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A Willow Emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis) taken by the Cuckmere River in East Sussex yesterday.
#omsystem #ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
#omsystem #ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
August 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
A Willow Emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis) taken by the Cuckmere River in East Sussex yesterday.
#omsystem #ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
#omsystem #ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
I think that this is a Dune Robberfly predating a (Common) Emerald Damselfly at #rspbminsmere today.
#ukwildlife
#ukwildlife
July 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I think that this is a Dune Robberfly predating a (Common) Emerald Damselfly at #rspbminsmere today.
#ukwildlife
#ukwildlife
I couldn't stop myself going back to Silver Lakes (Crossways, Dorset) again today, for the second day running.
More people there today and the consensus seemed to be that there were 8 male and 3 female Scarlet Darters.
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife #omsystem
More people there today and the consensus seemed to be that there were 8 male and 3 female Scarlet Darters.
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife #omsystem
June 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I couldn't stop myself going back to Silver Lakes (Crossways, Dorset) again today, for the second day running.
More people there today and the consensus seemed to be that there were 8 male and 3 female Scarlet Darters.
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife #omsystem
More people there today and the consensus seemed to be that there were 8 male and 3 female Scarlet Darters.
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife #omsystem
June 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Silver-studded Blue butterflies at RSPB Arne yesterday; loads of them there!
#ukwuldlife #rspb #ukbutterflies
#dorset
#ukwuldlife #rspb #ukbutterflies
#dorset
June 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Silver-studded Blue butterflies at RSPB Arne yesterday; loads of them there!
#ukwuldlife #rspb #ukbutterflies
#dorset
#ukwuldlife #rspb #ukbutterflies
#dorset
Common Clubtail - female, immature and with one undeveloped wing. Found along the River Rother in West Sussex today.
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
May 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Common Clubtail - female, immature and with one undeveloped wing. Found along the River Rother in West Sussex today.
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
Downy Emeralds: at least 12 seen today at Black Pond, Esher Common, Surrey.
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
May 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Downy Emeralds: at least 12 seen today at Black Pond, Esher Common, Surrey.
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
#ukdragonflies #ukwildlife
Spring has arrived in #eastsussex
#fristonforest and #arlington.
Coltsfoot
Cuckoo Flower
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Wood Anemone
#fristonforest and #arlington.
Coltsfoot
Cuckoo Flower
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Wood Anemone
March 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Spring has arrived in #eastsussex
#fristonforest and #arlington.
Coltsfoot
Cuckoo Flower
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Wood Anemone
#fristonforest and #arlington.
Coltsfoot
Cuckoo Flower
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Wood Anemone
From our #hailsham #garden this morning; frogspawn left in the pond last night, a Hummingbird Hawk-moth nectaring on Pulmonaria and a Peacock butterfly. We sat out in the garden for much of the day, it was so warm! #eastsussex #spring
March 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
From our #hailsham #garden this morning; frogspawn left in the pond last night, a Hummingbird Hawk-moth nectaring on Pulmonaria and a Peacock butterfly. We sat out in the garden for much of the day, it was so warm! #eastsussex #spring
February 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
January 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Barn Owl (female) quartering the marshy meadows on #pevenseylevels in #eastsussex late afternoon today.
#ukbirding #ukwildlife
#ukbirding #ukwildlife
January 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Barn Owl (female) quartering the marshy meadows on #pevenseylevels in #eastsussex late afternoon today.
#ukbirding #ukwildlife
#ukbirding #ukwildlife
Sue found two Tree Sparrows amongst a large flock of House Sparrows on Romney Marsh, Kent this afternoon. #birdinguk #ukwildlife #ashentreelane
January 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Sue found two Tree Sparrows amongst a large flock of House Sparrows on Romney Marsh, Kent this afternoon. #birdinguk #ukwildlife #ashentreelane
One of my favourite photos from this year... an ovipositing pair of Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum) at Silverlake, Dorset on 1st August.
#omsystem #dragonflies #ukwildlife #nature
#omsystem #dragonflies #ukwildlife #nature
November 29, 2024 at 9:20 PM
One of my favourite photos from this year... an ovipositing pair of Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum) at Silverlake, Dorset on 1st August.
#omsystem #dragonflies #ukwildlife #nature
#omsystem #dragonflies #ukwildlife #nature
Goshawk: seen from quite a distance (and heavily cropped) near Battle in East Sussex this afternoon.
#eastsussex #omsystem #ukbirding #ukwildlife
#eastsussex #omsystem #ukbirding #ukwildlife
November 25, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Goshawk: seen from quite a distance (and heavily cropped) near Battle in East Sussex this afternoon.
#eastsussex #omsystem #ukbirding #ukwildlife
#eastsussex #omsystem #ukbirding #ukwildlife
A very confiding female Snow Bunting on Seaford Beach this afternoon.
#eastsussex #omsystem #ukbirding #ukwildlife
#eastsussex #omsystem #ukbirding #ukwildlife
November 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
A very confiding female Snow Bunting on Seaford Beach this afternoon.
#eastsussex #omsystem #ukbirding #ukwildlife
#eastsussex #omsystem #ukbirding #ukwildlife
Last one standing?
Quite possibly.
This female Willow Emerald was the only one I saw at this private fishing lake in East Sussex today - a bright but cloudy day with a temperature of 11c. #eastsussex #hellingly #omsystem #odonata #dragonflies #ukwildlife
Quite possibly.
This female Willow Emerald was the only one I saw at this private fishing lake in East Sussex today - a bright but cloudy day with a temperature of 11c. #eastsussex #hellingly #omsystem #odonata #dragonflies #ukwildlife
November 11, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Last one standing?
Quite possibly.
This female Willow Emerald was the only one I saw at this private fishing lake in East Sussex today - a bright but cloudy day with a temperature of 11c. #eastsussex #hellingly #omsystem #odonata #dragonflies #ukwildlife
Quite possibly.
This female Willow Emerald was the only one I saw at this private fishing lake in East Sussex today - a bright but cloudy day with a temperature of 11c. #eastsussex #hellingly #omsystem #odonata #dragonflies #ukwildlife
The Willow Emerald is a resilient species... still hanging on in November even after all the wet and windy weather recently.
#omsystem #eastsussex #odonata
#omsystem #eastsussex #odonata
November 7, 2024 at 6:08 AM
The Willow Emerald is a resilient species... still hanging on in November even after all the wet and windy weather recently.
#omsystem #eastsussex #odonata
#omsystem #eastsussex #odonata
Juvenile Osprey seen at Weir Wood, East Sussex at 11.15 this morning... just look at those eyes!
#birdinguk #omsystem
#sussex
#birdinguk #omsystem
#sussex
September 11, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Juvenile Osprey seen at Weir Wood, East Sussex at 11.15 this morning... just look at those eyes!
#birdinguk #omsystem
#sussex
#birdinguk #omsystem
#sussex
I was fortunate to still see 3 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies at @Sandwichbirdobs last weekend.
First time I've seen the new dragonfly ponds - what great work they've done!
#dragonflies #omsystem #odonata
First time I've seen the new dragonfly ponds - what great work they've done!
#dragonflies #omsystem #odonata
September 3, 2024 at 6:02 AM
I was fortunate to still see 3 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies at @Sandwichbirdobs last weekend.
First time I've seen the new dragonfly ponds - what great work they've done!
#dragonflies #omsystem #odonata
First time I've seen the new dragonfly ponds - what great work they've done!
#dragonflies #omsystem #odonata
Well, I never knew, before taking these photos yesterday, that Common Snipe have an orange band on the upper side of their tails!
Taken at Restharrow Scrape at @Sandwichbirdobs.
Images are heavily cropped.
#omsystem
Taken at Restharrow Scrape at @Sandwichbirdobs.
Images are heavily cropped.
#omsystem
September 2, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Well, I never knew, before taking these photos yesterday, that Common Snipe have an orange band on the upper side of their tails!
Taken at Restharrow Scrape at @Sandwichbirdobs.
Images are heavily cropped.
#omsystem
Taken at Restharrow Scrape at @Sandwichbirdobs.
Images are heavily cropped.
#omsystem
January 29, 2024 at 5:52 AM
14 Waxwing in East Sussex yesterday: south of Hailsham by the Cuckoo Trail:
#ukbirding
#ukbirding
December 23, 2023 at 7:03 AM
14 Waxwing in East Sussex yesterday: south of Hailsham by the Cuckoo Trail:
#ukbirding
#ukbirding