Blue Tit - © Tony Esposito
Long Tailed Tit - © Tony Esposito
Kingfisher - © Tony Esposito
Small Copper - © George Walthew
Moorhens - © Linda Matthews
Duck Selection - © Vernon Wakefield
Autumn is upon us and the weather is certainly changing! Although many of the warblers have left for the year there is still an abundance of wildlife still on show. There are still lots of dragonflies and damselflies about, and a large variety of finches at tits feeding in front of the main hide. In […]
Platycheirus albimanus - © George Walthew
Cucumber Green Orb spider - © Oddy Barber
Horse flies - © George Walthew
Horse fly - © George Walthew
Sharks tooth - © Rebecca Neal
Coreus marginatus (Dock-Bug) - © George Walthew
Emperor Dragonfly (female) - © Paul Barsby
Marsh Woundwort - © George Walthew
Slow worm - © Oddy Barber
Enoplognatha ovata spider - © George Walthew
Southern Hawker - © Phill Hicks
Here is an excellent selection of macro photographs taken by our members over the summer months so far, highlighting the great variety of invertebrates and plants on show.
Kingfisher - © Terry Mckenna
Spider - © Linda Matthews
Small Skipper - © George Walthew
Hoverfly - © George Walthew
Juvenile Little Grebe - © Peter Beesley
Dunnock - Terry Mckenna
Moorhens feeding - © Kevin Wooby
Common Blue Damselfy - © Terry Mckenna
Banded Demoiselle - © George Walthew
Broad-Bodied Chaser - © John Suanders
Emperor Dragonfly - © Terry Mckenna
Old Lady Moth - © Terry Mckenna
Here is a selection of photos of the wildlife recorded by members during July and the first week of August. Of particular note, is the pair of Kingfishers that are regularly posing in front of the main hide creating an ever growing collection of superb Kingfisher shots. There was also a new species of Moth for the reserve, […]
Common Tern © Terry Mckenna
Land Snail - © Oddy Barber
Moorhen Chick - © Oddy Barber
Gatekeeper - © George Walthew
Kingfisher - © Tony Esposito
Great Spotted Woodpecker - © Tony Esposito
Here is a selection of the wildlife seen and recorded by members on the reserve last week.
Blue tailed damselfly - © Terry Mckenna
Broad bodied chaser - © George Walthew
Green flies - © Terry Mckenna
Large red damselfly - © Terry Mckenna
Large skipper - © George Walthew
Small china mark moth - © George Walthew
Speckled wood - © Philip Parker
Meadow brown - © George Walthew
With the excellent weather we have had over the last few weeks the reserve’s insects are flourishing. There are a huge varieties of insects, particularly dragonflies, damselflies and moths, that are visible at the moment.
