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Saturday, 14 May 2022

Otmoor - 13 May

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 Report of 5 Hairy Dragonflies

River Cherwell north of Grimsbury revervoir - 14 May

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2 Hairy Hawkers (first site record) SP 46252 42454  4+ Large Red Damselflies 1 probable Azure Damselfly  4+ Banded Demoiselle 15+ Beautiful...

Cholsey - River Thames - 14 May

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1 Hairy Dragonfly. Near Four Arches bridge Alan Dawson

Wantage, Scantlebury Way - 14 May

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 On stormwater pond: 10+ Azure Damselfly 1 Large Red Damselfly 1m Broad-bodied Chaser Stephen Burch

Goring (Gatehampton) Railway Bridge - 14 May AM

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8+ Clubtail exuviae on the bridge wall, but no emergents nor any adults. 20+ Banded Demoiselle Stephen Burch Clubtail exuvia © Stephen Burc...
Friday, 13 May 2022

Cholsey Marsh - 13 May

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 1 Clubtail. SU600854  Alan Dawson Clubtail © Alan Dawson

Trap Grounds, Oxford - 12 May

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1m Banded Demoiselle 20+ Azure Damselfly Nicola Devine Azure Damselfly ©  Nicola Devine

Cholsey - 13 May

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 River Thames. SU595848 1m Beautiful Demoiselle Alan Dawson Beautiful Demoiselle © Alan Dawson

West Lockinge - 13 May

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 4+ Azure Damselflies (teneral males).  Near pool by footpath SU426878  Stephen Burch
Thursday, 12 May 2022

Cholsey Marsh - 12th May

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  1 Clubtail @ 11:05am Numerous Banded Demoiselle Several Azure Damselfly

Letcombe Valley BBOWT - 12 May

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 1-2 Large Red Damselfly - in the "frog" pool.SU377860 Stephen Burch 
Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Hartslock - 7 May

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 1 Clubtail . SU616795 Stephen Gray [per iRecord]
Monday, 9 May 2022

Radley Lakes & Barton fishing pool - 9 May

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3 Banded Demoiselle 3 Large Red Damsels 10+ Azure Damsels 7 Common Blue Damsels 1 Blue-Tailed Damsel 1 Broad Bodied Chaser 2 Clubtail  (1 ne...

Radley Lakes - 6 May

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 10+ Common Blue Damsels  6 Azure Damsels 2 Large Red Damsels 1 Clubtail (near Orchard lake) Wayne Bull

Steeple Aston - 9 May

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 2 Large Red Damselflies Recently emerged from garden pond. Deborah Dunn Large Red Damselfly ©  Deborah Dunn

Otmoor Roman Road - 9 May

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Azure Damselfly - abundant James Wainscoat Azure Damselfly ©  James Wainscoat

Cholsey - 9th May

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Cholsey Marsh: 1 Clubtail - brief glimpse as flew into canopy River Thames: 1 Four-spotted Chaser Alan Dawson  Four-spotted Chaser  © Alan ...
Sunday, 8 May 2022

Radley Boat House - 7 May

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 1 Clubtail exuvia Jeremy Biggs Clubtail exuvia (©) Jeremy Biggs
Saturday, 7 May 2022

Parsonage Moor - 30 April

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 1-2 Four-spotted Chaser Steve Gresty [iRecord] Four-spotted Chaser (c) Steve Gresty

Lamb's Pool BBOWT - 6 May

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 2 Large Red Damselfly Steve Holliday 
Friday, 6 May 2022

Trap Grounds, Oxford 5 & 6 May

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 5th May 2022  1m Large Red Damselfly 6 th May 2022 1m & 1 teneral Large Red Damselfly 2f Azure Damselfly ( 1 blue form) Nicola Devine A...

River Thames - between Barton Fields and Radley

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 1 Clubtail. SU516967 Pools at Barton Fields: 4 Azure Damselfly 2 Large Red Damselfly Martin Wackenier Clubtail (c) Martin Wackenier

Barton Fields - 5 May

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Inner small ponds: 1 Large Red Damselfly 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly 1 Banded Demoiselle 1f Broad Bodied Chaser Martin Wackenier Banded Demoisel...
Thursday, 5 May 2022

Cholsey Marsh - 5 May

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 1 Clubtail [found by Alan Dawson] and several Banded Demoiselles. Ian Lewington Clubtail (c) Ian Lewington Clubtail (c) Alan Dawson
Monday, 2 May 2022

Steventon - 23 April

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1 Broad-bodied Chaser - emerging Adrian Ford [per iRecord]

Otmoor - 30 April

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3 Large Red Damselfly along Roman Road John Lindle [per iRecord] 
Saturday, 30 April 2022

Dry Sandford Pit, 30th April

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 One pair of Large Red Damselflies in tandem, two mature males and two teneral males. Large Red Damselfly © David Hastings
Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Otmoor - 26 April

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6 Large Red Damselflies James Wainscoat Large Red Damselfly © James Wainscoat
Monday, 25 April 2022

Parsonage Moor - 25 April

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Large Red Damselfly - several on the wing Peter Philp

University of Oxford Botanic Garden - 25 April

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 Large Red Damselfly - probable  Jack Dudderidge [per iRecord]

Shutford - 25 April

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1 Large Red Damselfly - by a garden pond.SP386402. Steve Holliday
Sunday, 24 April 2022

Dry Sandford Pit - 24th April

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 A single Large Red Damselfly (unfortunately no photo) seen flying from the ponds at Dry Sandford Pit.
Saturday, 23 April 2022

Wantage - 18th April

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At least 15 Large Red Damselflies emerging from a garden pond in a ten minute period. SU 400881. [per iRecord]. Mark Bradfield
Sunday, 17 April 2022

Cholsey: 16 April - First sighting of the season!!

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Cholsey Meadows  1 Large Red Damselfly Alan Dawson Large Red Damselfly © Alan Dawson
Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Highlights of the 2021 season

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With the days lengthening and spring just around the corner, it seems timely to look back at last year's season: Highlights The poor spr...
Monday, 22 November 2021

Cholsey - 22 November

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2 Common Darter: SU 571854 Paul Chandler 2 Common Darter: Cholsey Meadows Alan Dawson
Sunday, 21 November 2021

Parsonage Moor - 21 November

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This extended season continues! 1 Common Darter  Peter Philp
Thursday, 18 November 2021

Otmoor - 18 November

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Common Darter  Peter Milligan, per Oxon Wildlife on Facebook  Common Darter © Peter Milligan
Friday, 12 November 2021

Cholsey - 11 November

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Common Darter:  At least 3 pairs ovipositing and a few individuals SU575857 Paul Chandler
Wednesday, 10 November 2021

University Parks, Oxford - 11 September

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1m Willow Emerald Damselfly  SP51740762 Belated report from Jake Dudderidge, per iRecord
Thursday, 4 November 2021

Otmoor, 2nd November

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 At least 18 Common Darters at Otmoor this morning. Common Darter © David Hastings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Bagley Wood - 1st November

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  Common Darter
Saturday, 30 October 2021

Standlake Common - 30 October

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 1 Common Darter - sunning itself on a post at midday. SP391018. Common Darter © Stephen Burch.  Click here to enlarge

Little Wittenham Wood - 30 October

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Little Wittenham Wood - 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly (male) and 42+ Common Darter (20+ individuals and 11 pairs in tandem ovipositing).  This...
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Friday, 22 October 2021

Farmoor, 21st October

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 One Common Darter in the hedgerow at Shrike Meadow this morning.  Common Darter © David Hastings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Otmoor - 15 October

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 1 Common Darter - over mature Steve Deeley Common Darter - over mature.  © Steve Deeley
Saturday, 9 October 2021

Oddington to Otmoor - 9 October

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A warm sunny day (for early October) brought out plenty of Odonata on a walk from Oddington to Otmoor. 4 Southern Hawker, 8 Migrant Hawker, ...
Sunday, 3 October 2021

Earth Trust, Little Wittenham - 3 October

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 19 Common Darters (including two pairs in cop), 3 Migrant Hawkers Common Darter (c) John Bloomfield
Friday, 1 October 2021

Trap Grounds - 1 October

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Willow Emerald Damselfly: 1m Southern Hawker: 1f ovipositing  Nicola Devine Willow Emerald Damselfly © Nicola Devine Southern Hawker - ovipo...
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