Since a first sighting of a Large Red Damselfly in Bouldnor Forest on the 8th of April,the weather has been cool and windy.However today the brisk winds have gone and that has allowed the temperatures to rise in the spring sunshine. As a result the first damselfly was observed in my Freshwater garden this morning. This immature male Large Red probably emerged from the pond next door seeking a warm sunny spot.
The mild temperatures of the last several days prompted me to pay a first visit of the season to the ponds at Bouldnor near to Yarmouth. At the old pond it was not too long before I counted four teneral Large Red Damselflies that I disturbed from the reeds around the pond edge. They quickly fluttered into the shrubbery and out of sight Walking to the new ponds in the forest I was fortunate enough to encounter another teneral Large Red.He did not fly away at once and the individual can be seen below.
