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It's going to be a busy week! Yesterday Tim Walter sent in the first records for  Blue-tailed Damselfly (left) and Azure Damselfly (below left) both seen at Pam's Pools near Bridgnorth. Beautiful Demoiselle was also…

Hopefully I'll post the evidence of Broad-bodied Chaser shortly -seen in Minsterly on 27th April which is the second earliest sighting ever of this species in Shropshire! In the meantime Stephen Barlow has photographed 1…

Stephen Barlow has sent in the first records this year of White-faced Darters and an 'in-flight' Four-spotted Chaser at Whixall Moss. He photographed this emergent White-faced Darter (left) and one other low down in the…

As temperatures dropped and rain fell the dragonfly season it seems was put largely on hold until yesterday when a flurry of Large Red Damselfly records came in and this photograph taken by Tim Walter…

I was fairly sure the minute I left Shropshire for a holiday the flight season would start! On 5th April Stephen Barlow recorded this Large Red Damselfly (left) at Whixall Moss. This is a Shropshire…

Still only 31st March, but sitting with a glass of wine in the garden yesterday things felt very summery! As this fair weather spell continues keep your eyes open for the first Large Red Damselflies…

Stephen Barlow has sent in this fairly well camouflaged female Common Darter seen basking at Whixall Moss on October 26th. Stephen reported 'moderate numbers' of dragonflies still being present including Black Darters (below left) and…

It seems Monday 7th October brought a flurry of later records. Common Darters and Migrant  Hawkers were seen at Dudmaston and Colemere and some of our acidic pool specialists were spotted elsewhere; Stephen Barlow photographed…

It's raining again and hard to see how our dragonflies will persist for long if autumn continues like this! In between showers Julian Cartwright saw good numbers of Black Darter (left) on Magpie Hill near…

Geoff Hall has sent in these beautiful photos of Black Darter taken at Pole Cottage on the Long Mynd. This acidic pool specialist is the smallest dragonfly species in the uk as well as being…