What a few sunny days will do ...

Been fantastic weather here over the past few days, not a cloud in the sky. The insects have responded accordingly, especially coleoptera and diptera. I've been able to keep on top of things so far this year but I'm afraid that the freezer is now being used for tubes, so there will probably be some additions as and when I get round to doing them. Rather a long list since my last update, with an additional 82 species, so should reach 800 within the next few days. Moths are still slow but showing signs of improvement. Garden list is still going strong, up to 1847 species now. A few pictures, the one with the Red Deer was taken from the garden, giving you some idea of the habitat in the square, mainly arable and pasture, but with some dykes and fen influences. The sea is about half a mile away to the east and some fens about half a mile to the west. Very pleased with 6 Arctic Terns over the square a couple of mornings ago.

Anisodactylus binotatus (new for garden)

Arctosa perita (new for garden)

Dorytomus salicinus (new for square, Nb)

Puss Moth

Purple Thorn

Red Deer from garden

702	Tipula oleracea	Diptera	Tipulidae - Craneflies	02/05/2018
703	Prunus spinosa	Vascular Plants	Blackthorn	02/05/2018
704	Propylea quattuordecimpunctata	Coleoptera	14-spot Ladybird	01/05/2018
705	Adela reaumurella	Lepidoptera:moths	Green Long-horn	02/05/2018
706	Salix caprea	Vascular Plants	Goat Willow	02/05/2018
707	Delichon urbicum	Birds	House Martin	03/05/2018
708	Emberiza citrinella	Birds	Yellowhammer	03/05/2018
709	Melecta albifrons	Hymenoptera	Apidae - Melecta	03/05/2018
710	Aspidapion radiolus	Coleoptera	Apionidae	03/05/2018
711	Drymus sylvaticus	Hemipteroids	Lygaeidae	03/05/2018
712	Nedyus quadrimaculatus	Coleoptera	Small Nettle Weevil	04/05/2018
713	Lamiastrum galeobdolon	Vascular Plants	Yellow Archangel	04/05/2018
714	Sterna paradisaea	Birds	Arctic Tern	04/05/2018
715	Celastrina argiolus	Lepidoptera:butterflies	Holly Blue	04/05/2018
716	Eristalinus sepulchralis	Diptera	Syrphidae	04/05/2018
717	Micrambe ulicis	Coleoptera	Cryptophagidae	04/05/2018
718	Exapion ulicis	Coleoptera	Gorse Weevil	04/05/2018
719	Andrion regensteinensis	Coleoptera	Weevil	04/05/2018
720	Sialis lutaria	RSO	Alder-fly	04/05/2018
721	Araneus diadematus	Arachnids	Areneidae	04/05/2018
722	Xysticus ulmi	Arachnids	Thomisidae	04/05/2018
723	Archarius pyrrhoceras	Coleoptera	Weevil	04/05/2018
724	Pardosa nigriceps	Arachnids	Lycosidae	04/05/2018
725	Elasmostethus interstinctus	Hemipteroids	Birch Shieldbug	04/05/2018
726	Dilophus febrilis	Diptera	Bibionidae - Fever Fly	04/05/2018
727	Geomyza tripunctata	Diptera	Opomyzidae	04/05/2018
728	Clostera curtula	Lepidoptera:moths	Chocolate-tip	04/05/2018
729	Pheosia gnoma	Lepidoptera:moths	Lesser Swallow Prominent	04/05/2018
730	Arion rufus	Molluscs	Slug	04/05/2018
731	Xylota segnis	Diptera	Syrphidae	05/05/2018
732 *	Nanna fasciata	Diptera	Scathophagid	04/05/2018
733	Osmia bicornis	Hymenoptera	Osmia	05/05/2018
734	Dolerus aeneus	Hymenoptera	Symphyta: Selandriinae: Dolerus	04/05/2018
735	Dolerus nigratus	Hymenoptera	Symphyta: Selandriinae: Dolerus	04/05/2018
736	Otiorhynchus singularis	Coleoptera	Weevil: Enteminae	05/04/2018
737	Gasterosteus aculeatus	Fish	Three-spined Stickleback	05/05/2018
738	Limnephilus auricula	RSO	Caddis Fly	05/05/2018
739	Morellia simplex	Diptera	Muscidae	05/05/2018
740	Tipula vittata	Diptera	Tipulidae - Craneflies	05/05/2018
741	Abraxas grossulariata	Lepidoptera:moths	The Magpie	05/05/2018
742 *	Metopia argyrocephala	Diptera	Sarcophagidae	05/05/2018
743	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Lepidoptera:moths	Garden Carpet	04/05/2018
744	Elasmucha grisea	Hemipteroids	Parent Bug	05/05/2018
745	Neocoenorrhinus aequatus	Coleoptera	Apple Fruit Weevil	05/05/2018
746	Dalopius marginatus	Coleoptera	Elateridae	04/05/2018
747	Baryphyma trifrons	Arachnids	Linyphiidae	04/05/2018
748	Rhipidia maculata	Diptera	Cranefly	04/05/2018
749 *	Melanochaeta capreolus	Diptera	Chloropidae	04/05/2018
750	Anisodactylus binotatus	Coleoptera	Carabidae	06/05/2018
751	Myathropa florea	Diptera	Syrphidae	06/05/2018
752	Amara communis	Coleoptera	Carabidae	06/05/2018
753	Philonthus tenuicornis	Coleoptera	Staph.	06/05/2018
754	Philonthus decorus	Coleoptera	Staph.	06/05/2018
755	Notonecta glauca	Hemipteroids	Common Backswimmer	06/05/2018
756	Anasimyia contracta	Diptera	Syrphidae	06/05/2018
757	Ceromya bicolor	Diptera	Tachinidae	06/05/2018
758	Nephrotoma appendiculata	Diptera	Spotted Crane-fly	06/05/2018
759	Ophonus rufibarbis	Coleoptera	Carabid	06/05/2018
760	Deporaus betulae	Coleoptera	Attelabidae Weevil	06/05/2018
761	Drepana falcataria	Lepidoptera:moths	Pebble Hook-tip	06/05/2018
762	Empis nuntia	Diptera	Empididae	05/05/2018
763	Notodonta ziczac	Lepidoptera:moths	Pebble Prominent	06/05/2018
764	Autographa gamma	Lepidoptera:moths	Silver Y	06/05/2018
765	Laothoe populi	Lepidoptera:moths	Poplar Hawk-moth	06/05/2018
766	Cerura vinula	Lepidoptera:moths	Puss Moth	06/05/2018
767	Mompha epilobiella	Lepidoptera:moths	Common Mompha	07/05/2018
768	Brachytron pratense	Odonata	Hairy Dragonfly	07/05/2018
769	Helophilus hybridus	Diptera	Syrphidae	07/05/2018
770	Veronica persica	Vascular Plants	Common Field-speedwell	07/05/2018
771	Aceria cephalonea	Arachnids	Gall Mite on Sycamore	07/05/2018
772	Arctosa perita	Arachnids	Sand Bear-spider	07/05/2018
773	Selenia tetralunaria	Lepidoptera:moths	Purple Thorn	07/05/2018
774	Auplopus carbonarius	Hymenoptera	Pompilidae	07/05/2018
775	Crepidodera fulvicornis	Coleoptera	Chrysomelidae	07/05/2018
776	Archarius salicivorus	Coleoptera	Willow Gall Weevil	07/05/2018
777 *	Dorytomus salicinus	Coleoptera	Curculonidae	07/05/2018
778	Anaspis frontalis	Coleoptera	Scraptiidae	07/05/2018
779	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Lepidoptera:moths	Brown-tail	07/05/2018
780	Rhamphomyia crassirostris	Diptera	Empididae	07/05/2018
781	Esperia sulphurella	Lepidoptera:moths	Sulphur Tubic	08/05/2018
782	Syritta pipiens	Diptera	Syrphidae	08/05/2018
783	Eupteryx melissae	Hemipteroids	Sage Leafhopper	08/05/2018