Bee ID please

[peter rowlands]

Saw this bee at White Coppice this evening. Could anyone ID it please. All the usual birds seen.

[paul b]

Ashy mining bee- can be locally common and "can form very dense and extensive nesting aggregations" according to Steven Falk's book.

One of the most striking bees IMO

[G6 UXU]

I have never seen one of these before Pete.

[peter rowlands]

Thanks for info Paul.