After a few small jobs in the caravan before the new guests arrive, Ted and I had a lovely walk around the "block" in the sun. Thankfully, and despite the howling south-westerly again, it was a walk that didn't need a jacket.
Main highlights were two Chiffchaffs singing around Tidmoor Cove, where the Common Whitethroat family are still active. As for the butterflies, well yesterday I had twelve around Church Ope Cove, but on my walk this afternoon I recorded 13 species including my first Gatekeeper of the year.
Mammals Recorded:
2 Bunnies
Two bunnies on the camp site
1 Oystercatcher (heard)
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Skylark
4 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Cetti's Warbler (heard)
3 Common Whitethroat
2 Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
One of the 2 Chiffchaffs at Tidmoor Cove
Emperor Dragonfly
Sadly no photo for what was a very busy and fast moving dragonfly at Tidmoor Cove
Butterflies Recorded:
3 Small Skipper
2 Large Skipper
4 Large White
2 Small White
5 Speckled Wood
4 Ringlet
8 Meadow Brown
1 Gatekeeper
8 Marbled White
1 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
4 Peacock
1 Holly Blue
Moths Recorded:
Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
There were quite a few micro moths about, but it was so windy the only one I could photograph was this Garden Grass-veneer
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Vagrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
#1 - Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Plants:
Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
General Shots:
Butterflies Recorded:
3 Small Skipper
2 Large Skipper
4 Large White
2 Small White
5 Speckled Wood
4 Ringlet
8 Meadow Brown
1 Gatekeeper
8 Marbled White
1 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
4 Peacock
1 Holly Blue
A Large Skipper
And another Large Skipper
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Marbled White
And another Marbled White
My first Gatekeeper of the Summer.
It took awhile but it eventually opened up its wings.
There were several Peacocks about
And here is another Peacock
Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
A Honey Bee
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Vagrant Hoverfly (Eupeodes corollae)
#1 - Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
#2 - fly sp.
#1 - Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
#2 - fly sp.
#2 - fly sps.
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
A male Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
And another male Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis). Where are the females!!
Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
Field Garlic (Allium oleraceum)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)
This is Field Garlic (Allium oleraceum) and here.........
..........is the seed head up close.
Here are a few General Shots with Ted starring in a few
Looking west on the start of our walk.
And at the top of the hill looking back towards Furzedown farm and Littlesea Camp site
Over the hill and looking down the slopes towards Tidmoor Cove
Tidmoor Cove and Chesil Beach in the background
Looking back into Tidmoor Cove
And then finally Lynch Cove