While reviewing and assembling all my hoverfly records over the past ten years I found that this was the only date for which I had no records. The problem was that I was afternoons this week, so I got up early and went for a quick walk. I visited the Caerau Devilsbit Scabious fields to see if it had started to bloom yet. To my surprise I found it to be 30% in bloom, so it should be in full bloom in about 10 days. I managed to record 20 species in this small area. New for the year were Platycheirus peltatus and Ferdinandea cuprea - a species which I haven't seen for a number of years. Other highlights included Dasysyrphus tricinctus and Rhingia rostrata. Most numerous species was Eristalis tenax (50).
Sericomyia silentis
Rhingia rostrata - out of focus as it took off
Ferdinandea cuprea
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