My first outing of the current year was to Decoy Park Newton Abbot to see a colony of Clarke's Mining Bee - Andrena clarkella. I've seen individuals on the East Devon Commons but haven't been able to find any nests there, so back in March I decided to visit the Newton Abbot site to get some photos and hopefully some film footage too.
The site is on a north facing bank and so the bees often struggle to get warm enough to fly. They seemed to be attracted to the warmth emanating from my body and often landed on me to warm up, which was nice. There were also plenty of their nomad bee, the Early Nomad Bee - Nomada leucophthalma.
Nesting Site
FEMALES
MALES
NOMAD BEE
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