A pretty scarce fly all round it seems and a first for Scotland at some remove from the next record south (per NBN, usual caveats apply). It's been given the all clear from NMS though so that's encouraging.
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| Macronychia striginervis, f. |
Not surprisingly the bulk of the numbers for the foreseeable will be made up of some ordering of fly-moth-fungus. Still pretty gloomy and damp here but the seaside Sonchus is getting a lot of attention along with the oraches and fading thistles. Lot of Episyrphus. Lot of Syritta pipens. Lot of Syrphus. Hopefully in among it will be some other gems like the above.
Numbers:
| 1152 | diptera | Tachina fera | Tachinidae | |
| 1153 | fungus | Scleroderma citrinum | Common Earthball | |
| 1154 | diptera | Platycheirus granditarsus | A hover fly | |
| 1155 | * | coleoptera | Bradycellus verbasci | A ground beetle |
| 1156 | * | lep-moth | Epinotia ramella | A micro moth |
| 1157 | fungus | Armillaria mellea | Honey Fungus | |
| 1158 | * | lep-moth | Cirrhia icteritia | Sallow |
| 1159 | diptera | Cheilosia pagana | A hover fly | |
| 1160 | * | diptera | Macronychia striginervis | A flesh fly |
| 1161 | diptera | Dexiosoma caninum | A tachinid fly | |
| 1162 | lep-moth | Dysstroma citrata | Dark Marbled Carpet |
That's a great record Ali, Manchester appears to be the most northerly record on NBN. There is a dot in East Norfolk, but not one of mine.
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