Migrant Hawker

Aeshna mixta

The migrant hawker or autumn hawker is one of the smaller species of hawker dragonflies. It can be found away from water but for breeding it prefers still or slow-flowing water and can tolerate brackish sites. The flight period is from July to the middle of November. A. mixta occurs in North Africa, southern and central Europe to southern Scandinavia and the Baltic region. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 321 times across 8 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Movement and weather

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 48°N in October to 58°N in October, about 1,100 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.