Wakeham
Today was a chill out day in the back garden, apart from building a new gate to stop Ted (AKA Houdini) from escaping. He his definitely a master at it.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, 4 Swift, 1 Swallow, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Siskin
Reptiles Recorded:
Slow-worm
Amphibians Recorded:
Common Frog
A very spotty Frog.
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
2 Azure Damselflies
One of the 2 male Azure Damselflies in the garden today.
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum) and a possible White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea), Chequered Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare) and hoverfly sp.
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Chequered Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare)
hoverfly sp.
hoverfly sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus) and fly sp.
The new pond is certainly attracting..........
..........the Semaphore Flies and also..........
...........these..........
............. which are very similar to the Semaphore Flies, but I'm not sure what they are.
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis), Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Ischnomera cyanea) and a bug sp.
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
bug sp.
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
grasshopper sp.
A grasshopper I need to ID.
Slugs and Snails Recorded:
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa) and 2 snails sp.
Two snails I need to ID.
Froghopper sp.
"Cuckoo Spit" on the Lavender and somewhere inside it will be a froghopper.
Plants Recorded:
Gooseberry and a species of nightshade
A Gooseberry bush which appeared a few years back.
We certainly didn't plant it, but it's been a good year, with plenty of "berries" on it
Ted:
Now don't be fooled by the sad look, as Ted did have a good walk this afternoon. He's annoyed that I've erected a new gate and stopped him from escaping.
