Today was a day off from doing anything, other than chilling out in the garden in the sun. However that wasn't the case in the morning as Portland was fog-bound until early afternoon.
Main highlight was the increased number of bees recorded, especially Buff-tailed Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) and Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). In years gone by, when the Lavender came into flower there would be dozens of Honey Bees on it. This year there have been very few until today, when there were a good 20+.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Swallows
Dunnock
Magpie
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
None
Moths Recorded:
1 moth sp. - I disturbed a micro-moth by the Fig Tree, but I failed to see where it landed.
Bees Recorded:
8+ Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
3 Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
5+ Common Carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
20+ Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
1 bee sp.
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Ruby–tailed Wasp (Chrysis sp)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Greenbottle (Lucilia sp.)
Aircraft Today:
5+ Common Carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
20+ Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
1 bee sp.
These are Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) on..........
..........the Lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia)
A bee sp.
Ruby–tailed Wasp (Chrysis sp)
This Ruby–tailed Wasp (Chrysis sp) was...........
............joined by this bee sp. on the Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
1 Syrphus sp.
1 Cheilosia sp.
A Syrphus sp.
A Cheilosia sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Greenbottle (Lucilia sp.)
Slugs and Snails Recorded:
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
Plants:
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
Caterpillars Recorded:
Large White
A Large White caterpillar on a leaf of a Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius). Also know as: Everlasting Sweet Pea, Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea, Hardy Sweet Pea and Perennial Pea.
Aircraft Today:
This is Ryanair's Boeing 737-8AS............
..........Flight FR7721 on..........
........its way from Cork to London. More on its flight here.