After a busy day in the back garden, it was good to get out for an early evening walk with Ted and Theo.
Only highlights in the warm sunshine were a Blackcap and a Chiffchaff both singing close to the wildlife site.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
1 Greenfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
Moths Recorded:
1 Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
1 Endothenia sp.
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
When the sun begins to set..........
...........it looks like the Buff-tailed Bumblebees rest up on leaves.
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
A female Yellow Dung Fly
50+ Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
1 Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
1 Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
The 50+ Dock Beetles are...........
..............still present on this plant, which is starting to wilt.
A Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
A Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
Plants:
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Bramble (Rubus fruticosusa)
Ted and Theo:
After Ted and Theo spotted a cat, I'm not..........
............surprised Theo is panting lots, after the running he did. Cat 1 - 0 Dogs