Port and Wey: 10 Jun 24

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows and Wakeham Wildlife Site

Today was a repeat of yesterdays glorious weather, and with it some new species to add to my Portland list of invertebrates. They were a Common Spiny Digger Wasp (Oxybelus uniglumis), a Black-horned Smoothtail (Epistrophe grossulariae) and a Yellow-winged Blacklet (Cheilosia impressa).

And the Chiffchaff was back!, but this time singing from Old Quarry Lane

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Chiffchaff
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

Butterflies Recorded:
1 Green-veined White
3 Speckled Wood
5 Meadow Brown
1 Holly Blue
5 Common Blue

A Meadow Brown and...........

............another one.

And this is a very worn male Common Blue.

Bees Recorded:
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

1 Buffish Mining Bee (Andrena nigroaenea)

There are plenty of...........

...............Honey Bees about.

A Buffish Mining Bee (Andrena nigroaenea)

Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
1 Common Spiny Digger Wasp (Oxybelus uniglumis)
2 Ichneumon Wasp sp.

Below are a few photos of the Common Spiny Digger Wasp (Oxybelus uniglumis)

Below are a few photos of two Ichneumon Wasp sps.

#1 - Ichneumon Wasp

#2 - Ichneumon Wasp and an ant sp.

Sawflies Recorded:
1 Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)

A Turnip Sawfly and a fly sp.

Hoverflies Recorded:
2 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)

1 Black-horned Smoothtail (Epistrophe grossulariae)
1 Yellow-winged Blacklet (Cheilosia impressa)
1 Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)

Just two.........

...............Dead Head Hoverflies seen today.

And a new hoverfly to add to my Port & Wey list. This is...........

.............a Black-horned Smoothtail (Epistrophe grossulariae)

And this is...........

.............another new hoverfly for me, a Yellow-winged Blacklet (Cheilosia impressa).

And a Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris) - form bulborum

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)

Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

fly sp.

Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)

A Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

And my mystery fly today...........

..........is this one!

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Trivial Plant Bug (Closterotomus trivialis)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

These are...........

............Trivial Plant Bugs (Closterotomus trivialis)

A male Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

On the left is the Black-horned Smoothtail (Epistrophe grossulariae) and on the right a very scary looking male Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis).

Spiders Recorded:
Crab Spider (Misumena vatia)