Latest Sightings

Seen on the edge of a raised bed 25th September Dunsford Devon

We have a small pond on our allotment in Harrogate. I was amazed to see a female GRD and watched her for 30 minutes, then a male turned up.

A female southern hawker became trapped in my greenhouse so we got some stunning close up photos before she was released. We have a pair of these dragonflies on our pond.

A male Willow Emerld Damselfly was spotted on a pool at a local private site. At the moment the location must remain confidential. It is the first record in Warwickshire for Willow Emerald Damselfly.

I haven’t sent any records to BDS for a while but I am a member. I stayed in youlgreve in Derbyshire for the weekend of 21st September and whilst walking along the river Bradford I spotted a single male banded demoiselle on the wing. It was an unusually warm sunny weekend but this seemed a really late one to me. Regards Mat Bingham

We think it was a Common Darter on our pond in the garden

My back garden in Briston.

Red veined darter dragonfly.
Aberlady bay
East lothian
Many on path.
Mating while in flight.

The mating couple were flying above my small still garden pond. The male was pushing down the female who was dipping her tail into the water onto one of my bushy pond plants. They then parted and flew off but the male returned and landed by the pond for several minutes soon after parting.

Five dragonflies think they migrant hawkers. Flying around back garden in a city suburb

A female Willow Emerald Damselfly perched in riverside trees near the two benches at the head of the side-stream which diverts water from the Great Ouse to Houghton Mill, this afternoon. First time I’ve seen the species in this location.

I was joined in my garden yesterday by what I think was a Common darter female. She sat on the top of a spent foxglove, in the sun, for a long time.

Upper Strathtay garden-pond crashlander (rescued) – female white-faced darter. [Unsure that this id is correct. This would be very late for White-faced Darter – GHM BDS]

Seen for a second timethis weekaround my 6ftx8ft garden pond in SE6, very glamorous visitor

A female emperor laying eggs on moss covered rocks next to my garden pond. Harrogate N.Yorks

Willow Emerald damselfly (Male) basking on reed stems in hot sun Rye
East Sussex

Also lots of Migrant Hawkers and a single Blue-tailed Damselfly

In addition to the species seen on 16 September (common hawkers, black darters, common darters, emerald damselflies and common blue damselflies), during a second visit to the tarn yesterday a few southern hawkers and a lone golden-ringed dragonfly were seen, taking the total number of species currently in flight there to seven.

Thrilled to see first dragonfly landing on log and flying over pond. It was a male Common Darter investigating my wildlife pond set up only last week by DWT.

A beutiful blue marked Dragonfly hitched a ride in my van from Staining in Blackpool to Penwortham in Preston,I belive it to be a Azure Hawker after comparing pictures on the site,we where working in a quite secluded place with ponds and woodland so im guessing would be good habitat for it.
I have several pictures of it for identification purposes. [Unlikely to be an Azure Hawker in Lancashire as these are a Scottish Highland species. It was most probably a blue form of the Southern Hawker – GHM BDS]

Male and female Common Darters in tandem laying eggs by female dipping tail into the water surface around marginal plants in garden pond. Second male also present.

A beautiful afternoon in Bromley so we have the bi-fold doors open. A gold ringed dragonfly came through the doors and flew about the house for a while before we managed to coax it back from where it came. What a cracker!

A willow emerald damselfly at Bulwell Hall County Park Lakes the northern one on the eastern side confirm with photos was a lot larger then the emerald damselfly this is my 13th species at Bulwell Hall park

Watched a pair laying eggs in my two wildlife ponds. See darters and others regularly.

This female Southern Hawker was seen ovipositing in my pond at my house in Hawkchurch (Post Code EX13 5TZ).

A beautiful day to see the Southern Emerald’s at Yarmouth with a female and seven seperate male sightings.Later, several more male damselfly sightings and a joined pair.

Female Emperor Dragonfly on the blinds in our conservatory. Built up area on the edge of green space in Hucknall, Notts.

No fewer than five different species were seen at Lily Tarn today. Around a dozen or so common hawkers were skittering around and squibbling over territories, with a few pairs in tandem and ovipositing females also being seen. A similar number of black darters were also present, again with some pairs in tandem. Two or three common darters were being chased off prime basking spots by the black darters. Three pairs of emerald damselflies were seen, all in the wheel, plus two lone males. Completing the list was one solitary common blue damselfly.

Observed two ( a pair?) of Red Veined Darters on 14 & 15 Sept. 19 over our unused stagnant swimming pool in a rural garden which has been undisturbed for 3+ years. Location SO21 1HL
I have not seen this species before and identification is my best estimate from your website pictures. I don’t know if they are rare. We also have had others before (Common Hawker, Emperor, 4 spot Darter). The pool is the only water known within about a mile so surprised to see them. Would not have expected them to breed in this place with only leaf debris and no vegetation.

On a conifer hedge on the Wests Cliffe between Ramsgate and Pegwell Bay we saw 5 Southern Migrant Hawker dragonflies. 3 were were close together and 2 others nearby. They were very still and we watched then for some time. This was 1500 – 1530 on Sat 14th Sept

Golden-Ringed dragonfly – residential garden in Cardiff