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Dragonflies and Damselflies

   
 

The following list includes all species seen at Spurn. Vagrants to the area are in bold type. Species with links to photographs are shaded grey.

   
 

Emerald damselfly

Fairly common prior to 1952, two recent records in 1998 & 2000

Scarce Emerald Damselfly

Fairly common prior to 1952, this species is now extict in Yorkshire

Banded Demoiselle

Vagrant, four records 2003, 2004 and 2005

Large Red damselfly

Vagrant, two records 1959 and 1952

Common Blue Damselfly

Common

Azure Damselfly

Transient breeder

Blue tailed Damselfly

Common

Migrant hawker

Breeds, number swelled by migrants in late summer

Southern hawker

Vagrant, records 1952, 1960, 2000, 2002

Emperor Dragonfly

Recent colonist, now common

Lesser Emperor Dragonfly

Vagrant, one record in 2000

Brown hawker

Vagrant, records 1987, 1995, 2003, 2005

Norfolk hawker

Vagrant, one record in 2003

Downy Emerald

Vagrant, one record in 2003

Four-Spotted Chaser

Common

Broad bodied Chaser

First recorded in 2000, seen in every year since

Black tailed Skimmer

Fairly common, first recorded in 1997

Common Darter

Common breeder, numbers swelled by immigrants in late summer

Ruddy Darter

Scarce, first recorded in 1997, seen in all years since

Black Darter

Rare records in eight years. Usually singles, but three sightings in 2004

Red veined Darter

Rare breeder and scarce migrant, has bred every year since 1995

Vagrant Darter

Vagrant, one record 1995

Yellow winged Darter

Very scarce migrant, records in 1995 and 1997