Otter Estuary, Budleigh Salterton, Devon
Finished work half day due to a dental appointment (ouch) so took a pre filling walk north of the white bridge. Not many birds about but my main interest was Dragonflies. They didn’t disappoint either with good numbers of Banded Demoiselle and Common Blue Damselfly. A single Common Darter, a few Blue-tailed Damselfly and best off my first ever White-legged Damselfly. Trouble was, nothing wanted to sit still long enough for a decent picture.
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| Common Darter (Male) |
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| Peacock |
Bystock Pools, Exmouth, Devon
After my filling I decided to walk off the numbness. So I did a circuit of this reserve. On the main pool was an Emperor Dragonfly, 1 Southern Hawker, several Azure Damselfly, a few Blue-tailed Damselfly, good numbers of Common Blue Damselfly, several Beautiful Demoiselle and best of all 2 Emerald Damselfly. Awful light meant crappy pictures I’m afraid. Up at the other ponds, things were a bit quieter with a few Keeled Skimmer and a single Emperor Dragonfly. Walking through the woods gave brief but nice views of a single Purple Hairstreak.
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| Emperor Dragonfly (Male) |
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| Common Blue Damselfly (3 is a crowd!!) |
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| Emerald Damselfly (Male) |
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| Emerald Damselfly (Male) |
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