It’s not often I return from a walk with a camera heavy with photos of butterflies and dragonflies but our walk in 17th August 2024 was one such occasion. So here they are, all gathered across Acle Marshes. Enjoy…

17th August 2024 

Gatekeeper, probably female

17th August 2024

17th August 2024 

Red admiral and a peacock

17th August 2024

17th August 2024 

A speckled wood and a green-veined white

17th August 2024 

Now for the dragons which I can’t always name…

17th August 2024 

Two darters, one is most likely the ruddy, the other I think is a common darter

17th August 2024 

17th August 2024 

These two (above and below) look very similar but there is a definite difference. I’m thinking hawkers, the southern and common

17th August 2024 

17th August 2024

And these last two look like male and female of the same species, but I don’t know what it is! I remember encountering this last year and someone one twitter said it was new to our region.

17th August 2024 

That’s it folks.

For more photos from this walk see Sunday Picture Post: A Gentle Marshland Walk (posting on 1st Sept) and Tuesday Treats: Marshland Flora (posting 3rd Sept)