Jake Dudderidge has spotted a good number of Small Red-eyed Damselflies on the pond at Telford Town Park 'by the Uni building and the shopping centre.' Jake sent in some pics (left) which from a…
adminAugust 25, 2022
Jan Shields has been up to Cramer Gutter where there were 'masses of Golden-ringeds' and good numbers of Keeled Skimmer. The Keeled Skimmer is a Shropshire rarity found only in a handful of locations, Cramer…
adminAugust 15, 2022
I don't normally post photos taken beyond our Shropshire borders, but I had to post these. Any Warr has been enjoying a population of around a 1000 (!) Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies at a working sandpit at…
adminAugust 10, 2022
Geoff Hall has sent in this rather battered old specimen of a Broad-bodied Chaser seen at The Bog near the Stiperstones. I was about to wax lyrical about the good sustained weather allowing this male…
adminAugust 10, 2022
Andy Warr has sent in some fabulous in-flight photos of Common Hawkers (left and below left) seen on Titterstone Clee Hill showing clearly the yellow costa on the wings and the narrow yet prominent antehumeral…
adminAugust 9, 2022
July 27th heralded the arrival of Migrant Hawkers and Small Red-eyed Damselflies. The latter (pictured left) has only been recorded at a handful of Shropshire sites to date so do please get in touch if…
adminAugust 1, 2022
Curious Raven sent in this fascinating photo. At first glance an unidentified blur of wings but if you look at the reflection on the water it is clearly a Four-spotted Chaser! Chris Johnson has also…
adminJuly 19, 2022
Well as most of us hideaway from ridiculous temperatures it seems the dragonflies are loving it! Curious Raven has sent in this fabulous photo of a male Emperor on the wing in Edgmond, near Newport.…
adminJuly 18, 2022
Julian Cartwright has been enjoying a nice selection of species at Preston Montford FSC including this male Ruddy Darter (left). We can clearly see the ruddy frons and general deep red coloration explaining the species name…
adminJuly 16, 2022