@lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Wildlife enthusiast and amateur entomologist specialising in bees and flies. Aerialist, vegan, nature girl, music lover. RSPB & Bumblebee conservation volunteer, NBN award finalist 2024.
Thanks David!
19.11.2025 20:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A beautiful female Eristalis intricaria, seen in Tamworth 30/08/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Diptera #Syrphidae
19.11.2025 15:04 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I believe this is Tetrix subulata, Slender Groundhopper, seen 06/09/25 Tameside Nature Reserve, Tamworth #Tetrigidae
19.11.2025 14:50 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Pantilius tunicatus bug on Alder, seen in Tamworth 24/09/25 @britishbugs.bsky.social @rockwolf74.bsky.social #Miridae
19.11.2025 14:45 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Kleidocerys resedae, Birch Catkin Bug, outside my house 08/11/25, a pretty little bug! #Lygaeidae
19.11.2025 14:37 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Scolopostethus sp true bug, from 08/11/25, Tamworth, maybe either S.thomsoni or S.grandis? #Lygaeidae @britishbugs.bsky.social @rockwolf74.bsky.social
19.11.2025 14:30 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A Palomena prasina starting to turn brown for the winter, 13/11/25, Tamworth #Shieldbug
13.11.2025 15:13 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2 Bombus terrestris Queens in the sunshine 13/11/25, I hope they find somewhere to hunker down before the storm tomorrow! @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #Bombus #Bumblebee
13.11.2025 15:12 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A late female Colletes hederae from 08/11/25, Tamworth #bee #solitarybee #Colletes
13.11.2025 15:10 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Don't very often see Calliphora vomitoria with their fetching ginger beards, but today I was pleased to find 2 of these blow flies, 13/11/25, Tamworth @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Calliphoridae #Diptera
13.11.2025 15:08 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Cheers Ian
01.11.2025 13:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Is this a really late Thelaira nigrina fly? Seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes 18/10/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @suillia.bsky.social @lancefly.bsky.social #Tachinidae #Diptera
01.11.2025 13:20 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A beautiful Bombus pascuorum seen on White Dead-Nettle at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 18/10/25 @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #Bombus #Bumblebee
01.11.2025 13:08 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Have you not seen any?
01.11.2025 13:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Colletes hederae still present at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 18/10/25 #bee #solitarybee #Colletes
01.11.2025 12:59 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Stunning!
29.10.2025 13:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Nice!
29.10.2025 13:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Will do!
29.10.2025 06:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I expect this to be the Alder Spittlebug, Aphrophora alni, seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 18/10/25 @rockwolf74.bsky.social @britishbugs.bsky.social #Aphrophoridae
28.10.2025 15:21 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Found this superb Giant Willow Aphid, Tuberolachnus salignus, at #RSPBMiddletonLakes 18/10/25 #Sternorrhyncha #Aphid
28.10.2025 15:16 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Is this fly ok for Suillia bicolor @suillia.bsky.social? Seen 18/10/25 #RSPBMiddletonLakes @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Diptera
28.10.2025 15:08 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A late Eudasyphora cyanella giving me a little wave from #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 28/09/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Musidae @ukmuscidae.bsky.social #fly #Diptera
08.10.2025 12:02 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Female Helophilus pendulus hoverfly, seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 28/09/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Diptera #fly #hoverfly
08.10.2025 11:59 — 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A gorgeous Volucella zonaria hoverfly from #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 28/09/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #hoverfly #Diptera #fly
08.10.2025 11:48 — 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Plenty of Colletes hederae, Ivy Bees, present at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 28/09/25 #bee #solitarybee #Colletes
08.10.2025 11:43 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you Lukas 😀
04.10.2025 17:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Looks like a Madagascan Hissing Cockroach, lovely creatures, they make great pets!
02.10.2025 06:47 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Haven’t recorded it since 2022 so it was nice to see it again!
28.09.2025 16:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
One for you @suillia.bsky.social, Ilione albiseta maybe? Seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 28/09/25 @dipteristsforum.bsky.social #Sciomyzidae #Diptera
28.09.2025 14:37 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Absolutely loads of Vespa crabro, European Hornets patrolling the Ivy at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 28/09/25 #wasp
28.09.2025 14:31 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
