I was in Exmouth on the 30th April. It was quite cool and windy but sunny, so I thought I'd have a look for some early flying bees at at the Maer. The main pollen source in this area was swathes of Alexanders and in the more sheltered spots it had attracted a nice variety of bees and also a few Ladybirds. Nothing very exciting but it's always a real treat to see my first solitary bees of the year.
Male Andrena Mining Bees
Grey-patched Mining Bee - Andrena nitida
Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa
Short-fringed Mining Bee - Andrena dorsata
Female Andrena Mining Bees
Short-fringed Mining Bee - Andrena dorsata
Orange-tailed Mining Bee - Andrena haemorrhoa
There was also a small nesting aggregation of Bronze Furrow Bees in a compacted pathway.
Bronze Furrow Bee - Halictus tumulorum
Ladybirds
The ubiquitous Harlequin Ladybird - Harmonia axyridis
10-spot Ladybird - Adalia decempunctata
2-spot Ladybird - Adalia bipunctata
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