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Dragonflies & Damselflies of Northamptonshire. The Northants Dragonfly Group www.northantsdragonflies.org.uk |
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Welcome to the website of the Northants Dragonfly Group, a local group of the British Dragonfly Society. This site summarises the latest news and activities of the group as part of an on-going project to promote the observation and conservation of Dragonflies in our County. To contribute records, please click here for information and guidelines for recorders. Northamptonshire has a wealth of waterways, based around the rivers Nene, Cherwell, Welland and Great Ouse, and an exceptional array of gravel pits that play host to dragonflies that favour neutral-alkaline waterbodies and slow-flowing rivers. This web-site includes a list of some of the most accessible sites, and tips on how to spot and identify the individual species. Follow the links below to open a special page devoted to each individual species. Sites & Species Summary: Northamptonshire has 22 confirmed breeding species from a County list of 27. The following lists all in approximate order of emergence. Click here to see dates Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense). Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma najas) Common Club-tail--A male & female were caught near Castor Hanglands in 1951 Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) Lesser Emperor (Anax Parthanope) Yellow-winged Darter--Rare migrant. Recorded at Daventry Country Park in 1921 Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa). Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)--Recorded 2006/2007 at Maxey Cut. Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) Small Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma viridulum) Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) |
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Available now, the award-winning* "The Dragonflies of Northamptonshire". Price £14.95 (in p&p). Click on the book cover for more details. *The Cliff Christie Award from the Wildlife Trust BCNP |
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Your help needed--click here to find out you can help fill in some recording gaps! |
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Number of recorded species during 2008: 22 Recorded flying Species are indicated in RED on the list below. |
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24 July -- Small Red-eyed Damselflies starting to appear. In flight photos page added--click on the link. More in-flight photos from Graham Bentley added. |
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