It was a 7 o'clock walk this evening around the lane and meadows. Unfortunately it was pretty chilly, in a strong south-westerly, gusting at around 35mph which made it difficult to find anything of interest. At least Ted had a good run out.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Swift
Dunnock
1 Common Whitethroat
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Meadow Brown
2 Marbled White
1 Red Admiral
These were the only two..........
.............Marbled Whites I could find.
Moths Recorded:
Crescent Plume (Marasmarcha lunaedactyla)
moth sp.
A Crescent Plume (Marasmarcha lunaedactyla)
moth sp.
Bees Recorded:
1 Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
1 Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Common Red Soldier Beetles (Rhagonycha fulva)
And another one.
A female Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
There were plenty of crickets and grasshoppers, but impossible to photograph in the wind.
Plants:
Provence Rose (Rosa gallica)
Plants:
Provence Rose (Rosa gallica)
In just over a week the number of flowers has doubled on this Provence Rose
Ted:
I think I can safely say, Ted is enjoying himself.