Odonata First Sightings from 2021 to 2025
Species 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Banded Demoiselle 29/04 08/05 20/05 19/05 19/05
Beautiful Demoiselle 12/05 17/05 16/05 27/05 03/06
Common Spreadwing 25/06 24/06 23/06 22/07 21/07
Robust Spreadwing   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Migrant Spreadwing   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Western Willow Spreadwing 14/07 09/08 05/09 09/08 25/06
Blue-tailed Damselfly 12/05 17/05 16/05 09/05 07/06
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly   n/a n/a n/a 21/07
Common Blue Damselfly 11/05 17/05 16/05 09/05 26/05
Variable Damselfly 16/05 15/06 n/a n/a 04/06
Azure Damselfly 12/05 08/05 16/05 09/05 04/06
Southern Damselfly 01/05 17/05 07/07 17/06 14/06
Northern Damselfly   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Red-eyed Damselfly 30/05 17/05 16/05 09/05 13/06
Small Red-eyed Damselfly 16/07 09/08 07/09 04/08 05/08
Large Red Damselfly 28/04 26/04 04/05 30/04 07/05
Small Red Damselfly 08/07 21/06 n/a 08/07 24/06
Blue Featherleg 12/05 24/06 26/06 29/07 07/06
Migrant Hawker 21/07 29/07 17/07 07/08 20/07
Norfolk Hawker   16/06 n/a n/a n/a
Brown Hawker 25/06 28/06 25/06 01/07 11/07
Azure Hawker   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Southern Hawker 27/06 28/06 23/06 04/07 26/06
Common Hawker   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Emperor Dragonfly 30/05 25/05 12/06 27/05 07/06
Hairy Hawker 12/05 17/05 18/05 09/05 07/06
Common Clubtail   n/a 24/05 n/a 27/05
Common Goldenring   n/a 21/06 21/06 n/a
Downy Emerald 30/05 17/05 16/05 n/a n/a
Brilliant Emerald   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Northern Emerald   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Four-spotted Chaser 06/05 17/05 16/05 07/06 03/06
Broad-bodied Chaser 01/05 12/05 23/05 14/05 03/06
Scarce Chaser   05/06 26/05 n/a n/a
Black-tailed Skimmer 29/05 16/06 02/06 02/06 07/06
Keeled Skimmer 30/05 07/06 07/07 17/06 24/06
Small Whiteface   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Black Darter   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ruddy Darter 02/06 23/06 12/06 13/06 15/06
Common Darter 26/06 16/06 25/06 23/06 05/07