Sunday, 10 September 2023
Late Southerns in the Sun
Wednesday, 9 August 2023
Ovipositing Brown Hawkers
Wednesday, 26 July 2023
Some Southern Success!
Sunday, 16 July 2023
Willows on the Wing
With sunshine forecast today but strong winds, I was desperate to try and see my first Willow Emerald Damselflies of the year at Nethergong, a highlight that I look forward to every year. I initially checked a few areas that normally deliver but with the wind ripping through the area, I had no luck so continued on until I found a nice sunny sheltered area. It wasn't long until I was watching the first of c40 Willow Emerald Damselfly rising from the emergent vegetation and perching up which allowed me to get a number of early season photos of one of my favourite species. They really are a stunning species and I made sure I put the camera down and made time to study the finer details on them.With a good number seen today, I'm hopeful of a good showing of this species this year on site and with only a week left at work until the summer holidays, I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to spend searching and photographing them. Walking back to the car, I also saw c10 Migrant Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, a few Common and Ruddy Darter, 2 Small Red eyed Damselfly and a few Azure and Blue tailed Damselfly.