Balsa de Regidor and Rio Cacín, Granada Province.

The Dragonflies.

Red-veined Darters (Sympetrum fonscolombii).

Along the Rio Cacín several Red-veined Darters (Sympetrum fonscolombii) and a single Copper Demoiselle (Calopteryx haemorrhoidalia) were seen in the reed beds.

Small Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma viridulum).

Later in the day we stopped at Balsa de Regidor near Moraleda de Zafayona, a naturalised water deposito for the local farm lands. Here dragonflies filled the air with many more Red-veined Darters, Violet Dropwings (Trithemis annulata), Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum), Broad Scarlet (Crocothemis erythraea), Small Red-eyed (Erythromma viridulum) and Common Blue Damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) and a single male Long Skimmer (Orthetrum trinacria). 

Male Long Skimmer (Orthetrum trinacria).

The Long Skimmer is a rare dragonfly which is common in Africa but has a patchy and little know distribution in Southern Spain.