Mainly Dragonflies

 A walk around Twizell Woods last month, strangely not many insects this time but a few more dragonflies mainly Southern Hawker and Common Darter.

Southern Hawker.

Common Darter.

Buzzard.

Brindled Poplar Tortrix Moth (Epinotia nisella)

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. 

Watergate Park

 A walk around a very busy (I wish we hadn’t gone during the school holidays) Watergate Park produced a few canny insects.

Migrant Hawker.

Common Hawker.

Instar of a Bronze Shieldbug.

Instar of a Common Green Shieldbug.

Birch Catkin Bug.

Birch Catkin Bug nymph.

Alder Beetle.

Batman Hoverfly.

Eristalis Sp. Hoverfly.

Meadow Brown Butterfly.

Garden Spider.

Norfolk part five

Strumpshaw Fen wasn’t far from where we were staying so we went to have a look around. I’m pleased we did we had a cracking day out with my first Norfolk Hawker seen and photographed. I was going to do this blog in two parts but we are having trouble with the internet so while we have a signal I will do a long blog just in case. 

Bittern.

Juvenile Cuckoo.

Marsh Harrier.

Kingfisher.

Reed Warbler.

Juvenile Swallow.

Juveniles getting fed.

My first Norfolk Hawker.

Ruddy Darter.

Common Darter.

Dark Bush Cricket.

Cricket.

Holly Blue Butterfly.

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly.

Buff-tip Moth Caterpillar.

Great Diving Beetle.

Ichneumon Wasp.

Xylota segnis?

Thin-legged Wolf Spider?