East View pond:- Azure Damsels present in small numbers with 2 pair egg laying. 2 Male Blue Tailed.
Edenwood:- Azure Damsels present and egg laying.
Strongstry:- (from BRIAN) this am. 3 Brown Hawkers 1 Med size, Blue Body, Orange/Brown Thorax. Sounds like a Common Hawker, but he will try to Photograph it to confirm.
A photo would be very helpful, but description does suggest Common Hawker. When he says medium sised, presumably Brian still takes it to be a hawker rather than one of the chasers? In terms of wingspan they approach hawkers, but with rather shorter bodies.
Hi Jim, It was described as 'blue spots', sorry I missed a word. This appears regularly in Brian's garden, but has gone by the time the camera is set up. If you have anything to add Brian, we will await with bated-breath!!! Cheers, Ina. (Going out now, THE SUN IS SHINING!!)
That does sound like a hawker. Of the two (Common and Southern) Common has brown and yellow thorax sop fits tthe description better. Thorax of Southern is green, and this also has the broad yellow/green stripeson front of thorax which should be noticeable if it is flying towards you. Common has very thin stripes or none at all.
