Dragonfly holiday in Estonia 1st Aug- 8th Aug 2014

The first dragonfly tour in Estonia organised by Estonian Nature Tours for UK and Switzerland dragonfly enthusiasts took place in early August this year and proved a great success.

For futher information on a Dragonfly tour we have on offer on 10-14 June 2015, please e-mail us for the detailed itinerary: info@naturetours.ee

"Many thanks for a most enjoyable week in Estonia; an excellent tour and my thanks to all concerned. Estonia is a lovely country with so much to offer those with an interest in nature." Trevor D.

Species list by Philip H. Smith (1st Aug - 8th Aug 2014):

Species	English name	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
Calopteryx virgo	Beautiful Demoiselle		+				+
Calopteryx splendens	Banded Demoiselle		+		+		+
Lestes sponsa	Common Spreadwing	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lestes dryas	Robust Spreadwing				+
Sympecma paedisca	Siberian Winter Damsel	+		+		+	+
Ischnura elegans	Common Bluetail	+	+				+
Enallagma cyathigerum	Common Bluet	+	+	+	+	+	+
Coenagrion pulchellum	Variable Bluet		+	+	+
Coenagrion puella	Azure Bluet		+	+	+
Erythromma najas	Large Redeye		+		+	+	+
Platycnemis pennipes	Blue Featherleg		+		+		+
Aeshna mixta	Migrant Hawker						+
Aeshna grandis	Brown Hawker	+	+	+	+	+	+
Aeshna cyanea	Blue Hawker			+	+
Aeshna viridis	Green Hawker	(+)					(+)
Aeshna juncea	Moorland Hawker		+	+		+	+
Aeshna subarctica	Bog Hawker						(+)*
Aeshna serrata	Baltic Hawker	+
Anax imperator	Blue Emperor						+
Ophiogomphus cecilia	Green Snaketail				+	+	+
Somatochlora metallica	Brilliant Emerald		+		+		+
Somatochlora flavomaculata	Yellow-spotted Emerald		+	+	+	+
Libellula quadrimaculata	Four-spotted Chaser	+		(+)	+
Orthetrum cancellatum	Black-tailed Skimmer	+	+	+	+
Leucorrhinia albifrons	Dark Whiteface					+
Sympetrum danae	Black Darter		+	+	+	+	+
Sympetrum sanguineum	Ruddy Darter	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sympetrum flaveolum	Yellow-winged Darter	+	+	+	+	+	+
Sympetrum striolatum	Common Darter	+
Sympetrum vulgatum	Moustached Darter	+	+	+	+	+	+
Total 28 (+ 2)

Note: (+) = unconfirmed or seen by guide(s) only;

          (+)* = dead specimen.

 

Female Baltic Hawker (Aeshna serrata) / Philip H. Smith

 Male Baltic Hawker (Aeshna serrata) / Philip H. Smith

 Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) / Trevor Davenport

 

 Female Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) / Philip H. Smith

 Male Robust Spreadwing (Lestes dryas) / Philip H. Smith

  

 

 Dark Whiteface (Leucorrhinia albifrons) / Philip H. Smith

 Moustached Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) / Trevor Davenport

 Green Snaketail (Onychogomphus cecilia) / Philip H. Smith

 Yellow-spotted Emerald (Somatochlora flavomaculata) / Philip H. Smith

 Siberian Winter Damselfly (Sympecma paedisca) / Philip H. Smith

 Female Moustached Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) / Philip H. Smith

Male Moustached Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) /
Philip H. Smith

 Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) / Trevor Davenport

 Searching for bog species... / Philip H. Smith

 Estonian bog / Philip H. Smith

 Bog lake / Philip H. Smith

 Forest lake / Philip H. Smith

Trevor Davenport and Philip H. Smith participated also in our butterfly holiday in July 2013.

 See also full list of butterflies and dragonflies in Estonia...