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Bob Kemp has sent in this great photo of a Four-spotted Chaser and wonderful reflection! It is a form called praenubila which simply has more black at the wing nodes and towards the end of…

Sightings of Small Red-eyed Damselfly have come in from Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre where Geoff Hall saw about 10 individuals - some beautifully pictured here. The red eyes on this species really do stand out…

I make no apologies for more photos of Norfolk Hawker as I still find it incredible that we have it in 2 locations (so far) in Shropshire. Roger Wilkinson saw a mating pair and 1…

Thank you so much for all the photos and records that are coming in -it makes it hard to select a few! Geoff Hall has been at Upper Darnford where he spotted this female Keeled…

There have now been 4 sightings of Norfolk Hawker (that I know of!) up on Whixall Moss. Bob Kemp has sent in these lovely inflight shots showing clearly the green eyes and clear wings that…

Ron Kinrade has sent in these lovely photos of 3 Norfolk Hawkers seen at Whixall Moss on 19th June on the large lake when you have just passed the advertised White-faced Darter pool. The clear…

Mark Underwood has sent in this photo of a female Brown Hawker enjoying what looks like an exotic lunch? This was taken at Bayston Hill Quarry where reportedly there were loads of Broad-bodied and Four-spotted…

Tim Walter has sent in this beautiful multiple exposure photo of Ruddy Darter flying from a bramble at Pam's Pools. Tim also sent in the inflight Emperor (left below) which shows really clearly the blocks…

Heavy rain has postponed an afternoons damselfly identification course so I thought I'd post a couple of recent records showing what we may have seen! Planning to visit Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre we may well…