Friday, 16 August 2013

Whitecross Green Wood, 16th Aug

Lots of hawkers and darters were on the wing, late afternoon

Ruddy Darter

Common Darter

Migrant Hawker
the only one that settled

Peacock ballet

Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Signal Crayfish - Aston




Unfortunately they are now very common in the local drainage channels.

Otmoor PM, 14th Aug

More goodies from the late shift:

New Brown Hairstreak

Comma

Green-veined Whites

"Talk to my agent, I'm a TV star now"

Otmoor.A.M. 14th August.





                                              Hornet, Brown Argus and Common Lizard.               

Ashbury Downs, 13th Aug

The humble Large White is ...

... after all a thing of beauty

Common Blue

Saturday, 10 August 2013

Otmoor.A.M. 9th August.


Can anyone identify this creature please, it flew in and is 7mm. in length. It was seen on the bridleway.

Thursday, 8 August 2013

Otmoor 8th August


Along the bridleway I had a positive sighting of a Clouded Yellow that landed just 6ft away from me, unfortunately I had a banana in one hand and my 'scope in the other so I wasn't quick enough to take any pics. On the Roman Road we had at least 4 Brown Hairstreaks and a Purple as well. I took some fair snaps but not as good as Peter Law managed, but I took one which had Brown and Purple within
2 inches of each other, although a bit out of focus.


Paul Greenaway

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Otmoor Brown Hairstreaks

After searching several sites for five weeks in 2012 for one brief flight view, today felt like a good afternoon

Brown Hairstreak on Convolvulus


Roman Road male

Bridleway male



Nectaring on brambles