I had a busy day in Dorchester then Weymouth, so no walk today, but at least I managed a walk in the garden, once the rain had moved on.
Despite the stiff breeze there were quite a few Marmalade Hoverflies about, plus a couple of Long Hoverflies. However there were only two bee species seen, a single Common Carder and several Yellow-legged Mining Bees.
A bit of a surprise was finding 2 male Blue-tailed Damselflies around the pond, especially with the miserable weather throughout the day. On the pond surface the male Semaphore flies were putting on a good display for the females.
And the male Common Whitethroat has started singing again in the Lower Horse paddock.
Garden List is Here.
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Common Whitethroat, Magpie, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded: 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
Butterflies Recorded: None
Moths Recorded: None
Bees Recorded: 1 Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum) and 7+ Yellow-legged Mining Bees (Andrena flavipe)
Hoverflies Recorded: 7+ Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and 2 Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Flies Recorded: Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
A male Blue-tailed Damselfly clings onto the plant stem in the stiff breeze.
Another one decides to keep low down on a rock and then.....
........decides an Oyster shell is a better option. Well for a few seconds at least. As it flew so a male Semaphore fly starts displaying to a female close by.
Not the clearest of photos, but in the middle of the frame is a male Semaphore fly.
One of the two Long Hoverflies in the garden today.
There were some good numbers of Marmalade hoverflies today, with several flying up and down the garden.
Apart from several Yellow-legged Mining Bees there was also this Common Carder Bee.
And the ants nest that was in flower bed has spread to the lawn and............
..............there were hundreds.
Garden List is Here.
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Common Whitethroat, Magpie, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded: 2 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
Butterflies Recorded: None
Moths Recorded: None
Bees Recorded: 1 Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum) and 7+ Yellow-legged Mining Bees (Andrena flavipe)
Hoverflies Recorded: 7+ Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and 2 Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Flies Recorded: Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)