Stephen Burch's Website - 2019 Dragonfly and Damselfly news for Oxfordshire

2019 Dragonfly and Damselfly News 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.

If you see any interesting dragonflies in the County, please let me know, and I will endeavour to post promptly on this page. Please send these to me at stephen_burchemail at yahoo.co.uk (change "at" for "@").

Minimum required details are species, site and observer. If the species is localised, scarce or rare in Oxfordshire, if possible please provide some details to confirm the identification (such as a photo, previous experience of the species etc). All entries will be acknowledged. For those with websites, I will add a link if requested.

If you'd like to send a photo to illustrate your sighting(s) 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

A late Common Darter (c) Stephen Burch
7 November	2 Common Darter, 1 Migrant Hawker	Farmoor - res side of hedge by Pinkhill	Stephen Burch
19 October	1 Common Darter	Farmoor	Stephen Burch
Migrant Hawker (c) David Hastings
17 October	7 Common Darter, 4 Migrant Hawker	Otmoor	David Hastings
12 October	1 Migrant Hawker. Surprising glimpse in poor conditions!	Shrike Meadow, Farmoor	Stephen Burch
28 September	2 Migrant Hawker, 10+ Common Darter (several tandem pairs still)	Shrike Meadow, Farmoor	Stephen Burch
26 September	1 Migrant Hawker	Milton Park	Stephen Burch
Migrant Hawker (c) Stephen Burch
21 September	Migrant Hawker 4+, Ruddy & Common Darters. Again no sign of any Willow Emerald Damselflies!	Upper Pond, Radbrook Common, Wytham Woods	Stephen Burch
15 September	Migrant Hawker 3+, Southern Hawker 2+, Ruddy & Common Darters. No sign of any Willow Emerald Damselflies!	Upper Pond, Radbrook Common, Wytham Woods	Stephen Burch
Migrant Hawkers (c) David Hastings
14 September	Common Blue Damselfly 6, Migrant Hawker 21, Brown Hawker 1, Southern Hawker 2, Common Darter 6.	Radley Lakes: Thrupp & Orchard	David Hastings
10 September	WILLOW EMERALD (first county record!) 1m, 1f	Recently dry pond at Radbrook Common (in Wytham Woods). SP460076	S Brooks via Adrian Parr
Migrant Hawker (c) Stephen Burch [click to enlarge]
7 September	2 Migrant Hawker, 1 Common Darter (Shrike Meadow); 1 Migrant Hawker (Buckthorn Meadow)	Farmoor	Stephen Burch
Migrant Hawker (c) David Hastings
29 August	Southern Hawker 4, Migrant Hawker 15, Brown Hawker 1, Black-tailed Skimmer 1,Common Darter 30+,Ruddy Darter 50+	Otmoor	David Hastings
28 August	Migrant Hawker 2, Common Darter 6, Ruddy Darter 6	Chimney Meadows	David Hastings
Small red-eyed Damselfly (c) David Hastings Southern Hawker (c) David Hastings
28 August	Common Blue Damselfly 3, Small Red-eyed Damselfly 3, Blue-tailed Damselfly 3, Common Darter 12, Emperor Dragonfly 1, Migrant Hawker 4, Brown Hawker 1,Southern Hawker 2 (one ovipositing female).	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	David Hastings
Migrant Hawker (c) David Hastings
25 August	Banded Demoiselle 2 (very late - usually they are about finished by the end of July), Common Blue Damselfly 1, Blue-tailed Damselfly 1, Brown Hawker 2, Migrant Hawker 10,Common Darter 20+	Farmoor	David Hastings
Southern Hawker (c) David Hastings
17 August	1 Southern Hawker	Farmoor Reservoir	David Hastings
17 August	1 Emperor, 2 Migrant Hawker, 2 Brown Hawker, 10+ Common Darter, 1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Blue tailed Damselfly	Littleworth	Stephen Burch
Migrant Hawker (c) Stephen Burch
17 August	Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker, Emperor, Common Darter	Shrike Meadow, Farmoor	Stephen Burch
Small Red-eyed Damselfly (c) N Devine Migrant Hawker (female) (c) N Devine Southern Hawker (c) N Devine
13 August	1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Emerald Damselfly, Migrant and Southern Hawkers, Common/Ruddy Darters.	Trap Grounds	N Devine
12 August	Common Blue Damselfly 1, Southern Hawker 2, Migrant Hawker 2, Common Darter 1, Ruddy Darter 11.	Otmoor	David Hastings
8 August	Common Blue Damselfly 3, Emperor Dragonfly 1, Southern Hawker 5, Brown Hawker 6, Common Darter 25, Ruddy Darter 17 (several pairs in cop).	Otmoor	David Hastings
Ruddy Darter (c) David Hastings Southern Hawker (c) David Hastings
8 August	Southern Hawker 2, Brown Hawker 1, Migrant Hawker 20 (2 feeding swarms), Common Darter 4, Ruddy Darter 2	Whitecross Green Wood	David Hastings
Small red-eyed Damselfly (c) Stephen Burch [focus stacked] Click to enlarge
8 August	Small Red-eyed Damselfly (100+), Common Blue & Blue-tailed Damsels. Emperor (1), Brown Hawker (1), Ruddy Darter (2)	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	Stephen Burch
Beautiful Demoiselle (c) Martin Green
5 August	Beautiful Demoiselle (3m, 3f)	Abingdon, River Ock near Tescos	Martin Green
Brown Hawker (c) Stephen Burch. Click to enlarge
3 August	Shrike Meadow: Brown Hawker 2; Emperor 1m, 1f; Migrant Hawker 1m; Four-spotted Chaser 1; Blue-tailed & Common Blue Damselflies. Buckthorn Meadow: Emperor 1, Four-spotted Chaser 1.	Farmoor Meadows	Stephen Burch
29 July	Migrant Hawker	Garden, Abingdon	David Hastings
25 July	Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Ruddy Darter	Barton Pool, Abingdon	Stephen Burch
Emperor (c) Stephen Burch (click to enlarge)
25 July	Emerald Damselfly 1m, Red-eyed Damsel, Blue-tailed Damsel, Azure/Common Blue Damsel. Black-tailed Skimmer, Four Spotted Chaser, Ruddy Darter, Emperor 1m & 1f, Southern Hawker on approach road.	Radley Lakes - Orchard Lake	Stephen Burch
Emerald Damselfly (c) N Devine
23 July	Emerald Damselfly (2m, 2f inc 1 tandem pair)	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine
22 July	MOD land: Brown Hawker 1, Emperor Dragonfly 3, Ruddy Darter 100+, Broad-bodied Chaser 1. Roman Road: Southern Hawker 2 Ruddy Darter 50+	Otmoor	David Hastings
Emperor (c) Stephen Burch Brown Hawker (c) Stephen Burch
20 July	Emperor 1m, 3f ovipositing; Brown Hawker 2m; Four-spotted Chaser 1m; Black-tailed Skimmer 1m, 1f; Common Darter 1m. Common Blue Damsel, Blue-tailed Damsel	Shrike Meadow, Farmoor	Stephen Burch
18 July	Keeled Skimmer 2m, 1f.	Dry Sandford Pit	Stephen Burch
Four-spotted Chaser (c) Stephen Burch
18 July	Buckthorn: Emperor 2m, 1f, Blue-tailed Damsel, Common Blue Damsel Shrike: Emperor 1m1f, Black-tailed Skimmer 1, Four spotted Chaser 1, Brown Hawker 1 River: Brown Hawker 1 Pinkhill: Emperor 1m, Four spotted Chaser 2+	Farmoor meadows	Stephen Burch
16 July	Emperor 1, Black-tailed Skimmer 2, Common Blue Damselfly 5m 1f , Blue-tailed Damselfly 5+, White-legged Damselfly 12m 3f, Banded Demoiselle 1m.	Lamb's Pool BBOWT reserve	Steve Holliday
16 July	Brown Hawker 1, Emperor 2+.	Balscote Quarry BOS reserve	Steve Holliday
Broad-bodied Chaser (c) Barry Hudson
15 July	Broad Bodied Chaser 1m	Challow Station	Barry Hudson
Southern Hawker (c) David Hastings
12 July	Emperor Dragonfly 5, Southern Hawker 2, Brown Hawker 4, Black-tailed Skimmer 2, Ruddy Darter 8	Whitecross Green Wood	David Hastings
Emerald Damselflies (c) N Devine
12 July	2 Emerald Damselfly (m,f) , Blue-tailed and Azure Damsels, 8+ Ruddy Darters, 2 Brown Hawkers, 2 Southern Hawker (1 ad, 1 teneral)	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Emerald Damselfly (c) David Hastings Ruddy Darter (c) David Hastings
11 July	Common Blue Damselfly 50+, Red-eyed Damselfly 10, Blue-tailed Damselfly 30+ (several pairs in cop), Common Emerald Damselfly 5, Emperor Dragonfly 1, Brown Hawker 1 (I also found an exuvia), Black-tailed Skimmer 20+ (one pair in cop), Four-spotted Chaser 2, Ruddy Darter 30+	Orchard Lake, Radley	David Hastings
Emperor (c) Stephen Burch Common Darter [focus stacked] (c) Stephen Burch
11 July	Small Red-eyed Damselfly 10+, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Four Spotted Chaser 2, Black-tailed Skimmer 2, Emperor 3+ (2m, 1f)	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	Stephen Burch
Common Blue Damselfly [focus stacked] (c) Stephen Burch
11 July	Banded Demoiselle 2, Common Blue Damselfly (many), Black-tailed Skimmer 4+	Standlake Common	Stephen Burch
10 July	1 Brown Hawker	Milton Park -field to north	Stephen Burch
9 July	1 Emperor (probably a site first)	Milton Park -field to north (SU493924)	Stephen Burch
8 July	Brown Hawker 4, Ruddy Darter 20+, Beautiful Demoiselle 1	Otmoor (MOD land)	David Hastings
2 of 3 emergent Southern Hawkers (c) N Devine
7 July	3 emergent Southern Hawkers	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Emerald Damselfly (c) N Devine
6 July	1f Emerald Damselfly	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Small Red Damselfly (c) David Hastings
4 July	Broad-bodied Chaser 4, Keeled Skimmer 6, Southern Damselfly 5, Small Red Damselfly 1f	Parsonage Moor	David Hastings
Keeled Skimmer (c) David Hastings
4 July	Common Blue Damselfly 1, Brown Hawker 1, Broad-bodied Chaser 1, Keeled Skimmer 5 (one was obelisking - see photo)	Dry Sandford Pit	David Hastings
Keeled Skimmer [focus stacked]. Click to enlarge (c) Stephen Burch
4 July	3m, 1f Keeled Skimmer (mating pair and ovipositing), 1m Broad-bodied Chaser, 10+ Southern Damselfly (inc mating pairs)	Dry Sandford Pit	Stephen Burch
Ruddy Darter (c) Stephen Burch
4 July	1f Emperor (ovipositing), 2 Southern Hawker exuviae, 3 Ruddy Darter, Common Blue Damselflies	Trap Grounds	Stephen Burch
Black-tailed Skimmer (c) Peter Law
4 July	3 Brown Hawker, 2 Southern Hawker, 5 Emperor, a teneral Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 teneral Ruddy Darter, more unidentified Darters and a female Beautiful Demoiselle	Whitecross Green Wood	Peter Law
4 July	1 Banded demoiselle, Common blue, Red eyed and Blue tailed Damselflies, 9 Emerald Damselflies (7 males 2 females inc a mating pair), 2 Downy Emeralds ( East end of Bullfield Lake), 6 Emperor dragonflies, 1 Brown Hawker, 10+ Black tailed skimmer, 8 Four spotted chaser, 10 Ruddy Darters	Radley Lakes	Wayne Bull
Emerald Damselfly (c) N Devine
2 July	1m Emerald Damselfly	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Southern Hawkers (c) N Devine Broad-bodied Chaser (c) N Devine
29 & 30 June	1-2 Southern Hawker, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 1f Emerald Damselfly	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Southern Damselfly (c) David Hastings Keeled Skimmer (c) David Hastings
28 June	Southern Damselfly 2, Brown Hawker 1, Common Darter 1, Keeled Skimmer 1	Dry Sandford Pit	David Hastings
Four spotted Chaser (c) N Devine Ruddy Darter (c) N Devine Southern Hawker (c) N Devine
28 June	1 Southern Hawker, 2 Four spotted Chaser, 1m Ruddy Darter, 1+m Emperor. 1 Large Red Damsel and many Azures and Blue-tailed Damselflied.	Trap Grounds	N Devine
27 June	Banded Demoiselle 4, Blue-tailed Damselfly 1, Common Blue Damselfly 200+, Brown Hawker 1, Emperor Dragonfly 1, Broad-bodied Chaser 1, Black-tailed Skimmer 6	Standlake Common	David Hastings
Ruddy Darter (c) N Devine
27 June	1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1m Emperor and a possible Hairy Dragonfly	Trap Grounds	N Devine
White-legged Damselfly (c) John Bloomfield
22 June	Banded Demoiselle (9), White-legged Damselfly (27 in total. 24 males, 1 female, and one pair in cop. Azure Damselfly (many), Blue-tailed Damselfly (many), Red-eyed Damselfly (3), Emperor Dragonfly (4: 3 males and one female laying), Four-spotted Dragonfly (12), Broad-bodied Chaser (1), Black-tailed Skimmer (3) Dater sp.	Thames between Little Wittenham and Shillingford Bridge (SU588928)	John Bloomfield
Ruddy Darter (c) David Hastings Beautiful Demoiselle (c) David Hastings
22 June	Beautiful Demoiselle 1, Emperor Dragonfly 1, Four-spotted Chaser 2, Broad-bodied Chaser 1, Black-tailed Skimmer 1, Ruddy Darter 1	Whitecross Green Wood	David Hastings
22 June	Beautiful Demoiselle 3, Broad-bodied Chaser 1	Waterperry Wood	David Hastings
Southern Hawker - emergent with exuvia (c) N Devine
18 June	Southern Hawker 2 emerging	Trap Grounds	N Devine
18 June	Common Blue Damselfly Azure Damselfly Blue-tailed Damselfly Red-eyed Damselfly: 10+ Banded Demoiselle: 4 Emperor Dragonfly: 2 Broad-bodied Chaser: 1 Four-spotted Chaser: 3 Black-tailed Skimmer: 2	Barton Fields, Abingdon, to Orchard Lake	David Hastings
16 June	Common Blue and Azure Damselflies, Four-spotted Chaser 4	Otmoor	David Hastings
16 June	Black-tailed Skimmer 3, Hairy Hawker 1, Common Blue Damselflies	Whitecross Green Wood	David Hastings
15 June	1 Male Broad-bodied Chaser and 20+ Azure Damselflies	Otmoor	Stephen Kill
Southern Damselfly (c) David Hastings
15 June	Keeled Skimmer 1f, Southern Damselfly 2f	Dry Sandford Pit	David Hastings
Southern Damselfly [focus stacked] (c) Stephen Burch
14 June	5+ Southern Damselflies (3m + a tandem pair)	Dry Sandford Pit	Stephen Burch
9 June	1 Emperor, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly	Whitecross Green Wood	Stephen Kill
Hairy Dragonfly [focus stacked] (c) Stephen Burch. Click to enlarge
8 June	Hairy Dragonfly 2, Four-spotted Chaser 1. Many Azure Damselflies	Otmoor (mainly Roman Road)	Stephen Burch
Blue-tailed Damselfly (c) Peter Law
6 June	3 male, 1 female and 1 Teneral Black-tailed Skimmer, 6 Four-spotted Chaser, 1 teneral Broad-bodied Chaser, 2 Hairy Hawker and all the same damselflies as a day earlier	Radley Lakes: along track between Orchard Lake and H/I pit	Peter Law
6 June	15+ Banded demoiselles, 4 Large red damsels, 10+ Red eyed damsels, 10+ Azure damsels, 6 Blue tailed damsels inc 2 each of "Violacea" & "Rufescens", 2 Hairy Dragonflies m&f (new site record), 1 Southern Hawker	Iffley Meadows	Wayne Bull
Teneral Common Blue Damselfly (c) Peter Law
5 June	Many Azure and Common Blue Damselflies, also Red-eyed and Blue tailed. 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 2 Hairy Hawker	Orchard Lake, Radley	Peter Law
4 June	Common Blue Damselfly dozens, Hairy Hawker 1, Beautiful Demoiselle: 1, Banded Demoiselle 5	Whitecross Green Wood	David Hastings
Four-spotted Chaser (c) David Hastings
4 June	Common Blue Damselfly hundreds, Hairy Hawker 2, Four-spotted Chaser 13, Broad-bodied Chaser: 3	Otmoor	David Hastings
Hairy Dragonfly consuming a Ladybird (c) N Devine
2 June	1 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Four-spotted Chaser 1 Emperor ovipositing. 3m & 1f Banded Demoiselle 1 1 Large Red Damselfly.	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Blue-tailed Damselfly (c) David Hastings
2 June	Common Blue Damselfly 200+ Blue-tailed Damselfly 7 Red-eyed Damselfly 17 Banded Demoiselle 18 Downy Emerald 1 (at fishing pond) Four-spotted Chaser 7 Black-tailed Skimmer 7 (one pair in cop)	Thames from Barton Fields to Orchard Lake.	David Hastings
1 June	Clubtail 1. Seen emerging over 1.5hrs	Between Goring and the railway bridge. SU599798	Philip Tizzard [per iRecord]
1 June	Downy Emerald 1. Also both male Beautiful & Banded demoiselles.	Otmoor - bridleway half between cattle pens & bench.	Jonathan Crouch
Black-tailed Skimmer (c) David Hastings
1 June	1 teneral Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Banded Demoiselle and 2 Azure Damselflies.	Railway embankment at Ardley Quarry	D Hastings
Hairy Dragonfly (c) N Devine Four spotted Chaser (c) N Devine Azure Damselflies (c) N Devine
1 June	2m Hairy Dragonflies, Four-spotted Chaser, 2 Large Red Damsels, Many blue damsels mating/ovipositing, 1m Banded Demoiselle	Trap Grounds, Oxford	N Devine
30 May	14 Banded Demoiselle, 40+ Azure Damselfly, 3 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 White-legged Damselfly and 1 Hairy Dragonfly (M).	Thames between Little Wittenham and Shillingford Bridge (SU588928)	John Bloomfield
White-legged Damselfly (c) Peter Law
30 May	1 Clubtail exuvia seen upstream from bridge in meadow. Teneral White-legged and Blue-tailed Damselfly in Little Meadow. Some adult Blue-tailed and a few Red-eyed Damselfly also present and many Banded Demoiselle.	Goring	Peter Law
Four-spotted Chaser (c) Stephen Burch
30 May	Azure Damselfly 50+, Four-spotted Chaser 2.	Faringdon Folly Park Pond	Stephen Burch
30 May	Shrike Meadow: Hairy Dragonfly 1m, Red-eyed Damselfly 1 cop. pair, Banded Demoiselle 1. Buckthorn Meadow: Hairy Dragonfly 1m & 1f, River Thames: Banded Demoiselle 50+, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly Pinkhill: Four-spotted Chaser 2, Hairy Dragonfly 1m, Large Red Damselfly 1m	Thames at Farmoor	Stephen Burch
27 May	Banded Demoiselle 30+, Red eyed Damselfly 10+, Common Blue Damselfly 1. No sign of any Clubtails between Tadpole and Radcot Bridges!	Just upstream from Rushey Lock	Stephen Burch
27 May	Clubtail. One female emerging from 0950-1100 weather sunny intervals temperature 15 C	Goring Railway Bridge	David Jenner
25 May	Broad-bodied chaser 2 males, 1 teneral; Azure damselfly, 3; Blue-tailed damselfly 1.	Farm reservoir, Shutford	Steve Holliday
Emergent Clubtail with deformed wings (c) Peter Law
24 May	Clubtail - 1 failed emergent	Goring Railway Bridge	Peter Law
24 May	Clubtail 1 exuvia, 1 adult	Goring. Adult was upstream of bridge at SU60107958, exuvia at railway bridge.	Nick Percival [per iRecord]
23 May	Clubtail 2 newly emerged adults and an exuvia.	Goring Railway Bridge	Christopher Lamsdell [per iRecord]
23 May	Downy Emerald at Thrupp Lake patrolling in the northwest corner. Emperor 1f, Black-tailed Skimmer 2 (1m, 1 teneral), a few Four-spotted Chasers, Broad-bodied chaser 1. Common Blue and Red-eyed Damselflies around the lakes	Radley Lakes	Brian Walker
Hairy Hawkers (c) Peter Law
23 May	4 mating pairs of Hairy Hawker and 3 more males, 4 Four-spotted Chaser, 2 Red-eyed Damselfly, a few Blue-tailed Damselfly, lots of other blue Damselflies and a few Banded Demoiselle	Orchard Lake, Radley Lakes	Peter Law
Variable Damselfly (c) Peter Law
23 May	Several male Hairy hawker, 2 Downy Emerald, 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 2 confirmed Variable Damselfly, 2 Red-eyed Damselfly, a few Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Large Red Damselfly, many Azure and Common Blue Damselflies, many Banded Demoiselle.	Barton Fields fishing pond	Peter Law
Broad-bodied Chaser (c) Alan Dawson
22 May	Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 imm male	Cholsey	Alan Dawson
22 May	Clubtail. 3 exuviae below bridge	Goring Railway Bridge	Paul Parsons [per iRecord]
Beautiful Demoiselle male (c) N Devine
22 May	Beautiful Demoiselle 1m,1f; Banded Demoiselle 1, Hairy Dragonfly 1	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Beautiful Demoiselle - male (c) Jeremy Dexter Beautiful Demoiselle - female (c) Jeremy Dexter
22 May	Beautiful Demoiselle, 50+	River Cherwell in the Cutteslowe/Water Eaton area	Jeremy Dexter
Banded Demoiselle (c) Martyn Butt
21 May	Banded Demoiselle	St. Marys field, Kidlington	Martyn Butt
21 May	Clubtail. 1 exuvia	Sonning (west bank on Thames)	Nick Percival
Hairy Dragonfly (c) Alan Dawson
20 May	Hairy Dragonfly	Cholsey Marsh	Alan Dawson
Beautiful Demoiselle (female & male) (c) N Devine
20 May	Beautiful Demoiselle 1m,1f	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Failed Clubtail emergence (c) Peter Law
19 May	One Clubtail in flight and three exuviae and a failed emergence.	Goring Railway Bridge	Peter Law
Four-spotted Chaser (c) John Bloomfield
18 May	Azure Damselflies 2, Blue-tailed Damselflies 8. Four-spotted Chaser 4 (all emerging) + 2 exuviae,	Radley Lake (N shore)	John Bloomfield
Beautiful Demoiselle (c) N Devine
18 May	Beautiful Demoiselle 1m	Trap Grounds	N Devine
17 May	Clubtail 1m	Thames at Little Wittenham	Brian Walker
Hairy Dragonfly (c) N Devine
16 May	Hairy Dragonfly 1, Beautiful Demoiselle 1f, Plenty of Blue Damsels and Large Red Damselflies.	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Probable dark form female Variable Damselfly (c) David Hastings
16 May	Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Prob Variable Damselfly 1 (dark-form female?), Banded Demoiselle 8	Thames at Abingdon (around SU514969)	David Hastings
Click to enlarge Clubtail (c) Stephen Burch
16 May	Clubtail 1 adult, Hairy Hawker 2+, Downy Emerald 1, Variable Damselfly 2+, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly. Also several Common Blue and Azure Damselflies, mostly teneral.	Barton Field - fishing pond	Stephen Burch
Clubtail exuvia (c) Stephen Burch
16 May	Clubtail: 6 exuviae. But no sign of any adults. Also 5+ Banded Demoiselle between village and bridge	Concrete wall below Goring Railway Bridge	Stephen Burch
13 May	1 Clubtail	Burcot	India Wedge [per iRecord]
15 May	6 Hairy Hawker and a mating pair.	North shore of Orchard Lake, Radley	Peter Law
Variable Damselfly (c) Peter Law
14 May	2 Variable Damselfly, 2 m Hairy Hawker, 1 Downy Emerald, 1 teneral Broad-bodied Chaser, lots more Common Blue and Azure Damselflies, 1 Large Red Damselfly.	Barton Fields. Fishing lake	Peter Law
14 May	Many Banded Demoiselle.	Radley Lakes: area south of Orchard Lake then along towpath to Barton Fields.	Peter Law
Large Red Damselfly (c) Stephen Kill
Banded Demoiselle (c) Stephen Kill
13 May	Azure Damselfly 2+, Large Red Damselfly , 2+, and Banded Demoiselle, 1 male and 2 females	Farmoor/river Thames	Stephen Kill
13 May	Many mostly teneral Common Blue Damselfly, with some Azure and one Blue-tailed Damselfly	Radley Lakes: on track and bank between H/I Pit and Orchard Lake	Peter Law
13 May	1 Beautiful Demoiselle	Marsh Baldon	Ben Carpenter
13 May	Banded Demoiselle 12, Common Blue Damselfly c.10, Azure Damselfly c.5, Large Red Damselfly 3.	River Thames at Farmoor	David Hastings
12 May	2m & 1f Banded Demoiselle	Thames between Little Wittenham and Shillingford Bridge (SU588928)	John Bloomfield
Downy Emerald (c) Ben Carpenter
12 May	1 Downy Emerald	Radley Lakes. SW of Thrupp Lake.	Ben Carpenter
Downy Emerald (c) David Hastings
11 May	Banded Demoiselle 2, Large Red Damselfly 1, Common Blue Damselfly 20+ (tenerals), Azure Damselfly 10+ (tenerals and mature), Downy Emerald 2	Along the Thames east of Barton Fields in Abingdon to Orchard Lake	David Hastings
11 May	3 Banded Demoiselles	River Thames at Farmoor	Stephen Burch
Large Red Damselflies ovipositing (c) N Devine Emergent damselfly (prob. Large Red) and exuvia
10 May	2 Large Red Damselflies tandem pair ovipositing. One emerging damselfly sp & exuvia (prob Large Red)	Trap Grounds	N Devine
Large Red Damselfly (c) Stephen Burch
10 May	1 teneral Large Red Damselfly and 5+ teneral Common Blue Damselflies	Standlake Common (SP388023)	Stephen Burch
Banded Demoiselle (c) David Hastings
1 May	2 Banded Demoiselles	Farmoor	David Hastings
Common Blue Damselfly (c) Peter Law
30 April	Many teneral Common Blue Damselflies	Radley GP	Peter Law
Large Red Damselfly (c) David Hastings
30 April	2 Large Red Damselfly	Dry Sandford Pit	David Hastings
28 April	1 Large Red Damselfly	Garden in Bicester, well away from water!	Stephen Kill
Hairy Dragonfly (c) Stephen Kill Large Red Damselfly (c) Stephen Kill
28 April	1 Hairy Dragonfly and 1 Large Red Damselfly	Otmoor - Roman Road	Stephen Kill
Hairy Dragonfly (c) John Edwards
26 April	1 Hairy Dragonfly	Otmoor - Bridleway	John Edwards
22 April	1-2 Large Red Damselflies. First record of the new season!	Otmoor - Roman Road	Stephen Kill

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