Banbury area - 27 & 28 May

27/05/22 - Longford Park, stormwater pond:

5-6 Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly - 3 males, 1 teneral male and 2 females (both auratiaca phase)
5+ Blue-tailed Damselfly - including tenerals
12+ Large Red Damselfly - including pairs in tandem and ovipositing
20+ Azure Damselfly - including pairs in tandem and ovipositing
1 Common Blue Damselfly - teneral male

Warning: Water Rail may be breeding in the pond

28/05/22 - Upper Cherwell Valley, Borrow Pit pool (SP 46453 43152)

1 Emperor Dragonfly - teneral (first of the year)

28/05/22 - Grimsbury Reservoir, River Cherwell

1 Red-eyed Damselfly - male (first of the year)
2+ Azure Damselfly
Numerous Demoiselles!

Gareth Blockley

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (auratiaca form female) (c) Gareth Blockley

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (male) (c) Gareth Blockley