On Saturday I joined Sussex county recorder John Luck on his annual dragonfly walk at Ashdown Forest sites. He had wisely changed the trip from Sunday to Saturday due to the weather forecast and we benefited from perfect weather. We saw many of the target acid wetland species.
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2. Azure Damselfly, Coenagrion puella |
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3. female Black Darter, Sympetrum danae |
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4. Brown China-mark, Elophila nymphaeata |
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5. Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus |
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7. Common Blue |
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9. Common Blue |
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10. Veneer moth and eggs, both need ids |
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11. grasshopper on pond |
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12. Inlaid Grass-veneer, Crambus pascuella |
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13. female Keeled Skimmer, Orthetrum coerulescens |
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14. male Keeled Skimmer |
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15. male Large Red Damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula |
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16. out leader on the right |
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17. female Raft Spider, Dolomedes fimbriatus |
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18. Raft Spider spiderlings |
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19. female Small Red Damselfly, Ceriagrion tenellum f. intermedia |
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20. female Small Red Damselfly as above |
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21. male Small Red Damselfly |
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22. male Small Red Damselfly |
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23. male Small Red Damselfly |
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© Sussex Dragonfly Group Autumn newsletter I am on the right in foreground looking at the water photo added November 2015 |
Private ponds:
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25. Azure Damselflies mating, Coenagrion puella |
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26. Azure Damselfly, Coenagrion puella |
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27. female Azure Damselfly |
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28. Blue-tailed Damselfly, female, Ischnura elegans |
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29. male Blue-tailed Damselfly |
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30. female Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura elegans f. rufescens-obsoleta |
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31. female Blue-tailed Damselfly as above |
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32. male Blue-tailed Damselfly |
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33. male Blue-tailed Damselfly |
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34. Brilliant Emerald, Somatochlora metallica |
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35. Cape-pondweed, Aponogeton distachyos |
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36. Confused Bridewort, Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia |
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37. either Brilliant Emerald or Downy Emerald Dragonfly |
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38. Duck Potato, Sagittaria latifolia |
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39. Duck Potato |
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40. male Large Red Damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula |
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41. Lesser Knotweed, Persicaria campanulata |
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42. moth larva - id needed |
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43. male Small Red Damselfly, Ceriagrion tenellum |
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44. White Water Lily, Nymphaea alba |
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