequently different species have been seen and the earliest and latest sightings of them from the Garden Butterfly Survey (for the selected year). Species only appear in the results table if there has been at least one sighting in the selected year. If you are logged in then your own GBS results will also appear in the tables below.

See summaries of the results of:

Garden Butterfly Survey 2019

Garden Butterfly Survey 2018

Garden Butterfly Survey 2017

Garden Butterfly Survey 2016

Survey statistics

Species statistics

	No. Gardens	No. Records	Total abundance	Earliest sighting	Latest sighting
Grayling	3	5	5	30-Jul	08-Aug
Northern Brown Argus	1	2	2	29-Jul	31-Jul
Large Blue	1	1	1	29-Jul	29-Jul
Scotch Argus	2	3	3	23-Jul	05-Aug
Brown Hairstreak	5	8	9	20-Jul	09-Aug
Purple Emperor	1	1	1	26-Jun	26-Jun
Purple Hairstreak	16	24	40	25-Jun	09-Aug
Silver-studded Blue	1	3	3	22-Jun	01-Jul
Silver-spotted Skipper	1	1	3	21-Jun	21-Jun
Silver-washed Fritillary	65	153	193	16-Jun	09-Aug
White Admiral	6	6	6	13-Jun	04-Aug
Essex Skipper	28	72	158	02-Jun	09-Aug
Swallowtail	2	4	10	30-May	13-Jun
Dark Green Fritillary	34	61	73	30-May	07-Aug
Chalk Hill Blue	7	9	15	20-May	07-Aug
Large Skipper	130	435	567	14-May	07-Aug
Pearl-bordered Fritillary	5	6	6	12-May	02-Aug
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary	4	6	7	09-May	24-Jul
Ringlet	291	1026	1877	08-May	09-Aug
Grizzled Skipper	2	2	2	07-May	12-May
Small Skipper	172	429	773	06-May	09-Aug
Small Heath	69	216	316	27-Apr	09-Aug
Marbled White	95	256	523	26-Apr	09-Aug
Small Blue	10	18	20	24-Apr	20-Jul
Dingy Skipper	6	11	14	23-Apr	01-Jul
Green Hairstreak	18	31	42	23-Apr	17-Jul
Wood White	2	6	6	21-Apr	18-Jul
Brown Argus	33	59	107	19-Apr	07-Aug
Small Copper	137	258	382	12-Apr	09-Aug
Meadow Brown	547	3696	9860	09-Apr	09-Aug
Adonis Blue	3	4	6	09-Apr	28-May
Gatekeeper	529	2763	6769	08-Apr	09-Aug
Wall	39	92	111	07-Apr	09-Aug
Clouded Yellow	17	21	23	05-Apr	09-Aug
White-letter Hairstreak	14	20	24	26-Mar	06-Aug
Green-veined White	496	2777	4082	24-Mar	09-Aug
Painted Lady	151	215	272	24-Mar	08-Aug
Speckled Wood	528	2792	3666	22-Mar	09-Aug
Holly Blue	757	6863	9581	22-Mar	09-Aug
Common Blue	209	581	922	19-Mar	09-Aug
Orange-tip	792	5172	8598	10-Mar	07-Aug
Comma	680	3234	3866	04-Mar	09-Aug
Small White	904	10738	19313	12-Feb	09-Aug
Large White	817	7782	13367	12-Feb	09-Aug
Peacock	989	7380	14255	11-Jan	09-Aug
Brimstone	699	3828	4786	04-Jan	09-Aug
Red Admiral	777	5027	7092	02-Jan	09-Aug
Small Tortoiseshell	765	5043	7987	01-Jan	09-Aug