Flit Vale Wildlife Trust Group
Dragonfly & Damselfly Walk at Flitton Moor on 7th August 2021
Leader: John Curd
A very enjoyable walk spending time by the pond and surroundings – we were lucky that the sun came out for some time which produced several species giving good views!
Thanks to John for leading the walk – here is a list of finds:
Dragonflies
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Emperor Anax imperator
Migrant Hawker Dragonfly (male) Common Darter Dragonfly (male) Southern Hawker Dragonfly (male)
Damselflies
Blue-tailed Ischnura elegans
Azure Coenagrion puella
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Small Red-eyed Erythromma viridulum
Blue-tailed Damselfly (male) Small Red-eyed Damselfly (male) Banded Demoiselle Damselfly (male)
Other Invertebrates
Tiger Hoverfly Helophilus pendulus
Meadow Brown butterfly Maniola jurtina
Gatekeeper butterfly Pyronia tithonus
Comma butterfly Polygonia c-album
Red Admiral butterfly Vanessa atalanta
Speckled Wood butterfly Parage aegeria
John Curd Walk Leader Dragonfly Walk 7th Aug 2021 1 Dragonfly Walk 7th Aug 2021 2
We all paid close attention to John’s sightings and were very appreciative of his knowledge and enthusiasm!
Thanks to John, Julia and Merv for the photos!
