It was a very short walk today, despite the fact that it was really sunny and pleasantly warm. However, looking to the east it was quite obvious that the weather was about to take a big turn.
And sure enough, after 30 minutes of walking around the lane and meadows, lightening began strike followed by some pretty loud claps of thunder.
Despite the immanent rain, Ted at least had a good run. And for myself a bit of light exercise for my sore back.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
1 Common Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
This male Common Whitethroat was in...........
.............good voice in Wakeham Meadows.
A Magpie on top of a Sycamore Tree.
Whoops it's just lost its balance.
2 Large White
1 Clouded Yellow
Moths Recorded:
Vetch Piercer (Grapholita jungiella)
Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella)
My first Vetch Piercer (Grapholita jungiella) of the year
And another Vetch Piercer.
And my first Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella) of the year as well.
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
A Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) and............
...........another one.
Yellow-rattle (Rhinanthus minor)
Common Oat (Avena sativa)
Lots of first for the year today. This is Yellow-rattle (Rhinanthus minor) just starting to appear.
Well I hope I've got this right with..........
..................Common Oat (Avena sativa). This was along Old Quarry Lane and no doubt a seed from a bird feeder which has germinated.
Beautiful sunshine but..........
...............storm clouds are approaching from the east.
The first wave.
And the second wave, which was pretty intense.
Ted legging it back home before the rain began to fall.