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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tractorboy69" data-source="post: 3239731" data-attributes="member: 70552">ScotlandJust to add to the debate I've recently returned from 10 days up in Scotland and with some decent spells of weather did a fair bit of dragonflying whilst there.Main highlight was a day spent at Bridge of Grudie on 11th June which produced five sightings of at least 3 Azure Hawkers, plus several sightings of Northern Emeralds including both male and females.Other species seen included several White-faced Darters (immatures of both sexes), Golden-ringed, Four-spotted Chasers and Large Red Damselflies.All were seen within the sheltered dell area (just down from the parking area) and the first appeared at c9.30 once the sun had come out, and with this area so easy to work, especially if you are your own I would definitely recommend visiting here.Just a note a caution though, I revisited on the 14th which was a sunny but cooler day (only 12 degs) and could only find Northern Emeralds in the 3 or 4 hours that I was there, and failed, along with other dragonflyers that I met, to find any Azure Hawkers at all during a week spent visiting all the prime sites in mid-July last year, so AH is far from guaranteed.SimonEdit: Also non-dragonfly sightings included an adult and imm Golden Eagles from the Kinlochewe viewpoint and Pine Marten on the roadside at dusk between the Beinn Eighe visitor centre and Bridge of Grudie.</blockquote>