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…
adminMay 21, 2020
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…
adminMay 20, 2020
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…
adminMay 14, 2020
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…
adminMay 12, 2020
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…
adminMay 12, 2020
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…
adminMay 10, 2020
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…
adminMay 10, 2020
Jan Shields has been enjoying Beautiful Demoiselles on her daily exercise along the Rea Brook. These lovely photos show a teneral female (left) and a teneral male (below left). The opaque brown eyes typical of…
adminMay 7, 2020
The first 2 sightings of Broad-bodied Chaser have been reported. Yvonne in Cross Houses was lucky enough to see this female (below right) emerge from her own garden pond and also gets to keep the…
adminApril 27, 2020