2023 True Fly records

This table comprises the true fly records for 2023.

The contents of this table may be sorted using the arrows in the header row and filtered by entering text in the boxes at the head of each column.

Species nameScientific nameQuantitySite nameDateRecorder name
a craneflyDicranota9Millcombe Stream above confluence2023-03-18Alan Rowland
biting midgeCeratopogonidae1Millcombe Stream above cascade2023-03-18Alan Rowland
biting midgeCeratopogonidae2Millcombe Stream above confluence2023-03-18Alan Rowland
biting midgeChironomidae75Millcombe Stream above cascade2023-03-18Alan Rowland
biting midgeChironomidae22Millcombe Stream above confluence2023-03-18Alan Rowland
crane flyNeolymnomyia sp1Millcombe Stream above confluence2023-03-18Alan Rowland
crane flyTipulidae2Millcombe Stream above confluence2023-03-18Alan Rowland
long-legged flyDolichopodidae1Millcombe Stream above cascade2023-03-18Alan Rowland
meniscus midgeDixa sp1Millcombe Stream above cascade2023-03-18Alan Rowland
meniscus midgeDixa sp1Millcombe Stream above confluence2023-03-18Alan Rowland
a mosquitoCulicidae1St John's Stream above Brambles2023-03-20Alan Rowland
a trickle midgeThaumaleidae1Brambles Pond2023-03-20Alan Rowland
biting midgeCeratopogonidae1Brambles Pond2023-03-20Alan Rowland
biting midgeChironomidae11Brambles Pond2023-03-20Alan Rowland
biting midgeChironomidae13St John's Stream above Brambles2023-03-20Alan Rowland
meniscus midgeDixa sp4Brambles Pond2023-03-20Alan Rowland
a mosquitoCulicidae1St John's Stream Square Cottage2023-03-21Alan Rowland
biting midgeCeratopogonidae2St John's Stream Square Cottage2023-03-21Alan Rowland
biting midgeChironomidae34St John's Stream Square Cottage2023-03-21Alan Rowland
Bumblebee HoverflyVolucella bombylans1The Ugly2023-06-15Neil Thomas
Semaphore flyPoecilobothrus nobilitatus9Millcombe Pond2023-06-17Tim Jones
Giant Tachinid flyTachina grossa1Upper East Side Path2023-06-26Alan Rowland
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus1Upper East Side Path2023-06-26Alan Rowland
Giant Tachinid flyTachina grossa1Upper East Side Path2023-06-29Alan Rowland
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus1Quarter Wall East2023-06-30Alan Rowland
Giant Tachinid flyTachina grossa1Upper East Side Path2023-07-02Alan Rowland
Giant Tachinid flyTachina grossa1Government House2023-07-02Alan Rowland
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus1Upper East Side Path2023-07-05Alan Rowland
A gall midgeJaapiella veronicaepresentMillcombe2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
A leaf minerPhytomyza lappaepresentBensons Cave2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Black-thighed HoverflySyrphus vitripennis1Landing Bay2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Black-thighed HoverflySyrphus vitripennis2Quarries2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Common Drone flyEristalis tenax1Landing Bay2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus1Golden Well2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus50Quarries2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Marsh CraneflyTipula paludosa1Golden Well2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Pied HoverflyScaeva pyrastri1Quarries2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Thick-legged HoverflySyrita pipiens1Village2023-08-17Sam Bosanquet
Common Drone flyEristalis tenax1Pyramid Stream2023-08-18Sam Bosanquet
A gall midgeRondaniola bursariapresentLower East Side Path2023-08-19Sam Bosanquet
Black-thighed HoverflySyrphus vitripennis1Millcombe2023-08-19Sam Bosanquet
Common Green BottleLucilia sericata1Rocket Pole2023-09-15Mandy Dee

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Building on the two previous successful DISCOVER LUNDY weeks in 2012 and 2016, and the 2021 week which was cancelled due to the pandemic, we are organising a follow up event in May 2026. The Discover Lundy week will give you the opportunity to learn much more about the island’s history, archaeology and natural history with expert members of the LFS sharing their knowledge through a series of talks, walks and activities.

2026 is the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Lundy Field Society so we plan to commemorate the anniversary with special events during the week, including a number of social gatherings which were very popular last time.

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2025 AGM

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