Date: 31/05/06
Site: Grantham Canal at Barkestone le Vale
Observer: Nigel Wood
1 male
Hairy Dragonfly plus one exuvia
Roughly half way between Jericho Bridge and Granby Lane Bridge
Date: 28/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Steve Houghton
Banded Demoisellefirst of the year
Variable DamselfliesBroad-Bodied ChasersAzure Damselfly Red-Eyed Damselfly Large Red Damselfly
Date: 25/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Steve Houghton, Mark Rossell
40+
Four-Spotted Chaser 2
Broad-bodied Chaser 1 teneral and 1 semi-mature female
7
White-Legged Damselfly 5
Variable Damselfly 50+
Common Blue Damselfly 250+
Azure Damselfly 250+
Red-Eyed Damselfly 150+
Blue-Tailed Damselfly 60+
Large Red Damselfly
Date: 20/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Steve Houghton, Mark Rossell, Graham Gamble
1 White-Legged Damselfly
Single teneral male – earliest ever record for the reserve
1 Variable Damselfly
Single adult male
20+ Four-spotted Chaser
still emerging in good numbers + 1 praenubila form
100+ Azure Damselfly
50+ Large Red Damselfly
50+ Blue-tailed Damselfly
150+ Red-eyed Damselfly
Date: 18/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Steve Houghton
16+ Four-spotted Chaser
both mature adults plus several emerging
60+ Red-eyed Damselfly
Tenerals and adults
50+ Large Red Damselfly
30+ Blue-tailed Damselfly
100+ Azure Damselfly
Date: 14/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Mark Rossell, Steve Houghton
3 male and 1 female Variable Damselfly
(the first confirmed record away from Grantham Canal in many years)
Date: 11/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Steve Houghton
50+ Large Red Damselfly
10+ Azure Damselfly
20+ Red-eyed Damselfly
7 Blue-tailed Damselfly
Date: 11/05/06
Site: Wanlip Meadows
Observer: John Hague
1 teneral Four-spotted Chaser
(earliest since 2002)
Date: 10/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Mark Rossell
c20 Red-eyed Damselfly
c30 Large Red Damselfly
c10 Azure Damselfly
Date: 09/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Mark Rossell
1 Red-eyed Damselfly
c20 Azure Damselfly
c50 Large Red Damselfly
Date: 05/05/06
Site: Queniborough garden pond
Observer: John & Shelagh Tinning
1 teneral Large Red Damselfly
Date: 03/05/06
Site: Priory Water
Observer: Steve Houghton, Mark Rossell
15+ Large Red Damselfly
Both males and females present in teneral and semi-mature forms
