Tuesday 30 July 2019

A VISIT TO BRENEY COMMON.

WE WENT TO BRENEY COMMON ON SUNDAY HOPING FOR 
BLACK DARTER BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY. THERE HAS BEEN A 
LOT OF WORK DONE THERE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF 
YEARS SO LET'S HOPE WE HAVEN'T LOST THEM FOR GOOD.
WE DID SEE HALF A DOZEN PURPLE HAIRSTREAK.

COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLY

COMMON BLUE

COMMON DARTER

COMMON DARTER

EMERALD DAMSELFLY

EMERALD DAMSELFLY

EMPEROR

GREEN-VEINED WHITE

KEELED SKIMMER

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK

PURPLE HAIRSTREAK

SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY

SMALL COPPER

Tuesday 23 July 2019

MORE DRAGONFLIES

WE WENT TO GOSS MOOR 2 DAYS AGO AND THERE WERE 
LOADS OF GOLDEN-RINGED DRAGONFLIES AROUND.
TODAY WE HAD A COUPLE OF HOURS AT BISSOE AND 
DIDN'T SEE ANY WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR THAT 
AREA BUT WE DID SEE 3 SOUTHERN HAWKERS.
HAVEN'T SEEN A COMMON HAWKER YET THIS YEAR.

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISELLE

BROAD-BODIED CHASER

BLACK-TAILED SKIMMER

GOLDEN-RINGED

GOLDEN-RINGED

GOLDEN-RINGED

GOLDEN-RINGED

SOUTHERN HAWKER

SOUTHERN HAWKER

Wednesday 17 July 2019

RED-VEINED DARTER AT WINDMILL FARM.

IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WE HAVE BEEN TO
 CHYVERTON NR & ALSO TO WINDMILL FARM.
THE WEATHER WAS GREAT AND THERE WERE 
LOTS OF NICE DRAGONFLIES AROUND.

DARK GREEN FRITILLARY
RED-VEINED DARTER

RED-VEINED DARTER
RED-VEINED DARTER

COMMON DARTER

COMMON DARTER
EMPEROR
EMPEROR
KEELED SKIMMER
FOUR-SPOTTED CHASER
BLACK-TAILED SKIMMER

BLACK-TAILED SKIMMER
GOLDEN RINGED

Saturday 6 July 2019

GOTHIAN SANDS


HAD A GOOD MORNING AT GOTHIAN SANDS YESTERDAY.
LOTS OF LIFE IN THE REED BEDS AND QUITE A FEW 
FLEDGLINGS AROUND WAITING TO BE FED.

LINNET
LINNET

DUNNOCK
REED BUNTING
REED WARBLER
REED WARBLER
COMMON WHITETHROAT
COMMON WHITETHROAT
SAND MARTIN
SAND MARTIN

Thursday 4 July 2019

DRAGONS AT BISSOE VALLEY.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF HOURS AT BISSOE VALLEY YESTERDAY.
GREAT TO SEE SO MANY DRAGONFLIES OUT.
THE GOLDEN-RINGED IS ESPECIALLY STUNNING.

GOLDEN-RINGED

BROAD-BODIED CHASER

BROAD-BODIED CHASER

EMPEROR

EMPEROR


KEELED SKIMMER

SOUTHERN HAWKER