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