Two chasers

On Sunday I spent some time looking for dragonflies. In the morning I went east to Goss Moor and Breney Common.  Goss Moor was strangely quiet.  There was more activity at Breney with good numbers of Large Red Damselfly, fewer Small Red, one Golden-ringed, one Keeled Skimmer and just a couple Emeralds.  I also saw five Four-spotted Chasers.

In the evening I decided to look at Godolphin and check for any Crossbills, as there seems to be a bit of a summer eruption going on (ie 40 at Croft Pasco).  I was also hoping for Purple Hairstreak but saw neither Crossbill or Hairstreak.  I did manage to see a nice male Broad-bodied Chaser though. More images can be found here.



Male Broad-bodied Chaser at Godolphin Woods.

Four-spotted Chaser at Breney Common.

A visit to Halden Hill, Devon

We visited Halden today with the main aim of seeing the rare Pearl-bordered Fritillary.  We saw about twenty individuals beneath the elecricity pylons which run the length of the butterfly walk.  We also saw a freshly emerged female Broad-bodied Chaser.