LATEST BRITISH ODONATA

	Species	Scientific Name	Date	Location
1	Southern Migrant Hawker	Aeshna affinis	10 July 2025	Otmoor-Oxfordshire
2	Red-veined Darter	Sympetrum fonscolombii	23 June 2025	Southampton Common Boating Lake-Hampshire
3	Dainty Damselfly	Coenagrion scitulum	19 June 2025	Oare Marshes-Kent
4	Brilliant Emerald	Somatochlora metallica	17 June 2025	Warren Heath-Hampshire
5	Northern Emerald	Somatochlora arctica	13 June 2025	Beinn Eighe-Highland-Scotland
6	Azure Hawker	Aeshna caerulea	13 June 2025	Bridge Of Grudie-Highland-Scotland
7	Northern Damselfly	Coenagrion hastulatum	12 June 2025	Dragonfly pool-Highland-Scotland
8	Small Red Damselfly	Ceriagrion tenellum	5 June 2025	Cothill Fen-Oxfordshire
9	Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura pumilio	31 May 2025	Cheshire Close-Near Mow Cop-Cheshire
10	White-legged Damselfly	Platycnemis pennipes	16 May 2025	Swanley-Cheshire
11	Southern Damselfly	Coenagrion mercuriale	13 May 2025	Dry Sandford Pit-Oxfordshire
12	Scarce Chaser	Libellula fulva	12 May 2025	Caen Hill Locks-Devizes-Wiltshire
13	Downy Emerald	Cordulia aenea	4 May 2025	Abbot's Moss-Cheshire
14	Common Club-tail	Gomphus vulgatissimus	3 May 2025	Shocklach-England
15	Beautiful Demoiselle	Calopteryx virgo	3 May 2025	Rossett-North Wales
16	Red-eyed Damselfly	Erythromma najas	1 May 2025	Orchard Lakes-Radley Lakes-Oxfordshire
17	Hairy Dragonfly	Brachytron pratense	30 Apr 2025	Orchard Lake, Radley Lakes-Oxfordshire
18	White-faced Darter	Leucorrhinia dubia	22 Apr 2025	Fenn's Ness Nature Reserve-Denbighshire
19	Large Red Damselfly	Pyrrhosoma nymphula	12 Apr 2025	Abbots Moss-Northwich
20	Southern Emerald Damselfly	Lestes barbarus	9 Sep 2024	Private Site-Norfolk
21	Small Red-eyed Damselfly	Erythromma viridulum	3 Aug 2024	Knighton reservoir-Dorset
22	Willow Emerald Damselfly	Chalcolestes viridis	31 July 2024	Upton Broad-Norfolk
23	Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura elegans	30 July 2024	Martham Broad-Norfolk
24	Keeled Skimmer	Orthetrum coerulescens	30 July 2024	Buxton Heath-Norfolk
25	Azure Damselfly	Coenagrion puella	30 July 2024	Martham Broad-Norfolk
26	Migrant Hawker	Aeshna mixta	30 July 2024	Buxton Heath-Norfolk
27	Lesser Emperor	Anax parthenope	28 July 2024	Ben's Yard Reservoir-Ely-Cambridgeshire
28	Emperor Dragonfly	Anax imperator	28 July 2024	Ben's Yard Reservoir-Ely-Cambridgeshire
29	Vagrant Emperor	Anax ephippiger	28 July 2024	Ben's Yard Reservoir-Ely-Cambridgeshire
30	Black-tailed Skimmer	Orthetrum cancellatum	18 July 2024	North Walsham-Norfolk
31	Emerald Damselfly	Lestes sponsa	18 July 2024	Pingo Trail-Norfolk
32	Scarce Emerald Damselfly	Lestes dryas	18 July 2024	Pingo Trail-Norfolk
33	Ruddy Darter	Sympetrum sanguineum	17 July 2024	Hickling Broad-Norfolk
34	Variable Damselfly	Coenagrion pulchellum	17 July 2024	Hickling Broad-Norfolk
35	Norfolk Hawker	Anaciaeschna isoceles	17 July 2024	Hickling Broad-Norfolk
36	Southern Hawker	Aeshna cyanea	13 July 2024	Fermyn Woods-Northamptonshire
37	Black Darter	Sympetrum danae	11 July 2024	Carraig Gheal-West Argyll
38	Banded Demoiselle	Calopteryx splendens	7 July 2024	River Weaver-Northwich-Cheshire
39	Scarlet Darter	Crocothemis erythraea	30 June 2024	Silver Lakes, Crossways, Dorset
40	Common Darter	Sympetrum striolatum	22 June 2024	Myer's Allotment-Lancs
41	Broad-bodied Chaser	Libellula depressa	22 June 2024	Myer's Allotment-Lancs
42	Golden-ringed Dragonfly	Cordulegaster boltonii	22 June 2024	Myer's Allotment-Lancs
43	Common Blue Damselfly	Enallagma cyathigerum	22 June 2024	Myer's Allotment-Lancs
44	Common Hawker	Aeshna juncea	22 June 2024	Leighton Moss-Lancashire
45	Brown Hawker	Aeshna grandis	22 June 2024	Leighton Moss-Lancashire
46	Four-spotted Chaser	Libellula quadrimaculata	17 June 2024	Hickling Broad-Norfolk

Southern Migrant Hawker-Otmoor-Oxfordshire-10th July 2025-Read more>

Scarlet Darter-Knighton Reservoir-Silver Lake Dorset

30th June 2025-Read more>

Red Veined-Darter-Southampton Common Boating Lake-Hampshire-23rd June 2025-Read more>

Dainty Damselfly-Oare Marshes-Kent-19th June 2025-Read more>

Brilliant Emerald-Warren Heath-Hampshire-17th June 2025

Azure Hawker-Bridge Of Grudie-Highland-Scotland-13th June 2025-Read more>

Northern Emerald-Beinn Eighe-Highland-Scotland-13th June 2025-Read more>

Northern Damselfly-Dragonfly Pool-Highland-Scotland-12th June 2025-Read more>

Small Red Damselfly-Cothill Fen-Oxfordshire-5th June 2025-Read more>

Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly-Near Mow Cop-Cheshire-31st May 2025-Read more>

White-legged Damselfly-Swanley-Cheshire-16th May 2025-Read more>

Southern Damselfly-Dry Sandford Pit-Oxfordshire-Read more>

Scarce Chaser-Caen Hill Locks-Devizes-Wiltshire-12th May 2025

Downy Emerald-Abbot's Moss-Cheshire-3rd May 2025-Read more>

Beautiful Damoiselle-Rosett-Wrexham County Borough-Wales-3rd May 2025-Read more>

Common Club-tail-Shocklach-England-3rd May 2025-Read More>

Red-eyed Damselfly-Radley Lakes-Oxfordshire-1st May 2025

Hairy Dragonfly-Orchard Lake-Radley Lake-Oxfordshire-30th April 2025

White-faced Darter-Fenn's Ness Nature Reserve-Denbighshire-22nd April 2025

Large Red Damselfly-Abbots Moss-Northwich-12/04/2025

Southern Emerald Damselfly-Private Site-Norfolk-9th Sep 2024-Read more>

Small Red-eyed Damselfly-Knighton Reservoir-Dorset-3rd Aug 2024

Willow Emerald Damselfly-Upton Broad-Norfolk-31st July 2024

Keeled Skimmer-Buxton Heath-Norfolk-30th July 2024

Migrant Hawker-Buxton Heath-Norfolk-30th July 2024

Azure Damselfly-Martham Broad-Norfolk-30th July 2024

Blue-tailed Damselfly-Martham Broad-Norfolk-30th July 2024

Emperor Dragonfly-Ben's Yard Reservoir-Ely-Cambridgeshire-28th July 2024-Read more>

Lesser Emperor-Ben's Yard Reservoir-Ely-Cambridgeshire-28th July 2024-Read more>

Vagrant Emperor-Ben's Yard Reservoir-Ely-Cambridgeshire-28th July 2024-Read more>

Scarce Emerald Damselfly-Pingo Trail-Norfolk-18th July 2024

Emerald Damselfly-Pingo Trail-Norfolk-18th July 2024

Black-tailed Skimmer-North Walsham-Norfolk-18th July 2024

Variable Damselfly-Hickling Broad-Norfolk-17th July 2024

Ruddy Darter-Hickling Broad-Norfolk-17th July 2024

Four-spotted Chaser-Hickling Broad-Norfolk-17th July 2024

Norfolk Hawker-Hickling Broad-Norfolk-17th July 2024

Southern Hawker-Fermyn Woods-Northamptonshire-13th July 2024

Black Darter-Carraig Gheal-West Argyll

Banded Demoiselle-River Weaver-Northwich-Cheshire-7th July 2024

Common Hawker-Leighton Moss-Lancashire-22nd June 2024

Brown Hawker-Leighton Moss-Lancashire-22nd June 2024

Broad-bodied Chaser-Myer's Allotment-Lancashire-22nd June 2024

Golden-ringed Dragonfly-Myer's Allotment-Lancashire-22nd June 2024

Common Darter-Myer's Allotment-Lancashire-22nd June 2024

Common Blue Damselfly-Myer's Allotment-Lancashire-22nd June 2024