David Turrell @1flutterby4
Interests, Wildlife and the great outdoors. Devon UK. Joined October 2014-
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My first ever Vestal at Buckfastleigh yesterday. Small but what a beauty. @BCDevon @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife @DorsetWildlife
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I love a good beetle and seeing this Poplar leaf beetle up the teign valley was a bit special.@WarrenBirding @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife @
Great to see Brown Argus still breeding on Orley common recently but only in small numbers. @savebutterflies @WarrenBirding @butterflydevon @DevonBirds
A stunning Female Marbled White from Hembury woods and a pair of six spot Burnet at Dawlish Warren. @savebutterflies @DevonBirds @WarrenBirding @DevonWildlife
Another beautiful fresh Ringlet in the Great Plantation. Counted 30+ Pale Butterwort in a small Dartmoor bog. Best count ever for me. @dartmoornpa @Love_plants @BrennanMartin #Wildflower @DevonWildlife
My first Gatekeeper of the year was a highlight od a verry windy day at Dawlish Warren yesterday. @WarrenBirding @savebutterflies @DevonBirds @StephMurphy66
My first Marbled White of the year along with Ringlet at Bystock yesterday plus a nice colour form of Blue-tailed Damselfly one of many at Hamwall. @BiStock_tr @savebutterflies @BDSdragonflies @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife
Ringlet. My first of the year at DWTs Bystock reserve and a beautiful female Silver-studded Blue at Bicton common yesterday. @DevonBirds @savebutterflies @DevonWildlife @StephMurphy66
Confused Damsels, Large-red X Beautiful Demoiselle below Blackslade ford South Dartmoor and a rather nice Red-legged Partridge amongst the Orchids at Pudsham Meadows. @DevonBirds @smallshire @BDSdragonflies @SomersetWT @DevonWildlife
More pics from Somerset Saturday. Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn beetle. Mature Female Scarce chaser and Variable damselfly. Such a great day out. @BDSdragonflies @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife @StephMurphy66 @Nick_Udy @smallshire
Some pics from a wonderful days insect hunting with @Nick_Udy Great to see so many Small Torts and lots of great beetles like Brassica Shield Bugs. @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife @StephMurphy66 More on my next post.
A scattering of High Brown Frits racing around in the cold wind at Aish tor this Am. Thanks to @StephMurphy66 Also 2 Yellow-bared Longhorn moths and a very tired Small Heath. @savebutterflies @DevonWildlife @DevonBirds
Ooooooops. Incorrectly identified yesterday as Common Darter. Its a Keeled Skimmer. @BDSdragonflies
Good to see Marsh Frits showing beautiful underwing pattern on Dartmoor along with a handsome Common Darter. First of many. @BDSdragonflies @DevonWildlife @smallshire @savebutterflies
BLACK ADDER. Not a joke but so nearly stepped on the real thing. My second sighting in the Haytor area. It was a whopper closely followed by a smaller one. @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife @smallshire @StephMurphy66
Caught a nice underwing view of one of the ten Grizzeled Skipper seen on the BC walk in Haldon forest yesterday. Also a good number of very fresh Common blue. @savebutterflies @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife @StephMurphy66
Wonderful Marsh frits South Dartmoor today. 25 plus seen. @savebutterflies @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife
The first week in May Stover dragonfly hotspot produced a bumper crop of Dragons. BB Chaser, 4spotted Chaser Southern Hawker, possible Hairy. Beautiful Demoiselle, Blue tailed, Large-red and Azure Damsels. Not a bad start @BDSdragonflies @smallshire @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife
Venford reservoir still producing good birds including Redpoll, possibly Lesser? along with the common but stunning Goldfinch which I couldn't resist snapping. @DevonBirds @smallshire @avocet_richard @DevonWildlife
Its been a bumper year for Green Hairstreak on south Dartmoor along with a good crop of Pearls providing a good selection of photos to treasure. @savebutterflies @DevonBirds @DevonWildlife
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