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Previous Sightings

This page contains Sightings from earlier months of this year. You can also see Sightings from past years.

  • 8th Dec 2012 Norfolk PTY

    Common Darter seen sunning itself at Wheatfen nature reserve today. Photographed by finder.

  • 26th Nov 2012 East Devon GD

    Today at approx 12.30pm a thud sounded on our Conservatory glass and when I looked outside there was a Dragon Fly - identified i think as a Southern Hawker [perhaps Migrant Hawker this late in the year? - Ed], clearly stunned it just sat there on the patio until it started flapping its wings and crawling around, I grabbed my camera and managed to take few pics of this amazing creature before it finally took flight with perhaps just a sore head. Is it unusual for this species to be around so late in the year ?  

  • 23rd Nov 2012 Berkshire JWS

    Three Common Darters at Mill Pond, Swinley Forest today.

  • 18th Nov 2012 Norfolk MRG

    Migrant Hawker briefly in Weybourne garden.

  • 18th Nov 2012 Hampshire PDW

    At Tucker's Bridge Pond this afternoon the only dragonlfies were two male Common Darters basking on birch logs.

  • 18th Nov 2012 Northamptonshire TPW

    In Polebrook we disturbed a Common Darter when pruning our climbing Hydrangea.  It flew off after sunning itself on the house wall.

  • 18th Nov 2012 Isle of Wight PJH

    At Clamerkin NT pond just three male Common Darters to be seen on a very sunny morning. One of the males, I retrieved from the waters edge as it was floundering. Placed on the pond bank to dry out.

  • 18th Nov 2012 Norfolk DJW

    Hickling Broad - at least 2 Common darters around the pool in front of the reedbed hide late morning 

  • 14th Nov 2012 Cornwall CAM

    Marazion Marsh RSPB: Light wind, good sunshine feeling warm after two days of damp overcast skies. 5+ male Common Darter and 1 male Migrant Hawker all over mirror calm water.  

  • 14th Nov 2012 Isle of Wight PJH

    A lovely sunny day and at Clamerkin NT pond and a male Migrant Hawker, http://www.flickr.com/photos/odonatas/8185323810/in/photostream together with 13 male Common Darters, and one ovipositing female in tandem. 

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