Despite the stiff breeze there were plenty of butterflies about. Mainly Meadow Browns and Speckled Woods. There were a few Common Blues and Large Skippers, which proved difficult to photograph, plus 2 Dingy Skippers.
I came across a couple of Burnet Companions Moths, my first Six-spot Burnet Moths of the year and a Silver-Y.
A few hoverflies about, though not many were settling, just the one Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans), normally I come across Volucella plumata.
There were a few Swollen-thighed Beetles and what looks like a Noon Fly but isn't. There was also another fly to ID and I'm sure I came across a Black-horned Gems (Microchrysa polita), but there again could have been a Green Gem (Microchrysa flavicornis). Two to check.
Here are a few images:
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Large Skipper
A Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae), with quite a few on the wing...................
Silver-Y
Burnet Companion
Dingy Skipper
The jungle
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Fly sp.
Swollen-thighed Beetle, Oedemera nobilis
I was thinking this was a Noon Fly. But the size is all wrong.
Another view of my mystery fly.
The view looking south over Bumpers lane.