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Thursday, 18 June 2026

Blenheim 18th June

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Red-veined Darter - 1 male seen briefly over the water at the north end of the Queen Pool near the Fisheries Cottage. Despite giving it an h...
Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Cothill and Oxford Botanic Gardens, 16 June

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Parsonage Moor Broad-bodied chaser - 1  Large red damselfly - 1 Azure damselfly - c. 10 Four-spotted chaser - 4 Emperor dragonfly - 2 Hairy ...

John Allen Pit, Bishop's Court Farm, Dorchester, 16 June

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Lesser Emperor, 2. A male and female in tandem, harassed by a male Emperor. Geoff Wyatt 

Oxford Way storm water ponds, Chalgrove - 16th June

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This recently created site, serving housing development to the west of Chalgrove (51.674778, -1.100130; SU623977) yielded: 2 Emperor (male a...

Grove Meadows Storm Water Pond, 16 June

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Common Blue Damselfly  Azure Damselfly Emperor 1m Four-spotted Chaser 1 Black-tailed Skimmer 1 Stephen Burch NB Gate now secured by a padloc...

Lockinge, 14 June

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Pool by weir: Azure Damselfly 10-20 Blue-tailed Damselfly 2+ Emperor 1m Stephen Burch
Monday, 15 June 2026

Whitecross Green Wood, 15th June

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2 Lesser Emperor - first site record? 1 Southern Migrant Hawker - teneral male 10+ White-Legged Damselflies Jeremy Dexter Southern Migrant ...
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A Broughton Garden, 14 June

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  Blue-tailed Damselfly ovipositing © Paul Wyeth Azure Damselfly (m) © Paul Wyeth

Wroxton Quarry, 13th June

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A brief visit to check the pools. Small numbers of Emperor Dragonfly, Black-tailed Skimmer and blue damselflies seen, but no darters.  The p...
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Sunday, 14 June 2026

Day's Lock, Church Farm Backwaters, 14:June

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Lesser Emperor 1 Seen patrolling the stream that feeds from the Thames to Church Farm Backwaters, approximately 1km north of Day's Lock...

Bicester Wetlands Reserve, 13 June

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Bicester Wetland Reserve Dragonfly survey 13 June 2026 Banded Demoiselle 6m 2f Common Blue Damselfy 21m 3f including 2 pairs in tandem and 1...

Whitecross Green Wood 14th June

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10:30 to 12:30 Beautiful Demoiselle : 1 Azure Damselfly : 20+ Common Blue Damselfly : 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly : 1 White-legged Damselfly : 8...
Tuesday, 9 June 2026

River Cherwell in University Parks, 8 June

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  Banded Demoiselle (c) James Wainscoat

Otmoor RSPB, 7 June

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3 Common blue-tailed damselflies (Ischnura elegans) - 2 males and 1 female 1 Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) - male 1 Hairy Hawker (...

River Thames at Farmoor, 8th June

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From Buckthorn Meadow to Pinkhill 14:45 to 16:00 Banded Demoiselle 6 Azure Damselfly 50+ Blue-tailed Damselfly 3 Red-eyed Damselfly 3 Empero...
Sunday, 7 June 2026

Aston, 7th June

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I was surprised to find an immature male Beautiful Demoiselle in my garden in Aston, west Oxon this afternoon. David Hastings Immature male ...
Thursday, 4 June 2026

Boundary Brook Nature Reserve, Oxford, 26 May

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Belated news of a first site record: 1 Four-spotted Chaser Helen Edwards
Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Lockinge, 2 June

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Pool above the small weir SU425877 1 Emperor (m) 1 Blue Damselfly Stephen Burch
Monday, 1 June 2026

Wroxton College Lakes, 30th May

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Both lakes checked but not the stream. Hairy Dragonfly, 6 Darter sp. , 1 adult male seen distantly and briefly 3 times over the large lake. ...

Spital Farm Lake, Banbury - 30th May

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Hairy Dragonfly, 3 - SP 4707 4041 I think it's now reasonable to assume all suitable habitats in Banbury has this species.
Sunday, 31 May 2026

An Abingdon Garden, 30 May

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SU 508 983: 1 Beautiful Demoiselle Mike Flemming Beautiful Demoiselle ©  Mike Flemming

Wroxton Quarry 31st May

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A couple more images of the Red-veined Darters today.

Wroxton Quarry 31st May

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Multiple Odonata twitchers turned out on Sunday morning for yesterday's  Red-veined Darters which fortunately obliged under more change...

River Thames, Abingdon to Sutton Courtenay, 30 May

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Clubtail: At least 4 along the Thames from the Nags Head to Sutton Courtenay Conor Mackenzie

Abbey Gardens, Abingdon. 29 & 31 May

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At the river cut-off/pond SU501972: 1 Downy Emerald - 31 May 1 Clubtail - 29 May (Also two seen by Emma Hunter 14 May) Martin Green Clubta...
Saturday, 30 May 2026

Otmoor, 28th May

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3 Hairy Dragonflies,  10s Azure Damselflies,  4 Blue-tailed Damselflies James Wainscoat Hairy Dragonfly © James Wainscoat

Wroxton Quarry, 30th May

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Red-veined Darters Three (minimum) seen late morning-lunch time. Initially a pair ovipositing and at the same time a separate male. Later tw...
Friday, 29 May 2026

Dry Sandford Pit, 29th May

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Azure Damselfly 2 Large Red Damselfly 3 Beautiful Demoiselle 1m,3f Keeled Skimmer 1 Broad-bodied Chaser 1 David Hastings Keeled Skimmer © ...

Barton Pool area, 29th May

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Banded Demoiselle 6m,6f Azure Damselfly 50+ Large Red Damselfly 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly 2 White-legged Damselfly 2 David Hastings Blue-taile...
Thursday, 28 May 2026

Whitecross Green Wood, 27 May

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White-legged Damselfly: 20+ - mainly in grass along the rides Large Red Damselfly: 10+ Blue-tailed Damselfly: 10+ Common Blue/Azure Damself...

Duke's Lock Pond, 28th May

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A morning visit to Duke's Lock Pond (SP4871710734) found lots of good Odonata action. Along the west side in the sunny patches of vegeta...
Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Barton Pool, 22 May

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Variable Damselfly: 2m Emperor 1m Wayne Bull

Valley Park, Didcot 26 May

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Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly : 3 Aurantiaca females, 3 females in transition (below), 5 pairs in cop and c10 males Ian Lewington  Scarce Bl...

Barton Fields, Abingdon 27 May

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SU511971: 1m Variable Damselfly 1 Downy Emerald 1 Hairy Dragonfly  Ian Lewington Male Variable Damselfly © Ian Lewington

Goring 27th May

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Clubtail - 4 or 5 males patrolling upstream of the bridge near the bend in the river, occasionally landing in the nettles and vegetation on...
Monday, 25 May 2026

Borrow Pit Pool, Upper Cherwell Valley - 25th May

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Banded Demoiselle, several Azure/Common Blue Damselflies, 100+ Red-eyed Damselfly, c.15 Blue-tailed Damselfly, c.10 Large Red Damselfly, c.1...
Saturday, 23 May 2026

The Trap Grounds, Oxford 23rd May 2026

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On a midday visit to the Trap Grounds - totals across all the ponds 1 Hairy Hawker 2 Large Red Damselfly 60 Azure Damselfly - more than half...

Goring, 23 May

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Clubtail - a few mature males patrolling over the river upstream of the railway bridge. Flying low and fast over the water and being quite ...