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Ruddy Darter – 1m
Common Darter – 6 m/f
Black-tailed Skimmer – 1f
Common Blue damselfly – 50+ m/f
Tim Baker
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| Immature male Common Blue Damselfly © Tim Baker |
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| Female Common Blue Damselfly (unusual yellow form) © Tim Baker |
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| Over mature female Black-tailed Skimmer showing signs of pruinescence on the abdomen © Tim Baker |
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| Dull mature male Common Darter © Tim Baker |
Amalgamated sightings over the last few days
1 Migrant Hawker
Several Small Red-eyed Damselflies
Several "red" Darters
No sign of any Willow Emeralds yet but they often don't appear until September at this site.
Pond to south of village:
1 Migrant Hawker
c. 5 Common Darter
Again no sign of any Willow Emeralds
Stephen Burch
Pond to S of village:
5+ Common Darter, inc some tandem pairs
Again no sign of any Willow Emeralds, seen here last year.
Stephen Burch
A female Southern Hawker was in my garden this morning. Also a male and a female Common Darter, with the female ovipositing in the pond.
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| Southern Hawker ♀© David Hastings |
Several Common Blue Damselflies
6 Southern Hawkers
Migrant Hawker
100s Common and Ruddy Darters
James Wainscoat
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| Migrant Hawker with apparently a grossly enlarged appendage © James Wainscoat |
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| Common Blue Damselfly with prey © James Wainscoat |
Common Blue Damselfly 54, Blue-tailed Damselfly 1, White-legged Damselfly 1, Willow Emerald Damselfly 5, Brown Hawker 4, Common Darter 5, Ruddy Darter 48
Entered on iRecord
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) John Bloomfield |
2 Willow Emerald Damselfly
1 Emerald Damselfly
Emperor
Common Darter
Ruddy Darter
Southern Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Brown Hawker
Small red-eyed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
No sign of the SMH seen on 17th August
Alan Dawson
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| Small red-eyed Damselfly © Alan Dawson |
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Alan Dawson |
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| Migrant Hawker © Alan Dawson |
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Blue tailed Damselfly
Common Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Brown Hawker
Southern Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Darters - Common (lots) and Ruddy
Mark Bradfield
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Mark Bradfield |
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| Emerald Damselfly © Mark Bradfield |
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| Southern Hawker © Mark Bradfield |
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| Migrant Hawker © Mark Bradfield |
2 Emerald Damselflies,
Good numbers of:
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Red-eyed Damselfly
1 Emperor
1 Brown Hawker
5+ Migrant Hawkers,
20+ Common and Ruddy Darters
Gareth Casburn
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| Migrant Hawker © Gareth Casburn |
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| Migrant Hawker © Gareth Casburn |
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| Brown Hawker © Gareth Casburn |
1 Southern Hawker
6 Common Darter
SP491011
James Wainscoat
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| Common Darter © James Wainscoat |
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| Southern Hawker © James Wainscoat |
1m Southern Migrant Hawker!
First site record and nowhere near Otmoor! Apparently holding territory.
Alan Dawson
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| Southern Migrant Hawker (c) Alan Dawson |
1m Willow Emerald Damselfly - first site record
Helen Edwards
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Helen Edwards |
Willow Emerald Damselfly 3m 2f. Both females ovipositing on ash, 1 in tandem with male.
Blue-tailed Damselfly 1m
Brown Hawker 1
Southern Hawker 1m
Ruddy Darter 3m
Steve & Gill Holliday
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly (m) (c) Gill Holliday |
Willow Emerald Damselfly 1m
Common Blue Damselfly 5
Brown Hawker m1, f1 ( ovipositing)
Southern Hawker m2
Common Darters m5+, f3
Ruddy Darters m2
Mark Hunter
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly (m) (c) Mark Hunter |
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| Common Darters (c) Mark Hunter |
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| Brown Hawker (c) Mark Hunter |
Pond on Lockinge Brook SU425877
1 Brown Hawker
1 Emperor
In brief sunny spell!
Stephen Burch
4-8 Willow Emerald Damselflies
Jonathan Goult
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| Willow Emerald Damselflies (c) Jonathan Goult |
White legged Damselfly 1m, 1f
Steve Gresty
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| White-legged Damselfly (m) (c) Steve Gresty |
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| White-legged Damselfly (f) (c) Steve Gresty |
1 Willow Emerald Damselfly near Noke on the path to Otmoor.
c. 9 Brown Hawker along 500m
Southern Migrant Hawker a few probables about 150m along the Noke to Oddington track
Steve Gresty
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| White-legged Damselfly (c) Steve Gresty |
Willow Emerald Damselfly 1m, 1f (at SP570126 & SP559129)
Southern Hawker - many
Brown Hawker - a few
Migrant Hawker 1f
Common Darter - many
Ruddy Darter - a few
Mark Bradfield
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly (f) © Mark Bradfield |
A remarkable report of 350+ Migrant Hawkers along the main ride!
Colin Williams
Small Red-eyed Damselfly 20+ but difficult to estimate numbers as spread over such a large area
Emperor 1m, 1f ovipositing
Common Darter 30+ inc. tandem pairs ovipositing
Ruddy Darter 1
Stephen Burch
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| Small Red-eyed Damselfly [focus stacked] © Stephen Burch |
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| Common Darter © Stephen Burch |
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| Another Common Darter © Stephen Burch |
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| Male Willow Emerald (record shot) |
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| Ruddy Darter (female) |
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| Ruddy Darter (mating pair) |
Garden Pond:
Common Darter 3+
Ruddy Darter 1-2
Large Pond:
Azure Damselfly 5+
Southern Hawker 1m v. briefly
Emperor 1 - ovipositing
Common Darter 2+
Ruddy Darter c. 5
Stephen Burch
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| Common Darter © Stephen Burch |
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| Southern Hawker © Stephen Burch |
1-2 Willow Emerald Damselfly (Male) SP56972 12957
1 Azure Damsel
3 Southern Hawker
2 Migrant Hawker
3 Brown Hawker
Common Darters
Ruddy Darters
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Wayne Bull |
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| Ruddy Darter © Wayne Bull |
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| Southern Hawker © Wayne Bull |
1m Southern Migrant Hawker - along the Roman Road behind the car park
Anna Marlow, per Facebook
1 White-legged damselfly
c. 20 Migrant Hawkers - along the first ride
3 Brown Hawkers
1+ Southern Hawker. I didn't manage to see a Southern Migrant Hawker today.
Gareth Casburn
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| White-legged damselfly © Gareth Casburn |
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| Migrant Hawker © Gareth Casburn |
Azure Damselfly
Small Red-eyed Damselfly - difficult to estimate numbers - c. 30?
Emperor 1m,1f
Brown Hawker 1
Common Darter - many
Stephen Burch
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| Common Darter © Stephen Burch |
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| Emperor © Stephen Burch |
