Common Darter are still putting in the odd appearance - last seen by Jan Shields at Mousecroft Pool near Shrewsbury on 21st October. Jan also came face to face with a Migrant Hawker earlier this month…
adminOctober 27, 2016
Having just asked the question regarding later records this sighting of a female Migrant Hawker at Colemere was sent in by Sue Loose. Even from a distance the diagnostic yellow 'T' shape can be visible on…
adminOctober 5, 2016
Just a few more darters (seen by Stephen Barlow) basking on the post below at Whixall Moss. Having just dug our own garden pond I was looking forward to it filling with rainwater, but it appears…
adminOctober 3, 2016
Stephen Barlow has been investigating the wall of a battery shed for the Second World War Strategic Starfish Site at Whixall Moss- and found a good number of dragonflies basking in the early autumn sunshine!…
adminSeptember 28, 2016
Stephen Barlow reports that Hawkers are now fewer in number up at Whixall Moss, but his photo of one of the few is stunning! This Common Hawker can clearly be seen keeping it's head level…
adminSeptember 20, 2016
Some lovely photos of Common Hawker in flight taken by Stephen Barlow. The female is seen here on the left with a far stockier body and very reduced antehumeral stripes, and the male is shown…
adminSeptember 5, 2016
I often think wouldn't it be great if the ancient ancestors of dragonflies with wingspans over 70cm were still flying around. Robin Ellis has spotted this specimen near Shrewsbury with a wingspan probably more like 7 m!…
adminSeptember 5, 2016
...but sadly on each other! Damselflies seem to be low in numbers this year and there'll be even less with this going on. The first photo taken by Edward Andrews shows a male Blue-tailed Damselfly…
adminSeptember 5, 2016
A fabulous shot of a Common Hawker head on showing clearly the narrow antehumeral (shoulder) stripes on the top of the thorax and the yellow costa (leading vein of the wings). This great shot was…
adminAugust 25, 2016