Garnwen

Not as sunny as was expected, much cloud but still 22c, virtually no wind. So was disappointed to only get 22 species of Hoverfly, with nothing rare in the total. Plenty of other insects about but again in small numbers.

 Syrphus torvus

 Rhingia campestris

 Helophilus pendulus

 possible Forest Cuckoo Bee [confirmed Irecord] - new for valley.

 Larch Ladybird

 Peacock

 Stictoleptura rubra - male

White Water Lily

I haven't done any plant recording in the valley for 10+ years, so I've lost touch a bit. So this year I decided to make a note of 1st blooms. So White Water Lily was my 200th flower for the year, followed very quickly by 201 Red Bartsia. I've also recorded 43 species of tree, giving a total of 244 so far. While working in the Paper Mills I think I managed 300+ in 10 years. So this years total so far is quite pleasing as I'm starting to remember what I've forgotten :) - if we had an expert in the valley I'm sure we could hit 500.