It felt like the lull before the storm this evening, as the humidity levels rose and clouds began to roll in from the west. Today's temperatures hit 26 in the shade, to hot for a walk, so Ted and I waited until just after 7:30pm before we ventured out.
I was going to say that there were no highlights, especially so late in the day, but what a surprise I had with 3 pristine Chalkhill Blues flying about in the meadow.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Wren
Magpie
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Gatekeeper
1 Common Blue
3 Chalkhill Blue
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Wren
Magpie
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Gatekeeper
1 Common Blue
3 Chalkhill Blue
These two are......
...........freshly emerged Chalkhill Blues
Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
20+ Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)
The Yellow-spot Tortrix moths (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana) were out in force this evening.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
2 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Slender Melanostoma (Melanostoma scalare)
A Slender Melanostoma (Melanostoma scalare)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Long-legged Fly sp.
A Long-legged Fly sp.
Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Slugs and Snails Recorded:
Large Red Slug (Arion ater)
Caterpillars Recorded:
Cinnabar moth
Large Red Slug (Arion ater)
Caterpillars Recorded:
Cinnabar moth