I did the same walk as yesterday, but even though it's still very humid, the wind had really picked up with gusts up to 35mph.
The winds certainly hampered me from finding any migrants, but in the sheltered spots, not that there were many, I did come across two Blackcaps and a single Chiffchaff.
Over the reserve there was a small "flock" of Swallows, of different ages, which moved on pretty sharpish towards the Bill. Other birds of note were two Yellow Wagtails and a Meadow Pipit also making here way their way south.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
10+ Swallow
1 Meadow Pipit
2 Yellow Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Two juvenile.........
............Swallows making their way down to The Bill
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
3 Common Darter
A Common Darter
Large White
Small White
Green-veined White
8+ Speckled Wood
4 Meadow Brown
10+ Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
1 Comma
A Small White
Green-veined White
Red Admiral
Another Red Admiral
And one more Red Admiral
A Comma and..........
............here showing the comma on the underwing.
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
hoverfly sp.
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Hornet Plumehorn (Volucella zonaria)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
hoverfly sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - form succinea
Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Harlequin Ladybird - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird - form succinea
And I think I'm safe in saying that this is the pupa of the Harlequin Ladybird form succinea
Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
Another Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
And a Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) - late instar nymph
Spiders Recorded:
Nurseryweb Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
A Nurseryweb Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
Ted:
Anybody lost a dog!!
Ships Today:
This is the Greek Crude Oil Tanker "Maran Penelope" on its way from Gdansk (Poland) to Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain). More on this vessel Here.
