Despite spending ten hours at the Brooks over the weekend it was proving to be relatively quiet on the bird front - unsurprisingly for the time of year - so on Sunday afternoon I headed to Fittleworth in search of dragonflies.
Common Clubtails, to be precise, which I had no idea were so close to home (thanks to Pete Hughes and Amy Robjohns for their Twitter tip-offs!).
A short walk from the B2138 road bridge east along the River Rother and sure enough we enjoyed fantastic views of at least 4-5 Clubtails patrolling about and occasionally perching on the riverside vegetation. There were also amazing numbers of
Banded Demoiselles around, including a female we watched catch and then eat a Mayfly right in front of us!
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| Common Clubtail |
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| Common Clubtail |
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| Banded Demoiselle (male) |
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| Banded Demoiselles |
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| Banded Demoiselle (female) with an unfortunate Mayfly |
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| Closer to home: Hairy Dragonfly (male) at Pulborough Brooks |
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