Friday 20th June 2008

Some new first sightings have been reported, and a correction has been made on the first sighting date for the Heath Fritillary. Please visit the first sightings page for more details.

Some corrections to the latin name of certain species have been made.

A new link has been added. Please visits the "Other Sites" page for more details.

Monday 16th June 2008

Some new first sightings have been reported. Please visit the first sightings page for more details.

Friday 25th April 2008

Some new first sightings have been reported. Please visit the first sightings page for more details.

Monday 7th April 2008

Some new first sightings have been reported. Please visit the first sightings page for more details.

A Camberwell Beauty has been seen. Please visit the Butterfly News page for more details.

Thursday 6th March 2008

The Diary 2008 page has been updated with the first few field trips & events taking place. Please visit this page for more details. More events will be added over the next few weeks.

Tuesday 26th February 2008

The branch forum is now fully functional and open again, following many problems with spam.

Wednesday 19th February 2008

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

The online recording pages have now been opened for 2008. If you have any 2007 records please send them to Mike Easterbrook, as only 2008 records can now be entered online.

Thursday 14th February 2008

A new section for the "Denge Woods Project" has been added to the website. Please visit this new section to find out more about the project and about the events taking place.

Friday 1st February 2008

The first sightings page has been updated, with a Brimstone being seen. Please visit this page for more details.

Wednesday 2nd January 2008

Happy new year to all our visitors, from the Kent Branch committee.

The first sightings page has been updated, with a Red Admiral being seen. Please visit this page for more details.

Many thanks to everyone who has submitted their records online. Please could we ask any recorder/visitor that has some 2007 records to enter could they please enter them by the end of January 2008. After this time you will only be able to submit 2008 records online, and any 2007 records will need to be emailed or posted to Mike Easterbrook.

The 2008 diary now has details on the Photographic Social Evening. Please visit this page for more details.

Friday 28th September 2007

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated with a new news article. Please visit this page for more details.

Tuesday 3rd September 2007

The Diary page has been updated with details about the 2008 photographic social evening. Please visit this page for more details.

The dates for the White Hill winter workparites have now been released. Please visit the "White Hill Reserve" pages for more details.

Saturday 25th August 2007

The Diary page has been updated with a new event. Please visit this page for more details.

Monday 13th August 2007

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details. If there are any sightings on there that you have earlier dates for please email me (B Kirby).

The branch website needs some new aticles! If you have any, that you would like to see on our website, please send them into me by email or post. Also any new hotspots would be great.

Thanks to everyone who is sending in their records, please keep them coming.

The branch forum will be off-line for a while, whilst we carry out some major updates, to hopefully stop some spammers.

The AditLite download page is now back online, and AditLite can be downloaded. Please visit the "Submit Sightings" page and then choose the AditLite link for more details.

We are also making some changes, to prevent internet spammers. Visitors/members who subscribed to the Updates Mailing List will need to resubscribe using the new form, as from Friday 17th August.

A new link has been added to the Other Websites page. Please visit this page for more details.

Tuesday 19th June 2007

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details. If there are any sightings on there that you have earlier dates for please email me (B Kirby).

Thursday 7th June 2007

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details. If there are any sightings on there that you have earlier dates for please email me (B Kirby).

Thanks to everyone who is sending us records in online. Please keep them coming in.

Reports of migrants have been received. Please visit the Butterfly News page for more details.

Thanks to Marc Heath for his Silver-spotted Skipper photos. Please visit the Butterfly Gallery - Silver-spotted Skipper page to view them.

The branch forum is beginning to sadly see a increase in the amount of spam being submitted. If this continues we will sadly have to close down the forum. If this is the case it will be posted before.

Sunday 29th April 2007

The first sightings page for 2007 has been started. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details. If there are any sightings on there that you have earlier dates for please email me (B Kirby).

The diary page has now been updated with all the events for 2007. Please visit this page for more details.

Tuesday 17th April 2007

The first sightings page for 2007 has been started. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details. If there are any sightings on there that you have earlier dates for please email me (B Kirby).

Tuesday 3rd April 2007

The online recording system/page has now reopened for the 2007 season.

The diary page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details

Thursday 22nd February 2007

The workparties page has been updated, as the last workparty in March 2007 is cancelled.

The diary page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details

The online recording system will be reopening at the beginning of March.

Tuesday 5th December

The Branch News page has been updated with information on the results from our questionnaire, that was sent out in early 2006. Please visit this page from details.

Tuesday 21st November

The Butterfly Videos page is now back online. Currently only the Orange Tip, Pearl-bordered Fritillary & Comma are available to watch. We will be adding more very soon. Keep a eye on the page.

Friday 17th November

The branch news page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Monday 16th October.

The butterfly news page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

The diary 2006 page has been updated with details of the AGM & Photographic Social Evening. Please visit this page for more details.

Friday 8th September 2006.

The dates for the White Hill winter workparites have now been released. Please visit the "White Hill Reserve" pages for more details.

Wednesday 26th July 2006.

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Tuesday 25th July 2006.

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Tuesday 27th June 2006.

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Tuesday 20th June 2006.

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Tuesday 6th June 2006.

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Wednesday 17th May 2006.

The next online newsletter (issue 2) has been added to the website. Please visit the "Newsletters" page for more details.

Monday 15th May 2006.

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Monday 8th May 2006.

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Friday 21st April 2006

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Thanks to all visitors and members who have submitted sightings online already this year.

Tuesday 11th April 2006

The Diary 2006 page has now been updated with the latest field trips & events taking place. Please visit this page for more details.

Sunday 9th April 2006

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Friday 7th April 2006

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Saturday 25th February 2006

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

New feature added. A new online newsletter has been published. Please visit the "Newsletters" page and then click on "Website Newsletters", for more information.

Thursday 26th January 2006

Happy new year to all our visitors.

The "Other Websites" page has been updated, with some new links to visit. Please visit this page for more details.

Over the next few weeks, some new sections will be added to both our websites. More details will be released next week.

Saturday 31st December 2005

Over the next few weeks, some more butterfly videos will be added. Please keep checking the "Butterfly Video" page for more details.

This is the last update to the branch website for 2005. Many thanks to everyone who has sent in articales, information & butterfly records. From the Kent Branch of Butterfly Conservation, Happy New Year to all our visitors. See you in 2006.

Saturday 3rd December 2005

Many thanks to Dennis Whittaker for his photo's of a White-letter Hairstreak & Lesser Purple Emperor. The WLH photo can be found in the "Butterfly Gallery" pages & the LPE photo on the "Abroad Hotspots" page.

Monday 3rd October 2005

The diary page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Wednesday 21st September 2005

The online sightings system has been changed. All records for 2005 are now shown before the 2004 records, saving time of having to scroll through all the 2004 records first.

Monday 19th September 2005

The dates for the White Hill Reserve winter work parties, for 2005/2006, have been added to the site. Click here for details.

Thursday 15th September 2005

With the issues we have been having, over the last few days, a new "Website Status" page has been added. The link to the page can be found on the menu, located on the left. This page will be updated with any website problems.

Tuesday 29th August 2005

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Monday 22nd August 2005

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

The "Diary" page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Saturday 13th August 2005

The final first sighting for 2005 has been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Friday 12th August 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated with information about another Large Toroiseshell sighting. Please visit this page for more details.

Tuesday 19th July 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Monday 18th July 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Wednesday 13th July 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated with information about another Large Toroiseshell sighting. Please visit this page for more details.

Saturday 9th July 2005

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated with information about another Large Toroiseshell sighting. Please visit this page for more details.

Friday 1st July 2005

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated with information about another Swallowtail. Please visit this page for more details.

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Wednesday 29th June 2005

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated with information about a Swallowtail. Please visit this page for more details.

Tuesday 28th June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated with information about the White-letter Hairstreak. Please visit this page for more details.

Sunday 26th June 2005

Some of the first sightings have been changed. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Saturday 25th June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Thursday 23rd June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Monday 20th June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Sunday 19th June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Saturday 11th June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Friday 10th June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Wednesday 8th June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Monday 6th June 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

The "Aborad" hotspots page has been updated. Please visit the "Hotspots" pages for more details.

Saturday 7th May 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Tuesday 3rd May 2005

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated, with news of two possible Large Tortoiseshell sightings. Please visit this page for more details.

Monday 2nd May 2005

Revised first sighting for the Speckled Wood has just been submitted. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Sunday 1st May 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Friday 29th April 2005

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated, with information about the Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Please visit this page for more details.

Monday 25th April 2005

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Friday 22nd April 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

The "Butterfly News" page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Wednesday 20th April 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Sunday 17th April 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Tuesday 5th April 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Saturday 2nd April 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Monday 28th March 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Thursday 17th March 2005

The first sightings page has been updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

The workparty on 27th March has been re-scheduled to 3rd April. Please visit the "White Hill Reserve" section for more details.

Monday 14th February 2005

The Diary 2005 page has now been updated with the latest field trips & events taking place. Please visit this page for more details.

Monday 7th February 2005

The Branch News page has been updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Wednesday 19th January 2005

Video's of butterflies are now being added to the site. Currently only three are available. Please visit the "Butterfly Videos" pages for more info. To view the clips you will need Media Player.

Tuesday 4th January 2005

The first butterfly sighting for 2005 has been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" or "Butterfly News" page for more details.

Saturday 1st January 2005

The Kent Branch Forum has now reopened, after a software upgrade over Christmas.

Wednesday 22nd December 2004

The "Butterfly" News page has been updated with details on some late butterfly sightings. Please see this page for more details.

Please could you send any remaining butterfly records to Mike Easterbrook in the next couple of weeks. It is important we submit the records to BC Head Office as early as possible so they are included in the national records and also added into the updated millennium atlas.

All the sightings submitted online, using our recording form, have been forwarded to Mike Easterbrook for entry.

Thank You.

This will be the last update to the branch website for 2004. Many thanks to everyone who has sent in articales, information & butterfly records. From the Kent Branch of Butterfly Conservation, Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year to all our visitors.

Monday 8th November 2004

Details of a lecture by Earthwatch has been added to the Diary 2004 page. Please visit this page for more details.

Is there any member or visitor that has any information or articales you would like to publish on our website? We need some new content to update the site with. Please let Ben Kirby know.

Friday 5th November 2004

Details of the killer Harlequin Ladybird added to the "Butterfly News" & Branch Forum. Please visit these pages for more details.

P.S Please do not forget the White Hill Workparty on 21st November. Please come if you can. For more details please visit the "White Hill Reserve" pages.

Friday 22nd October 2004

Details of the 2004 AGM & the 2005 Photographic Social Evening have been added. Please visit the "Diary 2004" page for more details.

The online sightings feature has been updated with some changes to the layout. It now shows the results more clearly and now also includes an image of the species recorded.

P.S Please do not forget the White Hill Workparty on 24th October 2004. Please come if you can. For more details please visit the "White Hill Reserve" pages.

Monday 9th August 2004

First sorry to all visitors who were unable to access the website over the weekend. This was due to our web host having problems. The website is now fully operational again.

A couple of the links to the other branch websites have been updated. Please visit the "Other Websites" page for more details.

Friday 6th August 2004

A Monarch sighting has been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" or "Butterfly News" pages for more details.

Friday 2nd July 2004

A few first sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Butterfly News page updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Thursday 17th June 2004

A few first sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Tuesday 10th June 2004

The first sightings page has been fully updated. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Wednesday 9th June 2004

A Pale Clouded Yellow sighting has been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Saturday 10th April 2004

A few first sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Sunday 28th March 2004

Branch News page updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Wednesday 3rd March 2004

The Diary 2004 page has been updated with new field trips & events. Please visit this page for more details.

Tuesday 10th February 2004

A few first sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Wednesday 4th February 2004

A few first sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Friday 30th January 2004

Casa Guilla added to "Hotspots" abroad. Please visit this page for more details.

Thursday 29th January 2004

A few first sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Sunday 18th January 2004

A discussion forum has been added to the site. Please click on the link, on the main home page.

Diary 2004 page updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Tuesday 13th January 2004

Details of the Kent Branch Photographic Social Evening added. Please visit the "Diary 2004" page for more details.

Thursday 8th January 2004

Site Map added. This map shows all the parts of the website.

Sunday 21st December 2003

Christmas Work Party 2003 group photo added. Please visit the "White Hill" pages for more details.

Friday 19th December 2003

Apology added about East Blean Wood & KWT.

Dick Moger has kindly sent in an article about migrating Painted Lady's. Please visit the "Butterfly News" page for this article.

Kent Branch Contacts updated

Kent Branch News Updated. Details of Mike Easterbrook, new branch butterfly recorder as of 2004, added.

Saturday 6th December 2003

Comments received from a visitor to the website. Click here for our guestbook page.

Sunday 30th November 2003

New arcticle added to the White Hill Stop Press page. Please visit this page for more details.

Thursday 28th November 2003

New Kids & Fun page added. This page contains some new jigsaw butterfly puzzles. Please visit this page for more details.

Sunday 23rd November 2003

Branch News page updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Sunday 28th September 2003

Diary page updated with two new events.

New website link added. Please visit the "Other Websites" page for more details.

Thursday 7th August 2003

More early butterfly sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

"Is Kent having a mini Swallowtail invasion ?" We have received more Swallowtail sightings. Please click here for more details.

Tuesday 5th August 2003

More early butterfly sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Butterfly News page updated. Please visit this page for more details.

News of the White Hill Reserve winter work parties for 2003/2004. Click here for details.

Some of the species photos have been updated, with new photos.

Sunday 29th June 2003

More early butterfly sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Some of the species photos have been updated, with new photos.

Butterfly News page updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Saturday 26th April 2003

More early butterfly sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Butterfly News page updated. Please visit this page for more details.

Tuesday 1st April 2003

More early butterfly sightings have been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Monday 24th March 2003

An early sighting of a Camberwell Beauty has been reported. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Thursday 20th March 2003

New feature! You can now search our website. Please click on the "search our website" link, located on the main home page.

Tuesday 18th March 2003

The latest Kent Branch newsletter is now on the site. Please visit the "newsletter" section.

Monday 17th March 2003

The 2003 Field Trips & Events can now be found on the "Diary 2003" page.

Tuesday 4th March 2003

The "moths" section has now moved to a new website. Please visit http://www.kentmoths.org for more information.

Sunday 2nd February 2003

Comments received from a visitor to the website. Click here for our guestbook page.

Monday 27th January 2003

First Sightings 2003. With the very mild weather, we have received some early butterfly sightings. Please visit the "First Sightings" page for more details.

Wednesday 1st January 2003

Happy New Year to all our visitors.

Kent Moths page updated with the latest "Mothing News" for 2002.

Sunday 1st December 2002

White Hill Reserve Stop Press page updated with reports about the winter workparties. Please vist the "White Hill Reserve" pages for more information.

Monday 28th October 2002

Comments received from a visitor to the website. Click here for our guestbook page.

New website link added. Please visit the "other web sites" page.

Update on the Kent Branch AGM & details of the Photographic Social Evening in February 2003. Please visit the "Diary 2002" page for more information.

Saturday 26th October 2002

The latest Kent Branch newsletter is now on the site. Please visit the "newsletter" section.

The "Branch News" section has been updated with news about the Kent Branch needing a new Butterfly Recorder(s).

Sunday 20th October 2002

Comments received from a visitor to the website. Click here for our guestbook page.

Saturday 28th September 2002

Kent Moths page updated with new news.

Saturday 21st September 2002

The branch website now works for visitors using Netscape as their internet browser.

News of the White Hill Reserve winter work parties for 2003. Click here for details.

Sunday 15th September 2002

Comments received from a visitor to the website. Click here for our guestbook page.

Thursday 12th September 2002

2000 Kent Moth Report issued. Visit the "Kent Moths" section to read the report.

Thursday 5th September 2002

News of the White Hill Reserve winter work parties for season 2002/03. Click here for details.

Sunday 1st September 2002

Hot Spots page updated with information about places to visit for the Brown Hairstreak butterfly in Sussex.

Kent Moths page updated with the very latest moth news.

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Sunday 1st September 2002

Hot Spots page updated with information about places to visit for the Brown Hairstreak butterfly in Sussex.

Kent Moths page updated with the very latest moth news.