A nice variety of clearwings in the Sellindge garden this week: orange-tailed (5), red-belted (11), currant (5), red-tipped (2) and yellow-legged (1)
An unexpected surprise this afternoon was a lone early purple orchid amongst the many bluebells and wood anemones at Yockletts nature reserve in Kent.
a Black Redstart was an unexpected visitor to the Sellindge garden late afternoon today, new for the garden list.
A willow emerald damselfly at cock ash lake near Sellindge this evening. Seems quite early this year. How does this compare with other records @marcheath.bsky.social
The amazing fly orchid in Kent today always brings a smile; also lady orchids, twayblades and so many orchid wonderful spring flowers.
It was a beautiful morning around Shuart with the sound of sedge warblers and whitethroats singing all over the marsh, and my first cuckoo this year was lovely to hear.
Some pictures on a beautiful sunny day in Kent. First twayblade and fly orchid I’ve seen this year.
Some dragonflies and damselflies from around the Sellindge area in the warm sun this week with large numbers of recently emerged willow emeralds today @marcheath.bsky.social
Many large red damselflies around the garden today and plenty of evidence of their emergence from the garden pond this morning @marcheath.bsky.social
A few lovely orchids seen in east Kent this morning. A small area of beech trees with many beautiful white helleborines was quite something to see in the dull light.
