It was another beautiful sunny and very warm day, so I decided on a walk around the Butterfly Reserve to see what was about. There were certainly plenty of butterflies about and I'm pretty sure I came across around 13. My only doubt being on the final number, is that I knew there were a few Silver-studded Blues about, as I had met a few lepidopterists earlier who had seen a few plus a Ringlet.. Unfortunately if I did see any Silver-studded Blues, non would settle for me to ID them properly.
On the bird front it was good to see at least 5 Swifts screaming overhead, and "my" male Chaffinch with the aberrant song is still singing away on the reserve.
Mammals Recorded:
Bunny (Deceased)
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
5 Swift
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Common Whitethroat
1 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A Common Whitethroat, one of two seen and heard this afternoon.
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 dragonfly sp.
I saw one on the reserve, which was zooming around and didn't settle
Butterflies Recorded:
Dingy Skipper
Small Skipper
Large Skipper
Large White
Speckled Wood
Small Heath
Meadow Brown
Marbled White
Painted Lady
Small Blue
Holly Blue
Butterflies Recorded:
Dingy Skipper
Small Skipper
Large Skipper
Large White
Speckled Wood
Small Heath
Meadow Brown
Marbled White
Painted Lady
Small Blue
Holly Blue
Silver-studded Blue - Possibly!!
Common Blue
Common Blue
Dingy Skipper
Small Skipper
Small Skipper
Large Skipper
Large Skipper
Small Heath
Meadow Brown
Painted Lady
Moths Recorded:
Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
My first Six-Spot Burnet moth of the Summer.
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
A Common Carder
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Bumblebee Plumehorn (Volucella plumata)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
Bumblebee Plumehorn (Volucella plumata)
Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
A Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Well our walk started off well, but it..............
................wasn't long before Ted was sat in the shade (centre of photo just under the Sycamore)