Seasonal firsts for comparison
event | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|
snowdrop flower | 1 Feb | 31 Jan | 10 Feb |
blackbird song | 29 Dec 2013 | 14 Jan | 23 Jan |
willow flower | 10 Jan | 29 Jan | 20 March |
crocus flower | 8 Feb | 17 Feb | 12 Feb |
mistle thrush song | 22 March | 7 March | 20 March |
frogspawn | 10 March | | 27 March |
daffodil flower | 16 March | 13 March | 10 Feb |
bumblebee | 9 April Buff tailed bumblebee | 7 March Buff tailed bumblebee | 4 April Buff tailed bumblebee |
butterfly | 11 April Painted Lady | 11 April Painted Lady | 7 May Small white |
first tree in leaf | lime, 7 April | lime, 19 April | lime 20 April |
bluebell flower | 18 April | 29 April | 30 April |
swallow | 21 April | 4 May | 2 May |
swift | 9 May | 7 May | 23 May |
house martin | | | |
pipistrille bat | 7 June | 20 June | 27 June |
ash in leaf | 15 May | 26 April | 8 May |
redwing | | | |
first fungus | 31 Aug | 2 Aug | 5 aug |
lime fruit dropping | 16 Sept | 1 Sept | 20 Sept |
lime leaf dropping | 28 Sept | 7 Sept | 22 Sept |
first frost | 3 Dec | 22 Nov | none |
first snow | 26 Dec | 21 Nov | |