Saturday 29 June 2013

Garsington Tigers

It's a special moment each year when these little beauties appear in my wildlife garden here in Garsington's shanty town

Scarlet Tiger Moth

Thursday 27 June 2013

Aston Rowant NNR 27th June

3 male Adonis Blue were the highlight of a long walk around the northern section today

Adonis Blue

Common Blue fem

Small Heath

Scorpion Fly

Buff-tip

Stonesfield, trapped in our garden

Small Elephant Hawkmoth

Trapped recently in our garden in Stonesfield

West Ginge Down

Inquisitive hare a couple of weeks ago...

Wednesday 26 June 2013

Dry Sandford Pit 25th June

I managed to find the reserve speciality Southern Damselfly, with assistance from the most excellent Mr Bull. Several Large Red Damselfly were also seen



Southern Damselfy

Large Red Damselfly

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Radley 25th June


Red eyed Damselflies

Ruddy Darter female 
Toadlets
Tiger Beetle


Common Blue male
Clouded Yellow

Cinnabar 
Scarlet Tiger



Monday 24 June 2013

Otmoor Roman Road 24th June





                                                                        Brimstone male

Otmoor Beetles

A selection of Beetles from Otmoor.

Agapanthea Vollosoviridescens.


Strangalia Maculata.



Wasp Beetle. (Clytus Arietis)



Oedemera Nobilis.


Sunday 23 June 2013

Yarnton


Variable Damselfly ♂

Close up of a ♂ 

Variable Damselfly 

Saturday 22 June 2013

First Trap Grounds Damselflies of the Year

A visit to the Trap Grounds pond yesterday found the first Damselflies of the year with several Red-eyed Damselflies and one Common-type (I didn't see it closely enough to distinguish it from Azure).



Farmoor

Rainbow Trout

Friday 21 June 2013

Otmoor Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis 21st June


Quite a few of these Beetles (Pyrochroa serraticornis) currently along the Roman Road on Otmoor.

Oxford Hover Flies


I'm starting to get into Hover Flies. I caught this one in my moth trap last night. It's Melanostoma scalare - a very common species.

Another common one from the garden is this "Marmalade Fly" Episyrphus balteatus. A useful place to get started with them is here

Monday 17 June 2013


Muntjac fawn filmed on the Dry Sandford BBOWT Reserve in June.
The adult was just out of view.

Tuesday 11 June 2013