UK dragonflies and damselflies, 2015 (1 Viewer)

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PaulClack

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• Oct 20, 2015

• #121

Still 2 migrant hawkers and 2 common darters in Cardiff Bay today. Long may the nice and mild weather continue.

 

Swindon Addick

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• Oct 26, 2015

• #122

2 migrant hawkers and 4 common darters including a mating pair at Slimbridge on Sunday, around the newer of the two dragonfly ponds on the South Finger.

 

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Heathy

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• Oct 31, 2015

• #123

With the season slowly drawing to an end, I have started my 'photographing nymphs' winter project. The last few days have seen me catching a few Azure Damselfly, Broad bodied Chaser and Hairy Dragonfly nymphs which I have started to photograph in my indoor tank set up. Lots of photos on my website @ www.marcheathwildlifephotography.zenfolio.com. Click 'My Blog'. A few are posted below.

 

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Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Nov 9, 2015

• #124

Southern Hawker on the wing in Bristol yesterday

 

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Heathy

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• Nov 9, 2015

• #125

Despite the dull skies in Kent today, I saw 1 Common Darter on the wing.

Marc

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Swindon Addick

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• Nov 10, 2015

• #126

Common Darters at Strumpshaw Fen today. One was female, but the males just left her to bask. They were mainly sat on the picnic tables and reluctant to move. That's my latest ever female.

 

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aeshna5

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• Nov 11, 2015

• #127

Southern Hawker seen hunting in London yesterday.

 

Swindon Addick

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• Dec 15, 2015

• #128

A long time after the last UK sighting, suddenly a rather sick-looking southern hawker was seen in Wiltshire last week (9th December). I'm told it's the latest ever dragonfly record for the county, and possibly the first ever December record. The handful of December records a couple of years ago were certainly much further south and nearer the coast.
https://twitter.com/BDSdragonflies/status/675040153807790081

 

Swindon Addick

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• Dec 24, 2015

• #129

A hawker-shaped dragonfly was reported in Lancashire on 22 December. It's on the BDS sightings page with the finder saying it looked like a Migrant Hawker. On the description (slender and dark-coloured), another possibility may be Vagrant Emperor - given the amount of southerly winds recently that may even be the more likely option.