Months sighted in garden
Southern hawker
Aeshna cyanea
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Odonata: Dragonflies
large (5-6 cm) dragonfly with apple-green markings on the abdomen. Two 'head-light' markings on the thorax and lacking separated paired spots on the last two abdominal segments. Visiting the garden in September, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and early October, 2025.