29 Aug 21

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadow, Easton Railway Cuttings and the Tesco's to Wakeham Permissive Path.

Well Summer really has arrived, and yet another very sunny and warm day. Not too many migrants about and the best I could do was two Chiffchaffs.

Just a single Painted Lady today and another good count of 10+ Red Admirals. And for the second day running I came across another Small Tortoiseshell, this time along Old Quarry Lane.

Just 3 moth species today a Carnation Tortrix and 3 Straw Conch for the second day running, and a

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

Note: Later in the day a Yellow Wagtail flew over the cottage heading south.


Reptiles Recorded:
2 Slow-worm

One of the 2 Slow-worms I came across today.

Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Small White
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
10+ Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
1 Small Tortoiseshell
Common Blue

For the second day running a Small Tortoiseshell. This time at another location.

A worn male Common Blue

And in even worse condition a female Common Blue

Moths Recorded:
Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)

Straw Conch (Cochylimorpha straminea)

veneer sp.

moth sp.

For the second day running as well, a Carnation Tortrix

A veneer sp.

moth sp.

Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)


Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)

hoverfly sps

The Footballer at the top and below are two Common Droneflies

A Dead Head Hoverfly

hoverfly sp.

hoverfly sp.

Sawflies Recorded:

sawfly sp.

sawfly sp.

Same as above

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:

Artichoke Beetle (Sphaeroderma testaceum)

This is an Artichoke Beetle, a Leaf Beetle I have come across before in the meadow.

Cockroaches Recorded:

Tawny Cockroach (Ectobius pallidus)

A Tawny Cockroach and one that I keep across on the island.

Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)

A Dark Bush-cricket having a stretch.

Plants:

Cuckoo Pint (Arum maculatum).

This is Cuckoo Pint or Lords & Ladies as its often called. A very poisonous plant.

Ted:

What is there to say..........

............other than he wants me to hurry up.

Ships Today

This is the Liberian Tanker "Antarctic" on its way from Birkenhead to an unknown destination. More on this vessel Here.

This is the Italian Ro-Ro Cargo ship "Eurocargo Bari" on its way from Zeebrugge to Cork. More on this vessel Here.