No new Garden Lockdown Birds, but I did have a Willow Warbler first thing this morning and then this afternoon a small flock of Sand Martins passed through.
It was a lovely afternoon for sitting in the garden and several butterflies were seen with at least 4 Large Whites and 4 Orange-tips (1 female and 4 males).
A new bee today a Common Mourning Bee (Melecta albifrons), not just for my lockdown list but on Portland. At this rate I will have seen more bees in my garden than bird species. The Bee list now stands at 16.
My first Garden lockdown wasp ventured into the garden, but not long enough to tell whether it was a Common (Vespula vulgaris) or a German (Vespula germanica). A very small Ichneumon Wasp landed on the Valerian, but yet another one which I dont think will be identifiable.
And a Moth Fly (Tonnoiriella pulchra) was in the garden again.
There are always spiders running around the garden and today I came across one that was running over the pond weed and is most likely to be the Wolf Spider (Pardosa amentata). This species favours damp and wet habitat.
And bee species number 15. This time a.............
Common Mourning Bee (Melecta albifrons). Rubbish photos, but a new one for my Portland List as well.
An Ashy Mining Bee
Unfortunately this andrena bee is carrying so much pollen, it cannot be identified.
And a Sweat Bee, which can only be identified as a sphecodes sp.
Sadly this Ichneumon Wasp will just remain an Ichneumon sp.
At least I know what this is, a Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
And I know this one. A Pajupuuhari (Chalcosyrphus nemorum)
And Ted of course.