However, whilst sifting through the large numbers of balteatus, one can find some truly fabulous looking hoverflies. Selected species include the strikingly marked Chrysotoxum festivum, Dasysyrphus pinastri and the scarce Leucozona glaucia, which is one of the few hoverflies to show a blue colouration. None of these three have yet to occur in the Eakring area, but have been found at other Nottinghamshire sites close by.

The identification of the area's hoverflies began in late 2005 when we started to photograph an increasing array of insects and wildlife. Although at that time, the desire to put a name to any particular species was little more than a casual one, our interest in hoverflies deepened over the ensuing Winter. After purchasing Stubbs and Falk's book British Hoverflies, the identification of species then became much easier. The following list contains

• species (with links to images)
• year of original identification/sighting
• present area status
• species records