25 Jun 23

Old Quarry Lane and Wakeham Meadows

It has been quite sometime since I have had an evening walk. It was certainly cooler, which went down a treat for Ted.

Unsurprisingly there were no butterflies, but plenty of moths.

Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Blackbird
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

Moths Recorded:
#1 - Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#2 - Bright Bell (Eucosma hohenwartiana)
#3 - Crescent Plume (Marasmarcha lunaedactyla)

#1 - Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)

#2 - Bright Bell (Eucosma hohenwartiana)

#3 - Crescent Plume (Marasmarcha lunaedactyla)


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


Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)


Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)

A Common Red Soldier Beetle


Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima)

Great Green Bush Cricket


Plants Recorded:
Provence Rose (Rosa gallica)

The Provence Rose is really blooming now.


Ted:

I think it's safe to say that Ted is enjoying this evenings walk.