| August 2008 |
| 10th Upton Fen: |
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Southern Hawker |
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Southern Hawker - close up |
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Emerald Damselfly |
| 13th Burgh Castle: Hundreds of Common Darter Dragonflies
and brief sighting of Green Woodpecker on path. Several species of
Butterfly also in the area. |
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Photo above: Common Darter Dragonfly |
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Photo above: Hedge Brown above and
Common Blue Butterflies below, showing upper wing left and lower
wing right. |
| 15th Redgrave and Lopham Fen National Nature Reserve:
Managed by Suffolk Wildlife Trust. |
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Raft Spider - Dolomedes plantarius |
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Brown Hawker - female egg laying |
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Roe Deer - keeping an eye on us! |
| 22nd: Wherry from Beccles to Worlingham and walk back to Beccles. |
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Casting Off from Beccles |
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Quonting the wherry until we passed
under the bridge and mast could be hoisted, |
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Still quonting |
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Bridge in sight |
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Sail being hoisted |
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Passing a family of Mute Swans, mum
and dad leading |
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Remains of railway bridge |
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Broads Cruiser photographed from our
Wherry |
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Nick the Broads Ranger who led us on
the walk back to Beccles |
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OUR wherry (Hathor) on her way back to Beccles |
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Red wherry flag and mast detail |
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Purple Loosestrife |
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Brown Hawker Dragonfly |
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