Sat 2013-04-20 
From late last October: a pale-coloured stretch spider, probably Tetragnatha striata (Araneae: Tetragnathidae), though it would be rather later in the season than is normal for that species.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-10-30.
Fri 2013-04-19 
A black sawfly with reddish 'shoulders': probably a Dolerus haematodes (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae).
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-05-18.
Thu 2013-04-18 
Among the first insects flying each spring are the mining bees. This one is an Andrena sp, possibly Andrena angustior (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). So-named because they burrow into sandy soil.
Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2013-04-07.
Wed 2013-04-17 
A female ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), I have no idea of the genus nor species.
Photo taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-07-15.
Tue 2013-04-16 
From last spring: a bright green sawfly, a Rhogogaster sp (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae).
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-05-16.
