Dragonfly - Fleetwood Mac

 In the early morning light and part way across the Heath, even before clapping eyes on the Moth Traps this 'ere

SONG THRUSH

was playing descant to an array of other vocalists

and with the rain now gone we delved among the egg-trays to find new arrivals of

the delicate

GRASS EMERALD

a most welcome

PURPLE CLAY
along with

the somewhat prehistoric looking

YELLOW-TAIL
Without breaking into Latin there was also an example of a sometimes refered to

PELLUCID HOVERFLY
(thanks for the heads-up John)

along with our second of the year

GOAT MOTH
said not to favour light but looks rather 'bullish' to us.
It may also be wise to hang onto your seats as far as juvenile

STONECHATs
are concerned

as more widespread and far more numerous than ever recorded here before
and will endeavour to get a representative count in the future.

While this image shows just how difficult (ney impossible) it was to capture the moment across the 'flood plain' of the Moors River, due to the tree-line and other growth, it would be true to say that the collective that were

HERRING GULLs

and

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLs

amounted to a conservetively estimate of over 300 individuals all enjoying the bounty of invertibrates that the recent rains have provided.
Of note, and most unusual not a single Black-headed Gull to be seen!

Among the now fully mature

GREATER REED MACE
it was the all to brief kiss of the Sun that coaxed the

COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLIES

and

EMPEROR DRAGONFLIES

ovipositing
(egg-laying)
that brought our wander to an end.