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Odonata First Sightings from 2020 to 2024
Species
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Banded Demoiselle
20/05
19/05
19/05
08/05
Beautiful Demoiselle
16/05
27/05
03/06
31/05
Common Spreadwing
23/06
22/07
21/07
20/06
Robust Spreadwing
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Migrant Spreadwing
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Western Willow Spreadwing
05/09
09/08
25/06
05/09
Blue-tailed Damselfly
16/05
09/05
07/06
14/05
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
n/a
n/a
21/07
17/07
Common Blue Damselfly
16/05
09/05
26/05
25/04
Variable Damselfly
n/a
n/a
04/06
14/05
Azure Damselfly
16/05
09/05
04/06
26/04
Southern Damselfly
07/07
17/06
14/06
29/05
Northern Damselfly
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Red-eyed Damselfly
16/05
09/05
13/06
25/05
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
07/09
04/08
05/08
13/07
Large Red Damselfly
04/05
30/04
07/05
20/04
Small Red Damselfly
n/a
08/07
24/06
16/07
Blue Featherleg
26/06
29/07
07/06
n/a
Migrant Hawker
17/07
07/08
20/07
20/07
Norfolk Hawker
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Brown Hawker
25/06
01/07
11/07
13/06
Azure Hawker
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Southern Hawker
23/06
04/07
26/06
13/07
Common Hawker
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Emperor Dragonfly
12/06
27/05
07/06
31/05
Hairy Hawker
18/05
09/05
07/06
26/04
Common Clubtail
24/05
n/a
27/05
30/05
Common Goldenring
21/06
21/06
n/a
n/a
Downy Emerald
16/05
n/a
n/a
25/05
Brilliant Emerald
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Northern Emerald
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Four-spotted Chaser
16/05
07/06
03/06
19/05
Broad-bodied Chaser
23/05
14/05
03/06
06/05
Scarce Chaser
26/05
n/a
n/a
n/a
Black-tailed Skimmer
02/06
02/06
07/06
26/05
Keeled Skimmer
07/07
17/06
24/06
26/05
Small Whiteface
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Black Darter
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Ruddy Darter
12/06
13/06
15/06
20/06
Common Darter
25/06
23/06
05/07
10/07