Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

Large Red Damselfly at the small satellite pool beside the Dragonfly pool, April 22, 2011 (photo MF)

Apparently scarce. Breeding.

2008: 10/5: 1 teneral at No.1 pool; 21/5: one at Dragonfly pool; 29/5: one teneral at No.1 pool; 23/6: one seen.

 

2009: 24/5: 6 at Dragonfly pool; 29/5: 20 at Dragonfly pool; 4/6: one plus 1 teneral at the Dragonfly pool.

2010: 31/5: pair in wheel at Dragonfly pool; 12/6: 10 seen.

2011: 17/4: one by Ribble Way path; 22/4: one by satellite pool next to Dragonfly pool; 3/6: 4 at Dragonfly pool; 4/6: one at Dragonfly pool ; 14/6: 3 at ditch between main zebra crossing and No.1 pool.

2012: 21/4: Dragonfly pool (1) –  the first Odonata of the season; 30/4: Boilton Wood (1); 5/5: Unlocalised (5); 6/5: Meadow pool (frequent); 12/5: Dragonfly pool (30+); 20/5: Unlocalised (several seen); 6/6: Dragonfly pool (6); 10/6: Meadow pool (10); 18/6: Meadow pool (5); 19/6: Dragonfly pool (4); 26/6: Dragonfly pool (1); 28/6: Meadow pool (4); 7/7: Boilton Wood (1); 15/7: Meadow pool (1).

2013: 2/5: Dragonfly pool (2 imm); 4/5: Dragonfly pool (2); 5/5: Dragonfly pool (10); 6/5: Dragonfly pool (5); 13/5: Dragonfly pool (6); 14/5: Dragonfly pool (45+); 16/5: Dragonfly pool (c.20); 19/5: Dragonfly pool (50+ including many imm); Boilton Wood (10); 22/5: Unlocalised on Reserve (150+); S end of Meadow pool (30+); 25/5: 2^nd layby area (large number); 26/5: Dragonfly pool area (very frequent); 31/5: Dragonfly pool  (100+); 2^nd layby (several); 2/6: Dragonfly pool area (extremely frequent); 8/6: Dragonfly pool area (very frequent); 5/7: Quicksand pool (1); 6/7: Dragonfly pool area (5); 22/7: Boilton Wood stile (1).

 

2014: 14/4: Dragonfly pool (4); 18/4; Generally (20+); 23/4: Dragonfly pool (20+); 26/4: Dragonfly pool (40); 29/4: Dragonfly pool (10); 3/5: Dragonfly pool (10); 6/5: Dragonfly pool (12); 20/5: Dragonfly pool (10); 8/6: Dragonfly pool (1); 26/6: Dragonfly pool (2).

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