Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis)

Brown Hawker ovipositing in the 'swamp' by the DP on September 4, 2011 (photo MF)

Very frequent, breeding.

2009: 24/6: one on Boilton Marsh; 10/7: 4; 11/7: 3 seen; 23/7: 3; 1/8: 4; 5/8: 6+ seen; 22/8: 16; 9/9: 4; 12/9: 4.

2010: 3/7: 2 males + one ovipositing female; 10/7: 2 seen; 23/7: 7 seen; 7/8: 1 seen; 12/8: 7 seen 15/8: 7 males + 1 ovipositing; 4/8: two seen, including one ovipositing; 8+15+16+21/8: approx. 6 seen; 30/8: one female. Low numbers again possibly down to Hobbies.

2011: 26/6: 6 seen; 3/7: four; 19/7: frequent around Dragonfly & Meadow pools; 23/7: 1 seen; 25/7: six; 30/7: 15 seen; 14/8: frequent around Dragonfly pool including a female ovipositing in satellite pool; 18/8: 2 seen; 21/8: 3 seen; 4/9: 4+ around Dragonfly pool including a female ovipositing in the 'swamp'; 9/9: six around DP, female ovipositing in pool; 25/9: 1 seen.

2012: 18/6: Dragonfly pool (1); 28/6: Dragonfly pool (1); 3/7: Boilton wood margin (2); 5/7: Dragonfly pool (1); near the Visitor Centre (1); 7/7: Dipping pool (1); 8/7: Dragonfly pool (1); 12/7: Fishing pool (3); Meadow pool (1); 15/7: Dragonfly pool (1 male); 22/8: Various part of site (8); Dragonfly pool (4); 9/8: Dragonfly pool (6); 10/8: Fishing pool/Allen’s pool area (27, including 1 ovipositing female); 14/8: Three separate areas (10+, including 3 ovipositing females); 20/8: Dragonfly pool (4+); 23/8: Dragonfly pool (1); 24/8: Fishing pool (several, including 2 ovipositing pairs); 26/8: Dipping Pool area (2); 1/9: M6 side of No 1 pool (4); Dragonfly pool (6); 2/9: Dragonfly pool (3); 5/9: Gravel pit area (1); 11/9: Dragonfly pool (2); 15/9: Dragonfly pool (1 male); 22/9: Dipping pool (1 ovipositing female).

2013: 26/6: Fishing pool (1) first record in the UK this year (BDS report); 29/6: Dragonfly pool (1); Boilton wood stile (1); Boilton Wood (3); 1/7: N of Fishing pool (1m); near Dipping pool (1); 4/7: Hairstreak stile (1); Boilton Wood (2); N of Fishing pool (2m + 2f); 5/7: Fishing pool area (4); 6/7: Dipping pool (1); Fishing pool (3); Dragonfly pool (1); Ribble hide area (1); 7/7: Dragonfly pool (3);  10/7: Dipping pool (1); Hairstreak stile (1); 11/7: Just N of Reserve (1); N of Boilton Wood (3); 14/7: Dragonfly pool N approach (2); 16/7: Dipping pool (2f ovipositing); 19/7: 54 across the Reserve: Dragonfly pool (2); by adjacent River Ribble (5); Meadow pool, south end (5); full circumference of No.1 pool (14); No.2 pool (7); Fishing pool (5); Q-s pools(2); Boilton Marsh (9); edge of Boilton marsh (4); Dipping pool (1); 22/7: Hairstreak stile (1); middle layby on aess road (1); 23/7: Fishing pool (2); 24/7: Hairstreak stile (1); M6 track (1); 25/7: Fishing pool (1); 28/7: Fishing pool (3+); 30/7: Hairstreak stile (3); Boilton Wood margin (4); W entrance to Boilton Wood (5+); 1/8: W entrance Boilton Wood (several); 7/8: edge of Boilton Wood (2); Fishing pool (1 pair); 10/8: Fishing pool (2); 15/8: Boilton Wood margin (2); Dragonfly pool (1); 19/8: Fishing pool (1); 20/8: Fishing pool (1); Boilton Wood (1); Hairstreak stile (2); Dragonfly pool (1); 22/8: M6 track area (10); 31/8: Dragonfly pool (3); 1/9: No,2 pool (1); 3/9: Fishing pool (2); M6 side of Fishing pool (4); 4/9: Fishing pool (3 including a mating pair); unlocalised sightings (5); 9/9: Fishing pool (2); 20/9: Fishing pool (1); 21/9: Dragonfly pool (1); 22/9: Fishing pool (1); 25/9: Dragonfly pool (1); 28/9: Fishing pool (2); 29/9: Fishing pool (2); unlocalised aross the Reserve (1); 24/10: Fishing pool (1). [A very good year].

 

 

2014: 13/6 near the Ribble hide (1, first of the season); 16/6 BoiltonWood (1m); Fishing pool (1f); 18/6 near Ribble hide (1); 21/6 Dragonfly pool (2); 25/6 Fishing pool (1m + 1f); 26/6 Dragonfly pool (1); 29/6 Boilton Wood (1); 6/7 Fishing pool (12); Hairstreak stile (2); 9/7 Generally on the Reserve (several); 10/7 Hairstreak stile (3); 12/7 Dipping pool (1m + 1female ovipositing); 22/7 Fishing pool (1); 25/7 Dragonfly pool (6); Dipping pool (4, including 1 ovipositing); circumference of No.1 pool (10); circumference of No.2 pool (2); Q-sand + Fishing pool (12); Meadow pool (13); Dumper crossing-BoiltonWood entrance-river (14); 27/7 Dragonfly pool (4); 28/7 Q-sand pool (2); 2/8 Hairstreak stile area (several); 4/8 Fishing pool (5); 5/8 Dipping pool (1); children’s play area (1); Fishing pool (4); 8/8 Dipping pool (1m + 1 ovipositing female); 9/8 Hairstreak stile (2); 24/8 by Visitor Centre track (1); 7/9 Dragonfly pool (1); 8/9 Generally on the Reserve (3); 10/9 Generally on the Reserve; 18/9 Fishing pool (3); Fishing pool to M6 track (2).

 

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