First recorded sighting of rare dragonfly in Belfast hailed by conservationists

The rare black-tailed skimmer dragonfly that was discovered at Ulster Wildlife’s Bog Meadows Nature Reserve (David Littlejohn/UlsterWildlife/PA)

The first recorded sighting of a rare type of dragonfly in Belfast has been hailed by conservationists.

The black-tailed skimmer dragonfly was spotted by volunteers at Bog Meadows Nature Reserve in the west of the city last week.