Excellent find, Peter

Thanks Peter -perhaps there will be one

Excellent shots of a very productive day

Thanks Len - can add Bumblebees -red tailed, early, common carder, buff tailed; Mining bees -early. Emperor dragonfly -female

Flowers -creeping tormentil, bramble,ragged robin,meadow buttercup,broom,bird's foot trefoil, oxeye daisy, white clover

It is very probable I think Len -the other possibility is Impunctuate mini-miner, but impossible to tell from photographs

Great to hear Tony -interesting article, page 13
https://www.bto.org/sites/default/files ... 2_v1.1.pdf

Excellent
Should also have added 'camera with macro lens' to list of desirable equipment to bring if possible -so you're sorted there Gareth

Len -the Nomad is possibly a male N. marshamella -Marsham's Nomad Bee -especially as the main host is Andrena scotica

Venue ; a brownfield site on Buckshaw between Tesco and railway station - flower rich and with suitable soil. Time -11am -1pm (or later) This is an opportunity to look for bees, flies, beetles etc in a relatively undisturbed habitat -I saw at least three solitary bee species there and there is poten...

For our garden -tree bumblebee returned to nest-box they used in 2021 and an early bumblebee nest under weed suppressant fabric so unsurprisingly there are 10+ of these on cotoneaster and hardy geranium plus similar numbers of common carder; re-tailed and buff tailed about 6+ on comfrey and white de...

I heard a cuckoo calling close to the cricket pitch as I walked back (approx 8.25)

Dor beetle on the path

Excellent find, Peter-well done

Birds -pair of whitethroat, goldfinch, wren, Canada goose (6+), mallard 3 =3 ducklings; 2 swallow at Little Knowley farm; jackdaw; woodpigeon, song thrush, blackcap. Insects - butterfly: small copper, orange tip (4),small tortoiseshell bees -red-tailed, early, common carder, buff tailed, tree bumble...

My thoughts -Andrena scotica male -looks like antennal segment 4 is longer than segment 3 which is a key feature.
If so, then N flava is very probable.
As for the Euxton bee -very probable Common mini miner, based on size and other features

Birds-pair of buzzard, 4 chiffchaff, 3 willow warbler, blackcap, blackbird, wren, robin, coal tit. Insects : Bumblebees -common carder, red tailed, buff tailed, early; other bees -red mason bee, several nomad species. Dark edged bee-fly, St Mark's fly, Vespa sp. Comma, holly blue, 10+ orange tip In ...

Thanks, Tony -quite possible Ashy Mining Bee -there were reports of many there last year and just seen your earlier post about them -need to go and check them out