Marazion Waders And Gulls

Waders have started on their return journeys from their breeding grounds, with Wood Sandpipers visiting Marazion. Below I have depicted a Green Sandpiper, a pair of Black Tail Godwits, a Dunlin (with a Green Sand) and a 2nd summer Mediterean Gull.

Rambling Lanes

I have been rambling around my local lanes very close to my house and it is surprising what you find.


Soldier Beetles

Red Admiral feeding on bramble

 Ringlet, what seemed like hundreds in a meadow.

 Red Admirel, very powerful flyers

 Emperor Dragonfly ( I hope)

 Identification aids, if I got it wrong above, blame it on the becks.

Beautful Demoiselle

I have been looking for the Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly around our local river in Tregeseal for two years,what used to be a common species seemed to have disappeared. Last year, the weather was so poor, with flooding scouring the river bed ,and low temperatures I had my doubts whether I would see them again locally. However yesterday I noticed a male guarding territory, so I entered the river to photograph it, a female arrived on the scene and they immediately went into their mating ritual .

Male

 The mating wheel, Known as in tandem

 The female egg laying (ovipositing)

Pendeen Butterflies

With the report of high numbers of Silver Studded Blue butterflies, I went to a location at Pendeen ,not far from where I photograph seabirds to capture images of this superb little butterfly.

Silver Studded Blue

 Small Heath

 Six Spot Burnett

 Grayling