Wakeham
It was another day in the garden, this time mowing the lawn, trimming, pruning and tidying up. As it was yesterday there were two adult House Martins and a juvenile overhead.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gulls
3 House Martin
Every year since we've been here on Portland the resident
Herring Gulls, from a few doors down, have bred very successfully. This year is no exception and these two juveniles look like they have done pretty well to survive the intense heat we have had recently. Mind you with all that guano around them I think I would have left the nest by now.
Amphibians Recorded:
1 Palmate Newt
Lissotriton helveticus - in the "Tractor Tyre" pond
Butterflies Recorded:
5 Large White
Pieris brassicae2 Small White
Pieris rapae1 Red Admiral
Vanessa atalantaMoths Recorded:
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
A Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba I disturbed in one of the flowerbeds.
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Bombus terrestrisHoney Bee
Apis mellifera Common Carder Bee
Bombus pascuorumWillughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiellaAnd peering over the lavender is...........
...........a Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
And a
Willughby's Leafcutter Bee Megachile willughbiella. A species I first came across in the
May 2018.
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
1
Wasp sp.
A wasp sp.
Hoverflies Recorded:
12+ Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus1 Migrant Hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis
1 Vagrant Hoverfly Eupeodes corollae
1 Thick-legged hoverfly Syritta pipiens
1 Syrphus sp.
A Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus......................
.................And another. In fact..........
.......................it was quite a good day for Marmalade Hoverflies with a good dozen or so seen.
And a Migrant Hoverfly Meliscaeva auricollis sat on Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaicais
Vagrant Hoverfly Eupeodes corollae
A Thick-legged hoverfly Syritta pipiens which also goes by the name of Compost Hoverfly
A Syrphus sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified
flies.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes - deceased3 Common Flower Bug
Anthocoris nemorumObsidentify is 85% sure that this is a
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes. I found it deceased in the back garden.
Three Common Flower Bugs Anthocoris nemorum. I suspect there are two males trying to mate with a female!!