Scottish Dragons and Damsels. (1 Viewer)

[Owene]

I’m in Scotland next week for 6 days wildlife watching based in glenloy and nethy bridge.

I was wondering if anyone knew any good locations for Odonata near either place that would still be flying in late august that I wouldn’t get much chance to see down south.

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

There are some good tips in this thread from Larry and Kevin:

UK Dragonflies & Damselflies 2021

Highland odonata hotspots from last week's trip:- At Loch Garten we found Northern Damselflies were easily located in dull weather perching on the tops of sedges, at the traditional roadside pool with a boardwalk (on the right hand side of the road as you approach Loch Garten from Boat of...

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[Welsh Peregrine]

Two weeks ago there were plenty of Common Hawkers in woods near Nethybridge. Lots of Emerald Damselflies from the leftmost hide at Loch of Kinnordy. Didn’t look for any of the specials.

 

[Swindon Addick]

It's probably getting a bit late for the Scottish specialities, but other than white-faced darter I think we're still within the tail end of the flight season so worth trying the sites that have been mentioned in other threads for azure hawker, northern emerald and northern damsel. Common Hawker will still be about and tends to be easier to find in Scotland than further south. I've never seen the blue form of the female outside Scotland.

Nethy Bridge is very close to Boat of Garten so worth having a look at the pond on the road from the B907 to Loch Garten which is the easy place to get northern damsels if they're still on the wing.

 

[Owene]

Thanks guys. I’ll work through that other thread as well

 

[Stonefaction]

Uath Lochans maybe worth a look?
This might be useful....

https://www.cairngorms.co.uk/uploads/documents/Look%20After/cons%20projects/Damselflies__Dragonflies