Port and Wey: 18 Sep 22

Bumpers Lane, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve, Upper Horse Paddock and Lower Horse Paddock

Instead of a late afternoon walk, Ted and I had a late morning one. The only noticeable difference were the number of butterfly species seen. As for Autumn migrants the only warblers I found were 4 Chiffchaffs in Broadcroft Quarry Lane and a single bird in the Lower Horse Paddock.

Whilst I was looking for Gorse Shieldbugs in the butterfly reserve (I didn't find any), I stumbled into two Common Lizards basking in the sun.

Birds Recorded:
2 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
3 Collared Dove
House Martin
Swallow
Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
5 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
1 Greenfinch

One of 3 Collared Doves feeding alongside the Wood Pigeons in the lower horse paddock

Reptiles Recorded:
2 Common Lizard

Butterflies Recorded:
3 Large White
2 Speckled Wood
2 Meadow Brown
6 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
1 Common Blue

Speckled Wood

Meadow Brown

Painted Lady

A male Common Blue with wings closed and.....

..........open.

Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)

Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

Common Droneflies

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:

Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
Spectacled Berry Fly (Anomoia purmunda)

I managed just two shots of this interesting looking fly.

Here's the second shot which shows those very distinctive wing markings. Fortunately it is one I have come across before. It's a Spectacled Berry Fly (Anomoia purmunda)

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa)