Mid Season Update on Dragonfly Atlas Project
A huge thank you to the team of observers contributing to the Atlas Project so far! A number of new species and populations have been discovered already, including;
1. Two populations of Beautiful Demoiselle (first records in the CWP since 2000),
2. Hairy Dragonfly in May 2008 (first record for CWP),
3. Keeled Skimmer in July 2008 (first record for CWP, photographs taken by C & I Twissell and confirmed by Steve Cham of British Dragonfly Society)
Furthermore, 2 new population of the nationally scarce Downy Emerald have also been recorded, indicating an expansion in range within the CWP from core sites.
We look forward to more records coming in as the season progresses! Please keep an eye out for species such as Red Veined Darter and Small Red-eyed Damselfly, which although found breeding close to the CWP, are yet to be recorded here.
For more information, please see http://www.waterpark.org/society/dragonfly_atlas.html or email me at the Cotswold Water Park Society. Gareth Harris, Biodiversity Officer.
1. Two populations of Beautiful Demoiselle (first records in the CWP since 2000),
2. Hairy Dragonfly in May 2008 (first record for CWP),
3. Keeled Skimmer in July 2008 (first record for CWP, photographs taken by C & I Twissell and confirmed by Steve Cham of British Dragonfly Society)
Furthermore, 2 new population of the nationally scarce Downy Emerald have also been recorded, indicating an expansion in range within the CWP from core sites.
We look forward to more records coming in as the season progresses! Please keep an eye out for species such as Red Veined Darter and Small Red-eyed Damselfly, which although found breeding close to the CWP, are yet to be recorded here.
For more information, please see http://www.waterpark.org/society/dragonfly_atlas.html or email me at the Cotswold Water Park Society. Gareth Harris, Biodiversity Officer.