The coming of late summer is the time to see Darter Dragonflies and the commonest as it name implies is … More
Tag: Common Darter
Common Darter
Every year we get a few Common Darters visiting the Tarn. Strangely they all seem to be males and I … More
Of Dragonflies and Butterflies….and a Hobby!
A trip to the London Wetland Centre in search of late summer dragonflies and butterflies last week. Lots of Migrant … More
Searching for Ivy
This week’s local walk had another purpose: I checked out all the patches of Ivy to look for Ivy Bees, … More
An interesting variety of Insects
A bright and sunny morning, but rather breezy for last week’s local survey walk. Strangely I only saw 7 butterflies … More
In search of an American Bonaparte
A lovely day dawned as Nicole, Andrew and I made our way to the Kent Wildlife Trust reserve at Oare … More
Butterflies and Dragonflies in Greenwich
A chance to visit a copy of local sites in Greenwich last week. My first stop was the Ecology Park … More
Common Darter
The Common Darter is one of our commonest Dragonflies and can be easily seen as it has the habit on … More
Norfolk Journey: Titchwell
A bright sunny morning so we headed towards the RSPB reserve at Titchwell. Our first stop was at Island … More
Naturelog: 18th August
A bright sunny morning found Keith and me at the RSPB Cliffe Pools reserve in North Kent. August can be … More
