Insect Arrivals!

Dragonflies are beginning to emerge at Stover - these newly emerged Chasers (probably Broad-bodied) began emerging on the 27th April and there are more and more seen every day.

There has been moments of doubt at these freshly emerged individuals with hairy thoraxes - no Hairy Dragonflies have yet been identified!

This week we also found the first Pearl-bordered Fritillaries and a pair of mating Ruby Tigers

I have been collecting exuviae to gain positive ID on dragonflies that have already flown away.

A nice addition to the visitor centre - a Woodpigeon nest!

I've been spending some time today preparing for a Wildlife Watch meeting about Nightjars at the end of the month. I've been making some moths!