Penns Wood and St Andrew's Church
A short walk this afternoon, but still lots to see with dozens of Hornet Mimic Hoverflies on the Japonica in the wood, and on the Buddleia & Hemp Agrimony in the church grounds.
I did wonder if the Hornet Mimic Hoverflies were both Volucella inanis and Volucella zonaria, but despite the variation in sizes they were all V. zonaria. Other hoverflies seen were Pellucid Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Dead Head Fly and Tapered Drone Fly.
Several butterfly species seen with 2 Large White, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Comma and 2 Chalk Hill Blue seen in the church grounds and 2 Speckled Woods in the wood.
A Jersey Tiger moth was in the church grounds as was a Wall Lizard.
Here are a few images from today:
One of the 2 Speckled Woods in Penns Wood.
On the Japonica were several Hornet Mimic Hoverflies.
Lots of variation in size and colouration but all Volucella zonaria
One of several Dead Head Flies also on the Japonica. Despite its name, not a fly but a hoverfly.
.........Wall Lizard.
As I was watching the Wall Lizard this Painted Lady alighted in front of me as did this.......
..........Comma.
Also here were these two............
............. Chalk Hill Blues.
A very pale looking Gatekeeper.
A Jersey Tiger moth shares the Buddleia with a Common Carder Bee.
A Pellucid Hoverfly on the seed heads of the Alexandria's.
And two more Volucella zonaria.
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, House Martin, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow and Chaffinch.
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Painted Lady, Comma and Chalk Hill Blue
Moths Recorded: 1 Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria)
Bees Recorded: Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum), Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
Wasps Recorded: Potter Wasp (Ancistrocerus sp.), Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) and nomad sp.
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Dead Head Fly (Myathropa florea), Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), Pellucid Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) and Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)