No new birds for my garden list but I at least I saw one migrant, a Yellow Wagtail heading up the island.
In the garden I had 4 new bees, the first was a Fabricius' Nomad Bee (Nomada fabriciana), the next was a Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) and then a Painted Nomad Bee (Nomad fucata) followed by a Lathbury's Nomad Bee (Nomad lathburiana). The latter two being firsts for me on Portland.
A couple of other new species for the garden a possible Root-maggot fly (Delia radicum) and a hoverfly (Eumerus ornatus). The latter also a new one for my Portland List.
Here are a few images and videos:
A Yellow-legged Mining Bee
Honey Bee
Bronze Furrow Bee
Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis)
There were around three of these buzzing about in the Ivy in the courtyard.
There were three nomad bees in the garden today and this one is.............
..............a Lathbury's Nomad Bee (Nomad lathburiana). And not only a first for the garden but for me on Portland
This nomad bee is distinctly different and is..............
..............a Painted Nomad Bee (Nomad fucata)
Here it is again on the left of the image as an Andrena bee comes into view and........
..........crosses in front of our mystery bee.
And a couple of videos.
This is a new nomad bee for my Portland List as well
A Fabricius' Nomad Bee (Nomada fabriciana) which......
...........is a new arrival to the garden.
An Ashy Mining Bee
This is an Eumerus ornatus hoverfly and not only a first for the garden but........
............my first on Portland
This is most likely a Delia radicum and is a species of Root-maggot Fly.......
To be 100% accurate it would have to be identified by an expert.
A 7-Spot Ladybird
A Sun-jumper Spider
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Garden Birds, Invertebrates and other wildlife
(24 Mar - Present Day)
Birds Recorded: Sparrowhawk, Peregrine Falcon, Kestrel, Pheasant, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Little Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch and Greenfinch. Total 36
Butterflies Recorded: Peacock
Moths Recorded:
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum), Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), Bronze Furrow Bee (Halictus tumulorum), Yellow-legged Mining Bees (Andrena flavipe), Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis), Fabricius' Nomad Bee (Nomada fabriciana), Painted Nomad Bee (Nomad fucata), Lathbury's Nomad Bee (Nomad lathburiana)
Wasps and Ichneumon Wasps Recorded: Parasitic Wasp (Ichneumon stramentor), Possible Sapyga quinquepunctata
Hoverflies Recorded: Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax), Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax), Migrant Hoverfly (Meliscaeva auricollis), Eumerus ornatus and Syrphus sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Common Fruit Fly (Tephritis bardanae), Moth Fly (Tonnoiriella pulchra), Noon Fly (Mesembrina meridiana), Possible Root-maggot Fly (Delia radicum)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata), Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina), Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
Slugs and Snails Recorded: White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis), Girdled Snail (Hygromia cinctella), Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
Spiders Recorded: Sun-jumper (Heliophanus sp.)
Woodlice Crustaceans Recorded: Woodlouse sp
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On this day..........
2019Today's Sightings Here.
2018
Today's Sightings Here.