Small pond project

Hi Martin, this link might be useful:
Dragonfly and Damselfly Identification Help | british-dragonflies.org.uk

 

Thank you Irmemac, looks like a choice of two Hawkers migrant/southern, I think mines the migrant.
Migrant Hawker | british-dragonflies.org.uk

 

Reading up on this its called ovipositing .

 

You lucky, lucky thing!!! How wonderful

 

Thanks M , yes I was quite surprised to see it flying around it was there for a while laying its eggs, hopefully I will see them when they hatch presumably in spring.

 

My friend had dragonfly larvae in her pond, they looked a bit like thin long beetles if my memory serves me right? Very exciting having that going on in your garden.

 

Hi M, ive just googled the larvae to me they look like crickets I will keep a eye out for them next year , yes nice to have in the garden but the Owl has been my best visitor for me .

 

I've just had a bat flying above the pond , I will have to set a camera up see if I can get a picture of it.

 

I have bats too - there are soooo ooooo many i have registered a preservation order on my property to make sure they are logged and protected- Luv um

 

I see them every year round my house BH, all houses on my road have over hanging eaves ideal roosting for them,

From what I can make out they are Brown long-eared, one day I will get a receiver and record them to double check

 

Love bats too! We have a couple and it is lovely to see them whizzing around at dusk. Martin, your garden is delightful, no wonder you have so much wildlife. That pond is breathtaking!

 

Thank you for your kind words Irmemac ,

Do you have any idea what type yours might be, from past reading there flight gives us a clue what type we might have,

We can also buy a gadget that picks up there frequency, once you have a recording you can play it back and identify them 100%, the gadget is around £50 from memory, when ive got some spare cash i will get one .

 

No idea what kind of bats we have, but didn't know they could be identified by their flight. Will read up on that thanks to your comment. The gadget sounds intriguing - look forward to hearing what kind of bats you have!

 

Think we have pipistrelles. Thanks for the info, Martin. Interesting to find out!

 

Thanks Irmemac, different types of gadgets at different prices, you can even make your own if your good with electronics (not me )
Heterodyne Bat Detector with Speaker / Ultrasound / ultrasonic Sound

bat detector | eBay