Orchids and Hoverflies on Corstorphine Hill

I told Crafty Green Boyfriend about the orchids I'd seen on Corstorphine Hill on my butterfly survey the other day and he was keen to see them for himself and to take some photos. So we took a trip there yesterday and here are some of the photos he took:

 

We went into the Corstorphine Hill Walled Garden and were very pleased with how many hoverflies we saw. After hardly seeing any Babded Hoverflies (Syrphus sp) over the past couple of years, we were delighted to see so many! Click on the photo below to zoom in and see how many hoverflies you can count on the Fox and Cubs flowers. 

We were also happy to see a number of other hoverflies, including this Sericomyia silentis, sometimes known as the Bog Hoverfly

and this Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria sp)

We continued our walk around the hill and saw a number of butterflies, including this Small Skipper

We were also happy to see some rabbits, though we were only able to get these two on camera.  

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