(Nephrotoma flavescens, Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Pipizella spp, Pegomya spp, Ectophasia crassipennis, Stem borer spp, Clover Melitta, Painted Lady, Pyramidal Orchid, White Helleborine, Enoplognatha ovata/latimana)
Weather hardly ideal for a walk here but at least it was quiet - until the coach load of school kids turned up!!
A Raven was calling from the usual tree and visible distantly but single Swift was the only other bird.
Hoverflies
Eristalis pertinax, Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Meliscaeva auricollis,Cheilosia spp, Cheilosia pagana, Eupeodes spp male, Eupeodes luniger female, Syrphus spp, Myathropa florea, Volucella bombylans, Sphaerophoria spp, Episyrphus balteatus, Pipizella spp, Platycheirus albamanus (FB recorded)
Moths
Eucosma hohenwartiana, Crambus lathionellus, Chrysoteuchea culmella all kicked up from grass. Yellow-banded Longhorn near pond. The first above thanks to BS(FB Micros)
Other stuff
See above - The Clover Melitta (above) confirmed by CL and MM.
Dioctria atricapilla (Violet Black-legged Robberfly)
Andrena spp bicolor?
With it being fairly dim in the corner by the wishing well, and not putting on my reading glasses, I didn't realise that the Enoplognatha spp was even a spider until I downloaded the photo!!











