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Latest Leics & Rutland Dragonfly SightingsTuesday, May 13, 2008PLEASE NOTE - USE THE FORUM FOR LATEST SIGHTINGS!
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Thank you! :) Sunday, May 11, 2008Priory Water 11th May 2008 Late news from the reserve this afternoon, two more new species for the season! Tim Goodlife found a single Banded Demoiselle on the river that runs through the reserve and also two male Common Blue Damselflies. That brings the species total for this year to 9, not bad for early May!
Langar, Notts, 11th May 2008This evening an immature (form violacea) female Blue-tailed Damselfly flew into our lounge via the open french window. Quick action from my wife saved it from our dog and we placed it on our bottle brush plant out of harms way. Priory Water 11th May 2008 Numbers continue to increase on a daily basis. Four-spotted Chaser continues to be the only Dragonfly seen so far, despite finding an empty Hairy Dragonfly exuvia in reeds on the reserve yesterday. Good numbers of Variable, Azure, Blue-Tailed, Red-eyed & Large Red Damselflies continue to be present with masses of new teneral insects emerging during the day.
Grantham Canal, 11th May 2008Plungar Bridge Today I came across a mass emergence of Four-spotted Chasers approximately 100 metres east of Plungar Bridge. There were at least 8 in the process of emerging plus an exuvia without a nearby teneral There were also small numbers of teneral and adult Azure and Variable Damselflies.    Saturday, May 10, 2008Priory Water 10th May 2008
Sightings from today at Priory Water included the first two teneral Four-spotted Chasers of the season, plus 3 teneral Red-eyed Damselflies & several Blue-tailed Damselflies. The number of Variable Damselflies is increasing rapidly which is excellent news and comfirms that the species is now well established as a breeding species on the reserve. Both Large Red Damselfly and Azure Damselfly are now also present in large numbers.
Thursday, May 08, 2008Priory Water 8th May 2008 A quick walk around this evening produced the first Variable Damselfly of the season, a single teneral male, unfortunately it didn't stay around long enough for its photo to be taken!. There are now large numbers of Large Red Damselflies, many of them now fully mature. Azure Damselfly numbers are also increasing daily. We are expecting the first Dragonflies any day now!
Tuesday, May 06, 2008Grantham Canal 6th May 2008
Plungar to "Weak Bridge" at Barkestone le Vale
3 teneral Large Red Damselfly 4 teneral Variable Damselfly 3 teneral Azure Damselfly Although sunny and hot, the wind was causing the damselflies to seek shelter in the waterside vegetation except for one brave female Azure, which was clinging for dear life to the tip of a horse-tail ! Monday, May 05, 2008Priory Water 5th May 2008 There are now plenty of Large Red Damselflies on the wing, with both tenerals and more mature individuals being present as well as many more emerging in the bankside vegetation. Today also saw the first two Azure Damselflies of the season, Tim Goodlife found two tenerals whilst out and about on the reserve this afternoon.
Sunday, May 04, 2008Rutland Water 04/05/08
There were 5+ teneral Large Red Damselflies still close to their empty exuvia in the vegetation around the small pond in front of the entrance to the Lyndon visitor centre this morning.
Saturday, May 03, 2008Grantham Canal 3rd May 2008
Barkestone le Vale
1 teneral Large Red Damselfly in flight. Also several butterflies including Holly Blue, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and Grizzled Skipper. Thursday, May 01, 2008Priory Water 1st May 2008 The 2008 season at Priory Water got underway today with the appearance of three Large Red Damselflies, 2x teneral females & a single teneral male.
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