British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 15/10/2026📸 Northern Emerald - Joanne Hood, Northern Damselfly - Tim Coleshaw, and White-faced Darter - Dave Smallshire. 131
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 15/10/2026🚨 The new Red List for Britain’s dragonflies is here! The 2026 review draws on 1.3 million+ records collected over 20 years. 8 species are now classed as Endangered, twice as many as in 2008. 📖 Read the full review & share: buff.ly/muwGa3Z 13223
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyMarc Heath @marcheath.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Superb Neil. A great watch. 3165
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 12/10/2026🌿 Restoring meadows to our floodplains Join Professor David Gowing at our Annual Meeting to explore the restoration of floodplain meadows, their benefits for biodiversity and what the future could hold for our floodplains. 📅 14 Nov | 📍 Milton Keynes 🎟️ british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/bds-an... 0143
Reposted by British Dragonfly Societywildernfriends.bsky.social @wildernfriends.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The first picture is of one of three Southern Hawkers seen at Coltsfoot Pond on 2/10 and the second is another Southern Hawker seen on 4/10 at Coltsfoot @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social 0194
Reposted by British Dragonfly Societymartinadams1.bsky.social @martinadams1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Willow Emerald mating and ovipositing Upton CP, Dorset 4/10, and present Brownsea 6/10 Southern and Migrant Hawkers, Common Darters both sites plus Common Blue Damsels on Brownsea @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social 0102
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyAlan Brown 71 @alanbrown71.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Checked some East Lothian ponds yesterday afternoon in cool and duller weather than hoped. Dug out 8 Migrant Hawker males. Pic of one of them @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @edinburghnats.bsky.social #Dragonflies #Lothian 094
Reposted by British Dragonfly Societywildernfriends.bsky.social @wildernfriends.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Willow Emerald Damselfly at Coltsfoot Pond 30/9. In the Fen Meadow on Wildern we're delighted to see willow branches with Willow Emeralds scars, showing that eggs have been inserted into the scars. Hopefully a new colony next year @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social 062
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Normally at this time of year we're seeing very little other than Common Darter, Migrant Hawker and Willow Emerald. This is an amazing sighting of one of our most spectacular species. 0142
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 11/10/2026They're not easy from this angle but I'd lean towards Common. The red is quite orange-y and the waist on Ruddy is usually more obvious. The pale stripes along the legs would be hard to pick out at this resolution so hard to tell either way. 010
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Some fantastic slow-motion film of #dragonflies laying eggs while flying (note the moments when the female dips the tip of her abdomen into the water). #UKWildlife 0142
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 08/10/2026📸 Female Emperor laying eggs - Suzy Makin 010
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 08/10/2026💷🐉 The Emperor Dragonfly comes in second! With almost 144,000 votes – a brilliant show of support for one of Britain’s most spectacular dragonflies! It may not be on the new banknotes, but we're delighted to see British wildlife taking centre stage. 🐝🦔🦉🐦 Congratulations to the winners! 👏 1163
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🐉 Another Northern Damselfly site discovered! Daniele Muir found 30 damselfly larvae, including 14 Northern Damselfly, while surveying a promising pond in Perthshire! 🎉 💚 Donate to help support more surveys and habitat work: buff.ly/CUL8Bji 0182
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🎬 Film Premiere – Beautiful & Banded Demoiselles How do these two closely related damselflies behave when sharing a confined space? Join Dagmar Hilfert-Rüppell & Georg Rüppell for a film exploring their threats, courtship and prey capture. 📅 14 Nov | 📍 Milton Keynes 🎟️ buff.ly/HIVJSB5 0122
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Your donation to our Help Dragonflies Thrive fundraiser could help us achieve more work like this, restoring and creating vital habitat for dragonflies across the UK. 💚 Donate: buff.ly/CUL8Bji 020
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🌿 Dragonflies on the Bog These photos, sent by our partners Glen Coe National Nature Reserve, show the difference habitat restoration can make: an unimproved bog pool drying out alongside a restored pool, full of water with records of Azure Hawker, Northern Emerald and White-faced Darter! 🐉 1111
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🐉 Odonatography – the wonders of dragonfly flight Join Steve Cham at our Annual Meeting to explore how photography can reveal the incredible aerial agility of dragonflies as they hunt, fight and mate. 📅 14 Nov | 📍 Milton Keynes 🎟️ british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/bds-an... 1176
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietySteven Wright @stevenwright58.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Willow Emerald #damselflies and Migrant Hawker #dragonflies on the bypass leat where it runs by the spillway. At Stanford reservoir... @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @stanfordbirder.bsky.social 0282
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyTudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Common Darter basking in the sun in Lambeth SE1 at lunchtime today. It has kept me company the whole time, occasionally flitting around the bench @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 021
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyDave Smallshire @smallshire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The dragonfly season is not over yet! Red-veined Darter emerging 22 Sept at E Devon Beaver pond. Will this generation migrate back south, as Painted Lady does? @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 1142
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🐉💚 Help us support the volunteers behind Britain’s dragonfly records! 👉 Donate: buff.ly/zkbdQaR Our County Dragonfly Recorders help verify records and build a picture of how dragonfly populations are changing. Your support could help us support this vital volunteer network. 💚 📸 Dave Smallshire 0103
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyDave Emley @demley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Had fun trying to capture this Southern Hawker in flight. It was extremely inquisitive and came within arm's length - which is no good when you have a 600mm lens! 4173
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyLyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Common Darter Dragonfly, Sympetrum striolatum, perched on a cluster of small bright Purple Verbena flowers #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Dragonfly @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 0192
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyDan Lombard @danlombard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Lots of Willow Emerald laying eggs into the stems of Grey Willow tonight despite a completely dried out pond. The female cuts tiny slits into the stem and deposits her eggs inside. Just need some rain now for the gamble to pay off! #Dragonflies #Wildlife #Ecology @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 0112
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyEmma Cameron @ecameron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Common Darter with shadow. Several still around and ovipositing in the pond. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social #dragonflies #ponds 1143
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyRod Jones @rodshelf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Common blue damselfly at North Cave Wetlands. #wildlife #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #insects @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 3283
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyPaul Clark @p-clark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Coombe Hill Meadows Glos. today - 20+ Migrant Hawker (one pair being harassed by a Willow Emerald Damselfly), unfortunately one of the females was caught and eaten by a Moorhen! There were at least 15 Willow Emerald Damselfly including at least two teneral. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 042
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's tricky from this angle but with the eye of faith I think I can see a black "moustache" line along the top of the face but not down the side, which would suggest Common Darter rather than Vagrant. Vagrant does appear in UK field guides but is extremely unlikely here. 010
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🐉 Great Fen – dragonflies on the up? New wetland habitats at the Great Fen are attracting dragonflies, with new species appearing too! Join Henry Stanier at our Annual Meeting to hear what monitoring reveals. 📅 14 Nov | 📍 Milton Keynes 🎟️ Book: british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/bds-an... 0175
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyDanny Chatfield @wildlifemandan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Ruddy Darter - Titchfield Haven @hantsbic.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #hampshirenature flic.kr/p/2sypvac 0132
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyChris Teague @christeague1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Pair of Common Darter in tandem flying past in front of the Tor View Hide at Ham Wall RSPB egg-laying yesterday. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 0121
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyChris Teague @christeague1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Male Migrant Hawker hovering in front of the Robbie Garnett Hide at Slimbridge WWT yesterday. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 0161
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyMike Carr @mike-carr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Cause for the Emerald Dance today - Neham Ujumdar and I found a pair of Willow Emeralds at Gosforth NR and watched the female ovipositing on Willow stems, possibly the first naturalists to see this in Northumberland?! @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 1131
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyPeter Sketch @petersketch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A very elderly #dragonfly that I saw yesterday at East Wichel. Female Common Darters start out yellow and turn brown when they get old. Sometimes a really old one will start to turn red - this is about as red as I've ever seen one. #UKWildlife #invertebrates #insects 0234
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyMike Carr @mike-carr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Male Migrant Hawker at Gosforth NR last Sunday @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 0141
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyJoanie McNaughton @joaniemcnaughton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I visited @scotwildlife.bsky.social's Milkhall Pond wildlife reserve y'day. There in spirit Nev. Common Darters, Sympetrum striolatum, males sitting around then flying out to catch prey and returning to the same spot, pairs in cop and a pair ovipositing. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 051
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyAlan Brown 71 @alanbrown71.bsky.social · 17/09/20261st Hampshire: moved on from Dorset to Rownhams on the north edge of Southampton. Target there was Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly having dipped in Norfolk 2 years before. Set of males @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #dragonflies 051
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Southern Hawkers do often try to lay eggs away from the edge of the pond, including into hard surfaces like plastic pond liners. Shoes aren't all that common as a target, though. 0142
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyBritton@Marske @brittonatmarske.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My first Willow Emerald Damselfly in Northern England in my Marske garden this afternoon. Found by Sue putting out washing! @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @britishdragonflies.bsky.social 0445
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyMark Ferris @markgferris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Got some new patch ticks yesterday! Not the feathered kind, either – 3 imm. female Red-veined Darters! Not bad at all for my inland-West Suffolk patch. @britishdragonflies.bsky.social #Odonata 193
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Our AGM is on 14 November in Milton Keynes. You don't need to be a member to come along (just don't vote during the 10 minutes when we do actual AGM business!). Interesting #dragonfly talks and nice people to talk to. british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/bds-an...british-dragonflies.org.ukBDS Annual Meeting 2026 - British Dragonfly SocietyJoin us for in-person Annual General Meeting for a day of inspiration, discovery and celebration of dragonflies and their wetland habitats. 095
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyBritish Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Small action. Big Impact. 🐉💚 Your donation could make a big difference for dragonflies! We have launched a fundraising campaign to raise £50,000 as dragonflies and wetlands need our help more than ever. 👉 Donate today - www.justgiving.com/campaign/hel... 01310
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyDave Emley @demley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Have found a number of Willow Emeralds in Staffordshire but not, until today, have I found the egg-laying scars on a willow branch. 0112
Reposted by British Dragonfly SocietyNorfolk & Norwich Naturalists' Society @norfolknats.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A big thank you to @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social & Richard Carter for stepping in and leading today's @norfolknats.bsky.social wildflower walk at Roydon Common. We had a productive walk through both wet and dry habitats, highlights included Oblong-leaved Sundew, Bog Asphodel and Cranberry. 1236
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🔎🐉 Training gives people the skills to identify, record and monitor dragonflies, helping us understand how populations are changing. 💚 Your donation could help us provide more training across the UK! 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/hel... 0107
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🐉 Our BDS Youth Panel meets online every two months for training, dragonfly ID and to help shape our plans for the year. We'd love to do more, including bringing the panel together in person each year. 💚 Your support could help make that happen! 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/hel... 092
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🐉 The dragonfly season isn’t over yet! Keep your eyes peeled for species like the Common Darter and keep recording your sightings. 🔎 Your records help us understand how dragonflies are changing across the UK. 💚 Support our work today: www.justgiving.com/campaign/hel... 📸 Dave Smallshire 0237
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Small action. Big Impact. 🐉💚 Your donation could make a big difference for dragonflies! We have launched a fundraising campaign to raise £50,000 as dragonflies and wetlands need our help more than ever. 👉 Donate today - www.justgiving.com/campaign/hel... 01310
British Dragonfly Society @britishdragonflies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026🔍 Species Spotlight: Willow Emerald Damselfly First recorded breeding in Britain in 2009, this species has spread rapidly ever since. Look for its metallic green body and unusual habit of perching with its wings held outstretched! Flying now into autumn, so keep an eye out. 📸 1299
