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 Volucella bombylans, Sericomyia silentis and Xylota sylvarum.
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.
Cheilosia variabillis
Xylota sylvarum
Rutpela maculata
Garnwen after another fire
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