27 Jun 23

Lower Horse Paddock

Well that was a short walk, as my camera decided that it didn't have a SD card fitted, even though there was one inserted!!

So it was just a walk in the Lower Horse paddock and a few photos (Before it gave up on me) of House Martins catching insects over the field and alongside the Sycamore Trees.

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
6 House Martin
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

Below are a few of my efforts at photographing House Martins in flight.







Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)

Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)

Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)


Hoverflies Recorded
:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)


Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)

This is a female Semaphore Fly

fly sp.