August Sightings and News

Total species recorded during the 2013 season is 23

Female Common Darter at Leftwich 20.8.13. Photo © A Redley

29.8.13
At Hargrave (46W SJ484624) John Roberts saw Common Darter today, and again at Foulk Stapleford (46W SJ482638).

27.8.13
A female Southern Hawker was ovipositing at Leftwich (67R SJ660726) reports Alan Redley.

25.8.13
At Bosley Locks (96D SJ904666) on the Macclesfield Canal there were a couple of male Southern Hawker flying.

Teneral female Migrant Hawker at Delamere Forest 19.8.13. Photo © V Nall

22.8.12
Vicky Nall reports Brown Hawker and Migrant Hawker from the River Gowy (56A SJ513601), and Southern Hawker from Bickley Hall Farm (54I SJ532474). John Roberts also reports Brown Hawker and Southern Hawker from Bulkeley (55C SJ511543).

20.8.12
Along the roadside at Edleston (65F SJ626507) today Vicky Nall saw Brown Hawker and Southern Hawker. Alan Redley found Common Darter at a garden pond in Leftwich (67R SJ660726).

Teneral female Migrant Hawker at Abbots Moss 19.8.13. Photo © P Snape

19.8.13
A female Migrant Hawker was seen at Abbots Moss today reports Peter Snape

Female Common Hawker just emerged at Delamere Forest 16.8.13. Photo © V Nall

16.8.13
On a visit to sites in Delamere Forest (57K SJ542714) Vicky Nall found Common Hawker, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, and lots of Black Darter and Emerald Damselfly. Moving on to Black Lake (57F SJ538709) she saw the same mix of species. At the latter site there were six Common Hawker including two tandem pairs.

Female Black Darter at Delamere Forest 16.8.13. Photo © V Nall

11.8.13
Alongside the Weaver at Newbridge Pool (66P SJ653686) Paul Brewster found the first Migrant Hawker of the season including a tandem pair. Also present were Brown Hawker and Common Darter

9.8.13
A female Southern Hawker was prospecting around my garden pond in Macclesfield (87W SJ8973) this afternoon.

8.8.13
Along the Bollin at Macclesfield Riverside Park (97C SJ903759) this morning were a couple of male Brown Hawker.

Freshly emerged female Southern Hawker near Bosley. Photo © S Seal

6.8.13
At Danes Moss (97A SJ905704) today Richard Spence saw Southern Hawker ovipositing.

Ovipositing Southern Hawker at Danes Moss 6.8.13. Photo © R Spence

2.8.13
Barbara Kettleborough reports a Brown Hawker from a garden at Norbury (54Y SJ588473).

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