Stints

 

An early look around Gateshead hunting for Quail. No sign today and not much else so I headed down to Teeside. At the Calor Gas pool there was a Little Gull and the 2 Little Stint eventually showed well at the back of the pool.

The afternoon was spent hunting dragons and butterflies around Gateshead. Small Heath, Broad-bodied Chaser and Blue-tailed Damselfly were new for the year.

Small Heath at Kibblesworth

Dingy Skipper

Common Blue Damselfly ovipositing

Four-spotted Chaser newly emerged at Kibblesworth

Large Red and Blue-tailed Damselflies at Burdon Moor

Broad-bodied Chaser at Burdon Moor

Whitethroat at Burdon Moor