Tag Archives: Common Blue Damselfly

Hairy Dragonfly – 8th May

May 8, 2024Recent wildlife sightingsButterfly Bank, Causeway, Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Hairy Dragonfly, Large Red DamselflyPete Smith

In this morning’s sunshine several teneral Common Blue Damselflies were noted, as well as two mature specimens. A Large Red Damselfly was seen by the car park, a Four-spotted Chaser on the Butterfly Bank and a Hairy Dragonfly by the benches on the Causeway. PS.

Curlew – 3rd August

August 3, 2023Recent wildlife sightings2023, 3rd August, Banded Demoiselle, Brown Argus, Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow EmeraldPete Smith

This morning a Curlew flew over the site, calling.

In the afternoon – on the Dragonfly Walk – good numbers of Brown Hawkers, Migrant Hawkers and Red-eyed Damselflies were seen, as well as Common Blue Damselflies, Banded Demoiselles, a Brown Argus and a Willow Emerald. PS.

Willow Emerald

Brown Argus

Brown Argus – 30th April

April 30, 2022Recent wildlife sightings2022, 30th April, Brown Argus, Butterfly Bank, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Tern, Deep Pit, Dingy Skipper, Green Hairstreak, Large Gravel PitPete Smith

This morning there were three Common Terns displaying over the Deep Pit and a teneral Common Blue Damselfly was found at the back of the Large Gravel Pit. Four Green Hairstreaks and two Dingy Skippers were seen on the Butterfly Bank. PS.

In the afternoon a Brown Argus was also seen on the Butterfly Bank. RW.

Red Kite – 27th May

May 27, 2021Recent wildlife sightingsBlackcap, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Cettis Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common Blue Damselfly, cuckoo, Four-spotted Chaser, Garden Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Pylon Path, Red Kite, Red-eyed Damselfly, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, water rail, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning the hepatic female Cuckoo was seen on the Slurry Lagoon. A Hobby was joined by a Red Kite as they both hawked for damselflies above the Pylon Path. All ten warbler species were heard singing, ( Cetti’s, Willow, Reed, Sedge, Garden, Grasshopper, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap and Chiffchaff.) some in good numbers. Later two Hobbies were hawking damselflies over the Slurry Lagoon and a Water Rail was heard chipping from the reed bed. The damselflies included Red-eyed, Common Blue and Blue-tailed plus a Four-spotted Chaser was seen. PS.

Hobby – 18th May

May 18, 2021Recent wildlife sightings18th May, 2021, Common Blue Damselfly, cuckoo, Hobby, Large Gravel Pit, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning the Cuckoo was calling from the Slurry Lagoon and there were two Hobbies over the Large Gravel Pit. Some teneral Common Blue Damselflies were flying. PS.

Garganey – 29th August

August 29, 2014Recent wildlife sightings2014, 29th August, Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Garganey, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Migrant Hawker, Ouse Dyke, Ruddy Darter, Slurry Lagoon, Southern Hawker, SwallowPete Smith

A Garganey is still present on the Wader Scrape and a Hobby was seen chasing the Swallows by the railway bridge. On the Ouse Dyke the Green Sandpiper was seen to be still in residence. There are also several dragonflies about with Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle and Common Blue Damselflies all being seen. SC.

Black-tailed Godwit – 9th July

July 9, 2013Recent wildlife sightings10th April, 2013, 9th July, Common Blue Damselfly, Gatekeeper, Large Gravel Pit, Ringlet, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

The hot weather has encouraged the butterflies and a count of 75 Ringlet was had on the Butterfly Walk on Sunday. Today a Gatekeeper was seen and hundreds of Common Blue Damselflies were egg laying over the Large Gravel Pit. There were 23 Black-tailed Godwits on the Slurry Lagoon, but they flew off in the direction of Holme Pierrepont. PS.

Large Red Damselfly – 26th May

May 26, 2013Recent wildlife sightings2013, 26th May, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Red-eyed DamselflyPete Smith

The first of the damsel flies were flying this morning, mostly Common Blues, but also a Red-Eyed and a Large Red were seen. PS.

IMG_3349a - Large Red Damselfly - female — Large Red Damselfly – female

Hairy Dragonfly – 28th May

May 28, 2012Recent wildlife sightings2012, 28th May, Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, damselflies, dragonflies, Four-spotted Chaser, Large Red Damselfly, Small Red-eyed DamselflyPete Smith

The warm weather has encouraged the Dragonflies and Damselflies to emerge and several species can be seen around the site. So far Banded Demoiselles, Common Blue Damselflies, Azure Damselflies, Blue-tailed Damselflies, Small Red-eyed Damselflies and Four-spotted Chasers have been seen. A rare species on site, the Large Red Damselfly has been seen twice and this afternoon a Hairy Dragonfly was seen for the first time on the site. RW. PS.