tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2869496841147970152024-03-18T03:01:54.655+00:00Caerau Nature & the rest of the worldMartyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.comBlogger573125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-63597612492130488322023-10-15T22:21:00.002+01:002023-10-15T22:21:20.904+01:00End of season at the Welfare Park<p> Most of the Ivy has finished and hoverfly numbers are low. So another season winds up. There were 8 species at the park Ivy and dying flowerbed. <b><i>Platycheirus clypeatus </i></b>being the only hoverfly of note. <b><i>Episyrphus balteatus</i></b> was the most numerous at 15. Any more hoverfly records will be casual/isolated observations rather than recording at sites.</p><p>Just the 3 Red Admiral left among the 100's of Common and Tree Wasps.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4hzW5CMaGyNdEvyCQZ8lEuLl0sOBPjgRte7fTBvHlQu5mD_eP6Xf2eDU7-3_5MtwGBJEwAuE6r4riDj5Qt-EGxZRmGErwwHoFxGth70SxblAemdYma6uJSk79mXIXs36kMcBdQDGQkBOCgemrs4hft2GgBeF9Mb54K-M6l3XO_cuwvYwicl6F5Pjt0s/s1893/Eristalis%20pertinax.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="1893" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4hzW5CMaGyNdEvyCQZ8lEuLl0sOBPjgRte7fTBvHlQu5mD_eP6Xf2eDU7-3_5MtwGBJEwAuE6r4riDj5Qt-EGxZRmGErwwHoFxGth70SxblAemdYma6uJSk79mXIXs36kMcBdQDGQkBOCgemrs4hft2GgBeF9Mb54K-M6l3XO_cuwvYwicl6F5Pjt0s/w640-h426/Eristalis%20pertinax.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Eristalis pertinax</b></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjt4KyUHTIPIciEgwRAg5KO29nDMXTiree0i8b22t3WZXsUDggLopQMRkQHfaKhak470_S50UGF2mPSDNRMIug8TZu0a1TFFR71bcQCZWUm_VaqhTKiIU1z4CJ1BCDmRQjotQHH3v06MB_NhDYopjGbeE9v6SSBa4Hr29VusyOhmIePV5C821DgClkoE/s2066/Eristalis%20tenax.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="2066" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjt4KyUHTIPIciEgwRAg5KO29nDMXTiree0i8b22t3WZXsUDggLopQMRkQHfaKhak470_S50UGF2mPSDNRMIug8TZu0a1TFFR71bcQCZWUm_VaqhTKiIU1z4CJ1BCDmRQjotQHH3v06MB_NhDYopjGbeE9v6SSBa4Hr29VusyOhmIePV5C821DgClkoE/w640-h426/Eristalis%20tenax.JPG" width="640" /></b></i></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Eristalis tenax</b></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFOHShvZXVjQqg4oeHN-zeqOg9QhX0MWnf7B5xvMw4Un63rlRNbGXzhjABRCRd-ISf3ilfSXDHimUfW7WeXo8pUA5MN5z3hQC9vCkre0ZyyJJceZ8Mp7Eg3R0_3eQuTYJE8zsynnPL4xKk1lmYsMcaLGDlYizb3qllB33iGzYlSSzWl3fLgTT7HePATQ/s1822/Platycheirus%20albimanus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1822" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFOHShvZXVjQqg4oeHN-zeqOg9QhX0MWnf7B5xvMw4Un63rlRNbGXzhjABRCRd-ISf3ilfSXDHimUfW7WeXo8pUA5MN5z3hQC9vCkre0ZyyJJceZ8Mp7Eg3R0_3eQuTYJE8zsynnPL4xKk1lmYsMcaLGDlYizb3qllB33iGzYlSSzWl3fLgTT7HePATQ/w640-h426/Platycheirus%20albimanus.JPG" width="640" /></b></i></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Platycheirus albimanus</b></i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-65198559076641321422023-10-12T16:01:00.005+01:002023-10-12T16:03:20.113+01:00Weekend round up<p> It's that time of year when all the flowers have died back except for a few isolated pockets of Michaelmas Daisy and ornamental flowers in parks and gardens. Even the Ivy is starting to die back. The cemetery Ivy is nearly gone but the Welfare Park is still blooming as well as the Caerau pockets. So this will probably be the end of the hoverfly season for another year. This weekend though produced another 3 migrant <b><i>Xanthandrus comtus</i></b>, the most I've seen in a single day. In total 13 species were recorded, with no other surprises. Although migrant flies seem to be outnumbering the residents with 22 <b><i>Episyrphus balteatus</i></b>, 2 <b><i>Scaeva pyrastri</i></b> and 2 <b><i>Syrphus vitripennis </i></b>seen.</p><p>Other insects are now becoming scarce with my first Painted Lady in a while feeding on Ivy and large numbers of Harlequin Ladybird present. Nothing to report on the bird front, which was a little disappointing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VTi7kbSo7kTbcciz3bxnm0BI2DFfsDJaEQ8lnh0znhyA7Rvb6Cbm8DRxAallmcCdDhYTnGKuP8Vx6KrssZQjHx8fu5aC_1ajgBfZ7ulzJE6_8LI2DvfZwT3ri2p8XodJF8mZX99RRPre7e9lCqCXpooZcNx9PI_XGp-6pAdfp3hOZ2ZtrxvbNEwHebQ/s1789/Scaeva%20pyrastri.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1789" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VTi7kbSo7kTbcciz3bxnm0BI2DFfsDJaEQ8lnh0znhyA7Rvb6Cbm8DRxAallmcCdDhYTnGKuP8Vx6KrssZQjHx8fu5aC_1ajgBfZ7ulzJE6_8LI2DvfZwT3ri2p8XodJF8mZX99RRPre7e9lCqCXpooZcNx9PI_XGp-6pAdfp3hOZ2ZtrxvbNEwHebQ/w640-h426/Scaeva%20pyrastri.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Scaeva pyrastri</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu-YF2MPXxXHzpAPHO9uDQJ7GnGOyhMDKBsgjdE5A_WOeKz1OzsDWpgqOznOfZMMSvxAveEgFwnfTLZOeO6n-Q5Wq2YhITBoAO64yWzJDeMq1snJDfWxQwey0jQfP2XMDV3zBOzvsUzo1bcYLZKBsfuMblIb-r2RiX6ubhx7Ua3XzowtZbjVJXf1zEdw/s1777/Sphaerophoria%20scripta.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1777" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizu-YF2MPXxXHzpAPHO9uDQJ7GnGOyhMDKBsgjdE5A_WOeKz1OzsDWpgqOznOfZMMSvxAveEgFwnfTLZOeO6n-Q5Wq2YhITBoAO64yWzJDeMq1snJDfWxQwey0jQfP2XMDV3zBOzvsUzo1bcYLZKBsfuMblIb-r2RiX6ubhx7Ua3XzowtZbjVJXf1zEdw/w640-h426/Sphaerophoria%20scripta.JPG" width="640" /></b></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Sphaerophoria scripta</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-_amQUE_da2QGInVDHwpXrvVSsY5TkpwRLvWJLdD4RkQrSxUeq5fCu1-X52-FChKS4Ap07jkzT1XtgptkhleNZxk158DIKpUoKQ3WRanEK_Ut_vHOITFJLYcGOhfoR4wM6rhCkRv2FbrsLJVSJaLBmm5Uh8iW3e_XFiOqDrJUz6nPOMug0rBljcgvDo/s1706/Episyrphus%20balteatus.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1706" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-_amQUE_da2QGInVDHwpXrvVSsY5TkpwRLvWJLdD4RkQrSxUeq5fCu1-X52-FChKS4Ap07jkzT1XtgptkhleNZxk158DIKpUoKQ3WRanEK_Ut_vHOITFJLYcGOhfoR4wM6rhCkRv2FbrsLJVSJaLBmm5Uh8iW3e_XFiOqDrJUz6nPOMug0rBljcgvDo/w640-h426/Episyrphus%20balteatus.JPG" width="640" /></b></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Episyrphus balteatus</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfx-lgegSsLfMkVs7KEmC-um7QaNhwICP4G51Zi52RHu7aExtBRiTPNbYQdbgImcg2FRirbgP6d_2IE4Ts0fxldjFaLlFz9kdCNN3TjR9hOPW2CHARd3bj0madxlPa6prGkBYJz1e_X1xanmUZeyoNSu7Jx1JvKH36AjxX4Y9JUUwO7_dGxbsjSORtNE/s2212/Harlequin%20Ladybird.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2212" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfx-lgegSsLfMkVs7KEmC-um7QaNhwICP4G51Zi52RHu7aExtBRiTPNbYQdbgImcg2FRirbgP6d_2IE4Ts0fxldjFaLlFz9kdCNN3TjR9hOPW2CHARd3bj0madxlPa6prGkBYJz1e_X1xanmUZeyoNSu7Jx1JvKH36AjxX4Y9JUUwO7_dGxbsjSORtNE/w640-h426/Harlequin%20Ladybird.JPG" width="640" /></b></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b>Harlequin ladybird</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRXOeut0ZADgQFBBH_x356jmeFsGKmn7MmxoR5SrsQpC0M_miNKLAL5BkF47QtxzSEXW2vVWIENwVnnyon1VQkeNc7UxwNttwdN0HTSWzvYc0JClC_jEgsOwxHTfDr8j5Ik_7rQLfirUPiFzVdhKADxpyl9i9ZCRUNGA3Ep_DpadnQXOkdlGuNALibGw/s1433/Hawthorn%20Sheildbug.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><b><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1433" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRXOeut0ZADgQFBBH_x356jmeFsGKmn7MmxoR5SrsQpC0M_miNKLAL5BkF47QtxzSEXW2vVWIENwVnnyon1VQkeNc7UxwNttwdN0HTSWzvYc0JClC_jEgsOwxHTfDr8j5Ik_7rQLfirUPiFzVdhKADxpyl9i9ZCRUNGA3Ep_DpadnQXOkdlGuNALibGw/w640-h426/Hawthorn%20Sheildbug.JPG" width="640" /></b></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Hawthorn </b>Shieldbug</i></div>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-86876099458578935642023-09-23T19:36:00.002+01:002023-09-23T19:40:07.990+01:00Caerau<p> A bit of sunshine Saturday morning meant a quick walk before the rugby. The Japanese Knotweed has gone over followed closely by Devilsbit Scabious. That leaves just Michaelmas Daisy and Ivy for the hoverflies to feed on, so wasn't expecting much. But a newly discovered Ivy patch in a sun trap attracted a lot of hoverflies. The star of the show was my third ever <b><i>Xanthandrus comtus</i></b> a scarce migrant from Europe, Couldn't quite get the killer shot but I'm satisfied with the the following three.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17IFlzUBJG3jSTC7Wm19_FFkHefgPTocYFzT9aepEUJQlcw4Kkg8Mbzc1ThOikMH2BzgUVxHooYAGaPbx4G66KZnq041xcNlpFn6GZfzSaCmGfnPCk4YlRz1hBHrab4NRmoA_gHAGTgu1SZFCzlBzoPPeQlg6eJaoRU3HSMFRhmenzv-ElqZUpOJXTvk/s1963/Xanthandrus%20comtus%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="1963" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17IFlzUBJG3jSTC7Wm19_FFkHefgPTocYFzT9aepEUJQlcw4Kkg8Mbzc1ThOikMH2BzgUVxHooYAGaPbx4G66KZnq041xcNlpFn6GZfzSaCmGfnPCk4YlRz1hBHrab4NRmoA_gHAGTgu1SZFCzlBzoPPeQlg6eJaoRU3HSMFRhmenzv-ElqZUpOJXTvk/w640-h426/Xanthandrus%20comtus%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUw9zRjAoq-XcH3qa2sGiMMpFOBBqmyUHA83z2Ksdbu3XEAxqgdzv_n1Oc4Q3VaEKy2LPnR83ZKtkSL8yYHyWHiFQ2K8qnJjmc_dq8DxJCVDdd-x9zv46f3covz3e4CdoeVlPoW1LhGwauM9he4vslmCQw8TJ3hih0_pF3ruJgOTf5DBEiVmVPPnLAx2w/s2638/Xanthandrus%20comtus.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="2638" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUw9zRjAoq-XcH3qa2sGiMMpFOBBqmyUHA83z2Ksdbu3XEAxqgdzv_n1Oc4Q3VaEKy2LPnR83ZKtkSL8yYHyWHiFQ2K8qnJjmc_dq8DxJCVDdd-x9zv46f3covz3e4CdoeVlPoW1LhGwauM9he4vslmCQw8TJ3hih0_pF3ruJgOTf5DBEiVmVPPnLAx2w/w640-h426/Xanthandrus%20comtus.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKigaBTWyZ5dThvpaYkd4HCiJOqVQpdEOehPOfvApAj2j2vwOH_Tcwd3s1lXd5ucgwDuFILvMYoRU_3riu7SBIQxGI-3wRhG61BzAAWfzAJvWx76hsPTSzpGCem1X7PPwyObeGMdRGNzEtH3595z8SuUm1MWQVDJRpyEkURstmoVVQ7HVyBdJQMtqMeQ/s1897/Xanthandrus%20comtus%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1897" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKigaBTWyZ5dThvpaYkd4HCiJOqVQpdEOehPOfvApAj2j2vwOH_Tcwd3s1lXd5ucgwDuFILvMYoRU_3riu7SBIQxGI-3wRhG61BzAAWfzAJvWx76hsPTSzpGCem1X7PPwyObeGMdRGNzEtH3595z8SuUm1MWQVDJRpyEkURstmoVVQ7HVyBdJQMtqMeQ/w640-h426/Xanthandrus%20comtus%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Eighteen species in total is not bad for late September. Finally new for the year was <b><i>Helophilus trivittatus</i></b> plus the other <b><i>Helophilus</i></b>. Also seen were <b><i>Rhingia rostrata, Didea fasciata </i></b>and sixteen <b><i>Sericomyia silentis</i></b>. The most numerous species was <b><i>Eristalis tenax</i></b> (70).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_IC3LgToqBi5SD6NHr0qIQKmJplImIuqHYFE79pY57v3tduLNUjXzIsxRb2iv0yZ-gNhh8QQ3ZX9zVQA13fDuArvu19tU2dTOX2ifSUz3PdIa9hPhIRi4VT_qSYpcTbdvdVJGiAYifLWdGI77avwyGoAHVArGTVijF1FMDY-kBBGiPj_A-OM7FxQsOs/s2094/Eupeodes%20luniger.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2094" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_IC3LgToqBi5SD6NHr0qIQKmJplImIuqHYFE79pY57v3tduLNUjXzIsxRb2iv0yZ-gNhh8QQ3ZX9zVQA13fDuArvu19tU2dTOX2ifSUz3PdIa9hPhIRi4VT_qSYpcTbdvdVJGiAYifLWdGI77avwyGoAHVArGTVijF1FMDY-kBBGiPj_A-OM7FxQsOs/w640-h426/Eupeodes%20luniger.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Eupeodes luniger</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7thoCCFER0NHByoltABGNcH8Sd-KCGIXkt-2alJoOrApDx4wpF_jN_4YSz6bdkXCZRy0TEFLfvm1rTqWa63-JS7NItHAYF8kCtl4al1PYIpoYsruSflROvaudBdZ1-jmJ-HfQpRmwNjntF42Re8hVLSbpzsMQGIXzl51cryyyY52a7rMhRB5kVopb1A/s2039/Helophilus%20pendulus.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="2039" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7thoCCFER0NHByoltABGNcH8Sd-KCGIXkt-2alJoOrApDx4wpF_jN_4YSz6bdkXCZRy0TEFLfvm1rTqWa63-JS7NItHAYF8kCtl4al1PYIpoYsruSflROvaudBdZ1-jmJ-HfQpRmwNjntF42Re8hVLSbpzsMQGIXzl51cryyyY52a7rMhRB5kVopb1A/w640-h426/Helophilus%20pendulus.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Helophilus pendulus</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VXH1Ghn2wsfF4sbSuDMHayIGAPmB_0lU2S01DG2gu5R-40N0eSNjoHLD4Au6yXHzZzwJvQHy7TrfEOM4j4x5J3l7A-Qf2AG9PxzzOJtEJdvvEjONOKwZNp8UXOe3CVj2ImeoaXagGQZzzQJIn96WJfW6pl8jZFtOwAIV27pJErlLvXRhaM9p0PCL6nk/s2073/Helophilus%20trivittatus.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2073" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VXH1Ghn2wsfF4sbSuDMHayIGAPmB_0lU2S01DG2gu5R-40N0eSNjoHLD4Au6yXHzZzwJvQHy7TrfEOM4j4x5J3l7A-Qf2AG9PxzzOJtEJdvvEjONOKwZNp8UXOe3CVj2ImeoaXagGQZzzQJIn96WJfW6pl8jZFtOwAIV27pJErlLvXRhaM9p0PCL6nk/w640-h426/Helophilus%20trivittatus.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Helophilus trivittatus</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DrZhoUPvVcRwo_7xMiQYdtfSqvcIMObU7vy_VcRctMEifZuZWvR5wDr00J1boHSHAziYOZ0CGTalmoImnp_zmHLgZ8G1c1WRWSnkkMQCXpIJiM_4m5VAyfZCL6lYRstq7aOkkUbgF8QXngscmlzKKjGyJbBUTHHFKEFZsS9CVGw7sHrWU2uCHHeFjhw/s2502/Seicomyia%20silentis.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="2502" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DrZhoUPvVcRwo_7xMiQYdtfSqvcIMObU7vy_VcRctMEifZuZWvR5wDr00J1boHSHAziYOZ0CGTalmoImnp_zmHLgZ8G1c1WRWSnkkMQCXpIJiM_4m5VAyfZCL6lYRstq7aOkkUbgF8QXngscmlzKKjGyJbBUTHHFKEFZsS9CVGw7sHrWU2uCHHeFjhw/w640-h426/Seicomyia%20silentis.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Serocmyia silentis</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncOdcqSPJY-zI1Keuxe5pYVe3yslNM8qC9MqJqtlc_OmftIocMDEb2bx5cEs0Ti49g_t0w2ftgru0-V-596JM1pJUH9yAczAKm6asY41-9kv-8Kg3uv4_f56pmv0krPxDmTkHOrZL4Wn5Xl0yYf2QeITXKv02pXw6KyppWt-Krx0OLr1JsQBvpu9eJ2k/s1666/Syrphus%20ribesii.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1666" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncOdcqSPJY-zI1Keuxe5pYVe3yslNM8qC9MqJqtlc_OmftIocMDEb2bx5cEs0Ti49g_t0w2ftgru0-V-596JM1pJUH9yAczAKm6asY41-9kv-8Kg3uv4_f56pmv0krPxDmTkHOrZL4Wn5Xl0yYf2QeITXKv02pXw6KyppWt-Krx0OLr1JsQBvpu9eJ2k/w640-h426/Syrphus%20ribesii.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Syrphus ribesii</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: left;">On the insect front Silver Y moth and Red Admiral butterflies were still numerous and 2 Comma butterfly were feeding on Ivy and Devilsbit Scabious. Green Shieldbug, Southern Hawker Dragonfly, Common Darter and the tachinid fly Tachina fera were the supporting cast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0znTECpxuSNfYkX6Tn1l_7A2gPuwdp2rnyTrN445xmMBNf1mp1cP9UMQYKK5Cab5QpnKKgOKhc9SuJ94erFH09RS4h0ynoN4kSKc8NZICTmdvN-_6XdVadZ2erL7VQ8IxZ4MDxn93Fi-E-Zk1UYPsNE_ufdn1HGaToPDch_B31MuX3SeJGzLcelBKls/s2738/Comma.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1825" data-original-width="2738" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD0znTECpxuSNfYkX6Tn1l_7A2gPuwdp2rnyTrN445xmMBNf1mp1cP9UMQYKK5Cab5QpnKKgOKhc9SuJ94erFH09RS4h0ynoN4kSKc8NZICTmdvN-_6XdVadZ2erL7VQ8IxZ4MDxn93Fi-E-Zk1UYPsNE_ufdn1HGaToPDch_B31MuX3SeJGzLcelBKls/w640-h426/Comma.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Comma</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO_affMI0FsP0ULaZ0QhPlRtvVW_yZoskGcfDSTn0kSfrHIJiO-DndQmBM3sRzS2mgtGrf12UOmDRbiA2QfqByPxyBThRqslsqdIbiYSw_ROHa8DaYtDyHUvWagduhXhJX-zmU6c-WeJ_pJkzli76v_CyaXdEDfBSSlwbEF_e8vh71iX9R_TaTQGbBhE/s2471/Green%20Shieldbug.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2471" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO_affMI0FsP0ULaZ0QhPlRtvVW_yZoskGcfDSTn0kSfrHIJiO-DndQmBM3sRzS2mgtGrf12UOmDRbiA2QfqByPxyBThRqslsqdIbiYSw_ROHa8DaYtDyHUvWagduhXhJX-zmU6c-WeJ_pJkzli76v_CyaXdEDfBSSlwbEF_e8vh71iX9R_TaTQGbBhE/w640-h426/Green%20Shieldbug.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Green Shieldbug</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: left;">The only bird of note was a calling Chiffchaff. Late news from Friday was a American Cliff Swallow found by Neil Donaghy at Sker briefly, was said to be flying inland, so I thought I would chance my arm before work and drive up Mynydd Ty Talwyn to see if it would pass by. When I arrived at the big green field there were 200+ Barn Swallow feeding low over the hay bales. I scanned them for quite a while but try as I might I couldn't locate a Cliff Swallow. Two Red Kite were also present. A large fall of American birds including Canada, Magnolia and Bay-breasted Warbler. Alder Flycatcher and Bobolink has occured in Pembrokeshire, but I didn't have time to visit there sadly and now the weather is about to turn crap again :( .</p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-38747031496615097582023-09-11T16:44:00.000+01:002023-09-11T16:44:51.236+01:00Maesteg Wefare Park<p> First visit of the year, for the following three reasons. Firstly the new Dragonfly ponds (thanks Sid) has a small patch of Devilsbit Scabious which allowed me to record some of the bigger hoverflies like <b><i>Sericomyia silentis</i></b> and <b><i>Volucella pellucens</i></b>. Secondly I wanted to check out the extensive Ivy Bank, which had a small number of florets already in bloom, on which I saw <b><i>Myathropa florea</i></b>, with the main blossoming about 2 weeks away. Thirdly I wanted to check out the "wildflower patch" that has been good in the past, although many of the flowers are ornamental rather than British wild flowers. Here there were five species of <b><i>Eristalis</i></b> as well as <b><i>Eupeodes luniger</i></b>, <b><i>Cheilosia bergenstammi</i></b> and <b><i>Helophilus pendulus</i></b>. A total of 17 species were recorded in about an hour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOnA8s2mRqiXW4Vv3zVFDuD06xRivgWyWW8OvIouW8P6VrmYQDbPZeH92dxTgJnq0UoiD99fkdV37EEYdIjU3xXKIUKcadgqFcsrU4bpAXbtGv01TW9YlKFqpUETd0vdsZYm5CUQOSj10Z7N7ZcYyqrP7KSFDklQ1AIA8hhID62DO5fR5vONN6mlu7pg/s4896/Welfare%20Park.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4896" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOnA8s2mRqiXW4Vv3zVFDuD06xRivgWyWW8OvIouW8P6VrmYQDbPZeH92dxTgJnq0UoiD99fkdV37EEYdIjU3xXKIUKcadgqFcsrU4bpAXbtGv01TW9YlKFqpUETd0vdsZYm5CUQOSj10Z7N7ZcYyqrP7KSFDklQ1AIA8hhID62DO5fR5vONN6mlu7pg/w640-h426/Welfare%20Park.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Wild flower patch</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprFlgTu4pWDiM3KeskOK7FNVDx6OGwAJAAigzfvTEQKRynSL6cO_IGeT-JDX1OIU6h_o_3hu1kaRz8bPfzIchHyrc-LJuYOR4n_lqLf3tuIaRSm6bA-1H3QbS4r68gq8BmyB1_s8BN_ryGK5zk_GYLw7EzwIh4K7FPjKKZn-_OSLynJHZI5RKHl7UIzs/s2656/Eristalis%20arbustorum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="2656" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiprFlgTu4pWDiM3KeskOK7FNVDx6OGwAJAAigzfvTEQKRynSL6cO_IGeT-JDX1OIU6h_o_3hu1kaRz8bPfzIchHyrc-LJuYOR4n_lqLf3tuIaRSm6bA-1H3QbS4r68gq8BmyB1_s8BN_ryGK5zk_GYLw7EzwIh4K7FPjKKZn-_OSLynJHZI5RKHl7UIzs/w640-h426/Eristalis%20arbustorum.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Eristalis arbustorum</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jNNSCu7EyEi2cp88X4H3CdwOwLK36s8s0tDo5yH8p-0_9qmf4vXo93F9YaydmY8W4Mzh5grjpwz8mSZWZHcgoUWa1YDqww2DN6pdBSTgJs8KpqMazLee49rAwxVts4WbWbWhExwVnCLtD7pZKcc1GtOCkBv6AGY8kZ0y08OXH-74PiMc5oELpsk6hRY/s1801/Eristalis%20horticola.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1801" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jNNSCu7EyEi2cp88X4H3CdwOwLK36s8s0tDo5yH8p-0_9qmf4vXo93F9YaydmY8W4Mzh5grjpwz8mSZWZHcgoUWa1YDqww2DN6pdBSTgJs8KpqMazLee49rAwxVts4WbWbWhExwVnCLtD7pZKcc1GtOCkBv6AGY8kZ0y08OXH-74PiMc5oELpsk6hRY/w640-h426/Eristalis%20horticola.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Eristalis horticola</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2430" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdi4HHhxaOAfgK78gy8F441M3xA0KweXOwddnO3bxaVfHw7hbJiXyxPVK43vH6qlXBDhtBS4NBO2I6JAgJfqDOEPu96RS3JurdGSvnRGejThYJ3iV3Mr7HsHCwoLnkumqxe2I6YRdXDQwUiMm_H3tbjPgmweiWF40el3PXt19XZTnSfL3ZrIW7epwmBQ/w640-h426/Sericomyia%20silentis.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Sericomyia silentis</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-9174414134497505612023-09-09T22:47:00.005+01:002023-09-09T22:55:52.066+01:00Devilsbit Scabious patch<p> The patch is now in full bloom along with Goldenrod, the last of the Angelica and Michaelmas Daisy for back-up. Recorded 23 species in the September heat with<b><i> Rhingia rostrata </i></b>being the highlight. <b><i>Eristalis tenax</i></b> (147) and <b><i>Sericomyia silentis</i></b> (19) are now out in good numbers.</p><p>Other insects include big influxes of Red Admiral (20+) and Silver Y (100+) and is always nice to get a close-up Tachina fera.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QW_VyHBVJwY_SAxrT4rtL_HKYEAoHHpMWpnGCDJihXEasI3URqq7xCVHN7o1ANJGGtsIAsqERepO50UumaJrAKce_wrfn7-sHT5pnFZYteH4sBPj5YtkMyFJGlmsxXjcwQMIZrOh2yY0axgrDcCcBvLVzHnfkUjJDlaMkSKRrLFqfTtDNKoa1aPHcz4/s2179/Rhingia%20rostrata.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2179" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QW_VyHBVJwY_SAxrT4rtL_HKYEAoHHpMWpnGCDJihXEasI3URqq7xCVHN7o1ANJGGtsIAsqERepO50UumaJrAKce_wrfn7-sHT5pnFZYteH4sBPj5YtkMyFJGlmsxXjcwQMIZrOh2yY0axgrDcCcBvLVzHnfkUjJDlaMkSKRrLFqfTtDNKoa1aPHcz4/w640-h426/Rhingia%20rostrata.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="3251" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxC5btXghfOsVJ7eqvKu5MpeMlaXb7atfxEr6cb-pEK0pJQG1JouWuyw4i-Dv6lSqcoMITOFrFOup_Hq4xJ7jc2ozKnbI4I4EUtLsjHB9QQ-ezdSjFMVCVTfzyRpBiHo8MxRBbmYeKesYuhcPcmCeLHO_Taq0DzRaikcbdZbX-tyKlYvd020RNjZRnLI/w640-h426/Silver%20Y.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Silver Y</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xCQy01MOQsP7AaeffAwZvWibsnicZYyAtsU7INmttJhAwu19SxPaUMjVGRsr_K4bVmkCTlsHddBdphdkFjz258d-C3rBGWWS0hec-mmPaCewdMEcWJPl8RbBKdcj8q-eIxxY9C2efKqXxDAMFxbbkHRFDA6o_gagB8kt24OjI2r_GFiSye3_JaGcJXs/s2465/Red%20Admirl.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2465" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xCQy01MOQsP7AaeffAwZvWibsnicZYyAtsU7INmttJhAwu19SxPaUMjVGRsr_K4bVmkCTlsHddBdphdkFjz258d-C3rBGWWS0hec-mmPaCewdMEcWJPl8RbBKdcj8q-eIxxY9C2efKqXxDAMFxbbkHRFDA6o_gagB8kt24OjI2r_GFiSye3_JaGcJXs/w640-h426/Red%20Admirl.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Red Admiral</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="3059" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJn-Xzqnj4_KQGwg8FCm8XQr7YQTMlsIWAampbVdrp6N2OGrXc8MxuZ2DC99CfVPgjGQZWz5TJ3RuKLi8q-7FPEXMZWjSx9lgz_BqjphBIRuGwubv0xBPAAV7U2S_QZDn7uM_T17FrJqFRsCU-aAmzuj2zpmMOrcFxWsbn02Bu0MVcrt2jomPcAQZXcU/w640-h426/Tachina%20fera.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Tachina fera</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhReRnVtP0MNF6-LPKXGi2tgG5eoNQy8r8R5iwof6YmRj7ItCel2-3cHyIQbXncBBVXqBscxxOhf1f26P5Rcu3xyEhRXxyDxsLe-xybCbjdzg6rXudjjQd8mGEdHSxi2dtzC6EoFieI0hMQHizZAB8XvOZ87TWYQWTNlq4ecCrJYnGPfQVvTe0097AO84/s4896/DSCN7190.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhReRnVtP0MNF6-LPKXGi2tgG5eoNQy8r8R5iwof6YmRj7ItCel2-3cHyIQbXncBBVXqBscxxOhf1f26P5Rcu3xyEhRXxyDxsLe-xybCbjdzg6rXudjjQd8mGEdHSxi2dtzC6EoFieI0hMQHizZAB8XvOZ87TWYQWTNlq4ecCrJYnGPfQVvTe0097AO84/w640-h480/DSCN7190.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Unusual to see a garden escape species in the grassland around the old railway track. I'm not very good with garden flowers, but to me it looks like some kind of hibiscus species but I'm open to ideas.<br /><b><i><span style="color: red;"> [After a bit of research it appears to be - Hibiscus moscheutos - English name - Honeymoon Deep Red Hibiscus]</span></i></b><p></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-966337830421639782023-09-06T12:22:00.000+01:002023-09-06T12:22:07.964+01:00Mynydd Caerau<p> Warm weather continues so I took a walk up to the mountain Heather banks to see what was about. 35 species were seen, with the highlight being <i style="font-weight: bold;">Eupeodes lapponicus. </i>I had been wondering where all the migrant flies had gone, the answer was that they are all up the mountains feeding on Heather</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEM-Lkwn-ZgxEFV6RXw3yyiPifH0Qx3-PrG8as_3R-B--WIkRXvqk3GDYtwLSOOgs6463fbSScFw2whJ9GUfZGfTcRDkcrS4yOxqhk6ol5C36Sg1HJMspaF93OjfIX4pf7sHWUfFBHUU45ES-7YQMb9sypQSmAEeeKoc9gl3-V7X8RyrM72hMiAMyxh0/s2172/Epistrophe%20grossulariae.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="2172" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEM-Lkwn-ZgxEFV6RXw3yyiPifH0Qx3-PrG8as_3R-B--WIkRXvqk3GDYtwLSOOgs6463fbSScFw2whJ9GUfZGfTcRDkcrS4yOxqhk6ol5C36Sg1HJMspaF93OjfIX4pf7sHWUfFBHUU45ES-7YQMb9sypQSmAEeeKoc9gl3-V7X8RyrM72hMiAMyxh0/w640-h426/Epistrophe%20grossulariae.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Epistrophe grossulariae</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg3-7BBWJHnKth-qYDBKSkFksYuDxEOJbzXpJB0tYivAhVU9PRxhMHKPo8YPjBHz2k91x_RNTcErB9kAgYOCBHoRCM_5KDV93rWqFyQqzTB6U_HIDq4iHPbhgZTJJeD2Cv85ZlFSmCyztxZ1c5tA2enG0pWJhSoGbQxXcZa0zwfLnlc8hm1yqRBElFtI/s1579/Sceava%20pyrastri.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1579" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg3-7BBWJHnKth-qYDBKSkFksYuDxEOJbzXpJB0tYivAhVU9PRxhMHKPo8YPjBHz2k91x_RNTcErB9kAgYOCBHoRCM_5KDV93rWqFyQqzTB6U_HIDq4iHPbhgZTJJeD2Cv85ZlFSmCyztxZ1c5tA2enG0pWJhSoGbQxXcZa0zwfLnlc8hm1yqRBElFtI/w640-h426/Sceava%20pyrastri.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Scaeva pyrastri</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3-1DSkKUhk4FP7bj7gerazeVwn5KbrSpo8lYn0utDFcRtMdB7dyv9ZYC5vMO5EhcOUB5TLHdqkYFYE7KPUKZbIwHQq_sVTANjyO0EM28GCgcSgJolW49yg4yEYCGWGHxbcIHaUsOzUpTmEhyD6rbCzEEsSr1OF4YOllo-B1GIpVffAMrNHwrMRA8CNA/s1793/Leucozona%20glaucia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1793" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3-1DSkKUhk4FP7bj7gerazeVwn5KbrSpo8lYn0utDFcRtMdB7dyv9ZYC5vMO5EhcOUB5TLHdqkYFYE7KPUKZbIwHQq_sVTANjyO0EM28GCgcSgJolW49yg4yEYCGWGHxbcIHaUsOzUpTmEhyD6rbCzEEsSr1OF4YOllo-B1GIpVffAMrNHwrMRA8CNA/w640-h426/Leucozona%20glaucia.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>Leucozona glaucia</b></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-79004384193101386952023-08-29T15:27:00.003+01:002023-08-29T15:27:29.738+01:00Caerau (Monday)<p> Although the weather was poor, it's now Devilsbit Scabious season and it looks like a good crop this season. With this and good back-up from Goldenrod and Angelica, I managed a healthy 34 species some in good numbers. With the Scabious usually comes the larger more colourful hoverflies and I wasn't dissapointed. Highlights included <b><i>Chrysotoxum bicintum, Chrysotoxum Festivum, Dasysyrphus albostriatus, Eupeodes latifasciatus, Xanthogramma pedissequum, Helophilus hybridus, Helophilus pendulus, Myathropa florea, Sericomyis silentis, Volucella bombylans and Volucella pellucens.</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p>Other insect highlights included another Star-wort larva on Goldenrod, and the flies Tachina fera and Physocephela rufipes. No visible bird migration as of yet.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQjeOVOfA3biBQ_ntv-tQAiUuYFYizem8aH-UgD6mpDXLlqHMQL6V9GSSzmBj0U4l_Ih2tWC1lqkkDy34n6SnUHvlM_jx8j1f3UR_Kond4ujJYFMdDFO-aoZ5nAULCoGAC-IXxNhJal2DRENVTYMFrvbnKQjyMpH_WWoex11LCE0kVHPl6gQ4gjQErVY/s4894/DBS%20field.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3262" data-original-width="4894" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQjeOVOfA3biBQ_ntv-tQAiUuYFYizem8aH-UgD6mpDXLlqHMQL6V9GSSzmBj0U4l_Ih2tWC1lqkkDy34n6SnUHvlM_jx8j1f3UR_Kond4ujJYFMdDFO-aoZ5nAULCoGAC-IXxNhJal2DRENVTYMFrvbnKQjyMpH_WWoex11LCE0kVHPl6gQ4gjQErVY/w640-h426/DBS%20field.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Devilsbit Scabiuos patch</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwVNlyovYZsky3WdjrQBnT8ftD8nHUtcDQoxLW_ISkNoHiVn3dx3C_CJL_fRMRmiJV_Jdp5MYnzdLTCbmBYWq3DL3FFPlaApIorvlpsy5oGNbZ_0OVJex31QRY0LzOtW9GDTo8vqc_oZl0wuXUBLCYO399kpBtUj2LFBZEEp575FQSjyVBN6aYBeZUjQ/s2013/Volucella%20pellucens.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="2013" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwVNlyovYZsky3WdjrQBnT8ftD8nHUtcDQoxLW_ISkNoHiVn3dx3C_CJL_fRMRmiJV_Jdp5MYnzdLTCbmBYWq3DL3FFPlaApIorvlpsy5oGNbZ_0OVJex31QRY0LzOtW9GDTo8vqc_oZl0wuXUBLCYO399kpBtUj2LFBZEEp575FQSjyVBN6aYBeZUjQ/w640-h426/Volucella%20pellucens.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Volucella pellucens</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sMYGOZCrDxG-tb8QlYETGur4psfVXdTYyVfirEpuVSMqmkHt6-JW8LQbutkVGgU5KbbUNmtfULaZCwYWejwYky44F3UDimfobPpm6e5C3TGNgPxBiElYkycHO0IE_NnUi7yc6d4oZhUpGuQB11vcobBQCJPqm3xpMgavRwHwLHFfXkuoGz5SfBxtg5Y/s1813/Baccha%20elongata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1813" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sMYGOZCrDxG-tb8QlYETGur4psfVXdTYyVfirEpuVSMqmkHt6-JW8LQbutkVGgU5KbbUNmtfULaZCwYWejwYky44F3UDimfobPpm6e5C3TGNgPxBiElYkycHO0IE_NnUi7yc6d4oZhUpGuQB11vcobBQCJPqm3xpMgavRwHwLHFfXkuoGz5SfBxtg5Y/w640-h426/Baccha%20elongata.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Baccha elongata</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="2469" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn7tE4VUq8vnq8SzJXYqfE7AiW5lxsAdlnhiTd69FjXHoa_7JVx4DUIt5mzEzDAigs7i5Pdws7TfVsv4OKDLB08-k_I8Ls5yGGvuOABQL0V5CGTCf1ciYFaG6mIT1IxnjzlupqjMHnVEs16FleqsXZAXE3LGX4_O6KzcoKpkeQdxRe0fztYlpjNaPTRw/w640-h426/Sericomyia%20silentis.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Serociomyia silentis</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS8eHs5JYWum4as4_ffzrslN-pnFJ3NZdEDMnfyQhJGVxEWlpjGo7w-7u1CXpyJ7SiueydZkLgAWxmVgDzReGl-iWwJ4LrERQf9SOCuXJ4W4IdpLBcqBQz2Buq699yt1lSEYzkul5uV9auIMrXTyC3_wh6gLdrU1lVZVS8ciX1wGATelKSqUNd-kMnM8/s3108/Starwort.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2072" data-original-width="3108" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS8eHs5JYWum4as4_ffzrslN-pnFJ3NZdEDMnfyQhJGVxEWlpjGo7w-7u1CXpyJ7SiueydZkLgAWxmVgDzReGl-iWwJ4LrERQf9SOCuXJ4W4IdpLBcqBQz2Buq699yt1lSEYzkul5uV9auIMrXTyC3_wh6gLdrU1lVZVS8ciX1wGATelKSqUNd-kMnM8/w640-h426/Starwort.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Star-wort larva on Goldenrod</i></b></div></b><p><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-56838880501730019342023-08-26T22:04:00.002+01:002023-08-26T22:04:19.360+01:00Gilfach (west), Top Llan<p> Not much to see in-between the heavy showers, but what was seen was of good quality in the hoverfly world.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgAuqLDJKpQz2RvXM3KaFi_ovFwimZLq8VlWIKXOxMWhMhg1EOEKYPYJXgNtTE2dAN-MUMXktpOQ2BvlWKmjvlmiYtyykoE05Tr4hEhZpMoHRK0nlwhQH3-q6wOMeeO9hNN8i60SqF9jBN2JaC7tkOm_UVM9Tz9eZTDyKpZaPt2mmwSswq4eqx3BX9VE/w640-h426/Chrysotoxum%20arcuatum.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Chrysotoxum arcuatum - summer brood</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzI6e_HzXWPscGVu1muT0VhKrJhuXo6AD3Mds6aQdrz1EEn2tWaQ5yGbOYbuFUmf68qk46DORcU1fyxHWyx4Uwk59qnb-zLKEIy6AjQaJ01hNmjEYTbdbZKjD6oEmwdRoEa4L8OyMGi2eWJ5bym5yzZDId4ni2pmIAlYkLMbbZZovj7KF7WqqgfxQkoA/s2396/Xanthogramma%20pedissequum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="2396" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzI6e_HzXWPscGVu1muT0VhKrJhuXo6AD3Mds6aQdrz1EEn2tWaQ5yGbOYbuFUmf68qk46DORcU1fyxHWyx4Uwk59qnb-zLKEIy6AjQaJ01hNmjEYTbdbZKjD6oEmwdRoEa4L8OyMGi2eWJ5bym5yzZDId4ni2pmIAlYkLMbbZZovj7KF7WqqgfxQkoA/w640-h426/Xanthogramma%20pedissequum.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Xanthogramma pedissequum s.s.- the sternite (underneath abdomen) identification feature not shown in this photo but seen in field.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2051" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZV1Sk_1eom4O0zzaImR6qkyZ2kMBh4Sfr60WNUccURT04PsnX_etV9Xk9Y0dx85TpT_skp5TgUNRamYnCxGczanEOPotvSWD9X52N8tmvcMi6QGLJl6I2H7DmgOo4cc1qm3x_NfsB7flPlY429D3LhOF55tpmhsXbNiaz7Wz-KoglO9GOt9LVmiNeFQ/w640-h426/Meliscaeva%20cinctella.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Meliscaeva cinctella -commonest hoverfly at this time of year on Angelica</i></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-55034942357194742532023-08-20T21:56:00.000+01:002023-08-20T21:56:12.837+01:00Maesteg cemetery area<p> Weather broke and became sunny in the afternoon, so a 3hr walk around the cemetery and school area produced 34 species with the pick being <b><i>Volucella zonaria </i></b>supported by <b><i>Chrysotoxum bicinctum</i></b>, <b><i>Melangyna umbellatarum</i></b> and <b><i>Volucella pellucens</i></b>. Commonest species were <b><i>Eristalis tenax</i></b> (60) and <b><i>Cheilosia impressa</i></b> (50). The <b><i>Syrphus ribesii</i></b> irruption continues with 12 females noted.</p><p>Pick of the other insect families included the bug Adelphocoris quadripunctatus (a Glamorgan speciality), the conopid fly Physocephala rufipes, The Tachinid fly Tachina fera and the Tortoise Shieldbug. Eight species of butterfly included Red Admiral and 16 Speckled Wood (my largest day count so far). Also seen was the micro moth Mompha locupletella but photos were out of focus.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlk_akYCXJR0Sf4lS1DOXhR1IBcQqxbdp5pmihht10oITJtqPwcUCBUo1yCtkMOSWj1w2LO9kBae9eWaly3iVYisyzITQKwMvuyJyNtJMShZqdzyfXDSErdtQsX813OnPB7SeYUT904IFz-shAo4zCVvjPhVuN3oPKZgz1D2gtJ-j0AhAf7kg7JcomMM/s2733/Volucella%20zonaria%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="2733" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlk_akYCXJR0Sf4lS1DOXhR1IBcQqxbdp5pmihht10oITJtqPwcUCBUo1yCtkMOSWj1w2LO9kBae9eWaly3iVYisyzITQKwMvuyJyNtJMShZqdzyfXDSErdtQsX813OnPB7SeYUT904IFz-shAo4zCVvjPhVuN3oPKZgz1D2gtJ-j0AhAf7kg7JcomMM/w640-h426/Volucella%20zonaria%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Volucella zonaria</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1985" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_l2JQiL7OUnGD343UFQVkQRzkCyhNihLyV_TnsZjIVG4_b5_T2iM-mslyy8zmiqGI33l-gfISf9EU7PoEYjHB6ctCuhQZp7m1YN-GmxGL_Xd_2_URTn-jRAi-fctGjRSPTx9by3j8Nq9RvPUZ_IVBl2zKLui3YNZVk0oFaH26svArMjO8GdDBbavndE/w640-h426/Melangyna%20umbellatarum.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Melangyna umbellatarum</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8Nku1eeFi4_KyuXpDqMgozvuaaJDNEfpfJCsXjv2f9kfpfjIj_PrbbkYKofy_ZNjDMFyab4I2YE1b3kBO1eQiZQtjmyjcZ6UKDWPDBzLO6v251DqGfGkdgqLEHi0f_KKxxcsbL-TAi7nYi8Aw0DUXzXuV4iq0TaG0_VK2n6lOREzDL-adVRdDVXkWsM/s2825/Adelphocornis%20quadripunctatus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="2825" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc8Nku1eeFi4_KyuXpDqMgozvuaaJDNEfpfJCsXjv2f9kfpfjIj_PrbbkYKofy_ZNjDMFyab4I2YE1b3kBO1eQiZQtjmyjcZ6UKDWPDBzLO6v251DqGfGkdgqLEHi0f_KKxxcsbL-TAi7nYi8Aw0DUXzXuV4iq0TaG0_VK2n6lOREzDL-adVRdDVXkWsM/w640-h426/Adelphocornis%20quadripunctatus.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Adelphocoris quadripunctatus</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="1665" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnueAXKpyu26DT4ZiNlDxRP-eVBgi8O6SumMfJcyK9hrhCgEbdOGbudz0dPEmjbYaPR6Ql2h9mLTYAaQFAE0xpTg7EZ5bSif3PmuDcTr5pz990J6G6PZ-v3Q32ur4ti4BqPkBt6l2sgF1XFV7iX31KMaBY1_ahfU_xIYxuuKg4TBYa3xr2d0a0tTW1Uz0/w640-h426/Physocephala%20rufipes.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Physocephala rufipes</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTv7rHzzAQYO9oaG3X7s5ow28MTGH1aojgplJ3IrfXipyx-QJGIm8s385GUtk4cuSj-oJ4Pqp0wVSr5ONy7uo1G3SsYcIQ-3HXyA-inEU2CqlgDvKvK05Iri1Gfz8dy7ukILzbiqzUY2_h2ThrRp4tGhXNtnbDgCOeL8x9IjgQSa_pQ_7ZLFH8jr6-Y0/s2689/Tachina%20fera%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="2689" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTv7rHzzAQYO9oaG3X7s5ow28MTGH1aojgplJ3IrfXipyx-QJGIm8s385GUtk4cuSj-oJ4Pqp0wVSr5ONy7uo1G3SsYcIQ-3HXyA-inEU2CqlgDvKvK05Iri1Gfz8dy7ukILzbiqzUY2_h2ThrRp4tGhXNtnbDgCOeL8x9IjgQSa_pQ_7ZLFH8jr6-Y0/w640-h426/Tachina%20fera%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Tachina fera</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-65831438541828995632023-08-18T18:52:00.001+01:002023-08-18T18:52:07.669+01:00Blaencaerau (Thursday)<p> Hoverflies seem to be dropping rapidly. Only 23 species seen in a 2hr walk, <b><i>Chrysotoxum festivum</i></b> being the pick. Lots of various Tachinid flies about just wish I had a key so I could capture and identify a few.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB4Yverd_ZW_LDuMlES6C2JyQZliaKD3XiVNb3JXKv0wAZLaUbrVh0UdDf-6wj2y7Rz6AnjXxkD9-nU2UEEAPbhmtaWhPm2bPDe9FApd6xftkCCMHZo95Dxuolkh1LlPxkpJ12NBGVOLYMVwCxPPA2qGqP6bKLQc-AaFyjpXFXWDw77p94GWkBmGJTDk/s2051/Chrysotoxum%20festivum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2051" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB4Yverd_ZW_LDuMlES6C2JyQZliaKD3XiVNb3JXKv0wAZLaUbrVh0UdDf-6wj2y7Rz6AnjXxkD9-nU2UEEAPbhmtaWhPm2bPDe9FApd6xftkCCMHZo95Dxuolkh1LlPxkpJ12NBGVOLYMVwCxPPA2qGqP6bKLQc-AaFyjpXFXWDw77p94GWkBmGJTDk/w640-h426/Chrysotoxum%20festivum.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Chrysotoxum festivum</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="2368" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPZsk9PKrG1yBpfyeZx4rCKXIfDBpnSwJ3z2Gpvm8KfCqSNARh7A6-5scV8gLGuq8nGttTded_S-JsjT6IHeK8wGSLSxsnFxSX8xDI38TRQyxKYjVxp12qfzRGifX4mzuMcQNZ4Xcw4RCTb9w4mgClW0au86F-4IGwmBvqIUz0Lx6hD5xMYOFknggZms/w640-h426/Pyhsocephala.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Conopid Fly - Physocephala (probably - rufipes)</i></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-55417629755113455422023-08-16T23:00:00.005+01:002023-08-16T23:00:45.205+01:00various insects this week<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sgJr5dH7IXEzwJc9q2CRC9Ee0Kq5CW0joEZcEGTRGUlPdKzf7pudX9oRcA7cBDl6ETeUuuxZW3zl7To-99dT0oKFZguyM53dXacl6f8HDxGEFzpU1yp93VA7FWZ3iPTIYcr07lcQEKrM-MFr8Q7KjvkNcbRQZOLqgiFxnioZkApds3hjkCaQfLHYNEg/s2638/Phasia%20hemiptera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="2638" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1sgJr5dH7IXEzwJc9q2CRC9Ee0Kq5CW0joEZcEGTRGUlPdKzf7pudX9oRcA7cBDl6ETeUuuxZW3zl7To-99dT0oKFZguyM53dXacl6f8HDxGEFzpU1yp93VA7FWZ3iPTIYcr07lcQEKrM-MFr8Q7KjvkNcbRQZOLqgiFxnioZkApds3hjkCaQfLHYNEg/w640-h426/Phasia%20hemiptera.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Phasia hemiptera</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhur3fNLhkWoZzLlX11Bw3qctdu1eDXwBwgPqdc2MlUyl9CpYNcniaupPSc-TuYn9nBMSm0sPqyAnZqFPHnJJQAmZU7CXQ7HJzLINvPO1hNS73aZJfyMs6lBGSmjr1RLjc0vC2QzGpKsW6l5wuwmRowsJ3T5iWjaOsqi_LO5Mk0jrJ4lZBVJofR3_M2jj8/s2088/Ypsolopha%20parenthsella.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="2088" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhur3fNLhkWoZzLlX11Bw3qctdu1eDXwBwgPqdc2MlUyl9CpYNcniaupPSc-TuYn9nBMSm0sPqyAnZqFPHnJJQAmZU7CXQ7HJzLINvPO1hNS73aZJfyMs6lBGSmjr1RLjc0vC2QzGpKsW6l5wuwmRowsJ3T5iWjaOsqi_LO5Mk0jrJ4lZBVJofR3_M2jj8/w640-h426/Ypsolopha%20parenthsella.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Ypsolopha parenthensis</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2871" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiu4ya6RYT4UFUVPxK7DRSsZVOvBf7K8c4bCA1Y2icEw8VCrcGgbDfqwowpZieQkhCgEep91MmsL5LTglL7Y_HeclgCng3CaWvYfG_LBWqfYAkwR_BTAEuDh5OtDB53m8ZY-sdbvt0-dIYlxMhiqsMcTSoy7Y8jxOj_dajO43orrCypTTd77YCvk5pl8/w640-h426/Nowickia%20ferox%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Nowickia ferox</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xExYJzJ7GjadUgPihbk5CC1jPwo9YC3hkYmwwNIt01XkMrK8nHe4zAJ4ACZ_UZWHPbD3pAiFnFHfEx361qRc9uJRfX8joZgu0WsXUKbV1g5EqehJyouSG5lzodOwXUFJwCiRjTMuZf4HnIgcxHRyvkv7Og410rmOQEhPVltY6DwSjkAi_bPM2r9DWfI/s2118/Marsh%20Damselbug.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="2118" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xExYJzJ7GjadUgPihbk5CC1jPwo9YC3hkYmwwNIt01XkMrK8nHe4zAJ4ACZ_UZWHPbD3pAiFnFHfEx361qRc9uJRfX8joZgu0WsXUKbV1g5EqehJyouSG5lzodOwXUFJwCiRjTMuZf4HnIgcxHRyvkv7Og410rmOQEhPVltY6DwSjkAi_bPM2r9DWfI/w640-h426/Marsh%20Damselbug.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Marsh Damselbug</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1256" data-original-width="1885" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vCmkTqahKBY1FLdbmQ5IbsJoTnx6gcdeohug5LwhaibP0AjV0P7EvFIErGrwuDKz7tyNRw-1Wh7p1XQzeh_IKYkqS-DRp1giUV3kBUfnO0Hh3TivXCjD1rxbEak1SR5S2XBd7hr0Ncoy2ergZ8SI8DDJ4sNuSG6bJwHFCIqzUnwNw3QLOocRPYZeTaA/w640-h426/Dock%20Bug%20(late%20instar).JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Dock Bug - late instar</i></b></div><p></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-12949588206753938262023-08-16T22:53:00.005+01:002023-08-16T22:53:53.271+01:00hoverflies this week<p> It looks like hoverfly numbers have peaked and started the great wind down for the year. 44 species this week with some photos below. Places visited include Spelter, Maesteg golf course and Garnwen lower moors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnctYPekb0SqyRl8yE_ksJASJDVvQja_fG5LUgU21OMsptyVt6T4fhpXO3B9M8cLWizEvIhiwViv6-gdIbBm6KmymQHebxuO8a-FYEEPvRlCtPQw32j9yo5cdWJH-C128OaharY1uHkz2gc3BlOdFF8WGB0uQ6fn-ZOp3cG8gAN8O3TOdbXEdCplaoytE/s2996/Dasysyrphus%20albostriatus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="2996" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnctYPekb0SqyRl8yE_ksJASJDVvQja_fG5LUgU21OMsptyVt6T4fhpXO3B9M8cLWizEvIhiwViv6-gdIbBm6KmymQHebxuO8a-FYEEPvRlCtPQw32j9yo5cdWJH-C128OaharY1uHkz2gc3BlOdFF8WGB0uQ6fn-ZOp3cG8gAN8O3TOdbXEdCplaoytE/w640-h426/Dasysyrphus%20albostriatus.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Dasysyrphus albostriatus</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9hbx5vCudtdFXZSIEJ1xxUBgmZk8FI3b-uCTb9sU3HsN4RlO2MpIkvmUAlmVziNKeyHqaLeskjAgE4u1KLf8zhFvOXH4RDwb4eNPBEXQBw3BICkHg8CpZq8PAxDMW9vSJd5KUl48crTlytE9whwVzFZ-Jfvr5Nms-5rifg4K_h77eQ3eVd9REYh5ZZY/s1559/Sericomyia%20silentis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1559" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9hbx5vCudtdFXZSIEJ1xxUBgmZk8FI3b-uCTb9sU3HsN4RlO2MpIkvmUAlmVziNKeyHqaLeskjAgE4u1KLf8zhFvOXH4RDwb4eNPBEXQBw3BICkHg8CpZq8PAxDMW9vSJd5KUl48crTlytE9whwVzFZ-Jfvr5Nms-5rifg4K_h77eQ3eVd9REYh5ZZY/w640-h426/Sericomyia%20silentis.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Sericomyia silentis</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3YSjuDTOujFl6Db-_EIHUquXjvYwDU-vAbUULg-73kE7RmNYW9HwuLEwMAk3oZrZRDlmKrGAJzabkwhQV_3Efbo9VaD1CVVEXY1UEO4T9_SZ8-yf0kAKT2q2l4o0wFmsr0FRDitiCNfRNdybFSdPQWlXbjj-K1_ujkT3y1Rz2NDjkhuNxHXwLH1pZoU/s2603/Syrphus%20ribesii.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="2603" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3YSjuDTOujFl6Db-_EIHUquXjvYwDU-vAbUULg-73kE7RmNYW9HwuLEwMAk3oZrZRDlmKrGAJzabkwhQV_3Efbo9VaD1CVVEXY1UEO4T9_SZ8-yf0kAKT2q2l4o0wFmsr0FRDitiCNfRNdybFSdPQWlXbjj-K1_ujkT3y1Rz2NDjkhuNxHXwLH1pZoU/w640-h426/Syrphus%20ribesii.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Syrphus ribesii</i></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-76205075782178916722023-08-06T21:54:00.004+01:002023-08-06T21:54:36.926+01:00Top Llan (Gilfach west)<p> Weatherman promised sunny weather today - he got it wrong again, it was overcast with only brief spells of fine weather. Recorded 21 species of hoverflies with numbers dropping slightly maybe due to the weather. New for the year was <b><i>Leucozona glaucia</i></b> and other highlights include <b><i>Eupeodes lapponicus</i></b> and <b><i>Didea fasciata</i></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn3XHtZTiybeH_saxa1laPu2Fx5i3jxGAPdmloTLwmBfBjuDIxOwGAu9wXZ0xJjLqXj81oB_3JwyW0jeInzM2PNroTQE80sqRlDxofJaDJg5_5b1aCRSx_H34f_B1kTea2z-LIKyy4H0g8qahHFFbI33agOBokqEjKOUgshgBtUto3xBZhP-iT2P3hFs/s2203/Leucozona%20glaucia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="2203" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYn3XHtZTiybeH_saxa1laPu2Fx5i3jxGAPdmloTLwmBfBjuDIxOwGAu9wXZ0xJjLqXj81oB_3JwyW0jeInzM2PNroTQE80sqRlDxofJaDJg5_5b1aCRSx_H34f_B1kTea2z-LIKyy4H0g8qahHFFbI33agOBokqEjKOUgshgBtUto3xBZhP-iT2P3hFs/w640-h426/Leucozona%20glaucia.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Leucozona glaucia</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1B7-f0ase_KUQE5wYMk3rFtnGwrgjorr8gBQJZHnwb43LuisI0DcMj2G6W8QEONHoLsacmKG1ia9EKErF6M_3HnrmsV8S4xavo4QhMW6M9-lYNBT_AMAAOx8NZsAPtDD9uzy2_MOZayZO6K7ZHM1XROEPoNdE5pInQYMS1XDC2IKzjDgXw5QTtp5cQ5s/s2149/Eupeodes%20lapponicus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="2149" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1B7-f0ase_KUQE5wYMk3rFtnGwrgjorr8gBQJZHnwb43LuisI0DcMj2G6W8QEONHoLsacmKG1ia9EKErF6M_3HnrmsV8S4xavo4QhMW6M9-lYNBT_AMAAOx8NZsAPtDD9uzy2_MOZayZO6K7ZHM1XROEPoNdE5pInQYMS1XDC2IKzjDgXw5QTtp5cQ5s/w640-h426/Eupeodes%20lapponicus.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Eupeodes lapponicus</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwuDYZzu_jB69XpCS2ouuBjyP3Nc2afQN4qrJppa_p6fz4KxNowFwTJehwj4GLN9ThpAaKPXQTyNUXpPZgOmZ-HY0ATQU4MoPpoADjfO6adYpmRor7-0iI8IMnut_dan4FECLLdccAm1TYbz47BIjrXWIGs4HqpwfIsy3klv8U_vyX9m844X4YAdldpM/s2325/Didea%20fasciata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="2325" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjwuDYZzu_jB69XpCS2ouuBjyP3Nc2afQN4qrJppa_p6fz4KxNowFwTJehwj4GLN9ThpAaKPXQTyNUXpPZgOmZ-HY0ATQU4MoPpoADjfO6adYpmRor7-0iI8IMnut_dan4FECLLdccAm1TYbz47BIjrXWIGs4HqpwfIsy3klv8U_vyX9m844X4YAdldpM/w640-h426/Didea%20fasciata.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Didea fasciata</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCzybBXVlOw76TO4PMdweTgY_GK5S-RbS70SUWR69UE6-UWo6fBFyDl4Msxob8At5CxrnR0KXor8er0zXalEDQkUEIuA3yayoRJAO9MRVchFXiX_0cG_uGUsvmTU0UUvU25_exMIDSAJmPCrhxpAnGvhZggmULTV-w2_xwAanBn5kxfhyQnQsoAWekek/s2951/Boardered%20Beauty.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="2951" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCzybBXVlOw76TO4PMdweTgY_GK5S-RbS70SUWR69UE6-UWo6fBFyDl4Msxob8At5CxrnR0KXor8er0zXalEDQkUEIuA3yayoRJAO9MRVchFXiX_0cG_uGUsvmTU0UUvU25_exMIDSAJmPCrhxpAnGvhZggmULTV-w2_xwAanBn5kxfhyQnQsoAWekek/w640-h426/Boardered%20Beauty.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Bordered Beauty</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-29463545409616552352023-08-05T16:30:00.000+01:002023-08-05T16:30:52.266+01:00New tachinid for valley<p> Just had this tachinid confirmed on Irecord as <b><i>Dinera cariniformis</i></b> which is new for the valley. Not many records from South Wales.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_R_jMBwfQ6u91DqYE_dD7YAEXtS-VvoF6yu8KBrV7i_7CYSGmB7_z37b8nBBd_pCOXY-MVgmL91i2mKO1E3dpoL_G_Q_jDa6u4mOr-7W0Kq2Z4d0-1D_cElG-T1JNEViWlfqQvihuPdS1JcCbx1ri34hPyBaA2-sD3AiLD2SUtGX5KYZQ5fuwpHcRC2Y/s2347/tachy%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="2347" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_R_jMBwfQ6u91DqYE_dD7YAEXtS-VvoF6yu8KBrV7i_7CYSGmB7_z37b8nBBd_pCOXY-MVgmL91i2mKO1E3dpoL_G_Q_jDa6u4mOr-7W0Kq2Z4d0-1D_cElG-T1JNEViWlfqQvihuPdS1JcCbx1ri34hPyBaA2-sD3AiLD2SUtGX5KYZQ5fuwpHcRC2Y/w640-h426/tachy%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk_ZW-QPLOR9gRGFYucs5PhQ2kSxVLc_7WGg6dTnmFR1MSOIc_rqNWxROr7iFpjMlO4uyknFot6YSMR9P58pjvl8Z9PrEBOAQn7VNdP00o56002yWR3kM3_dLnHbha2DeBBeELqZr-w8kquhSGbZ-hRBa1dyrX4aJrI1HOHpAjmzMpD_vzrlPv6F3GkY/s2189/tachy2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="2189" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk_ZW-QPLOR9gRGFYucs5PhQ2kSxVLc_7WGg6dTnmFR1MSOIc_rqNWxROr7iFpjMlO4uyknFot6YSMR9P58pjvl8Z9PrEBOAQn7VNdP00o56002yWR3kM3_dLnHbha2DeBBeELqZr-w8kquhSGbZ-hRBa1dyrX4aJrI1HOHpAjmzMpD_vzrlPv6F3GkY/w640-h426/tachy2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Hoverflies still out in good numbers on Thursday with 34 species of 900 individuals at Caerau and Spelter. Also a Slow Worm crossed the path in front of me and the first Starwort caterpillars are appearing on Goldenrod which is just starting to bloom.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz0KR2T3xt3F0CP_jPpUH3flNrwY6V8KjfHrVvEYhgdkSfc0diPZMzj2E7kv3j-rcXHA_FWaa77w8OPelvl3gzBPCT40StZFdQ6edaaMkCqZZKbVEHJVlo7Rnwz9Q7wPfLR6aPmuz4DvdS2BPO4gPI8pxEgFC6SruhJmJJSAarzO9_6K2477NSFDkvSE/s4334/Slow%20Worm.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2890" data-original-width="4334" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz0KR2T3xt3F0CP_jPpUH3flNrwY6V8KjfHrVvEYhgdkSfc0diPZMzj2E7kv3j-rcXHA_FWaa77w8OPelvl3gzBPCT40StZFdQ6edaaMkCqZZKbVEHJVlo7Rnwz9Q7wPfLR6aPmuz4DvdS2BPO4gPI8pxEgFC6SruhJmJJSAarzO9_6K2477NSFDkvSE/w640-h426/Slow%20Worm.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Slow Worm</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSoaPPP_uavRvKxjucDl9BAq_Ae0kT7-xmPdtfPhu4QbASc83GpQRQ6qEzXIN17LYgP0EqGIBeULXDTiDsmt_kzhN4nnP3vM69YCpX_EARxTNx_mcQ0G8ZoIX8IHrS8c9lm-duhi4HBtk_0CduMy4y4SF-ZMR_u5gjtj02HFXMyZYVWdPz2UPVmBnQYQ/s2088/Starwort.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="2088" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSoaPPP_uavRvKxjucDl9BAq_Ae0kT7-xmPdtfPhu4QbASc83GpQRQ6qEzXIN17LYgP0EqGIBeULXDTiDsmt_kzhN4nnP3vM69YCpX_EARxTNx_mcQ0G8ZoIX8IHrS8c9lm-duhi4HBtk_0CduMy4y4SF-ZMR_u5gjtj02HFXMyZYVWdPz2UPVmBnQYQ/w640-h426/Starwort.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Starwort caterpillar</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-BHnJJXq9bZstksrM7j4OA7_LlhTVbPSdeTT4n2cyTB7VjQsTq7wT0JZwijxg1ghmfKjHx9u1EuAhIPr2N4hbhDQvACbQVnv0FnWKKt3_5EO2a7b6sPuKos2yCn0xL63zsdE3DECpjxtetsiUBeQe_lALBTY3BDkG9QPbv4Fo-Niq6SzG2k7Xow3JbY/s2544/Dasysyrphus%20albostriatus%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2544" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-BHnJJXq9bZstksrM7j4OA7_LlhTVbPSdeTT4n2cyTB7VjQsTq7wT0JZwijxg1ghmfKjHx9u1EuAhIPr2N4hbhDQvACbQVnv0FnWKKt3_5EO2a7b6sPuKos2yCn0xL63zsdE3DECpjxtetsiUBeQe_lALBTY3BDkG9QPbv4Fo-Niq6SzG2k7Xow3JbY/w640-h426/Dasysyrphus%20albostriatus%20(2).JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Dasysyrphus albostriatus</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-69986782129334927172023-07-29T22:41:00.001+01:002023-07-29T22:41:43.299+01:00Caerau/Blaencaerau (Saturday)<p> Weather was not as good as predicted, being mostly cloudy with the odd brief shower. Nevertheless the mass emergence of hoverflies continues, with flies on virtually every blossom especially Hogweed and Angelica. The end total was 2524 hoverflies of 50 species (only my second time to achieve 50 species in a day). Highlight was my third ever <b><i>Sericomyia superbiens</i></b>, a full list with photos below.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Melanostoma mellinum (1)<br />Melanostoma scalare (100)<br />Platycheirus albimanus (140)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Platycheirus granditarsus (3)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Platycheirus scutatus (1)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Chrysotoxum bicinctum (6)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTgkEJQ4VHNVrAxARYOMaaUly7KAXwr7zgWnEnZroGDUjgeQ4BG3HSlDyqsJvDJwfyemzgubeFFVF6rhThlkl2x4lm__ZUGOceJbsYjUcTNuf5O5oYr3zv8K6CmDmZ5PfLkv2X3r_lYKTth0aPuh608ngnYIOE6zai48mMrkcUw7YvH5bAFaI9Qu4rEc/s2678/Chrysotoxum%20bicinctum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="2678" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTgkEJQ4VHNVrAxARYOMaaUly7KAXwr7zgWnEnZroGDUjgeQ4BG3HSlDyqsJvDJwfyemzgubeFFVF6rhThlkl2x4lm__ZUGOceJbsYjUcTNuf5O5oYr3zv8K6CmDmZ5PfLkv2X3r_lYKTth0aPuh608ngnYIOE6zai48mMrkcUw7YvH5bAFaI9Qu4rEc/w640-h426/Chrysotoxum%20bicinctum.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chrysotoxum arcuatum (1)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dasysyrphus albostriatus (3)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tzkBUmYMlKSbYcIvMPnY1Jlnv9eOZI2J8dd1DlyKLw4vak2leSHCl0BxqpgpOjs8uRjt2R2BYXmOuVdS-MTLV8q3cYrW7L0nw_2LRGynhKuE1sJjssS9E7RX_pKyMiNrLjxFXPQZuEJ3dS_HoHZzNrhFUzNXvj38XWLktX-2bXf-nj4N2fJJ10yZUrU/s2756/Dasysyrphus%20albostriatus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2756" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tzkBUmYMlKSbYcIvMPnY1Jlnv9eOZI2J8dd1DlyKLw4vak2leSHCl0BxqpgpOjs8uRjt2R2BYXmOuVdS-MTLV8q3cYrW7L0nw_2LRGynhKuE1sJjssS9E7RX_pKyMiNrLjxFXPQZuEJ3dS_HoHZzNrhFUzNXvj38XWLktX-2bXf-nj4N2fJJ10yZUrU/w640-h426/Dasysyrphus%20albostriatus.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Epistrophe grossulariae (4) - new for the year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_BvVjRyCF_w-qBuS4ilqA10NkUeK-OBz6eBR6mMq6ff1HkP4mLVO71129kexfUE8f96TB3leKl4BEftikkDVsBULT7JXvbauxdDX6KdB98aQMsPLPvdWIWGJBfl7pKjgOEsLUcSpwelrvRXXeVm77svnuX2EruppbpBTeEai2PiUavWTV3Z-EzGtKIw/s2139/Epistrophe%20grossulariae.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2139" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_BvVjRyCF_w-qBuS4ilqA10NkUeK-OBz6eBR6mMq6ff1HkP4mLVO71129kexfUE8f96TB3leKl4BEftikkDVsBULT7JXvbauxdDX6KdB98aQMsPLPvdWIWGJBfl7pKjgOEsLUcSpwelrvRXXeVm77svnuX2EruppbpBTeEai2PiUavWTV3Z-EzGtKIw/w640-h426/Epistrophe%20grossulariae.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Episyrphus balteatus (120)<div>Eupeodes corollae (2)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtY9TQh0UVAhayzKECS1Yn33OmQc0EICbLSrqBNNRG2keuC6teS7Hxozu_iKi2iNFI8zeMl2P6B9xA9XI_xwGC98o-VEYd92CiHMADf7yfdM-Ed_t8LTppsvX4XdqgAup9WkGkfkhrfGZ6X5hfaxwjBn74gbqNrw8nj4zRLXh8nvlVZCEmXyzGJvLhZ_o/s2130/Eupeodes%20corollae.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Leucozona laternaria (3) - new for the year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNisBWhLOpKvIjHf0jkeCpwOcT88C6qyo4YCT3CZg18qL8GSbO1MPP2-vTpvRagoCxLbwzlPc6jf3F5_za33kiatkV4nUV7WV0PJDbzICGO7sH4ahVR2sAze6nNxKWtVmJHPSdrv7Ht3XwIxQy2ZRfzvaS0MnnXA3bUwlkhJxsNYAYTF92IPJOo0JEtOg/s2476/Leucozona%20laternaria.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="2476" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNisBWhLOpKvIjHf0jkeCpwOcT88C6qyo4YCT3CZg18qL8GSbO1MPP2-vTpvRagoCxLbwzlPc6jf3F5_za33kiatkV4nUV7WV0PJDbzICGO7sH4ahVR2sAze6nNxKWtVmJHPSdrv7Ht3XwIxQy2ZRfzvaS0MnnXA3bUwlkhJxsNYAYTF92IPJOo0JEtOg/w640-h426/Leucozona%20laternaria.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Melangyna compositarum (1) - new for the year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggccPYNoyUrilUFUoxGET_Bj6HXv7c5qteDeJ67amuGcnZBOoTIQOgoemFNUK__7y4meC4B0ePtNRT6DPuX2i-a1kfPi8bz1uRzuw5MoyrHv256o8ILtJhpuXLpdQJjx8n6wpbEIdNOhgaKKgQAD7BGQyh09LXa2fHTs21oVwUF9fu2AqTABNCIUx5K_M/s2685/Melangyna%20compositarum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1790" data-original-width="2685" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggccPYNoyUrilUFUoxGET_Bj6HXv7c5qteDeJ67amuGcnZBOoTIQOgoemFNUK__7y4meC4B0ePtNRT6DPuX2i-a1kfPi8bz1uRzuw5MoyrHv256o8ILtJhpuXLpdQJjx8n6wpbEIdNOhgaKKgQAD7BGQyh09LXa2fHTs21oVwUF9fu2AqTABNCIUx5K_M/w640-h426/Melangyna%20compositarum.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Melangyna umbellatarum (2)<div>Meliscaeva auricollis (240)</div><div>Meliscaeva cinctella (80)</div><div>Parasyrphus lineola (1)</div><div>Scaeva pyrastri (8)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJZJ7BUnA5KvhdsuXWO-OKdYTr2gmqFJq1aDMlJajokkx1nJTIiiW7M2SF1NWezmaV366D6uRKFo-dfbehw081c-SJXYLA1ZOVJ-ehL12ZOrRiBYqVHcq6CLUSjSYmOe6yWTaYnKxNw7Frn1j_00-z6jT-abcLX8du5mwn6N6U3Zg96zInV6ytP-9YdY/s3127/Scaeva%20pyrastri.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="3127" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJZJ7BUnA5KvhdsuXWO-OKdYTr2gmqFJq1aDMlJajokkx1nJTIiiW7M2SF1NWezmaV366D6uRKFo-dfbehw081c-SJXYLA1ZOVJ-ehL12ZOrRiBYqVHcq6CLUSjSYmOe6yWTaYnKxNw7Frn1j_00-z6jT-abcLX8du5mwn6N6U3Zg96zInV6ytP-9YdY/w640-h426/Scaeva%20pyrastri.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Spaerophoria scripta (12)</div><div>Sphaerophoria sp. (8)</div><div>Syrphus ribesii (9)</div><div>Syrphus torvus (11)</div><div>Syrphus vitripennis (2)</div><div>Syrphus sp. (1280)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzSb9xeIwyMzLV-p98ci3EipAxFJbyAG4DM2a_d29XE23n6DKmc5kemxZzZw3k-eQ9xoyNfVn-4R7sLTEtxDO3Zipv6efcoIdm6qCCEo5Su23gSauLF9JlQirug4x-NfdNx4cdYqTDexkYTVV06xzq_epvT2KoT4PuH4fkOoD_GKSE2_YR5wPgPlOgR8/s3402/Syrphus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3402" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKzSb9xeIwyMzLV-p98ci3EipAxFJbyAG4DM2a_d29XE23n6DKmc5kemxZzZw3k-eQ9xoyNfVn-4R7sLTEtxDO3Zipv6efcoIdm6qCCEo5Su23gSauLF9JlQirug4x-NfdNx4cdYqTDexkYTVV06xzq_epvT2KoT4PuH4fkOoD_GKSE2_YR5wPgPlOgR8/w640-h426/Syrphus.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia bergenstammi (7)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia fraterna (1)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia illustrata (22)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia impressa (130)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia pagana (4)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia proxima (4)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia scutellata (15)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpK494rh4tIxWwU_8sMcspfz_g4pqNVsEAze16aYW4oXA1x5GdEcNEKtMUi9jHgK2XkG-OCTWId03i76DdcDIRxFESfTbaNEeud7XvzR6XiCiQElJDSmlOh3cgdcmtTGzmDz5mTztG1FNqLdDG4hc2iRdBB92NzzfPhcTyoXr8biNaM3398gyg5Z20WU/s2253/Cheilosia%20scutellata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="2253" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpK494rh4tIxWwU_8sMcspfz_g4pqNVsEAze16aYW4oXA1x5GdEcNEKtMUi9jHgK2XkG-OCTWId03i76DdcDIRxFESfTbaNEeud7XvzR6XiCiQElJDSmlOh3cgdcmtTGzmDz5mTztG1FNqLdDG4hc2iRdBB92NzzfPhcTyoXr8biNaM3398gyg5Z20WU/w640-h426/Cheilosia%20scutellata.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia vernalis (3)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cheilosia sp. (35)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chrysogaster solstitialis (35)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Melanogaster hirtella (1)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Orthonevra nobilis (1)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eristalis arbustorum (3)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eristalis horticola (1)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eristalis nemorum (3) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eristalis pertinax (240)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eristalis tenax (5)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Helophilus pendulus (5)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Myathropa florea (6)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixk0OU_Kq5aOI3AlAUIJ3Na8_76bphf0rZC07YWcvwPsoL9XhoERXW9G_iHZFOYq73XKQ4EzrKFiVvHFo8T_lTHde98nuVI3u2HUW2XdVdOpYdFuy8k30z33c4E8Pc0gGtPD4E_7ZrSetYdeN8uUn_41p3FU07AqTBPmUftwkB19BqGg3hZ5YbfK-vWHo/s2660/Myathropa%20florea.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2660" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixk0OU_Kq5aOI3AlAUIJ3Na8_76bphf0rZC07YWcvwPsoL9XhoERXW9G_iHZFOYq73XKQ4EzrKFiVvHFo8T_lTHde98nuVI3u2HUW2XdVdOpYdFuy8k30z33c4E8Pc0gGtPD4E_7ZrSetYdeN8uUn_41p3FU07AqTBPmUftwkB19BqGg3hZ5YbfK-vWHo/w640-h426/Myathropa%20florea.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Pipizella viduata (6)<div>Pipizella sp. (5)</div><div>Sericomyia silentis (3)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnw4m1R9aBRpKkRw39kDPO9Xyh7J4iyY2uN1vPtwXUY47l4ARCbBMLXLm-FrIhwrNoGzi9Wi2ejogbNPHSyRODC60xLYXG2WaoaZ5wmkxB_KOuf6pxpnNMKBDesf8YFlpLPTASV13n01BLr0PbuSP7MHQclC7BMmd67ZF6P6k_iKLLQhnasdPWMtcZSu0/s2808/Sericomyia%20silentis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2808" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnw4m1R9aBRpKkRw39kDPO9Xyh7J4iyY2uN1vPtwXUY47l4ARCbBMLXLm-FrIhwrNoGzi9Wi2ejogbNPHSyRODC60xLYXG2WaoaZ5wmkxB_KOuf6pxpnNMKBDesf8YFlpLPTASV13n01BLr0PbuSP7MHQclC7BMmd67ZF6P6k_iKLLQhnasdPWMtcZSu0/w640-h426/Sericomyia%20silentis.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Sericomyia superbiens (1) - new for the year</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OEEdLBpP80utR4sAaZfZIdg7qXtdecwsAKnEeo_NtF36vqFDGYs4FzilgvYL7F0r1v27FtchxZFJa7TsO1ZApF0juQXJLqU2bKjNvSrYAnj58wQuNSzbq74Wd936LYBgvnYaYFjXGBCvNL7d-f2T-7MwCMLLublc91BRl7EfWUYunHY4A3wmptuLqnA/s2203/Sericomyia%20superbiens.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-21865611701341911592023-07-21T00:09:00.006+01:002023-07-21T00:09:55.374+01:00Garnwen lower moors<p> Although somewhat cloudy the first big emergence of hoverflies of the summer occurred today with over a thousand individuals seen of 30 species. Largest numbers seen were various <b><i>Syrphus</i></b> species (400+), <b><i>Episyrphus balteatus</i></b> (300+) and <b><i>Platycheirus albimanus</i></b> (250+). New for the year was a male <b><i>Eupeodes lapponicus</i></b> and other highlights included <b><i>Melangyna umbellatarum</i></b> and a late <b><i>Sericomyia Lappona</i></b>.</p><p>All the usual butterflies, bumblebees and day flying moths were seen. Beetles were well represented in the longhorn beetles Leptura quadrifasciatus and Pachytodes cerambyciformis as well as 1000's of the Soldier beetle Rhagonycha fulva. Lots of various tachinid flies about as well as the conopid flies Conops ceriaeformis and Sicus ferrugineous. Only birds of note were juvenile Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Jay.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99KlPgritBBtbfMa-nrQTbw53eliWGSYcS1ZyUtT11HGvXW9qE5_7n0yudZiO4rUJ7HvQSz5_f1hX2XYdHXtc2Bea4Szxlrn5YHboIr25SSaBr463M1rO-kR9Bb67bwwJsi97YgyXiik1MJKIDhAvZkFzGVXU2r9syWxDxdEHgumiXE-4rNJoGNbfkQE/s3431/Sericomyia%20lappona.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="3431" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99KlPgritBBtbfMa-nrQTbw53eliWGSYcS1ZyUtT11HGvXW9qE5_7n0yudZiO4rUJ7HvQSz5_f1hX2XYdHXtc2Bea4Szxlrn5YHboIr25SSaBr463M1rO-kR9Bb67bwwJsi97YgyXiik1MJKIDhAvZkFzGVXU2r9syWxDxdEHgumiXE-4rNJoGNbfkQE/w640-h426/Sericomyia%20lappona.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Sericomyia lappona</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Is0QShBSkMWw1tifHK9bkoOorbqBnVjl_8yOCW3uLBUP_B7wY3SzMnLBfmpLRtc85M-K9Jog7iYIHTVOmKXxBanFTavkkSOMDLyuN5xW2AFsGsWwRzUedSsomZ5soOaf6Srbe85FEYawAbv71x-aQPw_kcHY0rs_eIkyDH_gcj4MmyyK9IK-kEWwltQ/s2909/Syrphus%20irruption.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="2909" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Is0QShBSkMWw1tifHK9bkoOorbqBnVjl_8yOCW3uLBUP_B7wY3SzMnLBfmpLRtc85M-K9Jog7iYIHTVOmKXxBanFTavkkSOMDLyuN5xW2AFsGsWwRzUedSsomZ5soOaf6Srbe85FEYawAbv71x-aQPw_kcHY0rs_eIkyDH_gcj4MmyyK9IK-kEWwltQ/w640-h426/Syrphus%20irruption.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Syrphus irruption</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TnQH0zgxOLGUgMiVv1vR67Rq7SPo5614NidkoGpNTC1UFMI7wGFO6OBeicc5RpoAK0KDeKjsMGPtCV_HXSKzAxTOT9ECLiOI6BT0GyPZg4JHnzKvBUOVSDfl0wekjqCGT0xhSj-GtecP49cYnurMnG4usvB_VnC4XU6ZwhBmzwhjib-QpRHe0incrGY/s2146/Conops%20ceriaeformis%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="2146" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TnQH0zgxOLGUgMiVv1vR67Rq7SPo5614NidkoGpNTC1UFMI7wGFO6OBeicc5RpoAK0KDeKjsMGPtCV_HXSKzAxTOT9ECLiOI6BT0GyPZg4JHnzKvBUOVSDfl0wekjqCGT0xhSj-GtecP49cYnurMnG4usvB_VnC4XU6ZwhBmzwhjib-QpRHe0incrGY/w640-h426/Conops%20ceriaeformis%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Conops ceriaeformis</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyNlafoDskNj1KzK5wdOrFwIIwYgUeIGShVDn_4oOexXhBi_HolbnMFu2F8daqr0zkYh5RF4WUsLib6M2YuDIwjnLYs58-RoQXlH7SFJWDE051WEEhp5-0s77gyaQockiEt-NSSC2MGvne1D6pbfTgZyIjjDsVsylzSwN606EDyihmcDD_QmrTCLXjQA/s2667/Leptura%20quadrifasciata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="2667" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyNlafoDskNj1KzK5wdOrFwIIwYgUeIGShVDn_4oOexXhBi_HolbnMFu2F8daqr0zkYh5RF4WUsLib6M2YuDIwjnLYs58-RoQXlH7SFJWDE051WEEhp5-0s77gyaQockiEt-NSSC2MGvne1D6pbfTgZyIjjDsVsylzSwN606EDyihmcDD_QmrTCLXjQA/w640-h426/Leptura%20quadrifasciata.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Leptura quadrifasciata</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-60368445085057404022023-07-20T09:06:00.000+01:002023-07-20T09:06:15.626+01:00Caerau tunnel scrub<p> This is a small area seldom visited by the public since the tunnel was closed years ago. It is quite rich in flora & fauna with plenty of flowers in bloom and is maybe 50 yds long. I was quite surprised to get 26 species of hoverfly in such a small area. The summer hoverflies are starting to emerge and in quite good numbers. New for the year was<b><i> Scaeva pyrastri</i></b> (migrant), <b><i>Melangyna umbellatarum, Cheilosia proxima </i></b>(finally) and <b><i>Cheilosia vernalis</i></b>. Highest count was <b><i>Episyrphus balteatus</i></b> (27) also a migrant.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAR_saCgo46RQGlPyQdtuat252-vEaE3hzLB2LSFx9Zy0WKkyFNi7iw6EzW9MO-SiMUGlQKZodEefnmaxfYHvSZfw1OJYpoMD5h32yK63qGQ2PnjBKCNlLMtLo1EL-WjZzl826_sfzE5sp67wB9Fxd5h9IuwmzRQUCgJY0I4Ba6QRghdzJpuhhJwfim4/s1925/Scaeva%20pyrastri.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="1925" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAR_saCgo46RQGlPyQdtuat252-vEaE3hzLB2LSFx9Zy0WKkyFNi7iw6EzW9MO-SiMUGlQKZodEefnmaxfYHvSZfw1OJYpoMD5h32yK63qGQ2PnjBKCNlLMtLo1EL-WjZzl826_sfzE5sp67wB9Fxd5h9IuwmzRQUCgJY0I4Ba6QRghdzJpuhhJwfim4/w640-h426/Scaeva%20pyrastri.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Scaeva pyrastri</i></b></div><p><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-30912432628951227652023-07-12T00:04:00.003+01:002023-07-12T00:04:58.871+01:00Gilfach (west) [SS8487]<p> More rain some prolonged but still no summer emergence of hoverflies yet, so here's some pictures from Gilfach on the weekend.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="2122" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRhyuCD-yQ5cGRUAo3Ly1GvrPd8iDUyH68_Km_ya_LBnecUw3xlZgeeSDdhqdn06RsHe-KEWZ-ypMzk9R1Zk_YZNJGbP_dpqjM-QJySecMVtmC6iT4cKVc1MRQbSjN_gqyVzbMa9c2G_s0ENk7IafyK9iXtvjCkBkTt_ZDlvcUsRjVLn2BWHJ9bph80s/w640-h426/Cheilosia%20variabillis%20(1).JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Cheilosia variabillis</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1mNIuoK_SYJqi9uWZdncqf4jGKwfYiQqXnqol0ej1Y9GkTh6cQMwfim94hrBsuX5aflxeoyE6gM0VlrXaAqa4UrZ2ul_LCT1ezg9ewvwr10VKVTcl_8WclZ0Vnz4ZX4QfA6X-eD8I1kmokvwj4ECGSYlj-6kGjnRorzNuVH40hryRnTyPB1IwTix5TQ/s1784/Cheilosia%20impressa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1784" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1mNIuoK_SYJqi9uWZdncqf4jGKwfYiQqXnqol0ej1Y9GkTh6cQMwfim94hrBsuX5aflxeoyE6gM0VlrXaAqa4UrZ2ul_LCT1ezg9ewvwr10VKVTcl_8WclZ0Vnz4ZX4QfA6X-eD8I1kmokvwj4ECGSYlj-6kGjnRorzNuVH40hryRnTyPB1IwTix5TQ/w640-h426/Cheilosia%20impressa.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Cheilosia impressa</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlXiep1UXNEqgB3b9vLqFQorXwcKY8-ZCijKWYod1g3DjbkRH9vLQWF7IG4TYaZAOAFevSRzkDJ7ubCP_RoHN43_NhnxP5MFKjisHDF4-RiRAWlEmsSaVR7cN1MP9LgQn9zWAsAJM5eskK9Z8uP23aivJZcY07ak3Eow2gzEvWHHAzyzg7QQwAN_SVs8/s2497/micro%20moth.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="2497" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlXiep1UXNEqgB3b9vLqFQorXwcKY8-ZCijKWYod1g3DjbkRH9vLQWF7IG4TYaZAOAFevSRzkDJ7ubCP_RoHN43_NhnxP5MFKjisHDF4-RiRAWlEmsSaVR7cN1MP9LgQn9zWAsAJM5eskK9Z8uP23aivJZcY07ak3Eow2gzEvWHHAzyzg7QQwAN_SVs8/w640-h426/micro%20moth.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>unknown micro moth possibly a Tortrix - will ID when I have time.</i></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-23545176602329837962023-06-25T22:34:00.004+01:002023-06-25T22:34:51.861+01:00Fourth week of June<p> Finally a bit of rain, but not enough to trigger the summer hoverfly broods. Around about 30-35 species seen this week with the first <b><i>Cheilosia scutellata </i></b>emerging as well as <b><i>Riponennsia splendens</i></b>. Highlights being <b><i>Scaeva selenitica</i></b> which is probably resident in the coniferous forests rather than migrants and continuing large numbers of the "big boys" - <b><i>Sericomyia silentis, Volucella bombylans and Volucella pellucens</i></b>. We are in the quiet fortnight between spring and summer broods and things will really explode with a couple of days rain.</p><p>On the butterfly front Ringlet, Dark Green Fritillary and Small Skipper are on the wing albeit in low numbers. Speckled Longhorn beetles continue in good numbers. Masses of various bees are about, just wish I had time to collect and ID them all. Day moths especially Burnets are out in good numbers but haven't found any Forester yet this year. All quiet on the bird front but the swifts are performing well. Early umbellifers are now finished so its waiting time for Hogweed and Angelica season although Cowbane is starting to blossom.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0mRuy0IL31-ViV923EMwI6AJu4IuwKOpH9Bi8F3OYFu-9qlyNl-L4bJIhOUNQf0RfO6bOMwIfjGchgGALq9KeNQOyGFddoDfwtVatBbbHmUcQP35_LJWNqspyIjDX46o0Y01lB_CTEC-6UVGqgmaV0MLxKDqe029tElInVvXg5tBBE6joDmqwIzOHWs/s2402/Cheilosia%20illustrata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="2402" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0mRuy0IL31-ViV923EMwI6AJu4IuwKOpH9Bi8F3OYFu-9qlyNl-L4bJIhOUNQf0RfO6bOMwIfjGchgGALq9KeNQOyGFddoDfwtVatBbbHmUcQP35_LJWNqspyIjDX46o0Y01lB_CTEC-6UVGqgmaV0MLxKDqe029tElInVvXg5tBBE6joDmqwIzOHWs/w640-h426/Cheilosia%20illustrata.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Cheilosia illustrata</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="2068" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokUERx6RJEPkGKnH-ZPrFDvJnYPWGOJD15ipzGnsMjQDeorES34A9R2WNz59TnZeoAA_TcE_0xq-EKi-3qSTL9EO9iOwan8i9JJt9s14d2t4--85VIV7tgZchGKwFgCPbAaNy9OJAu9LxKWfQCKJdp1tGhqE_aO1aZ9oQ2epW_cN-anzS8HenX-I_UX8/w640-h426/Dock%20Bug.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Dock Bug</i></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-67120452364095030172023-06-23T01:09:00.004+01:002023-06-23T07:45:32.405+01:00Third week of June<p> New hoverflies are continuing to emerge pushing me past 75 species for the year, but the dry weather is affecting overall numbers, with totals struggling to match last year unless I get a very good day. Highlights for the week include higher than usual numbers of <b><i>Volucella bombylans</i></b>, <b><i>Sericomyia silentis</i></b> and <b><i>Xylota sylvarum.</i></b></p><p>Comma butterflies second brood are now emerging as are the Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata. Quiet on the bird front but Swifts seem to be making frequent entries to the nest cavities probably started feeding young.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO5Yxcmeg2vqCDc0JqAZ94qvfuUoHf47EnVBoi0T-LzUGRvo4bhhBVg0IVmmiRuN-9OVe0GFzsdPxqBZSyqoJLj3NkmM7v87ywB4Pfsu_TQrS4sZwdiDDyjccGTVnY6FMHWxxPdiG_C46vv7fuWMxs2lbB2b6g-4ihvUw3hgVjMPwv1yP74bWkEQu_Y4/s2955/Cheilosia%20variabillis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="2955" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMO5Yxcmeg2vqCDc0JqAZ94qvfuUoHf47EnVBoi0T-LzUGRvo4bhhBVg0IVmmiRuN-9OVe0GFzsdPxqBZSyqoJLj3NkmM7v87ywB4Pfsu_TQrS4sZwdiDDyjccGTVnY6FMHWxxPdiG_C46vv7fuWMxs2lbB2b6g-4ihvUw3hgVjMPwv1yP74bWkEQu_Y4/w640-h426/Cheilosia%20variabillis.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Cheilosia variabillis</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSimd-E3gYCE7_tyoGZqpuWIkOftGaXDtgYt8GuJGqm7T4G-6nZZgmqz4wrtBAnen_YtgV6rA_JFY2m9R4PRrAEFOETPF9GUd1xwBV94JAW1fcBO42jZqP4kHyK-8zt5WUV7EmyiEDpM5TOrW9tyBS4IyKHddfCtpUIcZXvnem_T4aEvt2KgdqCEPTXqc/s2596/Xylota%20sylvarum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="2596" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSimd-E3gYCE7_tyoGZqpuWIkOftGaXDtgYt8GuJGqm7T4G-6nZZgmqz4wrtBAnen_YtgV6rA_JFY2m9R4PRrAEFOETPF9GUd1xwBV94JAW1fcBO42jZqP4kHyK-8zt5WUV7EmyiEDpM5TOrW9tyBS4IyKHddfCtpUIcZXvnem_T4aEvt2KgdqCEPTXqc/w640-h426/Xylota%20sylvarum.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Xylota sylvarum</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-xEdq8mRZ8IHra411aCaCkCj5Yq8h6xuI1B55wVFcypFwu6jcIzq0QeOgNV4iHnS62qESSqpu0yej7iMZ6FVfO9rLXolkn3ZaopzcwWZQjAQsVyfGMAs7PuVKpzYznGwtsK53t3w_LLsmN3ncKPzSQSLE4T5xpqq5NPGYdfnwPkZhMNjcrx6u_bX4As/s2660/Leptura%20maculata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2660" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-xEdq8mRZ8IHra411aCaCkCj5Yq8h6xuI1B55wVFcypFwu6jcIzq0QeOgNV4iHnS62qESSqpu0yej7iMZ6FVfO9rLXolkn3ZaopzcwWZQjAQsVyfGMAs7PuVKpzYznGwtsK53t3w_LLsmN3ncKPzSQSLE4T5xpqq5NPGYdfnwPkZhMNjcrx6u_bX4As/w640-h426/Leptura%20maculata.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Rutpela maculata</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsUciWf3M7HnmDd_ISxXRmyjVCDuxHwQlToVL2ys9ZYH8nYlt1K_l_M529gXDfk1-ymtMT91O2VNFHK4VDvSnidTK95Oo3uI9hpkKcWicTc9NCkkngB2nUMxvNnkE8FyFpspum_d2hpCrEDuTFxsy5UDCjsSu3-w_sSnO5MfyLEkXGKMO-Ihkvj-8GY0/s4001/Garnwen%20after%20the%20fire.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4001" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsUciWf3M7HnmDd_ISxXRmyjVCDuxHwQlToVL2ys9ZYH8nYlt1K_l_M529gXDfk1-ymtMT91O2VNFHK4VDvSnidTK95Oo3uI9hpkKcWicTc9NCkkngB2nUMxvNnkE8FyFpspum_d2hpCrEDuTFxsy5UDCjsSu3-w_sSnO5MfyLEkXGKMO-Ihkvj-8GY0/w640-h426/Garnwen%20after%20the%20fire.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Garnwen after another fire</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-31809233610232421672023-06-14T00:53:00.003+01:002023-06-14T00:53:34.864+01:00Second week of June<p> Fine weather continues, a bit to warm at times. Hoverflies out in good numbers, 31 species seen at Blaencaerau on Sunday, mostly in the central field which is now coming into its own with Hemlock Water-droplet and Ragged Robin in full bloom along with Bramble. Highlights include <b><i>Scaeva selenitica, Anasymia contracta and Xylota sylvarum.</i></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUd4F_NdBa8j26PVgMvKEnUMFqP4yLWnej2kOyrMdZi0M3rjPC5P0pHVYHYoMzz6T0oV980d5GJTuwLd_-Z07xu-zLDJfTBf0C62UKUulCK6pSqkJvuaUKg3F0KZOvg43vTroNq89Du6V5oplb8qIGWNzfGeq2FsZeDMu9VuWDlMuXmvSG85M3knJV/s1771/Chrysogaster%20solstitialis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1181" data-original-width="1771" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUd4F_NdBa8j26PVgMvKEnUMFqP4yLWnej2kOyrMdZi0M3rjPC5P0pHVYHYoMzz6T0oV980d5GJTuwLd_-Z07xu-zLDJfTBf0C62UKUulCK6pSqkJvuaUKg3F0KZOvg43vTroNq89Du6V5oplb8qIGWNzfGeq2FsZeDMu9VuWDlMuXmvSG85M3knJV/w640-h426/Chrysogaster%20solstitialis.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b>Chrysogaster solstitialis</b></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSiz_JJQ6Jcv7poyXbYPIAd4sHh54Y4JUan-A5aQ8VKbCV8z3THqfOMV5Ij2BwkMx8tDqLo4u6xntv19EL5W8EL0O2EZOcZsg1h0w6GX1tHUiXxoZULIx3OOy_QSptfUspgHFD9Tay00c5boCbjZ-q9OVGuYBdx-sm9mV0ex2d5fs-Y6zTw5J9w8m/s1932/Eupeodes%20corollae.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1932" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSiz_JJQ6Jcv7poyXbYPIAd4sHh54Y4JUan-A5aQ8VKbCV8z3THqfOMV5Ij2BwkMx8tDqLo4u6xntv19EL5W8EL0O2EZOcZsg1h0w6GX1tHUiXxoZULIx3OOy_QSptfUspgHFD9Tay00c5boCbjZ-q9OVGuYBdx-sm9mV0ex2d5fs-Y6zTw5J9w8m/w640-h426/Eupeodes%20corollae.JPG" width="640" /></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><b>Eupeodes corollae</b></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p><p>Amongst the butterflies Meadow Brown are starting to emerge and Common Blue are becoming more noticeable. The Five-spot Burnets are now out in big numbers and the huge numbers of Burnet Companian continue. Middle-barred Minors are regularly being seen feeding on umbellifers during the day.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW_V1KtKMbPrT0Wu5XfuhfBJsPp-5TMFUNOoBOMK0f6SC6ETLQyazTVDajYW6bUnTIypdsltfSoFYs4iVRIgmQayXcGFiWS5YSAHPgsmUO8HhVCakNjPwK4ziBfLqc4cfTE_FqI0B9O8RuQBqbiuIvQF-y4YirKrNCjqFJHfRzUsyeLuEO7S73isT/s2562/Meadow%20Brown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="2562" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW_V1KtKMbPrT0Wu5XfuhfBJsPp-5TMFUNOoBOMK0f6SC6ETLQyazTVDajYW6bUnTIypdsltfSoFYs4iVRIgmQayXcGFiWS5YSAHPgsmUO8HhVCakNjPwK4ziBfLqc4cfTE_FqI0B9O8RuQBqbiuIvQF-y4YirKrNCjqFJHfRzUsyeLuEO7S73isT/w640-h480/Meadow%20Brown.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Meadow Brown</i></b></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="3275" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5Gwo4E0HUZ0PLxLOjH9BG1o4dN4VwZbcviiu12YeTzApPu7OgvlwotkagJG2jgtli-StWueNpprl5dvjIG6B3rJYuCimNeQFRfgRTEH3Re891kjvcQQcYqSL6V-GxLvtVPrqRPcAndspBKBDlMbrfPHjPM5lGovDuM1rIfZCTmvFBWXQq-c58Obx/w640-h426/Five-spot%20Burnet.JPG" width="640" /></i></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Five-spot Burnet</i></b></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzl4jas2xV0-T3_6ZaThZ9g1H_AZyIadfDUyj5qppMK9OsFAzO5ntniwg47KMryU4LOmxEBlqZ_YguIo6Uif7GW6ml3jGC--FxRt-UeGGswGSkwy9dOFGNaMiP106m1UaRqNTVltrU6FXY9zapwFci19P3nZPevyO9JrhBLnoVgYRFXqYfQVMf4FJ/s4895/Five-spot%20Burnet%20(pupae%20case).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3263" data-original-width="4895" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHzl4jas2xV0-T3_6ZaThZ9g1H_AZyIadfDUyj5qppMK9OsFAzO5ntniwg47KMryU4LOmxEBlqZ_YguIo6Uif7GW6ml3jGC--FxRt-UeGGswGSkwy9dOFGNaMiP106m1UaRqNTVltrU6FXY9zapwFci19P3nZPevyO9JrhBLnoVgYRFXqYfQVMf4FJ/w640-h426/Five-spot%20Burnet%20(pupae%20case).JPG" width="640" /></i></a></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Five-spot Burnet pupae case</i></b></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG7CIAK0CtiANDwAaiHqjVSEDyvgLBf2gTsrWnceFyK2b1aJRLTQwjueb1LF5_ZX_s6cWwShzugFyLH2XWtrCLdU2paHEJPemkdaZgtWTGk3zJTL8q8SH6ylt5vl5GFPzB7KrrlclZFP_mK8n0963cczczlXzfAXw_rC7aYxTqJEA5b8rFsteunSy/s2748/Burnet%20companion.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1832" data-original-width="2748" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzG7CIAK0CtiANDwAaiHqjVSEDyvgLBf2gTsrWnceFyK2b1aJRLTQwjueb1LF5_ZX_s6cWwShzugFyLH2XWtrCLdU2paHEJPemkdaZgtWTGk3zJTL8q8SH6ylt5vl5GFPzB7KrrlclZFP_mK8n0963cczczlXzfAXw_rC7aYxTqJEA5b8rFsteunSy/w640-h426/Burnet%20companion.JPG" width="640" /></i></a></div><i><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>Burnet Companion</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></i><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-41446848937143483352023-06-10T13:40:00.002+01:002023-06-10T13:40:21.914+01:00First week of June<p> Dry weather and hoverflies are emerging in bigger numbers, finally got my first <b><i>Helophilus pendulus</i></b> of the year, but still a few common species missing most notably <b><i>Cheilosia proxima</i></b>. But nevertheless I have reached 70 species for the year. Some good sightings at various places over the last week include <b><i>Cheilosia lasiopa</i></b>, <b><i>Chrysotoxum festivum</i></b>, <b><i>Parasyrphus lineola</i></b> and I think I have <b><i>Parasyrphus vittiger</i></b> as a specimen from Garnwen, the only other Welsh record is from here a few years back at the same Hawthorn tree !.but will have to wait for confirmation from Roger Morris at the end of year. Hawthorn has served me well this year, but now its umbellifer season with firstly Ground Elder and Hemlock Water- droplet for the next 3 weeks before Hogweed and Angelica flower. Lots of <b><i>Volucella bombylans</i></b> of both forms around at the moment with Bramble finally blooming. </p><p>The first Large Skipper butterflies have emerged as are Gold-ringed Dragonfly and various Hawkers. Bugs include Rhopalus subrufus but no Forester or Burnet moths yet, but there are literally hundreds of Burnet Companion, Soldier beetles and Oedemera beetles of various species are also very abundant too.</p><p>A maximum of 12 Swifts are over Caerau at the moment in the evenings. Protheroe Street, George Street, Victoria Street, Church Street and Caerau Road all looking like they are holding colonies. Cuckoos are still plentiful but am yet to see a Garden Warbler. House Martins sem to be lacking but Swallows are staring to be more noticeable.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTpYuproPIWXmMQGVJyid7S5rud9pMTiY2jDgxQO64z0dhmDXC2154mogJyjzWTtm5zVSLMzYpodFuv1lWjlOfTSBeCDwrp433oLKi0iF8Pj0USqnllarnDDDpu9iH26peFn-JNipjAoY4SU3J9TsHZvNCVTuHehvX85pTmMU7jZL5wQwwhaLjrGQ/s2799/Volucella%20bombylans%20bombylans.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="2799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTpYuproPIWXmMQGVJyid7S5rud9pMTiY2jDgxQO64z0dhmDXC2154mogJyjzWTtm5zVSLMzYpodFuv1lWjlOfTSBeCDwrp433oLKi0iF8Pj0USqnllarnDDDpu9iH26peFn-JNipjAoY4SU3J9TsHZvNCVTuHehvX85pTmMU7jZL5wQwwhaLjrGQ/w640-h426/Volucella%20bombylans%20bombylans.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Volucella bombylans bombylans</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWO3kWnD6H2EbGx4zjRQX5fTQoWzFtGVUnS5L3N24wc-kXKaU3gSvUiadPDto63EWArBrmEQiOGV0l0-7CAxocj1sI1prV3wWzslmCDdr_0lVALE4KwIcQM7y2IqIGBg_mLsEOqn8CB91t0URKjVZjtNhC4vjrfuT7l7sjAm0LogNkzydDWYR97rH/s1982/Volucella%20bombylans%20plumata.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1982" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWO3kWnD6H2EbGx4zjRQX5fTQoWzFtGVUnS5L3N24wc-kXKaU3gSvUiadPDto63EWArBrmEQiOGV0l0-7CAxocj1sI1prV3wWzslmCDdr_0lVALE4KwIcQM7y2IqIGBg_mLsEOqn8CB91t0URKjVZjtNhC4vjrfuT7l7sjAm0LogNkzydDWYR97rH/w640-h426/Volucella%20bombylans%20plumata.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Volucella bombylans plumata</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6ldIh-VOAdGuL09-0kmqrbVObvE-9EEnh1PwlBLyyjqsigctUEWlelMFYdBkqoxeApUkSb1k-DjYz-2tB3yrnu_NOn9Ya4hnAUloCXdt9sgZc9x2oxuGmVfyjXh9rCGGB8m5uU95AUo90OhedxMooo_MdnsfGopSQks9mAIqepEX8brqJ_DKg4lu/s1750/Helophilus%20pendulus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="1750" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6ldIh-VOAdGuL09-0kmqrbVObvE-9EEnh1PwlBLyyjqsigctUEWlelMFYdBkqoxeApUkSb1k-DjYz-2tB3yrnu_NOn9Ya4hnAUloCXdt9sgZc9x2oxuGmVfyjXh9rCGGB8m5uU95AUo90OhedxMooo_MdnsfGopSQks9mAIqepEX8brqJ_DKg4lu/w640-h426/Helophilus%20pendulus.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Helophilus pendulus</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FMPdiIwHWKi2hf23s1smK3XVWSat5oBEenrjylsXOwyIN5aqwAwfFUl_gWMKWF9H-FzWSmJCBlUtKtpptLzZlttM8Z8wfPjhCgsV-VbamPtkae9VV7oC9ThoZh-klGSA-LHFHrUNAC7bNfzX9aMxS2q8dsXfIFh30UiX2MJn-57tc-uwtZjf74GU/s1915/Large%20Skipper.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1915" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FMPdiIwHWKi2hf23s1smK3XVWSat5oBEenrjylsXOwyIN5aqwAwfFUl_gWMKWF9H-FzWSmJCBlUtKtpptLzZlttM8Z8wfPjhCgsV-VbamPtkae9VV7oC9ThoZh-klGSA-LHFHrUNAC7bNfzX9aMxS2q8dsXfIFh30UiX2MJn-57tc-uwtZjf74GU/w640-h426/Large%20Skipper.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Large Skipper</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="2131" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xkHjsuw-dVSmsa18tdWGp_kKFBbMyi69n9OSQKrrhPSEc7sMD95AzhZkcWWRDoqMgOn7b2eSpNB56dswoSUpoT4qePdbnoGiJCDMCC_p9jq94ZgRbHF1Ycq12ciAxZoUZGWQiansgahy8FpOY3Ve3URLwQbsYjslJQokZXmk9PoyS_KLb2-jwDuT/w640-h426/Crab%20Spider.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>well camouflaged Crab Spider</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBHNyTiQ7Fzm4lRCvJNrk2T-2SrF-gLXVwJXlM5Ch0mu0exfHcUy67glpAn2iJlDCW2dmUUiUwd8zUPHSSvG3RQfmIsaB3PgfRNVBbaQs_qa2HOMzpjUuCzOv5mm6LQzAscMr0yIR9zenRsHIvnPToEvhg8GI-_xmq2O0o1xBD_-ZRKmqjVDlFR_8/s3222/Meadow%20Cranesbill.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="3222" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBHNyTiQ7Fzm4lRCvJNrk2T-2SrF-gLXVwJXlM5Ch0mu0exfHcUy67glpAn2iJlDCW2dmUUiUwd8zUPHSSvG3RQfmIsaB3PgfRNVBbaQs_qa2HOMzpjUuCzOv5mm6LQzAscMr0yIR9zenRsHIvnPToEvhg8GI-_xmq2O0o1xBD_-ZRKmqjVDlFR_8/w640-h426/Meadow%20Cranesbill.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Meadow Cranesbill</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-10975276855560447382023-05-29T23:10:00.000+01:002023-05-29T23:10:02.766+01:00Bank Holiday weekend<p> More sunny weather brought out many more hoverflies, my year list jumps to 63 after a somewhat poor spring. Over the weekend I visited Gilfach (west) [19 species], Caerau/Blaencaerau [42 species -a new May record] and Maesteg (golf course) [18 species]. All "the big boys" are starting to emerge like <b><i>Sericomyia lappona</i></b> and <b><i>silentis</i></b>, <b><i>Volucella bombylans</i></b> and <b><i>Didea fasciata</i></b>. <b><i>Leucozona lucorum</i></b> are emerging in the biggest numbers I have seen but the pine hoverflies are yet to kick off. Hawthorn is having a good year and is attracting a lot of hoverflies, but Bramble, Ground Elder and other umbellifers are yet to flower.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYcHzFyuJs2jcXNP8L9BqvPiPUk71A48IZxEPMhY_CciHa4ELPrseUhLZv4h_IENJmVp7kPgyNY5RgzbNOCZbbHy_BxAWjkmrGjqfdm_rxBOI34xgGQWgWOiD-bB635u2-M5jGqZUrACAOnmrTgvp-MJMyw1S1Eyg_QD7ZloqJDcIjDpxTE2K5MAA/s2381/Sericomyia%20lappona.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="2381" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYcHzFyuJs2jcXNP8L9BqvPiPUk71A48IZxEPMhY_CciHa4ELPrseUhLZv4h_IENJmVp7kPgyNY5RgzbNOCZbbHy_BxAWjkmrGjqfdm_rxBOI34xgGQWgWOiD-bB635u2-M5jGqZUrACAOnmrTgvp-MJMyw1S1Eyg_QD7ZloqJDcIjDpxTE2K5MAA/w640-h426/Sericomyia%20lappona.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Sericomyia lappona</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="2324" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8GvgMxRz39nk8Bp1nNQzpJA2AsuMrJk3OkoL4w7Gxrp2E8jgRwQysV4TGzB6gfHUK2ykrRpduSQt8K5TurKRbdc28RA7kT1JpS7BtFBD293ysodJ6FKLeZrhr4Zvmjf_fnr8nHfz9JkTC2sajODHfL6q_v_9KxOdJ8J1149MjucGZsq0mLIYQKsqe/w640-h426/Volucella%20bombylans.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Volucella bombylans - plumata form</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XVL9K4_qpeIJz_wosdMco91M6UZs9d8jJ70GXh5baiTYFLh3CD-w-I5wtMdPSoKfcDQ99AU0oc8Co712STt5TrinnWpPYdiEz65esRAt84kqo0NKVde2Dk33jNu3gnrZ6LS2InDbc-pi5gO-ZU4sx_F7TRcWOeQb_ilJbRqGCTWyxJ9yAtjlONof/s2126/Pachytodes%20cerambyciformis.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2126" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XVL9K4_qpeIJz_wosdMco91M6UZs9d8jJ70GXh5baiTYFLh3CD-w-I5wtMdPSoKfcDQ99AU0oc8Co712STt5TrinnWpPYdiEz65esRAt84kqo0NKVde2Dk33jNu3gnrZ6LS2InDbc-pi5gO-ZU4sx_F7TRcWOeQb_ilJbRqGCTWyxJ9yAtjlONof/w640-h426/Pachytodes%20cerambyciformis.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Pachytodes cerambyciformis</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1626" data-original-width="2439" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGj5P_nl3mDh8G_HoKpSSsz2e5vQ5YKYLtFBgtmWPcdR6Vby0oAeDuXjOaQW0gUokSwDBaKpROCbbCItSy1MsQA9pKq1xKd_aFfsXmfR84Ebof8Vlzzlvzw3UtHJnvi4F-rob7koc2l8u1q83xUlYxZF7RDxofs80lvIrWxKCi6AB9d5KK-TJpN1Jl/w640-h426/Large%20Red%20Damselfly.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Large Red Damselfly</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-31811705390474966662023-05-26T23:36:00.004+01:002023-05-26T23:38:48.036+01:002022 specimens and last week<p> I received my results of my hoverfly specimens from 2022 from Roger Morris of the Hoverfly Recording Scheme, who is rather busy upgrading the new Hoverfly Wildlife Guides book (due Nov 23) nothing new but some interesting records in :-</p><p><b><i>Cheilosia carbornaria</i></b> - 4 records - 3rd - 6th for Wales, 2nd - 5th for valley and Glamorgan</p><p><i><b>Cheilosia Psilophthalma </b></i>- 1 record - 3rd for Wales, 2nd for valley and Glamorgan</p><p>Good records - <b><i>Cheilosia lasiopa </i></b>(5), <b><i>Cheilosia longula</i></b> (3), <b><i>Heringia vitripennis</i></b> (1) [2nd for valley and Glamorgan], <b><i>Pipiza noctiluca</i></b> (1) and <b><i>Platycheirus tarsalis</i></b> (1)</p><p>Also 49 records of 26 commoner species of hoverfly</p><p><br /></p><p>Last week the fine weather meant more and more hoverflies are emerging and I quickly past the 50 species mark for the year. The highlight being new for the valley species in <b><i>Brachyppalpoides lentus</i></b> <i style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">[147].</i> Sadly it was too quick to photograph. It looks like there is going to be a good Hawthorn crop this year, so I will be very busy this week 🔍. Lots of other insect families also emerging with my first Dingy Skipper and Red Admiral butterflies of the year along with the longhorn beetle Rhagium bifasciatum.</p><p>On the bird front at least 8 swifts are back so far over Caerau and Cuckoos are everywhere, at Blaencaerau I even saw a pair mating a first for me. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oJbY9BIm9xhKwY526_u-5l_H5RXKoogHhEo3w8onvfvMEMaqbG8B3tJezj91VnFS-XLMoB39Po65p7J8cJOzy-dSpWgp2HC0LvR48oqNmT5f05TmJPCqXB4ht0VJ__Ooc8uLIlUu5Nc3Sz20_BjsAlMq3PQLbi6OKVzZbFwrgUi8Uq8nOn7RdmFQ/s3332/Brooklime.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="3332" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oJbY9BIm9xhKwY526_u-5l_H5RXKoogHhEo3w8onvfvMEMaqbG8B3tJezj91VnFS-XLMoB39Po65p7J8cJOzy-dSpWgp2HC0LvR48oqNmT5f05TmJPCqXB4ht0VJ__Ooc8uLIlUu5Nc3Sz20_BjsAlMq3PQLbi6OKVzZbFwrgUi8Uq8nOn7RdmFQ/w640-h426/Brooklime.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Brooklime</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4YncR7X9a_bwHju9JghQXXlYMX2SFVGI85UPLEfpJrJJEjHS6f0MZ0R9C6H9Vn8mh6qCgpteKlfMu5KR84X3T0a1KYP-4K-FlUwXF_s-yOPzzax61TyzWVyzyCm-1nSDhG8YgCxWXwEUu6QpSganyrJ7EO3U3V9U0wz2RdBRnXEX_PLc_2yrNfgn/s4430/Caerau%20Tunnel%20date.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="4430" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4YncR7X9a_bwHju9JghQXXlYMX2SFVGI85UPLEfpJrJJEjHS6f0MZ0R9C6H9Vn8mh6qCgpteKlfMu5KR84X3T0a1KYP-4K-FlUwXF_s-yOPzzax61TyzWVyzyCm-1nSDhG8YgCxWXwEUu6QpSganyrJ7EO3U3V9U0wz2RdBRnXEX_PLc_2yrNfgn/w640-h426/Caerau%20Tunnel%20date.JPG" width="640" /></b></i></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Caerau Tunnel headstone</b></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b> </b></i></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286949684114797015.post-15446685073449047292023-05-08T14:19:00.003+01:002023-05-11T20:40:58.650+01:00Caerau C.O.P. (weekend)<p> The weather has been quite poor in the valleys so far this year. My hoverfly yearly total stands at a meagre 28, this time last year I was on 52.Over the weekend there was just about 3 hours sunshine on Sunday afternoon for a walkabout. Hoverfly numbers are still below average for the time of year and managed just 18 species headed by <b><i>Chrysotoxum arcuatum,</i></b> with <b><i>Melanostoma scalare </i></b>(18) being the most numerous.</p><p>Other insects are also a little scarce, just 3 species of Butterfly. But I did manage to photograph Gorse Shieldbug for the record.</p><p>Amongst the birds, summer visitors are now returning including singing/calling males of Cuckoo (2), Tree Pipit (1) Grasshopper Warbler (2), Whitethroat (3), Blackcap (2), Willow Warbler (11) and Chiffchaff (4). No Swifts, Swallows or House Martins yet though (2 pairs of Sand Martin have returned to the lower valley site this week).</p><p>Although all the spring flowers are now in bloom like Cuckooflower and Early Dog Violet, the tree blossoms are all 3 weeks late like Rowan, Sycamore and Guelder Rose. In Fact Sallow is still in bloom from March ??.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqpOOcHuhVCT9Y7GOqxcPqN6SLkXx02M-nJKf3-BRI0EE63mcbBzEqXeDUIHyHBF_0jXJ5k3vK46aPdlBv7Xhny12fVtz6Rt0bckQzLUw8Mc2aMzv_j68cW_GG96yw-HOPaMBsVUzbM36AwI8ykvXmI2RO4Kd4rqf2JGlZ8_kMBr_Ltpme1ni6-j9/s1710/Chrysotoxum%20arcuatum.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1710" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqpOOcHuhVCT9Y7GOqxcPqN6SLkXx02M-nJKf3-BRI0EE63mcbBzEqXeDUIHyHBF_0jXJ5k3vK46aPdlBv7Xhny12fVtz6Rt0bckQzLUw8Mc2aMzv_j68cW_GG96yw-HOPaMBsVUzbM36AwI8ykvXmI2RO4Kd4rqf2JGlZ8_kMBr_Ltpme1ni6-j9/w640-h426/Chrysotoxum%20arcuatum.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Chrysotoxum Arcuatam</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6w2l5mnK4TXbpHlD5UU0hABSO6-G_pmWHlf-0jSvyV0wYs_5agrl6xQKFXRz_cPPYD0m8GVLbGBiIdss9RaFbRVhz5Mrmhqui00DTmR9PBjDCHm4cVFyGxmEW29aSeZw9PEjhdYRVE9_C7odIA6Nbq--btKgiCjHjaCfoQbkEHbLfC7n-P1RfbjAJ/s1916/Tree%20Pipit.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1916" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6w2l5mnK4TXbpHlD5UU0hABSO6-G_pmWHlf-0jSvyV0wYs_5agrl6xQKFXRz_cPPYD0m8GVLbGBiIdss9RaFbRVhz5Mrmhqui00DTmR9PBjDCHm4cVFyGxmEW29aSeZw9PEjhdYRVE9_C7odIA6Nbq--btKgiCjHjaCfoQbkEHbLfC7n-P1RfbjAJ/w640-h426/Tree%20Pipit.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Tree Pipit</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskSYSeQzMe2xXVd1vAnZ_mZOXUwndCMO1kN8qaCqju11BUw1fP6V4n1hZbsD2N1MEBM0FDW3Do6_1-Y9HgtEHMDqpyCuup-yqErqvrLdnnrTCuKmT9MLvOTfIz9h9RkV8fIYhX6X1gjc7xNOByAIROHZBsxyv58aw4pNb_QeWY0l2Vmx93hgAo71i/s2583/Gorse%20Sheildbug.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="2583" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskSYSeQzMe2xXVd1vAnZ_mZOXUwndCMO1kN8qaCqju11BUw1fP6V4n1hZbsD2N1MEBM0FDW3Do6_1-Y9HgtEHMDqpyCuup-yqErqvrLdnnrTCuKmT9MLvOTfIz9h9RkV8fIYhX6X1gjc7xNOByAIROHZBsxyv58aw4pNb_QeWY0l2Vmx93hgAo71i/w640-h426/Gorse%20Sheildbug.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Gorse Shieldbug</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iReUGMot5bHYV7-P9l2nJHb1artfAictYXZbCWWvIL2kFo2KzYx6_LqIWe5M1sflN32OM9TLyHyhWXIR-WhATAE7reBFnCUGftAIIXbXsKqSXpCZxmGrvdtYFJ0XFPGiwjT2JEx3piHP0qutZm01_iFU6OV2zm3jb1YoQkE_XTs_sEMlpjds7Cjx/s2947/Orange-tip.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="2947" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iReUGMot5bHYV7-P9l2nJHb1artfAictYXZbCWWvIL2kFo2KzYx6_LqIWe5M1sflN32OM9TLyHyhWXIR-WhATAE7reBFnCUGftAIIXbXsKqSXpCZxmGrvdtYFJ0XFPGiwjT2JEx3piHP0qutZm01_iFU6OV2zm3jb1YoQkE_XTs_sEMlpjds7Cjx/w640-h426/Orange-tip.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Orange-tip</i></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmvvTpnilZnhwRLKap4ylb012Vd3lVycM3fCGycGBxlAC1z0IWBpYIS55GLCQ6ybpZvFTiMbM-83__hoZxyohp5rA8M48V4G978bo8gjG-b7KUqHXipvwazbXHkEsM47Vibyh73548dXWyYO4oNL8-gCo32enG6X-aHNrkzUmMUfqCp2TpksiGAde/s2063/Adela%20reaumurella.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><i><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="2063" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmvvTpnilZnhwRLKap4ylb012Vd3lVycM3fCGycGBxlAC1z0IWBpYIS55GLCQ6ybpZvFTiMbM-83__hoZxyohp5rA8M48V4G978bo8gjG-b7KUqHXipvwazbXHkEsM47Vibyh73548dXWyYO4oNL8-gCo32enG6X-aHNrkzUmMUfqCp2TpksiGAde/w640-h426/Adela%20reaumurella.JPG" width="640" /></i></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Adela reaumurella (I think?)</i></b></div></b><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Martyn Hnatiukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204450147976422908noreply@blogger.com0