UK Dragonflies and Damselflies 2025 (2 Viewers)

[aeshna5]

Is that a Large Red Damsel Fly?

Large Red Damselfly - British Dragonfly Society

Most common red damselfly. Male: Red and black. Female: Red, black with some yellow markings. Click on an image to enlarge it.

british-dragonflies.org.uk

Yes.

 

[pdwinter]

Is that a Large Red Damsel Fly?

Large Red Damselfly - British Dragonfly Society

Most common red damselfly. Male: Red and black. Female: Red, black with some yellow markings. Click on an image to enlarge it.

british-dragonflies.org.uk

Yes - a female of the form f. intermedia .

 

[Weasel1]

Has anyone had any success in finding Common Clubtail on the river Dee at Alford?

It's the one dragon I'd love to see and photograph.

So, if you have, any advice would be great regarding specific areas.

Thanks

Shep...

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

5 species so far this year in the garden:
Hairy Hawker
Broad-bodied Chaser
Banded Demoiselle
Large Red Damselfly
Azure Damselfly


One I have had in the past from the garden, but not a Damselfly I see many of anywhere, was this Variable Damselfly seen at RSPB Lakenheath earlier this week.

 

[pdwinter]

I managed to get up to 15 species for the year with Scarce Chaser yesterday and some Scarce Blue-tailed damselflies today (11.05) at a balancing pond for a recently built housing estate in our (used to be a) village on the northern edge of Southampton with the M27 droning nearby.

 

[tonyfenn]

Had my first hairy dragonfly today kindly pointed out by a gentleman at North Point Pools at Wells next the Sea, also a mating pair of large red Damselfly

 

[pdwinter]

I saw my first flying Emperor of the year yesterday (13.05) and see that there was a Keeled Skimmer in Cornwall on 6th May Record of Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens) and Norfolk Hawker from Ham Wall in Somerset on 10th May https://irecord.org.uk/record-details?occurrence_id=41483875 and 3 male Lesser Emperors at Brogborough Landfill Lake in Bedfordshire on 11th.

 

[pdwinter]

Irish Damselfly in County Antrim on 13.05.2025 Record of Coenagrion lunulatum .

 

[pdwinter]

An oversight on my part - the first White-legged Damselfly was on 29.04 in Devizes Record of White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes)

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Male Downy Emerald seen again at the same small pond in Stoke Park, north Bristol (presumed same individual as on May 7th, but more than a week since the other sightings, and not seen on a few visits in between? 🤔). Also a Hairy Dragonfly seen there yesterday was only the 2nd for the patch. Patch now on 15 Odonata species for the year 😊

 

[pdwinter]

Male Downy Emerald seen again at the same small pond in Stoke Park, north Bristol (presumed same individual as on May 7th, but more than a week since the other sightings, and not seen on a few visits in between? 🤔).

I expect you know this already but they do patrol energetically for at most 30 minutes and then disappear high up into the trees for a long rest so can be quite easily missed unless you have the time to stand at a pond all day

 

[pdwinter]

Managed to see Black-tailed Skimmer, Downy Emerald and Red-veined Darter new for the year on Southampton Common today (16.05.25). Takes me to 17 species within 5 miles of home. I would guess that it's my best start to a season but will have to check. The Red-veined Darters were on the boating lake.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

I expect you know this already but they do patrol energetically for at most 30 minutes and then disappear high up into the trees for a long rest so can be quite easily missed unless you have the time to stand at a pond all day

I didn't know that, thanks that's really good to know 👍