Yorkshire sightings

June 2008 Records May | June | July | August | September | Archive Sightings Date:- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Find out how your sightings have an impact on the National Atlas 30th June VC61 3 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 4 Common Blue Damselfly and 1 Broad-bodied Chaser at Priory Fields.   VC64 2 emerging Southern Hawker plus one failed emerger, 10 exuvia and two larvae all from a small garden pond in Alwoodley, Leeds.   29th June   VC61 10 Common Blue Damselfly, 3 Brown Hawker and 5 Blue-tailed Damselfly at Broomfleet Washlands.   28th June VC63 The groups field trip to record new areas of Potteric Carr, in less than ideal conditions, resulted in the following counts:- 211 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 18 Azure Damselfly, 70 Common Blue Damselfly, 3 Emperor Dragonfly, 18 Four-spotted Chaser, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 19 Black-tailed Skimmer and 2 Common Darter.  Blue-tailed Damselfly at Potteric Carr on 28/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton Azure Damselfly at Potteric Carr on 28/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton  Common Blue Damselfly at Potteric Carr on 28/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton Four-spotted Chaser at Potteric Carr on 28/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton Black-tailed Skimmer at Potteric Carr on 28/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton  Common Darter at Potteric Carr on 28/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton   VC61 6 Emerald Damselfly, 64 Azure Damselfly, 40 Common Blue Damselfly, 23 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer and Southern Hawker exuvia at Tophill Low. 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 30+ Emerald Damselfly, 6 Azure Damselfly, 2 Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 4 Ruddy darter at Allerthorpe Common.   27th June VC61 2 Broad-bodied Chaser at Easton Road, Bridlington   26th June   VC61 Black-tailed Skimmer, 6 Azure Damselfly,  3 Common Blue Damselfly and 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly at Kingsmill, Driffield.   25th June VC61 20 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 3 Common Blue Damselfly at Welton Waters. 18 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 4 Common Blue Damselfly at Oak Road Lake, Hull. 4 Common Darter, 3+ Ruddy Darter, 3+ Black Darter, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 4 Emerald Damselfly, 3 Azure Damselfly and 2 Common Blue Damselfly at Skipwith Common.  Black Darter at Skipwith Common on 25/06/2008 - ©  Martin Hodges   24th June VC61 3 Emerald Damselfly at Tophill Low. 81 Azure Damselfly, 21 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Common Blue Damselfly, 8 Emperor Dragonfly, 15 Broad-bodied Chaser and 1 Four-spotted Chaser at Reighton Ponds.  Male Broad-bodied Chaser at Reighton Ponds on 24/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton Female Emperor Dragonfly at Reighton Ponds on 24/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton 2 Beautiful Demoiselle at Cut Bridge, Sherburn. 11 Beautiful Demoiselle at Hay Bridge, River Derwent, Ganton. Male Beautiful Demoiselle at Hay Bridge, River Derwent on 24/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton    VC62 4 Beautiful Demoiselle at Forge Valley.   3 Beautiful Demoiselle and 4 Banded Demoiselle at Brompton Bridge, River Derwent.   23rd June VC61 6 Black-tailed Skimmer at Broomfleet Washlands. Red-veined Darter at Spurn. 100+ Common Blue Damselfly, 3 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7 Emerald Damselfly, 12 Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Four-spotted Chaser and 2 Common Darter at North Cave Wetlands.    21st June   VC61 4 Azure Damselfly and 1 Common Blue Damselfly at Tophill Low.   20th June   VC61 300+ Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Common Darter, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 2 Emerald Damselfly at North Cave Wetlands.   17th June VC64 1 Demoiselle female rescued off a pavement in Leeds approx. 1/2 mile from the Leeds Liverpool Canal and River Aire.   VC61 25 Red-eyed Damselfly, 9 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 5 Azure Damselfly and 3 Common Blue Damselfly at Leven Canal. 25 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 1 Common Blue Damselfly at Welton Waters. Rufescens Blue-tailed Damselfly at Welton Waters on 17/06/2008 - ©  Michael Flowers   15th June VC61 7 Banded Demoiselle, 3 Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Four-spotted Chaser and 1 Emperor Dragonfly at Hagg Bridge, Pocklington Canal.   15+  Four-spotted Chaser and 10+ Azure Damselfly at Allerthorpe Common.   10 Red-eyed Damselfly at Brandesburton Ponds.   14th June   VC61 6 Four-spotted Chaser, 20+ Large Red Damselfly and 10+ Azure Damselfly at Skipwith Common.   10th June   VC61 4 Hairy Dragonfly, 2 Emperor Dragonfly, 3 Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Broad-bodied Chaser, 20 Four-spotted Chaser, 70 Variable Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, 20 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 20 Large Red Damselfly and 90 Red-eyed Damselfly at Broomfleet Washlands.   9th June VC61 1 Beautiful Demoiselle and 7 Large Red Damselfly on River Hertford. 1 Large Red Damselfly at Langdale End.   VC62 Keeled Skimmer and Broad-bodied Chaser Brown Rigg Moor Beck. Also Emperor Dragonfly and Four-spotted Chaser on nearby pond. Keeled Skimmer at Brown Rigg Moor Beck on 09/06/2008 - ©  John Hume Broad-bodied Chaser at Brown Rigg Moor Beck on 09/06/2008 - ©  John Hume   8th June VC61 Broad-bodied Chaser, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly and Large Red Damselfly at Reighton Ponds. 4 Beautiful Demoiselle at Sherburn. Beautiful Demoiselle at Sherburn on 08/06/2008 - ©  John Hume 2 more Emperor Dragonfly emerging from a Beverley garden pond. 1 Large Red Damselfly, 3 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 780 Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Emerald Damselfly, 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 13 Four-spotted Chaser, 2 Emperor Dragonfly and 1 Common Darter at North Cave Wetlands. 4 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 66 Four-spotted Chaser, 83 Variable Damselfly, 17 Azure Damselfly, 17 Common Blue Damselfly, 53 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 4 Large Red Damselfly and 65 Red-eyed Damselfly at Broomfleet Washlands. Male Hairy Dragonfly at Broomfleet Washlands on 08/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton   VC62 Numerous Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly and Blue-tailed Damselfly at Pexton Bank. Female Common Blue Damselfly at Pexton Bank on 08/06/2008 - ©  Jax Westmoreland   VC64 3 Large Red Damselfly, 9 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 22 Azure Damselfly at Toad Holes Beck.   8 Large Red Damselfly and 1 Azure Damselfly at Bees Urban Nature Reserve.   7th June VC62 3 Beautiful Demoiselle on the sea cut at Scarborough.   Male Beautiful Demoiselle on the sea cut at Scarborough on 07/06/2008 - ©  Jax Westmoreland   VC61 1 Southern Hawker, 1 Emperor Dragonfly, 122 Azure Damselfly, 15 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 44 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 4 Large Red Damselfly and 12 Four-spotted Chaser at Tophill Low. Teneral Southern Hawker at Tophill Low on 07/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton Teneral Emperor Dragonfly at Tophill Low on 07/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton Four-spotted Chaser at Tophill Low on 07/06/2008 - ©  Paul Ashton Praenubila Four-spotted Chaser at Tophill Low on 07/06/2008 - ©  Martin Hodges   5th June VC61 5 Red-eyed Damselfly, 4 Four-spotted Chaser and 3 Blue-tailed Damselfly at Leven Canal.   4th June   VC61 7 Emperor Dragonfly and 5 Four-spotted Chaser recently emerged from a garden pond in Beverley. 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 1 Azure Damselfly at Bransholme Fishing Ponds. 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 4 Azure Damselfly and 1 Broad-bodied Chaser at Priory Road Fields. Black-tailed Skimmer, 30+ Common Blue Damselfly and 6 Blue-tailed Damselfly at North Cave Wetlands. 4+ Banded Demoiselle, 1 Emperor Dragonfly, 20+ Red-eyed Damselfly, 120+ Common Blue Damselfly, 10+ Azure Damselfly, 4 Large Red Damselfly and 5+ Blue-tailed Damselfly at Church Bridge, Pocklington Canal. Female Banded Demoiselle at Pocklington Canal on 04/06/2008 - ©  Martin Hodges    2nd June VC64 30 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 4 Common Blue Damselfly at Hay-a-Park, Knaresborough.   VC61 6 Common Blue Damselfly and 1 Four-spotted Chaser at North Cave Wetlands.   1st June VC61 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly and 1 Large Red Damselfly at Broomfleet Washlands.

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