All posts tagged dragonflies
The Burren: some invertebrates
As well as its remarkable plant assemblage, the Burren holds populations of some very interesting insects. This was the first time I’d been to the Burren, so I must acknowledge from the outset that I have no comparative data to verify or refute my personal opinions about how well (or poorly) insects are doing this year (and there seems to be very little collated info online), but there did seem to be surprisingly few invertebrates around.
Scarce Chaser, Great Chalfield
A good find yesterday was this teneral Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva flying along rank vegetation in one of the fields at Great Chalfield. As its name suggests
Review: ‘Britain’s Dragonflies’, Smallshire and Swash
At the British Birdwatching Fair last month I met - as I've recounted a few times before - Andy Swash, Managing Director of















