Stephen Barlow has sent in some stunning photos of Stonechats feeding on Four-spotted Chasers up at Whixall Moss. Stephen reports that in this pair the female seems far more successful in gathering food for the young…
Again Whixall Moss is coming up trumps for first sightings....this time a few female Azure Damselflies seen on 5th May by Stephen Barlow. This lovely shot shows the narrow antehumeral stripes and coenagrion spur (spur…
Graham Wenman has sent in some lovely photos of Large Red Damselfly emerging from his pond - a 2ft x 3 ft pond proving that even small bodies of water can be really productive and…
In addition to Large Red Damselflies and Four-spotted Chasers Stephen Barlow has spotted the first White-faced Darters for 2017 at Whixall Moss. His photos show a teneral male (far left) and a teneral female (left). Both…
Stephen Barlow has spotted an early dragonfly at Whixall Moss on Saturday 22nd April. The Four-spotted Chaser is seen in his photo on the far left with four spots clearly visible on the wings and dark…
It seems 18th April was definitely the start of the flight season with Stephen Barlow also reporting around 9 teneral Large Reds at Whixall Moss - 2 beautifully photographed here.
Just as frost is forecast for tonight I hear from Warwick Davies in Oswestry that a Large Red Damselfy flew from his pond in Oswestry today. This means the Shropshire flight season is underway which…
Amazingly April is nearly upon us and with that should come the first Large Red Damselflies of 2017- usually mid-late April but if it's warm (?!) it could be sooner. As we await the first…
If this sounds more appealing than a Christmas party then Join Genevieve Dalley of the BDS this Thursday 15th December -wet and mud guaranteed! For full details follow this link.
I recently emailed dragonfly recorders asking for 2016 records and received this lovely photo from Gareth Thomas of a Spotted Flycatcher with unlucky Banded Demoiselle! Caught last June apparently on the nearby Teme and carried…