On his way and way back from visiting Hartslock NR, Tom stopped off at Goring railway bridge on the edge of the Thames Path as from some research it was supposed to be one of the best places to see club-tailed dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus), a rarely seen, medium sized dragonfly with a restricted distribution- only found in slow-flowing five rivers within Britain.
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| Goring railway bridge and the Thames. |
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| The first signs of club-tailed dragonfly- an exuviae. |
After only finding a single exuviae on the way to the reserve, I stopped off on the way back as the cloud had cleared. There were plenty of banded demoiselles as well as a pair of hobby, patrolling the river hunting for... well, banded demoiselles most likely.
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| Male and female banded demoiselles. |
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| Success! |
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