Fen Drayton Lakes - 5th July

Showery weather did not deter a small group from an expedition on the Guided Busway to the RSPB reserve at Fen Drayton. Jennifer arranged for us to be guided by John Harding.

We saw or heard a variety of birds and some butterflies but the most numerous sightings were of damsel flies. Most common was Common blue (Enallagma cyathigerum); we also saw Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) and Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) in reasonable numbers.

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Common blue damselfly

Common blue damselfly (JH)

Banded demoiselle

Red-eyed damselfly

Cinnabar Moth caterpillar (JH)

Red Admiral butterfly

Ladybird larva

We saw and/or heard quite a number of birds:

Tufted Duck	Chiff Chaff	Lapwing
Pochard	Common Tern	Greenfinch
Dabchick	Reed Warbler	Black Headed Gull
Mallard	Red Kite	Heron
Great Crested Grebe	Wren	Egyptian Goose
Coot	Sedge Warbler	Greylag Goose
Cormorant	Blackcap	Whitethroat
Gadwall	Starling	Little Egret
Moorhen	Green Woodpecker
Mute Swan	Reed Bunting