Faringdon Folly Park Pond, 30 September

Blue-tailed Damselfly 1m
Migrant Hawker 2+
Southern Hawker 1
Common Darter 10+ including several tandem pairs ovipositing

Stephen Burch

Migrant Hawker © Stephen Burch

Lockinge Brook, 28 September

At weir by footpath SU426878

Below weir:

Common Darter 3 (1m, 1 tandem pair)
Willow Emerald Damselfly 1 (in buddleia bush)

Above weir:

Common Darter 2+ 

Stephen Burch

Letcombe Bassett Cress Beds, 25 September

1 Willow Emerald Damselfly (first site record)

Geoff Dymott

Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Geoff Dymott

The Trap Grounds, Oxford 25th September

4 Willow Emeralds on the main pond early afternoon including two in tandem.

Adam Hartley 

Langford Fields, Bicester. 24 September

1m Willow Emerald Damselfly

Patricia Clissold

Willow Emerald Damselfly  (c) Patricia Clissold

Willow Emerald Damselfly  (c) Patricia Clissold

Farmoor, 19th September

Little Egret catching large numbers of Common Darters ( Pinkhill Hide )
Common Darters 10s but decreasing - see above
Migrant Hawkers 5

James Wainscoat

Little Egret catching a Common Darter (c) James Wainscoat 

Migrant Hawker (c) James Wainscoat 

Whitecross Green Wood, 19th September

Most activity at main pond.

Willow Emerald damselflies 2 pairs in tandem
Common and Ruddy Darter dragonflies 12+, many ovipositing
Southern Hawker dragonfly 1 or 2
Migrant Hawker dragonflies 3m, 1 f ovipositing

Phil Cruse

Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Phil Cruse 

 

Migrant Hawker ovipositing (c) Phil Cruse 

Radley Lakes, 19th September

2 Willow Emeralds (males)
2 Migrant Hawker
1 Common Darter

Wayne Bull

Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Wayne Bull 

Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Wayne Bull 

Clattercote Reservoir, 19th September

Willow Emerald Damselfly - 2 m - new to site
Southern Hawker - 2
Migrant Hawker - 7+
Common & Ruddy Darter - 10+

Gareth Blockley 

Radley Lakes 19th September

Mainly at Orchard Lake, 14:30 to 15:30.

Common Blue Damselfly 2♂
Western Willow Spreadwing 3♂
Migrant Hawker 5
Common Darter 5

David Hastings

Western Willow Spreadwing ♂ © David Hastings

Oxford University Parks 13th September

 5 Common Darters

James Wainscott

Common Darter (c) James Wainscott 

Common Darters (c) James Wainscott 

Otmoor, 12 September

5 Migrant Hawkers ( mostly between 1st and 2nd screens )
6 Common Darters
1 Willow Emerald Damselfly (near the hide)

James Wainscoat

Willow Emerald Damselfly © James Wainscoat 

Common Darter © James Wainscoat

Migrant Hawker © James Wainscoat

University Parks, Oxford , 8 September

Pond

Willow Emerald Damselfly 1-2 , and oviposition scars
Migrant Hawker 2-5 
Ruddy Darter 2

River Cherwell

Willow Emerald Damselfly 

Jake Dudderidge

Willow Emerald Damselfly oviposition scars © Jake Dudderidge

Willow Emerald Damselfly  © Jake Dudderidge

Ruddy Darter © Jake Dudderidge

Otmoor 9th September

Western Willow Spreadwing 1♂ 1♀
Migrant Hawker 5
Common Darter 26

David Hastings

Western Willow Spreadwing ♀ © David Hastings

Letcombe Valley BBOWT, 9 September

On dried-up pond at northern end of reserve:

1-2 Common Darter

Perhaps there is some dampness back after the rains?

Stephen Burch

Peep-O-Day Lane, Abingdon, 5th September

Blue-tailed Damselfly 1
Willow Emerald Damselfly 2 tandem pair
Migrant Hawker 2 tandem pair
Common Darter 2 tandem pair
Ruddy Darter 2 tandem pair

Tim & Ali Baker

Otmoor, 5 September

3 Migrant Hawker

James Wainscoat

Migrant Hawker close up © James Wainscoat

Migrant Hawker © James Wainscoat

Grove Meadows Stormwater Pond, 6 September

2 Common Blue Damselfly 
2+ Small Red-eyed Damselfly
1 Blue-tailed Damselfly
10-20 Willow Emerald Damselfly
2 Migrant Hawker
1 Southern Hawker
2-3 Common Darter

Stephen Burch

Willow Emerald Damselfly © Stephen Burch

Farmoor 5th September

Western Willow Spreadwing 1♂ 2♀
Migrant Hawker 11♂
Common Darter 50+ (at least 10 females ovipositing, and 6 pairs in cop)

David Hastings

Migrant Hawker ♂ © David Hastings

Common Darters © David Hastings

Western Willow Spreadwings © David Hastings

Faringdon Folly Park Pond 5 September AM

Blue-tailed Damselfly 3+
Willow Emerald Damselfly 2 in cop (first site record?)
Small Red-eyed Damselfly 5+ (presumed way out on the floating vegetation)
Southern Hawker 1m
Migrant Hawker 3+
Common Darter 30+ mostly in tandem

Stephen Burch

Common Darters in cop. © Stephen Burch

Common Darter © Stephen Burch

Migrant Hawker in flight © Stephen Burch

Migrant Hawker [focus stacked] © Stephen Burch

Christ Church Meadow 31 August 2025

Willow Emerald Damselfly 6+
Common Darter 3+ and a tandem pair ovipositing
Migrant Hawker (very likely) 1

Jake Dudderidge

Willow Emerald Damselfly © Jake Dudderidge

Common Darter ©  Jake Dudderidge

Otmoor, 31 August

Willow Emerald Damselfly 4 ( Roman Road ) 
Southern Migrant Hawker 1 probable ( between 1st and 2nd screen )
Migrant Hawker 5
Ruddy Darters 10

James Wainscoat

Willow Emerald Damselfly © James Wainscoat

Ruddy Darters in cop.© James Wainscoat