It was a trip into Weymouth this morning and then a quick walk along the path adjacent to RSPB Radipole Lake.
There were a few highlights including an Emperor Dragonfly whizzing about in front of me and a first for me with Large Flax Flea Beetles (Aphthona euphorbiae).
Birds Recorded:
2 Cormorant
2 Grey Heron
1 + 3 Mute Swan
3 Mallard
2 Gadwall
3 Black-headed Gull
4 Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 House Martin
1 Cetti's Warbler
Carrion Crow
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
An adult Grey Heron fishing on the edge of the reedbeds.
And here is a..........
..........juvenile Grey Heron on one of the fishing pontoons
One of the adult Mute Swans with...........
..............three cygnets.
Time for a shake.
The leg ring DJF. One to check later.
A Mallard and........
...........two more, with a feral Mallard on the left
Two Gadwall
This Black-headed Gull was patrolling up and down the waterway for a fish snack.
And it looks like it was successful.
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
2 Blue-tailed Damselfly
1 Common Darter
2 Emperor Dragonfly
A male Emperor Dragonfly looking..........
............for a meal.
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Large White
1 Red Admiral
This Red Admiral was not leaving the fishing pontoon for anyone.
If I moved it just moved to another spot.
Bees Recorded:
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Inside this Large Bindweed (Calystegia silvatica) is a Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
A Marmalade Hoverfly in a spiders web
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Large Flax Flea Beetle (Aphthona euphorbiae)
Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Large Flax Flea Beetles and a...........
............close-up of one them.
A Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Bulrush (Typha latifolia)
All the sightings above were recorded within this circle.
Radipole Park Drive with the reserve on the left.
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King Barrow Quarries Nature Reserve
On the way back home there was a Sparrowhawk, Buzzard and a Hobby over the nature reserve.