Day 5 in the back garden and granted I did have two days off to recover, but it was back to the grind stone with the revamp.
With the temperature in the mid 20's I had plenty of breaks and time to have a look around the garden for anything that caught my eye.
Overhead a Buzzard was sent on its way by the resident Herring Gulls and then later a few Swifts and House Martins appeared.
For the first time in weeks a Red Admiral appeared out of the blue and disappeared just as quickly, before I could photograph it.
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
4 Swift
3 House Martin
Dunnock
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
A Common Buzzard passes overhead.
And one of the four Swifts flying over Wakeham this afternoon.
1 Red Admiral
Moths Recorded:
Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
A Silver Y (Autographa gamma) under the roof of the Blue Tit box.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
#1 - bee sp.
#2 - bee sp.
#3 - bee sp.
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) visiting the Purple Loosestrife ( Lythrum salicaria)
#1 - bee sp.
#1 - bee sp.
#2 - bee sp.
#3 - bee sp.
1 wasp sp.
Hoverflies Recorded:
5 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
5 Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Here are a couple of photos of........
.............Marmalade Hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) in flight.
Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)
General Shots:
Whilst digging I came across these a couple of feet below the surface.
Ted telling me he wants a drink