August 27 some time ago in the few inches (± 2) of sandy soil around the run, many fly pupae were present; these brought into the laboratory and placed in rearing jars. 1 large Trupulid larva was also dug out. Sweeping the arctophila ponds behind AKL also yielded a few mnesoid flies + 1 echneumonid. August 28 August Banding a quid and afternoon spent at the ridge with surface plots etc. Overcast and cool, light wind. No insects present on any of the surface plots — a replicates — a few spiders were taken though. There was a large number of fungus gnats flying me in clouds — the largest movement I’ve seen since the flooding began. Some flies passed to feed along edges of marsh — Ranunculus muralis seeds — some apparently in Cochlearia — some in Luzula — hardly any birds noted speeding in high ground. Dug into the compact sphagnum moss clumps and other moss clumps — found large numbers of the Chrysomelid pupae — also 2 adults. Very spiny tipulid pupae — also found a few small fly pupae. The "mushrooms" still with many Mycetophilid larvae — those collected + pooled in alley.