Day 3 and I have made it through to the main garden at the back of the house. Today it was cleaning up the borders of weeds, especially Couch grass (Elymus repens), which was mainly around the "Bath" Pond.
Highlights today were two each of Swifts and House Martins over the garden.
Other highlights was a Speckled Wood which landed by the pond and I flushed two moths from the undergrowth.
Birds Recorded:
30+ Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Swift
2 House Martin
Dunnock
Blackbird
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
One of the adult Herring Gulls keeping an eye its offspring on top of the neighbours chimney stack.
1 Azure Damselfly
The male Azure Damselfly is still present by the "Bath" Pond.
1 Speckled Wood
And a Speckled Wood. It's been awhile since I've seen any butterflies in the garden
Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
Sycamore Piercer (Pammene aurita)
A Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
Sycamore Piercer (Pammene aurita)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
1 andrena sp.
An andrena sp.
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris) - form narcissi
Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
The Semaphore Flies were very busy in the "Tractor Tyre" Pond.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
A Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - form conspicua
Sensible Ted sat in the shade.
