We spent the day in the New forest today to see the Dragonflies and other wildlife of the area.We stopped off at Hatchet pond first as the
Short toed eagle that has been moving around the south coast was in this area the day before. About 30 birders were around looking for it but it didn't show!!!
After here we headed to Crockford bridge for the dragonflies.
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| Emerald Damselfly |
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| Golden Ringed Dragonfly |
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| Emerald Damselfly |
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| Golden Ringed Dragonfly |
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| Southern Damselfly |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle |
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| Small Heath |
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| Heath Spotted Orchid |
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| Heath Spotted Orchid |
After here we headed for Dibden bottom. The main reason was in the hope of finding the
Heath Fragrant Orchid. I've searched most of the areas in the new forest where it's supposed to be for years but still not been able to find it!! I did manage to find a nice Lesser Butterfly Orchid and a single "Pulchella" early marsh orchid but was past it's best.There were also some Heath Spotted orchids around.
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| Lesser Butterfly Orchid |
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| Lesser Butterfly Orchid |
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| Heath Spotted Orchid |
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| Keeled Skimmer |
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| Keeled Skimmer |
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| Silver Studded Blue |
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| Bog Pimpernel |
Dams/Drags seen today:-
Beautiful Demoiselle
Emerald Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Small Red Damselfly
Southern Damselfly
Golden Ringed Dragonfly
Broad Bodied Chaser
Keeled Skimmer
Common Darter
Butterflies seen today:-
Large Skipper
Silver-Studded Blue
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Heath
Orchids:-
Heath Spotted Orchid
Early Marsh Orchid"Pulchella"
Lesser Butterfly Orchid
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