Gateshead Birders

DAMSELFLIES

Large Red Damselfly

Large Red Damselfly at Clara Vale LNR on 23/05/2004. [photograph Gordon Pollinger]

A mating pair of Large Red Damselfly at Clara Vale LNR on 23/05/2004. [photograph Gordon Pollinger]

Large Red Damselfly at Far Pasture

This is usually the first species of dragonfly to be seen every year in Gateshead.

[Ray Wilby]

Azure Damselfly

Azure Damselfly at Clara Vale LNR on 23/05/2004. The first of the year (2nd day). [photograph Gordon Pollinger]

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue Damselfly at Far Pasture on 7th [Alan Mould] and 9th [Malcolm Eccles] August 2006

Emerald Damselfly

Emerald Damselfly at Clara Vale LNR on 17/08/2004. Only the second of the year at this site. They once used to be very regular here. [photograph Gordon Pollinger]

Emerald Damselfly at Clara Vale LNR on 17/08/2004. Close-up shot of the same insect [photograph Gordon Pollinger]

Banded Demoiselle at Lamesley Water Meadowson 11/06/2006. [photograph Paul Davidson]

DRAGONFLIES

Chasers & Skimmers

Four-Spotted Chaser

Four-spotted Chaser at Far Pasture NR on 15th June 2006 . [Photo Ray Wilby]

and Kibblesworth Brick Pools in July [Gordon Pollinger]

Black-tailed Skimmer

One of several Black-tailed Skimmers at Kibblesworth Flash Pools in July 2006, the first for Gateshead [Paul Davidson & Mark Newsome]

Migrant Hawker

Closeup of a Migrant Hawker at Shibdon Pond on 5th September 2004. Note the different pattern on the thorax compared to the larger Southern Hawker above [Photo:PWD]

Mating Migrant Hawkers at Shibdon Pond on 3rd September 2004. At least 9 others arrived or emerged[Photo BP].

Common Darter

Newly emerged Common Darter at Clara Vale on 16th August, above

and a more mature insect below [Both photo GP]

Female

Yellow-winged Darter

A vagrant species - this was the first for Gateshead, at Kibblesworth Brickworks Pools - where else? [Photo: Mark Newsome]

Ruddy Darter

Ruddy Darter at Clara Vale LNR 20/08/03 [photograph Gordon Pollinger]

One of several Ruddy Darter at Kibblesworth Flash Pools in July 2006 [photograph Alan Mould]

Black Darter

Black Darters at Kibblesworth Flash Pools in July 2006 [photographs Michael Eccles]

Red-veined Darter

One of three Red-veined Darter at Kibblesworth Brickworks Pools in July 2006 [photographs Alan Mould and Gordon Pollinger]

Emperor Dragonfly

Emperor Dragonfly at Stargate on 16/7/2004. [videograb Mike Laverick]

Emperor Dragonfly at Kibblesworth in July 2006, initially thought to be Lesser. [videograb Michael Laverick]