C Darters in wheel position on 13 November at Weirwood Reservoir meadow pond. Photographed by Derek Washington and shown on http://www.weirwood.me.uk/photos. There were 5 others all rather faded.
Peter Erridge

Hi Ben
Two late sightings: the first a Common Darter male at Southease Bridge on 14 November; then a frustrating hawker sp at Pound House Farm, Upper Beeding, on 20 November, but not giving me a close enough or long enough view for certain ID, although Southern seemed most likely from the size. Both very active in sunshine.

Best wishes

Adrian

Hi Ben,

had a couple of aged common darters one ovipositing and a female southern hawker ovipositing on one of the more sheltered ponds on the estate where i work on monday 24th, but the hail and rain put pay to any sightings today.

Saw a migrant hawker yesterday Ben!

Has anyone seen any late season Hawkers recently? I was seeing migrant hawkers and southern hawkers up until last week, but now it just seems to be the occasional common darter.

Hello,
I saw several Brown Hawkers and Migrant Hawkers and an Emerald damselfly at Amberley Wildbrooks yesterday, 21/08/11. Also many Southern Hawkers up at Hollingbury Woods/golf course on Friday 20/08/11

During the Sussex Dragonfly Group walk around St Leonards Forest on Sat 13th Aug we observed Brown, Migrant and Southern Hawkers feeding in the sheltered forest rides and clearings. There were still one or two large red and azure damselflies around a pond. The highlight was a superb male golden-ringed dragonfly holding a territory along a section of partially shaded stream. It was very obliging, settling nearby so we could all get a good look.

Hi Penny, sorry for the late reply to your post. I have been busy or out and about a lot recently and am spending today at home trying to catch up with things. I have just registered with Living Record. I'll enter the details for my Club Tail sighting as I soon as I receive user name and password.

In the meantime....first, thanks for the information about Woods Mill. I've visited Woods Mill many times and did not know there were so many odonata species there. In particular, I've wanted to see Beautiful Demoiselle for a long time now and didn't know they were there so that was a great bonus for me. As a direct result of your information I've seen them several times now so thanks for that. If you follow the stream that goes through the reserve across the road opposite Woods Mill you'll find lots there too but I expect you know that already.

Secondly, on the 25th July I visited Amberley Wildbrooks where I saw two Brown Hawkers (TQ 022131). Again, I'll post the sighting details on Living World when I get the necessary user name etc.

Best wishes,
Sherie

On the 8th July I observed a 'mass emergence' of southern hawker dragonfly on a small pond at Buchan Country Park. 6 newly emerged adults with wet-looking wings, 5 exuviae and one larvae poised on a reed stem ready to transform.

Hi Sherie, Thanks for your post. I'm glad you got to see a Club-tailed Dragonfly. I was planning to go at the weekend but it was so overcast it wasn't worth it. Hopefully I'll get over soon though. At Woods Mill at the moment, there are quite a few species about. I've seen Banded and Beautiful Demoiselle, Emperor, Hairy Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly and Downy Emerald. If you've not been to Woods Mill before it's a good place to see dragonflies as there is a large lake, woodland rides and two dipping ponds. Don't forget to enter your records on to Living Record - click on the 'Recording' tab to see how to register. All the best, Pen

This is my first post so I'd like to say 'hi' to everyone. I went out to Fittleworth bridge today looking for Club-tailed Dragonflies. I did see one but only one and I was there between 11am and 5pm. I also saw Emperor, Large Red damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Azure damselfy, Broad-bodied Chaser, Scarce Chaser and Black-tailed Skimmer.

On Mon 23rd May, Pauline Chandler saw a fresh looking Male Golden-ringed Dragonfly near Burton Mill Pond resting up on some Butcher's Broom. Good spot Pauline!

There was a good diversity of Odonata around St Leonard's Forest yesterday. Sunbathing and feeding in glades away from the water (what water?!) were female downy emeralds, male emperor, and male & female white-legged damselflies. male four-spotted chasers and broad-bodied chaser were fighting for territory over what was left of a boggy pool! Join the Sussex Dragonfly Group for a walk here on Sat 13th August 2011 - see events pages shortly.

Hi All, I went to the river at Lower Fittleworth to look for the Club-tails a couple of weekends ago with Graeme Lyons, and bumped in to Ben Rainbow there - it was a bit windy and overcast but there were lots of banded demoiselles on the wing. Just as we were leaving we had a glimpse of one Club-tail over the river. I think another visit this weekend coming would be good to see them as the males return to the river to hold territory and find a mate. Looking back at the records, the river at Stopham Bridge is also a good place to spot them. Let us know if you have any luck, I'll report back after the weekend! All the best, Pen

One broad bodied chaser, 100+ Banded Demoiselles, 20+ large red damselflies and 20+ white legged damselflies by the Arun in Broadbridge Heath

Hi everyone, I wonder if there is anyone in the group who could ID this hatchling.. I guess its an azure but any help would be appreciated, i have posted two pics neither very good in the photos section and i think this should be a link.

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Hi Penny, sorry cant help on the Club Tailed , bit of a bogey for me too as i have yet to see one on ashdown forest. I have had sightings of broad bodied chasers males and females , a couple of four spotted chasers, plenty of large reds and azures and a stream full of beautiful demoiselles.

Has anyone seen a Club-tailed Dragonfly yet? It would be interesting to here where and when you saw them, I was thinking of going out looking for them this weekend as I've not caught up with one yet? They're my bogey dragonfly! Thanks, Pen

Today I observed a fresh looking female broad-bodied chaser laying claim to a small pond at West Grinstead. Also lurking in the rushes was a male azure damselfly.

Apologies to Damian Pinguey, I should have posted his sighting sooner but I've been a bit busy! On the 16th of November, he spotted a Male Common Darter at Buchan Country Park. Thanks for sending the record in. I wonder if we'll have many more sightings this year...

On 14th October I spotted about 50 common darter (males & females) basking amongst bracken in a large sunny woodland glade near Pulborough.

Hi Ben, although its on private land, i had a fair showing of common emerald damselles on the park last week , a lone red eye which i thought where over for the season. just a couple of emeralds today but found one of our more secluded ponds and had a couple of southern hakwers.

Well, it certainly looks like the 2010 dragonfly season is far from over yet! (although my sightings of damselflies have now dried up). The warm September sun brought a flurry of activity to several ponds near Henfield yesterday, I spotted a mature female brown hawker (see pic), copulating pair of southern hawker and an egg-laying pair of common darter. Has anyone else seen a damselfly recently?

Michael Grace spotted a lone female golden ringed dragonfly, in a woodland (TQ818312) last Friday. Thanks for sending the record in.

First sighting of small red damselles , a couple of emeralds, other than that the much needed rain stopped play

me again, i have posted a poor picture on the web site gallery. I think its a keeled skimmer given the yellow pterostigma, the tail looks black in the image but thatsa shadow from vegitation..whats confusing me is the yellow makings down the length of the body as all the ids show keeled skimmers as blue bodied. any guidance would be appreciated.