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Category: Dragonflies

In search of a Mandarin

About this time of year I start to look at my list of birds seen during the year looking for … More

Battersea Park

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 Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, London Wetland Centre

Common Darter

The coming of late summer is the time to see Darter Dragonflies and the commonest as it name implies is … More

Common Darter

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

Gravesend, Lesser Emperor Dragonfly

Green Tarn

I haven’t been to the Tarn for a few weeks, so was very surprised to find the west end completely … More

Dragonflies, Tarn

Pagham Harbour

On a recent trip to Sussex, I spent some time at the RSPB reserve at Pagham Harbour. We started at … More

Church Norton Pagham Harbour, Pagham Harbour

Leybourne Lakes

Last week Keith and I went to Leybourne Lakes Country Park at New Hythe. It was a bright sunny day … More

Common Blue Damselfly, Green Hairstreak, New Hythe and Leybourne Lakes

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

Large Red Damselfly

Chipstead Down

A visit to this lovely site in Surrey on a bright sunny day was full of promise. My research had … More

Chipstead Down

Black-tailed Skimmer

Some pictures taken on recent trip to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park

Black-Tailed Skimmer

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