Garden listing incl. Odanata

Odonata sightings have continued throughout this last period, with both Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum), and Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) making one day only appearances on the 18th and 19th of July, respectively.

Common Darter

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Also, on the 18^th Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) made it on to the garden list when I observed a single male flying over the wildflower lawn. The visit was short-lived, and the dragonfly has not reappeared again since then.

On the 21^st of July when carefully cleaning green algae from New Pond provided an opportunity to observe both damselfly nymphs and a dragonfly nymph cast.

Damselfly nymph

Dragonfly nymph exuvia

Other recent and interesting additions to the garden list have included two stonking flies. The Banded General (Stratiomys potamida) on the 26^th of June, and Dark Giant Horsefly (Tabanus sudeticus) on the 13^th of July.

Banded General

Dark Giant Horsefly