Probably a female Drone Fly Eristalsis tenax, as they hibernate overwinter. Presumably they have mated the previous late summer/autumn, and hence go on to start the next generation. Looks like this one was attracted to feed, along with several Honey Bees Apis mellifera and 1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris, on the nectar in winter heathers in this front garden in Church Lane Endon.
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