Well it should have been a pretty straightforward tidy up, after the last guests vacated Dawn's Caravan. Unfortunately that wasn't the case, which meant Ted and I had a very short and quick walk to Tidmoor Cove and back, so that I could help out.
Despite the quick walk, there was still plenty to see with the main highlights being 3 Whimbrel and 2 Little Egrets feeding on the sandbanks and shallow waters around the coves.
I also came across what I believe is an Early Nomad Bee (Nomada leucophthalma), plus I have put a name to a caterpillar that I was stuck on the last time I was here.
Birds Recorded:
2 Little Egret
6 Oystercatcher
3 Whimbrel
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Stonechat
Blackbird
Cetti's Warbler
1 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A Little Egret coming into land in Tidmoor Cove
And straight away its found a meal.
A Shore Crab by the looks of it.
A quick juggle and then....
..........gone!!!
A very distant shot of one of the three Whimbrels out on the sandbank in Lynch Cove.
1 Large Skipper
2 Speckled Wood
No photos of any of them. Both species were very flighty.
Moths Recorded:
Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) - Possibly!!
Possibly a Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum) - Possibly
Early Nomad Bee (Nomada leucophthalma)
Possibly a Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)
It looks like I may have found another species of nomad bee. This.......
...............An Early Nomad Bee (Nomada leucophthalma).
I will endeavour to find out!!!
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum bicinctum)
Barred Anthill Hoverfly (Xanthogramma citrofasciatum)
Barred Anthill Hoverfly (Xanthogramma citrofasciatum)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly (Chrysotoxum bicinctum)
Barred Anthill Hoverfly (Xanthogramma citrofasciatum)
Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
There were quite a few Broad Centurians in the hedgerows.
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis)
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
Small Eggar moth (Eriogaster lanestris)
It's these caterpillars again. This time they are more developed, especially the top one. This time I know what they are. These are the caterpillars of the Small Eggar moth (Eriogaster lanestris). I have come across these before at Radipole Here, but not so well developed, which makes it a pretty difficult caterpillar to ID.
Froghoppers Recorded:
Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius)
This is a Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius) and a species that has many variables and colour forms. More on Froghoppers Here.
Ted:
If it says place your dog on a lead, then how hard can it be.
Well at least we're following the Dog Walkers Etiquette Ted., even if several other dog walkers ignored the signs!!