Monday

Its been a dry if not sunny day so I have continued with my photography of the insects.

I think these are Marmalade hoverflies Episyrphus Balteatus - these are common and I have just learnt can also be migratory, coming north each year to reproduce. Their larvae eat aphids and the adults feed on nectar and pollen even if they are relatively feeble pollinators.

I think I’ve also identified a female Tawny Mining bee Andrena fulva and a Red Mason bee Osmia bicornis which are fabulous to have in the Magic Garden.