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After a couple of anonymous sightings on iRecord we now have proof that Southern Hawker is definitely on the wing. Jan Shields has found the first Southern Hawker exuvia on her pond for this year…

Mark Rogers has been lucky enough to spot 2 Clubtails resting on the same leaf! These are both teneral specimens with opaque eyes and glassy wings. Both the female and immature male are black and yellow…

Jan Shields has sent in the first photos of Black-tailed Skimmer; a teneral seen here (left) showing the diagnostic black ladder patterning on the yellow abdomen. Jan also saw a number of Emperors and the…

Debbie Simpson has sent in this lovely photo of Red-eyed Damselflies (and a Common Blue lurking below) seen on Amphibious Bistort in Coalport. The differences between the male and female are clear, not least the…

Curious Raven has been photographing Demoiselles on the River Tern at Walkmills Nature Site in Market Drayton. Both UK species were present which gives us the opportunity to compare the males. The Beautiful male (left) has…

Jan Shields has been enjoying good numbers of Common Blue, Large Red and Azure Damselflies at Snailbeach Reservoir...along side Broad-bodied Chasers. Jan's photos clearly show how flattened the abdomen of the Broad-bodied Chaser is hence…

A single Downy Emerald had been spotted and photographed on 27th and 28th May at Mousecroft Pool near Shrewsbury! This is a rare species for Shropshire usually confined to a few private sites so this…

Many of us have been lucky enough to witness emerging dragonflies, but I always find sights like this incredible. Jenny Allaway has sent in this photo of Common Clubtail emerging on the banks of the River…

Good numbers of Clubtail sightings are coming in from people seeing them right in the heart of town. Andy Beech has also been seeing White-legged Damselflies (left) also emerging from the River Severn in town…

It turns out the 18th May was a wonderful Wednesday for dragonflies with 4 (possibly 5) more species on the wing. Jim Almond reported seeing the first Red-eyed and Common Blue Damselflies and Stephen Barlow…