Bath Wildlife Sightings
Libellula fulva (Scarce Chaser dragonfly), Beach Wood, Lansdown, ST7270
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Flew and hovered for a couple of seconds before settling on the leaf then sat for a while on the nettles.
Quantity
1
Locality
Beach Wood, Lansdown, Bath
Habitat
Nettle bed
Environmental Conditions
Sunny and dry
Grid Reference
ST7205670294
Other Information
This species is scarce nationally but quite frequent along the River Avon. Like the other large dragonflies it often travels well away from water to hunt. Teneral means immature. Colours of dragonflies and damselflies tend to change slightly as they mature. The rather orange wings are an indication that it has recently emerged - Rob Randall.
Recorded by
R Small
Identified by
Lucy Starling, Rob Randall
