It was a very late afternoon walk, and I wasn't expecting to find a lot, but coming across 2 Chiffchaffs by the meadow and watching a "flock" of 35 Swallows passing overhead was great to see.
Just 2 Ivy Bees seen and 1 Honey Bee were noted, though there were many Common Wasps still flying about, especially from their nest site by the meadow.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
35 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Two Chiffchaffs in the Buddleia..........
...........next to Wakeham Meadow
2 Large White
2 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
1 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
1 Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
1 Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
It was late, but all I could find were singles of Honey Bee,.................
..................Ivy Bee and.........
...............Common Carder.
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Gall Wasp (Dipoloepis rosaea)
The entrance to.............
...........the Common Wasps nest.
I suspect this is one of the Common Wasps from the nest in Wakeham Meadow.
Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Cranefly sp
There were dozens of Craneflies about. I shall endeavour to find out which species is. This site looks good to try here.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - form succinea
Just one Harlequin Ladybird seen, this is the form succinea
Spiders Recorded:
Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
A Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) waits patiently for its next meal to hit its web
Plants:
Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)
Provence Rose (Rosa gallica)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)
This Provence Rose is still in flower. As are..........
..........these Dog Rose flowers.
Ted:
Everywhere I went this dog..........
.........kept popping up in front of me. It could only be Ted making sure I'm coming.