It was another hard graft in the back garden today, digging up the lawn in preparation for the wildflower meadow I'm hoping will be a success for next Spring.
And who was here to join me, other than Ted that is, of course it was the Robin from yesterday. I suspect it will be an "over-wintering" bird, and will remain in the back garden for quite a few months to come.
Birds Recorded:
2 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
5 Sand Martin
Dunnock
Robin
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Yet again this Robin was just a few feet away from me as I dug over the garden.
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Large White
1 Small White
Moths Recorded:
Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
And this odd looking moth............
.............is a Common Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on Common Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
These two are......
...............Common Carder Bees (Bombus pascuorum) on Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia).
And a Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum) on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
And these two are Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) in a Passion Flower (Passiflora sp.)
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Shingles wasp (Ectemnius sexcinctus)
And this odd looking beastie............
...........is a.......
............Shingles wasp (Ectemnius sexcinctus) checking out the Cherry Tree.
Hoverflies Recorded:
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)
This The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
And this is a Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens). Both on Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Spiders Recorded:
spider sp.
And this a......
.............spider sp. scurrying up the Fig tree (Ficus carica)
Genera Photos:
And so the digging begins.
Ted under the Cherry Tree centre left.
Nearly there.
I've just got to break the soil up and level it.