With the current lock-down, fly recording has been pretty slow. However a few lucky folk have seen dotted bee-fly Bombylius discolor on their local patch this year. Sites where it has been recorded are mainly in the South-west of the county within the range of last year’s records. However one significant change is a record from the Mears Ashby end of Sywell Reservoir by Jim Dunkerly. This is much further North and East of all the other sightings and may indicate a further range expansion.
On a personal basis, I have recorded very little this year outside of my garden. I did photograph a Cheilosia vernalis on the edge of an overgrown ironstone quarry near my house. All the bee-flies I have seen have been dark-edged but still hoping.
