Common Darter 18 including 7 pairs (5 in cop, 2 in tandem) although no sign of ovipositing
Steve Holliday
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Thursday, 31 October 2024
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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Jake Dudderidge |
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| Common Darter © Jake Dudderidge |
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| Southern Hawker © Jake Dudderidge |
Saturday, 19 October 2024
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
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| Migrant Hawker © Tim & Ali Baker |
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| Willow Emerald Damselflies tandem pair © Tim & Ali Baker |
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| Common Darter © Tim & Ali Baker |
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Friday, 11 October 2024
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
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| Common Darter © Tim & Ali Baker |
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Tim & Ali Baker |
Saturday, 5 October 2024
Farmoor, 4th October
Seen mainly along the hedgerows at Pinkhill and Shrike Meadow:
Southern Hawker 1
Common Darter 14
David Hastings
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| Migrant Hawker © David Hastings |
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| 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
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| Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch |
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| Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch |
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| Common Darter © Stephen Burch |
Thursday, 3 October 2024
Grove Meadows Stormwater Pond, 3 October
2 Willow Emerald Damselfly (tandem pair)
2+ Migrant Hawker
Stephen Burch
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