A newly emerged Broad-bodied Chaser was amongst the grass on the eastern bank of the lake, and at the southern end Damselflies were very well represented with a dozen or so Common Blues, a couple of Blue-tailed, a Large Red and a couple of Red-eyed.
At first I thought the Orange-Tip below was just being extra showy but after taking a quick snap I realised that it had actually somehow managed to impail its wing on some sedge, but fortunately after carefully snapping off the stem just above the wing it freed itself and flew off none the worse for its mishap apart from the hole in its wing.
Also on the butterfly front was this Small Copper, one of a few that were present, my first of the year.
Birdwise the Sedge Warbler was still singing from the reedbed and a Cuckoo was busily calling away from the woods to the west of the lake.
