The last of the spring butterflies are still present with Orange Tip still hanging on....
while the first of the summer butterflies are now starting to appear. Meadow Brown and Large Skipper here.
This spectacular long-horn beetle had a body approx 2cm long. It is "Golden-bloomed Grey longhorn beetle" Agapanthia villosovridescens.
Then via Hartley Mauditt pond where four species of dragonfly: Emperor, and Azure, Blue-tailed and 10+ Red-eyed Damselfly - as normal the latter sat on lily pads.
On to Shortheath Common where the wild cranberry was in flower - and there was even a cranberry berry:
Pondskaters on Shortheath Pond. A Common Tern arrived as we were leaving.
This diving beetle (?) was on the edge of the pond
The Bordon Parade Ground area had an excellent variety of day-flying moths.
Long horn moths:
Numerous Cinnabar:
5-spot Burnet Moth of some sort:
Burnet Campanion:
And the pick this Mother Shipton:
The same site also held a few interesting butterflies, with Green Hairstreak and Brown Argus the pick:
A briefly confiding Bullfinch:
