Alan Shorrock and I made a third and quite probably final attempt to see the Finedon Southern Migrant Hawker. The weather was notably better than on our previous two visits, there was plenty of sunshine, but rather blustery conditions were not ode friendly. We spent several hours searching for the exotic visitor but our efforts sadly came to naught. looks as if we will have to venture to Canvey if we want to see SMH.
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| Brown Hawker and Four-spotted Chaser |
Despite our dip related disaster the visit was not a complete failure by any means. Shozzer managed to find a couple of Migrant Hawkers that I contrived to miss while we both saw Southern and Brown Hawkers. An Emperor was holding court over the pond where several Four-spotted Chasers were also active. A final dragonfly making its way on to the list was a single male Common Darter. Best damselflies were once again Willow Emeralds with at least five being noted on our walk around the site. Not many other damsels appeared to be enjoying the wind with just Common Blue, Azure and Blue-tailed being noted.
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| Willow Emerald and Brown Argus |
It turned out to be a good visit for watching butterflies and we found quite a few species. Highlights were a Brown Argus and several Essex Skippers and there were a few new brood Peacocks on the wing too. Not much else to report apart from the noisy young Sparrowhawks that we've recorded on previous visits.
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| Essex Skipper and Gatekeeper. |
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