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Friday 18 December 2015
Friday 27 November 2015
Monday 23 November 2015
Wednesday 18 November 2015
Tuesday 27 October 2015
Friday 16 October 2015
Monday 12 October 2015
Appeal for 2015 dragonfly records
With the 2015 season nearing a close, as the British Dragonfly Society's Recorder for Oxon (VC23), this is an appeal to anyone with un-submitted dragonfly records.
With the notable exception of the colony of Variable Damselflies found by Martin Wackenier near Abingdon way back in May, this hasn't been a great year for dragonflies or their recording in the County.
I'd be particularly interested to hear from anyone who has found any Emerald Damselflies this year. So far there have been no records at all, not even from Otmoor - their usual stronghold.
Records can be either sent to me - for contact and other details see http://www.stephenburch.com/dragonflies/oxondnews2015.htm or via the BDS iRecord portal at http://www.brc.ac.uk/irecord/ (although this does require creation of an account).
All records for 2015 will be submitted to the BDS around the turn of the year. It would be good to have some more to submit! As things stand the 2015 total isn't great, with only a tiny handful of observers sending in records, especially recently.
With the notable exception of the colony of Variable Damselflies found by Martin Wackenier near Abingdon way back in May, this hasn't been a great year for dragonflies or their recording in the County.
Variable Damselfly, Barton Fields, Abingdon (c) Stephen Burch
I'd be particularly interested to hear from anyone who has found any Emerald Damselflies this year. So far there have been no records at all, not even from Otmoor - their usual stronghold.
Records can be either sent to me - for contact and other details see http://www.stephenburch.com/dragonflies/oxondnews2015.htm or via the BDS iRecord portal at http://www.brc.ac.uk/irecord/ (although this does require creation of an account).
All records for 2015 will be submitted to the BDS around the turn of the year. It would be good to have some more to submit! As things stand the 2015 total isn't great, with only a tiny handful of observers sending in records, especially recently.
Friday 2 October 2015
Thursday 1 October 2015
Saturday 26 September 2015
Monday 21 September 2015
Sunday 20 September 2015
Shellingford Pit 19 September
Despite the worryingly low water levels, there were c. 6 Migrant Hawkers present, including one pair in cop.
Thursday 17 September 2015
Thursday 10 September 2015
Harwell Lab
Common or Smooth Newt. Previously misidentified as a Common Lizard. (With thanks to Roger Wyatt and Gareth Blockley) A salutary lesson in lazy ID for me, this newt was at least half-a-mile (as the crow flies) from the nearest pool, and a very newt-unfriendly half-mile at that! The area where the newt was found is also home to Common Lizards. There are however no excuses for misidentifying by a whole order! So, when I call a Merlin on the downs, bear in mind that it may actually be a Tench....
Monday 7 September 2015
Sunday 6 September 2015
Saturday 5 September 2015
Thursday 3 September 2015
1st September at The Trap Grounds, near Port Meadow
Male Migrant Hawker - one of three in the area |
More details at Port Meadow Birding
Friday 28 August 2015
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Monday 24 August 2015
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Friday 14 August 2015
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