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St. Mark's Fly - Veggie - 19-04-2026
Lots of these flying around the end of the garden. Didn't know what they were - shiny black flies with, I thought, a trailing tail, dropped below its body.
The Duck says that they are St Mark's Fly which appears around St Mark's Day, 25th April. Should I tell them to go back to bed for a few more days?
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/flies/st-mark-s-fly/
RE: St. Mark's Fly - toomanytommytoes - 19-04-2026
They were everywhere when I went out for a bike ride yesterday. Luckily I didn't eat one, though something smaller did fly into my mouth and I had a few bees bounce off my helmet.
RE: St. Mark's Fly - Vinny - 19-04-2026
We used to have problems with the crows and other birds trying to dig up there larvae at the sports ground. They left big bare patches of turf!
RE: St. Mark's Fly - Mark_Riga - 19-04-2026
(9 hours ago)Veggie Wrote: The Duck says that they are St Mark's Fly which appears around St Mark's Day, 25th April. Should I tell them to go back to bed for a few more days?
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/animals/flies/st-mark-s-fly/
Hawthorn are flowering here now and your link says that is one that they help pollinate so may be they were told to wake up by the local hedges. There were some about today when we went for a walk.