Wakeham
It was a day spent in the garden, cutting the lawn and lots of weeding which wasn't surprising considering the amount of rain we have had lately.
Main highlight when I took a break, was watching at least 6 Palmate Newts in the pond, with a few males displaying to the females. Also in the pond a Common Frog. Under the corrugated sheet a Slow-worm with a stumpy tail.
Just one butterfly seen a Small White and a Mint Moth landed briefly on one of the Buddleia but flew off before I could photograph it.
A few bees seen with just singles of Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Ashy Mining Bee, Grey-patched Mining Bee and Yellow-legged Mining Bees
Just two hoverflies seen, both Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis)
It was a day spent in the garden, cutting the lawn and lots of weeding which wasn't surprising considering the amount of rain we have had lately.
Main highlight when I took a break, was watching at least 6 Palmate Newts in the pond, with a few males displaying to the females. Also in the pond a Common Frog. Under the corrugated sheet a Slow-worm with a stumpy tail.
Just one butterfly seen a Small White and a Mint Moth landed briefly on one of the Buddleia but flew off before I could photograph it.
A few bees seen with just singles of Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Ashy Mining Bee, Grey-patched Mining Bee and Yellow-legged Mining Bees
Just two hoverflies seen, both Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis)
Here are a few images and a video from today:
At least 2 Herring Gull chicks have hatched in between the neighbours chimney pots.
Not one I have seen under the corrugated metal sheet before, a Slow-worm with a stumpy tail.
One of the male Palmate Newts
Here another male is displaying to a female to the right.
And keeping out of the way of all the newts was this Frog. I'm sure there were a few others close by.
One of two Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis) in the garden this afternoon. And the only hoverflies seen.
I'm not saying it is, but the closest Muscidae fly I can ID this as, is a Helina abdominalis
Oh dear I don't think having a 100 foot long garden does it for Ted.
Birds Recorded: Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
Reptiles Recorded: 1 Slow-worm
Amphibians Recorded: 1 Common Frog and 6 Palmate Newts
Butterflies Recorded: 1 Small White
Moths Recorded: Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria), Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) and Southern Bronze Furrow Bee (Halictus tumulorum)
Hoverflies Recorded: 2 Spotted Meliscaeva (Meliscaeva auricollis)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded: Possible Helina abdominalis