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    Lockdown Bees - Wolverhampton

    Thinking now after a bit more research and some help via Twitter that 1 and 2 on initial post are Buffish Mining Bee and 4 is maybe a male Orange-tailed Mining. Lathbury's Nomad has been confirmed for for my 2nd post, so happy I got that right at least!
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    Lockdown Bees - Wolverhampton

    Also saw a few of these Nomad Bees - the two yellow dots with the bright reddish orange upper segment of the abdomen made me think Lathbury's Nomad Bee potentially?
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    Lockdown Bees - Wolverhampton

    Having a go at photgraphing / identifying a few garden bees, especially during lockdown. I did some of the easier species but these are a bit more tricky (for me anyway!). Any help much appreciated 1 & 2) Maybe male Tawny Mining Bee? 3) Orange-tailed Mining Bee? 4) ? but the smallest one...
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    I've got a few more from over the last few days that I've tried to ID: 1+2: Sphaerophoria scripta? But maybe not identifiable conclusively... 2+3: Not sure! 5: another Eristalis tenax?
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    Garden Bees - Wolverhampton

    Excellent, Thank you. Yes not great shots of 2+3 will try for better. Lots of the Leafcutters in my garden bee house, so could get shots at different angle if any external features can ID to species? Cheers Ian
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Excellent, thank you! I’d identified 3. as inanis based on underside view, so don’t know why I put the other! Yes 4 & 5 same individual. I’d ruled out albimanus as body had yellow as opposed to grey markings but photo doesn’t show it well. Can they also have yellow? I saw a few presumed...
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    Garden Bees - Wolverhampton

    Trying again to get started on ID of bees in my garden and got a few (not so great) photos from the weekend that I can't put a definite name to. Any help much appreciated. 1+2: Leafcutter Bee sp. - maybe Wood-carving or Willughby's? 2+3: Mining Bee sp.? 5: Common Carder Bee?
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    The Hoverfly Thread

    Very new to Hoverflies, so be gentle with me, and any advice much appreciated. Caught a few recently in my garden and my best guesses are: 1+2: Eristalis tenax? 3: Volucella zonaria 4+5: Platycheirus scutatus?
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    2017 UK orchids

    Thanks Rog - yep it was Dyffryn in the dunes between caravan site & the beach, assume this is a regular site for Nothern Marsh then? They all looked pretty similar in colour / shape there, sounds like a bit of a nightmare at Ynyslas though!
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    Insects in a Wolverhampton garden

    A couple more from last weekend that I'm struggling to put a name to. Any help appreciated as always.
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    2017 UK orchids

    Could anyone confirm the ID of this Orchid please? Photograph taken in dunes near Barmouth, Gwynedd last week. I'm presuming one of the Marsh Orchids but not sure which. Many thanks
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    Insects in a Wolverhampton garden

    Cheers for all the help - and I thought moths were tricky!
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    Insects in a Wolverhampton garden

    Thanks Ficedula - Haha, yes bee was about as close as I'd got with the tiny black one too! Is this photo any better for clinching Andrena nigroaenea for the one?
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    Insects in a Wolverhampton garden

    And fairly happy that these two are Buff-tailed and Early Bumblebees?
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    Insects in a Wolverhampton garden

    And these from today...
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