Brockholes Broad Bodied Chaser.

[allen holmes]

I took this photo of a Broad Bodied Chaser today and,although a bit distant,I wondered if it was a female with blue pruinescence as discussed in BDS spring journal and subsequently in several e mails?  A record breaking day for Azure Damselflies today with over 600 counted,including 250 pairs ovipositing in tandem[200 in 1 pool,50 in another] A remarkable increase in recent years,perhaps due to management work. --- On Sat, 26/5/12, Colin Adams <colinpa...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Colin Adams <colinpa...@gmail.com> Subject: [lancashire-dragonflies] Hairy Dragonfly at Haweswater?? To: "allen holmes" <allenh...@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: lancashire-...@googlegroups.com Date: Saturday, 26 May, 2012, 17:24 On 25 May 2012 19:08, allen holmes <allenh...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: Colin, I have been to Gaitbarrow and Hatsewater today with Brachytron pratense in mind but no sightings.Several BBChaser,few damsels.Apparently the warden has told quite a few people to be on the lookout for Hairy D,sounds like a real possibility soon. I went today too. There were lots of teneral Four-spotted Chasers, and many immature and teneral Broad-bodied Chasers (I also saw mature adults of both species patrolling in the general area), but no sign of any Hairy Dragonfly. I could only find one anisopteran exuvia at HawesWater, and it was a Four-spotted Chaser, but obviously with only one find it doesn't really tell us anything. Nevertheless, I am fairly certain they just aren't there, otherwise I am sure one of us would have seen something by now. It looks like Harry Sharrock's sighting in 2009 was a one off. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lancashire dragonflies - a BDS local group" group. To post to this group, send an email to lancashire-...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lancashire-dragon...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lancashire-dragonflies?hl=en-GB.

[Colin Adams]

On 28 May 2012 19:14, allen holmes <allenh...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

I took this photo of a Broad Bodied Chaser today and,although a bit distant,I wondered if it was a female with blue pruinescence as discussed in BDS spring journal and subsequently in several e mails?

 

It's far too early in the season for that, I would have said. I only saw my first blue males on Saturday (1 at Trowbridge LNR and two at Leighton Moss), and Sunday (one at Priory Meadow, also today).

This appears to be a male to me, judging from the relatively slimline abdomen (I can't enlarge the photo enough to make out the anal appendages). I suspect the yellow at the base of the abdomen indicates it only started to pruinesce a couple of days ago.

A record breaking day for Azure Damselflies today with over 600 counted,including 250 pairs ovipositing in tandem[200 in 1 pool,50 in another] A remarkable increase in recent years,perhaps due to management work.

Which site was this? 

I had a record total of 75 Azures on the South pond of Priory Meadow today (about 10 metres in diameter). So pleasant to have good weather at last. 

[Colin Adams]

On May 28, 8:01 pm, Colin Adams <colinpaulad...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Which site was this?

Silly me! I just noticed the subject.