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Just a couple of follow up photos from S. Barlow following his sighting of Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa at Whixall Moss.......and White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes in good numbers along Llangollen Canal...this one having lunch!

P. Hopwood has been to a privately owned site near Maesbrook and reports large numbers of dragonflies and damselflies on the wing. The photos of Emperors Anax imperator he has taken are stunning- enjoy!And a…

S. Barlow has been back at Whixall Moss where a good number of species are active. It seems to be one of those weeks where everything is catching up and Common Hawker Aeshna juncea has…

W. Davies has been in touch with photos of Southern Hawker emerging from his pond near Oswestry. The photos below show some great detail of the head and anal appendages and highlight the huge change…

A strange season which has taken so long to get going and yet I have recently received reports from S. Barlow of Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum and Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa at Whixall Moss. No…

A hot day found me racing off from work to stroll along the canal between Blakemere and Colmere. Numerous White-legged Damselflies were a highlight on the canal and large numbers of Black-tailed Skimmer present at…

Good to hear Whixall is busy with dragon and damselflies now that we've had some convincing summer weather! K.Lugg was still observing good numbers of White-faced Darters Leucorrhinia dubia last week as well as Large…

Great to get some sunshine yesterday and to be surrounded on the Long mynd by numerous Four-spotted Chaser doing everything at 100 miles an hour! Records have started to come in for Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum…

More reports of Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea emerging as M.Cousins found 10 exuviae around her pond near All Stretton on 14th June along with 2 older Broad Bodied Chaser Libellula depressa exuviae. It's always great…

No photos, but good news that 2 of our larger Shropshire based species have joined the scene. Having just suggested the chance of Emperors this morning I heard from J.Groom with a suspected sighting last…