Roydon Common

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Small Sandpit Mining Bee Two males tussling for about 8-10 minutes.

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A prolonged mating that went on for at least fifteen minutes.

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Lots of mating activity today.

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This particular female took four goes before she found her tunnel.

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Disappearing through the sand.

Small Sandpit Mining Bee (Andrena argenta)

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A predatory Fly Sp

Leucophora grisella, a summer flying shadow/satellite fly (cleptoparasite) of the bee.

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The ever present Nomada Bear-clawed Nomad Bee ♀︎ (Nomada baccata)

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Red Banded Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)

Actually

Heath Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens)

I didn't look hard enough at the wing vexation pattern.

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Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)

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More likely a very worn Sivery Leafcutter Bee (Megachile leachella)


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Note the dark hairs near the tip of the scopa.

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Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)

The dark hairs near the tip of the scope make this a Brown Footed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile versicolor)

A countryside version of the Patchwork Leafcutter Bee

As ever thanks to Nick Owens for comments and corrections.

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A pair of Ferruginous Bee Grabbers (Sicus ferruginous) somewhat disturbed by a Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)

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Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)

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