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Wednesday 30th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Lesser Emperor remained in the Dragonfly Pond Field as well at least 14 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies. At the Observatory there was a Southern Hawker and two Willow Emerald Damselflies. Over on RSPB Worth marshes there were another two Willow Emerald Damselflies, a Lesser Emperor, five Brown Hawkers, two Norfolk Hawkers, six Migrant Hawkers, ten Black-tailed Skimmers, and ten Common Darters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 25th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A Lesser Emperor was in the Dragonfly Pond Field again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday 19th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In-between the mega rain storms there a few people looking for Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies. At least 12 were found on the pools.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 18th<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A Lesser Emperor was on Restharrow Scrape and a Migrant Hawker<\/strong> in the Dragonfly Pond fields.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 17th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

There was a concerted look around the Dragonfly Pools now that the wind had died down. At least nine Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies were found including a teneral female, two immature aurantiaca<\/em> females, three immature males, two adult males, and an unaged male.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly by A.Lipczynski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tuesday 15th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

After a gap of a few months it was some surprise to see a freshly emerged immature Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly on the Dragonfly Pools before the rain set in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Friday 11th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

On the Green Wall three Southern Migrant Hawkers, a Brown Hawker, two Scarce Chasers, and a Banded Demoiselle were on display along the river. A Willow Emerald Damselfly<\/strong> was new for the year along the edge of the Great Wood on RSPB Worth Marshes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 10th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

RSPB Worth Marshes held eight Emperor Dragonflies, six Brown Hawkers, two Norfolk Hawkers, 12 Black-tailed Skimmers, four Ruddy Darters and ten Common Darters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday 9th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A Southern Hawker<\/strong> was in The Elms. Elsewhere on The Estate was a male Southern Migrant Hawker<\/strong>, two Migrant Hawkers, two Brown Hawkers and four Common Darters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday 8th<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

An Emperor Dragonfly was ovipositing on the Obs Dipping Pond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday 6th\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In the Dragonfly Field there were ten Emerald Damselflies, 16 Blue-tailed Damselflies, six Common Blues, four Dainty, single Azure, Red-eyed and, Small Red-eyed Damselflies plus a Common Darter and two Black-tailed Skimmers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday 3rd<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A male Brown Hawker was around the Haven ringing area and six Common Darters were on the Estate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brown Hawker by J. Bull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wednesday 30th The Lesser Emperor remained in the Dragonfly Pond Field as well at least 14 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies. At the Observatory there was a Southern Hawker and two Willow Emerald Damselflies. 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