Otmoor - 30 July

1 Willow Emerald Damselfly
2 Southern Migrant Hawker

Gareth Blockley

River Thames walk Oxford to Streatley - 29 & 30 July

4 Southern Hawker (both m & f) - Approach to the Redbridge underpass SP 52007 03552 
1 White legged Damselfly: Close to Lower Shiplake at SP532 004 right on the Thames Path and 1 at Culham SU 51019 94914
Emperor at Culham Lock & Clifton Hampden bridge.
7+ Bown Hawker between Culham (SU 51567 94718) and Clifton lock (SU 54685 94715) with one very active at the lock gates at Clifton.
A few Banded Demoiselle spread out along the route but very few now.  
Common Darter and Common Blue Damselfly

Mark Bradfield

In iRecord

Southern Hawker © Mark Bradfield

White-legged Damselfly © Mark Bradfield

Otmoor Roman Road - 29 July

1 f. violacea, Blue-tailed Damselfly 
2 Southern Hawker, 
10s Common Darter, 
4 Ruddy Darter, below

James Wainscoat

 Blue-tailed Damselfly (violacea form) © James Wainscoat

Otmoor - 28 July

1m Southern Migrant Hawker. SP57180 13040
3 Willow Emerald Damselfly SP57146 12900 

Also some older records of note:

Downy Emerald - 03/06/23 SP55280 13004
Emerald Damselfly - (surprisingly difficult to find at Otmoor): 19/7/23 SP 55991 13402

Jeremy Dexter

Christchurch Meadow, Oxford - 24 July

SP52020534

1 Willow Emerald Damselfly

Jake Dudderidge, per iRecord

Otmoor - 26 July

On nettles under the trees beside the Roman Road before you get to the MOD gate. SP57141293:

1m Southern Migrant Hawker

Mike Pollard per iRecord

Southern Migrant Hawker © Mike Pollard

Whitecross Green Wood - 26 July morning

At least 2-3m Southern Migrant Hawker 

Also

Blue-tailed Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Brown Hawker
Southern Hawker
Emperor
Migrant Hawker
Black-tailed Skimmer
Broad-bodied Chaser
Ruddy Darter

Stephen Burch & Wayne Bull

Southern Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch

Southern Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch

Male Southern Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch

Male Southern Migrant Hawker © Wayne Bull 

Southern  Hawker © Wayne Bull

Whitecross Green Wood & Otmoor, 25th July

Whitecross Green Wood

Beautiful Demoiselle 1
Azure Damselfly 1
Blue-tailed Damselfly 1
Common Blue Damselfly 7
Common Spreadwing 2m,1f
White-legged Damselfly 1m
Emperor Dragonfly 3
Brown Hawker 5
Southern Hawker 2
Migrant Hawker 15+
Black-tailed Skimmer 3
Common Darter 10
Ruddy Darter 3

White-legged Damselfly © David Hastings    

Common Spreadwing © David Hastings  

Otmoor

Southern Hawker 3
Common Darter 1

Lockinge - 25 July

In the pool in Lockinge Brook by the public footpath SU425877

1 Emperor - in a brief sunny spell!

Stephen Burch

 

Tar Lakes - 21 July

Common Blue Damselfly – 100+ m&f
Blue-tailed Damselfly – 10 m&f
Emperor Dragonfly – 2f (1 ovipositing), 5m
Common Darter – 1f

Tim & Ali Baker

In iRecord

Blue-tailed Damselfly © Tim Baker

Emperor Dragonfly © Tim Baker

Whitecross Green Wood - 21 July

2 Banded Demoiselle
5 Emerald Damsels
4 Azure Damsels
2 Blue Tailed Damsels
1 Southern Hawker
2 Migrant Hawker
3 Brown Hawker
1 Southern Migrant Hawker (male)
2 Emperor Dragonflies
2 Black tailed skimmer
5 Common darter
1 Ruddy darter

Also

1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly in garden pond in Bodicote SP465375.

Wayne Bull

 Southern Migrant Hawker © Wayne Bull

Small Red-eyed Damselfly © Wayne Bull

Whitecross Green Wood - 20 July

2m Southern Migrant Hawker

Ian Lewington

Southern Migrant Hawker in flight and settled © Ian Lewington 

Whitecross Green Wood - 18 July

1 male Southern Migrant Hawker - in flight only. Near the junction with the information board.
15 Migrant Hawker

Ian Lewington

Southern Migrant Hawker © Ian Lewington &
 post processing by Stephen Burch 

Cutteslowe Park - 17th July

1f Migrant Hawker

James Wainscoat

Migrant Hawker (f) close up © James Wainscoat

Migrant Hawker (f) © James Wainscoat

Aston, 18th July

An immature male Southern Hawker was in my garden this morning.  

Southern Hawker © David Hastings

Otmoor - 17 July

Southern Migrant Hawker:  up to 7 blue males, including up to 3 on the Oddington track between the kissing gate at the north end of flood field along to the MOD gate/flag, and also 1 just by the gate as you enter the reserve from the car park.

Grid coordinates as follows:

SP55196 13251
SP56446 14660
SP56746 14594 - x2
SP56985 12949
SP56935 12627
SP55997 13447

7-8 teneral Migrant Hawkers (first of the year) - complicates SMH ID somewhat

Numerous Southern Hawkers/Brown Hawkers 

3 presumed teneral Willow Emeralds between the two seats on Big Otmoor (a new location) at:

SP55538 12915 - x3

Small Red-eyed Damselfly 15+ at SP55280 13004.

Jeremy Dexter

Whitecross Green Wood, 17th July

Beautiful Demoiselle : 1m
Blue-tailed Damselfly : 2m
Common Blue Damselfly : 4m
Common Spreadwing : 6m, 2f
Emperor Dragonfly : 5m, 1f
Brown Hawker : 4
Migrant Hawker (immatures).  7 or 8 hunting over the car park.
Four-spotted Chaser : 2 (one of form praenubila)
Black-tailed Skimmer : 4
Ruddy Darter : 5
Common Darter : 6

I couldn't find any SMH, although one had been seen by somebody else.

Common Spreadwing ♂© David Hastings

Emperor Dragonfly♂© David Hastings

Four-spotted Chaser f. praenubila ♂© David Hastings

Boundary Brook NR, Oxford - 12 July

1-2 Brown Hawker - first record for site

Helen Edwards

Brown Hawker © Helen Edwards

Whitecross Green Wood - 13 July

 c. 15:00 - c. 16:50

2-3 mature male Southern Migrant Hawker - 1 along ride between car park and cross roads, 1 c. 75 metres to left after cross roads. 1 possible along ride straight on from cross roads 
2-3 Brown Hawker
1-2 Emperor

Took a gamble with the weather that paid off big time! Finally connected with SMH on about the 12th attempt (all previously on Otmoor going back to 2020) - after at least 24 hrs in the field, in total! 

Stephen Burch

Southern Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch

Little Wittenham Wood - 8 July

 3 Willow Emerald Damselflies

Entered in iRecord

Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) John Bloomfield

Cholsey Meadows - 7 July

Small Red-eyed Damselfly c30
Red-eyed Damselfly 
Common Blue Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Emperor
Black-tailed Skimmer
Four-spotted Chaser

Alan Dawson

Small Red-eyed Damselfly © Alan Dawson

Parsonage Moor, 7th July

Southern Damselfly 13+
Brown Hawker 1
Keeled Skimmer 6
Common Darter 2

Southern Damselfly © David Hastings

Keeled Skimmer © David Hastings

Whitecross Green Wood - 7 July

Southern Migrant Hawker (adult male)

Southern Migrant Hawker (adult male)

2-4 Southern Migrant Hawker (adult males)

• 1 perched in Blackthorn to left of cross-roads: 11:31 - 11:42
• 2 more flight views along ride to cross-roads (possibly same item)
• 1 hovering in flight 50 metres from car park at 13:20

5 Emperor Dragonfly (4 male, 1 fem ovi-positing on new pond)

6 Brown Hawker

2 Southern Hawker by reserve entrance at 13:45

2 Black-tailed Skimmer (male) on new pond

2 Four-spotted Chaser on new pond

1 Broad-bodied Chaser (female) along top ride

Ruddy and Common Darters

Blue Damselflies

Cholsey Meadows - 5 July

Emerald Damselfly  2 m & 1 f
Common Blue Damselfly  
Azure Damselfly  
Blue-tailed Damselfly  
Red-eyed Damselfly  
Emperor
Black-tailed Skimmer
Ruddy Darter

Alan Dawson

Emerald Damselfly © Alan Dawson

Otmoor - Noke to Oddington path - 5 July

1f Southern Migrant Hawker

Again on the bridleway between Noke and Oddington but this time a female.

Grid ref SP 55121 13759 - approx 75 yards from northern edge of big Otmoor just before the Poplars (if heading north) (same location as previous record). 

First seen in flight, as before. Around midday. 

Jeremy Dexter

Southern Migrant Hawker (f) © Jeremy Dexter

Southern Migrant Hawker (f) © Jeremy Dexter

Whitecross Green Wood - 5 July pm

Southern Hawker

Southern Hawker (imm male)
Emperor Dragonfly
Ruddy Darter

Black-tailed Skimmer

Lyford & West Hanney - 19 June & 29 June

19 June - Ock Bridge, Lyford: 

20+ Banded Demoiselles m/f
20+ Beautiful Demoiselles m/f

19 June - Gallows Bridge, Childrey Brook, nr West Hanney 

10+ Beautiful Demoiselles m/f

29 June – Ock Bridge, Lyford

20+ Banded Demoiselles m/f
20+ Beautiful Demoiselles m/f

Tim & Ali Baker

Banded Demoiselle (m) © Tim Baker

Banded Demoiselle (m) © Tim Baker

Aspen Way Pond, Didcot - 3 July

5 Willow Emerald this afternoon in windy conditions in different spots around the pond

Willow Emerald (male)

Willow Emerald (female)

1 Emperor Dragonfly, fem ovipositing

2 Common Darter
Blue and Blue-tailed Damselflies

Whitecross Green Wood - 23 June

1 immature SOUTHERN MIGRANT HAWKER

Approximately 50-100 yards down the first ride from the car park in blackthorn bushes - but only for a few seconds. 

Gareth Casburn

First record in Oxon away from Otmoor!

Southern Migrant Hawker © Gareth Casburn

Aspen Way Pond, Didcot - 1 July

Willow Emerald Damselfly c. 25!

SU510891

Ian Lewington

Willow Emerald Damselfly © Ian Lewington

Willow Emerald Damselfly © Ian Lewington

Red dot marks pond location © Ian Lewington