Brown Hawker and others
13th June 2009, SaturdayThe small pond next to the footpath north from the viewpoint at Castle Water has a good selection of dragonflies and damselflies at the moment. During sunny and warm periods Downy Emerald, Emperor, Hairy Hawker and Four-spotted Chaser can all be found, which gives a good chance to watch the different species interact. Red-eyed, Azure and Variable damseflies can also be seen ovipositing. Species emerging in the reedy margins include Brown Hawker (exuvia pictured below) and Common Darter (pictured below).
Brown Hawker exuvia
Common Darter at stage one of emergence