tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46478573789099225892024-03-20T10:55:26.350+01:00Birding BensteadBirding in Bjäre and beyondPhil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.comBlogger1332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-38615508942339169252021-05-16T15:55:00.000+02:002021-05-16T15:55:23.403+02:00ortolan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOMyzBd5Mps_-ZF8m2Vo95fteCB1moTWLvrZx9hwIH-2UZ_adF8pgRFkDLjjIvSk56g9fmMej_6mOBYI4Z-xmc0TYjCgAV8X7ZeLcIVu5_FwjVBFPhKIUckw_IWxyP00GWmItzSINha2I/s984/A5160359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOMyzBd5Mps_-ZF8m2Vo95fteCB1moTWLvrZx9hwIH-2UZ_adF8pgRFkDLjjIvSk56g9fmMej_6mOBYI4Z-xmc0TYjCgAV8X7ZeLcIVu5_FwjVBFPhKIUckw_IWxyP00GWmItzSINha2I/s320/A5160359.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Martin Gierow found this superb ortolan bunting at Dalen today and luckily I was birding nearby. On arrival another Martin (Ekenberg) put me straight on the bird. Job done. Sadly the bank holiday weekend meant plenty of foot traffic past the bird and it was soon flushed into the sea of bushes on Gröthögarna.<br /> <p></p>Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-84929043711237655702021-01-28T07:37:00.005+01:002021-01-28T07:37:59.149+01:00finally<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatD7bE8yer4YJAQRVyRuFY_fWOmHdv4MnISQyTlJ6u8XVD6vCTOnszdXJM11aSl1GfIv5dk5lYdEZRKniX8FW8hFD0ZEhB3asLZw55zq_FYY79P-YsEiq4qWvyHUYVAS1HhPHMVo3qKas/s2048/A1150273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1577" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatD7bE8yer4YJAQRVyRuFY_fWOmHdv4MnISQyTlJ6u8XVD6vCTOnszdXJM11aSl1GfIv5dk5lYdEZRKniX8FW8hFD0ZEhB3asLZw55zq_FYY79P-YsEiq4qWvyHUYVAS1HhPHMVo3qKas/s320/A1150273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>After flushing two probable little buntings at the end of October at Grytskären, then Paul Cook's solo sighting of a single there in mid November, I was really pleased when twitching a year-tick black redstart produced this little beauty at nearby Lervik. One of a number attempting to winter in Sweden this season.</i><br /><p></p>Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-64769616948328523342020-11-18T17:54:00.000+01:002020-11-18T17:54:00.199+01:00libellago phaeton<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTscBc5Gwp2aZfXrVtu4UAP1FTQC6kcu0DfzHtCim7yOJzmivDTUcqSYsYEmlM4Nx6Jupww6su24yx4TPjK6lJm6RU-s1rAcOEFSZgd7nh1O-0Qe_f8YrdYsqb3efMXjZ69T-JxKBb-zVP/s723/771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="723" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTscBc5Gwp2aZfXrVtu4UAP1FTQC6kcu0DfzHtCim7yOJzmivDTUcqSYsYEmlM4Nx6Jupww6su24yx4TPjK6lJm6RU-s1rAcOEFSZgd7nh1O-0Qe_f8YrdYsqb3efMXjZ69T-JxKBb-zVP/s320/771.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>There are plenty of odonates I have only seen once and would dearly like to see again. </i>Libellago phaeton <i>of Borneo is one of them.</i><br /></p>Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-57568340839867646042020-11-18T17:17:00.002+01:002020-11-18T17:17:52.680+01:00libellago celebensis<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir001h_sXXmjXqes43gxVPDtweGXksGy7YUJKpbeAO6de_mJ5a125YSa_sk7PjuZAGBEt8jiwjfD-eDpzzxWWBxBsUqb53OZxL2NzjVcQPuG_8voCx9znMK7NMoDR9zOielLbGPvQjkuRS/s1686/PBA_6626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1686" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir001h_sXXmjXqes43gxVPDtweGXksGy7YUJKpbeAO6de_mJ5a125YSa_sk7PjuZAGBEt8jiwjfD-eDpzzxWWBxBsUqb53OZxL2NzjVcQPuG_8voCx9znMK7NMoDR9zOielLbGPvQjkuRS/s320/PBA_6626.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Adding my odonata list to inaturalist during the lock down and came across this little beauty,</i> Libellago celebensis,<i> from Lore Lindu NP in 2017.</i></div><p></p>Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-86735252492707305702020-09-17T07:31:00.002+02:002020-09-17T07:31:31.683+02:00sarasaeschna niisatoi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA_ZvrLrv_ISGzn5WxOt1aNWwI-qtYTC0ItTmwcseWbB_pvo6TwY8TrDgmpAWE2OdIvCW7up76mAlmFrgzk0-gNikoR57XmCNhutZhXzIh4HS0egtMUVAyXKilKYu4zwlyifrI5dROguR/s2048/A6050275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA_ZvrLrv_ISGzn5WxOt1aNWwI-qtYTC0ItTmwcseWbB_pvo6TwY8TrDgmpAWE2OdIvCW7up76mAlmFrgzk0-gNikoR57XmCNhutZhXzIh4HS0egtMUVAyXKilKYu4zwlyifrI5dROguR/s320/A6050275.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>One of the many highlights of the Odonatours trip to Vietnam. </i>Sarasaeschna niisatoi, <i>Pia Oac, Vietnam (20180605).</i><br /></div> <p></p>Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-46330031117671213092020-09-16T19:35:00.008+02:002020-09-16T19:36:26.713+02:00limnetron debile<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkE5X6yM5xXAvhPoQLGzeVyzp4nGsGYPfbGdSw9pY8JCgC2FKdAovQRHTegQlyjpMZjEO13SPyhXzhZJh2WIb0zuoiNWGurl_RW65dmw10q0cSYV_I7vCpLBwqxLUS45W8XwuIkYh1mIF/s2048/A2090032.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkE5X6yM5xXAvhPoQLGzeVyzp4nGsGYPfbGdSw9pY8JCgC2FKdAovQRHTegQlyjpMZjEO13SPyhXzhZJh2WIb0zuoiNWGurl_RW65dmw10q0cSYV_I7vCpLBwqxLUS45W8XwuIkYh1mIF/s320/A2090032.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Limnetron debile.<i> Campestre de Salinas (from REGUA). (20190209).</i><br /></div> <p></p>Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-86309024334154288732020-09-16T19:04:00.008+02:002020-09-16T19:37:10.071+02:00heliaeschna filostyla<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ1ktsmmT50Y0sgpuSSVfJ9aYArhpPpv9KFEMCvo-ZGlaQXOELOGharsYEQEvcMRgPK3dmEjeznwZn_yByl5eRGKv23yE_SzKMzWYRuRN9LDX9BWPfiWvwYi_oeZC3R7lFR5ii5bftt2J/s2048/PBA_5911.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvQ1ktsmmT50Y0sgpuSSVfJ9aYArhpPpv9KFEMCvo-ZGlaQXOELOGharsYEQEvcMRgPK3dmEjeznwZn_yByl5eRGKv23yE_SzKMzWYRuRN9LDX9BWPfiWvwYi_oeZC3R7lFR5ii5bftt2J/s320/PBA_5911.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Heliaeschna filostyla.<i> I got lucky in Sulawesi when this was flushed by one of my clients and landed right in front of me briefly. Celebes Canyon Road, South Sulawesi (20170406).</i><br /></div><p></p>Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-28841385631773092222020-09-16T15:33:00.003+02:002020-09-16T19:37:48.283+02:00Cephalaeschna aipishishi<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ECsRR54FFQGcsqwMvt9bONPJHHPbFZLwAk1tAkBjz5TrQczSb1jU1eBs6C74VNsWRif5opARcJj6liX-guLnZfkPcsqMW3b-bcnuw133R1pFSnro7H4JmENYyandSluy74LmEOERtxCG/s2048/A6120046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ECsRR54FFQGcsqwMvt9bONPJHHPbFZLwAk1tAkBjz5TrQczSb1jU1eBs6C74VNsWRif5opARcJj6liX-guLnZfkPcsqMW3b-bcnuw133R1pFSnro7H4JmENYyandSluy74LmEOERtxCG/s320/A6120046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Not many photographs of this species on the web.</i> Cephalaeschna aipishishi<i>, one of Tom Kompier's many new species from Vietnam. (Sa Pa, Vietnam, 20180618).</i><br /></div><p></p>Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-31400145341466203792020-09-15T21:38:00.004+02:002020-09-16T19:38:16.308+02:00Pinheyschna rileyi<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdt7bMdYnsfNlwKPCWDq6QX2Ly1btA4rumVaPvWUB-UMQoPi_WeueREQStB7LEVBdsklDTk95xm-PecWwT_jetcYIII82LH9Ec60vWFIxygpu-VRUMKN06ygVPxEwkvt8iFgg62zKbpejV/s1854/IMG_8213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="1854" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdt7bMdYnsfNlwKPCWDq6QX2Ly1btA4rumVaPvWUB-UMQoPi_WeueREQStB7LEVBdsklDTk95xm-PecWwT_jetcYIII82LH9Ec60vWFIxygpu-VRUMKN06ygVPxEwkvt8iFgg62zKbpejV/s320/IMG_8213.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>There appear to be few images of this species on the web. 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<i>I finally bagged my first </i>Leucodonta bicoloria <i>this week at Killeröd, this has been much-anticipated and was long overdue.</i></div>
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<i>I finally managed to catch </i>Endromis <i>this week, a superb monotypic moth.</i></div>
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Zygonoides lachesis,<i> Le Relais de la Reine, Madagascar. 20151113.</i></div>
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Nannophya australis<i>, one of the highlights of our wildfire-affected recce in southern Queensland in December.</i></div>
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Crenigomphus kavangoensis<i>, one of the gomphid highlights of our recent trip to Namibia with Odonatours.</i></div>
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<i>Pepperpants or </i>Oxythemis phoenicosceles, <i>easily the best libellulid in Africa. (Bigodi Swamp, Uganda).</i></div>
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<i>The stunning</i> Paragomphus cataractae <i>at the rapids on the Zambezi near Katima Mulilio.</i></div>
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<i>Sparring male </i>Libellago stigmatizans <i>near Bekok, Malaysia.</i></div>
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<i>One of the highlights of our day at Popa Falls (Namibia) was a scattering of this nice libellulid, </i>Aethiothemis solitaria. </div>
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<i>The awesome </i>Paragomphus sabicus <i>seen on a recent visit to Rundu in Namibia.</i></div>
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Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-10628289678044049562020-03-11T10:59:00.002+01:002020-03-11T10:59:45.572+01:00Austrocordulia refracta<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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W<i>e were very pleased to find a hanging</i> Austrocordulia refracta <i>during a visit to Carnarvon Gorge in Queensland in December.</i> </div>
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Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-67906084592013092742020-03-11T10:56:00.002+01:002020-03-11T10:56:33.746+01:00Crenigomphus cornutus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>It took four visits to the Zambezi rapids near Katima Mulilo in NE Namibia to finally connect with </i>Crenigomphus cornutus <i>on our recent trip to the country.</i></div>
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Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-22998219492699193552020-03-11T10:54:00.001+01:002020-03-11T10:54:04.711+01:00Lestinogomphus angustus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>My recent tour to Namibia was all about gomphids, not many species but some very special species encountered. </i>Lestinogomphus<i> (</i>angustus<i>) was a new genus for me at Rundu.</i></div>
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Phil Bensteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12546559824464949265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4647857378909922589.post-77464988087542252302020-02-03T08:09:00.001+01:002020-02-03T08:09:51.347+01:00Telephlebia undia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>One of the real highlights of our recent trip to Carnarvon Gorge (Queensland) was a brief encounter with </i>Telephlebia undia. <i>A bad photo but there are few of these on the web.</i> </div>
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