Your Wildlife Sightings!

Enjoy Pete .

 

Have a great trip good friend

 

Spotted in Forest of Dean today

 

Nice one Idio , well spotted.

 

A few from Portavade and Colgagh.

 

Stunning pictures Johniebhoy, thank you for posting them.

 

Thanks Buckie, glad you like them.

 

Superb photos Johnie especially the Dragonfly which is a fine female Common Darter. Look out for the males which are a lovely red colour.

 

On Wednesday I returned to a lovely area of a large forest in Snowdonia for the first time in 24 years!!!!! I went to get cool dragonflies and Bhoy did I get some . 5 species in all. 3 of which I have note seen in beyond countless years. I got excellent views of Common Hawker , Golden Ringed Dragonfly, Black Darter, Keeled Skimmer and Johnie Common Darters

Worth googling all those Dragonflies ever so handsome. I also saw 2 species of their smaller more dainty cousins the Damselflies with Common Blues and Blue Tailed Damselflies.

I also saw a Peregrine. But it was very quiet on the birding front. Mind you that was no surprise as I spent ages looking at the Dragons

It was quite a long slog up there from the bus stop. It was cloudy and just a hint warm at first but as midday passed the hot sun was menacing which was good for what I was after.

I took a wrong turn on the way back to the bus stop and had to back track half a mile missing the target bus but made up for it getting fine food from the excellent village butcher and the next bus was on time

Next week I will be back to my favourite valley a few miles away in the other direction from the same village called Trefriw and I will seriously look for birds of prey and check a moorland pool I found back in May for more Dragons.

 

Stunning pics Johnie

 

Thanks Bhoys , thanks for the info Pete

 

Sounds like a grand day out Pete.

 

Doesn't look spotted to me, just looks sort of fawn.

 

, good man T.

 

A few from Colgagh at the weekend, i haven't seen a Kingfisher in a long time, i was delighted to see this wee fella turn up, i managed to get a few shots despite the fog, it was nice to see the Fox out on the hunt also.

 

Stunnig Johnie

 

Kingfisher looks like he's earned his colours and wears them with pride. A true bird of Paradise

 

Superb photos Johnie. especially the Kingfisher. They are of my one of my favourite birds and every time I see one not only does it make my day, it makes my week.