Port and Wey: 16 Jun 24

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows and Wakeham Wildlife Site

The glorious 16th. If you're a coarse angler you'll know what I mean. Not only was the date glorious but so was the weather, though that annoying stiff south-westerly is still with us.

Highlight today was a Hobby that flew over the wildlife site, but disappeared very quickly to the south.

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

Reptiles Recorded:

1 Slow-worm

The "tail-less" Slow-worm is back in its usual place. It was very lethargic, which made me wonder whether it was in the early stages of it shedding its skin!!

Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 Common Blue Damselfly

This male Common Blue Damselfly is still in the same spot along Old Quarry Lane

Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
1 Green-veined White
1 Speckled Wood
1 Small Heath
10 Meadow Brown
7 Common Blue

My first Small Heath for this year.

A Meadow Brown

Moths Recorded:

moth sp.

moth sp.

Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Brown-footed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile versicolor) - Possibly