It was a busy day again in the back garden, with quite a bit of work cutting back a mass of Ivy that was taking over my neighbour's garden.
Main highlight was a Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler calling but not seen from one of my neighbour's garden. Its that time of year when they start to head south, so no doubt there will be many more.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
1 House Martin
Dunnock
Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler (calling not seen)
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Linnet
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
1 Meadow Brown
2 Red Admiral
A Meadow Brown on one of my favourite flowers, the Sweet William
A Red Admiral missing a big chunk from its back wings.
moth sp.
A moth sp.
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
bee sp.
A Honey Bee on Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis)
And another Honey Bee on Purple Loosestrife
Also on the Purple Loosestrife was this Buff-tailed Bumblebee
A male Red-tailed Bumblebee on Lavender
A Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile versicolor) coming into land on........
.................Purple Loosestrife
bee sp.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)
A Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) about to land on the Lemon Balm
And a Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
fly sp.
My mystery fly for the day.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
A Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum). Where have all the Common Green Shieldbugs gone!!
Ivy (Hedera helix)
This is a Guelder-rose and for the second year running has berries.
The Ivy before..........
...........and after.
And likewise from the otherside of the Cherry Tree. A before shot and........
...........and an after shot.