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Two more species on the wing…

Wonderful weather and things definitely getting underway! Harry Beaman has photographed this female White-faced Darter at Whixall Moss on 24th April and the following day Ivan Grove saw 9  Beautiful Demoiselles (male below left) at…
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April 27, 2026
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Blue-tailed Damselflies on the wing!

After a record breaking April in 2025, this year has been comparatively very slow to get going, but finally a second species has emerged, Blue-tailed Damselfly. Tim Walter saw a male and a female at…
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April 23, 2026
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Slowly but surely…

Well it couldn't be more different to last spring when good numbers of damselflies were already out and about in early April. Here we have evidence from Stephen Barlow of the first individuals appearing up…
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April 16, 2026
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2026 flight season underway!

Tricky April weather and tricky recording as I am unable to check iRecord for incoming records due to a security issue- hopefully soon to be resolved! Despite this the first Large Red Damselfly has been…
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April 13, 2026
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On your marks…

Nothing reported yet, but keep your eyes open for the first Large Red Damselflies. 2025  saw the earliest ever Shropshire individuals emerge on April 5th! This exuviae was photographed by Jan Shields in previous years,…
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March 31, 2026
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Any more sightings?….

It's that crazy time of year where people are already talking Christmas so I thought I'd post a reminder to please make sure you have all your records entered into iRecord or emailed to myself…
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November 12, 2025
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Glorious autumn sunshine…

Once the day warms up there are still a reasonable number of dragonflies on the wing. Geoff Hall has sent in this pair of Migrant Hawkers seen at Dinham Bridge, Ludlow and Jan Shields has…
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September 25, 2025
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How times change…

Just 7 years ago neither of these species were recorded in Shropshire and now Tim Walter has sent in photos from Comer Wood of Small Red-eyed Damselflies (left) and Willow Emeralds (below). In other counties…
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August 27, 2025
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Heat and confusion…

Geoff Hall has sent in this pair of Darters in cop seen at The Bog. At a glance all seems well until you realise the male is a Black Darter and the female a Common…
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August 25, 2025
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Second Site for Willow Emerald…

Geoff Hall has seen Willow Emerald at Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre at Craven Arms- only the second recorded site for this species in Shropshire! This male was seen illustrating the characteristic spread wings, the long…
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August 17, 2025