A busy day so only a few photos from my walk early afternoon.
Wild Marjoram, Origanum vulgare, where I came across this....
Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) and........
........something else, in the centre of the frame. Another moth maybe!!
A Chalk Hill Blue which was showing signs of wear and tear.
Below are a few videos of the Hummingbird Hawk-moth in the hedgerow by Rufus Castle. And did it just lay egg!!
It was still quite breezy this afternoon but it wasn't stopping this Six-Spot Burnet Moth from flying around the south facing slopes at Church Ope Cove.
In the grounds of St Andrew's Church was this Rose Chafer.
And a walk along Penn's Weare wouldn't be complete without coming across a Bloody-nosed Beetle
Ted on the wrong path. Why doesn't that surprise me
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch.
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizard and Common Lizard
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Common Blue and Chalk Hill Blue
Moths Recorded: 1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), 2 Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana), Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) and Sycamore Piercer (Pammene aurita)
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), Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) and Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) and Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizard and Common Lizard
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Common Blue and Chalk Hill Blue
Moths Recorded: 1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), 2 Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana), Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) and Sycamore Piercer (Pammene aurita)
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), Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) and Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded: Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata) and Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)