Wakeham
It was a morning spent repairing an 8 foot Portland Stone wall between our cottage and the neighbours back garden. Over the years a Buddleia had grown right up between the stones and was in danger of dislodging some of large stones at the top.
After completing a very satisfying job, it was a bit too warm for a walk with Ted, so I spent most of the afternoon chilling out in the back garden.
Mammals Recorded:
mouse sp.
It was a morning spent repairing an 8 foot Portland Stone wall between our cottage and the neighbours back garden. Over the years a Buddleia had grown right up between the stones and was in danger of dislodging some of large stones at the top.
After completing a very satisfying job, it was a bit too warm for a walk with Ted, so I spent most of the afternoon chilling out in the back garden.
Mammals Recorded:
mouse sp.
As I lifted up the corrugated sheet to check for any Slow-worms this mouse made a dash to the edge of the sheet.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A Dunnock singing 2 metres away from where I was sat in the garden
Reptiles Recorded:
Slow-worm skin
Amphibians Recorded:
Frog
Palmate Newt
One of the Frogs in the "Tyre" Pond
Whilst in the "Bath" Pond were hundreds of tadpoles.
Its going to be awhile before I can tell whether they are Toads or Frogs.
Here's a short video of the taddies swimming about with a few other creatures.
Butterflies Recorded:
Orange-tip
Large White
A female Orange-tip
And another view
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)
Furrow Bee sp.
An Early Mining Bee maybe.............
.........Yep it is, with its reddish tip on its rear.
One of the Furrow Bees
And again.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
Narcissus Bulb Fly - form narcissi
Possibly a Cheilosia sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Fruit Fly (Trypeta artemisiae) - Possibly
This might possibly be the Fruit Fly (Trypeta artemisiae)
Here's another view of it.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Rosemary Beetles (Chrysolina americana)
Common Pondskater (Gerris lacustris)
A Rosemary Beetle in the Lavender.
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Dark Bush-cricket nymph (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
Spiders Recorded:
Copper Sun-jumper (Heliophanus cupreus)
A Copper Sun-jumper in amongst the petals of the Water Buttercup