Today was just far too hot.
I foolishly walked up the road to Rede Common at 8.30 in the hope of
finding some Hairstreaks but I never even took a single picture as everything I
saw was just hyped up on sunshine! One White-letter zoomed between the Elms and
plenty of other butterflies were zipping around but nothing at all settled and
with the back of my legs burning I decided to head back home again!
However sitting around at home was not much better and so a
jaunt out at lunchtime to have some air blowing through the windows was a good
call although I did resist sticking my head out of the window like an excitable dog.
My loop took me circuitously to Grove Ferry where I was the
only person foolish enough to venture out for a loop around.
The breeze had got up and I suspect that only
exacerbated the 30c heat. However, it was worth my effort as I saw a couple of
Green Eyed Hawkers on the way down the track before finding 14 more hunting
together in the lee of a big sallow by one of the closed hides. They were so
active but I did try to get some flight shots and just hoped that one would
eventually land.
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Green Eyed Hawker |
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Green Eyed Hawker |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VItagc3RHLQfouFGk6DRT4Wx2_VUA5dTLGLjEGZ1OsK0c7Xyms_1SvAXEF5Z9aEOtBQL2oNgg0DBUekGN0A3lp4BPIiyskUtq1SV0jz0RQdYflo6xsSL8KM2tm6Hj3JLziv6NYdKO4s/s640/DSC01127.JPG) |
Green Eyed Hawkers |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywNoZ_l5Z8tEUZubBBQb6uL-I4q8ts_n3dDHjoiQLcz4gHCCfO8KZHzLgZ-U0lSpyTuTStNlwIMsRv_pQPw4e8Z4ILd7ziYAxmIGOoquAebqsTEyy0aYOPZb12c-6Uo5LTeWwkqDsf3E/s640/DSC01130.JPG) |
Green Eyed Hawker |
Common Blue, Blue-tailed and Variable Damselflies were in the
grass verges and several teneral Ruddy Darters were adopting the obelisk position
to diffuse the heat.
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Blue-tailed Damselfly |
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Variable Damselfly |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqL2ZdeVm2WD7qfDFXzwXwvWbhfMxnTlnz5UTuVbYIzHVJfq0J0KCudo71iVZvEflUJLmnRBadIkD0LYmtyy8_GJPsc3phiFZJfQ7Jmf2DsB3_H52HhxfjxxVGtBNxNThun_B6lrKNJwo/s640/DSC01133.JPG) |
Frogbit |
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Frogbit |
I carried on around and picked up several pinging Bearded
Tits and the usual warblers and a pair of Marsh Harriers were seen over the
reedbeds and two Green Sandpipers flicked up and away suggesting that autumn is on the way.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7h3FP0ayADS7_InbuHkE-iOtt5yoBLGyI2eAaw2vgLoeOzYcHb6PJSaBUxHyKgM5IlwyZlpv6KJWv_tdbce3_bOnLfTJxwPZWvohZz56SFZX6slLbUQ6Vu10qEzeWuvyuSfn318EV-2w/s640/DSC01152.JPG) |
Dittander |
Getting views of the ditches was tricky but I did find one
where an Emperor was hunting alongside a Green Eyed who thankfully decided to
perch up for me for a while.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnExYOviiSF_L3JujC-maZt4ecZC517qE2gN0dINLyLLVLVPbeY99H7ll3rvRPcSLl5UtN28nsmSAIoQFIc94EkupvUBGihRf8LRg_Bhg81GbyiietmbROxblPHPqqeNo8Nrsrqw8-kA/s640/DSC01140.JPG) |
Green Eyed Hawker |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoc9_bWPxK0HsfZsaU4QDeTQu2TPegNhAn-k_G-YzIOAdnuFJQIlelmXwwF_u1cup_LQ9xtbeXUD4zwPwBYWX4Y7Ys-qxplXm5p2yBqCCWmwSw7u1HSFYX_ZEXUyGVfAQ5Crq0DvBRK4/s640/DSC01143.JPG) |
Green Eyed Hawker |
There were lots of very fresh Peacocks, Red Admirals and
Small Torts and many were engaged with mid-air tussles with the Hawkers but not
one was seen on the many Buddlia bushes alongside the River Stour.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisdD2XHCRkhpUnQK-KZYtwKrWwF6rMAvZkvDUFkSnmORqGrT7EYWA0bEUL2mptt9kjZx-exiYftSj8S_-ihFKliV2OaEbayEWoniu_mDc-fmjTnNuX3zgn6hpSOP50-EKXzen9sNX0LM/s640/DSC01154.JPG) |
Comfrey |
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Buddlia |
Fish ‘n’ Chips and then another inland loop homewards to
avoid the chaos of the M2 and all the people leaving Margate and Whitstable for
the day!
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