Little Wittenham Wood - 30 October

Little Wittenham Wood - 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly (male) and 42+ Common Darter (20+ individuals and 11 pairs in tandem ovipositing). 

This record is close to an earlier sighting in the same wood (11 Sept, Debbie and Ian Lewington) and to the recent sightings on the Thames near Shillingford (12 Sept, Geoff Wyatt and subsequent posts).

Willow Emerald Damselfly (male) (c) John Bloomfield

Willow Emerald Damselfly (male) (c) John Bloomfield

Willow Emerald Damselfly (male) (c) John Bloomfield

Common Darter (male) (c) John Bloomfield

Common Darter (over mature female) (c) John Bloomfield