Tim Strudwick

Definitely H. rutilans which is now in Breckland so ought to be on the Suffolk Coast. This was the only Chrysidid I saw yesterday at Middle Harling Heath.

This is not E. rubicola but a different Ectemnius species, and unfortunately not identifiable from this image.

It looks like quinquefasciata to me, with shorter antennal segments with more extensive orange, and a broader face than ruficornis.

Looks like this workshop is about domestic honey bees rather than wild bees which is a shame.

I had to look up the common name, but yes orange-legged furrow bee, Halictus rubicundus.

How about this one? On thyme at Middle Harling Heath.

How about this one? On thyme at Middle Harling Heath.

Coelioxys rufescens/rufescent sharp-tailed bee I believe. Very nice.

Yes, C. quinquefasciata for sure. Great video.

I think it is a rather worn A. praecox.

Excellent Chris. The most easterly yet in Norfolk and a new 10km square.

Does look just like filamentous algae which can resemble a nursery web when sun bleached, a definitely nitrogen rich water.

Dune slacks at Holkham, hybrid poplar plantation in Brecks.

S. crassicornis has indeed turned up at Holkham this year, the second Norfolk record after one at West Harling last year.

Nomada argentata was recorded at Warham in 2020, but still a good record. M. haemorrhoidalis has not been seen at that site before.

Yes it is.

All the Norfolk females in my collection are afzeliella.Have you seen any ovatula s.s.?

Several species of ichneumonid wasp are documented as parasitising larvae and probably regulate the population. Trogus lapidator is a specialist parasite of swallowtails.

Colletes hederae.

It is probably the most common Chrysis sp in the Brecks!