Damselflies & Dragonflies
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Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis
Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea
Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator
Beautiful Demoiselle - Calopteryx virgo
Azure Damselfly - Coenagrion puella
Golden-ringed Dragonfly - Cordulegaster boltonii
Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum
A few minutes watching for the damselflies may result in you seeing one catch and eat its prey.
Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans
Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa
Broad-bodied Chaser - Libellula depressa
Four-spotted Chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata
Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Like many insects, damselflies like to sunbathe and can often be seen on the sunny paths around the reserve.
Black Darter - Sympetrum danae
Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum
Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum
It was count the wings of this darter! The reflection and shadows made interesting photography. These darters often sunbathe on the man-made structures around the reserve, often returning to the same place after being disturbed.