This dwarf rush is only 8cm tall but is very noticeable despite it’s size because of its purplish colouring. We found this specimen in trackways at Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard in Cornwall in April. Insight into Pygmy … Read More
This male was photographed at Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard in Cornwall. It spent most of the time patrolling the pool, its leisurely flight frequently interrupted by intermittent hovering and sudden bursts of speed in the direction of … Read More
The last few weeks have seen large numbers of Blue-tailed Damselflies emerging from ponds. This juvenile male (above left) and teneral form male (above right) were just two of many sitting on low lying vegetation around ponds at Windmill Farm … Read More
The cryptic design of moths never ceases to amaze! This Dagger species was sitting on a fence post barely three feet in front of us and despite spending twenty minutes trying to photograph a parisitoid wasp that repeatedly passed over … Read More
Pheasants may not be native to the UK but a fine cock bird like this one has to be admired. This bird was seen enjoying the safety of Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard Cornwall. Insight into Pheasant (Phasianus … Read More
There haven’t been any big influxes of migrant Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterflies into the south west of Cornwall so far this year. Since April there have been odd ones scattered about and this worn specimen was seen at Windmill … Read More
Common Blue and Azure damselflies have been flying in numbers at various sites we’ve visited in Cornwall over the last few weeks. The first records were in April but numbers have built up gradually. Now the British summer seems to … Read More
This female Black-tailed Skimmer dragonfly was patrolling a hedgerow at Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall at the weekend. Once it had caught an insect it would land on bare soil to rest in the sun … Read More
“What’s that huge red ladybird?” I hear you ask. In actual fact it’s the Poplar Leaf Beetle and not a ladybird at all. We came across several of these British leaf beetles last week on Creeping Willow (Salix repens) at … Read More
This male Orange-tip butterfly was showing its beautiful underwing as it sat on Ragged-robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi) at Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard in Cornwall. There were a good number of both sexes when we last visited on 4 … Read More
It’s a frequent question asked at this time of year when spring migration is in full flow and small warblers seem to be everywhere. Fortunately some of the most difficult warblers to identify have very distinctive songs such as the … Read More
There were several mature damselflies perched in the sun at Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard in Cornwall last week including the Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) shown above and Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans). We were actually there hoping … Read More