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Sunday, July 29, 2007  

Grantham Canal, July 29, 2007

Plungar Bridge to west of old railway bridge (Bridge 47A)

Another depressingly low count for what was, last year, a very active site.

1 male Emperor
1 Brown Hawker
6 Common Darters including 2 tenorals
4 Four-spotted Chasers
Small number of Azure Damselflies
Small number of Blue-tailed Damselflies
1 male Common Blue Damselfly

There was some compensation with good numbers of butterflies including Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White and Peacock. There was also a Grasshopper Warbler.

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