Hot fine weather meant i recorded 29 species of hoverfly. New for the year was Platycheirus angustatus (1). Most numerous as expected was Eristalis tenax (115). Good records included Epistrophe grossulariae (1), Eristalis intricaria (2) and Cheilosia fraterna (2). Numbers and species should start winding down soon whatever the weather. Ivy season is about 3 weeks away.
All the usual other insect species were out but good sightings were the micro moth Dichrorampha montanana and big numbers of the butterfly Small Copper (13). No birds of note were seen.
Cheilosia impressa
Eristalis intricaria
Helophilus pendulus
Small Copper
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