25 Aug 24

Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east) and Bumpers Lane

Yet again it was another sunny but blustery day and dry.

Main highlights were a Sparrowhawk and 2 Painted Ladies all seen along the railway cuttings east


Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Great Tit
Magpie
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch


Reptiles Recorded:

1 Common Lizard
1 Slow-worm

Just singles today of Common Lizard and............

............Slow-worm.

Butterflies Recorded:
2 Large White
3 Green-veined White
1 Speckled Wood
4 Meadow Brown
2 Painted Lady
2 Common Blue

A Green-veined White

And a Meadow Brown

And this is..........

..............Painted Lady.

Moths Recorded:
2 Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

One of the two Mint Moths (Pyrausta aurata) seen this afternoon. 

Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

1 Gooden's Nomad Bee (Nomada goodeniana)

On this Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) is a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera).

Also on the Ragwort was this Gooden's Nomad Bee (Nomada goodeniana).

Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

The Common Wasps are still busy around their nest in the meadow.

Hoverflies Recorded:
6 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
2 Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)

8 Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)

1 Wasp Plumehorn (Volucella inanis)

A Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

This is a Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)

This is a........

.............Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)

And here................

.............are a few..........

.............photos of a Wasp Plumehorn (Volucella inanis) on Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum).

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:

1 Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)

This is a 3rd instar Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)

Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)

There are still lots of grasshoppers about. This is a Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)

General Shots:

Wakeham "pond" is full again.

Ted:

Poor old Ted.........

........he's always waiting for me to catch up.

Ships Today:

This is the Crude Oil Tanker "Legio X Equestris" flying the flag of the Marshall Islands. It is on its way from Rotterdam to Donges. More on this vessel here.

This is the British Sailing Vessel "White Eagle" on its way from Dartmouth to Weymouth Bay. More on this vessel here.

This is a British Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel. Burt as to which one I haven't a clue as it didn't show up on the Shipping Tracking App.