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Black-tailed Skimmers
(Orthetrum cancellatum)

A colourful, and slim dragonfly found at any open water with bare patches along the shore where the patrolling males frequently rest in the sun.
Seen from May to September with peak times June to August.


Recommended Locations

New Forest
Ober Water, Hatchet Pond, Keyhaven

Dorset
Studland, Higher Hyde Heath

Somerset
Westhay Moor, Shapwick Heath



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