Off Patch: Seven from Courtyard Farm

Gatekeeper, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020

Eucosma hohenwartiana, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020

Common Stiletto, Thereva nobilitata, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020

Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020

Large Scabious Mining Bee, Andrea hattorfiana, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020

 Brassy Longhorn, Nemophora metallica, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020

Forester, Adscita statices, Courtyard Farm, 13th July 2020

Holmhurst Track, 27th June

Orange-spot Piercer, Pammene aurana, Holmhurst Track, 27th June 2020 

Ellipteroides lateralis, Holmhurst track, 27th June 2020

Banded General, Stratiomys potamida, Holmhurst track, 27th June 2020

Off Patch: Violet Black-legged Robberfly

Violet Black-legged Robberfly, Dioctria atricapilla, Warham Camp, 18th May 2020

Common Red-legged Robberfly

Common Red-legged Robberfly, Dioctria rufipes, Ringstead Downs, May 23rd 2020

Fen Snout

Fen Snout, Nemotelus pantherinus, male, New Fen, Little Ouse Headwaters, 1st June 2020

Fen Snout, Nemotelus pantherinus, female, New Fen, Little Ouse Headwaters, 1st June 2020

Eight "flies" from along the River Hun

The sawfly Arge cyancocrocea, male, River Hun, 8th May 2020

The hoverfly Rhingia campetris, female, River Hun, 8th May 2020

The scorpionfly Panorpa germanica, male, River Hun, 8th May 2020

Red-legged Robberfly, Dioctria rufipes, female, River Hun, 8th May 2020

The sawfly Athalia rosae, female, River Hun, 8th May 2020

The Celery Fly Euleia heraclei, River Hun, 8th May 2020

The hoverfly Cheilosia albitarsis, male, River Hun, 8th May 2020

The Dance Fly Empis femorta, pair, snacking whilst copulating, River Hun, 8th May 2020

Webb's Wainscot and a new Stiletto

Webb's Wainscot, Holme NOA, 28th August 2016

Twin-spot Stiletto, Thereva bipunctata, Holme NWT, 28th August 2016

Summaries for 2014. Part 4: Flies, Bugs, Ants, Bees and Wasps

Between us, we recorded:

a total of 113 species of Diptera

Agromyzidae	1		Scathophagidae	2
Asilidae	4		Sciaridae	1
Bibionidae	3		Sciomyzidae	6
Bombyliidae	2		Sepsidae	1
Calliphoridae	1		Stratiomyidae	13
Chloropidae	2		Syrphidae	42
Conopidae	1		Tabanidae	5
Dolichopodidae	2		Tachinidae	5
Empididae	1		Tephritidae	8
Muscidae	1		Therevidae	2
Oestridae	1		Tipulidae	5
Opomyzidae	1		Ulidiidae	1
Rhagionidae	2

49 species of Hymenoptera

Andrenidae	4		Gorytidae	1
Apidae	11		Lasioglossidae	1
Argidae	2		Nomadidae	2
Chrysididae	2		Pompilidae	2
Crabronidae	4		Sphecidae	3
Cynipidae	5		Tenthredinidae	6
Formicidae	3		Vespidae	3

and 169 species of Hemiptera

Acanthosomatidae	4		Miridae	50
Anthocoridae	9		Nabidae	7
Aphididae	1		Naucoridae	1
Aphrophoridae	4		Nepidae	1
Berytidae	1		Notonectidae	1
Ceratocombidae	1		Pentatomidae	11
Cercopidae	1		Piesmatidae	2
Cicadellidae	18		Pleidae	1
Cixiidae	1		Psyllidae	1
Coreidae	5		Reduviidae	2
Corixidae	6		Rhopalidae	3
Cydnidae	2		Saldidae	2
Delphacidae	4		Scutelleridae	1
Hydrometridae	1		Tingidae	6
Lygaeidae	20		Veliidae	2

on the patch in 2014. Full species listings with dates and localities where found on the 2014 summary spreadsheets tab.

Sundays highlights....

Brown-veined Wainscot

Flecked General

Sack the weather man!

We had a much longer day in the field than expected and made the most of it up and until five just before the originally stated mid morning rain set in.  The NOA moth traps as always produced some goodies including - Fenland Pearl, Scarce Footman, White-line Dart & the pretty micro Lozotaeniodes formosana.  Grasshopper & Cricket season is underway with Short-winged Conehead, Field & Mottled Grasshopper noted.  Endless sweeping brought up a new Soliderfly in the form of either Barred or Fen Snout.  Two Dune Chafers were along the coastal path along with a Black-tailed Skimmer and Andy and mines first Dark Green Fritillary of the year.  After complaining about no new birds a Hobby made a brief appearance whilst it seems Spoonbills are starting their regular appearances on the reserve.

Swallow

Seaward side of the Pines seven months after the tidal serge.  Although appearing dead amongst the brown needles are fresh green ones!

Spoonbill

Dunes Chafer?

Barred/Fen Snout