Who'd have thought you could get too hot up on the Longmynd? Miles Leach has taken this great shot of a Black Darter male obelisking at Pole Cottage Pools. Usually such black coloration helps to absorb…
adminAugust 20, 2020
Jim Almond has seen the first Shropshire Migrant Hawkers on the wing at Venus Pool. Having followed what he thought was initially a male on the wing close up shots eventually revealed this female with…
adminAugust 16, 2020
David Williams has sent in some great photos of the Broad-bodied Chaser larvae that he has been following in his pond. It's amazing to see how much they have grown in stature over a short…
adminAugust 16, 2020
News just in- further sightings of Small Red-eyed Damselfly at Wellfield Fishery, Button Bridge, Wyre Forest. That's 3 sightings so far this year....keep us posted so we can see how quickly and how far they…
adminAugust 14, 2020
Two lovely photos of Black Darter have been sent in from Whixall Moss and they provide a useful contrast to the Common Darter female pictured in the previous post. The female Black Darter (left) has…
adminAugust 13, 2020
Jim Almond has been enjoying the darters in the surrounding fields at Venus Pool and has sent in these amazing close ups of a female Common Darter. Such a common and widespread species, but Jim's…
adminAugust 12, 2020
Jim Almond has been to Dudmaston and recorded Small Red-eyed Damselfly on the main pond for the second year running which is great! Jim's photos show the Small Red-eyed (left), the Red-eyed (below left) and…
adminAugust 12, 2020
Last year we saw the first ever sightings of Small Red-eyed Damselfly in Shropshire towards the south and east of the county. We wondered when/if this species would spread across Shropshire and Stephen Barlow has…
adminAugust 10, 2020
Jim Almond has been visiting some of our acidic boggy sites and sent in some lovely photos...not least these fabulous Common Hawker shots (left & left & right below)seen at Titterstone Clee Hill. The teneral…
adminAugust 3, 2020