It was a slightly earlier walk this evening. With an increase in the cloud cover, the temperature was down slightly, so our walk started at 6:30pm and not the usual 7:30pm.
Main highlight was a pristine Painted Lady by the the wildlife site. However what was strange though, there weren't any Chalkhill Blues this evening, yet there were 3 freshly emerged yesterday
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 House Martin
Dunnock
Robin
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Green-veined White
1 Gatekeeper
1 Painted Lady
1 Common Blue
A Green-veined White
And a Gatekeeper
A pristine Painted Lady. My first of this species I have seen since 19 May.
This is a............
............male Common Blue. But where were the Chalkhill Blues from yesterday evening.
Moths Recorded:
2 Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
1 Six-Spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) - deceased
1 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)
12+ Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)
A Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)
And a Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
bee sp.
A Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
A bee sp.
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
The Common Wasps are still very active around their nest in the meadow.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
A Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Greenbottle (Lucilia sp.)
Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
A Greenbottle (Lucilia sp.)
And a Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
Lucerne Bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus)
A Lucerne Bug (Adelphocoris lineolatus) on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Caterpillars Recorded:
Cinnabar moth
There are still a few Cinnabar moth..........
.............caterpillars feeding on the Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in the meadow.
Ted:
Ted having a gentle stroll this evening.