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Odonata at Netherfield Lagoons
Banded Demoiselle | Calopteryx splendens | Common. Breeds regularly along the river in good numbers. |
Emerald Damselfly | Lestes sponsa | Scarce. Small population around the gravel pits. |
Large Red Damselfly | Pyrrhosoma nymphala | Uncommon vagrant. |
Azure Damselfly | Coenagrion puella | Uncommon. Small population around the gravel pits. |
Common Blue Damselfly | Enallagma cyathigerum | Abundant. Breeds throughout site. |
Red-eyed Damselfly | Erythroma najas | Common. Strong population on gravel pits. |
Small Red-eyed Damselfly | Erythroma viridulum | Uncommon. Small population around the gravel pits. |
Blue-tailed Damselfly | Ishnura elegans | Abundant. Breeds throughout site. |
Hairy Dragonfly | Brachytron pratense | Fairly common. Breeds around Small Gravel Pit and Willow Pond. |
Southern Hawker | Aeshna cyanea | Regular. Breeds in ditches along Lower Path and Boundary Hedge. |
Brown Hawker | Aeshna grandis | Common. Breeds throughout site. |
Migrant Hawker | Aeshna mixta | Common. Breeds throughout site. |
Emperor | Anax imperator | Common. Breeds throughout site. |
Lesser Emperor | Anax parthenope | Two records |
Broad-bodied Chaser | Libellula depressa | Uncommon. Breeds in new dragonfly pits. |
Four-spotted Chaser | Libellula quadrimaculata | Common. Breeds in gravel pits and Wader Scrape. |
Black-tailed Skimmer | Orthetrum cancellatum | Common. Breeds in gravel pits and Wader Scrape. |
Black Darter | Sympetrum danae | One record of a vagrant in 2015. |
Ruddy Darter | Sympetrum sanguineum | Fairly Common. Breeds around gravel pits and new dragonfly pits. |
Common Darter | Sympetrum striolatum | Common. Breeds throughout site. |