One more just for luck! Well 2 actually, seen by Stephen Barlow at Whixall Moss on 21st July chasing off an Emperor Dragonfly and reportedly being far more effective at this than Common Hawkers. The…
adminJuly 22, 2021
Whilst I cower in the shade Jan Shields has been out in the midday sun at Cramer Gutter enjoying the first sightings of Keeled Skimmers. These dragonflies are fairly discreet, but well worth the effort…
adminJuly 20, 2021
Darters can present a challenge with respect to identification and it's always worth taking a good look at your photos. At first glance you may well think the photo (left) is a Common Darter, but…
adminJuly 20, 2021
I almost knew as I typed the words 'there'll be no more White-faced Darters' that I was tempting fate...and here we are with a photo from John Kirkland taken on 16th July at Whixall Moss.…
adminJuly 19, 2021
Stephen Barlow reports that White-faced Darters are now very few and far between on Whixall Moss. On July 14th he found just 1 solitary male pictured left and Stephen knows all the best places to…
adminJuly 16, 2021
Miles Leach noticed this female Southern Hawker emerging from his garden pond and was surprised to find it still there the following day...and a few days after that. On closer inspection there was no sign…
adminJuly 16, 2021
Julie Rogers has sent in more great photos taken near the canal at Whixall Moss. This immature female White-legged Damselfly (left) is really pale with barely any markings and referred to as form lactea. She…
adminJuly 15, 2021
Yes, exuviae are rather brown and drab, but they are also the most important biological records as they are proof that a species has successfully bred at a particular waterbody. In this case Andy Warr…
adminJuly 14, 2021
Well 2 garden favourites really...raspberries and Southern Hawkers! Liz Honer has sent in this lovely photo of a male Southern Hawker...still maturing as the colours are quite pale, but the diagnostic abdominal markings are very…
adminJuly 13, 2021