Wakeham
Yet another scorcher of a day with just a hint of a welcome breeze.
Main highlights were a Willow Warbler in the neighbours garden, plus fleeting glimpses of a male Broad-bodied Chaser and a Painted Lady as they both passed over the garden and disappeared out of site.
Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Swift
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Willow Warbler
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Swift
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Willow Warbler
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A male House Sparrow and a...........
............female both sat in the neighbours Buckthorn. Just take a look at the size of that thorn. Lethal.
2 Palmate Newt
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 Broad-bodied Chaser
1 Blue-tailed Damselfly
Butterflies Recorded:
8 Large White
2 Small White
1 Speckled Wood
1 Meadow Brown
1 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
Moths Recorded:
Straw-barred Pearl (Pyrausta despicata)
A Straw-barred Pearl (Pyrausta despicata) which was flying about in the Living Room
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Orange-belted Hoverfly (Xylota segnis)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Flies sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
2 Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
2 Common Green Capsid (Lygocoris pabulinus)
A male Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
2 Common Green Capsids (Lygocoris pabulinus) on a Gladiolus flower.
