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Large Red Damselfly, Boundary Brook NR, Oxford
Emperor, River Thames below Clifton Hampden, Oxon
Hairy Dragonfly, River Thames below Clifton Hampden, Oxon
Downy Emerald, Radley Lakes, Oxon
Hairy Dragonfly, River Thames below Clifton Hampden, Oxon
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UK Species Index of photos

Dragonflies

Damselflies

Hawkers  Hawkers
(10/10 British species)
 
Beautiful Demoiselle Demoiselles
(2/2)
 
Club-tailed, Golden-ringed, Emeralds, Chasers and Skimmers
(10/10)
Non blue damselflies Emeralds, White-legged & Red Damselflies
(5/5)
Darters Darters
(6/6)
Blue Damselflies Blue Damselflies
(9/10)

Note: The figures in brackets for each category are as follows. The first is the number of species with photographs within this index. The second is the total number of established breeding British species which might reasonably be found and photographed - i.e. excluding rare vagrants and very new localised arrivals.

On 22 June 2014 at Thompson Common in Norfolk, I accomplished my long term goal of obtaining images of all these species, by finding and photographing my first Scarce Emerald Damselflies. In 2015, I managed to add Southern Migrant Hawker to my collection and in 2018 I visited the remarkable colony of Southern Emerald Damselflies in Bucks.

In 2024, I was able to get some close-up photos of Northern Emerald. However in the meantime, Dainty Damselfly has become established at a small number of sites in south-east England, so to complete my quest, I now need to connect with this species!

Chronological Index (UK & elsewhere) of photos
   
Migrant Hawker September 2007Ruddy Darter August 2007Lesser Emperor, Oxon, UK, August 2008
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