Pinkhill reserve, Farmoor, 18 September

100s of Common Darter, many being consumed by a Little Egret

James Wainscoat 

Little Egret with Common Darters (c) James Wainscoat 

Common Darters in flight (c) James Wainscoat 

Whitecross Green Wood, September 18 PM

Car park and rides

Willow Emerald Damselfly, 1

Migrant Hawkers, 5 (at least)

Common Darters, several

Main Pond

Emerald Damselfly, 1

Migrant Hawkers, 1 (briefly)

Common Darters, 2 pairs ovipositing, 1m

Phil Cruse

Common Darters in tandem (c) Phil Cruse

Otmoor 18th September

Western Willow Spreadwing 11 (all but one along roman road)
Southern Hawker 2
Migrant Hawker 5
Ruddy Darter 5
Common Darter 30+ 

David Hastings

Western Willow Spreadwing ♀© David Hastings

Western Willow Spreadwing ♂© David Hastings

Wroxton College lakes, 17 Sept

Partial count:

Willow Emerald Damselfly 6. Three pair in tandem, all perched on ash saplings

Common Blue Damselfly 2m

Migrant Hawker 8m

Common Darter 14, 10 away from water, 2 pair in tandem, female ovipositing

Steve Holliday 

Lamb's Pool and Woodford Bottom BBOWT, 16 Sept 2024

Willow Emerald Damselfly 6 (at least 3 males)
After finding ovipositing scars early in the year, adults were seen
today in both willows and alders by the pool.

Migrant Hawker 8 (6m and a pair in cop).
Three males were along a mature hedgerow in Woodford Bottom, 3 males
and a pair by the Pool.

Common Darter 8
At least 6 were in the meadow and hedgerows in Woodford Bottom with a
pair in tandem by the Pool, the female then ovipositing.

Steve and Gill Holliday

Iffley Meadows, 16 September

2f Willow Emerald Damselfly 
2 Southern Hawker 
4 Common Darter 

Wayne Bull

Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Wayne Bull

Ardington, 13 September

Single Common Darters briefly at:

SU430881 - pool south west of village
SU431881 - by public footpath south of Ardington House

Stephen Burch

Lockinge, 12 September

 Pool by weir:

1 Migrant Hawker
1 Common Darter 

Stephen Burch 

Trap Grounds 9th September

A visit to the Trap Grounds in the afternoon sunshine paid off with up to 4 Willow Emeralds seen in the trees and vegetation around the main poind.

Cholsey Meadows, 9 September

3 Willow Emerald Damselfly
1 Migrant Hawker
1 Southern Hawker

Alan Dawson

Willow Emerald Damselfly © Alan Dawson

Didcot, 6 September

Garden at SU 512902:

1 Willow Emerald Damselfly

Debbie Lewington

Willow Emerald Damselfly © Debbie Lewington

Warburg Nature Reserve, 30 August

4 Common Darters
7 Southern Hawkers

James Wainscoat

Southern Hawker © James Wainscoat

Ardingon, 4 September

 Pool south of village:

4+ Common Darter including 1 ovipositing tandem pair 

Stephen