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  1. Ashton.P

    Damsel ID please

    Female Blue-tailed Damselfly of the mature colour form infuscan
  2. Ashton.P

    Can I tick Brown Hawker?

    Hi Joe, I's a female Hairy Dragonfly. To early for Brown Hawker which I would not expect to see until mid-June.
  3. Ashton.P

    Dark Damselfly at Cley

    Mature female Blue-tailed Damselfly rufescens-obsoleta colour form.
  4. Ashton.P

    Unknown Darter

    Yes, it's a mature female.
  5. Ashton.P

    Darter Dragon fly and a grasshopper id please.

    Dragonfly is a Common Darter. You can see the pale lines on the legs which separates it from Ruddy Darter.
  6. Ashton.P

    confimation of dragon and damsel

    Agree with Roy, definitely female. The trouble with most of the field-guides available is that they only show adult colouration in mature condition. Immature and over-mature colouration cause confusion as males appear female like when immature, yet females can take on male colouration when...
  7. Ashton.P

    Red Veined Darters S France ?

    All Red-veined Darters. Blue underside to eyes and the pterostigma has broad dark border.
  8. Ashton.P

    Yorkshire Birding

    I'm with you Ben on Common Green Grasshopper. There appears to be no costal bulge which is absent in this species, but would be present on Meadow Grasshopper.
  9. Ashton.P

    Grasshopper ID

    Just started looking at Orthoptera and my initial id for the photo was Common green Grasshopper. Shape of, and markings on the keel are good for this species. Also there appears to be no costal bulge, which would be present on Meadow Grasshopper.
  10. Ashton.P

    First Dragonfly.

    Confirmed as Common Darter. Yellow stripes on legs clearly visible.
  11. Ashton.P

    Dragonfly ID Help

    Black-tailed Skimmers are now fairly common in Yorkshire. Can't fail to see them at North Cave Wetlands where double figure counts are normal and three figure counts can be achieved when the site is fully surveyed.
  12. Ashton.P

    Please confirm this damselfly

    Definately a female Azure.
  13. Ashton.P

    Dragonfly ID please

    Hi Tony, It is an over mature female Comon Darter.
  14. Ashton.P

    Dragonfly in Speyside - ID needed

    Hi Steve, The photo is at a tricky angle. I only looked deeper because I was trying to understand why it was a Black-tailed Skimmer. The trouble with field guides is there isn't enough of them, and it's difficult to show all the different stages of maturity. I constantly refer to all the ones I...
  15. Ashton.P

    Dragonfly in Speyside - ID needed

    Hi Steve, I disagree with this identification for the following reasons. On Black-tailed Skimmer these cresents should be complete on each segement, which they clearly are not on the photo. I have viewed many photos on the net and could not find any where the cresents are incomplete. The...
  16. Ashton.P

    Dragonfly in Speyside - ID needed

    Hi Adey, They are very distinctive from Common Darter, more easily over looked as Black Darter.
  17. Ashton.P

    Dragonfly in Speyside - ID needed

    Hi Dave, Looks like a female Highland Darter. I saw a few in Scotland whilst there in July. Some photos I took whilst there can be found at the following link:- http://dragonflies.fotopic.net/c1333508.html
  18. Ashton.P

    Female Black-tailed skimmer?

    The shape of the anal appendages at the tip of the abdomen indicate that it is a female.
  19. Ashton.P

    Is this a common darter?

    The all black legs would suggest that it's a Ruddy Darter. Common Darter would have quite distinctive yellow stripes on the legs, these becoming less obvious as they mature.
  20. Ashton.P

    exuvia ID please

    Definately Emperor Dragonfly, eye shape is quite distinctive.
  21. Ashton.P

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    Is this reliable? A quick look at photographs in 'Smallshire and Swash' would indicate that this isn't the case. Some of the male Variables don't have this mark and some are reduce to two faint spots, rather than a bar. A photograph of a male Azure has two faint spots, and a female has a full...
  22. Ashton.P

    Dragonfly ID Pointers

    Link to a composite photo showing the key differences between Variable, Azure and Common Blue Damelflies. In all species there can be some variability, and it's best to not solely rely on one identification feature. http://www.erdragonflies.co.uk/id/bluedamselflies.htm
  23. Ashton.P

    Strangest noise you have ever heard a starling make?!

    When working in Beverley town centre several years ago, I would keep hearing Wigeon calling. After hearing it on a regular basis I eventually realised it was a Starling.
  24. Ashton.P

    blackcap

    First one in the garden this morning. By no means annual all previous records are during the second half of April, this one being the first March record. Paul.
  25. Ashton.P

    Damselfly ID

    Though my personal experience of them is limited, I believe that they are not one of the easiest species to photograph. During the day when active they spend most of their time well away from the banks making it difficult to get close views of them. During dull weather most species can be found...
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