Conops flavipes

Despite  very windy, overcast condition still a few insects in the usual sheltered patch and the small patches of now very colourful heather were well populated with grasshoppers, bees, Ectemnius etc. (The bee above is a Colletes, probably succinctus and the robberfly probably Machimus atricapillus). Some small and quiet grass movement was almost certainly an Adder.  Not many butterflies, a couple of Common Blues bring the best and a flushed Mother of Pearl. Hoverwise Eupeodes latifasciatus and Eristalis horticola were unexpected NfYs. The Bee wolf area was devoid of life.

Over the lake probably 300+ martins, single Swift but no swallows. The Reed Warblers were now down to just croaking calls rather than song, usual Heron and Grey Wag.