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Stephen Barlow has sent in late records of both Common Hawker and Black Darter seen at Whixall Moss on 14th November- the latter pictured here. These sightings represented the latest ever Shropshire records for both…

As well as Common Darters Stephen Barlow spotted this female Black Darter at Whixall Moss on 4th November...still in good shape with the diagnostic black triangle clearly visible on top of the thorax and 2…

Following a markedly cooler night Stephen Barlow visited Whixall Moss on Tuesday and managed to find 3 Common Darters -an over mature female pictured left. The southwesterly winds meant sheltered basking sites were difficult to…

Amazingly the mild weather continues as we hurtle towards the end of October. Stephen Barlow reports Common Darter and Common Hawker both being present on Whixall Moss on 25th October. The latest Shropshire record ever…

Very mild temperatures mean a good few records are still coming in with Southern Hawker, Common Darter and Migrant Hawker all out and about. Jan Shields took these photos of a female Migrant Hawker ovipositing…

Adrian Jones has sent in this lovely photo of a Common Hawker seen over a period of 2 days in his wildlife garden in Shrewsbury. Though named a Common Hawker this species is far from…

As we launch into October with sunny skies it will be interesting to see how the remaining dragonflies fare. Incoming records show a reasonable number of species still on the wing in the last couple…

Just checking records on iRecord and found this wonderful picture of Common Hawker taken by Geoff Hall at Wildmoor Pool a few days ago. The light on the wings is beautiful and I couldn't resist…

Whenever dragonflies are spotted ovipositing in odd places it always seems to be a Southern Hawker. Jan Shields photographed this female ovipositing in dry moss at the base of an old dry birdbath just a…

Incredibly it's September tomorrow, but judging by records coming in from the weekend there's still a lot of dragonfly activity to be enjoyed. Miles Leach has been at a pond near the base of Brown Clee Hill…