It was a quick walk around the block this afternoon to see what was about. The only highlights were 3 pairs of Greenfinch by the pools (1pr) and the reserve (2pr), a few Frogs croaking from the pools and a 7-Spot Ladybird on the Gorse in the reserve.
No migrant birds were seen or heard.
Mammals Recorded:
8 Bunnies
Mammals Recorded:
8 Bunnies
This is the fawn coloured Bunny I first saw in the Lower Horse Paddock on 20 Oct 19 Here.
This Bunny here is more the colouration you would expect.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
6 Greenfinch
This male Greenfinch and a female close-by were by the pools. Another two pairs were in the reserve.
Amphibians Recorded:
Frogs (heard)
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
The Gorse on the reserve was alive with Honey Bees
Along the lane were Buff-tailed Bumblebees and...........
...........Red-tailed Bumblebees like this male.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
It wasn't just the Honey Bees on the Gorse but also these.............
..................Common Droneflies.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
I had hoped to find a Gorse Shieldbug on the reserve. Perhaps it was bit to cold for them, but not this 7-Spot Ladybird.
Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
And the flowering Gorse.
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