Migrant dragonfy update

Steve and Anne Coker (helping with a butterfly survey on Castlemartin range last Sunday) have informed me that they noted several red-veined darters Sympetrum fonscolombei there late in the afternoon. This is a species that has turned up before on the Castlemartin peninsula and recently they found it at Dinefwr Park in Carms (and also saw lesser emperor there too!).

As for good sites for these rare species, having had a chat with Steve Coker, the areas to check will clearly be small pools on places like Dowrog, the island pools of course and down here on the Castlemartin peninsula - such as Mere pool valley and Bosh lakes area. I guess any small coastal pool could be worth a look.

Received a pretty convincing report of a hobby seen last Friday evening near Canaston, being mobbed by hirundines. It was from a visitor who had entered it to the BTO breeding birds atlas - he was contacted by email for more descriptive details. The record ties in nicely with others observed around last Friday/Saturday - could it even be the same bird?