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  1. Dime
    They're not easy from a photo but I would say Chiff Chaff going on the primary (feather) projection (Willow Warblers have longer primary feathers).
  2. Dime
    Its a Slime Mould (Myxomycete) called Mucilago crustacea.
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    Yep, Hawthorn Shieldbug.
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    Looks like an Ectemnius species of Digger Wasp. I don't think they can be done to species level without a good shot of wing venation & microscope work.
  5. Dime
    Its a Hoverfly - Melanostoma sp. (probably M. scalare). Robber-flies are much more robust flies & the Drone-fly is another species of Hoverfly - Eristalis tenax..
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    IDing fungi from photos can be dificult but heres a few 3 & 4 look like the start of the Giant Polypore - Meripilus giganteus 5 & 6 is the Bay Polypore - Polyporus durus 7 is the Beefsteak fungus - Fistulina hepatica 8 could be Jews Ear - Auricularia auricula-judae 10 & 11 are Russula sp. 12 could be Toughshank - Collybia fusipes - need a shot of the whole mushroom. 14 is Chicken of the Woods - Laetiporus sulphureus 15 & 16 is the Amethyst Deciever - Laccaria amethystina 17 reminds me of young Ganoderma pfeifferi 18 are Oyster Mushrooms -
  7. Dime
    Yep, Common Blue Damselfly.
  8. Dime
    The sexes can be alike in the Four-spotted Chaser. Best to look at the anal appendages which aren't visable in Kay's excellent pic.
  9. Dime
    Its a Longhorn Beetle called Rhagium bifasciatum. The larvae live in dead or decaying conifer wood.
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    thanks for that Dime.... would love to see a pic of the catterpillar if anyone could oblige?? http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1787
  11. Dime
    Hi Kay. Your white butterfly is a female Orange Tip. Your last is a Peacock.
  12. Dime
    Hi dogs-n-natives. Your moth is an Emperor Moth.
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    They changed them from Psithyrus to Bombus years ago. B. vestalis should have sronger patches of yellow on the side of the abdomen. I think I can make out a black tip to the tail & the abdomen looks curled which points me to B. sylvestris. Identifying Bumble Bees is not easy for most species (& from photos) unless you can look at the genitalia.
  14. Dime
    Hi terrier. Your Beetle is one of the Carrion Beetles - Oiceoptoma thoracica & your Bee looks like one of the Cuckoo Bumble Bees - Bombus sylvestris.
  15. Dime
    Its a Chiff Chaff.
  16. Dime
    Can't see its Primary projection but the yellow-brown legs & "sang beautifully " indicate Willow Warbler.
  17. Dime
    I have just found a webpage about this species of bee & i didnt know they had there nests underground Most Bumble Bees do. Some Bumble Bee species prefer nesting at ground level hidden in grass, the bases of bushes, heathers, trees or walls.
  18. Dime
    I would say B. terrestris.
  19. Dime
    Yep, Honey Bee.
  20. Dime
    Bumble Bees have been around for a couple of weeks now, flying on the sunnier days. These are queens that have hibernated & are ready to start new colonies. Saw some Honey Bees last week too. Yours looks like Bombus terrestris or lucorum - difficult to separate from a photo.
  21. Dime
    Nice pics Kay. Your mushrooms are a species of Mycena, probably inclinata.
  22. Dime
    yep, male Stonechat.
  23. Dime
    Probably a type of Nostoc - a blue-green bacterium (often incorrectly called a blue-green alga). Usually invisible to the naked eye, but after rain it swells up and becomes very obvious & jelly-like. Quite common. Some species green, some species clear. Alternitavly might be a type of Algae.
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    I did wonder about Brain Fugus, but the colour did'nt fit the discription, so it should change colour and get a little bigger? Yep, it will get bigger & turn Yellow.
  25. Dime
    Its the early stage of Yellow Brain Fungus - Tremella mesenterica.
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