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Dragonflies and Damselflies in the Sheffield Area, 2003.
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Banded Demoiselle - 2 at Eastwood Lock, Rotherham, 1st June.
Banded Demoiselle - a male at Kilnhurst Ings, 5th June.
Red-eyed Damselfly - a mating pair at Treeton Dyke, 7th June.
Common Blue damselfly - c.100 at Treeton Tip, 7th June.
Azure Damselfly - one or 2 amongst the Commons at Treeton Tip, 7th June.
Large Red Damselfly - a pair at Treeton Tip, 7th June.
Blue-Tailed Damselflies - 20+ at Treeton Tip, 7th June.
Black-Tailed Skimmers - 5+ at Treeton Tip, 7th June.
Four-Spotted Chasers - 5+ at Treeton Tip, 7th June.
Broad-bodied Chaser - one at Treeton Tip, 7th June.
Banded Demoiselle - one [flew past] at Treeton Tip, 7th June.
Banded Demoiselle - a male at Kilnhurst Ings, 11th June.
Broad-bodied Chaser - 3m + 1 ovi-positing fem at Firsby Res, 17th June.
Black-tailed Skimmer - 4m + 2 ovi-positing fem at Firsby Res, 17th June.
Emperor Dragonfly - a male at Firsby Res, 17th June.
Blue-Tailed Damselfly - one at Roundwood Ponds, Rawmarsh, 19th June.
Banded Demoiselle - a female at Whiston Meadows, 19th June.
Banded Demoiselle - a male at Aldwarke SF, 22nd June.
Blue Tailed Damselfly - one at Roundwood GC, Rawmarsh, 24th June.
Azure Damselfly - c.30 in a Handsworth garden, 29th June.
Blue-tailed Damselfly - one in a Handsworth garden, 29th June.
Emperor - a male at Catcliffe Flash, 29th June.
Golden-ringed Dragonfly - a female ovipositing along Bar Brook, 29th June.
Black Darter - freshly emerged along the Bar Brook, 29th June.
Broad-bodied Chaser - 2 along the Bar Brook, 29th June.
Large Red Damsel - one along the Bar Brook, 29th June.
Common Blue Damselfly - male and female at Pebley Pond, 5th July 2003.
Red-eyed Damselfly - Pebley Pond, 5th July 2003.
Blue-tailed Damselfly - Pebley Pond, 5th July 2003.
Broad-bodied Chaser - 3 at Mount Darnall, 5th July 2003.
Black-tailed Skimmer - 3 or 4 males at Norwood Pond, Killamarsh, 7th July.
Brown Hawker - one at Norwood Pond, Killamarsh, 7th July.
Brown Hawker - one at Whiston Meadows, 7th July.
Blue-tailed Damselfly - 1 at Wentworth, 7th July.
Brown Hawker - 2 at Dowey Lumb, Moss Valley, 13th July.
Brown Hawker - 2 on Fatty Boyns Ponds, Thrybergh Banks, 13th July.
Emperor - a male at Thrybergh Banks, 13th July.
Black-tailed Skimmer - a male at Thrybergh Banks, 13th July.
Brown Hawker - one at Linacre Res, 18th July.
Common Blue Damselflies - many at Linacre Res, 18th July.
Black Darter - a female at Old Denaby, 19th July.
Common Hawker - one at Hollingdale, 19th July.
Emerald Damselfly - one at Catcliffe, 23rd July.
Banded Demoiselle - one at Catcliffe, 23nd July.
Brown Hawker - one 3 at Wentworth Estates, 27th July.
Blue-tailed Damselfly - one at Thrybergh CP, 27th July.
Emperor - one at Treeton Tip, 27th July.
Southern Hawker - an immature male at Treeton Tip, 27th July.
Brown Hawker - one at Treeton Tip, 27th July.
Black-tailed Skimmer - 3 at Treeton Tip, 27th July.
Common Darter - 2 fem and an imm male at Treeton Tip, 27th July.
Brown Hawker - one along the River Don at Salmon Pastures, 31st July.
Common Hawker - one, presumed to be a 'blue spotted' female, at Barbrook, 2nd August.
Banded Demoiselle - one at Pebley Pond, 3rd August.
Common Darter - 2+ at Treeton Dyke, 3rd August.
Black Darter - 2 at Treeton Dyke, 3rd August [rare here].
Southern Hawker - an imm male at Treeton Dyke, 3rd August.

Sunday 3rd August 2003 - also at Treeton Dyke:
Common Blue Damsels, Blue-tailed Damsels, Emerald Damsels, Ruddy Darters, Black-tailed Skimmers, Brown Hawkers.

Brown Hawker - one on R.Derwent at Froggatt, 4th August.
Southern Hawker - 2 at Blackburn Meadows NR, 5th August.
Brown Hawker - 1 at Blackburn Meadows NR, 5th August.
Banded Demoiselle - 1 at Blackburn Meadows NR, 5th August.
Common Blue Damselfly - 4 at Blackburn Meadows NR, 5th August.
Blue-tailed Damselfly - 3 at Blackburn Meadows NR, 5th August.
Common Darter - 5+ at Blackburn Meadows NR, 5th August.
Brown Hawker - 2 at Brookhouse, 5th August.
Broad-bodied Chaser - 3 at Brookhouse, 5th August.
Brown Hawker - one at Birch Wood, Rawmarsh, 6th August.
Brown Hawker - at least 6 at Treeton Dyke/Tip, 6th August.
Banded Demoiselle - one at Catcliffe Flash, 6th August.
Migrant Hawker - an imm female in a Rawmarsh garden, 6th August.
Brown Hawker - 1 at Thrybergh Banks, 10th August.
Migrant Hawker - 2 males at Thrybergh Banks, 10th August.
Migrant Hawker - one male at Thrybergh CP, 10th August.
Black Darter - 6+ along the conduit at Redmires, 10th August.
Common Hawker - 4+ along the conduit at Redmires, 10th August.
Black Darter - good numbers along conduit at Redmires, 15th August.
Common Hawker - 6+ [including an ovipositing fem] along conduit at Redmires, 15th August.
Southern Hawker - a female along conduit at Redmires, 15th August.
Common Blue Damselfly - at least 2 at Firsby Res, 20th August.
Brown Hawker - 6 at Wentworth Estate, 21st August.
Emperor - 2 males at Wentworth Estate, 21st August.
Migrant Hawker - 2+ along R. Don at Salmon Pastures, 21st August.
Brown Hawker - 10+ along R. Don at Salmon Pastures, 21st August.
Common Darter - one along R. Don at Salmon Pastures, 21st August
Brown Hawker - 1 at Thrybergh Banks, 24th August 2003.
Migrant Hawker - 1 at Thrybergh Banks, 24th August 2003.
Common Darter - copulating pair, Treeton Tip, 24th August 2003.
Ruddy darter - 6+ ad and immature males - Treeton Tip, 24th August 2003.
Migrant Hawker - good nos inc ovipositing 2 photos in wheel - Treeton Tip, 24th August 2003.
Southern hawker - 3+ males ( sev photos in flight) - Treeton Tip, 24th August 2003.
Black-tailed Skimmer - 2 males, 1 mature female (photo) - Treeton Tip, 24th August 2003.
Migrant Hawker - 1 at Thrybergh Banks, 31st August.
Brown Hawker - 3 at Firsby Res, 3rd September.
Migrant Hawker - 7, including pair in tandem, at Firsby Res, 3rd September.
Southern Hawker - 1 at Firsby Res, 3rd September.
Common Darter - 1 at Firsby Res, 3rd September.
Migrant Hawker - 6, including a pair in tandem, at Kilnhurst Ings, 3rd September 2003.
Brown Hawker - 1, at Kilnhurst Ings, 3rd September.
Ruddy Darter - 3, at Kilnhurst Ings, 3rd September.
Common Darter - several at Middleton Moor, 6th September.
Migrant Hawker - 3 at Thrybergh Banks, 21st September.
Migrant Hawker - one at Aldwarke SF, 21st September.
Black Darter - 6+ in the Barbrook area, 14th September.
Common Hawker - 3+ in the Barbrook area, 14th September.
Migrant Hawker - a late one reported New Stubbin, 24th October 2003.
Common Darter - four very late individuals at Carr Vale, 12th November.

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