Not the sunniest of days, but at least it didn't rain.
Main highlight was nearly standing on a Common Lizard in the meadow and then watching it scurry away into the grass.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
10+ House Martin/Swallow
Dunnock
Blackbird
Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler (calling but not seen)
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Reptiles Recorded:
1 Common Lizard
Butterflies Recorded:
6 Large White
2 Small White
8 Meadow Brown
6 Gatekeeper
1 Red Admiral
1 Comma
1 Holly Blue
5 Common Blue
A male Large White
A Meadow Brown
Gatekeeper
And a male Common Blue
4 Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
1 Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae)
1 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
A Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
This was the only Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) I found this afternoon.
My first Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella) this year
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
sphecodes sp.
This is one of the Sweat bee family Sphecodes. Unfortunately there are several similar looking species so locking it down to a particular one isn't going to happen.
Sawflies Recorded:Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
Hoverflies Recorded:
10+ Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
4 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)Yellow Bellied Fly (Sciara hemerobioides)
A very faded Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
A male Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
And a worker Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee (Megachile centuncularis)
Sawflies Recorded:
A Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
Hoverflies Recorded:
10+ Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
4 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
A Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) and............
.............another one.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
fly sp.
On the far right is a Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata). Top centre a fly sp. and far left an unidentified caterpillar.
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Caterpillars Recorded:
Ted:
Aircraft Today:
A Yellow Bellied Fly (Sciara hemerobioides)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
A male Swollen-thighed Beetle and just look at those colours, they are almost Autumnal.
A Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
A Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Caterpillars Recorded:
What an unusual looking caterpillar. I have absolutely no idea what it is or even where to start looking!!
And a few Teds.........
..........on his walk/run today.
Aircraft Today:
