Welcome to my database of Dragonflies & Damselflies. Most of my travels are based on birding but you can't go birding without noticing all the other incredible wildlife you are likely to encounter during your time out in the field. Below is a record, using my iNaturalist account database of the wonderful Odanata I've encountered since the inception of my blog in 2009.
My latest additions include Northern Damselfly and Common Hawker in Scotland, Long Skimmer in Spain and Downy Emerald, which I recorded on my latest trip to Hungary in May 2022.
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| Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) Polgar, Hungary 06/05/2022 |
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| Long Skimmer (Orthetrum trinacrisa) Spain |
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| Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea) ~ Scotland UK |
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| Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) ~ UK |
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| Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) ~ UK |
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| Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) ~ UK |
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| Hairy Dragonfly ( Brachytron pratense) ~ UK |
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| Black Darter ♂(Sympetrum danae) ~ UK |
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| Black Darter ♀ (Sympetrum danae) ~ UK |
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| Ruddy Darter ( Sympetrum sanquinium) ~ UK |
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| Common Darter ( Sympetrum striolatum) ~ UK |
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| White Faced Darter (Leucorrhinia dubia) ~ UK |
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| Scarlet Darter ( Crocothemis erythraea) ~ Spain |
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| Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) ~ Croatia |
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| Violet Dropwing (Trithimis annulata) ~ Spain |
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| Emporer (Anax imperator) ~ UK |
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| Nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii) ~ Spain |
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| Northern Banded Groundling ( Brachythemis impartita) ~ Spain |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) ~ UK |
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| Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) ~ UK |
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| Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) ~ UK |
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| Cardinal Meadowhawk (Sympetrum illotum) ~ Oregon USA |
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| Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) ~ UK |
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| Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) ~ UK |
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| Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) ~ UK |
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| Northern Damselfly (Coenagrion hastulatum) ~ Scotland UK |
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| Emerald Damselfly (lestes sponsa) ~ UK |
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly ( Ischnura elegans) ~ UK |
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly (Chalcoleestes viridis) ~ France |
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| White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) ~ UK |
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| Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) ~ UK |
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| Small Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma viridulum) ~ UK |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle ( Calopteryx virgo) ~ UK |
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| Banded Demoiselle ( Calopteryx splendens) ~ UK |
