Hi Roger I see you have just joined us so may I welcome you on behalf of all the staff and moderators at Bird Forum.
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Hi Roger, and thanks for putting me right! [Sigh of relief] at last, we have a real expert on the forum!Roger Morris said:No, this is Leucozona lucorum - the scutellum is yellowish and the shape is wrong for C. illustrata
Regards
Roger Morris
Hello Brian,brianhstone said:Hi Roger. Great to have a hoverfly expert among us and thanks for the IDs and corrections.
I photographed V. inanis at Peterborough at the weekend. My first this year.
138mph said:Hi,
One of these is Helophilus pendulus, but I don't recognise the others but they look as if they should be identifiable. I have larger images on my website:
http://www.eimagesite.net/s1/gst/run.cgi?action=images&prid=926&skrlist=926,925,924,920
Thanks in advance,
Hugh
brianhstone said:Does anyone recognise this distinctive-looking fella please?
Hi Ken, #70 and#72 are the 'domestic' honey bee [you can see the 4 wings in one of the shots].Surreybirder said:This one is definitely a hoverfly.
I thought it might be Syrphus ribesii but am far from sure.
Ken
Tockman said:Not many birds around yesterday, so turned my camera on anything that moved in the garden! is this one a Hoverfly?
Surreybirder said:Yes, it would be quite helpful for me to know how you tell if a fly is a hoverfly or not. I photoed something in the garden the other day (4/9) and then thought that it looked more bee-like.
Ken
Surreybirder said:This one is definitely a hoverfly.
I thought it might be Syrphus ribesii but am far from sure.
Ken