A sunny Sunday is not perhaps the most promising prospect for wildlife viewing but I took a chance this morning when I journeyed over there on the bus. I was going in the hope of finding dragonflies, I have a hope that Norfolk Hawkers may eventually turn up here, but instead found plenty of damsels instead. Blustery conditions and a shower of rain made watching a little difficult at times but during the sunnier spells I caught up with some decent stuff.
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| Yellow-legged Gull and Long-tailed Tit. |
On the main boating lake an adult Yellow-legged Gull was present on one of the posts keeping company with both Herring and Lesser Black-backeds. Few other birds of interest were noted though I did enjoy a close encounter with a flock of young Long-tailed Tits. There was not a great selection of butterflies either though Commas seemed to be doing well and my best lep was a first ever Scarlet Tiger.
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| Scarlet Tiger and Comma |
It was good to see that Variable Damselflies are still showing in reasonable numbers though they were outnumbered by both Common Blues and Azures. Blue-tailed damsels and Banded Demoiselles were also noted while the Red-eyeds now have some competition as their smaller cousins are now on the wing. Normally Small-Red-eyeds appear at about the same time that Purple Emperor butterflies emerge and it would appear that this year is no exception, a small number of mature males and also a teneral were noted today. One Four-spotted Chaser constituted the only dragon seen in the park and I left wondering why there are so few at what looks like a decent spot for them.
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| Variable, Small Red-eyed and Common Blue Damselflies. |
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