Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Ash Bud and The Sycamore

Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Cordulegaster boltonii

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On Wednesday June 22nd I visited Washington chalk pits and saw a Painted Lady heading somewhere fast. There were Meadow Browns, Large Skippers and ten moths: my first Ash Bud plus Straw Dot, Plum Tortrix, Yellow Shells, Yellow-spot Twist, Dark Strawberry Tortrix, Common Nettle-tap, Common Carpet, Garden Grass-veneer, Hook-streak Grass-veneer. A bonus was a Golden-ringed Dragonfly that flew around its territory for ten minutes before settling.
  The following day I visited Arundel WWT. As soon as I arrived it started raining so I decided to explore the inside walls of the hides and found several moths, including a new one for me: The Sycamore. Others were Brown House Moths, Dark Arches, Little Greys and a Moth Fly.

Washington chalk pits:

Ash Bud Moth, Prays fraxinella

Ash Bud Moth

Common Carpet, Epirrhoe alternata

Common Nettle-tap, Anthophila fabriciana

Dark Strawberry Tortrix, Celypha lacunana

Hook-streak Grass-veneer, Crambus lathoniellus

Large Skipper, Ochlodes sylvanus

Meadow Brown, Maniola jurtina

Plum Tortrix, Hedya pruniana

Twayblade orchid, Neottia ovata

Twayblade

Yellow Shell, Camptogramma bilineata

Arundel WWT:

Brown House Moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

Dark Arches, Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

Little Grey, Eudonia lacustrata

Little Grey

Moth Fly, Psychodid species

The Sycamore, Acronicta aceris

The Sycamore