Thursday 25 July 2024

Oxford Botanic Gardens, July 14th

Small Red-eyed Damselfly 20-50+: including mating and tandem pairs, and presumably both a teneral individual and an emerging individual. Many exuviae seen, assumed from this species.
Emperor Dragonfly 1 ovipositing female, 1 other seen
Azure Blue Damselfly 1 ovipositing female with male attached, a tandem pair and at least 1 lone male
Possible Brown Hawker x1 sighted flying over the Merton Beds at the Botanic Garden

Jake Dudderidge

Emperor ovipositing © Jake Dudderidge

Azure Damselflies © Jake Dudderidge

Small Red-eyed Damselfly emerging © Jake Dudderidge

Small Red-eyed Damselflies © Jake Dudderidge

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