With such busy days, my walks all seem to be around mid-afternoon. Not that I'm complaining as there is still plenty to see. Today was no exception with 1 Wheatear, 5 Willow Warblers, 1 Spotted Flycatcher and dozens and dozens of hirundines.
Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Small White
Speckled Wood
Small Heath
Meadow Brown
Red Admiral
Small Copper
Common Blue
Moths Recorded:
Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
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)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Spiders Recorded:
Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Plants:
Blackberry
Ships Today
This dreadful photo is the Container Ship "Gerhard Schulte" flying the flag of Hong Kong. It is on its way from Rotterdam to Manzanillo (Panama). More on this vessel Here.
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
20+ House Martin
20+ Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
1 Wheatear
Blackbird
5 Willow Warbler
1 Spotted Flycatcher
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A very yellow Willow Warbler
Just the one Spotted Flycatcher in the Lower Horse paddock today.
And it seemed to unsure as to which way it should be looking for its next meal
Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Small White
Speckled Wood
Small Heath
Meadow Brown
Red Admiral
Small Copper
Common Blue
Moths Recorded:
Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
One of many Silver Y's seen today.
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Spiders Recorded:
Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Gall Wasps Recorded:
Dipoloepis rosaea
A Robin's Pincushion on a Dog Rose. It is a gall caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp, Dipoloepis rosaea.
Plants:
Blackberry
Its that time of the year and the blackberries are looking good.
Ships Today
