[Syrphidae] A hoverfly dearth?

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 10:37:27 -0000

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 Checking identification:  I suggest you get in touch with Roger Morris
(Roger.Morris@English-Nature.org.uk). He and I are joint organisers of the
British Hoverfly Recording Scheme and would be happy to help in return for
eventual access to the records you generate! Roger would be able to check
voucher specimens for you. The recording scheme would very much like a copy
of your results providing we have seen voucher material and can be
relitively confident about the IDs!

Dearth of hovers in 2003: I think most people found that 2003 was a
relatively poor season, especially the late summer and autumn which were
exceptionally dry. Although the early spring got off with a bang, there was
a cool wet period in spring which knocked the early stuff quite quickly. My
experience was that from about mid-May to mid-July was pretty good - it was
really late July/August onwards that the hot dry conditions really began to
bite. I am a canoeist, so I particularly noticed how low rivers were in
September, October and November.

 Stuart Ball

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&nbsp;Checking identification: &nbsp;I suggest 
you get in touch with Roger Morris (Roger.Morris@English-Nature.org.uk). He and 
I are joint organisers of the British Hoverfly Recording Scheme and would be 
happy to help in return for eventual access to the records you generate! Roger 
would be able to check&nbsp;&nbsp;voucher&nbsp;specimens for you.&nbsp;The recording scheme would very much like a copy 
of your results providing we have seen voucher material and can be relitively 
confident about the IDs!
Dearth of hovers in 2003: I think most people found 
that 2003 was a relatively poor season, especially the late summer and autumn 
which were exceptionally dry.&nbsp;Although the early spring got off with a 
bang, there&nbsp;was a cool wet period in spring which knocked the early stuff 
quite quickly. My experience was that from about mid-May to mid-July was pretty 
good - it was really late July/August onwards that the hot dry conditions really 
began to bite. I am a canoeist, so I particularly noticed how low rivers were in 
September, October and November.
&nbsp;Stuart 
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