Meeting Reports July 2025

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Objective : Visit the woodland nature trail, see venerable trees, and a Victorian walled garden.
Leader : Colin Howes
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Objective : For pond dipping and Willow Emerald Damselflies.
Leader : Mick Townsend
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Objective : To look for ‘Teaspoons’
Leader : Joyce & Paul Simmons
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Spoonbills at RSPB Fairburn Ings.

Spoonbills at RSPB St Aiden’s.

The Spoonbills were very elusive at RSPB Fairburn but we did manage glimpses of them through the trees from the hill top.

Some of the group then went on to RSPB St. Aiden’s to see if we could get better views there, and were rewarded by clear views of a group of eight birds. They were quite a distance from the path, so images have been heavily cropped, but wonderful to see. 

Samantha Batty

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Objective : To look for dragonflies
Leader : Jim Burnett
Other Attendees : 11 other members attended

Dragonfly & damselfly species noted were Emperor, Southern Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly & a possible Red-eyed Damselfly

Also noted were a colony of Fragrant Agrimony & galls on willow caused by the Willow Emerald Damselfly egg laying.

Jim Burnett