Latest Sightings

Banded demoiselle’s at Land’s End, in tiny stream next to Grebe Farm.

Back garden in dorking

Emperor dragonfly at Milkhall Pond SWT nature reserve, near Penicuik.
seen briefly at rest but all-green thorax and head, blue abdomen enough to identify?

At least 15 Southern Hawkers have emerged from our small garden pond in the last three days

Our first ever sighting of a dragonfly which upon research turned out to be a male common hawker dragonfly. Seen within the grounds of Portmeirion, Wales. This beautiful creature looked more like it was swimming in the air than flying. Imagine our surprise after witnessing the dragonfly the subsequent ambush out of nowhere by two small brown birds. The birds popped out of a bush like silent assassins, however on this occasion the dragonfly lived to face another possible ambush. An experience both myself and my wife will never forget.

I saw an Emperor dragonfly in my garden he just landed nearly at my feet just a stretch away from me I was so surprised even more so when he stayed long enough for me to extract my phone find the camera a take 2 pictures .

Between 2.30 pm-3.39 pm i observed a female Brown Hawker ovipositing along the edge of a muddy pond about 16 ft wide. She did this three times. On all three occasions she worked her way from the opposite end from where i was observing down towards me. Twice she was only about 10 inches from my feet. Wonderful. 1 Four-spotted Chaser and a few Blue-tailed Damselflies seen. Pond between Lode village and Stow cum Quy Fen. Photos taken.

Female emperor dragonfly Garden L19 0NA landed on bush and rested for 15 minutes took picture

Spotted in my back garden, Worcestershire.

Male Southern Migrant Hawker flying along rhynes by the Glastonbury to Godney road about 1 mile north from the road junction.

Female Common Hawker in my garden resting on a bamboo can near a Loganberry and Tay berry bush.

Emperor dragonfly (male) in my garden on my palm tree.

Large Golden Ringed dragonfly. Single.
Mabie Forest

A male seen at Carlton Marshes, Suffolk, this morning.

Southern Hawker seen in the back garden. Caught my eye as it was large and I haven’t seen one in the garden before

We are told it is a Southern Hawker female just emerged. Found sitting by our wild life pond in Dunstable.

Southern Hawkers have bred every year since 2007 in our small garden pond (Churchill, Oxfordshire, OX7 6QT); this year has been especially good, with over thirty adults emerging over the past week or so (roughly the 14th to the 23rd July 2020).

After finding a White-legged Damselfly at Houghton Meadows yesterday, I thought I’d take a walk around Houghton Meadow (note the lack of the “s”) today. This is nearer the river Great Ouse and its backwaters than the reserve and I was hopeful of finding more. In fact I found two, on a sunny, but breezy afternoon. Again, reported via iRecord.

A visitor to my conservatory on Wednesday obligingly landed on my finger and was easily identified by its, er, white legs as Platycnemis pennipes. I had recently dismissed an article in the RHS July “The Garden” magazine calling for records for this delicate creature as I’ve never seen one in my garden in my 15 year residence – I only get Blues and Reds. I was thrilled to bits – hope it’s got some friends and is planning to stay around.

Edge of Dartmoor, gold ringed dragonfly.

4 spotted in woodland by Elephant Dell Hatfield Herts

On my deck which is next to the River Wyre in St Michael’s nr Garstang

West Cornwall beside a path on the side of a valley 50m above a stream. Quite a few smaller dragonflies about but this one settled. Magnificent!

on my back gate

Emporer dragonfly? Iradescent blue body.

Female Common Darter and Golden-Ringed Dragonflies spotted just above Clachan Village in Kintyre.

This is the first dragonfly I’ve seen in my garden, though I’ve had a wildlife pond for several years. I saw what I am sure is a male southern hawker in my garden flying noisily around my pond and the plants I have all around my pond. I could hear its wings vibrating against the leaves! Unfortunately I couldn’t get a photo.

Good numbers of Brown Hawkers and emperors.A few Golden rings,common darters,white legged dams,scarce chasers.Lots of blue tails and banded desmos.

Black bridge, River Tyne, East Linton

Brown Hawker North Cave Wetlands