Another unplanned observation day, as I remained curious about the unidentified blue near my village's community center. With no winds, very few clouds and 26°C (10:21 AM) at this time of the day, I started to study some different areas in close proximity offering some shade.
+-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+ | Species | Location | Status | +-------------------------+---------------------------------|--------+ | Aglais io | ! Village Street Bridge ! | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Coenonympha pamphilus | Cemetery | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Maniola jurtina | Yard | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pieris brassicae | Cemetery | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pieris napi | ! Main Street Bridge ! / | Adult | | | ! Village Street Bridge ! | | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Pieris rapae | ! Village Street Bridge ! | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Vanessa atalanta | ! Village Street Bridge ! / | Adult | | | Front Yard Meadow | | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Calopteryx splendens | ! Village Street Bridge ! | Adult | |-------------------------|---------------------------------|--------| | Coenagrion mercuriale | ! Village Street Bridge ! / | Adult | | | ! Main Street Bridge ! | | +-------------------------+---------------------------------+--------+
Even though blues were not active at this time yet, I discovered a spot that is just seeing its first damselflies. The village street bridge is located between the zone that is making up "Yard" and the front yard meadow. Underneath the bridge follows the same stream crossing Zone III and Zone II – an already-recorded hotshot of both damselflies Despite low diversity in terms of flora, the streat is slow enough for damselflies to settle down.
As nothing was discovered at my usual spot at the main street bridge, I followed the stream westwards and discovered a new spot that just must have been discovered by C. mercuriale. C. splendens, meanwhile, appears to have disappeared from this area entirely.
M. jurtina also has begun to expand its territory by making its first appearance across my home. C. pamphilus, in contrast, made its first appearance at my village's cemetery.