Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)

Migrant Hawkers (photos BG & MKF)

Frequent later in the season. Breeding.

2009: 22/8: one by Access road; 6/9: 2 by Access road; 9/9: 8; 12/9: 17 seen; 20/9: 2; 26/9: 4 seen; 2/10: 2 seen; 4/10: 4 seen; 7/10: one seen; 11/10: one female; 17/11: one seen by Access road.

2010: 15/8: 2 seen; also 3 males; 16+ 21+30/8: 1 seen; 4/9: 6+ including one ovipositing; 12/9: 10 seen; 17/9: 11 males; 2/10: 4 males.

2011: 14/8: several by DP; 18/8: 3; 21/8: one; 4/9: 4 by DP; 9/9: one over Dragonfly Pool, 5 elsewhere; 18/9: 4 males; 25/9: 5m + 1f; 1/10: 15 seen; 15/10: 10; 28/10: 6; 30/10: 6; 6/11: one seen; 12/11: 4 seen.

2012: 10/8: Allen’s pool area (1); 24/8: Fishing pool (1 possible); 26/8: Unlocalised (1); 1/9: near Meadow pool (6); 2/9: near Dragonfly pool (6); 11/9: Dragonfly pool (1); 15/9: Dragonfly pool (5 pairs in tandem + 3 males and 1 female); 19/9: Dragonfly pool (5); 22/9: Various parts of site (15+); 23/9: Dragonfly pool (2); 3/10: Dragonfly pool (2); 7/10: Dragonfly pool (2 males); 8/10: Fishing pool (7, of which 2 pairs were in wheel); 12/10: Dragonfly pool (1); 19/10: near Fishing pool (1); 20/10: Dipping pool (1); 25/10: southern part of Ribble Way (1); 14/11: Near the Ribble weir (one possible).

2013: 24/7: E side of N end of Ribble Way (1); 12/8: On Reserve (1); Fishing pool (1); 15/8: Boilton Wood margin (2); 20/8: Fishing pool (2); Boilton Wood lowest track (2); 31/8: Dragonfly pool (2); 1/9: W of Dipping pool (1m); 3/9: Fishing pool (3); near Hairstreak stile (2); Delivery path (1); 4/9: Fishing pool (1); unspecified area (4); 5/9: Dragonfly pool (1); 7/9: Hairstreak stile ar4ea (5); Fishing pool (1); 8/9: unlocalised on the Reserve (6, incl 1f); 14/9: Dragonfly pool (2); 20/9: Fishing pool (6); 21/9: Dragonfly pool (2); 22/9: Fishing pool (5 incl a tandem pair); unlocalised across the Reserve (6m + 1f); near Compound (1); cycle track to woods (1); 24/9: Hairstreak stile (1); 25/9: Fishing pool (6 inl a tandem pair); 28/9: Fishing pool (6); 29/9: unlocalised bacross the Reserve (13); Fishing pool area (6); 7/10: Hairstreak stile (1); 14/10: Fishing pool (1m); 17/10: unlocalised on the Reserve (5); 19/10: Fishing pool (8); 24/10: Fishing pool (8); 3/11: Boilton Wood (2); boardwalk N of Fishing pool (1).

 

2014: 31/7 Boilton Wood margin (3); 2/8 Hairstreak stile area (several); 4/8 Fishing pool to Hairstreak stile (3); 5/8 Boilton Wood (2); 9/8 Hairstreak stile (2); 3/9 Dragonfly Pool (1); 8/9 Generally on the Reserve (1); 10/9 Generally on the Reserve (3); 15/9 Fishing Pool (3); Boilton Wood glade (1); 18/9 Fishing Pool (2): Fishing Pool to M6 track (2); cycle track (6); Visitor Centre (1); 19/9 Meadow Pool area (several); 24/9 Fishing Pool (2); 28/9 Generally on t he Reserve (6); 5/10 Boilton Wood (2); 8/10 Fishing Pool (2); 11/10 Fishing Pool (2).

 

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