UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2024 (2 Viewers)

[Swindon Addick]

Thread for any UK odonata news and discussion, whether your own sightings or other news you've picked up. Questions, comments, etc all welcome.

A Beautiful Demoiselle was reported from Dorset on 20 March which is the first report I've seen.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770467437772726535

 

[aeshna5]

A dragonfly was seen on Feb 15th coming off the sea at St. Leonard's-on-Sea. Not positively identified, but thought to be Vagrant Emperor. A few were seen off the Mediterranean coast of France a couple of days later. From the Migrant Dragonflies FB group.

 

[pdwinter]

Common Blue Damselfly, 21.03.24, Hackney Marshes on irecord Record of Enallagma cyathigerum.
I'm not in any of the UK facebook groups but expect there have been a few Large Red Damselflies by now.

 

[pdwinter]

Large Red Damselfly, 24.03.24, Paignton (Devon) in iRecord Record of Pyrrhosoma nymphula

 

[pdwinter]

Hairy Dragonfly, Sussex, 10/04 from iNaturalist Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)

and from iRecord

Banded Demoiselle, Leybourne Lakes(Kent), 11/04

Blue-tailed Damselfly, Marazion Marsh(Cornwall), 12/04

 

[pdwinter]

Azure Damselfly, 13/04/24, Hertfordshire Record of Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)

I did look for dragonflies yesterday but could find only Large Red Damselflies.

 

[cafe birder]

Variable damselfly, Westhay reserve Somerset today

 

[aeshna5]

Not UK, but a mature male Red-veined Darter was photographed near Haarlem, Netherlands a couple of days ago. One of the earliest records from north-west Europe.

 

[pdwinter]

Two more first dates that I could find by looking in iRecord and iNaturalist are

Variable Damselfly, 12/04, Westbere Lakes (Kent)
Broad-bodied Chaser, 14/04, Dartford (Kent)

 

[Owene]

A lot of damsels today at ham wall mixture of bluetail and variable and possibly other blue ones, didn't notice any reds but a lot of teneral ones. Saw maybea half dozen dragons which didn't settle but seemed Hairy at a glance

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