Arrived at Big Waters on Sunday about 10 minutes late so decided to just wander round concentrating on ground level for a change so here are a few pictures from the 2 hours I spent in complete solitude. If there is no name against them and you know them please let me know
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle - Pyrochroa serraticornis
Silver-ground Carpet - Xanthorhoe montanata
Scorpion Fly
Azure Damselfly
Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta
Moth but not sure which one
Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Speckled Wood -
Pararge aegeria
The patternation looks like one of them post reading lamps (Alderfly - thanks Alan J)
Common Carpet Moth - Epirrhoe alternata
Green-veined White - Pieris napi
Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa
Lots of Cows in the South Field
Mute Swan in the wood which has been chased off the pond by the resident couple and their young
Green-veined White - Pieris napi
I then met up with Alan, Keith, Ian and Mick and ended up taking a few pictures of the birds
Couple of Canada Geese dropping in
Grey Heron surveying its hunting area
Practising Landing Approaches
Common Tern looking for food
Our resident Fish Crow which seems to have better success than the Terns
Couple of Gadwall
