It seems in the last few days that autumn is really in the air and reasonable numbers of records of late summer species are still coming in. Mike Averill has been recording upland species on Titterstone Clee Hill such as Black Darter (left) and Common Hawker (below left). At lower levels Jan Shields has see Migrant Hawkers (below right) at Mousecroft pool and Southern Hawker ovipositing in her garden pond (far below left) alongside Common Darters (far below right). It’s always interesting to see how our species survive as summer comes to a close. Common Darter was seen on 25th November 2021- an all time latest ever record for Shropshire. We’ll see what this autumn brings…
