Wargrave / Dinton Pastures (21/6/2020)

No sign of any Clubtail dragonflies at Wargrave, highlights being a Comma butterfly, Kingfisher and Rose-ringed Parakeet.

While dodging loads of families etc. Dinton offered up Common Spotted Orchid and a couple of Brown Hawkers

Basingstoke Canal (Fleet) & Fleet Pond (14/6/2020)

Started as a pleasant day but the clouded over making watching for dragonflies useless.

Highlights being some new flowers to add to my list, a fly-over Cuckoo, Little Egret and Roe Deer

Tundry Pond, Thursley, Warren Heath (7/6/2020)

More meanderings - I was starting to look at interesting flowers more so I photographed what I thought was Deadly Nightshade when it is actually Bittersweet.

A small smattering of Odonata, the best being an ovipositing female Blue Emperor and another Brilliant Emerald.

Nothing particular noteworthy from the birds apart from a couple of Red Kites and 3 Buzzards at Thursley.

Thursley is a right mess - all the best parts are now not really accessible for the dragonflies - the boardwalk is completely destroyed.  I hope that the fire has benefited some species but I tend to think that the Dartford Warbler's have lost some prime habitat by the car park - although I did hear one calling.

End of May walks (after allowed out after lockdown reduction of movements)

Spent some quality time out and about in a couple of locations [Lakeside Nature Reserve, Woolhampton, Moor Green Lakes], mainly for Odonata but kept eye open for other things as well.

Best were Downy Emerald, Brilliant Emerald and a few Hairy Dragonflies none of which decided to perch.  Also had a perched Scarce Chaser which I didn't photograph.

An undentified skipper at Moor Green Lakes with a Hobby overhead was really nice.