7 Sep 22

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

It was a quick walk around the "block" this afternoon, before the next wave of thunder and lightening hit us.

To be honest there wasn't too much around, other than a single Chiffchaff and a Song Thrush in Broadcroft Quarry Lane. But at least it was an opportunity to stretch the legs and give Ted a good run.

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

One of the two Ravens in the Lower Horse paddock

Butterflies Recorded:
None


Moths Recorded:
2 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)

There are still a few Rush Veneers about

Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)

A Common Carder Bumblebee

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

A Common Wasp

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

A Marmalade Hoverfly

Lacewings and Scorpionflies Recorded:
lacewing sp.

A Lacewing sp.

Ants Recorded:
Small Black Ant (Lasius niger)

I think these are Small Black Ants (Lasius niger)

Plants:

A bunch of grapes in the back garden of the Alessandria Hotel.

Ted:

Ted patiently waiting for me to catch up.

Yes I'm coming Ted!!