Scarce Chaser
Flight period: end May to early August
Male Scarce Chasers are dark grey with a light blue abdomen which has a dark grey tip. Females have an orange-brown abdomen with a line of elongated black triangles along the top.
The Scarce Chaser can be found in lowland slow-flowing and meandering rivers, large dykes, ponds, lakes and gravel pits with plenty of aquatic vegetation
The Scarce Chaser is very localised species in the south and east of the UK and is considered a species of special concern in the UK due to THE loss of its specific ideal habitat.
Date: 16th June 2023
Location: RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk
Male Scarce Chasers are dark grey with a light blue abdomen which has a dark grey tip. Females have an orange-brown abdomen with a line of elongated black triangles along the top.
The Scarce Chaser can be found in lowland slow-flowing and meandering rivers, large dykes, ponds, lakes and gravel pits with plenty of aquatic vegetation
The Scarce Chaser is very localised species in the south and east of the UK and is considered a species of special concern in the UK due to THE loss of its specific ideal habitat.
Date: 16th June 2023
Location: RSPB Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk
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