What a miserable day. It was raining when I woke up and and then we had drizzle for the rest of the day. I did manage to get out a couple of times, but unsurprisingly there was very little about.
Just the one bee seen today. A Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum on................
..............the Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
A Root-maggot fly Anthomyiidae sp.
This is one of the Ensign flies known as a Lesser Dung Fly Themira sp.
With the rain there is always an...................
..............increase in slugs and snails. This is a small and ever-growing Garden Snail Cornu aspersa.