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	1112 (6 photos) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe Lestes barbarus ) Migrant Spreadwing (gb) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2022-09-01 Jægersborg Dyrehave, Denmark Imago. Hun. Stokkerup Dam. Egg-laying. Bit of a surprise to find this rare species. I was looking for Small Spreadwing which had been found a few days earlier in another pond at this locality. That one I didn't find, but I do not complain to have found this good species instead of, which has only started to show up in Denmark during recent years. Without my knowing other individuals had been found, also a few days earlier, in a small pond, Stille Vand, further south in the park, by Ib Fagerlund, why this animal is an addition to the total. I visited the spot again a few days later, but couldn't find it. Nor at Stille Vand did I find any. Will be interesting to see how they show up next year. Hoping to find one on Amager, along with the smaller cousin... Sjælden
	1993 (2 photos) Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe Lestes barbarus ) Migrant Spreadwing (gb) Lestes Bárbaro (es) Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (se) 2023-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Han. Granathøj. Todays surprise, only being out looking for my lost bike lock, which I found in the exact same spot where this beauty was perched. In the sedges along the narrow channel. But in the strong NE wind unfortunately I lost it quickly after having taken these photos. It was sitting close to a female sponsa [Almindelig Kobbervandnymfe] and the size difference was striking, barbarus being much larger (seemed much larger even than the viridis [Grøn Kobbervandnymfe] that I've just seen in Jutland). Sjælden
	1788 (3 photos) Blåbåndet Pragtvandnymfe Calopteryx splendens ) Banded Demoiselle (gb) Caballito del Diablo Verde (es) Blåbandad Jungfruslända (se) 2023-07-14 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Han. Hejresøen. Congratulations! Dragonfly-species number 29 on Amager for me! Out of the blue, and not the species I would have expected as the next one. However, checking naturbasen, there have been several single observations during the last years, why it has little sensational value, except for me. Taking the Black Darters into considerations too, that I saw today, perhaps the southern wind has brought them in from further south? Sjælden
	3341 (1 photos) Blåbåndet Pragtvandnymfe Calopteryx splendens ) Banded Demoiselle (gb) Caballito del Diablo Verde (es) Blåbandad Jungfruslända (se) 2025-08-08 Dragør Kommune, Denmark Imago. Han. Fælledvej-vandhullet. Second time the species is recorded here, Frank Abrahamson had a male in June 2023. No doubt they seek out any suitable spot to rest when on the move, but still incredible how they manage to find these waterholes. It was there when I arrived, why I can't tell for how long it had been there, but it disappeared after about 5 minutes. At least that is what I expect because it had been sitting rather conspicuously like this over the water, and suddenly I couldn't find it, why I assume it had moved on. Sjælden
	3333 (3 photos) Blåbåndet Pragtvandnymfe Calopteryx splendens ) Banded Demoiselle (gb) Caballito del Diablo Verde (es) Blåbandad Jungfruslända (se) 2025-08-09 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago. Han. Den Landskabelige Kanal, DLK-nord. Two different males: photos 1-2, 3. My second encouter of the species in a few days on the island. And my first doble-act with the two males whirling about close to each other at the western bend of the canal. One seemed to disappear while I was there, number two, while number one allowed for a good portrait. Apparently they both liked the willow overhanging the water, as the photos show. The greenish look is what I would normally relate to the female, but I think the strong sunlight this day made them look paler than the beautiful dark blue normal to the male. My 28th species on Amager Fælled. Sjælden
	1717 (3 photos) Lille Farvevandnymfe Ischnura pumilio ) Small Bluetail (gb) Agrion Menor (es) Mindra Kustflickslända (se) 2023-07-09 Travbaneparken, Denmark Imago. Han. Plejehjemsdammen. 8 different odonatas today in this small pond, with this one being the biggest surprise. I've only had it on Vestamager on Amager, in the sydmøllevej area, making this small pond a little gem - also remembering that I had my only Black Darters seen on Amager at this spot. I only found this single animal of the species among the few Common Bluetails [Stor Farvevandnymfe]. Sjælden
	1775 (1 photos) Lille Farvevandnymfe Ischnura pumilio ) Small Bluetail (gb) Agrion Menor (es) Mindra Kustflickslända (se) 2023-07-14 Travbaneparken, Denmark Imago. Han. Plejehjemsdammen. Still present, and perhaps two. See 1717. Sjælden
	1010 (4 photos) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed Aeshna affinis ) Blue-eyed Hawker (gb) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2022-07-29 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Han. Cykelbroen. Lifer. I had strayed off track and was forced to follow the fence along the highway because of the water-filled kanal running along Fasanskovvejen. Just below the ramp, out of the southern wind, this hawker suddenly took flight in front of me. Mixta and cyanea are present now, but somehow it looked different. The colors were better for imperator, but it looked too small and when in turned around and started patrolling low, I could see that it looked interesting with the blue eye. It wouldn't sit, but kept flying in front of me, and at one point it accelerated and flew up in the air, where another animal had arrived. They looked the same size, but I couldn't get a hold on them before they disappeared. But then the first one, assuming, came back and started patrolling again, and I got these photos to confirm this new species for me! The hawker pattern on the abdomen, together with an all-green thorax with narrow black lines on the side plus the strong blue eye is what make it this species. It's a species that's spreading north with the climate changes, why it is not a major rarity, but still, it's cool to find one. And even more so here, because from last year I had programmed my scouting brain for another habitat, pond with strong vegetation around it. This was at the edge of a 'sedge-field' that had dried out. But there is no actual pond or water body near here. I'm sure the animal was resting, when I flushed it, and it probably returned to sit somewhere, when I lost it. And with that, I'm speculating whether it will be there tomorrow or not. Last year the two animals I tried to twitch only stayed for one day, so I'm not expecting anything, but will give it a try tomorrow again. Did so, but it was not to be found. I included the first photo because it superficially reminds me of a Lesser Emperor with the dark thorax and clear blue S1-2. Sjælden
	1011 (6 photos) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed Aeshna affinis ) Blue-eyed Hawker (gb) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2022-07-31 Røsnæs-halvøen, Denmark Imago. Han. The tip of the peninsula. Mature, and my second in two days of this rare species in Denmark. This one was patrolling on the shelter side of a small patch of sedges at the edge of the open-bordered lake south of the road just below Naturskolen. There were quite a few Blue Emperors in the air too, but they tended to stay over the water, while this animal stayed strictly on the land side of the sedges. The one I saw the other day, apparently also preferred to stay out of the wind, why this might be a pattern with the species. Knowing that I'm able to find two animals of this rare species in two days, at very distant localities, and according to naturbasen.dk no-one else has found any this year, I'm wondering if people overlook them, taking them for blue emperors as they fly around. The behavior is similar and apart from the the very blue eye of the present species, they do look superficially alike, including the custom of letting the rear end of the abdomen hang low in flight (which might be what confuses people). Notice the bluish suffusion on the side of the thorax, a feature of the old male. The animal was still there when I left. Sjælden
	1081 (4 photos) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed Aeshna affinis ) Blue-eyed Hawker (gb) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2022-08-11 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Han. Granatsø. One was reported earlier this day, and I thought I would go and see if I could get a picture. It was probably the same as the one I had on August 6th, where I didn't get any. First I saw one animal when I arrived, but it disappeared from me soon. That was along the pond next to the hill. Then I circled toward the narrow sw-bound channel and found one there that stayed put and kept patrolling the patch. At one point another dragonfly approached and they started fighting. Briefly, then the intruder flew away. There I got the feeling that they looked very similar, suspecting that two animals were present. And when I went back to the hill, I soon encountered another one patrolling there as well. The question was, if they were different or if the first animal had left the channel to cover this area too. From the photos it definitely looks like they are different animals. Though the pattern of the abdomens look very similar (difficult to judge 100% because of blurriness), the markings on the thorax are certainly different. This one lacks the black spot just outside the front-most black line on the thorax and the dark patch between the black line and the should line is different from what is seen on the other animal. Plus, this present animals shows a whitish paleness to the frons at the corner toward the eye. This is lacking on the other too. Also, it looks like the two are holding their tail consequently different when flying. This one holds it straight, whereas the other one has it hanging a bit, more like the habit of the Blue Emperor. Also, the ends of the appendages are white on this one, and black on the other. See the other one in 1082. With 4, or perhaps 5, animals this year (so far) I must admit to have had my share of the species. Thank you! Sjælden
	1082 (4 photos) Sydlig Mosaikguldsmed Aeshna affinis ) Blue-eyed Hawker (gb) Esna Zafiro (es) Klarblå Mosaikslända (se) 2022-08-11 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago. Han. Granatsø. One was reported earlier this day, and I thought I would go and see if I could get a picture. It was probably the same as the one I had on August 6th, where I didn't get any. First I saw one animal when I arrived, but it disappeared from me soon. That was along the pond next to the hill. Then I circled toward the narrow sw-bound channel and found one there that stayed put and kept patrolling the patch. At one point another dragonfly approached and they started fighting. Briefly, then the intruder flew away. There I got the feeling that they looked very similar, suspecting that two animals were present. And when I went back to the hill, I soon encountered another one patrolling there as well. The question was, if they were different or if the first animal had left the channel to cover this area too. From the photos it definitely looks like they are different animals. Though the pattern of the abdomens look very similar (difficult to judge 100% because of blurriness), the markings on the thorax are certainly different. This one has a black spot just outside the front-most black line on the thorax and the dark patch between the black line and the should line is different from what is seen on the other animal. Plus, this present animal doesn't show a whitish paleness to the frons at the corner toward the eye. The other one does. Also, it looks like the two are holding their tail consequently different when flying. The other one holds it straight, whereas this one has it hanging a bit, more like the habit of the Blue Emperor. Also, the ends of the appendages are black on this one, and white on the other. See the other one in 1081. Sjælden
	3306 (1 photos) Baltisk Mosaikguldsmed Aeshna serrata ) Baltic Hawker (gb) Vassmosaikslända (se) 2025-07-19 Han Vejle (skjulet), Denmark Imago. Han. No Baltic Virgin No more! [Last seen at the site in 2023]. I went there with the hope to easily find and photograph the species after it had been reported the day before. But what should a have been an quick in-and-out operation ended with a 6-hour quest where I only managed to achieve this pour result! For reasons, I had to move about at the perimeter, using the boardwalks not leading to the hide, where the Friday encounter had taken place. But that was not bad in itself. The observation-platform raising above the reed-forest gives a good overview, and from there I managed to spot two males and a female. But unfortunately only when they were in the air racing from one spot to the other - in-between imperators [Stor Kejserguldsmed]and grandis [Brun Mosaikguldsmed] that were also occupying the airspace. Add in that the harsh sunlight made it difficult to perceive details well, and add in that my faulty camera cannot focus manually anymore and add in that the autofocus pointing at a uniform wall of greenery at 20 meters distance is now an impossible task for this outdated Japanese to handle, why I decide to be greatful that I managed to get this shot! Blurred out, yellowish ovals and blue abdomen and eye could also have been a mixta [Efterårs-mosaikguldsmed] at this site, but the size was as big as the other two air-acrobats mentioned before and the hanging abdomen in flight is not normally seen on a mixta, why I dare my tick, and call it my species number 56 in Denmark. The female I saw, came closer and the well-marked long thorax ovals were obvious. However, grandis also show this feature why it was not as straight forward to pin out a serrata as it might sound. But what I seemed to learn was that grandis looked more opaque, whereas the serrata female looked glistening dark greenish-brown. Apparently there was a tendency for all the larger dragonflies to forage and patrol along the edge of the sedge-forest, near the open water, which is also why it made sense to place yourself at the hide. Later, just before I left, I had both a male and a female that came in and landed out of sight in-between the sedges not far from the platform. Sometimes people get luckily and find animals perched along the boardwalk. Sjælden
	3182 (2 photos) Lille Kejserguldsmed Anax parthenope ) Lesser Emperor (gb) Emperador Pardo (es) Mindre Kejsartrollslända (se) 2025-05-29 Teglstrup Hegn (nordsjælland), Denmark Imago. Han. Fandens Hul. The surprise of the day. I had several Green-eyed Hawkers flying around over the water, and then suddenly my eye caught this one that looked different. I don't remember, how I spotted it. If it was by plain eye sight or it cerendipitily entered the narrow view while I was looking through the camera or the binoculars. It only stayed for as long as it took to take these photos. Photo 1 is where it is already leaving the water hole and photo 2 is when it took height and then disappeared, never to return. Sjælden
	1609 (3 photos) Flammelibel Crocothemis erythraea ) Broad Scarlet (gb) Libélula Escarlata (es) Karmintrollslända (se) 2023-06-20 Kongelundsområdet, Denmark Imago. Hun. Diget, Nordskoven. Bingo! A new lifer. I saw it as a large animal somewhat similar to the Black-tailed Skimmers [Stor Blåpil] that were flying in good numbers this day. But it was pale in a different way than the immature skimmers. And when I got eyes on the details I knew it was something special. None of the local darters would show this generally pale expression with a grayish eye and broad abdomen with a brown line down the side. Another skimmer? Keeled [Lille Blåpil] probably not; it is much slimmer. Southern Skimmer? A new species for the country?! I wouldn't mind but couldn't remember the details. I saw it twice. Both times sitting on the short vegetation on top of the dike, contrary to the skimmers that consequently were sitting on the ground. The few Ruddy Darters of the day were not flying in the open like this. I knew I had seen a species in the field guides with this particular brown line down the abdomen, but couldn't remember which one. And then of course the doubt started to speak quietly in the back of my head, because I had never seen females of Yellow-winged or Red-veined Darter, so could it be one of these after all? I've tried it too many times now, hoping for something special, and only having the photos reveal yet another normal species with just a slightly aberrant individual. So I continued my trip and it was only when I finally looked through my guides at home that it became clear that it was a Broad Scarlet. I admit that it hadn't occurred to me as a possibility at all. Maybe first of all because I would have expected a male to be the first to be seen in the year. And not a female and less so a young female. But that is what it looks like to me. Especially with the very pale line op top of the thorax that I would expect to be darker on a mature female. According to naturbasen.dk this will be the earliest record of the species in Denmark, with only two more June observations, last year. And that is what makes it unusual because the earliest female has been recorded on July 11. So one can speculate whether it has emerged locally or has arrived after a long-distance flight. The warm weather we have had for several weeks now, of course should provoke unusual sightings (like Lilypad Whitefaces on Falster today too). We'll never know one or the other, but it will be interesting to see if more animals show up in the coming days, and a good reminder to keep eyes and eyes open... Same as 1631. Sjælden
	1631 (2 photos) Flammelibel Crocothemis erythraea ) Broad Scarlet (gb) Libélula Escarlata (es) Karmintrollslända (se) 2023-06-21 Kongelundsområdet, Denmark Imago. Hun. Diget, Nordskoven. Still present, 50 meters further east. And still rather wary. When flushed it flies up and lands a couple of times, and then when you try to approach again it disappears. It has a black spot above the black moustache confirming that it is the same animal. See 1609. Sjælden
	1699 (6 photos) Åkande-kærguldsmed Leucorrhinia caudalis ) Lilypad Whiteface (gb) Bred Kärrtrollslända (se) 2023-06-24 Horreby Lyng (Falster), Denmark Imago. Han. Different animals. Target of the day. And perhaps of the year in Denmark. Reported a week ago by Lars Johansen. After many years without any records, and with the clear perception that the species was not breeding in Denmark, despite of the near presence in both Sweden and Germany. Erland Nielsen saw a mating two days ago, why females are around. Up to six males have been reported by Kis Guldborg, though we only could find 4 males when visiting right after she left. But there was a frenetic activity over the lake why we could easily have missed some. Of course it's not a new species to Denmark. In fact it's been present in the country at least throughout the last century. Perhaps in small numbers and finally dying out, only to be found a few years ago at a nearby spot with a single individual. Sjælden
	2304 (1 photos) Blodrød Hedelibel Sympetrum sanguineum ) Ruddy Darter (gb) Libélula Sanguínea (es) Blodröd Ängstrollslända (se) 2023-09-11 Bastemosen (Bornholm), Denmark Imago. Hun. Grabbed by a male vulgatum [Almindelig Hedelibel]. This is known to happen, and perhaps not so unusual in spots where there is a lack of females of own species, as might be the case with vulgatum here at Bastemosen. The vast majority of darters here are Ruddy Darters. Sjælden
	2305 (1 photos) Almindelig Hedelibel Sympetrum vulgatum ) Moustached Darter (gb) Libélula de Ocharán (es) Tegelröd Ängstrollslända (se) 2023-09-11 Bastemosen (Bornholm), Denmark Imago. Han. Has grabbed a sangineum [Blodrød Hedelibel] female showing the all-black legs, pointed moustache and bright colored side of thorax with limited black lines. It's an old male and the amount of yellow on the legs appears more restricted than it would have on a younger male. One might even suggest that it is a striolatum [Stor Hedelibel] instead of, also showing a not-so-protruding moustache as might have been expected on vulgatum. But I think it looks this way because of the age and the difficult angle to judge from. Normally, on striolatum, the yellow ovals on the side of the thorax are more conspicuous than is seen here, where they seem to fit vulgatum well. Another point in favor of vulgatum is the simple fact that striolatum is normally not seen here... Sjælden

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