Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis)
Species
Male Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis). Taken at Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon on July 25th 2009. Approx 2x lifesize.
Male. Taken at Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon on July 25th 2009. Click image for larger version.
(1/125th sec at F10. Approx 1.25x life size.)
Female Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis). Taken at Thrupp Lake, Oxon, on July 14th 2011. Approx 2x lifesize.
Female. Taken at Thrupp Lake, Oxon, on July 14th 2011. Click image for larger version.
(1/125th sec at F13. Approx 1.25x life size.)
Female Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis). Taken at Otmoor, Oxon on July 23rd 2005. Approx 2x lifesize.
Female. Taken at Otmoor, Oxon on July 23rd 2005. Click image for larger version.
(1/125th sec at F10. Approx 1.25x life size.)

© David Hastings

Description

Wingspan: 82-98mm; Body length: 70-77mm
 
A large Hawker with obvious golden brown wings. Both sexes have strong yellow stripes on the sides of the thorax and no ante-humeral stripes. The male is chocolate brown with small blue and yellow markings. It has a noticeable waisted appearence. The female has small yellow markings and lacks the male's waist.
 
It breeds in a wide range of calm waters, usually with rich bankside or submerged vegetation. It is on the wing between early June and September, with a peak at the end of July/beginning of August.

Sightings

12-Aug-2011:Otmoor, Oxon (2)
12-Aug-2011:Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon (1)
07-Aug-2011:Wicken Wood, Northants (2)
31-Jul-2011:Parsonage Moor, Oxon (4)
24-Jul-2010:Otmoor, Oxon (9)
24-Jul-2011:Sydlings Copse/bridleway (4)
14-Jul-2011:Thrupp Lake, Oxon (2)
02-Jul-2011:Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon (2)
02-Jul-2011:Otmoor, Oxon (7)

15-Aug-2010:Otmoor, Oxon
24-Jul-2010:Otmoor, Oxon
24-Jul-2010:Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon
24-Jul-2010:Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon
19-Jul-2010:Whelford Pools, Glos
11-Jul-2010:Bernwood Forest, Bucks
10-Jul-2010:Cothill Fen, Oxon
04-Jul-2010:Whitecross Green Wood, Oxon
04-Jul-2010:Otmoor, Oxon
13-Jun-2010:Otmoor, Oxon

16-Aug-2009:Otmoor, Oxon
07-Aug-2009:Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon
02-Aug-2009:Otmoor, Oxon
25-Jul-2009:Dry Sandford Pit, Oxon
14-Jul-2009:Kew Gardens
05-Jul-2009:Otmoor, Oxon