| DRAGONFLY SIGHTINGS 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| A King's Mead Dragonfly Flight Period table is being compiled during the 2006/7 season. Click on Dragonfly Flight Periods to view the table | ||||||||||||||
| To see a map of the ditch numbering system click on Ditch Map. Manifold Ditch West is Ditches 14 and 15. Manifold Ditch East is Ditch 12. |
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| No of species so far this season out of a possible 19 Herts species | ||||||||||||||
| 4th November - 3 Common Darter 20th October - 8 Common Darter + 1 pair + 3 ovipositing, 1 Migrant Hawker + 1 pair 10th October - 10 Common Darter + 1 Migrant Hawker 4th October Broad Mead - 1 Common Darter + 1 pair + 5 ovipositing, 1 Migrant Hawker 30th September - 10 Common Darter, 2 Migrant Hawker 25th September Broad Mead - 6 Common Blue Damselfly, 2 Common Darter + 1 pair, 2 Migrant Hawker Ditch 21 - 7 Common Darter + 2 pair Ditch 22 - 1 Common Darter + 3 ovipositing Manifold Ditch West - 17 Common Darter + 3 pair + 13 ovipositing, 7 Migrant Hawker, 1 Brown Hawker 22nd September - 5 Migrant Hawker, 2 Common Blue Damselfly New River, 10 Common Darter 21st September - 1 Southern Hawker 6th September - 1 Brown Hawker West Pool, 1 Brown Hawker East Pool 1st September Broad Mead - 2 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 5 Common Darter + 2 ovipositing 29th August Sweet Mead - 1 Brown Hawker 26th August East Pool - 1 Brown Hawker West Pool - 1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Common Blue Damselfly Causeway - 5 Common Darter + 1 pair, 2 Migrant Hawker White House Sluice Stream - 2 Banded Demoiselle Broad Mead - 2 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 5 Common Blue Damselfly, 3 Common Darter, 1 Brown Hawker, 1 Migrant Hawker Manifold Ditch West - 3 Common Darter, 6 Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 10 Migrant Hawker + 1 pair, 21 Small Red-eyed Damselfly + 5 pairs + 1 ovipositing, 1 Brown Hawker Ditch 13 - 48 Common Blue Damselfly + 3 pairs, 9 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 4 Common Darter + 1 ovipositing, 3 Emperor, 3 Brown Hawker + 1 ovipositing 10th August West Pool - 12 Small Red-eyed Damselfly + 3 pairs New River - 1 pair Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Migrant Hawker 5th August Chadwell Bank - 1 Southern Hawker Little Mead - 1 Emperor, 1 Migrant Hawker, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 10 Common Blue Damselfly, 10 Common Darter + 5 ovipositing, 1 Brown Hawker Manifold Ditch West - 5 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 Brown Hawker, 13 Common Darter + 1 ovipositing, 13 Common Blue Damselfly, 2 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Ruddy Darter West Pool - 1 Emperor, 10 Black-tailed Skimmer New River - 1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly 4th August West Pool - 15 Small Red-eyed Damselfly + 2 pairs, 1 Common Darter + 1 ovipositing, 1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Brown Hawker, 3 Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Emperor + 1 ovipositing, 10 Common Blue Damselfly 28th July West Pool - 2 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, 10 Common Blue Damselfly 27th July - 1 Small Red-eyed damselfly West Pool 22nd July Ditch 16 - 4 Ruddy Darter, 1 Common Darter, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Emperor, 1 Common Blue Damselfly Manifold Ditch West - 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Emperor, 1 Brown Hawker, 7 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, 6 Ruddy Darter, 7 Azure Damselfly, 25 Common Blue Damselfly, 3 Red-eyed Damselfly, 6 Common Darter Ditch 13 - 10 Common Darter, 1 Emperor + 2 ovipositing, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 6 Black-tailed Skimmer, 31 Common Blue Damselfly + 2 pairs, 1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly 18th July Ditch 13 - 25 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 pair Azure Damselfly, 6 Common Darter + 1 ovipositing, 2 Emperor + 1 ovipositing New River - 1 Brown Hawker King's Mead - 1 Emperor 14th July Ditch 11a - 1 Emperor + 1 ovipositing Ditch 11 - 1 Azure Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 5 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Common Darter King's Mead - 2 Emperor Manifold Ditch West - 9 Azure Damselfly + 1 pair, 3 Emperor, 6 Common Darter, 6 Ruddy Darter, 6 Black-tailed Skimmer, 40 Common Blue Damselfly + 2 pairs, 2 Brown Hawker, 6 Banded Demoiselle, 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Four-spotted Chaser Ditch 16 - 5 Common Blue Damselfly, 6 Ruddy Darter, 2 pairs Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Emperor + 1 ovipositing 10th July New River - 2 Emperor King's Mead - 1 Emperor Manifold Ditch East - 7 Azure Damselfly + 2 pairs, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Ruddy Darter, 1 Common Blue Damselfly Ditch 22 - 40 Azure Damselfly + 8 pairs, 3 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 21 - 1 Azure Damselfly + 1 pair, 5 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Banded Demoiselle 8th July West Pool - 1 Brown Hawker 25th June Causeway -2 Common Darter 17th June New River (Ditch 16 - flyover) - 30 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 Banded Demoiselle New River (White House Sluice - flyover) - 250 Common Blue Damselfly + 30 pair, 3 Emperor, 2 Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 5 Banded Demoiselle Ditch 11 South - 5 Common Blue Damselfly, 15 Azure Damselfly + 1 pair, 1 Large Red Damselfly,1 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Ruddy Darter Ditch 11 North - 10 Common Blue Damselfly, 10 Azure Damselfly + 1 ovip, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 11a - 2 Emperor, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 3 Common Blue Damselfly, 5 Azure Damselfly Ditch 21 - 1 WHITE-LEGGED DAMSELFLY (the 1st record for the site), 50 Azure Damselfly + 11 pair + 6 ovip, 7 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Emperor + 1 ovip, 2 Banded Demoiselle Ditch 22 - 1 Emperor ovip, 2 Four-spotted Chaser, 2 Banded Demoiselle, 60 Azure Damselfly + 6 pair + 27 ovip, 6 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly Manifold Ditch West - 2 Large Red Damselfly, 12 Banded Demoiselle, 14 Ruddy Darter, 40 Azure Damselfly, 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 16 Common Blue Damselfly + 1 pair, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 2 Blue-tailed damselfly, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly 9th June Ditch 16 - 70 Azure Damselfly + 10 pair + 1 ovipositing, 1 Emperor, 9 Blue-tailed Damselfly + 1 pair, 2 Large Red Damselfly + 1 pair, 2 Banded Demoiselle, 3 Broad-bodied Chaser Manifold Ditch West - 11 Banded Demoiselle, 60 Azure Damselfly + 22 pair + 5 ovipositing, 2 Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Large Red Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 4 Common Blue Damselfy Ditch 13 - 3 Broad-bodied Chaser + 1 ovipositing, 3 Black-tailed Skimmer, 7 Red-eyed Damselfly, 60 Common Blue Damselfly + 1 ovipositing, 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly Little Mead Pools - 6 Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Emperor, 1 Hairy Dragonfly, 20 Common Blue Damselfly + 2 pair, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Ruddy Darter West Pool - 2 Emperor + 1 ovipositing, 3 Four-spotted Chaser, 4 Black-tailed Skimmer, 30 Common Blue Damselfly, 10 Red-eyed Damselfly 8th June Ditch 11a - 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 2 Large Red Damselfly, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 2 Azure Damselfly + 1 ovipositing, 10 Common Blue Damselfly, 5 Ruddy Darter, 1 Hairy Dragonfly + 1 ovipositing West Pool - 3 Black-tailed Skimmer + 1 ovipositing, 1 Emperor, 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser 3rd June West Pool - 30 Red-eyed Damselfly, 20 Common Blue Damselfly, 3 Four-spotted Chaser Ditch 11a - 1 Emperor, 1 Four-spotted Chaser, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Banded Demoiselle, 5 Common Blue Damselfly, 20 Azure Damselfly Ditch 11 North - 1 Emperor, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Azure Damselfly + 1 ovipositing, 1 Banded Demoiselle Ditch 11 South - 2 Large Red Damselfly + 1 pair, 6 Azure Damselfly + 2 pair + 1 ovipositing, 1 Hairy Dragonfly Ditch 21 - 3 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 28 Azure Damselfly + 2 pair + 2 ovipositing Ditch 22 - 30 Azure Damselfly + 6 pair Manifold Ditch East - 1 Emperor Manifold Ditch West - 35 Azure Damselfly + 6 pair, 3 Large Red Damselfly, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 5 Red-eyed Damselfly, 12 Common Blue Damselfly, 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 13 Banded Demoiselle Ditch 16 - 3 Broad-bodied Chaser + 1 ovipositing, 30 Azure Damselfly + 2 pair, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 13 - 20 Common Blue Damselfly, 2 Broad-bodied Chaser, 3 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly 2nd June West Pool - 3 Four-spotted Chaser, 10 Red-eyed Damselfly Ditch 13 - 1 Emperor 25th May West Pool - 10 Red-eyed Damselfly, 6 Common Blue Damselfly 22nd May Manifold Ditch West - 1 Hairy Dragonfly, 40 Azure Damselfly + 4 pairs, 3 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 3 Large Red Damselfly + 1 pair, 1 Banded Demoiselle Mill Mead - 1 teneral Emperor Ditch 16 - 1 Broad-bodied Chaser Little Mead - 1 Broad-bodied Chaser Ditch 13 - 1 Broad-bodied Chaser Manifold Ditch East - 1 Large Red Damselfly 20th May Ditch 16 - 3 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 32 Azure Damselfly + 3 pairs, 2 Common Blue Damselfly, 5 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Large Red Damselfly + 2 pairs 18th May Ditch 16 - 7 Azure Damselfly + 1 pair, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly Manifold Ditch West - 1 Azure Damselfly Ditch 22 - 1 Azure Damselfly 4th May Ditch 16 - 2 freshly emerged Four-spotted Chaser 1st May Ditch 16 - 7 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 pair Large Red Damselfly West Pool - 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly Manifold Ditch West - 1 Azure Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 3 Large Red Damselfly + 1 ovipositing 15th April - 1st damselfly of the year on Ditch 16. Unable to identify, just flew up and away. |
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