| DRAGONFLY SIGHTINGS 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 19th September Ditch 16 - 1 Common Blue Damselfly, 10 Migrant Hawker, 1 Brown Hawker, 2 Common Darter + 1 ovipositing King's Mead Ponds - 1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly 3rd September Manifold Ditch West - 33 Common Darter + 4 pairs + 13 ovipositing, 1 Ruddy Darter, 7 Migrant Hawker + 1 pair, 6 Common Blue Damselfly Ditch 13 - 36 Common Darter + 94 ovipositing, 16 Common Blue Damselfly King's Mead Ponds - 3 Common Darter + 9 ovipositing, 5 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly 28th August King's Mead Ponds - 5 Common Darter + 9 ovipositing, 1 Migrant Hawker, 4 Common Blue Damselfly 23rd August New River (White House Sluice - flyover) - 30 Common Blue Damselfly + 1 pair, 1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Brown Hawker, 2 Common Darter King's Mead Ponds - 13 Common Blue Damselfly, 10 Common Darter + 9 ovipositing, 1 Banded Demoiselle 20th August Little Mead Ponds - 1 Emperor, 6 Common Blue Damselfly, 6 Common Darter + 3 pairs + 9 ovipositing, 1 Migrant Hawker Chadwell Bank - 3 Migrant Hawker King's Mead Ponds - 2 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 5 Common Blue Damselfly, 2 Common Darter + 2 ovipositing Ditch 11 - 1 Migrant Hawker + 1 ovipositing, 18 Common Darter + 1 pair + 6 ovipositing, 1 Ruddy Darter, 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Brown Hawker, 1 Emerald Damselfly 17th August Chadwell Bank - 2 Migrant Hawker 15th August Little Mead Pools - 15 Common Darter + 10 ovipositing, 1 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Migrant Hawker Manifold Ditch West - 10 Small Red-eyed Damselfly + 1 pair, 2 Migrant Hawker, 15 Common Blue Damselfly + 2 pairs, 10 Common Darter + 4 ovipositing Kings Mead Pools - 2 Small Red-eyed Damselfly New River - 1 Brown Hawker West Pool - 200 Small Red-eyed Damselfly + 50 pairs + 50 ovipositing 11th August Chadwell Bank - 1 Migrant Hawker 6th August West Pool - 50 Small Red-eyed Damselfly + 5 pairs + 10 ovipositing, 50 Common Blue Damselfly + 10 pairs King's Mead Ponds - 1 Emperor ovipositing, 4 Common Darter + 1 ovipositing, 19 Common Blue Damselfly + 4 pairs, 5 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Brown Hawker ovipositing Ditch 13 - 21 Common Blue Damselfly + 7 pairs + 1 ovipositing, 3 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Common Darter Manifold Ditch West - 1 Brown Hawker + 4 ovipositing, 1 Emperor ovipositing, 15 Common Darter + 3 pairs + 5 ovipositing, 2 Ruddy Darter + 3 ovipositing, 50 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly+ 2 ovipositing, 1 Banded Demoiselle New River - 1 Banded Demoiselle Ditch 16 - 1 Brown Hawker + 1 ovipositing, 6 Common Darter, 6 Common Blue Damselfly, 3 Ruddy Darter, 1 Azure Damselfly ovipositing, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 Emperor Little Mead Ponds - 1 Four-spotted Chaser 28th July West Pool - 20 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Emperor, 20 Red-eyed Damselfly, 20 Common Blue Damselfly, 10 Common Darter + 2 prs + 1 ovipositing, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer Little Mead Ponds - 3 Common Darter, 5 Common Blue Damselfly, 3 Ruddy Darter + 1 ovipositing New River - 1 Brown Hawker Broad Mead Ponds - 2 Emperor, 1 Brown Hawker, 3 Common Darter, 10 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly 25th July West Pool - 20 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 4 Red-eyed Damselfly, 20 Common Blue Damselfly, 2 Common Darter, 2 Emperor, 10 Black-tailed Skimmer + 2 pairs King's Mead Ponds - 1 Emperor, 1 pair Azure Damselfly, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Ruddy Darter, 2 Common Darter + 1 pair, 1 Common Blue Damselfly Manifold Ditch West - 3 Ruddy Darter, 4 Common Darter, 3 Azure Damselfly, 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly + 2 pairs, 3 Banded Demoiselle, 5 Common Blue Damselfly + 3 ovipositing, 3 Emperor, 2 Four-spotted Chaser Ditch 13 - 1 Emperor, 4 Black-tailed Skimmer, 71 Common Blue Damselfly + 11 pairs + 1 ovipositing, 1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Brown Hawker + 1 ovipositing, 2 Common Darter, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly New River (White House Sluice - flyover) - 60 Common Blue Damselfly + 1 pair, 2 Banded Demoiselle 21st July Ditch 13 - 70 Common Blue Damselfly + 9 pairs + 3 ovipositing, 12 Common Darter, 4 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Ruddy Darter, 2 Emperor ovipositing, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer Manifold Ditch West - 9 Blue-tailed Damselfly + 2 ovipositing, 9 Common Darter, 2 Ruddy Darter, 14 Common Blue Damselfly + 1 ovipositing, 2 Azure Damselfly 9th July - 1 Emerald Damselfly 28th June Ditch 9 - 1 Emperor, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, 10 Azure Damselfly + 10 ovipositing, 2 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 21 - 1 Ruddy Darter, 6 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 50 Azure Damselfly + 2 pairs + 2 ovipositing, 1 Banded Demoiselle Ditch 22 - 30 Azure Damselfly + 5 pairs + 1 ovipositing, 3 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Banded Demoiselle 23rd June New River (White House Sluice - flyover) - 40 Common Blue Damselfly + 4 pair + 2 ovipositing, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Emperor New River (flyover - Ditch 16) 8 Common Blue Damselfly + 2 pair, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly Tansy Mead - 1 Ruddy Darter Ditch 16 - 10 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Emperor, 11 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 20 Azure Damselfly + 2 pair + 1 ovipositing, 1 Broad -bodied Chaser Manifold Ditch West - 1 Emperor + 1 ovipositing, 36 Azure Damselfly + 3 pair + 4 ovipositing, 31 Common Blue Damselfly + 10 ovipositing, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly + 2 pair, 7 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 3 Four-spotted Chaser Ditch 13 - 6 Black-tailed Skimmer + 2 ovipositing, 43 Common Blue Damselfly + 5 pair + 18 ovipositing, 2 Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Banded Demoiselle, 5 Azure Damselfly 22nd June - 1 Ruddy Darter Chadwell Bank 19th June - 4 Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer Little Mead pools 16th June - 1 Common Darter Causeway 8th June Kings Mead Ponds - 2 Broad-bodied Chaser + 2 ovipositing, 4 Four-spotted Chaser, 10 Common Blue Damselfly + 3 pairs + 1 ovipositing, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 13 - 4 Broad Bodied Chaser + 1 pair, 7 Four-spotted Chaser + 1 ovipositing, 180 Common Blue Damselfly + 38 pair + 20 ovipositing, 1 Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Emperor + 1 ovipositing, 2 Banded Demoiselle, 3 pairs Large Red Damselfly, 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 16 - 2 Broad-bodied Chaser + 2 ovipositing, 7 Common Blue Damselfly, 40 Azure Damselfly + 6 pairs + 25 ovipositing 31st May Ditch 11 - 1 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 3 Azure Damselfly + 6 pairs + 5 ovipositing Ditch 11a - 30 Azure Damselfly + 5 pairs + 2 ovipositing, 1 Large Red Damselfly Ditch 9 - 2 Hairy Dragonfly, 13 Azure Damselfly + 2 pairs, 3 Large Red Damselfly Ditch 21 - 1 Banded Demoiselle, 10 Azure Damselfly + 15 pairs + 3 ovipositing, 2 Hairy Dragonfly, 5 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 22 - 1 Large Red Damselfly, 18 Azure Damselfly + 1 pair, 2 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 16 - 6 Azure Damselfly + 3 pairs Manifold Ditch West - 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 41 Azure Damselfly + 18 pairs + 8 ovipositing, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly + 2 pairs, 1 Large Red Damselfly + 2 pairs, 4 Common Blue Damselfly + 2 ovipositing 28th May Chadwell Bank - 1 Hairy Dragonfly 23rd May Ditch 16 - 9 Azure Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly Manifold Ditch West - 2 Large Red Damselfly, 39 Azure Damselfly + 2 pairs, 28 Blue-tailed Damselfly 10th May King's Mead Pools - 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ditch 16 - 6 Large Red Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 Azure Damselfly Manifold Ditch West - 38 Large Red Damselfly, 13 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 3 Azure Damselfly 9th May - 1 Broad-bodied Chaser Tansy Mead 8th May Manifold Ditch West - 3 + 1 pair Large Red Damselfly, 5 Azure Damselfly Ditch 22 - 1 Large Red Damselfly Ditch 21 - 1 Large Red Damselfly 6th May - 12 Large Red Damselfly Manifold Ditch West 25th April - 4 Large Red Damselfly Manifold Ditch West |
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