The insects were active quite late into the evening yesterday enjoying the last of the sunshine. There are hundreds of Nomada bees around at the moment and always lots of spiders hiding in the foliage. The Greenfly lifecycle is well uderway with live births.ID sheet at the end.
Each year, I photograph the species in bloom in my Cambridgeshire garden several times during the spring and summer to compare with previous years. Today, I did a quick photoshoot in my garden which is a riot of colours and full of flora and fauna - not my best efforts photographically but demonstrate what I am sure others in this area are finding that the species in bloom are about a month earlier than previous years - Ann Miles Blog: My Wildlife Garden in May. The insects and spiders are also very active in the warm temperatures - I hadn't noticed the Cricket Bat Spider on the Spurge or the Collembolid on the buttercup till I looked at the photos.
For records only - using 800mm equivalent lens while walking!! Species recorded on our Week 4 transect at Trumpington including an impressive Sawfly
