Dragonfly Recorder surveys are effort-related site surveys for those familiar with and/or trained in dragonfly and damselfly survey techniques and identification. Dragonfly Recorders should conduct two surveys in at least one freshwater site per annum. One survey should be completed in May or June, and a second survey should be completed between July and early September. This is so the surveys will span the flight periods of all the species that occur in Ireland.
You may survey as many sites as you wish but we ask that two surveys be completed at each site within the given periods. During each survey you are also asked to fill in a short and simple habitat quality assessment.
For those who plan on visiting the same site multiple times per year, the Dragonfly Monitor survey may be more suitable.