Stephen Burch's Website - 2018 Dragonfly and Damselfly news for Oxfordshire

2018 Dragonfly and Damselfly Records for Oxfordshire

This page gives recent items of news about dragonflies and damselflies in the whole of Oxfordshire, with the aim of increasing interest and awareness in these charismatic insects in the County.

All entries will be acknowledged. Please send any interesting sightings to me at stephen_burchemail at yahoo.co.uk (change "at" for "@"), and I will endeavour to enter below as soon as possible. Minimum required details are species, site and observer. If the species is localised, scarce or rare in Oxforshire, if possible please provide some details to confirm the identification (such as a photo, previous experience of the species etc).

For those with websites, I will add a link if requested.

If you'd like to send a photo to illustrate your sighting on this page, I'd be happy to add it below. It would be most convenient if you could re-size any photographs to a horizontal resolution of 640 pixels, to match the others on this page.

See also my site guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Oxfordshire, and also an illustrated list of all the dragonflies and damselflies recorded in Oxfordshire, with comments on abundance and distribution.

The recording method preferred by the British Dragonfly Society is the iRecord on-line recording system. To use this you will need to have an account, but this has the advantage that records submitted via iRecord go directly into the correct database.

As I am the BDS recorder for Vice County 23 (old Oxfordshire, prior to the 1974 county boundary changes), I will automatically be asked to verify any VC23 records entered into iRecord.

However if your iRecord entries relate to those parts of current Oxfordshire that used to be Berkshire (generally areas to the south of the Thames) I will not hear about them, as the Berkshire recorder (for VC22) will be notified of them, not me. As this web page is intended to cover the whole of current Oxfordshire, please let me know if you submit any records for VC22 to iRecord.

News for previous years is available:

Date	Species	Site and details	Observer
10 November	c. 5 Common Darter at Buckthorn and Shrike Meadows, inc 1 tandem pair. Also 1 possible Migrant Hawker (not seen well enough for conclusive ID) at Pinkhill	Farmoor	Stephen Burch
Common Darter (c) David Hastings
31 October	At least 11 Common Darters - on the fencing around Shrike Meadow	Farmoor	David Hastings

26 October	1 Common Darter	Trap Grounds	Nicola Hastings
10 October	40+ Common Darters, 6 Migrant Hawkers.	Otmoor	David Hastings
Migrant Hawker (c) Stephen Burch
27 September	Still plenty of Migrant Hawkers and Common Darters at Buckthorn and Shrike Meadows	Farmoor	Stephen Burch
Common Darters (c) Chimney Meadows
27 September	Common Darter 7	Chimney Meadows	David Hastings
Southern Hawker (c) David Hastings
24 September	Common Darter 20, Migrant Hawker 11, Southern Hawker 2	Farmoor (Pinkhill hedge & Buckthorn Meadow)	David Hastings
Migrant Hawker (c) Stephen Burch - taken 6 September
21 September	Brown Hawker (1), Migrant Hawker (3+), C Darter (c. 10) - including 2-3 tandem pairs ovipositing still.	Farmoor Reservoir (Shrike Meadow)	Stephen Burch
Common Darter (c) N Devine
15 September	1 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Migrant Hawker, 2 Southern Hawker and many Common Darter.	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Southern Hawker (c) N Devine
13 September	Migrant and Southern Hawkers. Also Common Darters and 1 Ruddy Darter still	Trap Grounds	N Devine
13 September	Still several Common Blue Damsels. 5+ Migrant Hawkers, 1 Brown Hawker, 25+ tandem pairs of Common Darter and several singles.	Thames-side meadows at Farmoor	Stephen Burch
Southern Hawker (c) David Hastings
9 Sept	Southern Hawker : 2, Migrant Hawker : 5, Ruddy Darter : 1,Common Darter : 1.	Farmoor	David Hastings
Migrant Hawker (c) Stephen Burch. Click to enlarge
6 September	Migrant Hawker 5+, Common Darter 10+	Farmoor - Buckthorn & Shrike Meadows, Pinkhill	Stephen Burch
Southern Hawkers (c) N Devine
4 September	Migrant and Southern Hawkers, Common Darter	Trap Grounds	N Devine
4 September	Common Blue Damselfly : 10, Emperor : 1 (very late), Migrant Hawker : 6, Brown Hawker : 1, Southern Hawker : 1, Common Darter : 25+, Ruddy Darter : 13+	Radley Lakes - Orchard Lake area	David Hastings
Ruddy Darters (c) David Brown
2 Sept	Ruddy Darter	Stanton St John	David Brown
2 Sept	Migrant Hawker 8 incl pair in cop, Common Darter 2, Common blue Damselfly 2	Balscote Quarry BOS reserve	Steve Holliday
Migrant Hawker (c) David Hastings
30 August	8 Migrant Hawkers, 2 Common Darters and 1 Common Blue Damselfly	Farmoor	David Hastings
Brown Hawker (c) David Hastings
28 August	Common Darter : 23+ (several pairs in tandem) Migrant Hawker : 11+ Brown Hawker : 2 Southern Hawker : 2	Farmoor	David Hastings
Migrant Hawker (c) David Hastings
25 August	Red-eyed Damselfly 1, Common Blue Damselfly 13, Southern Hawker 1, Migrant Hawker 4, Brown Hawker 3, Common Darter 4, Ruddy Darter 2.	Standlake Common	David Hastings
23 August	2 Brown Hawkers, 1 Migrant Hawker, 1 Southern Hawker, 2-3 Common Darters, 1 Ruddy Darter	Standlake Common Pit 60	Stephen Burch
Southern Hawker (c) David Hastings
20 August	Common Blue Damselfly 2, Blue-tailed Damselfly 1, Migrant Hawker 9, Southern Hawker 2, Brown Hawker 1, Common Darter 10, Ruddy Darter 23	Otmoor	David Hastings
Common Darter (c) David Brown
18 August	Common and Ruddy Darter	Stanton St John	David Brown
Southern Hawker (c) N Devine
17 August	1 Emerald Damselfly. 1 Brown Hawker, 3 Migrant Hawker, several Southern Hawkers.	Trap Grounds	N Devine
16 August	Southern Hawker 1 Migrant Hawker 5 Common Darter 3	Farmoor	David Hastings
11 August	2 Migrant Hawkers, 1 Emperor (prob), 1 Common Darter	Bicester Wetland Reserve	Stephen Burch
Emerald Damselfly (c) N Devine
8 August	1m Emerald Damselfly	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine
Small Red-eyed Damselflies (c) Stephen Burch
7 August	100+ Small Red-eyed Damselfly (fewer than last visit but still numerous tandem pairs all around the pond), few Red-eyed Damselflies, Blue-tailed and Common Blue Damselfly. 5+ Ruddy Darter, 2 Emperor	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	Stephen Burch
Emerald Damselfly (c) David Hastings
5 August	Common Blue Damselfly : 9, Red-eyed Damselfly : 4, Blue-tailed Damselfly : 2, Common Emerald Damselfly : 3, Brown Hawker : 1, Southern Hawker : 1, Migrant Hawker : 3, Black-tailed Skimmer : 3, Common Darter : 10+, Ruddy Darter : 20+	Radley Lakes (Orchard Lake)	David Hastings
Small Red-eyed Damselfly (c) Stephen Burch
3 August	Small Red-eyed Damselfly (1), Emerald Damselfly (1), Red-eyed Damselfly (4+), Blue-tailed and Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser (1), Black-tailed Skimmer 5+, Common & Ruddy Darters, Brown Hawker (3+, inc 1 ovipositiing), Emperor (2), Migrant Hawker (1)	Radley Lakes (Orchard Lake)	Stephen Burch
Common Emerald Damselfly (c) David Hastings Ruddy Darter (c) David Hastings
31 July	Common Darter (6) Ruddy Darter (50+) Southern Hawker (3) Brown Hawker (6) Common Emerald Damselfly (1) - at north end of Roman Road	Otmoor	David Hastings
31 July	Common Darter (4) Ruddy Darter (20+) Migrant Hawker (20+) Emperor Dragonfly (1) Southern Hawker (1) Brown Hawker (3)	Whitecross Green Wood	David Hastings
31 July	Emerald Damselfly (1m, 1f)	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Southern Hawker (c) David Hastings
30 July	Southern and Migrant Hawkers	N Abingdon garden	David Hastings
Emperor (c) Stephen Burch Small Red-eyed Damselfly (c) Stephen Burch
27 July	200+ Small Red-eyed Damselfly (never seen so many!), a few Red-eyed Damselflies, Blue-tailed and Common Blue Damselfly. 5+ Ruddy Darter, 2-3 Emperor, 1+ Brown Hawker	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	Stephen Burch
Scarce Chaser (c) Brian Walker
29 June	Belated record of a SCARCE CHASER (only 2nd for Oxon)	Thames near Pinkhill Lock	Brian Walker
Common Darter (c) Stephen Burh
26 July	4 Banded Demoiselles, Common Blue Damsels, Blue-tailed Damsels, 20+ Brown Hawker (inc amazing concentration of 10+ in one small area by R Thames behind Pinkhill), 2+ Southern Hawker, 2+ Emperor, 4+ Black-tailed Skimme, 1 Common Darter, 2+ Ruddy Darter,	Farmoor inc Buckthorn Meadow, Shrike Meadow, Pinkhill, R Thames and S end of FII	Stephen Burch
26 July	Southern Hawker 1 m, Common darter 2, White-legged damselfly 7+ m, Blue-tailed damselfly 3, Azure damselfly 5+, Common blue-damselfly 30+	Lamb's Pool, BBOWT	Steve Holliday
White-legged Damselfly (c) Tom Stevenson
24 July	White-legged Damselfly (immature, f)	Warwick Spinney (near McDonalds) in Benson	Tom Stevenson
22 July	Brown Hawker 1, Southern Hawker 2+, Emperor 3m, Black-tailed skimmer 2m, Four-spotted Chaser 1, Common Darter 1, Ruddy Darter 10m & 2pairs in cop, Red-eyed Damselfly 1, Blue-tailed Damselfly 11, Common blue Damselfly 50+, Azure Damselfly 2+	Sibford Gower	Steve Holliday, Ian Barber, Mark July
19 July	Emperor 3 males, 4-spotted chaser 2, Black-tailed skimmer 4, Ruddy darter 3 males, Blue-tailed damselfly 1, Azure damselfly 10+, Common blue damselfly 100s	Balscote Quarry BOS reserve	Steve Holliday
Emperor (c) N Devine
17 July	1 Emperor	Trap Grounds	N Devine
17 July	Southern hawker 1, White-legged damselfly 11+ males, Azure damselfly 5+, Common blue damselfly 20+, Blue-tailed damselfly 10+, Emerald damselfly 1 male	Lamb's Pool BBOWT reserve	Steve Holliday
Red eyed Damselfly (c) David Hastings Emerald Damselfly (c) David Hastings
17 July	Common Blue Damselfly 5, Blue-tailed Damselfly 12, Red-eyed Damselfly 14, Common Emerald Damselfly 3, Emperor Dragonfly 1, Brown Hawker 1, Four-spotted Chaser 1, Black-tailed Skimmer 1, Ruddy Darter 2, Common Darter 2	Radley Lakes (Orchard Lake)	David Hastings
15 July	Beautiful Demoiselle 1f	Trap Grounds	N Devine
14 July	2 Emerald Damselflies	Sibford Gower	Steve Holliday
Blue-tailed Damselfly (c) Stephen Burch
13 July	Azure & Blue-tailed Damsels, Brown & Southern Hawkers, Ruddy Darter.	Trap Grounds, Oxford	Stephen Burch
Small Red Damselflies (c) David Hastings Southern Damselfly (c) David Hastings
12 July	Keeled Skimmer : 5 Cothill / 20 Parsonage Moor / 6 DSP (two pairs in cop; 1 ovipositing female) Small Red Damselfly: 2/8/0 (two pairs in cop) Southern Damselfly : 3/12/0 (one pair in tandem) Ruddy Darter : 2/0/0 Large Red Damselfly : 0/2/0 Blue-tailed Damselfly : 0/3/0 Common Blue Damselfly : 0/2/0	Cothill/Parsonage Moor /Dry Sandford Pit	David Hastings
Red eyed Damselfly (c) Stephen Burch Emperor ovipositing (c) Stephen Burch
11 July	100+ Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly. 5+ Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Four Spotted Chaser.	Tar Lakes	Stephen Burch
11 July	20+ Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Brown Hawker	Standlake Common Pit 60 & Langley Lane	Stephen Burch
11 July	Banded Dem 21, Emerald Damsels 2 (both males), Blue-Tails 20+, Common Blues 50+, Azures 40+, Migrant Hawker 1, Emperor 2 (male & female), Four-Spot Chaser 1, Black-Tailed Skimmer 11 (all males), Ruddy Darter 17, Common Darter	Buscot Park	Bill Haynes
Southern Hawker (c) N Devine
10 July	Southern Hawker	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Ruddy Darter (c) David Hastings
9 July	Dozens of Ruddy Darters, 1+ Common Darter, five Brown Hawkers and two Emperors.	Otmoor (MOD land)	David Hastings
Brown Hawker ovipositing (c) Barry Hudson Emperor ovipositing (c) Barry Hudson
Early July	Brown Hawker and Emperor	South Leigh area	Barry Hudson
Ruddy Darters (c) N Devine
7 July	2 Ruddy Darter in cop.	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Emperor (c) Stephen Burch Ruddy Darter (c) Stephen Burch
6 July	Many Small Red-eyed Damsels. 100s of Common Blue and Red-eyed Damsels, many Blue-tailed Damsels, 2-3 Ruddy Darter, 2m & 1f (ovipositing) Emperor, 1 Brown Hawker	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	Stephen Burch
Emperor (c) N Devine
4 July	1f Emperor	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Emerging Southern Hawkers (c) N Devine
4 July	8 Southern Hawkers emerging	Trap Grounds (Dragonfly Pool)	N Devine
Small Red-eyed Damselfly (c) Martin Green
4 July	1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly	Pond in front of closed Upper Reaches Hotel in Abingdon.	Martin Green
3 July	1f Beautiful Demoiselle	Bernwood Forest (SP )	John Whitworth
3 July	An immature Common Darter	Garden in N Abingdon	David Hastings
30 June	Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly 31 (180+ on 25 June), Common Blue Damselfly 16 (40+ on 24 June), Brown Hawker, Four-spotted Chaser 4, Common Darter 12, Emerald Damselfly 4, several Large Red Damsels, Blue-tailed Damsels, Emperor Dragonfly, Ruddy Darter 8, Black-Tailed Skimmer 4 (19 on 24 June), Red-Eyed Damsels. Also Broad-Bodied Chaser and Southern Hawker along nearby Woodland ride	Buscot Park	Bill Haynes
29 June	An immature Emperor Dragonfly	Garden in N Abingdon	David Hastings
Female Emerald Damselfly (c) N Devine Male Emerald Damselfly (c) N Devine
27 June	1m & 1f Emerald Damselfly	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine
24 June	Banded Demoiselle 3, Red-eyed Damselfly 11+, Large Red Damselfly 4, Blue-tailed Damselfly 120+, Four-spotted Chaser 5, Common Darter 1, Azure Damselfly 100 +, Small Red-eyed Damselfly 2, Common Blue Damselfly 20+, Emperor Dragonfly 8, Black-tailed Skimmer 1	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	Bill Haynes
Ruddy Darter (c) Stephen Burch
23 June	100s Azure Damselflies, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselles. 5-10 Brown Hawker, 100s Ruddy Darter (mostly imm).	Otmoor	Stephen Burch
Beautiful Demoiselle (c) N Devine Banded Demoiselle (c) N Devine
21 June	1m & 1 f Beautiful Demoiselle, 2 m & 1f Banded Demoiselle. 1m Hairy Dragonfly, 1f Emperor ovipositing.	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine
Black-tailed Skimmer (c) David Hastings
20 June	Azure Damselfly 250+ (masses of them near the Langley Lane hide), Blue-tailed Damselfly 1, Banded Demoiselle 21, Emperor Dragonfly 1, Black-tailed Skimmer 3.	Standlake Common	David Hastings
18 June	Banded Demoiselle 1, Beautiful Demoiselle 1, Emperor Dragonfly 9, Four-spotted Chaser 1, Black-tailed Skimmer 1, Ruddy Darter 10+	Whitecross Green Wood	David Hastings
Emerald Damselfly Beautiful Demoiselle
18 June	Azure Damselfly, 100+ Large Red Damselfly, 1 Emerald Damselfly, 1 Beautiful Demoiselle, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Hairy Hawker, 2 Emperor Dragonfly, 2 Southern Hawker, 1 Brown Hawker, 5 Four-spotted Chaser 4 (inc one of form praenubila), Ruddy Darter 40+	Otmoor	David Hastings
15 June	3 Banded Demoiselle	Milton Park (SU493920)	Stephen Burch
Ruddy Darter (c) N Devine
13 June	2m & 1f Banded Demoiselle, 1 Beautiful Demoiselle. 1 Ruddy Darter and 1 Southern Hawker.	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Southern Damselflies (c) David Hastings Keeled Skimmer (c) David Hatings
11 June	A few Southern Damselflies (including a pair in cop), and a teneral female Keeled Skimmer	Dry Sandford Pit	David Hastings
Southern Hawker (c) N Devine
11 June	Southern Hawker	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine
Four-spotted Chaser (c) John Bloomfield
9 June	Banded Demoiselle (2), Common Blue Damselfly (+20), Azure Damselfly (+40), Blue-tailed Damselfly (2), Four-spotted Chaser (8); Broad-bodies Chaser (3).	Small ponds in fields to the south of the River Thames near Shillingford, in an area managed by the Northmoor Trust (SU 588928)	John Bloomfield
Four spotted Chaser (c) Stephen Burch
9 June	Banded Demoiselles, many Azure Damselflies, Red-eyed Damsefly, Blue-tailed Damselfly. 50+ Four spotted Chasers, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer.	Buckthorn & Shrike Meadows, Pinkhill at Farmoor	Stephen Burch
7 June	1 m Beautiful Demoiselle	Sparsey Bridge on the river Cherwell (SP 51858 11896)	Jeremy Dexter
Emperor (c) Wayne Bull Four spotted Chaser (c) Wayne Bull
6 June	30+ Banded Demoiselle, 100's of Common blue Damsels, 30+Azure damsels, 15+ Blue tailed Damsels inc "violacea and Refescens", 30+ Red eyed Damsels, 4 Emperor Dragonflies inc 2 Tenerals, 1 Brown Hawker, 2 Downy Emerald (NW corner of Bullfield lake), 10 Four spotted Chaser inc 4 "Praenubila" 20+ Black tailed Skimmer, 4 Imm Ruddy Darter	Radley Lakes	Wayne Bull
6 June	One Azure Damselfly, one Hairy Hawker (teneral - the first I've recorded at WGW), five Emperor Dragonflies, one Ruddy Darter (teneral) and one Black-tailed Skimmer (teneral).	Whitecross Green Wood	David Hastings
Brown Hawker (c) David Hastings Black-tailed Skimmer (c) David Hastings
6 June	Dozens of Azure Damselflies, two Blue-tailed Damselflies, eight Large Red Damselflies, one Red-eyed Damselfly, three Banded Demoiselles, one Brown Hawker, three Hairy Hawkers, two Emperor Dragonflies, at least forty Four-spotted Chasers, one Ruddy Darter (teneral) and one Black-tailed Skimmer.	Otmoor	David Hastings
Beautiful Demoiselle (c) Jeremy Dexter
4 June	Colony of 10-15 Beautiful Demoiselles with Banded Demoiselles. Evidently the origin of those seen in the north Oxford garden on 2 June (see below).	River Cherwell, Oxford (SP514100)	Jeremy Dexter
Male Clubtail (c) Stephen Burch
3 June	1 male Clubtail - showing a hint of green on the abdomen which is a sign of maturity. Many Banded Demoiselle, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, a few Red-eyed Damselfly	River Thames between Goring and the railway bridge. Clubtail was at SU603795.	Stephen Burch
Four-spotted Chaser (c) David Hastings
2 June	Dozens of Common Blue Damselflies, three Red-eyed Damselflies, at least 27 Banded Demoiselles, one Hairy Hawker (female) and two Four-spotted Chasers.	Farmoor	David Hastings
Red-eyed Damselfly (c) David Hastings
2 June	Dozens of Common Blue Damselflies, four Blue-tailed Damselflies, five Red-eyed Damselflies, seven Banded Demoiselles	Standlake Common	David Hastings
Beautiful Demoiselles (c) Jeremy Dexter
2 June	1m & 3 f Beautiful Demoiselles	Garden in North Oxford!	Jeremy Dexter
Southern Damselfly (c) Stephen Burch
3 June	10+ Southern Damselflies, 1 Large Red Damselfly	Dry Sandford Pit	Stephen Burch
Banded Demoiselle (c) N Devine
1 June	Banded Demoiselle (2m, 1f)	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine
Clubtail (c) Felicity Jenkins
28 May	1 female Clubtail. Newly emerged. Wing apparently injured shortly afterwards by a dog!	Port Meadow (SP495079)	Felicity Jenkins
Banded Demoiselle (c) Stephen Burch (click to enlarge)
27 May	100s of Banded Demoiselle, 2+ Red-eyed Damsels just upstream from Rushey Lock. No Clubtails!	Tadpole Bridge to Rushey Lock & beyond	Stephen Burch
Hairy Dragonfly and Broad-bodied Chaser locked in a deadly tussle!
26 May	1 male Broad bodied chaser, 1 Female Broad bodied chaser (ovipositing), 1 Male Hairy dragonfly 2 female Black tailed skimmers. A remarkable incident occurred as follows: The female B.B. Chaser was ovipositing when a Hairy Dragonfly came down and they tussled, and soon after, both were on the water's surface, the BBC ended up being upside down but clung on to the Hairy, who couldn’t release himself from her clutches. The BBC did however expire in the water later while the Hairy managed to just fly off!	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine

26 May	1 Hairy Dragonfly	Stratfield Lake, Kidlington	Martyn Butt
Broad-bodied Chaser (c) Stephen Burch
26 May	1 Broad-bodied Chaser	Dry Sandford Pit	Stephen Burch
Female Hairy Dragonfly (c) N Devine
23 May	2 (m & f) Hairy Dragonfly	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Club-tailed Dragonfly (c) Stephen Kill
23 May	1 Club-tailed Dragonfly	Hartslock BBOWT	Stephen Kill
Beautiful Demoiselle (c) N Devine
21 May	1 f Beautiful Demoiselle. Large numbers of Large Red Damselflies.	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine
Large Red Damselfly (c) David Hastings
22 May	6 Large Red Damselflies	Dry Sandford Pit	David Hastings

22 May	1 Black-tailed Skimmer	Stratfield Lake Kidlington	Martyn Butt
Clubtail (c) Jeremy Dexter
21 May	1 Clubtail	Chimney Meadows (c. SP366009)	Jeremy Dexter
21 May	1m & 2f (possible) White Legged Damselfly	Dorchester Abbey	Elizabeth Lawrance
20 May	1 Large red Damselfly	Wantage. First garden record!	Stephen Burch
Broad-bodied Chaser (c) N Devine Hairy Dragonfly (ovipositing) (c) N Devine
19 May	Hairy Dragonfly (ovipositing), Broad-bodied Chaser	Trap Grounds	N Devine
19 May	1 Downy Emerald. Also Hairy Dragonflies both mating and egg laying, a few Four-spotted Chasers. Large-red and Blue tailed Damselflies.	Otmoor	Stephen Kill
19 May	1 Large red Damselfly, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, several Azures.	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	Stephen Burch
Emerging Banded Demoiselle (c) Stephen Burch
19 May	2 Clubtail exuviae. Also Banded Demoiselle.	Goring: One in SU5980 (near the village) and one at the railway bridge (SU6079)	Stephen Burch
Variable Damselfly (c) David Hastings Broad bodied Chaser (c) David Hastings
18 May	3 Banded Demoiselles, quite a few Common Blue and Azure Damselflies, 3 Blue-tailed Damselflies, 4 Variable Damselflies (3 males, 1 female), 1 Hairy Hawker and 3 Broad-bodied Chasers.	Barton Fields, Abingdon	David Hastings
18 May	1 Black tailed Skimmer (first site record!)	Trap Grounds	N Devine
18 May	Many Common Blue and Azure Damselflies (mostly teneral), 1 Large Red Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Hairy Hawker and 1 Four-spotted Chaser.	Radley Lakes	David Hastings
15 May	9 Banded Demoiselles	Cholsey Marsh	David Hastings
14 May	Large Red Damselflies ovipositing	Trap Grounds	N Devine
14 May	Large Red Damsel 3, Azure damsel c. 30. Hairy Dragonfly 14, Four-spot Chaser 7; Broad-bodied Chaser 5.	Otmoor	Ian Brodie
14 May	4 Hairy Dragonfly then a mating pair, 3 Four-spotted Chaser and numerous Red-eyed, Common Blue and Azure Damselflies.	Radley Lakes	Peter Law
Hairy Dragonfly (c) David Hastings Azure Damselfly (c) David Hastings
14 May	Dozens of Azure and Common Blue Damselflies, one Large Red Damselfly, 2 Hairy Hawkers and 15 Four-spotted Chaser	Otmoor	David Hastings
Four-spotted Chaser (c) David Hastings Banded Demoiselle (c) David Hastings
13 May	11 Banded Demoiselles, 2 Azure Damselflies, 2 Common Blue Damselflies, 2 Emperor Dragonflies and 3 Four-spotted Chasers.	Farmoor	David Hastings
Banded Demoiselle (c) David Hastings Hairy Dragonfly (c) David Hastings
11 May	1f Banded Demoiselle & at least four Azure Damselflies. 1 Immature male Hairy Dragonfly	Farmoor Reservoir	David Hastings
Hairy Dragonfly (c) Wayne Bull Red eyed damselfly (c) Wayne Bull
11 May	1 Banded Demoiselle, Large red damselflies, 2 Blue tailed damselflies inc 1 violacea, 10+ Common blue damselflies, 3+ Variable damselflies ( Barton field site), 3 Azure damselflies, 6 Red eyed damselflies, 2 Hairy dragonflies, 1 Four spotted chaser, 1 Broad bodied chaser	Radley Lakes & Barton Fields	Wayne Bull
Hairy Dragonflies (c) Stephen Kill Red eyed Damselfly (c) Stephen Kill
10 May	20+ Four-spotted Chasers, 5+ Hairy Dragonflies. Lots of Damselflies, 50+ in total inc. 1 Large Red, lots of Blue-tailed and 1 immature Red-eyed.	Otmoor (Roman Road and path between screens)	Stephen Kill
Immature Azure Damselfly (c) Robyn Owen Immature Red-eyed Damselfly (c) Robyn Owen
10 May	Azure and Red-eyed Damselfly	Otmoor	Robyn Owen
Downy Emerald Larva - from Stratfield Brake lakes (c) Martyn Butt
8 May	Hairy Dragonfly	Otmoor	Stoneshank, per Oxon Wildlife Blog
Broad bodied Chaser (c) Robyn Owen
6 May	Broad bodied Chaser	Bloxham	Robyn Owen
6 May	2 Hairy Dragonflies and 3 Large Red Damselflies	Otmoor	Stephen Kill
Immature female Azure or Variable Damselfly (c) Martyn Butt Large Red Damselfly (c) Martyn Butt
6 May	Large Red and female Azure or Variable Damselfly	Stratfield Brake lakes, Kidlington	Martyn Butt
Teneral Large Red Damselfly (c) David Hastings
1 May	1 Large Red Damselfly	Otmoor	David Hastings
Teneral Large Red Damselfly (c) Martyn Butt
22 April	4 Large Red Damselflies	Stratfield Brake lakes, Kidlington	Martyn Butt

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