Hoverfly sightings w/c 5th October 2025

How many hoverflies are still around after storm Amy?

Date 5^th October: Time of recording 3-4pm, Location Barnsley Main. Gusty winds just after storm Amy.

Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) 9♀+1♂, I do wonder whether there were some Hairy-eyed Banded (Sryphus torvus) as not all were captured. Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) 1♀ on Bristly Oxtongue (Picris echiodes).

So the answer was not many hoverfly species but a few of the common ones were finding warmth in a sunlit area, let's see what I get on the Ivy bush tomorrow.

Other notable species:

3 Speckled wood (Parage aegeria), 1 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), 1♂ Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) as below, 7 Spot ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) huddled together see below, Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina), Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris), Pea gall (cynips divisa) as below.

Date 6^th October : Time of recording 3-4pm Garden, Temp approx 19 degrees, Sunny.

Despite being sunny there wasn’t much hoverfly activity Common Banded (Syrphus ribesii) ♀ and Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) ♀.

There were however loads of Harlequins (Harmonia axyridis) on the sunny side of the house. Anyone else seen this eruption?

Date 7th & 8th October nothing of note seen, cloudy and overcast days.