Welney Dragonfly

jdoherty · #1 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 04:29 PM

I took this photo in late July 2007 at Welney WWT in England. ID please.

Thanks, John

Dogghound · #2 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 04:33 PM

Its a Migrant Hawker John. Aeshna mixta

Jonners · #3 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 04:45 PM

Lovely photo John. Dogghound, what is the difference between the Migrant and the Common Hawker? Is it the stripes on the side of the thorax (Common Hawker) or is there more to it than that? (Just out of interest

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Dogghound · #4 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 04:49 PM

An easy way is to look at the top edge of the wing (Costa). Its Brown in migrant, yellow in Common. There are also smaller differences like pattern, thorax stripes etc. But thats the quick and easy way.

jdoherty · #5 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 05:07 PM

Many thanks Dogghound for the ID and extra info. Thanks also Jonners for your question and comments.

John

Jonners · #6 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 05:11 PM

Yeah, thanks DH, and JD. That's two more things learned today: Costa is not just a coffee shop or somwhere in Spain, [u]and[u] the difference between a Migrant and a Common Hawker

aeshna5 · #7 (**permalink**) 09-09-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonners

Yeah, thanks DH, and JD. That's two more things learned today: Costa is not just a coffee shop or somwhere in Spain, [u]and[u] the difference between a Migrant and a Common Hawker

Common Hawkers are pretty rare in that part of the country, so you are unlikely to find one at Welney, but not impossible!