Green

Some people have fairies living at the bottom of their gardens, allegedly. We have Beautiful Demoiselles, which I think is much nicer.  This morning when I came down for breakfast there was a Green Woodpecker digging the top lawn for … Continued

Hanging loose

The Community Orchard at Cleeve Prior has been a bit of a disappointment this season, Odonata-wise. Up till today all I’d managed to record there were a couple of Azure Damselflies and a single Banded Demoiselle, plus, just yesterday, three … Continued

Uncommon

I had my doubts about today’s weather, but it’s forecast to turn colder soon, and it seemed possible that this might be my best chance for at least the next ten days to search the Worcestershire bank of the River … Continued

Freshly Scarce

I worked my local Odonata beat today, starting at Cleeve Prior Community Orchard, then dropping down to the Avon at Cleeve Prior Mill, before swinging round to the Heart of England Forest section of the river near Barton. My field … Continued

Blue Chaser, Take Two

After spending the morning sorting out financial stuff at my desk I decided it was time to tackle the small mountain of errands I’d amassed, so I devised a round-Warwickshire tour that would encompass them all. Somehow it also managed … Continued