19/05/23 - River Cherwell, Grimsbury Reservoir
SP 45901 41728 to SP 46537 42684 but mostly near the railway bridge
Hairy Dragonfly - 1 (teneral male? - picture attached)
Large Red Damselfly - 1 (picture)
Blue-tailed Damselfly -1
Azure Blue Damselfly - 7 (picture)
Common Blue Damselfly - 3
Beautiful Demoiselle - c.50!
Banded Demoiselle - c.10
20/05/23 - River Cherwell, Grimsbury Reservoir
Location as above
Very similar species with differences being
Hairy Dragonfly - 5 - 4 mature males and a pair in cop
Broad-bodied Chaser - 1 teneral
Large Red Damselfly - 4 (inc. pair in cop)
Numerous teneral Blue Damselflies
Banded Demoiselle - c.20
20/05/23 - Clattercote Reservoir - Mike Pollard
Hairy Dragonfly - 3-4
21/05/23 - River Cherwell, Grimsbury Reservoir - Clive Payne
Hairy Dragonfly - 1
26/05/23 - Clattercote Reservoir
Hairy Dragonfly - min 7 - 6 mature males and a female egg laying and then grabbed by a male and taken up to a tree (picture)
Four-spotted Chaser - 1
Red-eyed Damselfly - min 33 (inc. 6 pairs in cop)
Common Blue Damselfly - 11 (inc. 3 pairs in cop)
Blue-tailed Damselfly - 8
Azure Damselfly - 4 (inc. 1 pair in cop)
Gareth Blockley
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| Large Red Damselfly © Gareth Blockley |
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| Hairy Dragonfly © Gareth Blockley |
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