About this time of year I start to look at my list of birds seen during the year looking for … More
Category: Dragonflies
In search of 3 Sandpipers
The beginning of September marks the beginning of the Autumn bird migration. Having heard that 3 species of migrating Sandpipers … More
Common Darter
The coming of late summer is the time to see Darter Dragonflies and the commonest as it name implies is … More
In the heat of the day
Keith and I had arranged to meet up in Gravesend last Friday and despite the predicted heat wave we decided … More
Green Tarn
I haven’t been to the Tarn for a few weeks, so was very surprised to find the west end completely … More
Pagham Harbour
On a recent trip to Sussex, I spent some time at the RSPB reserve at Pagham Harbour. We started at … More
Leybourne Lakes
Last week Keith and I went to Leybourne Lakes Country Park at New Hythe. It was a bright sunny day … More
The First Damselfly of 2026
April marches on into may and on my walk at the end of last week I was delighted to find … More
Chipstead Down
A visit to this lovely site in Surrey on a bright sunny day was full of promise. My research had … More
Black-tailed Skimmer
Some pictures taken on recent trip to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park