After writing the last post I thought it was time for some 'textbook' dragonflies and Nick Moss has sent in this perfectly straight male Golden-ringed Dragonfly..and what's more this wasn't in his living room, but…
adminJuly 9, 2021
Finally against the 'hungry birds odds' a Southern Hawker has successfully emerged from Jan Shields pond! Lovely to see these garden pond favourites on the wing and if you have a close encounter with a…
adminJuly 1, 2021
Miles Leach has been keeping an eye on a friends new farm pond on the western slopes of Brown Clee Hill and has photographed Broad-bodied Chasers (left) and Azure Damselflies (below left). Broad-bodied Chasers are…
adminJune 28, 2021
...well both called 'common' but that's misleading! Pictured left is a female teneral Common Darter - a common and widespread species found at almost any kind of waterbody from mid/late summer onwards. This individual was…
adminJune 25, 2021
Black Darters have been seen by Gareth and Nicole Lambe on Whixall Moss and they have sent in 2 lovely photos of females. The upper photo shows clearly the black triangle shape on top of…
adminJune 24, 2021
A bit of cloud has given Jim Almond a chance to look through his recent pictures and he has sent in 2 more glorious photos of male Downy Emerald. You can clearly see the waisted…
adminJune 17, 2021
..and chaos ensues! Stephen Barlow has sent in these images of White-faced Darters from Whixall Moss. The image left shows a male attempting to drag another male away from the female (far left in the…
adminJune 15, 2021
Andy Beech has sent in this photo of a female Clubtail lunching on what we think is/was a damselfly. This individual was seen in Copthorne Park away from the River Severn. The majority of records…
adminJune 15, 2021
It seems the hour of the Emperor Dragonfly is upon us! Returning to email I found several sightings of this fabulous insect starting on 11th June at the Wyre Forest and then on 12th June…
adminJune 15, 2021