Jan Shields has returned to Aston Locks to enjoy a good number of species on the wing. Common Darter (left with visible yellow stripe on leg), Black-tailed Skimmer (below left), Four-spotted Chaser (below right) and…
adminJune 22, 2020
Paul Spear has sent in some great photos of the first Black Darters of our Shropshire summer. An immature male is seen here (left) with a diagnostic yellow splash pattern on the side of the…
adminJune 22, 2020
Jim Almond has sent in this great photo of Common Blue Damselflies in tandem whilst the female simultaneously has a spot of lunch! This was taken at Venus Pool where Black-tailed Skimmer were also on…
adminJune 19, 2020
It's great to have so many photos of exuviae coming in and it's these photos that give us absolute proof Brown Hawker and Southern Hawker are on the wing in Shropshire...though probably sheltering from the…
adminJune 18, 2020
Fiona Argyle has sent in this lovely photo of a female Common Hawker emerging from Boyne Water on Brown Clee Hill in South Shropshire on 15th June which is fairly early for this species. Reports…
adminJune 17, 2020
Paul Spear has sent in some fascinating photos of White-legged Damselflies emerging at Coalbrookdale. The individual shown here on the left is fascinating as you can actually see the mouthparts extended forward from the front…
adminJune 16, 2020
Stephen Barlow has sent in a photo of the first Emerald Damselfly of the Shropshire flight season seen on the Marl Allotment at Whixall Moss. This photo shows a female with a stockier body than…
adminJune 16, 2020
David Williams has dug a brand new garden pond in lockdown and just a couple of weeks after adding water it was visited by Broad-bodied Chasers. These are known to colonise new ponds and have…
adminJune 10, 2020
Jan Shields took a lunch break at Aston Locks recently and was rewarded with Emperors, Four-spotted Chasers, Black-tailed Skimmers, Azure Damselflies, Banded Demoiselles and our first photo of Red-eyed Damselfly- doing what it's nearly always…
adminJune 9, 2020