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Sunday, 29 August 2021

Trap Grounds, Oxford - 28 August

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In the meadows: Southern Hawker 2  Migrant Hawker 1 Ruddy/Common Darter  1-2 Swan pond: Emerald Damselfly 1 Blue-tailed Damsels 2 Southern ...
Saturday, 28 August 2021

Bodicote - 26 August

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1m Emerald Damselfly in garden pond SP465375 Wayne Bull Emerald Damselfly (c) Wayne Bull  
Thursday, 26 August 2021

Standlake Common - 26 August

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Common Blue Damsels - a few left Migrant Hawker 1 Common Darter 3 Migrant Hawker (c) Stephen Burch

Lye Valley SSSI - 1 August

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 Belated report of a male Keeled Skimmer at the Lye Valley SSSI. There is also a report of an immature at that site earlier in the year, an...
Wednesday, 25 August 2021

Bernwood Meadows - 24th Aug

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 Good numbers of Migrant Hawker flying this morning behind the hedge along the Oxon / Bucks boundary Migrant Hawker (immature)
Tuesday, 24 August 2021

Otmoor - Oddington to Noke: 24 August

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2+ Small Red-eyed Damsels in pool just south of the weir, on the E side of the track. NB this formerly productive pool is now heavily pollu...
Monday, 23 August 2021

Shillingford - 23 August

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R. Thames transect at Shillingford. Banded Demoiselle 5, Common Blue Damselfly 1, Blue-tailed Damselfly 1, Brown Hawker 2, Common Darter 7, ...

Sydlings Copse - 15 August

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 Belated report via iRecord: 1 Keeled Skimmer! SP554095 Will Langdon No photo available to confirm ID, but observer had a good view and is f...
Thursday, 19 August 2021

Southern Hawker exuviae in 2020 & 2021 - Steeple Aston

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Many thanks to Deborah Dunn for reporting data on the daily number of exuviae at her garden pond in Steeple Aston.  The plot below compares ...
Sunday, 15 August 2021

Otmoor Roman Road - 15 August

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1m, 1f Southern Hawker 10s Ruddy/Common Darter James Wainscoat Male Southern Hawker (c) James Wainscoat Female Southern Hawker (c) James Wai...
Thursday, 12 August 2021

Otmoor - 12 August

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1m Willow Emerald Damselfly Track east from Oddington: SP56943 14558 Jeremy Dexter Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Jeremy Dexter

Faringdon Folly Park Pond - 11 August

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 Brief visit in marginal conditions c. 10 Blue-tailed Damselfly 2 Emperor No sign of any Small Red-eyed Damsels! Stephen Burch
Wednesday, 11 August 2021

Radley Lakes - 11 August

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1 SMALL RED DAMSELFLY (Male). SU5201096993. One of very few Oxon records away from Cothill 6 Emerald Damsels all males 7 Common Blue Damsel...
Friday, 6 August 2021

Orchard Lake, Radley - 4 August

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1 Emerald Damselfly Brown Hawker,  Emperor,  Black-tailed Skimmer,  Ruddy and Common Darter All dragonflies present in good numbers Mark Bra...
Thursday, 5 August 2021

Otmoor, 5th August

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Along the track from Oddington towards Noke this morning : Small Red-eyed Damselfly : 1 Southern Migrant Hawker : 1 male (at about SP5508213...
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Wednesday, 4 August 2021

Grove Meadows Stormwater Pond - 4 August

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Small Red-eyed Damselfly 100+ Blue-tailed Damselfly c. 10 Common Blue Damselfly c. 5 Emperor 2m+ Ruddy, Common Darters Stephen Burch Small R...

Wantage - Scantlebury Way Stormwater Pond - 4 August

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Algal mats replaced by a strange red coloured substance (presumed algal bloom - see below) Azure Damselfly 4+ Blue-tailed Damselfly 5+ Emper...
Tuesday, 3 August 2021

Boundary Brooks NR - 3 August

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Before the clouds rolled in:  Common Blue/Azure Damsels 1-2 Common Darter 20+ Southern Hawker 1m, 1f ovipositing Stephen Burch Common Darter...
Monday, 2 August 2021

Pond at Boars Hill - 2 August

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1m Emerald Damselfly 3 Blue-tailed Damselflies 3 Ruddy Darter  1 Southern Hawker ovipositing SP483026. The pond is publicly accessible, beli...
Thursday, 29 July 2021

Otmoor bridleway, Noke to Oddington - 29th July

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Southern Hawker (sub-adult) 5 Southern Hawker 11 Brown Hawker 1 Emperor Dragonfly 1 Broad-bodied Chaser Ruddy and Common Darter - uncounted ...

Otmoor - Roman Road - 28 July

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WILLOW EMERALD DAMSELFLY: 4m along Roman Road, 1m on Bridleway (first of season) John Lindley per iRecord Willow Emerald (c) John Lindley

Wantage: Scantlebury Way - 29 July

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Stormwater pond at SU 41202 88239, just off the A417 to the east of Wantage.  More accessible but newer and smaller than the Grove Meadows o...
Saturday, 24 July 2021

Trap Grounds - 23 July

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50+ Common/Azure Damsels 4 Blue-tailed Damsels 10 (minimum) Common & Ruddy Darters 2 Southern Hawkers 1 Migrant Hawker Nicola Devine Mig...
Friday, 23 July 2021

Otmoor - 23 July

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Southern Migrant Hawker : 2m (fully mature).  One again at the corner on the path between first and second screen, and another on Big Otmoor...
Thursday, 22 July 2021

Shillingford - 22 July

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R. Thames transect at Shillingford. Banded Demoiselle 21, White-legged Damselfly 97, Azure Damselfly 4, Blue-tailed Damselfly 14, Red-eyed D...

Faringdon Folly Park Pond - 22 July

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Azure Damsels Common Blue Damsels Blue tailed Damsels Small Red-eyed Damselfly: 10+  Emperor: 6+ inc 2f ovipositing Brown Hawker: 2 Four-sp...
Wednesday, 21 July 2021

Tar Lakes, near Witney - 21 July

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Common Blue/Azure Damsels: 100s Red-eyed Damsels: 20+ Black-tailed Skimmer: 100+ all round the water edges Emperor: 2m Brown Hawker: 2 Still...

Standlake Pit 60 - 21 July

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Much more activity than last week: Common/Azure Damselfly Black-tailed Skimmer: 100+ over the water Four-spotted Chaser: 1 Emperor: 1m + 1f ...

Parsonage Moor - 21 July

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Southern Damselfly 4 pairs in cop and 11 individual males, Small Red Damselfly 4 (all males), Keeled Skimmer 16 (13 male and 3 female), Brow...

River Thames: Clifton Lock to Burcot - 21st July, 09:30 - 12:30

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Emperor Dragonfly - 6 Brown Hawker - 7 Ruddy Darter - 1 Black-tailed Skimmer - 3 Black-tailed Skimmer Banded Demoiselle - numerous Red-eyed ...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021

East Hanney - 20 July

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Beautiful Demoiselle - 1 on Letcombe Brook near Iron Bridge SU4152092937 Banded Demoiselle - 30+ on brook between Iron Bridge and Lower Mil...

Otmoor - 20 July

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Darter sp - 100s (mostly Ruddy) Emerald Damselfly - 1f James Wainscoat Ruddy Darter (c) James Wainscoat Emerald Damselfly (c) James Wainscoa...

Abingdon, 20th July

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An immature male Migrant Hawker turned up in my garden in Abingdon this morning.  Migrant Hawker © David Hastings
Monday, 19 July 2021

University Park & New Marston Meadows - 17 July

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University Park Red-eyed Damselfly – common on University Park pond. Small Red-eyed Damselfly. 5 males and 1 female University Park pond (in...
Sunday, 18 July 2021

Letcombe Brook at East Hanney - 16 July

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Good numbers of both Demoiselle species, with about 5% Beautiful. Mark Bradfield Beautiful Demoiselle (c) Mark Bradfield

Oddington - 18th July

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Southern Migrant Hawker (imm) again briefly just after 9:00 but not relocated afterwards to 10:30 8 - 10 Brown Hawker Numerous Ruddy and Co...
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Saturday, 17 July 2021

Shillingford & Little Wittenham - 17 July

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Observations from four transects, one along the R Thames, Shillingford and three at the Earth Trust, Little Wittenham. The last of these tra...

Bodicote Fishing Lake and Sor Brook, Banbury - 17 July

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20+ Beautiful Demoiselle 6 Banded Demoiselle 15+ White Legged Damsels 5 Common Blue Damsels 20+ Azure Damsels 4 Blue Tailed Damsels 8 Red Ey...

Grove Meadows Storm Water pond - 17 July am

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Small-red eyed Damselfly: 30+ (min. estimate) Azure/Common Blue Damselfly: many Blue-tailed Damselfly: 1 Banded Demoiselle: 2-3 Emperor: 2+ ...

Wantage - old Canal

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 In reeds at West end of stormwater pond at SU388888: 1m Emerald Damselfly Nick Lowton

Farmoor - 16 July

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Causeway - F1 side : 10s Black-tailed Skimmer () Buckthorn Meadow Pond (behind Shrike Meadow hide): 10s Common Blue Damselflies  6 Blue-tail...
Friday, 16 July 2021

Boundary Brook NR, Oxford - 16 July am

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1m Emerald Damselfly   (Large Pond) 20+ Azure Damselflies 1m Southern Hawker 1f  Broad-bodied Chaser Stephen Burch

Oxford Botanic Gardens - 14 July

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Second Ornamental pond: Small Red-eyed Damselfly Emperor James Wainscoat Small Red-eyed Damselfly (c) James Wainscoat Emperor (c) James Wain...

Trap Grounds, Oxford - 15 July am

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Southern Hawker - 2 emergences Nicola Devine, Stephen Burch Southern Hawker with exuvia (c) Stephen Burch
Wednesday, 14 July 2021

River Thames at Clifton Hampden - 14th July

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White-legged Damselfly 9 White-legged Damselfly 6 Red-eyed Damselfly Azure, Blue-tailed and Common Blue Damselflies - all uncounted Banded D...