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salamandra |
Posted on 11-08-2008 20:53
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I saw this huge fly Sunday 10th August south Norfolk between Brandon and Mundford, beside a forest track, picture quality not good as was very windy, can anyone identify it please I would be very grateful
Edited by salamandra on 11-08-2008 20:59 |
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ChrisR |
Posted on 11-08-2008 21:00
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![]() Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Need to see the photo ![]() ![]() |
salamandra |
Posted on 11-08-2008 21:06
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Member Location: Posts: 4 Joined: 11.08.08 |
Hi Chris, am wrestling with it now, seems to meet all criteria, size, name, just not being added, I'll keep trying |
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salamandra |
Posted on 11-08-2008 21:10
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Member Location: Posts: 4 Joined: 11.08.08 |
Chris if I email it to you at the address in your profile can you see if you can tell what it is and possible post it for me? |
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ChrisR |
Posted on 11-08-2008 21:30
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![]() Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hi Dave Got your email with photo. I have attached it here for the other readers on the forum ![]() It is a Tachina grossa - one of Britain's largest flies and a parasitoid of large moth larvae, usually in woods or heaths. I wouldn't say it is rare but it is local to suitable habitats ... but when it is seen it tends to stand out a bit so people do spot them quite often ![]() Can you give me the usual record information (date, location, grid reference) for this, so we can enter it into the recording scheme database? ![]() Chris R. PS: the photo didn't upload for me either, which probably means something about the encoding defeated the phpFusion software that runs this forum. To get around it I just cropped it a bit in PhotoShop and resaved it and uploaded the new version, which seems to work fine now ![]() ChrisR attached the following image: ![]() [102.87Kb] Edited by ChrisR on 11-08-2008 21:59 |
salamandra |
Posted on 11-08-2008 22:12
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Member Location: Posts: 4 Joined: 11.08.08 |
Thank you very much for that Chris, that's great. Location and date as above, approx grid ref 787 904 (EDIT Chris Raper: I think that should be TL787904) Edited by ChrisR on 11-08-2008 22:25 |
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Matt Smith |
Posted on 11-08-2008 22:52
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Member Location: UK Posts: 28 Joined: 13.07.04 |
Oke doke - Data noted![]() |
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