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I'm always thrilled when dragons and damsels emerge from our own pond, but I'd be exceedingly happy if like Yvonne from Cross Houses I had a regular emergence of Emperor Dragonflies! Yvonne has seen many…

Jan Shields has been to Mousecroft Pool near Shrewsbury and has managed to grab 2 quick photos of 2 different species of blue damselfly - both new to our list for 2020. Common Blue Damselfly is…

Peter Roberts has amazingly recorded this female White-faced Darter on his garden furniture in Woore! This rare species is (usually!) only recorded at Whixall Moss in Shropshire where there are ample acidic bog pools full…

19th May saw White-legged Damselflies take to the skies both at Coalbrookdale (pictured left photographed by Paul Spear) and the Marl Allotment area of Whixall Moss (pictured below photographed by Stephen Barlow). Both images show…

Paul Spear has sent in this fabulous set of photos illustrating Clubtail emergence. This first photo is fascinating (not just because the dragonfly has a fly on it's head!) but if you click to enlarge it…

Sam Rees has sent in these great shots of Common Clubtail seen in Doctor's Field on the River Severn in Shrewsbury. The close up left shows the clearly separated eyes - the only dragonfly (as…

Well we haven't seen it, but there's proof right here! Yvonne from Cross Houses has sent in these great exuvia shots- complete with measurements. The Emperor exuvia is really unlike anything else in this country…

Cecilia Young has sent in some lovely emergence shots of Broad-bodied Chaser taken at her garden pond near Oswestry - presumably just before this cold snap. Over 30 exuviae were found which makes me very…

Jan Shields has seen Banded Demoiselles on the River Severn at Shrewsbury and this lovely photo (left) shows clearly the band of pigment on the wing of the male. It also illustrates the amazing spines…

Stephen Barlow has sent in this fabulous photo of a female White-faced Darter emerging in the spring sunshine. He described how difficult it was to achieve this photo due to this species typically emerging over 'out of…