| Observer |
Email |
Location |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Habitat |
Date |
Time |
No_observed |
FlightDirection |
Weather |
Behaviour |
Comigrants |
Predators |
Remarks |
msgno |
| K.A.Subramanian |
subbu.aqua@gmail.com |
Godawari Village, Lalitpur, Kathmandu, Nepal |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Degraded forest patches, paddyfields and human habitation |
2023-07-20 |
00:00:07 |
>100 |
No directional flight |
Partly cloudy |
Flying |
Not observed |
Nil |
Altitute: 1,300m. P.flavescens were observed between 22-26th July at the locality mentioned above. There was no directional flight, or any reproductive behaviour observed. |
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| Raghu Ananth |
raghu_krn@yahoo.com |
cheerana halli |
12.000 |
76.000 |
Paddy and Tobacco cultivation |
2021-07-20 |
12:00:00 |
1 |
Facing westwards |
Cloudy |
Flying / hovering low (2-6 meters from ground) and slow above Paddy and Tobacco cultivation. |
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After three days of search for this species in my town K.R.Nagar outskirt and villages nearby, I could find only one ! |
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| Mohan Raj K. |
justmacmohan@gmail.com |
Coimbatore |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Urban, With vacant plots and open spaces. |
2010-11-08 |
12:25:00 |
4 |
|
Sunny |
Rested on the rose & pomegranate plants |
|
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Managed to photograph. |
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| Saurabh Sawant |
mastermind.neo@gmail.com |
Naigaon Railway Station, Thane, near Mumbai, Maharashtra |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Plains |
2009-11-08 |
09:00:00 |
30-35 |
No directional |
Cloudy |
Flying |
None |
None |
|
|
| Saurabh Sawant |
mastermind.neo@gmail.com |
Chinchoti, near Vasai, Thane, near Mumbai, Maharashtra |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Dense forest |
2009-11-08 |
13:15:00 |
-- |
Random |
Partly cloudy |
Thousands flying all over, the paddy fields before entering in the forest and then all along the forest streams and waterfalls. |
None |
None |
All were observed flying randomly over paddy fields and forest stream. No reproductive behaviour was observed. As the day passed, at time of noon some individuals were observed settling down on plants while other individuals continued flying randomly. |
|
| Ovee Thorat |
ovthorat@gmail.com |
MNPS |
19.052 |
72.862 |
Garden |
2009-11-06 |
17:00:00 |
35-40 |
No particular direction |
|
Flying. Speed of flight was very high. |
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|
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| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Panvel Bus Depot |
90.000 |
73.600 |
Urban Landscape |
2009-08-16 |
07:15:00 |
1 |
South |
|
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| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Panvel Bus Depot |
19.000 |
73.600 |
Urban Landscape |
2009-08-16 |
07:15:00 |
1 |
South to North |
Slightly cloudy |
Just flew past over us |
none |
none |
|
|
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
near Panvel Bus Depot |
19.000 |
73.600 |
Urban Landscape |
2009-08-16 |
08:00:00 |
more than 50 |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
near Panvel Bus Depot |
19.000 |
73.600 |
Urban Landscape |
2009-08-16 |
08:00:00 |
more than 50 |
none |
Slightly cloudy |
Swarming |
none |
none |
|
|
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Thakurwadi (at the base of Prabalgad, near Panvel) |
18.580 |
73.120 |
Outskirts of a small village, start of a disturbed forest. Small puddles were present around. |
2009-08-16 |
09:00:00 |
10-15 |
west to east |
slightly cloudly |
Swarming as they were moving from west to east. Probably foraging. |
None. Although soem other species were found at the spot, none moving with them. |
Lots of birds observed and heard around the place, none spotted feeding on a dragonfly. |
Co-ordinates recorded by a GPS |
|
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
enroute Prabalmachi |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Deciduous forest |
2009-08-15 |
10:00:00 |
more than 50 |
none |
Cloudy. Occasional rains. |
Swarming |
None. Although soem other species were found at the spot, none moving with them. |
None |
I have not entered any co-ordinates as we were moving from one place to another and had several sightings in that period. We moved from Thakurwadi to Prabalmachi, co-ordinates for both these places have been entered as different records. (I have entered a few records before this with the date 2009-08-16; all these dates actually are 2009-08-15. Is there anyway to rectify this mistake?) |
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| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Prabalmachi village, near Prabalgad Fort |
18.580 |
73.120 |
Very small village, surrounded by deciduous forest. |
2009-08-15 |
14:30:00 |
2 |
none |
rainy |
swarming |
none |
none |
|
|
| R J ANDREW |
rajuandrew@yahoo.com |
NAGPUR |
0.000 |
0.000 |
GRASSY FIELDS SURROUNDED BY LARGE TREES |
2009-08-11 |
00:00:18 |
>200 |
random |
lightly cloudy, warm |
not specific, non sexual, Feeding????? |
- |
- |
Large groups on Pantala seen near the canopy of large trees, opposite to the flow of wind and mostly in the western side of the tree at a height of 20-30 ft.... |
|
| Saurabh Sawant |
mastermind.neo@gmail.com |
CEC, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Goregaon. Mumbai, Maharashtra |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Dense Vegetation, Large stagnant waterbody |
2009-08-09 |
10:15:00 |
2 |
No direction flight |
Sunny |
Constantly flying over the waterbody and perhaps trying to ward off each other. |
None |
None |
|
|
| K.A.Subramanian |
subbu.aqua@gmail.com |
Akurdi, PCNT (PO), Sector-26, Pune-44 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Urban residential |
2009-08-08 |
00:00:11 |
1 |
No directional flight |
Cloudy |
Flying close to ground |
Nil |
Nil |
|
|
| Saurabh Sawant |
mastermind.neo@gmail.com |
Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Vasai, Thane, Maharashtra |
19.240 |
72.530 |
Forest stream |
2009-08-02 |
09:25:00 |
Couldn't be counted |
South-east to North-west |
Partly cloudy |
Swarming |
None |
None |
It wasn\'t possible to count the number. There must be thousands of these. The whole forest streams and the banks along, were full of P. flavescens. They were flying but none was observed to be actually hovering. Only a single individual was observed to settle down for a while. |
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| Saurabh Sawant |
mastermind.neo@gmail.com |
Dhondse Village, Sudhagad, Near Pali, Maharashtra |
18.537 |
73.323 |
Plains with fairly good vegetation. No big ponds were seen around, but were hovering near and over Paddy fields. |
2009-07-30 |
11:25:00 |
10-15 |
Random |
Cloudy |
|
|
Lots of birds were heard. |
|
|
| Saurabh Sawant |
mastermind.neo@gmail.com |
Sudhagad Fort, Near Pali, Maharashtra |
18.537 |
73.323 |
Hilly and Rocky, but with dense vegetaion around |
2009-07-30 |
12:30:00 |
1 |
West - East |
Sunny |
Flying |
Not observed |
Not observed |
Only a single individual was seen flying in a single direction. |
|
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Tungareswar Wildlife Sanctuary |
19.240 |
72.530 |
Forest Streams |
2009-07-29 |
08:30:00 |
500 approx |
None |
Slightly cloudy |
Swarming. Just one spotted resting. |
None |
Many local birds heard and seen. None feeding on the dragonflies. |
The co-ordinates are of the Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary gate. The dragonflies were spotted in swarms varing in sizes from just outside the gate to about half a kilometer inside the forest, up to the point we trekked. The smallest group was of about 15 individuals, while the biggest one we saw contained more than 200 individuals. |
|
| Saurabh Sawant |
mastermind.neo@gmail.com |
Sanjay Gandhi National Park |
19.207 |
72.906 |
Rocky and open patch along the main road to Kanheri caves, over a small pond but around a large waterbody : Actually a dam and the stream. |
2009-07-27 |
11:15:00 |
25-30 |
Random |
Cloudy |
Flying fast in a group but individually in random directions. |
None seen, Just a Trithemis festiva |
Just a Cattle Egret was seen around, but it was fairly far. |
|
|
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Sawantwadi Railway Station |
15.510 |
73.450 |
Human Settlement |
2009-07-26 |
10:10:00 |
approx 15 |
None |
Sunny |
Swarming |
None |
None |
Observed both males and females. Were swarming in different areas for short periods of time. |
|
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Ratnagiri Railway Station |
10.000 |
73.210 |
Human Settlement |
2009-07-24 |
06:45:00 |
1 |
None |
Cloudy |
Swarming |
None |
None |
|
|
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Sindhudurg Railway Station |
16.600 |
73.400 |
Human Settlement |
2009-07-24 |
09:15:00 |
1 |
South to North |
Cloudy |
Flew past us |
None |
None |
Probably a female, because of dull colours. |
|
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil@yahoo.co.in |
Sawantwadi Railway Station |
15.510 |
73.470 |
Human Settlement |
2009-07-24 |
00:00:10 |
about 8-10 |
None |
Cloudy, but sunny in between |
Swarming |
None |
None |
|
|
| Saurabh Sawant |
mastermind.neo @gmail.com |
Karnala Bird Sanctuary (Near Panvel), Maharashtra |
19.883 |
73.166 |
Hilly with dense vegetation, no water ponds or puddles were found around. |
2009-07-18 |
11:30:00 |
3 |
Random |
Cloudy and drizzling |
Non-feeding, Hovering but not very steady |
Possibly a female Urothemis signata. |
Only a Red-throated Flycatcher was heard. |
|
|
| Ashish Tiple |
ashishdtiple @yahoo.co.in |
Nagpur city (Wardha Road) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
70-100 individuals flying low (5-6 feet) over small water puddles. |
2009-07-16 |
00:00:01 |
100 |
Random |
SUNNY |
NON FEEDIND, NON REPRODUCTIVE |
no |
no |
|
|
| Raghu Ananth |
raghu.krn @gmail.com |
Chennai |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Hovering over on Chennai Acacia plants |
2009-07-12 |
10:00:00 |
20 |
Moviing back and forth in the same location. But all of them facing west direction majority of the times |
Cloudy |
|
|
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About 20 Pantala's were found in a group flying together above Acacia plants. Two more dragon flies were found near by flying solitary. Not even one Pantala dragonfly near the Peepal tree. |
|
| R. Andrew |
rajuandrew @yahoo.com |
Nagpur city, civil lines |
0.000 |
0.000 |
ONE OR TWO INDIVIDUALS FLYING LOW (4-5 FEET) OVER SMALL WATER PUDDLES (2-3 cms of water) ON CEMENT SURFACE (BASKET BALL COURT OF HISLOP COLLEGE), (AS IF MARKING IT FOR EGG-LAYING SITE, I HAVE SEEN THEM EGG LAYING IN THIS PUDDLE LAST YEAR) SMALL DARTING FLIGHT PATTERN . |
2009-07-11 |
14:30:00 |
|
RANDOM |
SUNNY, BUT RAINED I3 HRS EARLIER. |
NON FEEDIND, NON REPRODUCTIVE |
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[DragonflyIndia message#1682 ] |
Message |
| R. Andrew |
rajuandrew @yahoo.com |
Nagpur city, civil lines |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Around 8-10 individuals, hovering 20-30 feet above, facing east, . |
2009-07-09 |
17:15:00 |
|
East |
DARK,Cloudy and heavy rains AT NOON. |
NON FEEDIND, NON REPRODUCTIVE |
None |
None |
[DragonflyIndia message#1674] |
Message |
| Ashish Tiple |
ashishdtiple @yahoo.co.in |
Nagpur city, Futala Lake, Wardha Road, University campus, Ambazari Lake |
0.000 |
0.000 |
Around 20 -50 individuals, hovering 20-30 feet above |
2009-07-09 |
08:00:00 |
|
East |
Dark, Cloudy and heavy rains at noon. |
non feedind, non reproductive |
None |
None |
[DragonflyIndia message#1678] |
Message |
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil @yahoo.co.in |
Kanheri Caves and surrounding areas, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
19.207 |
72.902 |
Small puddles formed because of the rains. |
2009-07-08 |
13:20:00 |
4 |
No particular direction. All were seen flying over the water. |
Cloudy and heavy rains. |
Most of the dragonflies were seen just flying over the water bodies. One pain was observed laying eggs. |
None |
None |
The first sighting was of four dragonflies seen over a comparatively big puddle filled up with rain water. Next we saw a swarm of approximately 15 Wandering Gliders, flying over a patch of bare rock. After this we saw a pair laying eggs in a road-side puddle. The day was concluded with the sighting of a single Wandering Glider, seen flying over water collected because of the dam constructed over the river flowing out of the park. (Again no photographic evidence, this time because of the rains.) [DragonflyIndia Message#1667] |
Message |
| Pranad Patil |
pranadpatil @yahoo.co.in |
Peth village (near Karjat), Raigad, Maharashtra |
18.996 |
73.508 |
A small road-side puddle, next to a rice field, just outside the village. The road was a kuchha road. |
2009-07-05 |
13:20:00 |
|
None |
Cloudly, but no rains |
Single dragonfly hovering over the puddle. |
none (although we saw lots of Blue Darners, a Ditch Jewel, a few Black Marsh Trotters and a Ruddy Marsh Skimmer / Crimson Marsh Glider female around the place) |
Lots of birds (Magpie Robin, Pied Cuckoo, Common Hawk Cuckoo, Red-vented Bulbuls, etc.) seen or heard around the place, but none very close to where the dragonfly was spotted. |
When we returned back, around the 5.30pm, the puddle had dried up and the drogonfly was not seen again. I tried to take a few snaps, but the dragonfly to too fast for me. [DragonflyIndia Message#1664] |
Message |
| R. J. ANDREW |
rajuandrew@yahoo.com |
heart of NAGPUR city, near Zoo and surrounding Agricultural University area. |
0.000 |
0.000 |
expermintal agricultural fields with green cover and large trees surrounding .. some small waterbodies around |
2009-07-03 |
13:30:00 |
+200 |
random, |
lightly cloudy, warm... did not rain for the last 5 days |
2 large groups of Pantala (+200) observed,,,, feeding and hovering... on reproductive activity |
no |
no |
some Pantala are found in small groups of 20 around the green vegetation of major road junctions..but the population of pantala is very less (more then 10 times when compared to last year).. why? delayed rainy season is the only reason i can think of!!!! |
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| Raghu Ananth |
raghu_krn @yahoo.com |
Unchalli Falls, Siddapur Taluk, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka |
14.409 |
74.747 |
Western ghats, Forest, Waterfalls |
2009-06-30 |
17:45:00 |
15 |
flying in the sky, Moving back and forth |
Monsoon, rain had stopped just half an hour back |
Swarming, mating, egg laying etc. |
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8 in the first group, 7 in the second and 1 perched on a twig
I have a feeling Panatala flavescens (in small group less than 10 ) are found through out the year in South Karnataka.(Mysore dist.)
But the large swarms (More than 50 ) are found during monsoon and the next few months. Need to check my photo archives for exact dates. [DragonflyIndia message#1677] |
Message |
| Raghu Ananth |
raghu_krn@yahoo.com |
Begur, Bangalore |
12.842 |
77.631 |
Dry paddy fields, open lands, above the roads |
2009-00-00 |
10:20:00 |
14 |
Hovering low and in a small area |
Cloudy |
Hovering low and in a small area. Most of them are flying alone. |
None |
|
Initially, I had a feeling Pantala\'s have not yet arrived in Bangalore for i could see none of them in the human habitations -open lands, empty sites, water bodies.. Thought let me drive some distance away from the city and give a try in open lands, lakes and hills. After half an hour drive, I could find the first one a lonely Pantala flying low above the paddy fields (near the Nice ring road). In the next one and half hours, I sighted 14 of them. And, it was quite strange that most of them were flying alone. I always Wonder what can be the reason? When will they transform into a swarm consisting of hundreds. Are these individuals part of a fresh new migratory batch or from the pre monsoon batch.
Sighting pattern of the 14 individuals (1+1+2+1+1+1+1+1+1+3+1).
Range: Between Begur and Bettadasana pura
Co ordinates: Between 12.877074, 77.635832(Begur) and 12.842766, 77.631798(Bettadasanpura)
Distance covered: 20kms to and fro.
Time Between 10am to 12 noon.
Notes: No Pantalas were found in Begur or Bettadasanapura lakes. No Pantalas observed in betadasanapura hill. No Pantalas observed near any of the peepal trees. (Its common to see them in large congregation near peepal trees where they find some flying insects to eat. May be have to wait for another couple of months).
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| Meena Haribal |
mmh3@cornell.edu |
Tulsi Lake, Mumbai |
19.110 |
72.000 |
Large lake with deciduous woods |
2007-11-17 |
00:00:10 |
300+ |
Random |
Clear and Beautiful |
Probably at this time they were not migrants but not sure. Just flying around and feeding |
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It is essential to add data about their occurrence through out the year too. Hence I am writing data from my notes. They seemed to be feeding, I did not go again to check if they were still there next day. |
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| Ashish Tiple |
ashishdtiple @yahoo.co.in |
Zilpi Lake near Nagpur |
0.000 |
0.000 |
3 individuals, hovering 5 feet above |
2007-07-20 |
00:00:12 |
|
East |
Cloudy |
non feeding, non reproductive |
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| Ashish Tiple |
ashishdtiple @yahoo.co.in |
Jabalpur |
0.000 |
0.000 |
GRASSY FIELDS SURROUNDED BY LARGE TREES |
2001-08-20 |
00:00:08 |
50-100 |
Random |
Cloudy |
NON REPRODUCTIVE |
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