{"id":9235,"date":"2026-06-04T12:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T11:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9235"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T17:17:07","slug":"british-isles-dragons-damsels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9235","title":{"rendered":"British Isles Damsels &amp; Dragons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2350\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246_1.jpg\" alt=\"Black-tailed Skimmer. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, 13 June 2023 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246_1.jpg 2350w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246_1-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246_1-1024x283.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246_1-768x212.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246_1-1536x425.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246_1-2048x566.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2350px) 100vw, 2350px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black-tailed Skimmer. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, 13 June 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">* &#8216;British Isles&#8217; in this case means the United Kingdom, Ellan Vannin (Isle of Man) and \u00c9ire (Republic of Ireland).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taxonomic order and nomenclature are taken from <em>Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe<\/em> (Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra. Published by British Wildlife Publishing 2006).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>British Isles Zygoptera (Damselflies) gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9430\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9426\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_common_emerald_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3462.jpg\" alt=\"Common Spreadwing. Archallagan Plantation, Ellan Vannin, 31 July 2022 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_common_emerald_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3462.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_common_emerald_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3462-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_common_emerald_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3462-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_common_emerald_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3462-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_common_emerald_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3462-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_common_emerald_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3462-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common Spreadwing. Archallagan Plantation, Ellan Vannin, 31 July 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9335\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9334\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_common_emerald_2025-07-25_34A3707.jpg\" alt=\"Common Spreadwing. Kelling Heath, Norfolk, 25 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_common_emerald_2025-07-25_34A3707.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_common_emerald_2025-07-25_34A3707-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_common_emerald_2025-07-25_34A3707-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_common_emerald_2025-07-25_34A3707-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_common_emerald_2025-07-25_34A3707-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_common_emerald_2025-07-25_34A3707-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common Spreadwing. Kelling Heath, Norfolk, 25 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9273\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6571.jpg\" alt=\"Western Willow Spreadwing. Beeston Common, Norfolk, 12 August 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6571.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6571-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6571-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6571-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6571-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6571-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Willow Spreadwing. Beeston Common, Norfolk, 12 August 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9277\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9276\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6710.jpg\" alt=\"Western Willow Spreadwing. Beeston Common, Norfolk, 12 August 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6710.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6710-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6710-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6710-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6710-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spreadwing_willow_emerald_2025-08-12_BEC2_34A6710-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Willow Spreadwing. Beeston Common, Norfolk, 12 August 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1601\" data-id=\"9458\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bluet_common_2011-08-06_MG_4909.jpg\" alt=\"Common Bluet. Papercourt LNR, Surrey, 06 August 2011 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bluet_common_2011-08-06_MG_4909.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bluet_common_2011-08-06_MG_4909-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bluet_common_2011-08-06_MG_4909-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bluet_common_2011-08-06_MG_4909-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bluet_common_2011-08-06_MG_4909-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bluet_common_2011-08-06_MG_4909-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common Bluet. Papercourt LNR, Surrey, 06 August 2011.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9454\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2019-06-09_MG_3140.jpg\" alt=\"Common Bluetail. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 09 June 2019 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2019-06-09_MG_3140.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2019-06-09_MG_3140-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2019-06-09_MG_3140-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2019-06-09_MG_3140-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2019-06-09_MG_3140-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2019-06-09_MG_3140-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common Bluetail. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 09 June 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9298\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2025-07-08_34A2850.jpg\" alt=\"Common Bluetail. Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 08 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2025-07-08_34A2850.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2025-07-08_34A2850-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2025-07-08_34A2850-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2025-07-08_34A2850-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2025-07-08_34A2850-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_blue-tailed_2025-07-08_34A2850-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common Bluetail. Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 08 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9319\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9320\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_azure_2025-07-25_34A3775.jpg\" alt=\"Azure Bluet. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_azure_2025-07-25_34A3775.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_azure_2025-07-25_34A3775-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_azure_2025-07-25_34A3775-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_azure_2025-07-25_34A3775-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_azure_2025-07-25_34A3775-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_azure_2025-07-25_34A3775-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Azure Bluet. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9302\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9297\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red-eyed_2025-07-08_34A2664.jpg\" alt=\"Large Redeye. Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 08 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red-eyed_2025-07-08_34A2664.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red-eyed_2025-07-08_34A2664-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red-eyed_2025-07-08_34A2664-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red-eyed_2025-07-08_34A2664-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red-eyed_2025-07-08_34A2664-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red-eyed_2025-07-08_34A2664-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Large Redeye. Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 08 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9304\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9295\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_small_red-eyed-2025-07-08_34A2589.jpg\" alt=\"Small Redeye. Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 08 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_small_red-eyed-2025-07-08_34A2589.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_small_red-eyed-2025-07-08_34A2589-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_small_red-eyed-2025-07-08_34A2589-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_small_red-eyed-2025-07-08_34A2589-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_small_red-eyed-2025-07-08_34A2589-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_small_red-eyed-2025-07-08_34A2589-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small Redeye. Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 08 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9280\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-04_34A2310.jpg\" alt=\"Large Red Damsel. Holt CP, Norfolk, 04 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-04_34A2310.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-04_34A2310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-04_34A2310-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-04_34A2310-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-04_34A2310-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-04_34A2310-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Large Red Damsel. Holt CP, Norfolk, 04 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9316\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9317\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-25_34A3766.jpg\" alt=\"Large Red Damsel. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-25_34A3766.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-25_34A3766-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-25_34A3766-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-25_34A3766-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-25_34A3766-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_large_red_2025-07-25_34A3766-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Large Red Damsel. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9268\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_white-legged_2025-08-15_34A7454.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Featherleg. Chobham Common, Surrey, 15 August 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_white-legged_2025-08-15_34A7454.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_white-legged_2025-08-15_34A7454-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_white-legged_2025-08-15_34A7454-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_white-legged_2025-08-15_34A7454-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_white-legged_2025-08-15_34A7454-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/damselfly_white-legged_2025-08-15_34A7454-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blue Featherleg. Chobham Common, Surrey, 15 August 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>British Isles Anisoptera (True Dragonflies) gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9434\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9435\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2021-09-14_MG_2614.jpg\" alt=\"Migrant Hawker. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 14 September 2021 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2021-09-14_MG_2614.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2021-09-14_MG_2614-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2021-09-14_MG_2614-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2021-09-14_MG_2614-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2021-09-14_MG_2614-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2021-09-14_MG_2614-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Migrant Hawker. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 14 September 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9398\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9399\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2024-08-14_34A8937.jpg\" alt=\"Migrant Hawker. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 14 August 2024 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2024-08-14_34A8937.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2024-08-14_34A8937-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2024-08-14_34A8937-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2024-08-14_34A8937-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2024-08-14_34A8937-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2024-08-14_34A8937-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Migrant Hawker. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 14 August 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9240\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1126\" data-id=\"9247\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2025-09-01_34A2069_2.jpg\" alt=\"Migrant Hawker. Buckenham, Norfolk, 01 September 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2025-09-01_34A2069_2.jpg 751w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2025-09-01_34A2069_2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_migrant_2025-09-01_34A2069_2-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Migrant Hawker. Buckenham, Norfolk, 01 September 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9444\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2019-08-12_MG_4145.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Hawker. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 12 August 2019 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2019-08-12_MG_4145.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2019-08-12_MG_4145-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2019-08-12_MG_4145-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2019-08-12_MG_4145-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2019-08-12_MG_4145-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2019-08-12_MG_4145-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brown Hawker. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 12 August 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9438\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9439\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2021-07-23_MG_9138.jpg\" alt=\"Brown Hawker. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 23 July 2021 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2021-07-23_MG_9138.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2021-07-23_MG_9138-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2021-07-23_MG_9138-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2021-07-23_MG_9138-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2021-07-23_MG_9138-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_brown_2021-07-23_MG_9138-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brown Hawker. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 23 July 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9340\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9339\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_southern_2025-07-25_34A3576.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Hawker. Hempstead, Norfolk, 01 September 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_southern_2025-07-25_34A3576.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_southern_2025-07-25_34A3576-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_southern_2025-07-25_34A3576-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_southern_2025-07-25_34A3576-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_southern_2025-07-25_34A3576-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_southern_2025-07-25_34A3576-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blue Hawker. Hempstead, Norfolk, 01 September 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9423\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9424\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_sedge_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3389.jpg\" alt=\"Moorland Hawker. Archallagan Plantation, Ellan Vannin, 31 July 2022 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_sedge_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3389.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_sedge_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3389-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_sedge_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3389-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_sedge_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3389-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_sedge_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3389-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_sedge_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3389-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Moorland Hawker. Archallagan Plantation, Ellan Vannin, 31 July 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9419\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9420\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_emperor_2023-05-31_034A8306.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Emperor. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 31 May 2023 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_emperor_2023-05-31_034A8306.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_emperor_2023-05-31_034A8306-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_emperor_2023-05-31_034A8306-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_emperor_2023-05-31_034A8306-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_emperor_2023-05-31_034A8306-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_emperor_2023-05-31_034A8306-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blue Emperor. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 31 May 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9362\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9353\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-06-30_34A2176-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Emperor. Holt CP, Norfolk, 30 June 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-06-30_34A2176-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-06-30_34A2176-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-06-30_34A2176-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-06-30_34A2176-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-06-30_34A2176-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blue Emperor. Holt CP, Norfolk, 30 June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9260\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9258\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-08-12_34A6382.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Emperor. Beeston Common, Norfolk, 12 August 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-08-12_34A6382.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-08-12_34A6382-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-08-12_34A6382-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-08-12_34A6382-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-08-12_34A6382-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_blue_2025-08-12_34A6382-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blue Emperor. Beeston Common, Norfolk, 12 August 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9447\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9445\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_lesser_2019-08-01_MG_4056.jpg\" alt=\"Lesser Emperor. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 01 August 2019 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_lesser_2019-08-01_MG_4056.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_lesser_2019-08-01_MG_4056-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_lesser_2019-08-01_MG_4056-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_lesser_2019-08-01_MG_4056-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_lesser_2019-08-01_MG_4056-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/emperor_lesser_2019-08-01_MG_4056-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lesser Emperor. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 01 August 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9364\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9350\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_hairy_2025-06-17_IMG_6597_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hairy Hawker. Holt CP, Norfolk, 17 June 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_hairy_2025-06-17_IMG_6597_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_hairy_2025-06-17_IMG_6597_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_hairy_2025-06-17_IMG_6597_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_hairy_2025-06-17_IMG_6597_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hawker_hairy_2025-06-17_IMG_6597_1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hairy Hawker. Holt CP, Norfolk, 17 June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9451\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_four-spotted_2019-06-09_MG_3290.jpg\" alt=\"Four-spotted Chaser. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 09 June 2019 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_four-spotted_2019-06-09_MG_3290.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_four-spotted_2019-06-09_MG_3290-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_four-spotted_2019-06-09_MG_3290-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_four-spotted_2019-06-09_MG_3290-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_four-spotted_2019-06-09_MG_3290-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_four-spotted_2019-06-09_MG_3290-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Four-spotted Chaser. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 09 June 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9416\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9417\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_four-spotted_2023-05-31_034A7763.jpg\" alt=\"Four-spotted Chaser. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 31 May 2023 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_four-spotted_2023-05-31_034A7763.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_four-spotted_2023-05-31_034A7763-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_four-spotted_2023-05-31_034A7763-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_four-spotted_2023-05-31_034A7763-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_four-spotted_2023-05-31_034A7763-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dragonfly_four-spotted_2023-05-31_034A7763-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Four-spotted Chaser. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 31 May 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9356\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_broad-bodied_2025-06-25_34A2043-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Broad-bodied Chaser. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 June 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_broad-bodied_2025-06-25_34A2043-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_broad-bodied_2025-06-25_34A2043-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_broad-bodied_2025-06-25_34A2043-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_broad-bodied_2025-06-25_34A2043-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/chaser_broad-bodied_2025-06-25_34A2043-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Broad-bodied Chaser. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9402\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9404\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246.jpg\" alt=\"Black-tailed Skimmer. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 13 June 2023 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2023-06-13_034A1246-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black-tailed Skimmer. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 13 June 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9380\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9379\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2025-06-16_34A1805.jpg\" alt=\"Black-tailed Skimmer. Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 16 June 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2025-06-16_34A1805.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2025-06-16_34A1805-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2025-06-16_34A1805-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2025-06-16_34A1805-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2025-06-16_34A1805-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_black-tailed_2025-06-16_34A1805-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black-tailed Skimmer. Selbrigg Pond, Norfolk, 16 June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9366\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9349\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-22_34A1938-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Keeled Skimmer. Holt CP, Norfolk, 22 June 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-22_34A1938-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-22_34A1938-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-22_34A1938-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-22_34A1938-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-22_34A1938-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keeled Skimmer. Holt CP, Norfolk, 22 June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9368\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9348\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-24_34A1997-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Keeled Skimmer. Holt CP, Norfolk, 24 June 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-24_34A1997-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-24_34A1997-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-24_34A1997-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-24_34A1997-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-24_34A1997-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keeled Skimmer. Holt CP, Norfolk, 24 June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9370\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9347\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-26_34A2153-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Keeled Skimmer. Holt CP, Norfolk, 26 June 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-26_34A2153-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-26_34A2153-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-26_34A2153-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-26_34A2153-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-06-26_34A2153-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keeled Skimmer. Holt CP, Norfolk, 26 June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9290\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9288\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-07-04_34A2332.jpg\" alt=\"Keeled Skimmer. Holt CP, Norfolk, 04 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-07-04_34A2332.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-07-04_34A2332-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-07-04_34A2332-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-07-04_34A2332-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-07-04_34A2332-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/skimmer_keeled_2025-07-04_34A2332-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keeled Skimmer. Holt CP, Norfolk, 04 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9428\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9425\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3421.jpg\" alt=\"Black Darter. Archallagan Plantation, Ellan Vannin, 31 July 2022 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3421.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3421-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3421-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3421-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3421-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2022-07-31_archallagan_034A3421-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black Darter. Archallagan Plantation, Ellan Vannin, 31 July 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9392\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9390\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2024-09-18_34A1046.jpg\" alt=\"Black Darter. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 18 September 2024 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2024-09-18_34A1046.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2024-09-18_34A1046-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2024-09-18_34A1046-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2024-09-18_34A1046-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2024-09-18_34A1046-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_black_2024-09-18_34A1046-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black Darter. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 18 September 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9360\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"9354\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-06-30_34A2254-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ruddy Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 30 June 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-06-30_34A2254-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-06-30_34A2254-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-06-30_34A2254-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-06-30_34A2254-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-06-30_34A2254-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruddy Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 30 June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9307\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9308\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dutter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3743.jpg\" alt=\"Ruddy Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dutter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3743.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dutter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3743-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dutter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3743-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dutter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3743-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dutter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3743-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/dutter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3743-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruddy Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9310\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9311\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3727.jpg\" alt=\"Ruddy Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3727.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3727-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3727-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3727-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3727-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-07-25_34A3727-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruddy Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9255\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9251\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-09-01_34A1998.jpg\" alt=\"Ruddy Darter. Buckenham, Norfolk, 01 September 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-09-01_34A1998.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-09-01_34A1998-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-09-01_34A1998-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-09-01_34A1998-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-09-01_34A1998-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_ruddy_2025-09-01_34A1998-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruddy Darter. Buckenham, Norfolk, 01 September 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9407\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_red-veined_2023-06-16_034A1629.jpg\" alt=\"Red-veined Darter. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 16 June 2023 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_red-veined_2023-06-16_034A1629.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_red-veined_2023-06-16_034A1629-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_red-veined_2023-06-16_034A1629-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_red-veined_2023-06-16_034A1629-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_red-veined_2023-06-16_034A1629-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_red-veined_2023-06-16_034A1629-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Red-veined Darter. Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve, Ellan Vannin, 16 June 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9285\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9284\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-04_34A2291.jpg\" alt=\"Common Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 04 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-04_34A2291.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-04_34A2291-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-04_34A2291-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-04_34A2291-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-04_34A2291-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-04_34A2291-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 04 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=9313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" data-id=\"9314\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-25_34A3649.jpg\" alt=\"Common Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025 \u00a9 Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-9314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-25_34A3649.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-25_34A3649-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-25_34A3649-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-25_34A3649-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-25_34A3649-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/darter_common_2025-07-25_34A3649-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Common Darter. Holt CP, Norfolk, 25 July 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* &#8216;British Isles&#8217; in this case means the United Kingdom, Ellan Vannin (Isle of Man) and \u00c9ire (Republic of Ireland). Taxonomic order and nomenclature are taken from Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe (Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra. Published by British Wildlife Publishing 2006). 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