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Willow emeralds at Fingringhoe Wick

Essex, insect, odonataBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 17, 2013Leave a comment

On Wednesday I popped up to Fingringhoe Wick and got some nice photos of willow emerald damselflies Lestes viridis. There were a few mating pairs around too. I also finally got a photo of a brown hawker, my odonata nemesis! A ruddy darter male posed. And a pair just about posed on some bramble.

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Clouded yellow butterfly

butterflies, Essex, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 16, 2013Leave a comment

I was walking through Wat Tyler Country Park yesterday, when I flushed a yellow butterfly from the path. I saw the darker flashes on the wings and new it was a clouded yellow butterfly, which are usually a migrant from Europe. Eventually it landed and I managed one good shot in the sun before it…

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Hedgehog on a roll…

Hedgehog, mammal, videoBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 15, 20132 Comments

In my garden I found some interesting looking poo: it was either cat or hedgehog. Thankfully, after setting up my Bushnell trailcam, baited with some peanuts, it turned out to be a hedgehog. But I got an unexpected bonus when it stopped for a scratch, with comical results!

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Pond olive mayfly nymph Cloeon dipterum

Ephemeroptera, Essex, Freshwater invertebrates, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 14, 2013Leave a comment

A few shots of a pond olive mayfly nymph. This species is the one most commonly found in ponds. I managed some shots of the underside too.

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Southern migrant hawker update

Essex, insect, odonata, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 13, 20132 Comments

A post to update on the southern migrant hawkers in Wat Tyler CP. They have been seen most days , generally with sightings occurring in the afternoon, peaking between 2 and 4pm but I observed them on evening at 6.20pm Reports of up to 4 males on Sunday 4/8/13 were sent to me, from the…

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Essex Skipper

butterflies, Essex, insect, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 7, 2013Leave a comment

Last week I came across a thistle bed covered in butterflies, including Essex skippers. I tried some shots with the wide angle too. And again on some ragwort.

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Small red damselfly

insect, odonata, Surrey, Thursley commonBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 6, 2013Leave a comment

A quick 1 photo post of a small red damselfly on Thursley Common.

Bog bush cricket Metrioptera brachyptera

Cricket, insect, Surrey, Thursley commonBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 4, 2013Leave a comment

While at Thirsley common I came across a number of bog bush crickets Metrioptera brachyptera, but this male was the most cooperative, as it sat and posed on the boardwalk. I got a close up too.

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Southern migrant hawker Aeshna affinis at Wat Tyler Park, Essex 2013

Essex, insect, odonata, Uncategorized, wat tyler cpBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 2, 20132 Comments

Regular blog readers will know I am lucky enough to frequent a place that last year had daily sightings of the recently colonising Southern migrant hawker Aeshna affinis, in fact its possible I spent more time than anyone else observing them last year. A month or 2 ago I was emailed about them by James…

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Robin wide angles

bird, New forest, thrushBy Neil-UKWildlifeAugust 2, 2013Leave a comment

On the Ashurst campsite in the New forest, we were regularly visited by a very tame robin which would hop between our feet. I thought I’d try some shots with the wide angle lens, though it kept staying in the shade and generally being awkwardly positioned, I still got a few shots I liked. There…

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