A bit of a late posting. Last week-end Paul and myself paid a visit to Buckenham Marshes, Strumpshaw Fen and Breydon Water. No year ticks but a pleasant enough day all the same.
At Buckenham Marshes; Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Redshank, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Snipe, Oystercatcher, Egyptian Goose.
Strumshaw Fen; Marsh Tit, Marsh Harrier, Common Tern, Ruff (c40).
Quite a few butterflies on the wing including hundreds of Peacock, also; Red Admiral, Brimstone, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large and Small White, Common Blue, Holly Blue.
Dragonflies were largely unidentified but included Banded Demoiselle.
A decent selection of waders at Breydon Water; Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Avocet, Curlew, Whimbrel, Dunlin, Knot, Redshank, Ringed Plover, Golden Plover, Lapwing.
Paul's pics below including some un-indentified dragonflies. Now identified by Samuel P. Thanks Samuel.
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| Swallow-Buckenham Marshes-Paul Frost |
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| Common Darter (female)-Strumpshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
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| Ruff-Strumpshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
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| Southern Hawker (female)-Strumpshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer (male)-Strumpshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
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| Peacock-Strumpshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
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| Banded Demoiselle-Strumshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
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| Common Blue-Strumpshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
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| Holly Blue-Strumshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
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| Speckled Wood-Strumpshaw Fen-Paul Frost |
Hi Sh4rpy,
ReplyDelete1st unIDed dragonfly is a Common Darter (female), 2nd a Southern Hawker (female) and lastly a Black-tailed Skimmer (male). If you have any more unIDed dragonflies/moths just let me know,
Cheers