Latest Sightings

Looking for migrant hawkers, was surprised to see the distinctive markings of a male lesser emperor flying along the edge of the waterside vegetation of Hampton Wick Pond in Home Park (Hampton Court Park) on the Surrey/Greater London border.

Camping at Ashbourne Woods camping site at Rattery in Devon. We had left the tent door open and it must have snuck in during the evening. Found it in the tent in the morning. We managed to get it on my brother’s tshirt and then he just walked out with it and it flew away. We were not near water so not sure where it had come from ?
It was a large specimen 8cm long and at least that on wingspan.
Beautiful colour markings.
I mistakenly logged this as an Emporer Dragonfly yesterday sorry people.

Emperor dragonflies. One M and one ovipositing F
Brown hawker. Ovipositing F
Southern Hawker one M
Common darters M and F around 5 seen
Ruddy darters M 3 seen
Red eyed damselflies, blue tailed damselfy, common blue damselflies
Small red eyed damselfly

3 male keeled skimmers, 5 emperor, 1 black-tailed skimmer, lots common darters, 4 brown hawkers, and 2 migrant hawkers. white-legged damsels,
blue-tailed damsels,common blue damsels.
sundon chalk pits.

Golden Ring resting on a white Dahia.
Garden, Littleborough

I believe we have a female Southern Migrant Hawker resting on a buddleia bush.

Brown Hawker (male) taking a big interest in our front garden hedge at around 20.50. Flew around for about 10 mins, hunting/looking for a spot to rest up. Appeared to settle in the hedae.
Conditions dry, windy and starting to get dark.

(Brown Hawker, female). Found in our garden. Initially it was upside down on the floor and kept curling it’s tale and frantically flapping it’s wings. I tried to flip it over but it kept returning to being upside down. Suspected it was dying? (what do I know?). Decided to put it in our little water garden tub. Went back to it ten minutes later and it was much improved. It’s the largest Dragonfly I’ve ever seen in my garden.

Male Lesser Emperor whizzed through along the river at the end of Overcote Lane, Over, Cambs yesterday.

Two male Norfolk Hawkers in garden at Brandon I west Suffolk

Back garden, landed on our washing. Unusual in that we’re not close to any water sources. We think it was a female southern hawker taking a breather. Area Rode Heath. Managed to take a couple of pictures before it flew southwards.

Golden-ringed Dragonfly seen circling Stafford back garden, around pond, for several minutes.

Cycle path from Land’s End to Sennen

Warm afternoon on the outside of our greenhouse in Hull.
Female emperor dragonfly anax imperator spent about half an hour.
I sent a photo to one of your members to verify

Another Southern Migrant Hawker on the reserve, this time along the drain between Ferry Lagoon and Swavesey Lake at lunchtime.

Warm afternoon on the outside of our greenhouse in Hull.
Female emperor dragonfly anax imperator spent about half an hour.
I sent a photo to one of your members to verify

While fishing in Manley, Cheshire, we had company in the form of a Banded Dermoiselle all afternoon, just cruising up and down the banks/waters edge, and often resting in the glorious sunshine on my fishing rod.

Spotted on a plant on the edge of a path on the northern edge of Salisbury adjacent to a pig field.

Large Male Migrant Hawker resting on bamboo cane next to sweet peas.

Found outside back door at work

a male brown hawker resting on cane in my garden in Haddenham, Ely

in our garden pond. Dorking, Surrey.

Three Common Hawkers patrolling a garden in Rushden, Northants. Looked like females.

Naunton, glos. Female southern hawker attempting to deposit eggs on a blue-green plant pot in a patio garden.

3 Migrant Hawker over balancing pond near new houses, are around being unimproved grassland, a small riddle stream, and woodland margins of the stream. The edges of the pond are long grasses, reed mace, and large pond side leaves.

Titchmarsh Local Nature Reserve, near Thrapston Cambs. Blue male resting on warm gravelled track.

female emperor dragon fly laying eggs in my small pond and fly around for about ten minutes

2 Common Darter over balancing pond near new houses, are around being unimproved grassland, a small criddle stream, and woodland margins of the stream. The edges of the pond are long grasses, reed mace, and large pond side leaves.

Landing on wooden rail and pestering each other at edge of pond.

In my garden on laurel hedge

One Four Spotted Chaser over balancing pond near new houses, area around being unimproved grassland, a small criddle stream, and woodland margins of the stream. The edges of the pond are long grasses, reed mace, and large pond side leaves.