The following trips added new species of dragonfly for the year 2018, when I undertook to see and photograph all the Yorkshire species of dragonfly. The damselflies and dragonflies seen in these and other trips were all recorded and records submitted to iRecord. I have added some extra trips with evidence of breeding or good encounters with some species.
Trip 1. Oak Road Lake, 27th May. 4 sp: Hairy Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly.
Trip 2. Pearson Park Wildlife Garden, 28th May. Azure Damselfly (sp. 5).
Trip 3. Snuff Mill Lane. 31st May. Broad-bodied Chaser (sp. 6).
Trip 4. Broomfleet Washlands, 6th June. Variable Damselfly (sp. 7).
Trip 5. North Cliffe Wood, 9th June. Four-spotted Chaser (sp. 8), Emperor Dragonfly (sp. 9), Large Red Damselfly (sp. 10).
Trip 6. Hull Bridge, Tickton, 10th June. Banded Demoiselle (sp. 11).
Trip 7. Spurn Head. 11th June. Black-tailed Skimmer (sp. 12) and first Emperor photos.
Trip 8. Spurn Head. 18th June. Ruddy Darter (sp. 13).
Trip 9. Sprotborough Flash. 24th June. Brown Hawker (sp. 14).
Trip 10. Fen Bog. 29th June. Golden-ringed Dragonfly (sp. 15) and Keeled Skimmer (sp 16).
Trip 11. Noddle Hill. 1st July. Emerald Damselfly (sp. 17).
Trip 12. Skakeholm Pastures. 2nd July. Ruddy obelisk and Brown Hawker in flight (photos).
Trip 13. North Cave Wetlands. 8th July. Common Darter (sp. 18) also Brown Hawker photos.
Trip 14. North Cave Wetlands. 11th July. Southern Hawker (sp. 19).
Trip 15. Forge Valley NNR. 13th July. Beautiful Demoiselle (sp. 20).
Trip 16. Oakhill and Brick Ponds. 16th July. Black Darter and Common Hawker (sp. 21 and 22). Migrant Hawker seen but not photographed.
Trip 17. YNU Spurn residential weekend. Day 2. female Small Red-eyed Damselfly 21st July (sp. 23).
Trip 18. YNU Spurn residential weekend. Day 3. Immature Migrant Hawker (sp. 24). 22nd July.
Trip 19. North Cave Wetlands. Male Small Red-eyed Damselfly. 30th July.
Trip 20. Pearson Park Wildlife Garden. Southern Hawker egg laying. 31st July.
Trip 20. Tophill Low. Male Southern Hawker resting. 28th August.
Still to see:
Red-veined Darter. Spurn, Filey or Goole Brick ponds. September.
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