Wakeham
It was a quick walk across the road to Wakeham Meadow and back this morning, and then the rest of the afternoon was spent working in the back garden. Late afternoon and it was BBQ time plus watching the Khaki Campbell's having their first swim in the paddling pool. It's all go at Polly's Cottage!!
There were some good wildlife sightings today and it was great to have Benji walk with me and Ted. Here are my sightings from today.
I'm noticing more of these Thick-headed flies. This one is a Physocephala rufipes
A rare sight Benji and Ted out for a walk together.
There is a Blue-tailed Damselfly seen almost daily by the pond.
A very striking hoverfly, with an interesting name. It is known as The Footballer.
And another hoverfly, which I dont seem to recognise. One to check later.
This is a Sand Wasp and a regular visitor to the back garden. I believe this one is Ectemnius sexcinctus
Sat on a Fig leaf was this Speckled Bush Cricket.
And finally the Khaki Campbell's have their first swim.
Judging by their size it look as if we have two drakes and a duck.
Here they are having a bit of a splash.
Birds Recorded: 2 Peregrine Falcon, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove,30+ Swift, 5 House Martin, 10 Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded: 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Marbled White, Red Admiral, and Common Blue
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Wasps Recorded: Sand Wasp (Ectemnius sexcinctus) and Ruby-tailed Wasps
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus) and hoverfly sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Thick-headed Fly (Physocephala rufipes)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded: Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded: 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Marbled White, Red Admiral, and Common Blue
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Wasps Recorded: Sand Wasp (Ectemnius sexcinctus) and Ruby-tailed Wasps
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus) and hoverfly sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Thick-headed Fly (Physocephala rufipes)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded: Speckled Bush Cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)