It was back to the Quarries again today in the hope of finding an Adonis Blue, but just like my last visit here on 16 Aug 24 I blanked again.
However I did find my first ever Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus)
Birds Recorded:
3 Buzzard
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Hoverflies Recorded:
10+ Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
And a hoverfly sp on Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum). A plant that is also known as 'Raspberries and Cream'.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa)
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Lots of grasshoppers about. Non ID'd.
Spiders Recorded:
Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
Birds Recorded:
3 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
23 Linnet
Goldfinch
A distant shot of one of the 3 Common Buzzards over Tout Quarry
And there was an impressive flock of 23 Linnets between the two quarries.
Butterflies Recorded:
4 Large White
2 Small White
2 Wall Brown
1 Small Heath
5 Meadow Brown
2 Red Admiral
8 Common Blue
6 Chalk Hill Blue
4 Large White
2 Small White
2 Wall Brown
1 Small Heath
5 Meadow Brown
2 Red Admiral
8 Common Blue
6 Chalk Hill Blue
This is a Small Heath.
And this is a worn Meadow Brown.
These........
.........are.........
..................Common Blues.
These two are..................
................male Chalkhill Blues.
And this a female Chalkhill Blue
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus)
A Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
And my mystery bee....
........is an Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus) and a new bee for my P&W list.
10+ Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
1 Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum)
1 hoverfly sp.
This is..........
.........a Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
A Plain-faced Dronefly (Eristalis arbustorum) on Common Ragwort.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
1 Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa)
1 Strawberry Seed Beetle (Harpalus rufipes)
A Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) trundling along the track.
Also along one of the tracks was this Strawberry Seed Beetle (Harpalus rufipes)
Lots of grasshoppers about. Non ID'd.
A grasshopper sp.
Spiders Recorded:
Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)
This Garden Spider has...........
........recently caught what looks like it might have been a large fly with a "red eye"
Mystery insect:
And this is my mystery insect.
This is the original image which can be enlarged if needed to ID it.
Plants:
tree sp.
Below is a tree that I have yet to ID.
Ted:
When its warm and sunny I try to find a walk where Ted can find plenty of shade.
This is Ted........
..........telling me that........
.........he is heading into the underpass, where...........
..........it is very cool.