Showing posts with label Broad-bodied Chaser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Broad-bodied Chaser. Show all posts
Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Pleasley Pits - Butterflies and Dragonflies

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Yesterday, in the 32 degree heat (!), I decided to have a drive over to Pleasley Pit to try and see my first dragonflies of the year and a f...
Monday, 12 May 2025

Pleasley Dragons and Butterflies

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 Yesterday, the temperatures hit 23 degrees, with lots of sun and blue skies, so Jayne and I drove across to Pleasley Pit to see if there we...
Monday, 12 June 2023

Linacre - 11th June 2023

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 Yesterday, Luke and I went down to Linacre to check on, and ring, the last few chicks. There were four boxes left, but when we got there, j...
Saturday, 30 May 2020

Linacre Insects - 30th May 2020

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I was down at Linacre this morning, checking the nestboxes and ringing some of this year's pulli (more on that in a future blog). With t...
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Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Seymour Ponds - 18th May 2020

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On Monday, I visited a set of ponds called Markham Vale or Seymour Ponds in Staveley, Chesterfield. It was my first visit to this site, afte...
Friday, 2 June 2017

RSPB Minsmere - A Final Visit

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Today was our last day in Suffolk, so we had a final visit to RSPB Minsmere (thanks Jayne). It was 21 degrees, and the sun was shining when...
Tuesday, 30 May 2017

RSPB Strumpshaw Fen

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Jayne and I had a few hours at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen , Norfolk, on Sunday. We went in search of Swallowtail butterflies, and Norfolk Hawker ...
Sunday, 22 June 2014

Linacre June WeBS and new insects

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This month's WeBS count was carried out today by Mandy from the Chesterfield RSPB Group (thanks Mandy). Wildfowl numbers were good, and...