Today was a repeat of yesterdays sunny and windy weather, with the main highlight today being a Reed Warbler singing from a Budleia in the middle of the meadow.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
3 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
1 Reed Warbler
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
1 Greenfinch
A Chiffchaff singing from the Sycamore in Wakeham Meadow. Also singing are Chaffinch, Goldfinch and House Sparrow.
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 large Dragonfly sp.
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Green-veined White
5 Speckled Wood
5 Common Blue
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 large Dragonfly sp.
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Green-veined White
5 Speckled Wood
5 Common Blue
A Speckled Wood
A male Common Blue.
Another male Common Blue and.......
..........a female Common Blue.
Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella)
Mother Shipton moth (Callistege mi)
My first Mother Shipton moth (Callistege mi) of the year in the meadow.
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Below are a few images of a male Darwin Wasp
Sawflies Recorded:
Bramble Sawfly (Arge cyanocrocea)
Hoverflies Recorded:
4 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
1 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
1 Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana)
20+ Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)1 Common Grammoptera (Grammoptera ruficornis)
Despite this being a very small shiny black/green weevil, I'm struggling to ID it. With over 420 species recorded in the UK, I suppose that really doesn't help.
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
Plants:
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Sawflies Recorded:
Bramble Sawfly (Arge cyanocrocea)
Hoverflies Recorded:
4 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
1 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
A Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)
#1 - fly sp.
#2 - Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga sp.)#3 - fly sp.
#4 - fly sp.
#5 - fly sp.
#6 - Long-legged fly sp.
#1 - fly sp.
#2 - A Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga sp.)
#3 - fly sp.
#4 - fly sp.
#5 - fly sp.
#6 - Long-legged fly sp.
1 Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
1 Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana)
20+ Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
1 weevil sp.
Just the one Dock Bug seen this afternoon
My first.........
..........Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana) of the year.
This is a Common Grammoptera (Grammoptera ruficornis)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)
The Dark Bush-cricket nymphs are getting slightly bigger now.
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
And my first Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) of the year.