April - May Sightings and News

Total species recorded during the 2013 season is 7

Teneral Downy Emerald at Shemmy Moss 31.5.13. Photo © R Gabb

31.5.13
At Shemmy Moss (56Z SJ594688) Richard Gabb spotted a single Downy Emerald and several Common Blue Damselfly.

Teneral male Common Blue Damselfly at Shemmy Moss 31.5.13. Photo © R Gabb

27.5.13
Ian Waller also visited Churton (45I SJ430565) and found three Variable Damselfly and a dozen Large Red Damselfly.

26.5.13
At Thurstaston Common (28M SJ243848) Harry Davies found plenty of Large Red Damselfly and a single Four-spotted Chaser. At Churton (45I SJ430565) Michael Read saw Four-spotted Chaser and Variable Damselfly.

Part failed emergence for a Large Red Damselfly at Thurstaston Common 26.5.13. Photo © H Davies

12.5.13
On a walk along the Dee at Aldford (45E SJ415596) Mat Bingham was disappointed to find only a single Blue-tailed Damselfly.

5.5.13
Mat Bingham visited Anderton Nature Park (67M SJ651751) and found several Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, and Azure Damselfly. A search for dragonfly exuviae failed to find anything.

30.4.13
A Large Red Damselfly was spotted at Burwardsley (88G SJ518567) by Jenny Whiteside today. This is two weeks later than 2012, but still earlier than we were seeing damselflies in the 1980s.

If you have made any Odonata observations in Cheshire and would like to share them with others or wish to take part in the recording scheme please email me. Good quality photographs of Cheshire Odonata for use on the news pages are also very welcome.

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