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Monsoon conditions today, but last weeks wonderful weather brought the late summer dragons out and about. Jan Shields described a 'Dragon Fest' at Snailbeach where large numbers of ovipositing Common Darter (left) were covering the…

The recent hot spell has brought in some fabulous photos; firstly this male Migrant Hawker in flight taken by Jan Shields at Mousecroft Pool near Shrewsbury and secondly (below) a beautiful shot of a female…

Jan Shields has been enjoying the Keeled Skimmers up at Crammer Gutter on Catherton Common. This species is a real habitat specialist being found on boggy flushes and runnels on some of our Shropshire heathland.…

Mick Richardson has sent in some stunning photos including yet another sighting of our new Shropshire species for 2019; Small Red-eyed Damselfly. Mick saw 10+ individuals at Green Pond near Albrighton and new immediately what they…

The guide book's so good even the dragonflies can't resist! A great photo sent in by Jonathan Bell taken in Norfolk....nowhere near Shropshire....but I couldn't resist a Ruddy Darter on a picture of a Ruddy…

John Barratt has been observing Brown Hawkers on the wing at Cricklade and sent in these interesting pics. Males are often seen curling up the end of the abdomen in the process of transferring sperm,…

Jan Shields has sent in some great pics of our high summer species seen at Snailbeach and at Mousecroft Pool in Shrewsbury. This Common Darter male (left) shows the diagnostic striped legs and antehumeral stripes.…

Another record of Small Red-eyed Damselfly has come in from Meurig Garbutt who saw numerous individuals including this one (left) at Dudmaston on 5th August. The photo shows the blue pigment on the sides of…

And just for the sake of completeness, the female Migrant Hawker also sent in by Peter Roberts. This picture shows the long anal appendages and the very faint reduced antehumeral stripes. Most noticeable as always…

Peter Roberts has recorded Migrant Hawker in his garden in Woore - way up in North East Shropshire. Peter's photo shows the immature male and though the colors are pale the diagnostic 'golf tee' shape…