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Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Otmoor, 29th September

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Migrant Hawker 10 (all but one were males) Common Darter 20+ (2 pairs seen in cop) Ruddy Darter 1 Migrant Hawker © David Hastings

Ardington - 29 September

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 Footpath south of Ardington Brook and House: 1 Migrant Hawker. SU432881 Darter sp. - tandem pair in flight. Presumed Common. SU434881 Steph...
Saturday, 25 September 2021

Boundary Brook NR, Oxford - 24 September

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Garden Pond: Common Darter: 2 tandem pairs and at least 6 others on pond and in surrounding vegetation Large Pond: Southern Hawker: 2m + 1f ...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Faringdon Folly Park Pond - 22 September

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Migrant Hawker: c. 10 inc 1f ovipositing and 1 tandem pair  Southern Hawker: 1m Ruddy and Common Darters Stephen Burch Migrant Hawker © Step...

Trap Grounds & Oxford Canal - 22 September

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Trap Grounds (Swan Pond): Willow Emerald Damselfly 2m, 1f Darters Oxford Canal between Aristole Lane and Frenchay Road: Willow Emerald Damse...
Monday, 20 September 2021

Cholsey Meadows - 8 July

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Belated record from the new hot spot of Cholsey Meadows which has also had Small Red-eyed Damselfly and Willow Emerald Damselfly this year!...

Radley Lakes - 20 September

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 2 Common Blue Damsels 6 Red Eyed Damsels 1 Small Red- Eyed Damsel (Male) 1 Brown Hawker 1 Southern Hawker 5 Migrant Hawker 9 Common Darter ...
Saturday, 18 September 2021

Cholsey Meadows, 18th September

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Three pairs of Western Willow Spreadwing (aka Willow Emerald) with the females ovipositing, and two or three solitary males this afternoon b...
Friday, 17 September 2021

Shillingford 16 September pm

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One male Willow Emerald Damselfly (at same location as previously reported this week), five Migrant Hawkers and one female Southern Hawker (...
Thursday, 16 September 2021

Trap Grounds - 16 September

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Main pool: Willow Emerald Damselfly 6+ including at least 2 tandem pairs ovipositing Migrant Hawker 1 Between pond and School Meadow:  Commo...

Cholsey Meadows - 16 September

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4-5 Willow Emerald Damselfly  Pools are best accessed from Ferry Lane, then walk N along the riverbank and take the first path left, back to...
Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Shillingford - 15 September pm

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Willow Emerald Damselfly : at least 4 including 1-2 tandem pairs Blue-tailed Damselfly 1 Southern Hawker 1 Migrant Hawker 2+ Common Darter 4...

Farmoor, 15 September

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Migrant Hawker - 11+ males Brown Hawker - female ovipositing on the supports of the bridge over the pond on Buckthorn Meadow Southern Hawker...

Otmoor, Roman Road - 15 September

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Willow Emerald Damselfly : 1m turning bronze and 2f.  On the Roman Road just before the arched bridge at the northern end on the west side (...

Lye Valley, Oxford - Keeled Skimmer sightings

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Photos of Keeled Skimmer at the Lye Valley, Oxford have been located on the Friends of the Lye Valley Twitter page, indicating its presence...
Monday, 13 September 2021

River Thames near Shillingford - 13 September

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Same site as yesterday.  1 m Willow Emerald Damselfly  Geoff Wyatt Willow Emerald (male) (c) Geoff Wyatt
Sunday, 12 September 2021

Trap Grounds - 12 September

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 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly Nicola Devine

River Thames near Shillingford - 12 September

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Willow Emerald Damselfly - 6 including a tandem pair ovipositing on a Willow stem.  Along the Thames, at the Earth Trust - River of Life ba...

Wittenham Wood - 11 September

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1f Willow Emerald Damselfly SU573927  Debbie and Ian Lewington Willow Emerald Damselfly (c) Ian Lewington
Saturday, 11 September 2021

Shillingford & Little Wittenham - 11 September

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Three transects, one along the R. Thames Shillingford and two at the Earth Trust, Little Wittenham: Southern Hawker 2, Brown Hawker 1, Migra...
Wednesday, 8 September 2021

Grove Meadows Stormwater Pond - 8 September

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c. 10 Small Red-eyed Damselflies 1m Migrant Hawker 1m Emperor  50+ Common Darter, inc many ovipositing tandem pairs Real end of season feel ...
Tuesday, 7 September 2021

Boundary Brook NR. Oxford - 7 September

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Southern Hawker 3+ Common Darter 15-20 Stephen Burch Southern Hawker in flight (my first!) (c) Stephen Burch. Click here to enlarge

Trap Grounds - 7th September

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Swan Pond (main viewpoint): Willow Emerald Damselfly - 1m (brief view in edge of tree to left, flew before I could get a photo) Southern Ha...

The Swan at Streatley - 7 September

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Report of a Willow Emerald Damselfly by Elizabeth Lawrance. SU59538089 Unfortunately just in Berkshire!
Monday, 6 September 2021

Radley Lakes - 6 September

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 1 Willow Emerald (Male) - Orchard Lake (SU 52046 96984) 10+ Common Blue Damsels 3 Blue Tailed Damsels  15+ Red Eyed Damsels 1 Small Red-Ey...
Sunday, 5 September 2021

South Stoke - 5th September

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South Stoke, near R Thames SU59488379 Willow Emerald Damselfly 1m Remarkable record from a new site by John Lindley, per iRecord.  Private s...

Otmoor 5th September

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Southern Hawker 2 Migrant Hawker 12+ Brown Hawker 2 Ruddy Darter 4 Common Darter 20+ Common Spreadwing 1 Southern Hawker © David Hastings Mi...

Otmoor Roman Road - 3rd September

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1m Southern Hawker  6 Ruddy Darter James Wainscoat Ruddy Darter (c) James Wainscoat
Saturday, 4 September 2021

Farmoor meadows - 3rd September

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Shrike & Buckthorn Meadow ponds: Common Blue Damselfly 5+ Migrant Hawker 4 Brown Hawker 2 Common Darter 8 on zig-zag path Stephen Burch ...

Radley Lakes - 3rd September

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 3 Emerald Damsels (Females) 7 Common Blue Damsels 3 Azure Damsels 6 Blue Tailed Damsels 20+ Red Eyed Damsels 1 Small Red-Eyed Damsel (Fem...
Friday, 3 September 2021

Trap Grounds, Oxford - 3 September early PM

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 Willow Emerald Damselfly : 1 ovipositing tandem pair at Swan Pond First of season at this site! Nicola Devine Willow Emerald Damselflies (c...
Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Farmoor - 1 September

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2 Common Darter - on zig-zag path trying to get warm! Stephen Burch 
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...