On Thursday I wandered around Arundel WWT and saw two Water
Voles on the lily pads outside the visitor centre.
On Friday morning we walked along Ferring Rife where I saw
several male Emperor Dragonflies patrolling. I also
observed a female Emperor Dragonfly laying eggs on lilies.
In the afternoon I returned to Arundel WWT and checked out
the car park area, the rife and the meadow where I found an aged female Broad-bodied Chaser.
I observed a feisty Comma attack everything that flew near it, including a
mature blue Broad-bodied Chaser which never came near enough for a photo. The meadow
had Common Blues and Brown Argus. The rife had plenty of Commas, Red Admirals, Peacocks and Mother of Pearl moths. Back home I found a Marbled Green moth on the outside door.
Arundel WWT:
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| Blackbird, Turdus merula |
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| Common Froghopper, Philaenus spumarius |
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| Escallonia, Escallonia rubra redflora |
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| Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis |
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| Hoverfly, Eristalis species |
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| Mallow, Lavatera species |
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| Marsh Woundwort, Stachys palustris |
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| Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria |
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| Nuthatch, Sitta europaea |
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| Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria |
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| Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta |
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| Red Soldier beetle, Rhagonycha fulva |
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| Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare |
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| Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius |
Ferring Rife:
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| female Emperor Dragonfly egg laying, Anax imperator |
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| male Emperor Dragonfly |
outside Arundel WWT:
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly ♂, Ischnura elegans |
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| Brown Argus ♂, Aricia agestis |
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| Comma, Polygonia c-album |
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| Common Blue ♀, Polyommatus icarus |
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| Common Blue ♂ |
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| Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus |
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| Green-veined Whites, Pieris napi |
The male is attempting to mate, but the female has raised her abdomen vertically to prevent him.
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| Green-veined White ♀ after male has left |
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| Mother of Pearl, Pleuroptya ruralis |
These moths always settled on the underside of leaves so I had to turn one over to photograph it.
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| Peacock, Inachis io |
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| Pearl Veneer, Agriphila straminella |
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| Marbled Green, Cryphia muralis |
Great set of photos Colin.
ReplyDeleteCould the BBC be a very mature female?