Scarce Damselfly Found in Good Numbers

11 male and 1 female banded demoiselles have been seen on the Lochar river bank this week. They are a scarce breeder in Scotland only being recorded in a handful of sites in Dumfries and Galloway and before this year we had only had the occasional sighting on the reserve. Lets hope they become a regular fixture as they are such a stunning damselfly.

We have seen an osprey flying over the reserve this week and the peregrine has been showing on a regular basis. Swifts have also been seen on the reserve which makes a nice addition to swallows and martins

Photo credit: Alex Hillier

Birds Mammals Butterflies Damselflies & Dragonflies
Mute Swan Hare Peacock Large Red
Greylag geese Roe Deer Red Admiral Blue-tailed
Canada Geese Weasel Meadow Brown Azure
Shelduck Stoat Ringlet Common Blue
Mallard Fox Green-veined White Four-spotted Chaser
Gadwall Large White Banded Demoiselle
Shoveler Orange-tip
Teal Large Skipper
Pheasant Small Tortoiseshell
Cormorant
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Buzzard
Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Moorhen
Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Common Sandpiper
Redshank
Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Snipe
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black Backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Sand Martin
House Martin
Barn Swallow
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Song Thrush
Blackbird
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Wren
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Treecreeper
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Reed Bunting
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