It was an early evening walk today, and even at 7:00pm there was still plenty to see other than butterflies.
Main highlights were 20+ House Martins drifting south over Wakeham and a very vocal Chiffchaff.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
20+ House Martin
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
3 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
A scruffy "grey-headed" Chiffchaff going...........
...........through a bit of a moult.
Butterflies Recorded:
None. It was 7:00pm
Moths Recorded:
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
Common Nettle-tap moth (Anthophila fabriciana) - Most likely
A very worn Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
On the unripe Blackberries was this presumed Common Nettle-tap moth (Anthophila fabriciana)
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Also on the Common Ragwort was this Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
I've noticed that Common Carder Bumblebees have great difficulty in exiting the flowers of the Large Bindweed (Calystegia silvatica). More often or not they tumble out!!
A very pale coloured male Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
The Common Wasp nest in Wakeham Meadow
Hoverflies Recorded:
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
A male Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) and..........
..........another male with its wings closed.
A probably the commonest hoverfly on Portland a Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
A Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
This is possibly the Lance Fly - Lonchaea tarsata.
Ted:
Go Ted go!!!
Ships Today:
This is the French Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "MN Pelican" on its way from Poole to Bilbao (Spain). More on this vessel Here.