Black Robber Fly

Thanks Paul, now you mention it I can see it straight away. Just not familiar enough with insects to recognise them straight away. Spotting updated.

Hi Malcolm ,this is a Robber fly not a beetle ,they have a tendency to crawl rather like a beetle .I think this may be a male ---Dasypogon diadema.The females are larger and more colourful .There are a few Dasypogon species ,so it is probably best to leave this as Dasypogon sp.