Hi Ian. Common darter, broad bodied chaser (male and female) migrant and southern hawkers and a four spotted chaser. Plus the emperor. I struggle to identify them, I'm not expert and you get a lot of variation depending on how old the dragonfly is, plus colour differences according to sex. I try to take photos with my smartphone and have a bit of slow mo footage I took a couple of years ago but I use Google a lot to identify ones I might only get brief glimpses of I love them though, and they seem to like my pond
I have just spotted a snake (grass I hope) that has decided to adopt my compost bin for its home. Will try and get a photo
Toss saints The giveaway will be the yellow marks by thr head. They are olive green with faint black zigzag.
Probably a grass snake TS, most likely in the compost bin to lay eggs. They are a protected species so be careful not to disturb them. They vary in colour from green to brown. please log in to view this image Here's one we had in the garden quite a few years ago. But this is an Adder with distinctive black markings on back. please log in to view this image
