The aptly-named variable damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) - one of a bunch of Odo year-ticks at Eskilstorps dammar today.The day started well with a shelduck whizzing past the house and then whizzing back the way it came just for good measure - species number 100 on the garden list!
Dropped in on Petersberg and sat by the river for a while at lunchtime (hoping for kingfisher) but had to settle for two common sandpipers and a pair of grey wagtail. Walked into Eskilstorps dammar next hoping for some Odonata action on a baking hot May day. Everything is early this year and I was not disappointed. The walk in resulted in at least 8 whinchat and five wheatears. This chain of pools situated alongside the river looks like it has great dragonfly potential and certainly produced some interesting early species today; Pyrrhosoma nymphula (1), Coenagrion pulchellum (50), Coenagrion hastulatum (1), Enallagma cyathigerum (10), Brachytron pratense (4), Cordulia aenea (2), Leucorrhinia rubicunda (4) and Libellula quadrimaculata (10). Also map butterfly on the wing here. A few birds noted too with little ringed plover (pair), wood sandpiper (8) and sedge warbler (1). Over on Klarningen a single male shoveler caught the eye but then I had to yomp for the car and get on with other things...
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