Tuesday 2 July 2013

Water soldier & dragons...

It is a brilliant time of year to view Odonata species at Paxton Pits:

Dragonflies:
Norfolk Hawker
brown hawker
emperor
black-tailed skimmer
hairy dragonfly

Damselflies:
red eye
azure
common blue
blue tail
banded damoiselle

Bird Sightings: (highlights)
goshawk (pair flying over Rudd lake)
nightingale (2 late singing males)

Meadow Trail:
Meadow is still very good for orchids and there are bee orchards at the back of Le Farge.

1 comment:

thefootfairy said...

Juvenile Egyptian Goose? Young goose, predominantly grey/brown with pale parts to the face, upper rump very ginger and large white patches under wings in flight. Close to sand martin colony by Boughton Lodge Farm.