Bystock Pools, Devon
I decided to give the birds a rest today and focus on other winged critters. I do love Butterflies and Dragonfies so I popped to my best local place in search of some good species. This Small reserve never fails to deliver on both families I was targeting. My Butterfly species seen were, Green Hairstreak, Marbled White, Silver-washed Fritillary, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, Small Heath, Peacock and Common Blue.
Far more Dragonfly species were on offer with Black-tailed Skimmer, Keeled Skimmer, Emperor Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly and Common Darter.
It was also nice to see numerous Common Spotted Orchids in the meadow area. I didn't have one good bird moment with a day churring European Nightjar. I couldn't locate it though.
White Bridge, Budleigh Salterton
I moved on to the River Otter as I haven't visited here for a while. I managed to add Red Admiral, Large White and Banded Demoiselle to the day list.
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| Beautiful Demoiselle (Female) |
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| Keeled Skimmer (Male) |
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| Large Red Damselfly (Male) |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer (Female) |
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| Six Spot Burnet |
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| Small Heath |
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| Marbled White |
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| Large Skipper |
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| Green Hairstreak |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle (Male) |
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| Emperor Dragonfly |
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| Large Red Damselfly (Pair) |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer (Male) |
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Banded Demoiselle (Male)
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| Common Spotted Orchid |
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Large Yellow Underwing in the
garden the other day |
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