UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2024 (5 Viewers)

[wolfbirder]

A 2023 survey of Azure sites by the British Dragonfly Society found that 90% of Azure sites had dried out with no surviving invertebrates.

Matches my experience last year.

 

[pdwinter]

A 2023 survey of Azure sites by the British Dragonfly Society found that 90% of Azure sites had dried out with no surviving invertebrates.

Matches my experience last year.

Thanks for that link. Somehow managed to miss that talk last year.

 

[cafe birder]

Presumed Ruddy Darter today (2 poss 3) at Portbury Wharf reserve N. Somerset

 

[aeshna5]

Presumed Ruddy Darter today (2 poss 3) at Portbury Wharf reserve N. Somerset View attachment 1582878

Agree with ID.

 

[T&E]

Pleased to see a male Banded Demoiselle in long grasses by a quarry pit in Lincoln this afternoon.

Eileen.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

We're up to 15 species out so far this year at my local pond in Bristol

 

[earthdragon64]

Finally a bit of decent weather and saw my first Northern Damselflies of the year today, Abernethy.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

First Small Red-eyed Damselfly of the year today at Duchess Pond in Bristol takes the site yearlist to 16 spp. We still have Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies on site 😊

 

[aeshna5]

Good to see a Downy Emerald & at least 7 Norfolk Hawkers at the London Wetland Centre today; the latter being the most abundant anisopteran just ahead of Emperor & Black-tailed Skimmer.