Hover Fly ?

[ST1]

A group of these were on a wooden garden planter this morning.

I think they are some form of Hover Fly but hopefully someone will be able to identify them from my rather poor images. But I suspect that they are probably not the "Hairy Eyed" variety

 

[Gav.]

I think it's a Merodon equestris, I'm ready to be corrected

 

[ST1]

I think it's a Merodon equestris, I'm ready to be corrected

Thanks for the identification Gav