After a tip-off from Jeremy I hot-footed it to the edge of Hethersett for a bit of a midweek wasp twitch!
The species in question was European Paper Wasp, Polistes dominula and with perfect directions I found about half a dozen buzzing around some Eryngo on the edge of a small garden. Being quite a large rangy wasp with the habit of flying with legs dangling they were easy to spot and identify. The species is established on the Channel Islands but is rare on mainland UK being subject to the odd bit of wandering from the south. In the same area I also found some nice Beewolfs and what are likely to be Bare-saddled Colettes.
European Paper Wasp
Beewolf
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