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Andy Bissitt


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Was not able to check the main lake for the 'star' attraction, black-tailed skimmer. Maybe in a couple of weeks. Of the larger odonata, 1 example each of banded demoiselle, emperor and the year's first brown hawker were seen.



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Main Lake. A Mink swam from the bank to one of the islands. Probably accounts for the extremely low number of Coot offspring.

Plenty of Small Tortoiseshells and 2 Red Admirals.
Abundant Common Blue Damselflies.

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A decent shot of a pair of black-tailed skimmers in tandem taken on Thursday, 25th July. A female was also observed egg-laying.



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3rd July, p.m.

Sorry to bore people, but another dearth of butterflies at another site, with no more than TWO of any species seen in perfect conditions (red admiral, ringlet, green-veined white, speckled wood, painted lady). Dragonflies much more numerous, including 3 emperor, 2 brown hawker, 5 black-tailed skimmer males, 1 four-spotted chaser (possibly first I've seen here), and a male banded demoiselle on the river near the fish gate.



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Originally posted today by John Rayner:

14th Oct:
Both Salmon and Sea Trout attempting to leap the weir. 
Photo courtesy of Don Green.

Cheers John 



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12/10/14

2 Red Admirals
1 Speckled Wood

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i had to take evasive action tonight whilst riding bike near the viaduct when a large hawker with green and yellow markings flew towards me.....? female southern hawker.

Andy

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8 Green-veined Whites
1 Large White
4 Gatekeepers
1 Meadow Brown

More than 100 Common Blue Damselflies
1 Brown Hawker

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-- Edited by John Rayner on Friday 1st of August 2014 06:48:09 PM

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Dog Fox walking towards me down footpath.

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Main Lake area:

Brown Hawker 4
Common Blue Damselflies - many
Common Darter 3

A new Hoverfly - Rhingia rostrata (which is noted in lit. as scarce and erratic occurrence)

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Main Lake:

Brown hawker 2
Common Blue Damselfly 20 - 30

Red-eared Terrapin basking

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Main Lake:

1 Brown Hawker
100s Common Blue Damselflies with many freshly emerged tenerals.

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Peacock - flying behind Main Lake

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4 Roe Deer behind Main Lake

Midges flying and seedlings sprouting in unseasonally mild weather.

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2nd Nov

Red Admiral feeding on Ivy near the weir.

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