This beauty was on the pathway bimbling around in the short grass. I managed to get some good shots of it and with the help of the Bees, wasps and ants Facebook page confirmed it as Nomada fucata or the Painted Nomad Bee ( Nationally Scarce) but has expanded its' range since !980 and is now well represented in the South and South East. It parasitises the Yellow-legged Bee, Andrena flavipes. This nomad bee doesn't normally fly until mid April, so it is a tad early.