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Yesterday I wrote that finding a new species of dragonfly might be what I needed to reignite my interest in them - what will finding two do? This morning I revisited the pond hoping there might be someone working the land who could let me through the fence. No luck on that score but I set about viewing from outside the fence again and quickly noticed there were a few more large dragonflies than yesterday. The Emperor was still present and I was able to get better pictures today although he was still constantly in flight. A couple of Common Hawkers (starrlibelle) were my first of the year and were repeatedly chased off by the Emperor. I also saw something else come into my view finder whilst following the Emperor and took just a single picture of it but it turned out to be good enough to identify it (a miracle in itself) as a Eurasian Baskettail Epitheca bimaculata (toflekklibelle) and a new species for me. This species whilst not a newcomer is probably even rarer than the Emperor and is categorised as Near Threatened on the Norwegian Red List with an estimated population of under 1000 reproducing individuals. So this was quite the find and very unexpected. It looks as though this pond might be quite the odonata hotspot but it really does not look that special and was only created three years ago. The area generally lacks ponds which also makes its quick colonization by a number of species interesting but I think that generally there are so few people interested in odonata in Norway that there must be loads to find out there if you visit new sites. There are a few listers but they generally vist the same couple of sites for the rare species so if you are in it then you may well win it - but to be clear I am definitely not in it when it comes to dragonflies - just lucky. A much more satisfying picture of the Emperor (storkeiserlibelle) And the Eurasian Baskettail (toflekklibelle). The 2 dark flecks at the base of the hind wing are not visible in this photo but everything else matches The pond behind an imposing fence and locked gate It was possible to get closer by going down the side of the fence which is where today’s photos are taken from After I wrote this but before publishing I visited again and this time met the guys behind the place and got a guided tour😊 They are indeed farming ecological fruit and veg on land they cleared which was previously a spruce plantation. They have loads of wild areas, 5 ponds in total and it is a great place. Their website is https://eijos.no/ Despite being let in behind the wire I did not get much better pictures of the dragons or discover too much more but it was by then very hot. The Emperor was not on the same pond as earlier but what I presume to be the same beast was patrolling another of the ponds 500m away. Disappointingly the Baskettail was not to be seen and was perhaps a prospecting individual? The pond which now held a (the) Emperor And the photos of the Emperor from the second pond:
Cabin life continues and with temperatures in the high twenties it is hot by Norwegian standards but for most of the rest of Europe at the moment would be considered a nice cool, refeshing place to be. There has been just a single nocturnal trip but it revealed singing Corncrake, Quail, Nitghtjar and Marsh Warbler as well as Tawny Owl and Woodcock so was a definite success. In the daytime I have only found Red-backed Shrikes at two sites which confirms my previous impression that 2026 is a poor year for the species. Butterflies have been good with new species appearing on a near daily basis. Pained Ladies are very numerous this year and are in all stages of freshness with some very tatty individuals nearly devoid of colour and others looking very fresh. My interest in dragonflies has waned a bit but a new species may be just what I need to put a bit more effort in. There is a large fenced off area which was previously woodland where is seems there is some kind of cooperatives growing of fruit and veg. There is a pond here and I decided to have a look at it after bumping into a couple of Broad-bodied Chasers (blåbredlibelle) other random places including a female seemingly laying eggs on the new cut lawn at the cabin. The view of pond was a bit distant due to the (deer) fence but there were a few Four Spotted Chasers (firflekkbredlibelle) but non with a Cambridge blue body however there was a much larger beast with a darker, but not quite Oxford, blue tail and green body that was patrolling back and forth. It was a bit of a challenge finding it in the view finder and then (manually) focusing on it but a couple of pictures were good enough to confirm my suspicion that it was an Emperor Dragonfly (storkeiserlibelle). This species was first recorded in Norway as recently as 2013 and my record looks to be the furthest north of an adult although there is a record in 2024 from a bit further north of 10 larve but rather strangely there are no photos accompanying this record so it is difficult to know what to make of it (not that I would know what to look for with a larve). The uncropped picture of the Emperor Dragonfly (storkeiserlibelle) A bit closer And here the diagnostic green body and blue tail confirm the ID This reminds me of one of the big problems with the Norwegian reporting system for insects (birds are well taken care of) is the lack of validation. I only have knowledge of butterflies and dragonflies but especially for butterflies see that there are so many mistakes for species that are photographed and god knows for all the records that are entered without photos but there are clearly many mistakes here as well. It is not only the lack of validation that is a problem it is also observers who clearly consider themselves to be so good that they don’t need to upload photos even of their more special finds - maybe their own self belief means they don’t think they need to «prove» any of their observations?
Alle vet at svarthalespoven hekker på Jæren i Rogaland. Med sin høyreiste kropp, gule nebb, mursteinsrøde fjærdrakt og intense fluktspill er den en fryd for øyet og øret. Men den er i trøbbel. Den er kritisk truet på rødlisten.
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