More Red Foots & White Tailed Plover pictures

Doreen has now processed the pictures she took of the Red Footed Falcon in the Cuckmere, and the White Tailed Plover at Dungeness and the following are show below.

18th July, 2010 Ashdown Forest

Visited the Old Lodge Nature Reserve with Doreen & David to look for dragonflies and recorded the following: 8 Emperor Dragonflies, 3 Golden Ringed Dragonflies, 1 female Keeled Skimmer, 1 Four Spotted Chaser, 2 Broad Bodied Chasers (male & female), 1-2 Common Darters, 10 Small Red Damselflies, 2 Large Red Damselflies & 15 Azure Damselflies.

Also saw a Tree Creeper, & 2 Brimstone Butterflies.

Female Emperor laying.

Golden Ringed Dragonfly

Emperor Dragonfly

Male Emperor

Common Darter

Female Small Red Damselfly

Male Large Red Damselfly

Male Azure Damselfly

Female Keeled Skimmer

13th July, 2010 River Cuckmere, Arlington

Stopped off at the River Cuckmere at Arlington with Doreen and found about 5 White-legged Damselflies also 1 Blue Tailed Damselfly & 1 Banded Demoiselle.

Female rufescens obsoleta Blue-tailed Damselfly.

immature female White Legged Damselfly.

mature male White Legged Damselfly.

12th July, 2010 Dungeness

Went to Dungeness with Doreen. Had a very enjoyable day with excellent views of the White Tailed Plover. Also saw the 2 Purple Herons on 10 occasions in flight, the Great White Egret in flight. Also 2 Hobbies, 4 Green Sandpipers, 3 Greenshanks, 4 Marsh Harriers including a superb male bird, 1 Bittern in flight and 50 Sand Martins and 20 Swifts.

White Tailed Plover on the ARC Pit.

Record shot of one of the 2 Purple Herons on Denge Marsh.

10th July 2010 Beachy Head & Litlington

Went out with Doreen and David on my birthday and first visited Beachy Head where we saw a juvenile Yellow Legged Gull resting with a flock of large Gulls mainly Herrings but several Lesser & Greater Black Back Gulls. The Yellow Legged was the only gull to fly off heading west towards the Cuckmere. Good numbers of Pyramidal Orchids and the Lizard Orchid was still out. Butterflies included the first Gatekeepers of the year, good numbers of Marbled Whites and Small Skippers,1Large Skipper, and 2 Dark Green Frits.

We then visited Litlington and saw 5 White Lettered Hairstreaks, 4 Ruddy Darters and 4 Banded Demoiselles plus good numbers of common butterflies. Also a Whimbrel flew over heading south.

Poppy field at Frost Hill, Beachy Head.

Pyramidal Orchids in the Old Trapping Area.

Pale variety of the Pyramidal Orchid.

Fungi in Belle Tout wood.

Small Skippers

View of the White Horse taken from Litlington.

Banded Demoiselle

White Lettered Hairstreaks at Litlington.

Ruddy Darters at Litlington.