Where to see
Orthetrum julia
Waterberg Plateau Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Julia Skimmer during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Waterberg Plateau Park
In Waterberg Plateau Park, Namibia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Julia Skimmer sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Garden Route National Park and more
After Waterberg Plateau Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Julia Skimmer are in Garden Route National Park (South Africa, about 30%), Table Mountain National Park (South Africa, about 20%) and De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 70%), December to March in Garden Route National Park (about 40%) and November to April in Table Mountain National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Julia Skimmer on a given day. Each park's Julia Skimmer page has the full month-by-month chart.
