A new Hoverfly for us: and Early too

Whilst in the Grounds of St John's Waterloo (the London Borough of Lambeth) we photographed a Hoverfly: Epistrophe eligans viz.

A new Hoverfly for us. And we understand that she (for she is a she) has emerged very, very early viz. according to UK Hoverflies (on Facebook), 'at least two weeks early than ever before!'

Proof yet again that anyone can see something unusual: if they only look.

Footnote: also seen:

[i] a Hoverfly: Syrphus sp. viz.

[ii] a Hoverfly: Eupeodes sp. viz.

[iii] a Hoverfly: Episyrphus balteatus viz.

[iv] lots of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) viz.

and [v] a Bee: Gwynne's Mining Bee (Andrena bicolor) viz.