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Scotland only. Widespread in the Highlands but rarely abundant

Very common in southern England and Wales, more local elsewhere

Brown Hawker

Common and widespread. Southern and eastern England and the Welsh Borders

Common. Western England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

Common and increasing its range. Southern England, south coast of Wales

Endangered (Red Data Book Category 1), listed in Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. A few reserves in Norfolk and Suffolk only

Widespread in southern England and southern Wales

Green Darner

Very rare migrant. First records 1998, Scilly Isles and Cornwall

Rare migrant. First record 1996, Gloucestershire

Uncommon but increasing its range. Local populations in southern mainland Britain but widely distributed in central Ireland

Common. Most of England, Wales and Ireland

Locally abundant. Mostly found west of a line between Liverpool and Folkestone and in southern Ireland

Rare. Restricted to southern England and west Wales

Very rare. Scottish Highlands

Rare. Northern Ireland and the northern counties of the Irish Republic

Rare and protected by EU legislation. Hampshire, Pembrokeshire and a few other isolated pockets

Very common throughout the British Isles except the northern half of Scotland

Scattered and uncommon in mainland Britain but widespread and common in Ireland

Common. A riverine species of southern England, Wales, Lake District and western Scotland

Local. Mainly south of the Thames but with scattered populations elsewhere in the British Isles

Very rare migrant. First recorded in 1995

Abundant throughout the British Isles

Locally common in southern England and the Welsh Borders

Very recently established (1999) and verified as breeding in southern England

Very local. Some rivers in southern England and Wales

Rare migrant

Abundant throughout the British Isles

Uncommon. Scattered populations in southern England, Wales and Ireland

Rare. Thames basin, Suffolk and mid-west Ireland

Locally common throughout Britain and Ireland

Rare. Cheshire, north-west Highlands and a few other pockets only

Widespread and common throughout southern England and Wales

Scarce. Colonies in southern and eastern England

Common throughout British Isles

Fairly common. Southern England, parts of Wales and Ireland

Locally common. Patchy distribution, mainly western Britain and Ireland

Very rare migrant. Last recorded from Kent in 1989

Uncommon, though can be locally abundant on rivers and canals in southern central England and in Devon

Widespread and common in Britain and Ireland

Uncommon. Restricted to north-west Scotland and south-west Ireland

Rare. South-east England and Scottish Highlands

Widespread and can be abundant, especially in the north. Local in southern Ireland and eastern and central England

Infrequent visitor but may occur in large numbers (last influx was 1995). May breed occasionally, proven to have bred (exuvia keyed out) at Chartley Moss in 1996.

Frequent migrant to south-west England

Restricted to northwest Scotland and western Ireland. May be a melanic form of S. striolatum

Very rare migrant. First recorded in 1995

Resident in south-east England and central Ireland but increasing its range

Abundant in England, Wales and Ireland. Less common in Scotland

Rare migrant

Extinct (Norfolk 1957)

Extinct (Essex 1953)

Extinct (Dorset 1957)