Thursday 28 April 2011

Vagrant Emperors in Pembs








On Skomer (Sunday 24th April) only a small number of expected migrants were noted - willow, grasshopper warblers, house martins etc, but a photographer (part of a small group from Orielton Field Centre) managed to photograph a nice male Vagrant Emperor dragonfly near the farm - see image of this individual (photo taken by Kelvin Richards). Annie and I noted another one (also a male) at Stackpole yesterday 27th April but we were unable to get close enough for a photo. So keep a look out for them there may be plenty around now?




At Tycanol on Monday 25th April, it was generally quiet, apart from reasonably numerous redstarts and another cuckoo calling on Carnedd Meibion-owen.