Port and Wey: 14 Jun 22

Old Quarry Lane and Wakeham Meadow

Yep, I know!! Here I am back at the meadow again. But the good news is, I'm glad I did as I came across two newly emerged Marbled White butterflies. My first this year.

Other highlights were dozens of Garden Grass-veneer moths in the grass. Everywhere I walked they were taking off around my feet. In amongst them I came across two Thistle Ermines.

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
1 Blackcap
Great Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

There are at least 2 pairs of Dunnock nesting in and around the meadow.

Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
10+ Speckled Wood
20+ Meadow Brown
2 Marbled White
2 Common Blue

There are still many Meadow Browns about.

And my first Marbled White this year.

And my second Marbled White

There seem to be fewer and fewer Common Blues on the wing now.

Moths Recorded:
#1 - Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#2 - Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)

#3 - Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)

#1 - Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

#1 - Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella): A worn one possibly!!

#2 - Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)

#2 - And another Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)

#3 - Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)

Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)

Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)

Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
1 Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)

Just the one Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus) seen today.

They are certainly an odd looking fly

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

Two male Swollen-thighed Beetles. Males aren't very tolerant with each other and the one on the right was forced of the Knapweed a few seconds after I took this photo.

Plants:
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)