Highland Dragonfly Is Top Of The Ponds
.:: Highland Dragonfly Is Top Of The Ponds ::.
Date: July 2009
Location: Tom a'Choinich just north of Loch Affric, Scotland
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A dragonfly in Highland has reached new heights as it was discovered breeding in a pond at 830 metres above sea level, a UK record, below the summit of Tom a'Choinich just north of Loch Affric. A female of the dragonfly in question, a Common Hawker, was seen egg laying at the pond and on further investigation a larva was found along with an adult thathad just emerged that morning. The previous highest recorded dragonflybreeding in Scotland was at 650 metres
Date: July 2009
Location: Tom a'Choinich just north of Loch Affric, Scotland
www.dragonflysoc.org.uk
A dragonfly in Highland has reached new heights as it was discovered breeding in a pond at 830 metres above sea level, a UK record, below the summit of Tom a'Choinich just north of Loch Affric. A female of the dragonfly in question, a Common Hawker, was seen egg laying at the pond and on further investigation a larva was found along with an adult thathad just emerged that morning. The previous highest recorded dragonflybreeding in Scotland was at 650 metres