A Hobby flew south through the valley this morning (July 11th) and was my first garden sighting of the year. They tend to be seen more in late summer/autumn, especially after the young are on the wing, but there are only ever a handful of sightings each year.
On July 12th, my wife and daughter found a Harlequin ladybird on the same patch of irises that I had previously found a Harlequin pupa, so very possibly the emerged adult. It was quite distinctive, being black with two orange spots, but they are a highly variable species. The attached photo even shows me reflected in the wings! I have seen some hundreds of adults locally this year, generally in large nettle beds, so they are obviously spreading very quickly.
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