A blog for sightings of Dragonflies and Damselflies in Oxfordshire. To submit records and photos, email stephen_burchemail at yahoo.co.uk.
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10:30 - 12:00
First (NW) Lake:
Common Darter
Black-tailed Skimmer
Migrant Hawker along path (prob.)
SE Lake:
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Darter (tandem pairs)
Ruddy Darter
Lesser Emperor 1-2
Emperor 1
Migrant Hawker along path (prob.)
Conservation Area:
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Darter (tandem pairs)
Stephen Burch
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| Common Darters - tandem pair © Stephen Burch |
Brown Hawker 1
Migrant Hawker 1
Southern Hawker 1
Black-tailed Skimmer 1 (ovipositing female)
Common Darter 1
David Hastings
Queen Pool
Lesser Emperor - 8 males at regular intervals around the lake edge.
Emperor - c8
Brown Hawker - 3
Migrant Hawker - 1
Common Darter - 2
Black-tailed Skimmer - 6
Red-eyed Damselfly - 2+
Small Red-eyed Damselfly - 6+
Many Common Blue Damsels.
Gareth Casburn
Southern Migrant Hawker - 1 at the Hidden Pond
Migrant Hawker - Rides
Willow Emerald Damselfly - Hidden Pond
Andy Last
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Andy Last |
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Andy Last |
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| Southern Migrant Hawker © Andy Last |
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| Southern Migrant Hawker © Andy Last |
Rides
Ruddy & Common Darter 12+
Brown Hawker c. 3
Migrant Hawker 2
Main Pond
Willow Emerald Damselfly 2 (in tandem)
Ruddy & Common Darter 12+ (many in tandem)
Southern Migrant Hawker 1 (briefly)
Brown Hawker 1
Southern Hawker 1
Broad-bodied Chaser 1 (f ovipositing)
Emperor 1
Hidden Pond
Willow Emerald Damselfly 1
Common Blue Damselfly 1
Ruddy & Common Darter 12+ (many in tandem)
Brown Hawker 1
Southern Hawker 2
Emperor 1
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| Broad Bodied Chaser ovipositing © Phil Cruse |
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| Southern Hawker © Phil Cruse |
3 Southern Migrant Hawkers: one male patrolling the main pond and a pair in tandem ovipositing along the stream next to the boardwalk.
Also
3 Southern Hawkers
1 Migrant Hawker
~10 Common Darter
1 Ruddy Darter
No Willow Emeralds seen today
Adam Hartley
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| Above Common Darter, below Ruddy Darter |
10+ Willow Emerald Damselfly
1 Southern Migrant Hawker - Dried up pool at SU522972
Emma Hunter, per the WhatsApp group
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © Emma Hunter |
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| Willow Emerald Damselflies in cop. © Emma Hunter |
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| Southern Migrant Hawker © Emma Hunter |
1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly
1 Black-tailed Skimmer
Also note this belated record:
27 July: Lesser Emperor - 1, per Stuart Thompson via the Log Book in the LL Hide.
Stephen Burch
Southern Migrant Hawker 4, all males and at the Hidden Pond.
Migrant Hawker 15 along the rides
Southern Hawker 3 with 2 at the Woodland Pond and the other at the Main Pond.
Brown Hawker 6 along the rides and the Hidden Pond.
Emerald Damselfly 4 with 2 at the Main Pond and 2 at the Hidden Pond. Where are they all this year?
Ruddy Darter 8 with prs. in cop and ovipositing at the Hidden Pond.
Common Darter 30 with many ovipositing pairs.
Blue tailed Damselfly 6
Azure Damselfly 10
Emperor 2 males.
John Edwards
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| Blue tailed Damselfly © John Edwards |
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| Emerald Damselfly © John Edwards |
Hidden pond
Emperor Dragonfly 1
Southern Hawker 1
Brown Hawker 1
Common Darter
Ruddy Darter
Main Pond
Blue-tailed Damselfly 2
Common Blue Damselfly 2
Common Spreadwing 2
Emperor Dragonfly 2
Southern Hawker 1
Brown Hawker 1
Southern Migrant Hawker 2
Four-spotted Chaser 1
Common Darter
Ruddy Darter
Rides
Emperor Dragonfly 3
Brown Hawker 1
Migrant Hawker 2
Common Darter
David Hastings
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| Southern Migrant Hawker ♂ © David Hastings |
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| Common Spreadwing ♂ © David Hastings |
Woodland Pond: About 200m beyond Main Pond to left of ride (SP605142). Almost fully dried up.
Southern Migrant Hawker c. 3
Brown Hawker 1
Common Darter
Ruddy Darter
Main Pond
Azure Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Southern Migrant Hawker c. 2 (v briefly)
Brown Hawker 1
Emperor 1
Common Darter
Ruddy Darter
Rides
Brown Hawker c. 4
Common/Ruddy Darter
Southern Migrant Hawker On main ride, 1 female
Stephen Burch
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| Southern Migrant Hawker [partial focus stack] © Stephen Burch |
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| Southern Migrant Hawker in flight © Stephen Burch |
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| A very friendly Southern Hawker! © Stephen Burch |
Southern Hawker - 1 hawking along footpath SU428873
Pool above weir SU425877:
Blue damsel sp
Emperor 1m, 1f ovipositing
Common Darter 2+m
Stephen Burch
Brown Hawker 4,
Southern Hawker 1,
Southern Migrant Hawker 6 ( between Hide and First screen ),
100s Darters,
Willow Emerald Damselfly 1
James Wainscoat
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| Ruddy Darter © James Wainscoat |
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| Willow Emerald Damselfly © James Wainscoat |
