The general high degree of difficulty in the identification of bees from
photographs, perhaps helps make a lack of interest in the order amongst
most of Nottinghamshire's naturalists, but there are ample potential
rewards for recording hymenoptera, so credit to anyone wishing to take
up the challenge.
The Andrena tibialis photographed by Sandra Parkin in a
Bestwood garden in April 2023 below, is certainly an example of a
currently rare Andrena
in Nottinghamshire, with just a single additional record coming from
Ravenshead in April 2026
(David and Veronica McGeever).
The only other records are unusual and
confusing to say the least. Three are listed as 'unconfirmed' on the NBN
Atlas and the Invertebrate Site Register, yet confusingly, they could
all relate to the same record, just dated as three different years. |
