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. 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.

Friday 25th

A Lesser Emperor was in the Dragonfly Pond Field again.

Saturday 19th

In-between the mega rain storms there a few people looking for Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies. At least 12 were found on the pools.

Friday 18th

A Lesser Emperor was on Restharrow Scrape and a Migrant Hawker in the Dragonfly Pond fields.

Thursday 17th

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 females, three immature males, two adult males, and an unaged male.

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly by A.Lipczynski

Tuesday 15th

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.

Friday 11th

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 was new for the year along the edge of the Great Wood on RSPB Worth Marshes.

Thursday 10th

RSPB Worth Marshes held eight Emperor Dragonflies, six Brown Hawkers, two Norfolk Hawkers, 12 Black-tailed Skimmers, four Ruddy Darters and ten Common Darters.

Wednesday 9th

A Southern Hawker was in The Elms. Elsewhere on The Estate was a male Southern Migrant Hawker, two Migrant Hawkers, two Brown Hawkers and four Common Darters.

Tuesday 8th

An Emperor Dragonfly was ovipositing on the Obs Dipping Pond.

Sunday 6th 

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. 

Thursday 3rd

A male Brown Hawker was around the Haven ringing area and six Common Darters were on the Estate. 

Brown Hawker by J. Bull