2023 November 5

   There are still a few dragon/damselflies around.  Gordon Hart photographed these two dragonflies around the Pike Lake Substation ponds on November 4 – kindly identified for us by Dr Rob Cannings.  Rob tells us that Aeshna palmata, A. umbrosa, Sympetrum vicinum and perhaps Lestes congener are still possibilities for a few more days – so let’s keep a look-out for them. Are any butterflies ( e.g. Cabbage Whites) still possible?

Autumn (formerly “Yellow-legged”) Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum
(Odo.: Libellulidae)
Gordon Hart

Shadow Darner Aeshna umbrosa (Odo.: Aeshnidae)  Gordon Hart