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01-06-2009, 03:31 PM
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| |  Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
Anyone heavily into dragonflies probably already knows about this, but for anyone who doesn't there have been quite a few records of Red-veined Darters recently in southern England (including Cornwall and Cambridgeshire yesterday) - so keep a look out! Any darter seen at this time of the year is worth a very close look (it's still very early for Common and Ruddy Darters), and if you see a male that is already mature enough to be red it is an even more likely candidate for Red-veined.
Perhaps we'll end up with loads of them this year - a bit like the Painted Lady Butterflies?! |
01-06-2009, 03:43 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
Yes this is exciting news indeed. What a wonderful start to the insect season. Please let it continue!
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01-06-2009, 03:45 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
cheers for the heads up roy,i'll keep an eye out,  |
01-06-2009, 04:07 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith Talbot  cheers for the heads up roy,i'll keep an eye out, | There was one at Slufters Pond (SU222095) last Thursday and Friday - didn't hear of any sightings there at the weekend but it could still be about.
Weren't any at the forest sites I checked on Sunday 
Cheers
Paul |
01-06-2009, 05:22 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
Yes, there was one at Brent Reservoir on May 25th- a nicley coloured male! |
01-06-2009, 05:24 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: West Molesey, Surrey
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
c.20 at a Kenfig Pool in Wales today.
Cheers,
Adam |
01-06-2009, 05:32 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
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Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman c.20 at a Kenfig Pool in Wales today.
Cheers,
Adam | I noticed yesterday on the BDS site there were good numbers of these there as well as a Lesser Emperor. |
01-06-2009, 08:25 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
There was one spotted near Llanelli today.
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01-06-2009, 08:34 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman c.20 at a Kenfig Pool in Wales today.
Cheers,
Adam | I just saw this on the glamorgan bird website and was gonna post the exact same thing, snap I was there all day saturday looking for snakes.........typical  Return journey on saturday looking likely. Black stork headed our way too, seen in llanelli today woo hoo !!
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01-06-2009, 11:03 PM
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| | | Re: Watch out for Red-veined Darters!
Quote:
Originally Posted by wint There was one at Slufters Pond (SU222095) last Thursday and Friday - didn't hear of any sightings there at the weekend but it could still be about.
Weren't any at the forest sites I checked on Sunday
Cheers
Paul | thanks for the tip off paul,
i'll have to see if i can get up there soon, | | |
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