Admittedly not the most impressive pictures, but I thought if I was declaring the start of the flight season I had better prove it! A good number of teneral Large Red Damselflies were seen today…
adminApril 23, 2016
Well maybe? S. Barlow was at Brown Moss on Friday 20th November and saw a male Common Darter- and hover flies and wasps and a butterfly- all fairly extraordinary for November! It's my guess that…
adminNovember 23, 2015
Well incredibly with only 5 1/2 weeks till Xmas we have darters on the wing at Whixall! S. Barlow was there yesterday (16th Nov) and not only saw 3 darters, but far from being worn…
adminNovember 17, 2015
Another late record -this time a Common Darter seen by P. Spear near Coalbrookdale yesterday -15th November! It's still relatively mild albeit soggy, but there's definitely the chance of later sightings....
adminNovember 16, 2015
Well one anyway! Reported in today Nov 12th by J. Cresswell - a hawker seen flying in Ironbridge. Migrant Hawker appears to be the most likely suspect based on observations and at first glance there…
adminNovember 12, 2015
Still a few records coming in so if weather and time permit it's worth keeping an eye out for our later species. Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum have been seen recently by J.Groom at Devil's Dingle near…
adminOctober 22, 2015
Good to report late sightings of a number of species. P. Spear was back at Eardington NR on 2nd October and saw: Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Hawker Aeshna cyanea (with fabulous view of yellow costa)…
adminOctober 15, 2015
Have just returned from a trip away and catching up with records it's good to see some species were flying well into September. P. Spear has been at Eardington Nature Reserve on 24th September and got…
adminOctober 14, 2015
I would like to report Migrant Hawker on the wing, but it's not entirely true. P.Roberts has reported seeing the specimen below (near Woore) being eaten by a wasp.Fortunately the wasp attacked the head and…
adminAugust 21, 2015