I went to Yardley Chase on Sunday and found 3 emerging Hairys, but no sign of any Large Reds, which are normally seen here around now even in a normal year.
At Ditchford, I found 5 Hairy exuviae and one flying female, who promptly landed close to some nettles, so I got well stung getting the shot below. A couple of female Red-eyed Damselflies had emerged and took their first flights along with a female Blue-tailed Damselfly. Large Reds don't breed at Ditchford.
So that makes a total of 5 species so far for April, which has only been seen before in 2014. With one day to go we may yet exceed this - Common Blue Damselflies perhaps?
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| Female Violacea Blue-tailed Damselfly |
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| Female Hairy Dragonfly |
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| Female Red-eyed Damselfly |
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| Female Red-eyed Damselfly |
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| Female Red-eyed Damselfly |
