Having made my last "Green" Waste trip to the tip, I took time out and had a wander around the garden, to see what was about.
Main highlight was spotting a tadpole very briefly in the "Bath" pond. As I have only seen Palmate Newts in here this year I can only assume that is what it was.
Other highlights were two Swallows overhead and a carpet moth sp. which flew off before I could get a decent photo of it to ID it.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Swallow
Dunnock
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A very "tatty" Carrion Crow.
tadpole sp. (possibly Palmate Newt)
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
1 Red Admiral
Moths Recorded:
1 carpet moth sp.
Bees Recorded:
1 Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria)
1 andrena sp.
1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
1 nomada sp.
An Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria)
An andrena sp.
A nomada sp.
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
1 Ichneumon Wasp sp.
An Ichneumon Wasp sp.
1 Chequered Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
My first Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) this year. This is a male.
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
There are still lots of Dark Bush-cricket nymphs about. I've not seen an adult yet.
Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)
A Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) in the "Bath" Pond.
And another Great Pond Snail.