UK Dragonfly Listing (1 Viewer)

[PaulClack]

Morning all,

In a rather pointless OCD listing way, I was wondering if anyone in the UK has yet seen 50 species of Odonata in the UK? Farnboro John must be close as I recall he was on 49 a while back?

I'm languishing on 41, and know the ones I could have seen but haven't:

Willow Emerald and Southern Migrant Hawker, both available now as colonists;

Southern Emerald Damselfly, sporadic colonist

Vagrant Emperor, occasional occurrences esp the Devon one that lingered

Dainty Damselfly, should have seen the 2011 colony

Yellow winged and Vagrant Darters, the 1995 influx

Green Darner on Scilly

And dipped the Scarlet Darter at Longham Lakes this year by a few hours...

So it seems possible and someone may be there already?

P

 

[Farnboro John]

Morning all,

In a rather pointless OCD listing way, I was wondering if anyone in the UK has yet seen 50 species of Odonata in the UK? Farnboro John must be close as I recall he was on 49 a while back?

I'm languishing on 41, and know the ones I could have seen but haven't:

Willow Emerald and Southern Migrant Hawker, both available now as colonists;

Southern Emerald Damselfly, sporadic colonist

Vagrant Emperor, occasional occurrences esp the Devon one that lingered

Dainty Damselfly, should have seen the 2011 colony

Yellow winged and Vagrant Darters, the 1995 influx

Green Darner on Scilly

And dipped the Scarlet Darter at Longham Lakes this year by a few hours...

So it seems possible and someone may be there already?

P

Unfortunately I missed the Scarlet Darter by a couple of hours, though the Lesser Emperors were nice.

I think a lot of people unblocked Vagrant Emperor at Dungeness, where multiple individuals were available for a few weeks IIRC.

I'll have a quick count up and report back but I think I'm still stuck in the forties.

John

 

[Ficedula]

I am now on 47 - List here

The most obvious omission is Coenagrion lunulatum which I have just not got around to (I keep B&I list, but it is in NI so can be added to UK list). Also unable to get to this years Crocothemis.

 

[Farnboro John]

Currently 48 - I must have been including Highland Darter and taken it off. I haven't done Irish Damselfly yet. I'm finding it hard to generate the enthusiasm for a twitch for that, I'm afraid, but perhaps I'd better before it becomes No. 50!

Even more OCD listing-wise, I've got pictures of 47 of the 48, Vagrant Darter being the missing one: 7 of the photographed ones are long enough ago that I haven't got digital shots.

John