Farnboro John
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Basingstoke Canal is one of the good places to look round here and although they do venture into the centre their patrol lines tend to be up and down the reedy/rushy banks for the most part.
John
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UK dragonfly & damselfly sightings 2020 (1 Viewer)
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Basingstoke Canal is one of the good places to look round here and although they do venture into the centre their patrol lines tend to be up and down the reedy/rushy banks for the most part.
John
Good advice, thanks. I thought I'd heard the word 'canals' in association with the species before; possibly during your year list account last year, John? Anyhow, swings and roundabouts, I might struggle to find the habitat you're describing where I'm going at the weekend, but I've just had confirmation there's Emperor moths at that site.
Cheers, lads
Cheers, lads
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Ken Noble
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Paul Winter
I've just received my copy of "Europe's Dragonflies" - Smallshire & Swash. It's very good.
pdwinter
Paul Winter
Yes - a young male.
I've just put in a preorder with Hive, who are currently offering it at below cover price.
pdwinter
Paul Winter
I was sent two complimentary copies by Wileys - I provided a few photos for the book.
I can see it at NHBS.COM under the "coming soon" category
pdwinter
Paul Winter
I looked in NBN for Durham and contiguous vice-counties and the most recent record of Hairy Dragonfly was one on 1.9.1991 (unusually late in the year!). I looked in iRecord for the same area and there is just one accepted record - at a site west of Scarborough in June 2019. So you might not have much luck!
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Many thanks for that, Paul. I appreciate your expert advice. In a normal year I would have been in reach of Stover Ponds in Devon where I hoped to have seen HD by now, but it can wait until next year. As I say, the maps I saw for Emperor Moth suggested I was going to be just outside the species known range west of Durham City, but a mate of mine said he was up at the site I was going to go looking on spec at the weekend and he said there's a noticeboard up in the car park there with a picture of an Emperor Moth on it. I've not seen more than a handful of Four-spotted Chasers since I started taking dragonflies more seriously a couple of summers ago and I'll be happy just getting a chance to watch a few more of them. :t:
Still haven't seen any Dragonflies or Damselflies yet not even at the pond at my local patch.
Available to pre-order here: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Dave...e-to-the-damselflies-and-dragonflies/24290063
It's not out until 14 July and I'm not sure if non-UK suppliers will get it at the same time as the UK stores.
I imaging the BDS shop will stock it too, but they're not likely to have it until slightly after the release date.
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Hairy D was an exciting patch tick for me in Bristol a few days ago. :t: Can't find any other Bristol records, but they're not too far away (Avonmouth etc).
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Farnboro John
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Common Clubtail at Fittleworth lunchtime, Variable Damselfly Burton Mill Pond this afternoon.
John
John
