Hairy Shieldbug (formerly Sloe Bug) Dolycoris baccarum (below).
Solved last week's Blashford hover mystery and, as suspected, Chalcosyrphus nemorum.
Last visit to TH produced little and just this V. inanis photographed.
Today in 10 minutes at Ivy Lake no sign of any Black Terns and just 60+ Sand Martins. Then on to the Fox for lunch with ex-colleagues; nice curry and Doom Bar and good company (photo courtesy MD). A postprandial stroll along the prom produced a wader skittering along the beach which looked like a Common Sandpiper.
