No walk today, as I spent the day working in the garden, followed by our first BBQ of the year.
Highlights noted as I worked away were small parties of Swifts, House Martins and Swallows passing through.
Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
3 The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Aircraft Today:
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
10 Swift
12+ House Martin
11 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
These are a few of.......
............the Swifts over Wakeham this afternoon.
Butterflies Recorded:
4 Large White
1 Green-veined White
2 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
4 Large White
1 Green-veined White
2 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
And a Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) approaching the Purple Loosestrife.
A Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) about to land on Lavender
Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
3 The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
A Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Aircraft Today:
Here are a couple of..........
............aircraft that flew over the cottage.
And the.......
...........second aircraft.