The Lincolnshire Bird Club

For those who love dragonflies.
Visited Thursley common last week hoping to see some new exciting dragonflies, the area is outstanding.
10+ downy emeralds on the moat pond, very flighty, did not see one land,( i saw them earlier in the week at Epping forest and they were flying whilst raining heavily).
2 brilliant emeralds amongst the heather and a golden ringed dragonfly
many keeled skimmers also on the heather
four spotted chasers everywhere and 4 broad bodied chasers
1 southern hawker and most of the common damselflies
Next visit was to the New forest
At Crockford bridge were many southern damselflies along with beautiful demoiselles. Keeled skimmers were on the heather moors and 2 golden ringed dragonflies amongst the gorse.
also made a quick visit to Hurst castle and saw 4 glanville fritillaries.
Had an excellent time and the weather was brilliant too.

Colin Pumfrett.

Hi Col,sounds like you had a good time,will be following in your footsteps in a fortnight,going to the New Forest for a few day's specifically to look for Southern and Scarce-blue tailed Damselflies,so should be good,might pop in to Thursley,if we have time.Good hunting,


Regards


Steve.

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Hi, Colin
I was interested to see that you saw 4 Glanville Fritillaries at Hurst Castle in the New Forest, Hampshire. When I "butterflied" regularly I used to have to go to the Isle of Wight for Glanvilles. Presumably, the New Forest Glanvilles have been introduced?

Regards,

Freddy

Hello Freddy
Hurst castle is only a mile across the water to IOW so they may have colonised from being blown across. I found out about them on UK butterflies, on the forum, so i tried my luck and saw four.

Colin Pumfrett.