Grimsbury Reservoir and Upper Cherwell Valley - 23 July

Grimsbury Reservoir

Black-tailed Skimmer - 5+ (last weekend there were 20+)

Grimsbury Reservoir, River Cherwell (SP 45904 41731 to SP 46267 42473)

Brown Hawker - 4 minimum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly - 9
Red-Eyed Damselfly - 44
Blue-tailed Damselfly - 4
Common Blue/Azure Damselflies - 70+ (mostly Common Blue)
Banded Demoiselle - 4
(Friday 22nd afternoon, a probable Migrant Hawker)

Upper Cherwell Valley, Borrow Pit pool (SP 46453 43152)

Emperor Dragonfly - 1
Brown Hawker - 1
Black-tailed Skimmer - 5+
Small Red-eyed Damselfly - 35+, inc. ovipositing
Red-Eyed Damselfly - 20+
Blue-tailed Damselfly - 5+
Common Blue/Azure Damselflies - 150+ (mostly Common Blue)
Banded Demoiselle - 1

Gareth Blockley

Small Red-eyed Damselflies © Gareth Blockley

Small Red-eyed Damselfly © Gareth Blockley