Thu 2013-04-25 
A male Bibio sp with orangish legs: probably a Bibio johannis (Diptera: Bibionidae). The first of a sequence of Bibio species that can be found over long grass during the spring.
Another one:
Photos taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-04-20.
Wed 2013-04-24 
Metallic green Tachinid fly Gymnocheta viridis (Diptera: Tachinidae) sunning itself on a tree trunk, a common sight in spring.
Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-04-20.
Tue 2013-04-23 
A yellow-faced blowfly: a Cynomya mortuorum (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-04-20.
Mon 2013-04-22 
After coming across two dead muntjac deer back in February, I was worried that I wouldn't be seeing any more of them in the Chazey Wood area this year. However, this morning as I started my perambulation of the narrow field I was pleased to notice this male Muntiacus reevesi watching me from afar.
Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-04-20.
Sun 2013-04-21 
It must be spring: the bee flies are out!. A male Bombylius major (Diptera: Bombyliidae).
Here is another that I saw a couple of hours earlier:
First photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-04-14. Second photo taken in Whiteknights Park, on the same date.
