It was a late evening walk, just as the sun was setting. Highlights were a Common Whitethroat in the brambles, where there was also two Chiffchaffs.
Unusual sighting along the walk was coming across two forms of Harlequin Ladybirds on the same Sycamore tree.
Birds Recorded:
Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Common Whitethroat
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
This female Kestrel was enjoying the late evening sunshine, when..........
..........this Magpie decided she wasn't welcome
After standing her ground, she eventually........
.............flew off under the.........
.............watchful eye of these Goldfinches on a TV aerial.
2 Speckled Wood
Moths Recorded:
1 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
1 Light Brown apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
1 Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
A not so good photo of a Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
A Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
A very dark coloured Common Carder Bee
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
A very busy Common Wasp nest in Wakeham Meadow
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
A side profile of a Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Another view of it.
#1 - fly sp.
#1 - fly sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - form succinea
2 Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - form spectabilis
Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - form spectabilis
And another Harlequin Ladybird - form spectabilis
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Common Field Grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)
Ted:
And we're off