Non-Moths of 2015 - Flies from Sevenoaks

Unidentified fly in the light trap at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, 5 July 2015

I haven't been taking pains with flies, mostly because I know so little about them.  Some of my fly photos, inclusing a couple of these, are still unidentified, even this one, though it looks quite distinctive.  If any viewer does know any of these anonymous flies, please leave a comment!

This post shows some flies from the light trap behind Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve visitor centre.

Unidentified fly in the light trap at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, 24 September 2015

Another unidentified specimen, this time perhaps because the photo does not show many helpful features.

Fly, family Anthomyiidae, in the light trap at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, 24 December 2015

For some reason, some of the photos taken with my marvellous new camera are still blurred.  I have not worked out why.  Am I moving the camera relative to the subject, perhaps?  These are all taken with a heavy camera held in one hand, holding an egg box in the other, which is not a particularly steady arrangement, so I might try a faster shutter speed.

This and the next fly were identified to family on iSpot, and the final one is one of the few I can identify myself.  These last three were all in the light trap on a December day when there were no moths, so they were all I had to photograph!

Lesser Dung Fly, family Sphaeroceridae, in the light trap at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, 24 December 2015

 Another slightly blurry shot.  At least this last one (below) is sharp enough.  These Yellow Dung Flies are quite pretty.

Yellow Dung Fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, in the light trap at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, 24 December 2015

This post is probably rather samey to most viewers, so I will try something different next time.