Last year we found a single Grizzled Skipper on the equivalent survey, this year more than 10 so there is definitely a breeding colony. We also located one very early Green-Eyed (Norfolk) Hawker, a Scarce Chaser along with the Four-Spot Chasers, a Hairy Dragonfly, four species of 'Blue' Damselflies and also Banded Demoiselles.
Showing posts with label Paxton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paxton. Show all posts
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Monday, May 15, 2023
Paxton Insects
A few insects found during a recent survey for Grizzled Skippers (four found but only roosting as not sunny) including this amazing Snake Fly lurking in the nettles.
Friday, April 28, 2023
Paxton Pits RPS Nature Group Outing
The weather was disappointing for our trip to Paxton to find signs of spring yesterday - cold and mainly grey. However, we did manage to find a few insects including my first damselfly of the year.
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Paxton Meadow Trail Survey
Although windy and quite damp early on, later sunshine produced a few bee species - Colletes cunicularis and Adrena clarkella were present plus a couple of new hoverflies Syrphus torvus and Cheilosia grossa. The Red mite was an interesting find in the leaf litter
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
'Soft' Day at Paxton Pits
Paxton Pits show a dramatic rise in water level over the last couple of weeks with a lot of the islands now submerged. This has greatly reduced the numbers of birds to be seen but it certainly looked wonderful in the soft light with patches of mist over the water. Mostly shot at 1/500th except Herons at 1/60th - still experimenting with shutterspeeds and sharpness.
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