It was a quick walk this morning as I was feeling a bit under the weather.
Main highlight today was not one, but two Large Tortoiseshells in the Cuttings. They are impressive butterflies, and as per normal they were both flighty, so sadly no photos.
Also in the cuttings was a family of Common Whitethroats, a Blackcap and a Willow Warbler.
Here are a few images and videos from today:
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Dunnock,Blackbird, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Great Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Raven, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, 2 Large Tortoiseshell, Common Blue and Chalk Hill Blue
Moths Recorded: Sycamore Piercer (Pammene aurita), Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) and a moth sp.
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum), Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella plumata)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus) and a Saw-fly sp.
Also in the cuttings was a family of Common Whitethroats, a Blackcap and a Willow Warbler.
Here are a few images and videos from today:
Looking south down the old Easton Railway Cutting.
In the bushes on the right was a family of Common Whitethroats. This appears to be one of the juveniles.
A Common Carder Bumblebee
And what appears to be another bee, but is in fcat a Mimic Bee Hoverfly - Volucella plumata
A moth in the meadow, which I will check later
Garden Grass-veneer
Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
And here it is again busy exploring this Field Scabious.
And Ted, yet again scooping the water out of his bowl
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Dunnock,Blackbird, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Great Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Raven, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, 2 Large Tortoiseshell, Common Blue and Chalk Hill Blue
Moths Recorded: Sycamore Piercer (Pammene aurita), Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) and a moth sp.
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum), Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) and White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella plumata)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus) and a Saw-fly sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) and Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)