Can anyone id these bees?

[shortFatBloke]

Hi,

There are a number of these bees that have dug holes in my front lawn and I was wondering if you would be able to tell me what they are and something about them.

Photos here (http://s624.photobucket.com/albums/tt327/ShortFatBloke/Bee%20Pics/)

The holes are spread over an area of about 8m2 and the actual holes themselves are the thickness of a pencil (actually, to be more accurate, they're the size of a bee!).

I also have a short (30 second) video of one digging in the soil if it helps.

Regards,

SFB

[gavin]

Hi SFB

Looks to me like Andrena cineraria, the Grey Mining Bee.

http://www.david.element.ukgateway.net/hymenoptera3bees1.htm

The maps here seem to suggest that you might find it in Gloucestershire:

http://www.bwars.com/maps_bees.htm

all the best

Gavin

[shortFatBloke]

Gavin,

Thanks for that, really useful.

SFB