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Hobby – 22nd May

May 22, 2023Recent wildlife sightings2023, 22nd May, Common Blue, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Hairy Dragonfly, Hobby, Small Gravel PitPete Smith

This morning there were four species of damselfly and Hairy Dragonflies flying on the reserve as well as several species of butterfly including Green Hairstreak, Common Blue and Dingy Skipper. At about midday six Hobbies appeared and hawked insects high above the Small Gravel Pit. PS

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