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Our meet was early this month, on 20th May 2018, a fine day after early mist, later becoming partially cloudy. Good numbers of Banded Demoiselle damselflies , males and females were seen, together with some Beautiful Demoiselle damselflies and a few Large Red damselflies along the river. Speckled Wood and Orange-tip butterflies were ranging along the banks as well. A buzzard was gliding round on the thermals above the river and below, blackbirds, a song thrush, and common whitethroats were singing strongly.
A male Banded Demoiselle damselfly perching on a riverbank grass.
Note the black 'band' on the wings. When open the wings appear to have a black 'thumbprint' on the metallic blue wings.
