Common Darter
Bowthorpe Southern Park, Norwich - September 2023
A mating pair. Earlham Millennium Green Pond, Norwich - August 2023
On top of the garden bird feeder. Norwich - August 2023
Marston Marsh, Norwich - August 2023
Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - July 2023
NWT Hickling Broad - July 2022
A rather faded individual. Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - October 2021
Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - September 2021
Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - September 2021
The first red individual I've seen this year. RSPB Strumpshaw Fen - September 2021
Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - August 2021
Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - July 2021
Looking out for prey on what was almost certainly the last day of summer this year, the autumn equinox.
Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - September 2020
Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - September 2020
Almost invisible amongst the dry vegetation. Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - September 2020
On the lookout, poised ready...
... having darted out, this female returned to her perch to crunch up her prey. Possibly a ladybird! Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - September 2020
A very similar picture to last week's, using a blackberry as lookout post. Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - August 2020
Watching me watching it... Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - August 2020
Sitting on a blackberry. Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - August 2020
Two different individuals, Earlham Cemetery - July 2020
Earlham Cemetery, Norwich - July 2020
A very worn individual, RSPB Strumpshaw Fen - October 2019
The three photographs above show the variability of this species. A yellow female at the top, the two brown individuals are showing traces of red. Possibly older, worn males. Wherryman's Way near Bramerton, Norfolk - September 2019
A freshly emerged female on NWT Thorpe Marshes - August 2019
Female, RSPB Lakenheath - July 2017
Male
Female - Isle of Seil 2016
Earlham Cemetery - July 2016
Islay
Cumbria