Well after this mornings monsoon, this afternoons blue skies and warm sunshine was well received. However in that strong south-westerly it was hard work finding anything of note.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
1 Speckled Wood
2 Meadow Brown
2 Red Admiral
2 Common Blue
3 Chalkhill Blue
Moths Recorded:
Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)
Bees Recorded:
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Greenbottle (Lucilia sp.)
Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
To the left of this Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata) is a female Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Slugs and Snails Recorded:
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
Black Slug (Arion ater)
Ships Today:
This is the General Cargo Ship "Anmiro" flying the flag of Antigua & Barbuda. It is on its way from Pasajes (Spain) to Poole. More on this vessel here.
A Red Admiral on Buddleia
A worn male Common Blue
And a very worn Chalkhill Blue
Yellow-spot Tortrix (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)
Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
A Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
A Common Carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) on Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
A Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta)
And a Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
And this is a Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
Greenbottle (Lucilia sp.)
Red Spotted Parasite Fly (Eriothrix rufomaculata)
Four-banded Beegrabber (Conops quadrifasciatus)
This a Four-banded Beegrabber (Conops quadrifasciatus)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
1 Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
1 Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
A Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
Roesel's Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii)
A Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)
And a Roesel's Bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii) minus..........
.............a hind leg.
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
Black Slug (Arion ater)
Ted:
Ted has certainly found his feet. I've never seen him run so fast.
Ships Today:
Aircraft Today:
