Sunday, August 1, 2021

Slufters Pond

Even though the forecast was far from great for butterdamseldragons, we decided to try our luck at Slufters Pond in the New Forest. Slufters Pond actually consists of two ponds, a smaller one to the north ...


... and a larger one to the south, which also has an island in its centre.

The weather indeed did what it was forecast to do: thick clouds and regular rain or drizzle. Butterfly activity was pretty low, though we did see several graylings and a few silver-studded blues. 

In terms of odos, several common blue damsels, a few common darters and a few keeled skimmers. Plus several emerald damselflies, which we only saw for the first time a few days ago. Really nice to see several more today!


Both ponds had patrolling emperors as well as ovipositing empresses. Must say I'm really pleased with this picture!


Not a lot of activity due to the crappy weather, but here the usual tables (one = 1; few = 2-4; several = 5-9; many = 10+):


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