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June 1st 2023
Lavell’s Lake – Beautiful Demoiselle male and female, Banded Demoiselle male and female, Large Red Damselfly male, Common Blue Damselfly male and female, Broad-bodied Chaser male (Phil Kinch)
Banded Demoiselle at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
Beautiful Demoiselle and Large Red Damselfly at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
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June 16th 2022
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Emperor Dragonfly, 3 Black-tailed Skimmer (Phil Kinch)
June 2nd 2022
Lavell’s Lake – Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly all seen between the Car Park and Bittern hide (Phil Kinch)
Beautiful Demoiselle at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
A Pair of Common Blue Damselfly at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
Broad Bodied Chaser at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
Blue Tailed Damselfly at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
Banded Demoiselle at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
May 27th 2022
Lavell’s Lake – 100+ Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle female on the path between Teal and Bittern hides, Broad-bodied Chaser Dragonfly on the wet meadow, 2+ Red-eyed Damselfly also on the wet meadow (Phil Kinch)
Sandford Lake – Beautiful Demoiselle along path between the Loddon and the Lake,
Hairy Dragonfly along path between Loddon and the Lake (Phil Kinch)
Black Swan Lake – Banded Demoiselle (Phil Kinch)
October 17th 2021
Lavell’s Lake – Migrant Hawker (Phil Kinch)
September 3rd 2021
Lavell’s Lake – Brown Hawker female laying eggs, Migrant Hawker male (Caroline Moore)
Female Brown Hawker laying eggs at Lavell’s Lake – Caroline Moore
Male Migrant Hawker at Lavell’s Lake – Caroline Moore
July 2nd 2021
Lavell’s Lake – Emperor Dragonfly male, Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser male, Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly Beautiful Demoiselle female, Banded Demoiselle (Phil Kinch)
Black Swan Lake – Beautiful Demoiselle male, Brown Hawker Dragonfly male near wooden bridge over the Loddon (Phil Kinch)
June 17th 2021
Lavell’s Lake – Broad-Bodied Chaser male (Grant Evans)
Male Broad-Bodied Chaser at Lavell’s Lake – Grant Evans
June 16th 2021
Lavell’s Lake – Black-Tailed Skimmer Dragonfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Banded Demoiselle, Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly (Phil Kinch); Broad-Bodied Chaser (Geoff Emmett)
Broad-Bodied Chaser at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett
Black Tailed Skimmer at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
Pair Red-eyed Damselfly at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
Male Red-eyed Damselfly at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
Beautiful Demoiselle at Lavell’s Lake – Phil Kinch
June 14th 2021
Lavell’s Lake – Black-Tailed Skimmer Dragonfly (Eddie Napper)
Black-Tailed Skimmer at Lavell’s Lake – Eddie Napper
May 31st 2021
Lea Farm Lake – Beautiful Demoiselle female, Common Blue Damselfly male, Common Blue Damselfly female Blue Form (Steve Rodgers)
Female Beautiful Demoiselle at Lavell’s Lake – Steve Rogers
Male Common Blue Damselfly at Lavell’s Lake – Steve Rogers
Female Common Blue Damselfly Blue Form at Lavell’s Lake – Steve Rogers
May 19th 2021
Lea Farm Lake – Banded Demoiselle female (Geoff Emmett)
Female Banded Demoiselle at Lea Farm Lake – Geoff Emmett
