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
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
Jan Shields has sent in a great set of interesting photos- starting with the first picture of a Keeled Skimmer for this year...no head, but you can still make out the diagnostic ochre pterostigma on…
adminJuly 21, 2020
These fabulous photos of Ruddy Darter have been sent in by Jim Almond. Taken at Venus Pool they show a male with a clearly waisted abdomen, black legs (no yellow stripe as seen in Common…
adminJuly 13, 2020
Jim Almond has sent in these great photos of Variable Damselfly taken at a private site in Shropshire. It's a great name as the markings can often show variability making identification challenging for this rarity.…
adminJuly 7, 2020
David Williams has been enjoying White-faced Darters still on the wing at Whixall Moss. I would expect an individual of this early spring species to look far more world weary in late June, but this…
adminJune 28, 2020
Jan Shields has sent in some lovely photos of Southern Hawker emerging from her garden pond...15 so far and probably many more by the time I write this! The male is seen here (left) with…
adminJune 28, 2020
Paul Spear has sent in the first photo of Golden-ringed Dragonfly in a somewhat 'wonky' state seen at Catherton Common. He has also sent in these stunning photos of male and female Emperors. The flight…
adminJune 24, 2020