Spending a month working in Oxfordshire has given me the perfect excuse to explore the county’s rich wildlife after hours. I’ve been chasing Odonata to add to my life list, while also visiting a variety of sites in search of birds and butterflies. What follows is a snapshot of the species I’ve encountered so far, and the places that made the discoveries possible.
Dry Sandford Pit and Parsonage Moor Nature Reserve -Wootton-Oxfordshire
Azure Damselfly
Brimstone
Common blue
Brown argus
Broad-bodied chaser
Southern damselfly
Radley Lakes- Close to the Thames between Radley and Abingdon-Oxfordshire
Large red damselfly
Azure damselfly
Banded demoiselle
Cinnabar moth
Red-eyed damselfly
On the afternoon of May 12th, I visited Cope Hill Down on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire to see a Woodchat Shrike. I haven't seen one in years; it showed well but was distant.
Moving on from here, I called in at Caen Hill Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal at Rowde, where I spent the evening looking for Scare chaser.
Scarce chaser
This was a new species for me, and I will definitely revisit this place over the next couple of weeks as the chasers mature. There were also Red-eyed damselflies around the ponds.
Red-eyed damselfly
What a beautiful place this is. I spent the evening watching the sunset.
North of Upper Lambourn-Berkshire
While I was out walking, I spoke with a local who recommended this site for viewing the Duke of Burgundy butterflies. There was a good variety of butterflies along the short walk, and I spotted three female Duke of Burgundy butterflies.
Other butterflies I saw are below:
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Small blue
Orange tip
Small heath
Dingy skipper
A lovely evening spent photographing Butterflies.
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