This is my first Orange-winged Dropwing which gave me an identification challenge. I’m in Ibiza with no dragonfly id guides or apps, so I’m relying on my own sketchy knowledge of southern European species. My first thoughts were a female … Continued
Black Darters, Red Darters, Common Hawkers, Emperors, and Common Blue Damselflies made for a delightful session of photography on a long Friday lunchtime on Gannow Fell, Lancashire.
A Migrant Hawker at Dean Clough on 7 September 2023 was my first and only the second recorded at the site, following one in August 2019. Brown and Common Darters and Blue Damselflies were also seen.
Large Skippers and Black-tailed Skimmers were the highlights of today. Six Large Skippers was the most I’ve counted here and one posed nicely for a photograph.
A Large skipper in the garden and a few species of butterflies at Dean Clough along with a Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum and a Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly made for a nice selection of June Insects
Fairly quite on the bird front at the quarry. No hobby sightings whilst I was there today. There was at least a bit more going on with other winged creatures. This teneral black-tailed skimmer was on the public footpath by … Continued