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Stephen Barlow reports White-legged Damselflies on Llangollen Canal at Whixall Moss and Whixall Marl Allotment -seeing in excess of 50. This species is being surveyed by the BDS this year so all sightings are particularly  important…

Tim Preston has been out and about on Shawbury Heath to find the first Broad-bodied Chasers basking in the heat. He captured this beautiful photo of a female illustrating very clearly why they are so…

Andy Beech has been enjoying the highs and lows of emerging Club-tails right in the middle of Shrewsbury on the River Severn in the Quarry. He took this great sequence of emergence shots which I…

Paul Spear has already seen a good few species this year at Coalbrookdale. The first Common Blue Damselfly (left) was recorded here on May 13th along with Large Red Damselfly (below left). A subsequent visit…

So things really got underway just as I headed out of the county! Stephen Barlow saw the first White-faced Darters emerging on 4th May and captured this photo of a teneral female. Large Red Damselflies…

Just returned from the wind and rain of the Outer Hebrides to find incredible Shropshire temperatures. Unsurprisingly a good few sightings have taken place whilst away and the current species list for 2018 is now…

Great news from Stephen Barlow on Whixall Moss where on Saturday he spotted the first Shropshire based Large Red Damselfly of 2018 (to my knowledge). Pictured here with milky wings and pale eyes due to fairly recent…

Has spring really sprung? There's certainly a huge amount of activity in my garden pond and the larvae are on the move, but no reports yet of the first Shropshire sighting. Thought I'd just post…

Out walking in the sunshine today and was convinced there was just a hint of spring in the air! I also received a fabulous photo taken last year by one of our recorders and I…

A new year and a new County Recorder! I'm really pleased to be handing over the role to Vicky Nall who will now be keeping an eye on our Shropshire Dragonflies and very keen to…