Identifying Hoverflies

Start date
26-04-2019
End date
29-04-2019
Organiser
Field Studies Council
Event address

Preston Montford Field Centre
Montford Bridge
Shrewsbury
SY4 1DX
United Kingdom

Description

This course is aimed at the novice hoverfly recorder and will take participants through all aspects of hoverfly identification using a mixture of set material, field collection and powerpoint presentations. The course has been successfully run for a number of Wildlife Trusts and Natural History Societies and is designed to make sure that participants depart with a comprehensive understanding of hoverfly taxonomy and biology. Tutors: Roger Morris and Stuart Ball.

Can be taken as a module for the Biological Recording MSc at Manchester Metropolitan University, or as an independent weekend course.