BUTTERFLIES & DRAGONS

NOT DONE MUCH BIRDING FOR OBVIOUS REASONS 

BUT HERE ARE SOME SHOTS TAKEN ON OUR 

WALKS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

GREAT TO SEE THE DRAGONS AGAIN.

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

A VISIT TO SOMERSET.

We went to Bristol earlier this week and on the way stopped at Thurlbear Woods in Somerset, hoping for Duke of Burgundy but were unsuccessful. We did however get lots of Grizzled Skipper and a couple of Dingy Skipper, as well as Common Blue and Green-veined White.We also went over into Wales to Newport Wetlands for the Hairy Dragonfly but only saw two fly-bys. Disappointing but still a first for us. On the way back to Cornwall we stopped at the brilliant Grey Lakes NR, also in Somerset. It was too chilly for Dragonflies but we did hear at least two Bitterns booming.

GRIZZLED SKIPPER

GRIZZLED SKIPPER

DINGY SKIPPER

COMMON BLUE

COMMON BLUE

GREEN-VEINED WHITE

ORCHID sp.