Archive for March, 2014
- June 03, 2019 Sharnbrook
We had a quick stroll by the River Ouse in search of some ‘southern’ Odonata in the late afternoon, in breezy conditions with short sunny spells.
Read More…- June 05, 2019 Paxton Pits
“The only medium-sized soldierfly with a more or less completely blackish body … The veins of the costal zone of the wings are especially dark.”
Read More…- June 22, 2019 Business as Usual
A largely uneventful morning at Sandgrounders, with Glossy Ibis and Cattle Egrets both on Rimmers and not a lot in front of the hide except black-headed gulls. The weather was sunny but only sort-of warm, so all was slow in the insect department too. An Emperor dragonfly whizzed past at one point, and a Large Skipper made an appearance. I chased an Ichneumonoid of some kind around without getting a decent picture, but I’ll have a go at comparing it to some keys one day!
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