June 1st saw a female Broad-bodied Chaser sunning itself in the lilac for almost one hour. I had seen a Broad-bodied Chaser fly over the previous day. When the pond was first built 5 years ago, Broad-bodied Chaser was one of the first dragonflies to visit and they were regular for about 3 years, with emergent larvae seen. However, none visited last summer, although teneral dragonflies were seen to fly off, so I wonder whether the one yesterday and today were from my pond or not. I have read that this species is fond of new ponds, but can then depart, so I wonder if any will return again to breed. The attached photos are a teneral and a male on territory from previous years.
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