It was another sunny and windy day here on Portland and the main highlight in the meadow was the increased number of Meadow Browns with at least 8 noted. Still no sign of any Marbled Whites, which have been seen recently near the Bill.
The warblers were a bit more vocal than of late and though the Lesser Whitethroat wasn't heard, there was a Chiffchaff along Old Quarry Lane.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Blackbird
2 Common Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A Common Whitethroat returning to its nest.
1 Dingy Skipper
4 Large White
2 Small White
4 Speckled Wood
8 Meadow Brown
1 Holly Blue
3 Common Blue
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
And another Meadow Brown on Knapweed.
A Holly Blue
And a rather worn female Common Blue.
#1 - Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#2 - moth sp. Possibly a Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
#3 - Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina) - deceased
#4 - Silver Y (Autographa gamma) - no photo
#1- Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#2 - moth sp. perhaps a very worn Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
#3 - Common Swift (Korscheltellus lupulina) deceased
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee
Ichneumon sp
Ichneumon sp
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)
A Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus) on Knapweed.
Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)
And another Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Ischnomera cyanea)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on a Mallow sp.
Cinnamon Bug (Corizus hyoscyami)
This is one of those "butter wouldn't melt" poses.
Its a jungle out there Ted.