Jan Shields has sent in some great pics of our high summer species seen at Snailbeach and at Mousecroft Pool in Shrewsbury. This Common Darter male (left) shows the diagnostic striped legs and antehumeral stripes.…
adminAugust 7, 2019
And just for the sake of completeness, the female Migrant Hawker also sent in by Peter Roberts. This picture shows the long anal appendages and the very faint reduced antehumeral stripes. Most noticeable as always…
adminAugust 5, 2019
Peter Roberts has recorded Migrant Hawker in his garden in Woore - way up in North East Shropshire. Peter's photo shows the immature male and though the colors are pale the diagnostic 'golf tee' shape…
adminJuly 31, 2019
Often when walking in woods I'm closely inspected by Southern Hawker males or see them hawking up and down woodland rides. Kate Jones and family were also enjoying this male near some muddy puddles in…
adminJuly 30, 2019
Great news- we finally have the first recorded sightings of Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum in Shropshire! We've been expecting this species for about 4 or 5 years as it expanded it's range across from…
adminJuly 30, 2019
Exciting reports and photos of Small Red-eyed Damselfly have come in just north of Enville (SO8286) which is literally a few kms from Shropshire. This species to date has never been recorded in Shropshire so…
adminJuly 23, 2019
Dodging showers last weekend at Preston Montford on the dragonfly course we saw numerous Southern Hawkers emerging and finally an adult female on the wing on the Sunday. Jan Shields has also seen this fabulous…
adminJuly 22, 2019
Jim Almond has been enjoying Ruddy Darters at Venus Pool since 8th July and has sent in a couple of pics of males. On the left we have a fully mature male with the distinctive…
adminJuly 18, 2019
Gary Crowder has sent in some stunning photos from Cramer Gutter in South Shropshire. A Beautiful Demoiselle (left) living up to it's name and Broad-bodied Chaser (below left) and Common Hawker (below right). The females…
adminJuly 11, 2019