Dusky-horned Nomad Bee, Nomada bifasciata, New to Britain (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Added to the British checklist, from two sites in Kent, by Falk and Earwaker (2019). Download the paper here.
Bumblebees of North East England, covering Northumberland and County Durham, has been published by the Natural History Society of Northumbria. Much of the data included was recorded by BWARS members. Northumbrian Naturalist Volume 87 is available from the NHSN
POSTPONED: 2020 BWARS Long Weekend Field Meeting in East Devon in conjunction with Clinton Devon Estates and the RSPB
Date: 26th – 29th June postponed until 25th to 28th June 2021
The event is being organised to better understand the aculeate fauna of the Pebblebed Heaths which have been under recorded for a considerable number of years.
The vast majority of these extensive lowland heaths are within the ownership of Clinton Devon Estates who have kindly agreed to host this event. The heaths are managed by a consortium of interested… Read more
Steven Falk has produced six very useful "crib Sheets" to help people distinguish the groups of look-a-like bumblebees. They can be downloaded from the Identification Guides page
A visual guide to distinguishing ‘midriffed’ white-tails and their dark forms by Steven Falk
Presentation notes on Sphecodes identification by Steven Falk. Made for an identification workshop at the 2019 BWARS AGM.
A visual guide to distinguishing white-tailed bumblebees by Steven Falk
A visual guide to distinguishing Bombus vestalis and B. bohemicus by Steven Falk
A visual guide to distinguishing male cuckoo bumblebees by Steven Falk