Damselflies (White-legged; Azure; and Common) & Dragonflies (Emperor and Black-tailed Skimmers) at Newdigate Brickworks, Surrey, UK and some birds too!

 Newdigate Brickworks https://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/nature-reserves/newdigate-brickworks is a marvellous nature reserve: quite small yet with diverse habitats and species.

 The lakes are flanked by some mature trees and much bird life.

 Above and below a Great Spotted Woodpecker for example.

 The reason for our visit today was Dragonflies and Damselflies.  There were lots: difficult to photograph at times and I have no idea what is in the photo above.

 This, however shows patches of green and blue, which suggests it might be an Emperor Dragonfly.

No doubts here -- a Black-tailed Skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum.

 Azure Blue Damselflies were abundant: scores of them...

copulating in their mating "wheel position".

 Common Blue Damselflies were a little less comon today.

 Whilst White-legged Damselfly, Platycnemis pennipes were relatively numerous.

 A juvenile Great Crested Grebe (above) and Coot (below) were on the lake.

 As were Mallards and a solitary Canadian Goose.

 A Morehen too.

 And a Buzzard circled the adjacent woods while we were there.

There is a convenient car park at the reserve entrance of this jewel of a reserve just north of Gatwick airport westerly flight path,  It is well worth a visit for naturalists of diverse interests,