Well I casually threw down the gauntlet and Lee Wilkinson has sent in this great shot- sadly in his words a Wrexhamite not a Salopian, but still a fabulous photo- thank you!!
adminJuly 17, 2014
Catherine Wenman (not a wasp fan!) has been enjoying the spectacle of a Golden Ringed Dragonfly doing lunch in Church Stretton -so much so in fact she has declared the dragonfly 'her hero!'Personally having seen…
adminJuly 15, 2014
Barrie Smith has been keeping an eye on Whixall this week and reports 100's of Emeralds which must look fantastic! A male is shown below with his wings held typically at 45 degrees- a trait…
adminJuly 11, 2014
Paul Hopwood visited Dudmaston this week and reports over 80 Black-tailed Skimmers! Skimmers are known to settle on bare ground as shown here- a fact often used to help separate them from Chasers. Always best…
adminJuly 11, 2014
Meurig Garbutt recently journeyed to Titterstone Clee Hill in search of the aptly named Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly. Unfortunately she had no luck in that department, but amongst the Blue-tailed, Common Blue and Large Red Damsels…
adminJuly 7, 2014
Gary Palmer and Rob Stokes both report visiting this area recently, Gary recording a good number of male and female Keeled Skimmers and pairs in cop. Gary's photo below clearly shows the antehumeral stripes on…
adminJuly 7, 2014
A great shot below taken by Paul Hopwood at Whixall Moss on 3rd July. When four-spots have more extensive patches of black at the wing nodes and sometimes dark smudges of colour towards the end…
adminJuly 7, 2014
Paul Hopwood was also at Venus Pool yesterday and captured some fantastic shots of Ruddy Darter. Thought I'd put them on the blog firstly because they're great shots, but also because they show a more…
adminJuly 2, 2014
1st July and the first Ruddy Darter record received from Rob Stokes. This immature male specimen was seen at Venus Pool just south of Shrewsbury and the lovely photo below clearly shows the waisted abdomen. Zooming…
adminJuly 1, 2014