Peter Jones Wildlife blog

News of Water Shrews showing well at RSPB Fowlmere had me heading there for Bank Holiday Monday. I managed to miss them first thing before I arrived, and spent most day fruitlessly waiting for them to reappear. Plenty of Dragonflies though with several Migrant Hawkers, and a Brown Hawker, plus Sparrowhawk and Hobby. Highlight of the day was a Stoat running wild outside the hide for a couple of minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8v7Crp_hss&feature=share

A week spent camping at Val de Bonnal in Eastern France. Lots of lakes and a river meant plenty of Dradgonflies, 14 or 15 species seen in the week, the best being Green-eyed Pincertail, and Goblet-marked Damselfly, both new for me, plus Scarlet Darter. Queen of Spain Fritillary and Heath Fritillary were seen well, plus a few Grasshoppers and Bush-Crickets which I think I have identified correctly. Common Wall Lizards allowed close up photos, one actually ran under the camera when it sensed danger! https://photos.app.goo.gl/GwYjkbfKt8r97gfWA

Spent a week in Eastern France at Val de Bonnal, a complex of lakes and a river. Although the immediate area was pretty intensively manicured, there were a few unkept areas with plenty of wild flowers. Hopefully most are correctly identified.. https://photos.app.goo.gl/sMSWyy5LQhCrQfbB8