I mentioned the club-tailed dragonfly a few weeks ago but up until now we've only been getting glimpses of them whizzing passed the view point.
Imagine our excitment when this mature female decided to spend the afternoon hanging out with us at the the Rock. Thankfully I managed to get a photo whilst it was nice and close.
You can tell it's a mature female because of its black and yellow colouring and the green eye. This is also the only dragonfly species in the UK which has eyes which don't meet at the middle, another good ID feature for club-tailed dragonfly. However the most obvious feature is the club-shaped tail.
The flight season is now coming to an end but one was seen yesturday, so it's not too late to visit the Rock for a view of this superb and rare insect.