Not much today on a pretty blustery south-westerly. Despite the wind there were quite a few butterflies about with 8 butterfly species recorded..
Nothing new on the bird front, though there was a small group of 11 House Martin's and 8 Swallows which passed over the reserve heading up the island.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
11 House Martin
8 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
4 Common Whitethroat
1 Lesser Whitethroat
2 Blackcap
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
Orange-tip
Large White
Small White
Green-veined White
Wall Brown
Speckled Wood
Small Blue
Common Blue
A Wall Brown, which 99% of the time I have found sunning themselves on tracks and paths around the island.
A Speckled Wood which much prefers sitting higher up on a leaf.
This is a Common Blue and..........
........................can be found in a variety of grassy habitats.
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis)
I think I have found a bit of a hot spot for Red Mason Bees. This one and a few others are on and around the "Bump".
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
In the windy conditions just one Common Dronefly was seen
Ted:
Ted:
Ted as always, waiting for me to catch him up.