Geoff Hall has sent in this rather battered old specimen of a Broad-bodied Chaser seen at The Bog near the Stiperstones. I was about to wax lyrical about the good sustained weather allowing this male…
adminAugust 10, 2022
July 27th heralded the arrival of Migrant Hawkers and Small Red-eyed Damselflies. The latter (pictured left) has only been recorded at a handful of Shropshire sites to date so do please get in touch if…
adminAugust 1, 2022
Curious Raven sent in this fascinating photo. At first glance an unidentified blur of wings but if you look at the reflection on the water it is clearly a Four-spotted Chaser! Chris Johnson has also…
adminJuly 19, 2022
Well as most of us hideaway from ridiculous temperatures it seems the dragonflies are loving it! Curious Raven has sent in this fabulous photo of a male Emperor on the wing in Edgmond, near Newport.…
adminJuly 18, 2022
Julian Cartwright has been enjoying a nice selection of species at Preston Montford FSC including this male Ruddy Darter (left). We can clearly see the ruddy frons and general deep red coloration explaining the species name…
adminJuly 16, 2022
The first 2022 Brown Hawker record has come in from Shrewsbury where the dragonfly spent a good 30min hawking up and down a garden occasionally pausing to eat it's insect prey. Elsewhere a couple of lovely…
adminJuly 1, 2022
Stephen Barlow has sent in the first picture of Black Darter for this year (left). Seen at Whixall Moss this female looks very like an immature male but has a far broader straighter abdomen and…
adminJune 22, 2022
With the weather warming up dragonflies abound! Jan Shields braved the heat at Whixall Moss at the weekend and saw a male teneral Southern Hawker (left) still very pale and yet to develop full coloration.…
adminJune 20, 2022
Two more species have taken to the skies; Emerald Damselfly and Golden-ringed Dragonfly. This immature male Emerald Damselfly was spotted by Stephen Barlow on Whixall Moss. All the brown areas will become powdery blue as the…
adminJune 20, 2022