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5 species of odonata in April

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeApril 30, 20144 Comments

Yesterday I broke my dragonfly photography duck, well today I smashed it and got an unprecedented (for me) 5 species in April. Typically in April I might get my first large red damselflies, and I may have seen 1 or 2 more species in later days of April before, but 5 species is a new…

Cream spot tiger moth Epicallia villica

Essex, insect, moths, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeJune 13, 20132 Comments

Yesterday I was pointed in the direction of a Cream spot tiger moth Epicallia villica. I tried some angles other than the typical top down one and was treated to some wonderful colours. Who said moths are dull? I also got a close up of the head.

4 spotted and broad bodied chaser dragonflies and azure damselflies

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeMay 30, 2012Leave a comment

Today at Wat Tyler there were dragonflies abound at the one pond I managed to visit in my lunch break. The first I noticed was this male broad bodied chaser On the water surface a number of azure damselflies in tandem were egg laying in the weed that was at the surface. Soon after I…

Bee wolf, 22 spot ladybird and brown argus at Canvey Wick

butterflies, Essex, grasshopperBy Neil-UKWildlifeOctober 10, 2011Leave a comment

Back in August, I went along to the Buglife walk at Canvey Wick.  The weather was not perfect but improved as the day went on so we did find some nice invertebrates, which is what the site is famous for.  In fact it is believed to have more species per hectare than any other site…

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