With a change to the weather, it was a case of waiting for the rain to stop, before venturing out. There was a brief interlude, so Ted and I headed off for a quick walk.
Unsurprisingly there was little about, as it was pretty cloudy and windy as well. But I did find a few insects including a Meadow Brown taking cover in a Sycamore Tree and an Emperor Dragonfly on the prowl in the meadow, but with only a few butterflies about, it was going to be tough for it to find a meal.
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 Emperor Dragonfly
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Ringlet
2 Meadow Brown
A Meadow Brown sheltering in a Sycamore Tree
Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Large Wasp Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum cautum)
Large Wasp Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum cautum)
Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Common Red Soldier Beetles
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)
Hedge Bedstraw (Galium album)
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
One of many Pyramidal Orchids on the reserve
In the foreground are the white flowers of Hedge Bedstraw with Red Valerian behind
A view of the Windmill from the Butterfly Reserve
Perryfield Quarry Butterfly Reserve with Ted walking towards down the track
Ships Today:
This is the Cypriot Container Ship "Elbfeeder" on its way from Dublin to Rotterdam. More on this vessel Here.