Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Penns Copse, Rufus Castle, Bumpers Lane, Bumpers Quarry and Broadcroft Quarry Lane
Another lovely day, but my early morning walk was to early to record any butterflies and Wall Lizards.
Still a few warblers singing with 1 Blackcap and a Willow Warbler at Church Ope Cove, 3 Chiffchaffs in Penns Copse, 2 Common Whitethroats in Penns Weare, 1 Blackcap in Bumpers Lane, 1 Blackcap in Bumpers Lane Quarry and a Lesser Whitethroat in Broadcroft Quarry Lane. Also along Bumpers Lane 5 Swallows feeding on flying insects above the Sycamores.
Just the 1 moth seen a Carnation Tortrix in Penns Copse.
Another lovely day, but my early morning walk was to early to record any butterflies and Wall Lizards.
Still a few warblers singing with 1 Blackcap and a Willow Warbler at Church Ope Cove, 3 Chiffchaffs in Penns Copse, 2 Common Whitethroats in Penns Weare, 1 Blackcap in Bumpers Lane, 1 Blackcap in Bumpers Lane Quarry and a Lesser Whitethroat in Broadcroft Quarry Lane. Also along Bumpers Lane 5 Swallows feeding on flying insects above the Sycamores.
Just the 1 moth seen a Carnation Tortrix in Penns Copse.
As I made my way up Bumpers Lane I came across a "swarm" of small bees. In amongst this swarm were several Early Mining Bees but the majority were possibly Common Bee Wasps (Nomada ruficornis). These nomad bees were noticeably smaller than their more commoner cousins the Gooden's Nomad Bee found on Portland.
Also found were 2 Green Immigrant Leaf Weevils (Polydrusus formosus) in Penns Copse.
Also found were 2 Green Immigrant Leaf Weevils (Polydrusus formosus) in Penns Copse.
Here are a few images from this morning:
In Penns Copse there were 3 Chiffchaffs this........
........singing individual and 2 others chasing each other from tree to tree.
Also in the copse was this weevil and in fact.........
Just appearing now is "Cuckoo Spit" and somewhere in that froth is a the larva of a Froghopper
Along Bumpers Lane was this Sycamore tree and just this side of it a mass of nomad bees......
..........I'm not 100% sure what they are and it is possible.............
In amongst the nomads........
...........were these Early Mining Bee.
The view from Bumpers Lane with the top of Rufus Castle just showing through the tree tops.
In the gardens of Pennsylvania Wood this old tree stump is sprouting bracket toadstools.
I believe these are Dryad's Saddle Bracket fungi, Polyporus squamosus
Birds Recorded: Kestrel, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, 5 Swallow, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch.
Reptiles Recorded: None
Butterflies Recorded: None
Moths Recorded: 1 Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)
Bees Recorded: Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) and possibly 50+ Common Bee Wasp (Nomada ruficornis).
Hoverflies Recorded: Chequered Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare), Eristalis arbustorum and Syrphus sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: 2 Green Immigrant Leaf Weevils (Polydrusus formosus)
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