Sat 2011-10-15 
A tiny fly with patterned wings: probably Limnellia quadrata (Diptera: Ephydridae).
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-10-13.
Fri 2011-10-14 
A few days ago I came across this male Bibionid fly. This surprised me as I tend to associate the Bibionidae with spring and early summer. However two species do come out in the autumn: Bibio clavipes and Bibio lepidus. I think this one is Bibio clavipes (Diptera: Bibionidae) based on the shape of the stigma (the dark spot on the leading edge of the wing) and its position relative to the vein that runs to it (see here for details), but I could be wrong.
Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-10-09.
Thu 2011-10-13 
A heavily gravid female black leaf beetle, probably Galeruca tanaceti (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Identification suggested by Tony Irwin here.
Photo taken at Dinton Pastures, Winnersh, near Reading, UK, on 2011-10-09.
Wed 2011-10-12 
A small brown bug, probably an Orsillus depressus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae).
Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-09-21.
Tue 2011-10-11 
Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic chambered tomb on the Ridgway in south Oxfordshire.
This image is a panorama that I constructed from photos originally taken by my father John Brelstaff on 2006-10-23.
