Is it possible to ID this Scottish Bee (1 Viewer)

delia todd

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• Oct 12, 2018

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Taken at Loch Leven RSPB Reserve, Kinross in July.

In hope, thanks.

 

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aeshna5

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• Oct 13, 2018

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Not a great photo for ID but the pattern markings on the abdomen make me think it's probably Bombus pascuorum.

 

delia todd

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• Oct 13, 2018

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Thanks ever so much Aeshna. Sadly that was the best of the images I could get.

 

Ficedula

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• Oct 13, 2018

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aeshna5 said:

Not a great photo for ID but the pattern markings on the abdomen make me think it's probably Bombus pascuorum.

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Perhaps, but i would tend towards Bombus campestris. The bottom line though is I would not name it with complete confidence from this single shot.

 

delia todd

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• Oct 13, 2018

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Thanks Ficedula - I knew it was a long shot.

Sadly I couldn't get any closer without climbing into a steep bank (to protect the birds on the other side). After this shot he flew and I lost him.

I'll just go with Scotch thistle and bumblebee then.

 

Ficedula

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• Oct 13, 2018

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delia todd said:

Thanks Ficedula - I knew it was a long shot.

Sadly I couldn't get any closer without climbing into a steep bank (to protect the birds on the other side). After this shot he flew and I lost him.

I'll just go with Scotch thistle and bumblebee then.

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I would label it Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) with Bombus ?campestris

 

delia todd

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Ficedula said:

I would label it Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) with Bombus ?campestris

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Oh right!!! Thanks Ficedula. I'll have to learn the difference between that and the Scotch Thistle then.

Field Cuckoo-bee is a completely new one on me - how exciting.

Thanks for your time spent on this rubbish pic. I got more information from it than I expected.