This represents c38% of hoverfly species recorded in UK. It is difficult to predict which species may yet appear here. The only common features of these 4 new species is that I have previously recorded them within 2 miles of here at major wildlife sites. Dogwood & Ivy yet again featured.

Single garden record from last year when one flew onto my shirt.

Very rare now in SE England, only recorded in single hectad since 2020 see hoverfly.uk/hrs/species/...

Wonderful species, 15 records in garden + 2 further records locally. Always single males. Hertford-Broxbourne area is one of its national strongholds.

Lovely species. Very restricted distribution in Herts associated with gravel or sometimes on chalk. Have recorded it once at Kings Meads & often at Waterford Heath, former gravel pit where it is surprisingly common.

Ectophasia crassipennis female?

Good record. Nocturnal species that seems to be recorded mostly from light traps. Distribution appears to be very patchy with few hotspots.

Super shot of Goldcrest. Possibly braconid wasp but not really able to make out enough detail of prey item.

Lovely female.

Three records in garden, much less common here than quadripustulatus.

Acrocerids are amazing. Two records of A.orbiculus from Kings Meads nr Hertford, 4th & 23rd July. 1st record was found by @britishbugs.bsky.social.

Agrilus olivicolor is Carpinus specialist. 1st recorded in UK in 2016, colonised Hornbeams here in Bengeo garden in 2018.

Kings Meads, local wetland to Hertford, is county stronghold for species where it is abundant. Elsewhere in Herts, it is rare.