It was another late afternoon walk and a slightly extended one as well. There were some really good highlights with 2 Common Whitethroats, a Blackcap and a Chiffchaff on the bird front, and also a great selection of butterflies and moths seen, including a Small Tortoiseshell. I've still not seen a Large Tortoiseshell this year.
Birds Recorded:
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
House Martin
Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Common Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
This female Kestrel was hunting over the meadow. Not hovering but.......
............diving down into the long grass below.
Here she is again, from another advantage point.
And she's off again
Large White
Small White
2 Wall Brown
2 Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
5 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
1 Small Tortoiseshell
Holly Blue
Common Blue
Chalk Hill Blue
A female Small White
Speckled Wood
Red Admiral
Painted Lady
Small Tortoiseshell
A male Common Blue
And a female Common Blue
1 Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)
3 Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
Privet Tortrix (Clepsis consimilana)
Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Ichneumon Wasps Recorded:
4 Ichneumon sp
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
flies sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Ted:
Ships Today
Privet Tortrix (Clepsis consimilana)
Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)
2 Straw Conch (Cochylimorpha straminea)
A Carnation Tortrix
And I came across these........
...........two Straw Conch (Cochylimorpha straminea)
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
A Honey Bee lifting off
4 Ichneumon sp
Ichneumon sp
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)
2 hoverflies sp.
Marmalade Hoverfly
Common Dronefly
And a Common Dronefly in flight.
A male Plain-faced Dronefly
hoverfly sp.
hoverfly sp.
flies sp.
fly sp.
As above but enlarged.
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
A female Swollen-thighed Beetle. The first one I have seen in weeks.
Spot the dog. I might have to change his name to "Spot"
He is a very patient dog.
Ships Today
This is the British Sailing Ship "Trio Capriccio" on its way from Portland to an unknown destination. More on this vessel Here.
This is the British Cargo Ship "Eddystone" on its way from Plymouth to Salt Mead. More on this vessel Here.
This is the Maltese Tanker "Monjasa Provider" on its way from Le Havre to Portland. More on this vessel Here.