Kelling Heath

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White Bryony (Bryonia alba)

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Dark Bush Cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)

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Ants Sp? shepherding and extracting Honey Dew from Blackfly Sp?

Nick Owen's pointe me towards an article in this copy of the Natterjack


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Mating Ferruginous Bee-grabbers (Sicus ferruginous)

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Beetle Sp desperate to get away from the Ants

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Chrysotoxum bicinctum

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Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus)

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Plant Bug Sp?

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Cerceris arenaria

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Dagger Fly (Empis livida)

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Rose Sp

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?

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Grasshopper Sp

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Hogweed (Heraclium spondylium)

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Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)

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Eupeodes corollae?

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Hoverfly Sp

Probably Eristalis arbustorum

Narrow fascial strip set in a dusted (pale) background, thickened hind metatarsus and a diffuse wing stigma

Thanks to Steve & Gill Judd for considered id comments.


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Ichneumon Sp

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Wasp Sp?

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Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

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Moss Carder Bee (Bombus muscorum) ? on Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)

In fact Bombus pascuorum. Despite colour and size, the black hairs on legs and other parts mean it's a Common Carder Bee

Thanks to Nick Owens for id comments.

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Moth Sp?

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Crabro cribrarius

BWARS

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Piri Piri Burr (Acaena novae-zelandiae)

Mosture laden this morning.

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Chrysotoxum festivum

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Small Skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris)

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Tenthredo vespa

A year ago today one was seen about 100m away from where I saw this one today.

That was the second record this century. Perhaps this is the third record?


















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