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My first darter for 2023 .
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This female Common Darter was obliging enough to pose in front of a Buddleia which provided a pleasing purple backdrop. Image taken at Treeton Dyke, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Ruddy Darter adopting the obelisk posture to minimise exposure to the hot sunshine on Crowle Moors nature reserve, Lincolnshire.
Angkor Thom, Cambodia
unfortunately, this poor Darter has a tangled mass of fishing line around its bill. :(
Female Black Darter..
Sympetrum danae. My first sighting of the season,
taken at Crowle Moor. Lincolnshire, England.
1960 Dodge Dart coupe. Taken at the 2010 New South Wales All American Day, held at Castle Towers Shopping Centre, Castle Hill, Sydney.
Common Darter perched on thistle head with Ragwort in the background. Image taken at Treeton Dyke, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
27 September 2018
Cuttle Pool Nature Reserve, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, Temple Balsall
Found on a small nature reserve on the Saint Asaph business park, I first saw them in 2019, they remain a rarity in North Wales with very few records but they are slowly moving northwards and westwards. Distinguished from the common darter by the waisted blood red abdomen, all black legs and black line down the frons - seen in the second photo.
123 Pictures in 2023 - 94 Small Wonders
The other day I snapped a pic of what I thought was a Ruddy Darter, but it could have been a Common Darter.
This morning I snapped this one very close to where I found the other one, and this one does have red on it's back.
Black Darter - Pair mating - nice to confirm breeding of the smallest UK Dragonfly on my regular patch today. Its only my second record of the species and the first time I have a confirmed pair on the site. Although these are classed as common , locally they are very few and far between ,with the only other guaranteed site I know is Risley Moss, so nice to see and photograph :)
Is this a Ruddy Darter or yet another Common Darter that's a different colour ?
My brain got scrambled when looking at Common Darters which seemed to be a whole host of different colours....reddish ones, yellowish ones and brownish ones.
Any help with identifying this one ?
Houses clamber up the hillside above a creek off the Dart Estuary on the north side of Kingswear in Devon.
White-faced Darter...Leucorrhinia dubia.
Near Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
Taken with a 150-600mm lens.
Male Black darter..Sympetrum danae. Crowle Moor, Lincolnshire, England.
Only really noticed this week how the male Black darters lower abdominal segments take on a reddish colour as they mature.
Female common darter dragonfly in the Sensory Garden at WWT Castle Espie.
This shot made it into Explore! Thanks everybody :-)
Like most insect populations around our way, number of odonata are down this year. On our pond which by now should have tens of darters, I found just 5. This male was jealously guarding its patch.
What a day
Mick found some shade while I chased Dragons and Damsels. The pond was so pretty. I saw some nice plants too. We left just after 1pm as it was getting furiously hot.
Ruddy Darters
Emperor
4 Spot Chaser
Southern Hawker
Common Darter
Banded Demoiselle
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfy
Large Red Damselfly
The pool Kings Wood Trentham
Staffordshire UK 30th June 2025
This species is smaller than the Common Darter. The legs are entirely black. An intense orange colouration can be seen only at the very base of the wings.
The pterostigma is brown. There are usually two prominent black marks on S8 and S9.
Flight period: June to October.
Female: ochre yellow abdomen and thorax. There is no red panel on the side of the thorax.
Older females may develop some red along the midline and segment boundaries of the abdomen.
Inhabits weedy ponds and ditches, frequently in woodland.
Sadly I didn't spot a male anywhere nearby!
A female Common Darter, I think. They differ from the Ruddy Darter in having a pale stripe down the legs. It was fairly easy to get close to these smaller species but not the Emperors or Brown Hawkers. We also saw Demoiselles, slow flying and large Damselflies. I love the wings of Dragonflies, their clarity and patterning amaze me.