Tim Walter has sent in this beautiful multiple exposure photo of Ruddy Darter flying from a bramble at Pam's Pools. Tim also sent in the inflight Emperor (left below) which shows really clearly the blocks…
adminJune 16, 2025
Daniel Johnson and Gwen Earlham have recorded the first early Black Darters emerging at Whixall Moss. 5 were seen in total and this photo (left) clearly shows the diagnostic black triangle on top of the…
adminJune 11, 2025
On the 6th June Tim Walter photographed this fairly fresh looking Common Darter. This close up enables us to clearly see the yellow stripe extending down the black legs - the most useful feature to…
adminJune 9, 2025
David Williams has sent in these great photos of Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly seen unexpectedly at Beckbury Meadows - a privately owned site on the River Worfe flood plain between Albrighton and Bridgnorth. This site is…
adminJune 5, 2025
An anonymous record for Southern Hawker 2nd June has come into iRecord via Birdtrack which unfortunately I have no way of verifying, but please do let me know if you definitely see this species on…
adminJune 4, 2025
In between the threatening clouds on Saturday I was checking a privately owned site near Shrewsbury and saw 2 male Downy Emerald Dragonflies. I did my best to get a photo, but even with my…
adminJune 2, 2025
Mark Priest visited Shrewsbury in search of Clubtails to find they had emerged and were no where to be seen. He was rewarded however with White-legged Damselflies. This photo of a female (left) beautifully illustrates…
adminMay 29, 2025
Mark Underwood has been monitoring the pools at Pole Cottage on the Longmynd and seen much ovipositing by Large Red Damselflies. On the whole this appeared to be going well, but closer inspection of the…
adminMay 27, 2025
Tim Walter has seen Black-tailed Skimmers at Pam's Pools near Bridgnorth and sent in these lovely photos of a female ovipositing (and reflection) and in flight. I was lucky enough to see my first skimmers…
adminMay 22, 2025