CATCHING UP.

 JUST A FEW SHOTS TAKEN OVER THE LAST 10 DAYS OR SO.

TAKEN AT DEVORAN, PORTHGWARRA AND ARGAL RESERVOIR.

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

BLACK-TAILED GODWIT

RED-BACKED SHRIKE, juv.

RED-BACKED SHRIKE, juv.

WHEATEAR

WHEATEAR

WHISKERED TERN

WHISKERED TERN

COMMA

HOVERFLY

COMMON DARTER

GOLDEN-RINGED

SOUTHERN HAWKER

SADLY, THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST OF THE DRAGONFLIES UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

A few days away.

At the beginning of the week we were staying in Winchester so we went across to Bentley Wood hoping for Purple Emperor, no such luck. We also called in at Collard Hill on the way up and back for Large Blue but all we got for our troubles was a Marbled White and a lot of rain.

More from the Insect world.

Everywhere you look at the moment insects are either mating or killing each other.

In search of Dragons

We went to Ventongimps NR for the first time on Friday and were not disappointed. It is a great place for Dragonflies etc, with a couple of great ponds and heathland. One of the ponds was created when a WW2 Bomber was discovered and excavated.

The Grayling were taken in the woods at Croft Pascoe, on The Lizard, as was the Wall Brown.

We have never seen them there before and they kept landing on us and the 'scope. In the first picture the wings are open slightly showing the rarely seen splash of colour.