It was another blistering hot day with the thermometer hitting 27°C in the shade in the back garden.
Main highlight today was not one but two Red Admirals, neither of which stopped for a photo.
There was a fair bit of activity by the "bath" pond where there were 7 males and 1 female Azure Damselflies.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
8 Azure Damselfly
Below are the seven males and the female Azure Damselflies.
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
#1 - Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
#2 - fly sp.
#3 - fly sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
2 Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana)
2 Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Aircraft Today:
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
A White-tailed Bumblebee I believe.
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
#1 - Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
#2 - fly sp.
#3 - fly sp.
#1 - A male Semaphore Fly and............
............a female.
#2 - fly sp.
#3 - fly sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
2 Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana)
2 Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
A Rosemary Beetle on the Lavender and........
.........another one.
A Royal Navy Lynx flying over Portland.
Here are a few more details.