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

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

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

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

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