It's getting a bit of a routine this. Clean the caravan and then a walk around the farm and two coves. though today it was very windy with light drizzle.
Main highlights were 7 Whimbrel at Lynch Cove and at least 6 Chiffchaffs mainly around Tidmoor Cove.
Birds Recorded:
7 Whimbrel
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Common Whitethroat
8 Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A very distant shot of one of the 7 Whimbrel in Lynch Cove.
And the lone Black-headed Gull in Tidmoor Cove again.
Small Skipper
Large White
1 Ringlet
2 Meadow Brown
4 Marbled White
Small Skipper
A Marbled White
Moths Recorded:
Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
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
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
And a Red-tailed Bumblebee. All on bramble flowers.
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
A Common Dronefly
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
A male Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle (Lagria hirta)
A male Swollen-thighed Beetle. There is still no sign of any females.
Rough-Haired Lagria Beetle
Oak Eggar
Oak Eggar caterpillar
Empoasca vitis
Leafhopper (Empoasca vitis)
Silver Poplar (Populus alba)
Wild Madder (Rubia peregrina)
Silver Poplar (Populus alba) also known as White Poplar. More on this tree Here.
Wild Madder (Rubia peregrina).
A lovely cool day for a walk.
This is the British WH582 Fishing Boat "Hayley Grace" on The Fleet