Sunday 31st
Red-veined Darters were finally confirmed with at least three on Restharrow Scrape and another elsewhere on the Estate. Two Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies were in the Dragonfly Pond Field
Saturday 30th
Our earliest ever Ruddy Darter was at the Point.
Friday 29th
Three teneral Scarce Chasers were on RSPB Worth Marshes.
Thursday 28th
Another Lesser Emperor was on Restharrow Scrape whilst a distant 'red darter' was presumably Red-veined, but unconfirmed.
Wednesday 27th
Our first Lesser Emperor was in the Dragonfly Ponds.
Tuesday 26th
After a few weeks of cold conditions and only minimal Odonata it was a reversal in the scorching conditions today. A wander along the North Stream from the entrance of Royal St George's Golf Club all the way to Roaring Gutter revealed 76 Banded Demoiselles, one Dainty Damselfly, four Azure Damselflies, five Variable Damselflies, 51 Common Blue Damselflies, 160 Blue-tailed Damselflies, eight Red-eyed Damselflies, 11 Hairy Dragonflies, seven Emperors, two Four-spotted Chasers, one Broad-bodied Chaser, and one Norfolk Hawker.
Monday 25th
Our first Common Darters were out on the Estate and RSPB Worth Marshes.
Sunday 10th
Five Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies and four Dainty Damselflies were on the Estate.
Thursday 7th
Our first nine Dainty Damselflies and earliest ever Red-eyed Damselfly were on the Estate and a Large Red Damselfly in the Haven was a scarce record away from their Worth stronghold. Over on New Downs there was our first Four-spotted Chaser.
Tuesday 5th
One Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly, ten Blue-tailed Damselflies, and two Common Blue Damselflies were around the Dragonfly Pond on the Estate.
Friday 1st
Sunny conditions on New Downs produced at least five Hairy Dragonflies and an Azure Damselfly.