Any thoughts that Morton Bagot might have joined in with the Black-tailed Godwit fest were quickly extinguished this morning. The farmer probably had one eye on the weather forecast when he ensured that the nearest flash would flood once more. As a result it contained just the Shelduck family (nine birds in all) and two Green Sandpipers.
So the birding was pretty hopeless, but fortunately the morning was saved by a dragonfly. To be precise a Willow Emerald damselfly. This species is a relatively recent colonist which has spread north-west through England, reaching Morton Bagot about three years ago. I managed to see one about two years ago, but missed my chance to photograph it. This morning I put that right.
The key features are the long thin abdomen and the white dots on the end of the wings. It sounds as though they are now established locally, with singles at Earlswood last year and Middle Spernal recently.
It saved my morning though.
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