• Diggers, dragons and more
    It’s all action on Digger Alley now, with all of the usual suspects on show: bee-wolves, ornate-tailed wasps, red-banded sand wasps, ruby-tailed (jewel) wasps, pantaloon bees, green-eyed flower-bees,...
  • Species of the week: pantaloon bee (and Digger Alley friends)
    Yes folks, it's that time of year again. Digger Alley is open for business, and the usual guests are already arriving and putting on a show. For those not in the know, Digger Alley is a stretch of...
  • Scarlet surprise
    It was a red-letter day on Thursday for one of our regular visitors, although he didn't realise quite how eignificant his sighting was until he posted his photos late on Friday evening. I'll let Les take...
  • Things in unexpected places
    One of the joys of being able to regularly spend time walking around the reserve is that I get to know where certain species are most likely to be seen. For example, I almost expect to hear a Cetti's...
  • Lingering summer
    After a year of strange and varied weather - something we'll have to get used to in our changing climate - it's been lovely to enjoy some warm sunny weather this week. Even on Tuesday, when the rest of...