Odonata First Sightings from 2022 to 2026
Species 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022
Banded Demoiselle   29/04 08/05 20/05 19/05
Beautiful Demoiselle   12/05 17/05 16/05 27/05
Common Spreadwing   25/06 24/06 23/06 22/07
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
Blue-tailed Damselfly   12/05 17/05 16/05 09/05
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Common Blue Damselfly   11/05 17/05 16/05 09/05
Variable Damselfly   16/05 15/06 n/a n/a
Azure Damselfly   12/05 08/05 16/05 09/05
Southern Damselfly   01/05 17/05 07/07 17/06
Northern Damselfly   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Red-eyed Damselfly   30/05 17/05 16/05 09/05
Small Red-eyed Damselfly   16/07 09/08 07/09 04/08
Large Red Damselfly   28/04 26/04 04/05 30/04
Small Red Damselfly   08/07 21/06 n/a 08/07
Blue Featherleg   12/05 24/06 26/06 29/07
Migrant Hawker   21/07 29/07 17/07 07/08
Norfolk Hawker   n/a 16/06 n/a n/a
Brown Hawker   25/06 28/06 25/06 01/07
Azure Hawker   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Southern Hawker   27/06 28/06 23/06 04/07
Common Hawker   n/a n/a n/a n/a
Emperor Dragonfly   30/05 25/05 12/06 27/05
Hairy Hawker   12/05 17/05 18/05 09/05
Common Clubtail   n/a n/a 24/05 n/a
Common Goldenring   n/a n/a 21/06 21/06
Downy Emerald   30/05 17/05 16/05 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
Broad-bodied Chaser   01/05 12/05 23/05 14/05
Scarce Chaser   n/a 05/06 26/05 n/a
Black-tailed Skimmer   29/05 16/06 02/06 02/06
Keeled Skimmer   30/05 07/06 07/07 17/06
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
Common Darter   26/06 16/06 25/06 23/06