It was another sunny day, though that brisk easterly really kept the temperatures down again. Main highlights were 2 male Blackcaps singing. The first along the Cuttings and the second bird in Penns Wood.
After days of not seeing a butterfly I came across 2 Speckled Woods along the cuttings and a Comma in the church grounds. And that was it!!
And there were a few more bees today including a male Hairy-footed Flower Bee and at least 3 Grey-patched Mining Bees.
Here are a few images and a video from today:
...........this Comma butterfly.
A Grey-patched Mining Bee.
And another. Sadly my photos don't do it justice, as that abdomen is a really glossy black.
A Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)
Bluebells along the Cuttings.
Its still blowing a hooley from the east, and those waves are certainly bigger than yesterday's.
And yes, it's a bit of a double take. I was sat in the very spot when I took Teds photo yesterday.
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 2 Blackcap, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Reptiles Recorded: Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Butterflies Recorded: 2 Speckled Wood and Comma
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum), 1 Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) 3 Grey-patched Mining Bees (Andrena nitida) and several Chocolate Mining Bees (Andrena scotica)
Hoverflies Recorded: Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea), Stripe-backed Dasysyrphus (Dasysyrphus albostriatus) and Spring Epistrophe (Epistrophe eligans)
