Wakeham
Little Owl calling again at 4:40am this morning and then at 10:40pm tonight.
I had a shorter walk today in glorious sunshine, where today's temperature reached 15.9°C in the shade. However, despite the wonderful weather, I didn't see or hear any Spring migrants passing through.
So my highlights today were an Adder and Common Lizard, both in the butterfly reserve. Sadly no photos of either, but good to find something other than Wall Lizards and Slow-worms.
Other highlights were 5 butterfly species, a Dark-edged Bee-fly, plus two 7-Spot Ladybirds and a Dock Bug.
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny
Birds Recorded:
3 Buzzard
10 Herring Gull
2 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A few photos of the 3 Common Buzzards on and over the butterfly reserve.
Reptiles Recorded:
Common Lizard
Adder
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
2 Small White
2 Speckled Wood
3 Red Admiral
1 Peacock
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Chequered Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
Plants Recorded:
This is Scarlet Pimpernel and also goes by other names such as Blue-scarlet Pimpernel, Poorman's Barometer, Shepherd's Weather Glass and many other names.
A male Linnet
Reptiles Recorded:
Common Lizard
Adder
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
2 Small White
2 Speckled Wood
3 Red Admiral
1 Peacock
A Small White
As above. The Small White on Wild Garlic
A Speckled Wood
Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)
A Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) on an Alexanders
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Chequered Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major)
Common Fruit Fly (Tephritis bardanae)
Common Fruit Fly (Tephritis bardanae)
#1 fly sp.
A Dark-edged Bee-fly in flight.
Here it is almost settled on the Meadow Buttercup.
After feeding on the buttercup it landed on the ground.
Common Fruit Fly - Tephritis bardanae
And a close-up of the Common Fruit Fly
#1 fly sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Two 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
1 Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
Two 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
1 Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
A 7-Spot Ladybird in a Gorse Bush
This 7-Spot Ladybird was in amongst the brambles.
A Dock Bug on, yep you've guessed an Alexanders.
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
Ted
After all this running...........
.................I'm not surprised that Ted............
..............found somewhere shady to cool down.