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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