Armed with some good directions from a friend I went in search of orchid no.38 of the year,
Broad-leaved Helleborine in Gunton Wood near Lowestoft today. They proved easy to find, indeed I saw a total of c15 plants at 3 different locations. One in particular was an absolute monster and another was close to being var.viridiflora/chlorantha being small, pale and with no pink/purple on the lip, just green. It did however have a dark inner hypochile ruling it out.
Also there were
2 Brown Hawkers, numerous
Gatekeepers, Comma, Small White and some rather good looking hoverflies which I have been happy for others input to the id! The first one in particular was huge and I mistook it for a Hornet initially!
Broad-leaved Helleborines in all their guises
Comma
Volucella zonaria
Myathropa florea
Helophilus hybridus
Eristalis nemorum
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