Northern Damselfly
Weak flying rare Scottish species. Male: blue and black. ? “spades” symbol marking at top of the abdomen (varies). Female: distinctly green from the side but mostly black from above….
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Dark metallic green Damselfly with pale wing spots. Male: very long abdomen with pale anal appendages with black tips. Female: dark ovipositor. Egg laying sites: females oviposit in the bark…
A study on pond management for Northern Damselfly (Coenagrion hastulatum)
Stephen Corcoran, County Dragonfly Recorder for Moray, carried out a surveys of ponds that have been created and managed for Northern Damselfly (Coenagrion hastulatum) with the aim of assessing the…
Willow Emerald Watch 2022 Results
The BDS has been tracking the spread of the Willow Emerald Damselfly across England since 2015. You can help by keeping an eye out for adults in late summer-autumn, as…
UKCEH Trend Plots – NORTHERN IRELAND
Click on a graph to enlarge the image. Aeshna affinis Aeshna caerulea Aeshna cyanea Aeshna grandis Aeshna juncea Aeshna mixta Anaciaeschna isoceles Anax imperator Anax parthenope Brachytron…
State of Dragonflies 2021 report press release
…Northern Ireland and its coastal waters, working in partnership with Northern Ireland Environment Agency, National Museums NI and the recording community. CEDaR helps to gather and record information about local…
Forestry and Land Scotland and BDS pond building partnership
…Hawker and Northern Emerald – three species which are only found in Scotland in the UK. Read the full press release here. Image: Northern Emerald by Dave Ashton…
Hertfordshire’s Dragonflies Atlas survey (2022 – 2027)
…to the Hertfordshire list was a Southern Emerald Damselfly, Lestes barbarus, that was found in a St Albans garden in July 2021. Further information about the survey and the species…
Habitats
BDS Northern Dragonfly Pond Project at CIEEM AWARDS
The BDS Northern Dragonfly Pond Project was recently nominated for the CIEEM Small Project Award, which celebrates the achievements of small projects in the ecology and environmental management sector. While…