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| Greylag Goose - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
Today I managed to get up to Leybourne
Lakes for an hour and have a wander
around mainly in search of Odonata and I was not disappointed; birds as
expected were quiet and remained hidden most of the time. However we did see a
Chiffchaff and a young Robin near the entrance, plenty of Canada and Greylag
Geese on Ocean Lake together with a few Mute Swans, all had almost mature young
in tow, in addition a couple of Cormorants were on a nearby boat. Seen in the
bushes alongside the stream by Ocean Lake were some young Blue Tits and a
female Black Cap whilst in the stream some Mallards.
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| Mallard - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
In the Conservation Lake were a Heron, some Coots and a
couple of Dabchicks, also seen at various points were some Magpies, Wood
Pigeons, a Green Woodpecker, Great Tits, Long Tailed Tits, Tufted Ducks and
some Moorhens.
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| Tufted Duck - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
Not a lot I know but my concentration was equally divided
between Birds, Butterflies and Odonata so on to the other categories, at the
first bridge by Ocean lake were some Comma butterflies whilst among the many
Common Blue Damselflies (including three or four ‘homochrome’ forms)were a fair
few Banded Demoiselles.
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| Banded Demoiselle - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
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| Common Blue Damselfly - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
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| Common Blue (homochrome) Damselfly - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
Alongside The Ocean Lake were Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns,
Small Skippers and some Six Spot Burnet Moths whilst at the fork for the
Dipping Pond were a couple of Black Tailed Skimmers.
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| Small Skipper - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
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| Small Skipper - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
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| Gatekeeper - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
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| Six Spot Burnet Moth - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
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| Black Tailed Skimmer - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
At the Dipping Pool a
Migrant Hawker patrolled unceasingly whilst a few Emerald Damselflies flitted
among the reeds, another Migrant Hawker was egg laying.
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| Emerald Damselfly - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
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| Migrant Hawker Egg Laying - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
On the return route alongside the wood by the Reed Pond a
pair of large brown dragonflies were hunting as they were not competing they
may have been a pair of Brown Hawkers, but I am not good enough at
identification to confirm this, also on this stretch was a Peacock Butterfly.
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| Peacock Butterfly - Canon 400D + 100-400mm Lens |
As always I am happy to learn from my mistakes so please let
me know if I have made any identification.
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| A Baby Coot - not quite the fluffy duckling that Mallards and Tufteds have. |
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