After another very warm day spent in the garden, I waited until late afternoon for a walk, when it started to cloud over. What I hadn't realised was, there was a storm brewing to the east, and with it quite a few claps of thunder.
Ted and I at least managed top finish our walk just aa a few drops of rain began to fall.
Highlights were a Song Thrush, Common Whitethroat and a Chiffchaff all singing from around the meadow.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
1 Common Whitethroat
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
1 Common Whitethroat
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
A Song Thrush singing from the Sycamore in Wakeham Meadow
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
Moths Recorded:
Cocksfoot moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella)
Light Brown Apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella)1 Large White
Moths Recorded:
Cocksfoot moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella)
Light Brown Apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
Cocksfoot moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella)
Light Brown Apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella)
And a short video of the Common Slender (Gracillaria syringella)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Wall Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Blue Blowfly (Calliphora vicina)
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
Blue Blowfly (Calliphora vicina)
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
A female Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
12 Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Ischnomera cyanea)
Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis)
The numbers have dropped drastically from 50+ to........
................... just 12 Dock Bugs.
Lesser Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Ischnomera cyanea)
Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis)
Leafhoppers Recorded:
Leafhopper (Empoasca vitis)
Leafhopper (Empoasca vitis)
Plants:
Yorkshire Fog Grass (Holcus lanatus)
This is Yorkshire Fog Grass (Holcus lanatus) and...........
................a new grass to add to my Portland List. More on this plant here.
General Shots:
There be a storm brewing!!
Ted:
Yes Ted I can see you.