Kibblesworth

 A few images from Bowes Valley Nature Reserve (Kibblesworth Brick Works) toward the end of last month. For all the weather was dry and bright while we were there, there weren’t many dragonflies around which was a bit of a disappointment but other things made up for it.

Southern Hawker.

Small Red-eyed Damselfly.

Male Common Darter.

Female Common Darter.

Emerald Damselfly.

Common Green Shieldbug.

Hairy Shieldbug.

Final instar Bronze Shieldbug.

Birch Catkin Bugs.

Alder Leaf Beetle.

Common Blue Butterfly.

Robin’s Pincushion Gall.

Sphaerophoria Sp. Hoverfly. 

Twizell Woods

 Around midway through last month I had a walk around Twizell Woods. Not a lot about while I was there but here is a selection of what I saw.

Leaf Beetle.

Soldier Beetle.

Large Red Damselfly.

Grasshopper.

Bee Fly.

Bumblebee.

Alder Fly.

Greenfly.

Wolf Spider.

I have never seen as many Galls on a single Oak Tree, there were dozens of them.

Twizell Woods

 Back for another visit to Twizell Woods looking for dragonfly (and other insects).

Male Broad-bodied Chaser.

Female Broad-bodied Chaser ovipositing.

Four-spotted Chaser.

A stunning male Banded Demoiselle Damselfly.

Banded Demoiselle photobombed by an Azure Damselfly.

Azure Damselfly.

Melanostoma Sp. of Hoverfly hovering.

Helophilus pendulus Hoverfly.

Episyrphus balteatus Hoverfly more commonly know as the Marmalade Fly.

Parhelophilus Sp. of Hoverfly.

Volucella bombylans Hoverfly.

Nomad Bee.

Soldier Beetle.

A pair of Soldier Beetle.

Another single Soldier Beetle.

Comma Butterfly I think my first of the season.

Tortricidae Sp. Moth (Cydia ulicetana?).

Female Scorpionfly

The largest Galls I have seen on an Oak Tree.

A passing Buzzard.