Dragonfly Sightings

Ina · Ina

2:30pm 1 Large Dragonfly that looked for all the world like a Brown Hawker. Only saw it for a few seconds, and wing colour was not very evident, but body was brown. My only doubt is that it's earlier than it should be. Ina -- Edited by Ina at 19:32, 2007-06-18

johnh · johnh

Emperor dragonfly x 1 male, blue tailed damsel ,large red damsel,common blue damsel lawhead stacksteads common blue damsel fly, blue tailed damsel, large red damsel weir common blue damsel fly, blue tailed damsel, large red damsel kearns lodge emperor dragonfly common blue damsel fly, blue ta...

Ina · Ina

3 Emperor Dragonflies:- 2 males doing battle, plus 1 other that could have been female or immature male. (No blue showing on body). 1 Male Broad-bodied Chaser. Plus Lge Red, Azure ahd Blue-tail Damsels.

johnh · johnh

large red damsel fly ,blue tailed damsel fly, azure damsel fly. Location - Holden dale flash broad bellied chaser, azure blue damsel fly, large red damsel fly - Lench cowpe large red damsel fly ,blue tailed damsel fly, azure damsel fly, comman blue damsel fly . Location - near haslingdon tip

Ina · Ina

A lot of Large Red, ovipositing. 1 Female Broad-bodied Chaser. All in same area with small pond, nothing near river so far. Ina

Ina · Ina

3 Common Blue Damsels. 1 Female, 1 Mature Male & 1 Male showing some pinkness, presume it's not quite mature. All were well away from main water.

Ina · Ina

11:00 to 12:15. Sunny. 2 Broad-bodied Chasers, 1 Mature male and 1 ?immature (Very Yellow) 100 plus Azures. Some tandem over water, but hard to see as they get down among the reed mace. One pair in a heart-shaped embrace. (Think I'll take up writing bodice rippers...maybe not). 5 Large Red Damsels, 2...

Ina · Ina

14:00 on, Clouding over. East View:- Blue Tailed Damsels, Large Red, and Azure, lots of each. All 3 species in tandem and Oviposting. Cliffe Lodge:- c10 Large Red with 4 paired-up. (2pairs). 1 pair Blue Tailed in tandem.

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Ar Paddy's Pond - several Large Red Damsels including a couple of ovipositing pairs; a few Azures, with at least 1 ovipositing pair; a single male Blue-tailed. And an unidentified hawker seen for about 1-2 sec. colouring that I got impression of, plus down curved tail and early date suggest Emperor...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

A blue tailed damselfly was again in the field below Holmes Terrace Lodge today. a male & a female large red damselfly were at Smithy Carr Farm, SD815178? On Thursday 31st May there was a female large red damselfly & a female common blue damselfly at Kenroy's Pond at Warth. cheers Kevin

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

A Large Red Damselfly was at Clowbridge Park this afternoon. Regards, David Nuttall

Ina · Ina

1pm, Sunny but breezy. Plenty of azure Damselflies, both sexes, but no sign of tandems as yet. Plus 1 Large Red Damsel. No sign of anything around Eastview, but weather had deteriorated slightly by the time I got there. Ina

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

a single blue-tailed damselfly was in the field below Holmes Terrace Lodge today. cheers Kevin

Ina · Ina

Approx 25 Azure Damselflies at Eden Wood Lodge 3pm, on Brambles 30-40 yards above water under sheltered wall. All looked mature. Roughly 15 male, 10 female. Ina

Si · Si

Hi everyone, it is the first time I have used this forum; so I hope this goes ok. I spotted a Pyrrhosoma nymphula -Large Red Damselfly (male), resting on comfrey leaves next to my pond at free lane allotments. I though it was resting due to the recent bad weather - but after reading other posts it had prob...

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Several teneral (immature) Large Reds seen, some of them well away from water. 1 near Paddy's Pond (SD766171) looked newly emerged, very pale - see photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/roc_bb4/485420653/ Another near a pond below Krypton Factor (SD766156) looked almost mature - stripes...

Dog Nobbler · Dog Nobbler

First of the season in my garden in Helmshore at 4pm........

Ina · Ina

2 Large Red Damselflies at the Cliffe Lodge, Buckden 2pm today.

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

Not in Rossendale, but I saw my first Large Red Damselflies of the year today near to home in N Bolton. They were recently emerged (called teneral) and were less strongly coloured than when mature. Chances are they'll be emerging from a pond near you soon. The immatures move away from the water for a f...

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	Sculpture Trail. Strongstry 17/6/07 (Preview) 2:30pm 1 Large Dragonfly that looked for all the world like a Brown Hawker. Only saw it for a few seconds, and wing colour was not very evident, but body was brown. My only doubt is that it's earlier than it should be. Ina -- Edited by Ina at 19:32, 2007-06-18	Ina	1	217	Mon Jun 18 9:58 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	dragonflies (Preview) Emperor dragonfly x 1 male, blue tailed damsel ,large red damsel,common blue damsel lawhead stacksteads common blue damsel fly, blue tailed damsel, large red damsel weir common blue damsel fly, blue tailed damsel, large red damsel kearns lodge emperor dragonfly common blue damsel fly, blue ta...	johnh	1	216	Sun Jun 10 8:11 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	East View Pond 10/6/07 (Preview) 3 Emperor Dragonflies:- 2 males doing battle, plus 1 other that could have been female or immature male. (No blue showing on body). 1 Male Broad-bodied Chaser. Plus Lge Red, Azure ahd Blue-tail Damsels.	Ina	0	169	Sun Jun 10 3:18 PM, 2007 by Ina
	dragon flies (Preview) large red damsel fly ,blue tailed damsel fly, azure damsel fly. Location - Holden dale flash broad bellied chaser, azure blue damsel fly, large red damsel fly - Lench cowpe large red damsel fly ,blue tailed damsel fly, azure damsel fly, comman blue damsel fly . Location - near haslingdon tip	johnh	0	197	Wed Jun 6 8:30 PM, 2007 by johnh
	Lumb (Irwell Vale)5/6/07 (Preview) A lot of Large Red, ovipositing. 1 Female Broad-bodied Chaser. All in same area with small pond, nothing near river so far. Ina	Ina	4	238	Wed Jun 6 1:47 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	Clowbridge 6/6/07 11am (Preview) 3 Common Blue Damsels. 1 Female, 1 Mature Male & 1 Male showing some pinkness, presume it's not quite mature. All were well away from main water.	Ina	0	187	Wed Jun 6 12:20 PM, 2007 by Ina
	Edenwood lodge. Broad-bodied Chasers (Preview) 11:00 to 12:15. Sunny. 2 Broad-bodied Chasers, 1 Mature male and 1 ?immature (Very Yellow) 100 plus Azures. Some tandem over water, but hard to see as they get down among the reed mace. One pair in a heart-shaped embrace. (Think I'll take up writing bodice rippers...maybe not). 5 Large Red Damsels, 2...	Ina	1	189	Mon Jun 4 9:18 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	Cliffe Lodge & East View Pond (Preview) 14:00 on, Clouding over. East View:- Blue Tailed Damsels, Large Red, and Azure, lots of each. All 3 species in tandem and Oviposting. Cliffe Lodge:- c10 Large Red with 4 paired-up. (2pairs). 1 pair Blue Tailed in tandem.	Ina	0	219	Mon Jun 4 4:18 PM, 2007 by Ina
	Holcombe Moor Training Camp 3rd June (Preview) Ar Paddy's Pond - several Large Red Damsels including a couple of ovipositing pairs; a few Azures, with at least 1 ovipositing pair; a single male Blue-tailed. And an unidentified hawker seen for about 1-2 sec. colouring that I got impression of, plus down curved tail and early date suggest Emperor...	JimOrmerod	0	277	Sun Jun 3 4:25 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	damsels 02/06/07 (Preview) A blue tailed damselfly was again in the field below Holmes Terrace Lodge today. a male & a female large red damselfly were at Smithy Carr Farm, SD815178? On Thursday 31st May there was a female large red damselfly & a female common blue damselfly at Kenroy's Pond at Warth. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	203	Sat Jun 2 6:27 PM, 2007 by KEVIN LISTER
	Clowbridge 31/05/07 (Preview) A Large Red Damselfly was at Clowbridge Park this afternoon. Regards, David Nuttall	David Nuttall	0	215	Thu May 31 9:34 PM, 2007 by David Nuttall
	Edenwood Lodge Damsels (not in distress) (Preview) 1pm, Sunny but breezy. Plenty of azure Damselflies, both sexes, but no sign of tandems as yet. Plus 1 Large Red Damsel. No sign of anything around Eastview, but weather had deteriorated slightly by the time I got there. Ina	Ina	2	248	Thu May 31 7:54 PM, 2007 by Ina
	blue-tailed damselfly 26/0507 (Preview) a single blue-tailed damselfly was in the field below Holmes Terrace Lodge today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	245	Sat May 26 9:57 PM, 2007 by KEVIN LISTER
	Azure Damselfly 18/5/07 (Preview) Approx 25 Azure Damselflies at Eden Wood Lodge 3pm, on Brambles 30-40 yards above water under sheltered wall. All looked mature. Roughly 15 male, 10 female. Ina	Ina	2	241	Fri May 18 6:48 PM, 2007 by Ina
	Large Red Damselfly (male) (Preview) Hi everyone, it is the first time I have used this forum; so I hope this goes ok. I spotted a Pyrrhosoma nymphula -Large Red Damselfly (male), resting on comfrey leaves next to my pond at free lane allotments. I though it was resting due to the recent bad weather - but after reading other posts it had prob...	Si	5	284	Thu May 17 1:33 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	Large Red Damsels at Holcombe Moor Camp 5th May (Preview) Several teneral (immature) Large Reds seen, some of them well away from water. 1 near Paddy's Pond (SD766171) looked newly emerged, very pale - see photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/roc_bb4/485420653/ Another near a pond below Krypton Factor (SD766156) looked almost mature - stripes...	JimOrmerod	0	271	Sat May 5 9:19 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	Large red damselfly (Preview) First of the season in my garden in Helmshore at 4pm........	Dog Nobbler	1	223	Thu May 3 10:40 AM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	Large Reds 2/5/07 (Preview) 2 Large Red Damselflies at the Cliffe Lodge, Buckden 2pm today.	Ina	1	224	Wed May 2 9:16 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
	First Damselflies around - keep eyes open (Preview) Not in Rossendale, but I saw my first Large Red Damselflies of the year today near to home in N Bolton. They were recently emerged (called teneral) and were less strongly coloured than when mature. Chances are they'll be emerging from a pond near you soon. The immatures move away from the water for a f...	JimOrmerod	0	225	Sun Apr 29 7:52 PM, 2007 by JimOrmerod
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