With news that Willow Emerald Damselflies had begun to emerge, I took a trip down to Alton Water, where I had briefly seen them last year. Shortly after arrival I quickly located one not far from the car park and then over the next couple of hours found another 10 or so in the lakeside vegetation. Most were fairly fresh tenerals but I did manage to find a couple of slightly more mature ones, and managed to get a few decent photos with some reproduced below.
My first Brown Hawker and Ruddy Darters of the year were also seen, with a photo of one of the latter plus a Red Admiral below.
