I've posted some pictures here http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=143208 which i would appreciate some help identifying though i realise some of them...
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Kathleen Rosewarne/Ia...
ianmbarton
Jun 1, 2009 12:19 pm
Hello, I have posted several shots of 8 species. If anyone could take the time to offer any suggestions it would be appreciated. Nomada 1 - could it be flava? ...
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Jens D'Haeseleer
jens.dhaeseleer
Jun 1, 2009 12:51 pm
This is my opinion: bank bee: Andrena flavipes or Andrena gravida black bottomed bee: Andrena carantonica (= scotica)? osmia= male Osmia caerulescens or leiana...
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Malcolm Storey
bioimages2000
Jun 1, 2009 1:42 pm
Hello, I visited Dry Sandford BBOWT reserve (Cothill, Oxon/VC22) last week and again yesterday. There were next to no aculeates on the cliffs. When I last...
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Adrian Knowles
adrian.knowles
Jun 1, 2009 3:44 pm
Dear Nick, I'm not sure how "into" bees you are, but you may have got as far as you are going to get with your identifications! The third one is possibly...
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Adrian Knowles
adrian.knowles
Jun 1, 2009 3:56 pm
Anoplius viaticus looks likely. Your "wood bee" looks more like a digger wasp to me. When was the photo taken? Adrian Knowles ... From: Kathleen...
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Adrian Knowles
adrian.knowles
Jun 1, 2009 3:59 pm
My observation from East Anglia is that things are struggling after two cool, wet summers. I've been out today and saw much less than I was expecting, despite...
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Louise Hislop
louisehislop51
Jun 1, 2009 6:48 pm
Hi Ian, I am going to wade in with some more suggestions Nomada 2 - possibly N. goodeniana? Osmia - caerulescens or leaiana - very fresh hairy individual Black...
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Malcolm Storey
bioimages2000
Jun 1, 2009 6:55 pm
Hi Adrian, The solitaries in my garden are doing fine this year despite the two wet years when I noticed no activity at all. Lots going on in the OBC red mason...
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Kathleen Rosewarne/Ia...
ianmbarton
Jun 2, 2009 7:26 am
Cheers Adrian, Jens and Louise, Plenty to think about there. Last week for the wood bee. I caught it as it came back out of a gallery in dead wood. Ian _____ ...
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Kathleen Rosewarne/Ia...
ianmbarton
Jun 2, 2009 7:29 am
I have little experience to go on but the bank at Kingfishers Bridge has, after a humming start, calmed down to no bee activity at present. Ian _____ From:...
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Janet Boyd
james11772
Jun 2, 2009 8:34 pm
Hi, I was chatting to my Mum yesterday, telling her I'd found a small colony of Oxybelus uniglumis in my bee bank - not that she's really into hymenoptera, but...
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Alan Phillips
norwegica
Jun 2, 2009 8:57 pm
Hi Janet, In a nutshell, yes your Mother is correct. In the main adult wasps cannot eat solid food as it cannot pass through the narrow 'waist' and to the...
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Pierre MILLE
mille_pierre
Jun 3, 2009 8:47 am
hi Adrian, I have two that 2 cotoneasters but curiously watch Andrena florea finally I think I watched the first and second tergites a little red and brown is...
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brianhlittle
Jun 3, 2009 9:55 pm
Stevie, I've tried to answer your e-mail but it keeps bouncing back. I've tried your yahoo address lined to the forum. Brian....
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Janet Boyd
james11772
Jun 4, 2009 8:32 am
Thanks very much Alan - my Mum will be delighted! Janet To: bwars@yahoogroups.com From: norwegica@... Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 20:56:20 +0000 Subject:...
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Stuart
cipeen
Jun 4, 2009 1:31 pm
Is this the right time of year to find male Bombus pratorum? Two pics (of two specimens found a few metres apart) from last night in Donegal, Ireland: ...
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Stuart Roberts
eucera
Jun 4, 2009 1:35 pm
Hi Stuart B. pratorum males in full spate here! Cheers, S ... Stuart Roberts Chairman BWARS www.bwars.com ________________________________ From: Stuart...
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merrysrest
Jun 5, 2009 11:16 am
Hi I've posted some bees on flickr i would appreciate help with. i know this is difficult from photos but I wondered if date and location helped. The 2 Cornish...
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rob_mcz
Jun 6, 2009 12:07 am
Thanks for the pointers, I have uploaded some photos now to Bert_micro gallery, one of the typical black ant spiracle i have seen so far. I think a previous...
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Mike Lush
stubbornlyin...
Jun 6, 2009 10:49 am
From the shape of the beast I would suggest that your black ant is a Formica. It might be me, but I find the lighting on the specimen a bit harsh, which makes...
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Colin Jacobs
benacre2001
Jun 6, 2009 2:08 pm
In this weeks New Scientist on p10 bottom right corner it is claimed the RSPB wants to re introduce the Short-haired Bumble Bee. Is this so? if it is so where...
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SARAH PATTON
sarah635389
Jun 6, 2009 2:27 pm
I read somewhere that it will be Pevensey Levels in 2010. Sarah ... From: Colin Jacobs <benacre2001@...> Subject: [bwars] Re introduction of the...
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Scotty Dodd
jaapiella
Jun 6, 2009 3:13 pm
The project is being co-ordinated by Dr Nikki Gammans at BBCT - try their website for more information I suggest. Scotty ... From: Colin Jacobs...
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Claire Waring
clairewaring...
Jun 6, 2009 4:25 pm
I received the following press release about the project.. NEWS RELEASE: **Not for publication or broadcast before Monday 1 June 2009** International rescue...
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merrysrest
Jun 6, 2009 6:30 pm
Hi hopefully someone will be able to help me id these wasps i've posted on flickr. i'm hoping they are easier than bees from photos. ...
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rob_mcz
Jun 6, 2009 11:32 pm
... The lighting is a constant source of fustration. Oh how marvelous our eyes are.I am experimenting with various led's. I do hope you very best luck in your...
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Adrian Knowles
adrian.knowles
Jun 7, 2009 8:56 am
Dear Nick, Dream on! I've posted comments on your Flickr pictures. Most of them are Ichneumon wasps or sawflies which are right swines to identify even if you...
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Nick Franklin
merrysrest
Jun 7, 2009 9:08 am
thanks for trying Adrian, i've had some of the Sawflies identified on birdforum down to Genera which is obviously the best i'm going to get from a photo. ...
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Colin Jacobs
benacre2001
Jun 7, 2009 9:27 am
Hi someone sent me a bee to name but I have lost the address and member who sent it to me. could he please get in touch so I can tell him the species I have...
