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| Author: | Brian Hedley [ Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Crowle 4 July |
Crowle Moor LWT Res 4 July 2009 LNU Meeting 13.00 - 16.30 Common hawker 3 Southern hawker 8 Brown hawker 2 Black darter 40+ Common darter 2 Four-spotted chaser 6 Common blue damselfly 40+ Large red damselfly 15 Blue-tailed damselfly 10 A lot of the pools near the path were dry which probably meant that numbers were lower than expected. Cheers Brian |
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| Author: | Stephen Routledge [ Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crowle 4 July |
A visit today,cut short earlier than hoped due to cloudy conditions,we managed to record the following species: 5 Southern Hawker 13 Common Hawker 1 Four-spot Chaser 1 Brown Hawker 15 Large-red Damselfly 3 Azure Damselfly 7 Black Darter 4 Emerald Damselfly Regards Steve,with Colin,Roger and Ben. |
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| Author: | John Hague [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crowle 4 July |
Hi Guys, Can you give me some pointers on where to park and where to watch dragons. A mate and I visited on a pretty damp day and had a Common Hawker but little else. Problem was the track appeared blocked adjacent to the house to the southern car park. We parked at the more northerly car park and walked into the reserve. We didn't come across much suitable habitat for one of our target species Large Heath. It looked better for dragons but the weather was shoddy. Any help with working this site would be very useful. Cheers |
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| Author: | Stephen Routledge [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crowle 4 July |
Hi John,if you look on the Lincolnshire Trust for Nature conservations web site,you can find all the information you require on there,grid refs,parking etc.You have visited far too late to see Large Heath,ideally you need to be visiting in the first 2 weeks of July.The species occurs mainly on the northern section of the site and is widespread over this part of the reserve,being seen anywhere there is a suitable nectar source,usually Bramble or Knapweed.As for the dragons,you are now coming into the best time of year to visit the site,as there should be hundreds of Black Darter on the wing and recently i had a large count of Common Hawker.There are also other species present such as Southern Hawker,Common Darter and Ruddy Darter,but you relly need to be visiting in hot,sunny conditions. Regards Steve. |
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| Author: | John Hague [ Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crowle 4 July |
Cheers Steve, It was a few weeks ago we visited in peak season for Large Heath but the weather was too wet. I had used the LWT site though as I say the track to the south section looked blocked. The habitat just didn't look right for Large Heath on the north section from past experience, no Cotton Grass. Will try soon for drags and next year for LH Cheers John Stephen Routledge wrote: Hi John,if you look on the Lincolnshire Trust for Nature conservations web site,you can find all the information you require on there,grid refs,parking etc.You have visited far too late to see Large Heath,ideally you need to be visiting in the first 2 weeks of July.The species occurs mainly on the northern section of the site and is widespread over this part of the reserve,being seen anywhere there is a suitable nectar source,usually Bramble or Knapweed.As for the dragons,you are now coming into the best time of year to visit the site,as there should be hundreds of Black Darter on the wing and recently i had a large count of Common Hawker.There are also other species present such as Southern Hawker,Common Darter and Ruddy Darter,but you relly need to be visiting in hot,sunny conditions.
Regards Steve. |
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| Author: | Stephen Routledge [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crowle 4 July |
Good numbers of dragonfly species seen today in not really ideal conditions: 8 Migrant Hawker 23 Common Hawker 433 Black Darter 6 Southern Hawker 8 Common Darter 9 Emerald Damselfly 1 Brown Hawker Regards Steve,with John Clarkson. |
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| Author: | Colin Pumfrett [ Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Crowle 4 July |
Beautiful sunny day today at Crowle. Lots of black darter about, a lot of them in tandem. Many common hawkers, also many in tandem. Managed to get a lovely shot of one resting on a fencepost. Few southern hawkers. 2 emerald damselflies. www.colin-aeshna.blogspot.com |
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