Whitecross Green Wood - 7th June

Black Hairstreak are keeping the punters waiting, but these Emperors were worth seeing

Almost mature Emperor

Less mature Emperor
It's in there somewhere!

Water Voles in June

Jo Cartmell filmed these two fantastic Water Voles in Oxfordshire recently.

You can find more of Jo's videos and photos on the Near by Wild website.

Otmoor. 1st June.

Large Skipper.

Scarlet Tiger (caterpillar)

Drinker Moth (caterpillar)

Shellingford Pit: 30 May

2 Four-spotted Chasers
1 Broad-bellied Chaser
2 Red-eyed Damsels
3 Blue-tailed Damsels

Four-spotted Chaser (c) Stephen Burch

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All records welcome

Otmoor Insect

Anyone have a name for this beautifully coloured Fly on Otmoor? 

Winging the Blues in Oxon - 27 & 28th May

Aston Rowant Adonis

Small Blue at Hagbourne railway embankment

Common Blue

Brown Argus

Eds: More on Peters superb Ramblings and Scribblings Blog

Goring 27th May

Manage to find a Club-tailed Dragonfly crawling out of the river at the railway bridge at Goring this afternoon. I was treated to point-blank views whilst it dried off in a nearby tree before it flew off.

Freshly emerged Club-tailed Dragonfly

Otmoor Damsels - 25th May

Help with ID-ing these damselfly forms would be appreciated. My guesses are in the captions

Female Azure?

Female Azure?

Female Azure?

Immature Red-eyed?

Day Flying Moths

                                                               Silver-ground Carpet

                                                           Small Yellow Underwing

Goring Railway Bridge: 23rd May

Club-tailed Dragonfly emergence!

(c) Stephen Burch

For more photos see http://www.stephenburch.com/dragonflies/dragonflies2015.htm