Ater a very busy morning, I managed to get a walk in with Ted, albeit a short one as it was pretty warm out there this afternoon, despite the breeze.
Main highlights were my first Dingy Skipper of the year and a lone Swallow heading south!!
It was also noticeable that both the male Blackcaps and Common Whitethroats are now silent, no doubt feeding youngsters. However the Lesser Whitethroat is still in good voice.
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
1 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Lesser Whitethroat
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
1 Dingy Skipper
Large White
Speckled Wood
Small Blue
Common Blue
My first Dingy Skipper of the year. And a tatty one at that.
I dont know whether its just me, but there seem to be an awful lot of Speckled Woods around this year.
A Small Blue in Easton Railway Cuttings.
A male Common Blue
And a female Common Blue
Moths Recorded:
moths sp.
moths sp.
Lots of micro moths about in Easton Railway Cuttings and around the Sycamores along Old Quarry Lane.
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
A Honey Bee
And a Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
fly sp.
Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Ischnomera cyanea)
Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle
Caterpillars Recorded:
Lackey Moth
Lackey Moth caterpillars on a bramble
And this photo taken on 23 Jul 17 is a Lackey Moth, Malacosoma neustria. (66.003 BF1634)
Ivy Broomrape (Orobanche hederae)
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