After a cloudy wet start to the day, the rain finally stopped and it was off out to my local "Summer" patch.
Highlights today definitely went to the butterflies with over 50 counted from 7 species.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 House Martin
Dunnock
Blackbird
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
A male Chaffinch singing within the Sycamore wood next to the meadow.
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Large Skipper
1 Green-veined White
2 Speckled Wood
1 Small Heath
30+ Meadow Brown
4 Gatekeeper
12+ Marbled White
A Large Skipper
A Gatekeeper and..........
...........a Marbled White
1 Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
3 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#1 - moth sp.
A Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
#1 - moth sp.
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
A female Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
And of course a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
1 Turnip Sawfly (Athalia rosae)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
1 Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
1 Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
3 Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
A Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
And a Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) - variety plumata
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
15+ Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
2 Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
1 Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
15+ Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
2 Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
1 Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
One of the many Broad Centurians (Chloromyia formosa) seen today.
And two..........
...............Red Spotted Parasite Flies (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
A Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Ants Recorded:
Small Black Ant (Lasius niger)
Plants:
Bramble (Rubus fruticosusa)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)
Provence Rose (Rosa gallica)
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Ted:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Ants Recorded:
Small Black Ant (Lasius niger)
Plants:
Bramble (Rubus fruticosusa)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Lady's Bedstraw (Galium verum)
Provence Rose (Rosa gallica)
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Ted:
And Ted taking it easy.