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Monday, 13 May 2024

Aston, 12th May

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Two Broad-bodied Chasers at my garden pond in Aston today. The female was ovipositing, while the male  hovered overhead protecting her. The...

John Allen Pit, Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester - 10 May

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5 Downy Emerald : Freshly emerged and making their first flight between 10.00 - 11.00. 4 flew over the trees, directly away from site, a fif...

Thrupp Lake, Radley Lakes - 12 May

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Hundreds of Common Blue and Azure Damselflies  2 Blue-tailed Damselflies,  1 Large Red Damselfly,  2 Four spotted Chaser 1 Exuvia - probable...
Sunday, 12 May 2024

Lamb's Pool BBOWT - 10 May

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Willow Emerald Damselfly - ovipositing scars, presumably from last year, seen on alder. This is the first evidence of Willow Emerald at the ...
Saturday, 11 May 2024

River Cherwell, Grimsbury Reservoir - 11 May

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3-4 Hairy Dragonfly 1 Broad-bodied Chaser 2 Azure Blue Damselfly 12 Banded Demoiselle 19 Beautiful Demoiselle (submitted on iRecord)
Friday, 10 May 2024

Roman Road, Otmoor - 10 May

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 100s Azure Damselfly  James Wainscoat  Azure Damselfly (c) James Wainscoat 

Radley Lakes - 10 May

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8 Banded Demoiselle 2 Large Red Damsels Common Blue Damsels Azure Damsels 4 Blue Tailed Damsels 3 Downy Emerald 8 Hairy Dragonflies 18 Four-...

Early sightings - 21 April to 9 May

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  21 st   April – Pinkhill, Farmoor Azure damselfly f 29 th  April – Pinkhill, Farmoor Azure damselfly f 30 th  April - Garden in West Hanne...
Thursday, 9 May 2024

River Thames within 400m downstream of Clifton Hampden bridge

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Clubtail 4 Banded Demoiselle 35+ Beautiful Demoiselle 1 Ian Lewington Clubtail (c) Ian Lewington 

Little Wittenham - 9 May

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13 Banded Demoiselle, 6 Common Blue Damselflies, and one male Common Clubtail . Sightings entered on iRecord. Common Clubtail (male) (c) Joh...

Farmoor (Pinkhill) 8th May

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Banded Demoiselle : 8 Azure Damselfly : 12 David Hastings Banded Demoiselle ♂© David Hastings
Wednesday, 8 May 2024

Blenheim Palace Lake

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Red-eyed Damselfly  Blue-tailed Damselfly  Common Blue Damselfly  James Wainscoat  Blue-tailed Damselfly (c) James Wainscoat 

River Thames at Farmoor - 8 May

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1f probable Azure Damselfly (not Variable) 1 Banded Demoiselle 10s Blue Damselfly  James Wainscoat  Azure Damselfly (f) (c) James Wainscoat ...

John Allen Pit and River Thames, Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester - 7 May

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Downy Emerald 1 Broad-bodied Chaser 1 Hairy Dragonfly 1 Banded Demoiselle c30 Azure Damselfly c40 Large Red Damselfly 4 Geoff Wyatt  Downy E...

Radley Lakes - 8 May

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Radley Lakes 8th May:- 4 Banded Demoiselle 1 Large Red Damsel 20+ Azure Damsels 50+ Common Blue Damsels 4 Blue Tailed Damsels 4 Hairy Dragon...
Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Cholsey Marsh - 7 May

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  3 Clubtail - 1 upstream from Ferry Lane. 2 downstream towards railway bridge  Alan Dawson  Clubtail (c) Alan Dawson

Cholsey Meadows - 5 May

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 1 Four-spotted Chaser Four-spotted Chaser (c) Alan Dawson 
Saturday, 4 May 2024

Otmoor - 4 May

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 1 Hairy Dragonfly  Tom Coyne Hairy Dragonfly (c) Tom Coyne

Ardley ERF - 4 May

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20+ Large Red Damselfly Broad-bodied Chaser Gareth Casburn Large Red Damselfly (c) Gareth Casburn 

Shutford - 4 May

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 Garden pond where they breed Large Red Damselfly FOV Steve Holliday

Around Farmoor - 4 May

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Banded Demoiselle,  Large Red Damselfly,  Azure Damselfly,  Broad-bodied Chaser  Probable Hairy Dragonfly. Peter Philp 

River Thames at Cholsey - 4 May

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 Bow Bridge: Beautiful Demoiselle (female) (c) Alan Dawson 

Thames at Shillingford & Little Wittenham Wood - 4 May

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Three Azure Damselflies (male), six Large Red Damselflies (male & female), and one Banded Demoiselle (female). All sightings entered on ...
Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Pinkhill, Farmoor - 1 May

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1f Azure Damselfly James Wainscoat Azure Damselfly (female) ©  James Wainscoat

Thames at Farmoor - 1 May

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1m Banded Demoiselle Geoff Dymott Banded Demoiselle ©  Geoff Dymott
Saturday, 27 April 2024

Cholsey Meadows - 26 April

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 c. 7 Azure Damselfly Alan Dawson Azure Damselflies © Alan Dawson
Friday, 26 April 2024

Dry Sandford Pit, 26th April

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Two immature Large Red Damselflies this afternoon. David Hastings Large Red Damselfly (imm ♂) © David Hastings

Pinkhill, 26th April

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Probable Hairy Dragonfly this morning - didn't see enough of it to confirm. David Hastings
Sunday, 21 April 2024

Otmoor - Roman Road - 21 April

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 2 Large-red Damselflies James Wainscoat Large-red Damselfly © James Wainscoat

Pinkhill area - 20 April

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2 Large Red Damselfly Also 1 at Cothill Brian Walker Large Red Damselfly © Brian Walker
Friday, 12 April 2024

Cholsey Meadows - 12 April

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Large Red Damselfly - several Alan Dawson Large Red Damselfly © Alan Dawson

Wantage 11 April - Early Start to the Season!

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Brian Walker found a Large Red Damselfly near the Mably Way roundabout in Wantage.
Friday, 22 March 2024

2023 season highlights

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With the new season nearly upon us, here are some of the 2023 highlights: In 2023 there was fine weather in May and early June, which gave w...
Thursday, 23 November 2023

Lockinge, 23 November

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3+ Common Darter 1 on the fence by the weir, and 1 tandem pair ovipositing in the pool! SU426877 Are there going to be any December dragonfl...
Friday, 17 November 2023

Lockinge - 17 November

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 On fence by weir trying to warm up in the weak late morning sun. SU426877 1 Common Darter Stephen Burch
Wednesday, 15 November 2023

Otmoor, 15 November

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3 m Common Darters sunning themselves on the small gate leading to the bird feeder. SP569128 Report of  more nearer the hide Phil Cruse

Cholsey Marsh, 15 November

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 10+ Common Darter, some in tandem Alan Dawson Common Darter © Alan Dawson
Saturday, 11 November 2023

Lockinge - 11 November

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Pool by the weir SU426877: 5+ Common Darter including 1 pair in tandem, ovipositing. 2 sunning themselves on the wooden fence by the weir. S...
Monday, 6 November 2023

Lockinge, 5 November

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 Pool by the weir SU426877: 7+ Common Darter including 2 pairs in tandem, one of which was ovipositing. Up to 4 sunning themselves on the wo...
Tuesday, 31 October 2023

Radley Lakes, 30 October

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1 Willow Emerald (male) 12+ Common Darter Wayne Bull

Letcombe Valley NR, 31 October

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1m Southern Hawker - patrolling the small pond at the N entrance SU377860 Stephen Burch
Monday, 30 October 2023

Wroxton College Lakes, 30 October

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1 Willow Emerald Damselfly   6 Common Darter including a pair in tandem Steve Holliday 
Saturday, 28 October 2023

Childrey, 28 October

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At duck pond SU361875 in the cool noon sun: 1 Common Darter Stephen Burch
Friday, 27 October 2023

Ardington, 27 October

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Crossing School Road, just W of NavTech SU427881: 1 Hawker sp, presumed Migrant Just before it started raining. Stephen Burch
Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Lockinge, 24 October am

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In the cool morning sun at the pool by the weir SU426877 there was still a little activity: 1 Migrant Hawker  1 Common Darter on fence by po...
Sunday, 22 October 2023

Wroxton College Lakes 22 October

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Willow Emerald 11+ including 2 pairs in tandem, one with female ovipositing on Wych elm Migrant Hawker 2m Common Darter 6 Steve and Gill Hol...

Standlake, 22nd October

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Near the gate leading to the Langley Lane hide (SP391018) : Southern Hawker 1 Common Darter 1

Cholsey Meadows - 22 October am

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c 7 Willow Emeralds, 2 pairs in cop 2 Migrant Hawker  Common Darter (many) Southern Hawker Alan Dawson Willow Emerald Damselfly © Alan Dawso...

Lockinge - 22 October am

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In the warm morning sun at the pool by the weir SU426877 : 5+ Migrant Hawkers (highest count at this site!) 3+ Common Darter Stephen Burch
Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Port Meadow 17th October

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 2 Common Darter enjoying the sunshine along the path from Aristotle Lane to Burgess Field gate