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Latest Leics & Rutland Dragonfly SightingsSaturday, September 23, 2006Grantham Canal, Saturday, 23 September 2006 Plungar Bridge to Bridge 47A (SK767343 to SK763337) 20+ Migrant Hawker including "in cop" and ovipositing 20+ Common Darter including some in tandem and some immature males Huncote, September 23rd 2006
Red-veined Darter 5 still present:
3 still in the corner of the field but 2 now on the north (Huncote) side of Croft Hill in long grass between the path and the edge of the quarry. Also many Migrant Hawker and Common Darter in general area. Adey Baker Thursday, September 21, 2006Huncote September 21st 2006
Red-veined Darter 6 present, this morning:
3 in the rough corner of the field (as below) 1 just through gateway at bottom of bank 2 on top of bank (Huncote Embankment) There was one present on Monday with a damaged wing, but all of today's six were in good condition making at least seven individuals present recently. Hopefully, they'll hang around long enough for at least one of the males to turn red! Adey Baker Monday, September 18, 2006More Red-veined Darter info
Adey Baker comments:
"Carl and I put out the news and they were twitched by a few people. The 3 that we reported on the rough field were increased to 4, putting the county total up to 10 records/individuals." "They must surely have emerged locallly, but where is the question - we had no hint of any at the pool at the base of Huncote Embankment (though only a few minutea would have been required to lay the eggs) so the pools around Huncote Sandpit may have been the spot." Sunday, September 17, 2006More RED-VEINED DARTERS at Huncote  September 17th 2006(Photos - left by Carl Baggott, right by Adey Baker) 3 Red-veined Darters in rough corner of field on opposite side of road to the gateway as on Sept 3rd (below). SP513972. 1 Red-veined Darter in the same area as Sept 3rd Another Red-veined Darter farther along the path around the edge of Croft Quarry in gorse bushes. Carl Baggott, Adey Baker (found simultaneously!) Thursday, September 07, 2006Grantham Canal, Wednesday, 6 September, 2006
Plungar Bridge to Bridge 47A (SK767343 to SK763337)
100+ Migrant Hawkers including "in cop" and ovipositing Small number of Ruddy Darters Small number of Common Darter Monday, September 04, 2006NO Red-veined Darters at Huncote today
Hi all, just to say no sign of the Red-veined Darters at Huncote Embankment this afternoon, but lots of male and female Common Darters in the surrounding area.
Cheers, Dave Gray. Small Red-eyed Damselflies at Newton Harcourt
September 1st
From David Scott: Newton Harcourt Lake Small Red-eyed Damselfly: 3 ovipositing pairs plus 4 males Emerald Damselfly: first records for David at this site Red-veined Darter info
[See Adey's post]
These are the third and fourth individuals to be recorded in the county: 2002: Huncote Embankment, 19th June (Adey Baker) 2002: Kelham Bridge, 3rd-4th July (Ian Merrill, Graham Finch) 2006: 2, Huncote Embankment, 3rd September (Carl Baggott, Adey Baker) There seems to be a theme... whilst credit for the find duly goes to Carl, Adey was on the ball again at the same site where, four years previously, he found the county's first. The other two records were mid-June and early July, so this rather increases the flight period in the county. As Adey's photos show, the blue undersides to the eyes are a great feature to look for when checking (as I'm sure you all do) the local Common and Ruddies. Sunday, September 03, 20062 RED-VEINED DARTERS at Huncote
Huncote Embankment Sept 3rd 2006
Red-veined Darters, 2 immature Common Darters 100+ in general area Migrant Hawker 6+ Southern Hawker 1 Common Blue damselfly 1 (by pool area). Red-veined Darters, first spotted by Carl Baggott (just!) in sheltered area at the northern end of the embankment. SP512971. On the road between Huncote and Croft, after leaving Huncote, go over the brook and past the first field on left, park by the gateway at the end of this field. Walk through gate, turn right and go up the area between the bottom of the bank and the hedge and the darters were in a sheltered area just before path narrows and has to rise up slightly. They are fairly mobile, but distinctly more yellow than any Common Darters present, which is how we first spotted them. Photos to follow Friday, September 01, 2006Cambridgeshire Dragonfly Website - new home page
Max has hit the ground running in the "blogosphere" and Cambs now has its first dedicated dragonfly website. The NEW HOME PAGE is at http://camdragshome.blogspot.com/. Please report your news from Cambs, check out the site for the latest sightings and photos, and tell anyone who might be interested.
Great job, Max! :) Another new site for SRED
From David Scott
31st August 2006 At least two male Small Red-eyed Damselflies at Newton Harcourt irrigation lake this pm. I was not able to obtain photos today but will try again tomorrow. All main identification features noted: Blue sides to 2nd and 8th abdomen sections, up-turned rear end when perched, short wings, tomato red eyes, small size (seen with Common Blue and Blue-tailed) ====== Richard comments: This is a site I checked out last year when I was briefly in Leics, and predicted would be the first in the county for SRED. Other sites in that area should also be checked - the Grand Union Canal anywhere in south Leics, Wistow Pool, Saddington Reservoir, Stanford Reservoir, and any likely-looking ponds in south Leics) To get to the site: (which I've also heard being called Newton Harcourt Lake or Pond, and variations on Newton Harcourt Treatment Plant/Sewage Works) ... from the A5199/Moat Street traffic lights in Wigston, take Newton Lane towards Newton Harcourt and Fleckney. The pond is on the left after about 2.5km, slightly before the Newton Harcourt turning. ArchivesJuly 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007
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