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After a couple of suspected hawker sightings from Jonathan Groom in the last few days we now have definite proof that hawkers are on the wing. Warwick Davies spotted the emerging larvae on his pond near…

Barry Smith has been keeping an eye on Whixall Moss this weekend and reports numerous Azure, Large Red and Blue-tailed Damselflies and Four-spotted Chasers and White-faced Darters. A reported hive of activity with ovipositing and…

Good news from Jonathan Groom that amid numerous Banded Demoiselles a smattering of White-legged damselflies were putting in an appearance on the River Severn near Buildwas this weekend.Hopefully most of them looked in better order than…

Great to hear from David Williams that Common Club-tail and White-legged Damselfly are on the wing- seen on the River Severn at Hampton Loade on 27th May.This is an immature male with the pale brown…

Gwyn and Sue Hiatt have been out enjoying the challenges of female damselflies at Newport Canal. Three lovely pics seen below all showing the same species Blue-tailed Damselfly: The first 2 show the immature female form…

Rob Stokes has been also been enjoying Whixall Moss and on the 18th May saw several Broad-bodied Chasers in addition to White-faced Darters and Large Red damsels.A lovely wide unmistakeable dragonfly, but not typically a fan…

Barrie Smith reports Whixall Moss is a hot bed of activity recording over 100 Four-spotted Chasers on 19th May. Good numbers engaged in all activites from copulating on the wing to ovipositing to territorial battles-…

Having spotted Beautiful Demoiselle earlier this month Jonathan Groom has returned to Rea Brook to find Beautiful and Banded Demoiselle- the latter shown below.The guide books highlight the different habitats preferred by these species- typically…

A fabulous weekend had many people out enjoying dragonflies including Jay Mitchell spotting Large Red and Common Blue  damsels on the Rea Brook and Gwyn and Sue Hiatt recording over 10 Beautiful Demoiselles and a…

Good to hear some more dragons are joining the fray with Barrie Smith spotting at least a dozen Four-spotted Chasers at Whixall Moss yesterday (15th May). Numerous White-faced Darter and Large Red Damselflies also seen at…