DRAGONFLY SIGHTINGS 2008
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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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