Volunteer Dion Warner recently took this stunning image of a small red eyed damselfly at Natural England’s Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve in Somerset.
Natural England reports two new sightings of this species in the last week.
Spokeswoman Emma Lusby said: “This is really exciting as it’s normally found on the east coast. It’s a very unusual visitor to Somerset and quite possibly a sign that they may be colonising the Avalon Marshes reserves.”
Shapwick Heath is one of Natural England’s best reserves with some stunning wildlife, this year boasting ospreys displaying and an increase in breeding bitterns.
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