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Earlier this month Jim Almond sent in photos of the female Variable Damselfly blue form and to complete the picture we now have a female dark form (left and below left). These striking pictures not…

Just a reminder that last spring in the Wyre Forest we saw the first Hairy Dragonflies in Shropshire for a while. The most recent previous confirmed record was a one-off sighting at Whixall Moss in 2013.…

Another glorious photo of a recently emerged Four-spotted Chaser has been sent in by Stephen Barlow. I've zoomed in on a couple of areas just to enjoy the finer detail. Below left you can see the black…

Well fleeting glimpses of sunshine and thunderous downpours of hail aren't your classic recipe for successful dragonfly emergence. Stephen Barlow took this beautiful photo of a Four-spotted Chaser at Whixall Moss that had somehow completed…

Jim Almond has spotted this fabulous female Variable Damselfly at a private site near Shrewsbury. The photographs illustrate the challenges of identification. Variables (as the name suggests) can be very Variable and the females are…

Maria Justamond has sent in this lovely photo of  Blue-tailed Damselfly seen at Upton Magna on 26th April. The females of this species have a number of different colour forms...5 to be precise! This is…

Stephen Barlow has sent in this photo of a male Large Red Damselfly at Whixall Moss which shows the beautiful deep red coloration once this species matures. Whixall Moss always seems to be the earliest…

Sian Mercer has sent in the first 2021 photo of White-faced Darter seen during a morning stroll on 25th April. The photo shows an immature male with glassy wings typical of recently emerged individuals and…

More fabulous sunshine and Stephen Barlow reported the first Four-spotted Chaser from Whixall Moss on 22nd April pictured left. He also is seeing good numbers of Large Red Damselflies on the moss. Having scoured my pond…

Stephen Barlow has sent in 2 great photos of Large Red Damselfly taken at Whixall Moss where 'multiple individuals' are now emerging. Above left is a female (form typica) with a stouter body than the…