Man könnte denken, dass die Schwarze Augenfleck-#Schwebfliege (#Eristalinus sepulchralis) eine leicht bestimmbare Schwebfliegenart ist, aber es kommt z. B. auf deren Augenbehaarung an.
As always, the Sylphium is the place to find the more exotic visitors. This is the big, unmistakable Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria). Restricted still to warmer areas of England.
Hoverflies are the most recent to investigate my edibility. That big toe is getting pretty calloused after a few weeks of being barefoot, might be too tough even for macerating fly spit.