GREY HERON & LESSER-BLACK BACK GULL 28/07/2015

Spent a quick hour at Stithians Res this afternoon, not much to report a few swallows a couple of House Martins good numbers of Herring Gulls and Cormorants, also three Great Crested Grebes with the odd Grey Heron and Little Egret.
Still it was good to get back out and do a little Birding for a change.

GREY HERON ( STITHIANS RES ).

LESSER-BLACK BACK GULL (STITHIANS RES ).

LESSER-BLACK BACK GULL ( STITHIANS RES ).

BUTTERFLIES & FLIES ST GOTHIAN SANDS 17/07/15 - 18/07/15

A few images from Two trips to St Gothian Sands on  Friday & Saturday, Friday was a very dull morning with very little movement. Highlight was the first sighting of a Dark Green Fritillery this year.
On Saturday it was bright sunny and warm and there were butterflies and insects everywhere.
It just goes to show what good conditions can do.

Female Beautiful Demoiselle (St Gothian Sands ).

 Male Beautiful Demoiselle (St Gothian Sands 

Comma (St Gothian Sands )

Dark Green Fritillary (St Gothian Sands )

Green Veined White (St Gothian Sands )

Peacock (St Gothian Sands )

Small Copper (St Gothian Sands )

Small Tortoiseshell  (St Gothian Sands 

Tachinid Fly (St Gothian Sands ).

This monster flew past me and landed on a leaf, it was about 15-20mm in length and is the largest fly I haver ever seen, Still searching for its real name.

ST GOTHIAN SANDS NR & CARNON VALLEY NR 12/07/2015

A few images from  visits to St Gothian Sands & Carnon Valley over the past few days, There now seems to be a better variety of species beginning to appear , so maybe the hunt for some more unusual ones  will occur. 

Black-Tailed Skimmer ( St Gothian Sands )

Brown Argus( St Gothian Sands )

This was a new species for me.

Comma  ( Carnon Valley NR )

Comma  ( St Gothian Sands )

Common Darter ( Carnon Valley NR ).

Fly Poecilobothrus Nobilitatus ( Lanner )

another new one this is about 8mm in length.

CARNON VALLEY & ST GOTHIAN SANDS 05/07/2015

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last few weeks, I have been out a few times but not much in the way of different species  to put on.
The times I have been out the weather has been warm and sunny but always a brisk wind has been blowing, which is not good when you are trying to photograph small insects blowing around on flower heads.
So a few of the latest efforts are  below and hope July will  bring more out.

Beautiful Demoiselle  (St Gothian Sands )

Gatekeeper  (St Gothian Sands )

Hover Fly Volucella Pullucens  (St Gothian Sands )

Queen Wasp  (St Gothian Sands )

Red Legged Shield Bug Pentatoma Rufpes (Carnon Valley )

Ringlet  (St Gothian Sands )

Scarlet Tiger   (St Gothian Sands )

Silver Studded Blue  (St Gothian Sands )