Wakeham
The forecast for today was lots of cloud, which in part was right, but there was a fair bit of sun as well, which brought out quite a few insects in the back garden, including a male Broad-bodied Chaser. But for some unknown reason I didn't see a single butterfly. Very odd!!!
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
Reptiles Recorded:
2 Slow-worms
The forecast for today was lots of cloud, which in part was right, but there was a fair bit of sun as well, which brought out quite a few insects in the back garden, including a male Broad-bodied Chaser. But for some unknown reason I didn't see a single butterfly. Very odd!!!
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
It's not often a Herring Gull will drop into the garden.
This Woodpigeon was not happy about the Magpie trying to take the seeds it was feeding on.
Reptiles Recorded:
2 Slow-worms
Two Slow-worms in their usual place.
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
Broad-bodied Chaser and a male Azure Damselfly
A male Azure Damselfly resting on the
Not the male Broad-bodied Chaser seen today but a photo of one I saw in 2018.
Butterflies Recorded:
What an odd day. I didn't see a single butterfly!!
Moths Recorded:
Silver Y (Autographa gamma) and 2 unidentified moths.
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) and Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee
Common Carder Bumblebee
Ichneumon Wasps Recorded:
1 Ichneumon sp.
Ichneumon sp.
Ichneumon sp.
Ichneumon sp.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta), Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) and The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
And a short video of the Long Hoverfly having a clean up.
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
2 Flies sp. and a Semaphore fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
Fly sp.
Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) and Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana)
A male Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Just the one Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana) seen today on the Lavender.
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Dark Bush-cricket nymph (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
A Dark Bush-cricket nymph (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) on a Lemon Balm leaf. More on Lemon Balm Here.
Plants Recorded:
Wood Avens (Geum urbanum)
A new plant for my Portland List, a Wood Avens (Geum urbanum). It also goes by the name of Herb Bennet
Here is the flower and...............
............here is its seed head. More on this plant Here.