Southern Hawker 2
Migrant Hawker 5
Ruddy Darter 5
Common Darter 30+
David Hastings
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| Western Willow Spreadwing ♀© David Hastings |
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| Western Willow Spreadwing ♂© David Hastings |
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Wednesday 18 September 2024
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+
Southern Hawker 2
Migrant Hawker 5
Ruddy Darter 5
Common Darter 30+
Tuesday 17 September 2024
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
Monday 16 September 2024
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
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Wayne Bull |
Friday 13 September 2024
Ardington, 13 September
Single Common Darters briefly at:
SU430881 - pool south west of village
SU431881 - by public footpath south of Ardington House
Stephen Burch
Thursday 12 September 2024
Tuesday 10 September 2024
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.
Monday 9 September 2024
Cholsey Meadows, 9 September
3 Willow Emerald Damselfly
1 Migrant Hawker
1 Southern Hawker
Alan Dawson
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Alan Dawson |
Saturday 7 September 2024
Didcot, 6 September
Garden at SU 512902:
1 Willow Emerald Damselfly
Debbie Lewington
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Debbie Lewington |
Thursday 5 September 2024
Warburg Nature Reserve, 30 August
4 Common Darters
7 Southern Hawkers
James Wainscoat
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| Southern Hawker © James Wainscoat |
Wednesday 4 September 2024
Ardingon, 4 September
Pool south of village:
4+ Common Darter including 1 ovipositing tandem pair
Stephen