A much fresher feel to the day and any rain we had last night wasn't evident this morning. There was a fair bit of cloud cover with the odd ray of sunshine coming through.
Main highlights today were 3 Swifts over Wakeham, plus both the resident Blackcap and Common Whitethroat still singing away.
Not too many butterflies and day-flying moths about, but did come across a new moth for my Portland List, a Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella).
There were certainly a lot of flies, including a probable Neomyia viridescens
Here are my sightings, images and a video from today:
Old Quarry Lane with the only habitat left now................
........... on the right hand side
In the hedgerow along the Lane was this Dead Head Hoverfly......
.............and a Common Drone Fly
I spotted what I initially thought was a very very small fly, land on this Cocksfoot grass (Dactylis glomerata)
A White-tailed Bumblebee
From the lane I headed into the Horse paddock and at the far end of the path is........
...........this bramble patch which was alive with invertebrates.
There was this Dagger Fly - Empis tessellata
Broad Centurian - Chloromyia formosa
Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria
This is a juvenile Roesel's Bush-cricket - Metrioptera roeselii
Common Green Grasshopper - Omocestus viridulus
This brightly coloured insect is a Xanthogramma pedissequum hoverfly.
Another hoverfly seen was this Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) coming into land.
Down comes the landing gear and......
.......a successful landing on a Dog-rose
Not a hoverfly but a Honey Bee.
From the Horse Paddock it was through the gates to the Meadow.
In here I came across an adult Roesel's Bush-cricket.
Here is a side profile of the Roesel.
I dont think I have ever seen so many Swollen-thighed Beetles as I have this year, they are everywhere.
And a Dock Bug.
A very bright yellow & white Daisy, with a very green fly settled on it.
..........even if it did make him pant a bit.
Here he is a little more chilled.
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 3 Swift, 2 Swallow, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded: Damselfly sp.
Butterflies Recorded: 1 Large White, 1 Speckled Wood, 2 Meadow Brown and 1 Common Blue
Moths Recorded: Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella) and a Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) and Sweat Bee sp.
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea), Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) and Syrphus sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Muscid Fly sp., Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria), Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa), Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata) and a probable Neomyia viridescens
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus), Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
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On this day..........