A change of scenery today, travelling down the Lincolnshire coast to the Saltfleetby & Theddlethorpe Dunes NNR, basing myself at the Rimac car park. It was a pre-planned trip to look for Odonata mainly, but hoping for a few birds and insects.
I had planned to meet up with fellow birder Darren Wozencroft, but he wasn't coming down until 8.30ish, so after arriving i did some birding first as the temperature was fairly cool for insects.
The first hour or so was pretty productive, with 2 Spoonbills watched flying north overhead, a Hobby seen twice over the Dunes and a Great-white Egret which gave some nice views, to start out on the saltmarsh and then later, closer feeding on the fresh marsh.
When Darren arrived, we went for an explore seeing a few nice insects which included a couple of Wall Butterflies, Common-blue and Large Skippers and i managed to find my first Roesel's-bush Cricket of the new season.
As the temperature rose, we turned our attention to Odonata, but i did manage to find a few more nice insects and we enjoyed more views of now 2 Hobby, as they hawked Dragonflies over the dunes and fresh water marsh.
We also had a singing male Grasshopper Warbler singing out on the developing foreshore.
For an account of the Dragonflies and Damselflies we encountered, please follow this link : https://LincolnshireOdes.blogspot.com
My favourite photos from the visit are here:
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| A Great View Of Rimac |
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| Male Roesel's-bush Cricket Nymph. |
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| Dune Robberfly. |
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| Large Skipper. |
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| Peacock Butterfly Caterpillars |
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| Hoverfly - Eupeodes latifasciatus |
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| The Dipping Pond At Rimac. |
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| Common Red-legged Robberfly |
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| Stiletto Fly-Theriva nobilitata |
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