More in hope than expectation

Called at Kibblesworth brick works this morning to see if anything was on the wing, there wasn’t. However, I did manage a couple of shots of a newly emerged Dragonfly (I think four spot but not sure). Some exuvia around so I though there might be something flying but I think the weather may have been against me. A quick visit to the reed beds at Birtley proved unsuccessful with only a couple of singing Reed Bunting seen.

Newly emerged Dragonfly

Fly having lunch on a Dragonfly larval

Could this be an Alder Fly?

Reed Bunting

Greylag

On the way back from the brickwork pools, I came across this sight. Some disgusting person had deliberately left these bags of dog mess along the path.