Wed 2011-09-07 
A late instar nymph of the dock bug, Coreus marginatus (Hemiptera: Coreidae).
And, from a few years ago, here is an early instar nymph of the same species:
For a photo of an adult see here.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-01 and 2006-08-19, respectively.
Tue 2011-09-06 
And yet another small fly from the long grass on the east bank of the middle lake: probably an Anthomyza sp (Diptera: Anthomyzidae).
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-03.
Mon 2011-09-05 
Another Geomyza tripunctata (Diptera: Opomyzidae) from the long grass on the east bank of the middle lake.
See here for my previous one.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-03.
Sun 2011-09-04 
Two species of shieldbug on one leaf: the larger, green one is a birch shieldbug, Elasmostethus interstinctus; the smaller, brown one a parent bug, Elasmucha grisea (both Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae).
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-01.
