{"id":5953,"date":"2023-04-03T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T11:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/?p=5953"},"modified":"2023-05-02T08:41:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T08:41:34","slug":"dragonflies-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/dragonflies-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragonflies: April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">An impressive 31 species of Odonata have been recorded in the Sandwich Bay area including local breeding specialties such as Dainty Damselfly, Variable Damselfly, Southern Emerald Damselfly, Norfolk Hawker, Southern Migrant Hawker, and Lesser Emperor. Why not pay us a visit? Our comfortable accommodation on site is perfect for exploring the area or as a base to visit other sites nearby. See <\/span><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lROV9tuFX6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-hiw28u r-qvk6io r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">https:\/\/<\/span>sbbot.org.uk\/accommodation\/<\/a><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> for details.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sunday 30th<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The first Odonata of the year snuck in just about at the end of the month. A <strong>Hairy Dragonfly<\/strong> was on Worth marshes and a teneral Damselfly, most likely Blue-tailed, was on the Green Wall.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An impressive 31 species of Odonata have been recorded in the Sandwich Bay area including local breeding specialties such as Dainty Damselfly, Variable Damselfly, Southern Emerald Damselfly, Norfolk Hawker, Southern Migrant Hawker, and Lesser Emperor. Why not pay us a visit? Our comfortable accommodation on site is perfect for exploring the area or as a base to visit other sites&hellip; 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