RECORDS Syrphid (Hover) flies for ID

[ChrisR]

Originally Posted by oxycera

...and species name

Well, I almost added name to the list but to be accepted as a record the species would have to be obvious anyway so it wouldn't be 100% necessary in this context - the recording scheme organizer would know what it was

[JRsbugs]

Roger already has my details, but yes that is a good reminder to others and I should have included it in the first post.

I think once Roger can verify a species on here he will ask for the rest.

[Tormentil]

Originally Posted by ChrisR

Just a reminder that the minimum information required to make a record is:
* date, location name, grid reference (very important) & observer's real name

Re grid reference; how exact, 4 figure, 6 figure ?? And would lat & long be ok ?

[ChrisR]

Originally Posted by Tormentil

Re grid reference; how exact, 4 figure, 6 figure ?? And would lat & long be ok ?

Not sure about Roger but normally I prefer a 6-figure Landranger-type grid reference (e.g. SU616796) but Lat/Long would be acceptable if you had that already and then I'd just convert it to Landranger In the past I have accepted post-codes (where the observer says they saw the record in their garden) and then used in streetmap.co.uk to convert them.

[oxycera]

Originally Posted by ChrisR

- the recording scheme organizer would know what it was

I just feel that there's a Pandora's box about to be unleased here

[JRsbugs]

I use this site, just put in the postcode and it gives the OS X and OS Y co-ordinates as well as the Landranger. I sent the OS grid figures.

UK Street Map Coordinate Converter

But as someone else said, their postcode covers a large area, however most don't.

[JRsbugs]

Originally Posted by oxycera

I just feel that there's a Pandora's box about to be unleased here

I think Roger will only take records he will himself be able to identify. Unless all we have is presented we don't know if he can or cannot identify or accept them. He doesn't have to trek the country in the rain to do it either

[JRsbugs]

Chrysotoxum bicinctum (female), 2 pics on 5th August 2009 my first sighting. Also have 1 pic from 11th August 2009 on Clematis flammula.

Dasysyrphus albostriatus (male) 1 pic on 5th August 2009.

Dasysyrphus albostriatus (female) 2 pics on 24th August & 9th September 2009. All new to me this year.

[JRsbugs]

I should have said that Roger Morris's email address can be found on the link I placed in my second post. This will be necessary in order to give him your personal details, but that could also be done by PM on here.

[JRsbugs]

Epistrophe eligans.

I have pics of males from 14th April to 22nd April 2009.

Females from 21st April until 7th May 2009. I only have one pic of a female on 9th June 2008 before that.