Wednesday 25 July 2018

SOUTHERN MIGRANT HAWKER AT PORTHGWARRA.

TODAY WE WENT TO PORTHGWARRA HOPING FOR THE 
SOUTHERN MIGRANT HAWKER BUT EXPECTING IT TO HAVE GONE. 
IT WAS STILL THERE AND VERY EASY TO SEE BUT BUSY CHASING OFF 
A COUPLE OF EMPERORS. IT HARDLY EVER LANDED.






Sunday 22 July 2018

PURPLE AND GOLD.

WE WENT TO BRENEY COMMON TODAY HOPING FOR BLACK DARTER 
BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY. THERE WERE HOWEVER PLENTY OF 
PURPLE HAIRSTREAKS, BRIMSTONES AND SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARIES.
















Wednesday 18 July 2018

CATCHING UP WITH A FEW BIRDS.

A FEW SHOTS FROM THE LAST WEEK OR SO THAT NEVER GOT POSTED.
SUE HASN'T BEEN OUT SO NO DRAGONS OR BUTTERFLIES.
THESE WERE TAKEN AT STITHIAN'S RESERVOIR AND 
AROUND THE CLIFFS OF NEWQUAY AND FALMOUTH.

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE

DIPPER

GREY WAGTAIL, JUV

STONECHAT


CORN BUNTING


YELLOW HAMMER

KESTREL



HERRING GULL

PEREGRINE

Tuesday 10 July 2018

RECENT DRAGONFLIES

HERE ARE A FEW DRAGONFLIES TAKEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE

COMMON DARTER

EMPEROR

GOLDEN-RINGED

GOLDEN-RINGED
KEELED SKIMMER
KEELED SKIMMER
KEELED SKIMMER
SOUTHERN HAWKER

WE WENT FOR THE HEATH FRITILLARY A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHICH
WAS REALLY A BIT LATE BUT WE DID SEE A FEW STRAGGLERS.

HEATH FRITILLARY