Unlike my last visit to Bouldnor excatly a week ago I enjoyed some long sunny spells and consquently higher temperatures today. I observed more Southern Emerald Damselflies emerging from their two breeding ponds, albeit just two individuals,one from each pond.Although I looked for any mature L. barbarus I found none.Any damselflies that did emerge today would have had to compete for airspace with a stream of teneral Common Darters that took off from these ponds.
An interesting sighting at the smaller of the two ponds was a male Four-spotted Chaser.He persistently patrolled the water and landed occasionally on any prominent reed.A species common on the mainland but not seen too often here on the Isle of Wight.Among the other odonata on show was the very attractive female Blue-tailed Damselfly form violacae.
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| A teneral Common Darter,just one of many again today |
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| Larger of the two breeding ponds |
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| Smaller breeding pond |
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