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This time last year we were up to our eyes in dragonflies on the wing and yet this year despite the list of species growing, sightings are few and far between. Ivan Grove recorded this…

Stephen Barlow and Jake Dudderidge have both been enjoying Demoiselles and Clubtails on the River Severn in Shrewsbury. Stephen sent in these photos  illustrating the 'clubbed tail' of the adult male. Typically only Banded Demoiselles…

Paul Roughley has sent in these lovely photos of Common Clubtail exuviae and the emergent adult seen by Crewgreen Bridge near the confluence of the Rivers Vyrnwy and Severn...right on the Shropshire border! At first…

Hairy Dragonfly has been seen at Lynclys Quarry reportedly in the 'woody bit' on 4th May by Anna McCann. Anna sent in this photo of the male which shows clearly the prominent tapering antehumeral stripes,…

The sudden surge of spring species remains unconvincing in terms of numbers and indeed numbers of records coming in, but gradually the list of those on the wing is growing. Stephen Barlow has sent in…

Tim Walter has sent in the first record of Common Blue Damselfly (pictured left) seen alongside Blue-tailed Damselflies at Pam's Pools near Bridgnorth. Things have remained slow in getting going and today is the first…

Wonderful weather and things definitely getting underway! Harry Beaman has photographed this female White-faced Darter at Whixall Moss on 24th April and the following day Ivan Grove saw 9  Beautiful Demoiselles (male below left) at…

After a record breaking April in 2025, this year has been comparatively very slow to get going, but finally a second species has emerged, Blue-tailed Damselfly. Tim Walter saw a male and a female at…

Well it couldn't be more different to last spring when good numbers of damselflies were already out and about in early April. Here we have evidence from Stephen Barlow of the first individuals appearing up…

Tricky April weather and tricky recording as I am unable to check iRecord for incoming records due to a security issue- hopefully soon to be resolved! Despite this the first Large Red Damselfly has been…