After another busy day it was a late afternoon walk for me and Ted. Main highlights were 2 male Blackcaps and 5 Chiffchaffs.
It was a pretty murky day and the only butterfly I found was a Speckled Wood rested up on the brambles. Still a few Rush Veneer moths about, but no other moths noted.
Birds Recorded:
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Blackcap
5 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Speckled Wood
Just the one Speckled Wood seen this afternoon.
4 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
These Rush Veneer moths seem to be the only daytime flying moths about at the moment.
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
An Ivy Bee and here......
..........it is having a "wash and brush" up.
Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
These Common Wasps appear to be the only wasp I can find at the moment.
2 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Cranefly (Tipula paludosa)
Ted:
Ted looks a bit lost in amongst the Hemp Agrimony, Wild Fennel and tall grasses.