Thursday 31 October 2024

Balscote Quarry BOS reserve 31 October

Common Darter 18 including  7 pairs (5 in cop, 2 in tandem) although no sign of ovipositing

Steve Holliday 

Sunday 27 October 2024

Lockinge, 27 October

Some activity in a brief sunny spell early afternoon in the pool just upstream from weir SU426877:   

1 Migrant Hawker
4 Common Darter, inc 1 pair in cop & ovipositing 

Stephen Burch

Thursday 24 October 2024

Aston 24th October

A female Common Darter spent some time sunning itself on my garden fence in Aston this morning. It also sat on my finger for a while.

David Hastings    

Common Darter © David Hastings


Tuesday 22 October 2024

Lockinge, 22 October

Pool by weir SU425877:

1 Willow Emerald Damselfly - on fence

First site record!

Stephen Burch 


Willow Emerald Damselfly (mobile phone photo) © Stephen Burch

Sunday 20 October 2024

Oxford, 19 October

Oxford Botanic Garden

Common Darter 1
Southern Hawker  1 

University Parks, Oxford

Willow Emerald Damselfly 1+ male 
Southern Hawker 1f ovipositing

Jake Dudderidge


Willow Emerald Damselfly © Jake Dudderidge

Common Darter © Jake Dudderidge

Southern Hawker © Jake Dudderidge


Saturday 19 October 2024

Lockinge, 19 October

 Pool by weir SU425877:

1 Migrant Hawker
1 Common Darter - on fence

Stephen Burch

Friday 18 October 2024

Farmoor: Pinkhill/Shrike Meadow & River Thames, 17 October

Common Darter 12 (m/f)
Willow Emerald Damselfly 5, including 2 tandem pairs 
Migrant Hawker  1 (m)

Tim & Ali Baker

Migrant Hawker © Tim & Ali Baker

Willow Emerald Damselflies tandem pair © Tim & Ali Baker

Common Darter © Tim & Ali Baker

Thursday 17 October 2024

Friday 11 October 2024

Lockinge, 11 October

Sunning itself on fence by weir SU426877 : 

1 Common Darter

Stephen Burch

Monday 7 October 2024

Pinkhill, Farmoor - 7 October

Willow Emerald Damselfly still near the hide
Southern Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Common Darter

Peter Philp


Sunday 6 October 2024

Peep-O-Day Lane area, including Sutton Wick nature reserve - 4 October

1 Willow Emerald Damselfly
Common Darter: 15 m&f, including 3 tandem pairs 

Tim & Ali Baker

Common Darter © Tim & Ali Baker

Willow Emerald Damselfly © Tim & Ali Baker

Saturday 5 October 2024

Farmoor, 4th October

Seen mainly along the hedgerows at Pinkhill and Shrike Meadow:

Migrant Hawker 3 
Southern Hawker 1 
Common Darter 14

David Hastings

Migrant Hawker © David Hastings

Common Darter © David Hastings




Ardington, 5 October

Pool SW of village (SU430881):

1-2 Willow Emerald Damselfly - first (and probably last!) record this season from this site that has held this species for the previous two years.

Stephen Burch

Friday 4 October 2024

Faringdon Folly Park Pond, 4 October

3+ Migrant Hawker (2+ m, 1f)
1m Southern Hawker
3+ Common Darter

Stephen Burch

Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch

Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch

Common Darter © Stephen Burch

Thursday 3 October 2024

Wednesday 2 October 2024

Wroxton College Lakes 2 October

 Migrant Hawker - 4 males around edges of two main lakes, despite the recent wind and rain!

Steve and Gill Holliday