When I posted the Hull Dragons August summary on the 6th of September, I noted that, regarding the Willow Emerald Damselfly "there is a possibility this rapidly expanding species may make it into Hull...

The dragonfly season has been in full swing, particularly during the very warm Bank Holiday weekend. Thirteen species and a total of 130 records from 23 km squares have been submitted so far to iRecord...

I'm used to watching migrant hawkers foraging over gardens, leafy streets and sheltered woodland rides, some times in groups. They mature slowly and gather energy away from water During this past week...

July is peak dragonfly season, most of the early species are still on the wing, and the last of the high summer species have emerged too. Hull Dragons has now a total of 180 records in iRecord, from 34...

In this fourth and last instalment of the series on dragonflies to watch out in and around Hull I present five species that have their peak flight season in August. 13. Southern Hawker , Aeshna cyanea...

This month we've had mostly cool, breezy and unstable weather with plenty of rain, which perked up in the last few days, when it was very hot. Sunny days (better: spells!) were few, short and far between,...

In this third instalment of the series on dragonflies to watch out in and around Hull, I present four species that have their peak season in July. 9. Black-tailed Skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum A very...

The Hull dragons survey is well under way, and this post summarises the records from the month of May as returned from iRecord. The survey kickstarted with the first damselfly record on the 13th May, two...

This is the second instalment of the dragonflies that are likely to be observed in Hull, with four species to look for in June. 5. Broad-bodied Chaser, Libellula depressa . Flight period from Mid May to...

I popped at the YWT local wildlife garden after work. The staff alerted me to the presence of a Broad-bodied chaser on a patch of Red Campion. I popped out to find it there straight away. It sat on the...