Norfolk part two.

 A visit to Hickling Broad was a must while we were in Norfolk for Swallowtail Butterfly. We were over the moon to see at least three as a Swallowtail is a first for me. There were loads of Southern Hawker and Brown Hawker flying around but only the former stayed still for any length of time. As well as loads of Dragonflies I have never seen as many Gatekeeper Butterflies in one place. When we got back to the cottage we went for a walk and I found some other photo opportunities’.

Swallowtail Butterfly.

Painted Lady.

Gatekeeper.

Wall Butterfly.

Southern Hawker.

Ruddy Darter.

I’m going for Common Darter.

Black-tailed Skimmer with what looks like a Horse Fly for lunch.

Shieldbug Digger Wasp with lunch.

Mining Bee.

Anthocomus rufus Beetle.

Dock Bug, we found a few along a lane near to the cottage.

Box Bug nymph.

There were also quite a few Crickets along the lane.

Horse Fly.

Harvestman.

A farmer was cutting his field with a combined harvester and before it got chewed to bits this Brown Hare did a runner 

Then stopped to have a look around. It’s only a shame I had the wrong settings and lens on the camera.

Three Firsts…

 …for me today, my first Bee-flies and Mining Bees of the year and my first ever 10-spot Ladybird and a canny coffee and cheese scone as well.

Bee-fly first of the year.

Tawny Mining Bee.

Another Mining Bee.

This one seems to be trying to take the pollen from the legs of another Bee.

There were a few Mining Bees around.

This one was coming into land.

Carder Bee. 

My first 10-spot Ladybird with a 7-spot.

7-spot Ladybirds doing what comes naturally.