These are the commoner dragonflies and damselflies of Essex.
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common blue damselfly
common blue damselfly
blue-tailed damselfly
blue-tailed damselfly
azure damselfly
azure damselfly
large red damselfly
large red damselfly
emerald damselfly
emerald damselfly
common darter
common darter
ruddy darter
ruddy darter
broad-bodied chaser
broad-bodied chaser
four-spotted chaser
four-spotted chaser
black-tailed skimmer
black-tailed skimmer
southern hawker
southern hawker
migrant hawker
migrant hawker
emperor dragonfly
emperor dragonfly
brown hawker
brown hawker
banded demoiselle
banded demoiselle