I know, another visit to the meadow. I will try somewhere different, but for short walks in the afternoon, it's ideal for Ted, plus there is always something different to see. Today it was two male Blackcaps singing at either end of Old Quarry Lane.
Birds Recorded:
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Blackbird
2 Blackcap
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A Collared Dove gives me a long hard stare.
A Blackcap singing in the bushes alongside the meadow. Another singing male was further down Old Quarry Lane
Reptiles Recorded:
2 Slow-worms
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
Emperor Dragonfly - Seen hawking over the meadow.
Butterflies Recorded:
3 Large White
5 Speckled Wood
11 Meadow Brown
1 Holly Blue
4 Common Blue
A few of the Speckled Woods are looking a bit ragged now.
And so are the Common Blues.
Its been awhile since I've seen a pristine one. Maybe there will be more late Summer.
#1 - Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica)
#2 - 5 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#3 - moth sp.
#2 - 5 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#3 - moth sp.
#4 - Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)
#1 - Burnet Companion (Euclidia glyphica)
#2 - Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#2 - Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#3 - moth sp.
#4 - Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
bee sp.
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
bee sp.
A Common Carder on Knapweed. Behind it is a Swollen-thighed Beetle.
Quite a small bee, but I have no idea what species it is!!
Wasps Recorded:
Ruby–tailed Jewel Wasp (Chrysis ignita)
Ruby–tailed Jewel Wasp (Chrysis ignita)
Ichneumon sp
An Ichneumon sp
Here it is again taking off.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
2 Thick-headed Flies (Sicus ferrugineus)
A pair of Thick-headed Flies (Sicus ferrugineus) mating.
And a short video of them, before they flew off together.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
I'm pretty sure this this a Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)
A Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera). They are getting bigger!!
Spiders Recorded:
#1 - Cucumber Green Orb Spider (Araniella cucurbitina)
#2 - spider sp.
Cucumber Green Orb Spider (Araniella cucurbitina)
#2 - spider sp.
Slowly but surely houses are beginning to appear in the distance
And the meadow is another one on the hit list.
Somebody's in a hurry. It must be tea time.
This is the privately owned Cessna 172M Skyhawk (G-BBKZ) flying over Portland.