A Lesser Emperor at Wentwood reservoir this evening along the west shore. #gwentdragonflies

Golden-ringed Dragonfly in the garden! Bit of a #gardenMEGA. The experimental pond tubs pay off again. #gwentdragonflies #gardensafari

Ynysyfro WeBS: not much in the way of waterbirds but Red Kite flopping about and 2 male Red-veined Darter at Fourteen Locks on the walk over. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera, fortunately, one showed down to doughnut distance. #gwentbirding #lowcarbonbirding #gwentdragonflies

A male Scarce Chaser was seen and photographed on Tuesday just southwest of Magor Marsh: a first record for the county. #gwentdragonflies

A *very* late WeBS at Ynysyfro produced little in the way of birds but some invert interest with Lesser Emperor scoffing a Meadow Brown, 2 Clouded Yellow and a female Chrysotoxum festivum. #gwentbirding #gwentdragonflies #gwentflutterbies #gwentsyrphing

The latest Monmouthshire dragonfly recording newsletter is now available, including updates on various species including… small red damselflies.

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The latest Monmouthshire dragonfly newsletter, a Willow Emerald special edition, is now in your inbox if you’re on the mailing list. If you’re not, and would like to be, please message me or drop a reply below.

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Monmouthshire dragonfly newsletter number 12 is now available, with news on Willow Emeralds, Scarce Chaser, Lesser Emperors, Red-veined Darters, Common Hawker and Hairy Dragonfly. DM me if you’re not on the mailing list but would like to be. #gwentdragonflies
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The highlight of a day of dragonflying on the Gwent Levels today was a copulating pair of Variable Damselfly on Pont-y-cw-cw reen near West Usk lighthouse, a new site for this species.
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I’m watching a male Southern Hawker & a male Common Hawker in territorial squabbles over a pond at Cleddon Bog. This is the only known site in the eastern half of Monmouthshire/Gwent for Common Hawker. Thanks to Barbara Heys for re-finding after an 8-year gap #gwentdragonflies

I spent some time this afternoon at an excellent dragonfly site near Ebbw Vale. It’s a pond called The Cardi, and it’s not far from Waun-y-pound but I think it’s an even better site.

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