Common Bog Hoverfly ( Sericomyia silentis )



Brimstone ( Gonepteryx rahmni )











Devil's Bit Scabious ( Succisa pratensis )





Eristalsis nemorum

Eristalis is nemorum (small discreet wing stigma, no wing cloud, hind leg isn't swollen (as in tenax) and front tarsi not yellow (as in pertinax).





Eristalsis horticola

Dark wing mark that extends from the wing edge towards the body.





Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )







Honeysuckle ( Lonicera periclymenum )





Long Hoverfly - female ( Spaerophora sp? )

Thanks again to James Emerson @NorwichBirder for help in identification of the above insects.





Marsh Sowthistle ( Sonchus palustris )



Square Stalked St John's Wort ( Hypericum tetrapterum )





White Tailed Bumble Bee ( Bombus lucorum )




Ruddy Darter - Male ( Sympetrum sanguineum )

Thanks to James



One wonderful spider.

Tag CloudHoverfly, MarshSowthistle, RuddyDarter, Bee, GrassOfParnassus, SquareStalkedStJohn'sWort, Honeysuckle, Devil'sBitScabious, Brimstone

Pantaloon Bee ( Dasypoda hirtipes )

The amount of pollen masks the large tawny pollen hairs on the hind leg.



Patchwork Leaf-cutter bee ( Megachile centuncularis )

The only medium sized bee to have pollen collecting hairs under the body.

Thanks for help with identification and information from James Emerson @Norwichbirder










Grass of Parnassus ( Parnassia palustris )




Upright Hedge Parsley ( Torilis japonica )











Common Fleabane ( Pulicaria dysenterica ) & Hoverfly ( Spaerophoria sp )







Wild Angelica ( Angelica sylvestris )







Meadowsweet ( Filipendula ulmaria )

Tag CloudGrassOfParnassus, Fleabane, Hoverfly, Bee, Sward