Barrie Smith reports Whixall Moss is a hot bed of activity recording over 100 Four-spotted Chasers on 19th May. Good numbers engaged in all activites from copulating on the wing to ovipositing to territorial battles-…
adminMay 20, 2014
A fabulous weekend had many people out enjoying dragonflies including Jay Mitchell spotting Large Red and Common Blue damsels on the Rea Brook and Gwyn and Sue Hiatt recording over 10 Beautiful Demoiselles and a…
adminMay 18, 2014
Good to hear some more dragons are joining the fray with Barrie Smith spotting at least a dozen Four-spotted Chasers at Whixall Moss yesterday (15th May). Numerous White-faced Darter and Large Red Damselflies also seen at…
adminMay 16, 2014
Jonathan Groom has been spotting Beautiful Demoiselles again -and this time with a camera. 3 males were seen today at Mor Brook near Eardington. They have been seen on this brook before, but at Morville…
adminMay 14, 2014
The good news is damselflies are emerging from the top to the bottom of the county with Large Red Damselfly being recorded on May 13th down south in Ludlow by Peta Sams. The not so…
adminMay 14, 2014
An interesting sighting of Beautiful Demoiselle made by Jonathan Groom today on the Rea Brook in Shrewsbury. No photo, but I couldn't resist putting one in from the British Dragonfly Society as this is a…
adminMay 7, 2014
Very pleased to actually report some sightings myself today- Common Blue Damselfly recently emerged from it's nearby exuvia at a fishery pond near Pontesbury. The good news is I had a pot for the exuvia,…
adminMay 6, 2014
A new week and a new species for 2014! Thanks to Warwick Davies continuing to watch his pond near Oswestry we have the first Azure Damselfly sighting for 2014 on 5th May. Warwick also reports…
adminMay 6, 2014
The flight season is definitely underway with further reports of Large Red Damselfly spotted by Keith Fowler at Hope Valley SWT on 30th April. More individuals of this species were also seen on 3rd May…
adminMay 6, 2014