Well that's it then, maybe thank god for that after such a summer!
On saturday the Ivy hedge of the Old School House in Oxwich was alive with a fantastic variety of hoverflies, other flies, Mellinus arvensis in tens hunting the flies and butterflies including a Painted Lady. However, what I was much more pleased to see were at least seven Colletes hederae. The three I photographed were all males so I guess it's the very start of the season and the boys are out early to play and await the females.
If you feel like it and we get a good day a check of Ivy hedges, always a good thing to do anyway, might reveal other populations of this new immigrant. Also keep an eye out for mating aggregations which is something I would love to see.
Records should be posted here:
http://www.bwars.com/index.php?q=content/colletes-hederae-mapping-project
and we'd like to know as well!
On saturday the Ivy hedge of the Old School House in Oxwich was alive with a fantastic variety of hoverflies, other flies, Mellinus arvensis in tens hunting the flies and butterflies including a Painted Lady. However, what I was much more pleased to see were at least seven Colletes hederae. The three I photographed were all males so I guess it's the very start of the season and the boys are out early to play and await the females.
If you feel like it and we get a good day a check of Ivy hedges, always a good thing to do anyway, might reveal other populations of this new immigrant. Also keep an eye out for mating aggregations which is something I would love to see.
Records should be posted here:
http://www.bwars.com/index.php?q=content/colletes-hederae-mapping-project
and we'd like to know as well!
Colletes hederae male
Eristalis intricarius aka "the ginger nut"
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Didn't see and C. hederae in Cardiff this weekend (boo!). Don't forget to submit records via thye BWARS online recording pages at http://www.bwars.com/index.php?q=content/submit-sighting-colletes-hederae-ivy-bee
Cheers, Stuart
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