13 Oct 24

Wakeham

In the back garden today and there were a few migrants passing through, with 50+ Wood Pigeon, 2 Skylark, a Chiffchaff and a Siskin.

While I was stood in the back garden a Sparrowhawk sped pass me and put up three Wood Pigeons sat in the neighbours Hazel tree.

There were no butterflies seen, but I did record 3 Buff-tailed Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), 2 Common Carder Bees (Bombus pascuorum), 2 Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), a single Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) and a lone Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
Herring Gull
50+ Wood Pigeon
2 Skylark
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Chiffchaff
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
1 Siskin
Goldfinch


Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon


Bees Recorded:
3 Buff-tailed Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)
2 Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
2 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on one of the last remaining Passion Flowers (Passiflora sp.)

A Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) in a Nasturtium flower (Tropaeolum majus). And on the petal to the left,  a caterpillar of the Large White butterfly.

A Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) leaving a Common Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus). Here it........

........is again on another Common Cosmos, with a fruit fly sp. on the left.

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


Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

It wasn't particularly warm this afternoon and it was very cloudy, so coming across this Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax) was a bit surprising.

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
#1 - fly sp.

#2 - midge possibly Chironomus plumosus

#3 - Fruit fly sp.

#1 - fly sp.

#2 - This is a midge possibly Chironomus plumosus

#3 - I think this...........

...........is one of the fruit fly species.

Caterpillars Recorded:

Large White butterfly

The Nasturtium leaves (Tropaeolum majus) are disappearing fast as these Large Whites munch their way through them.

Plants:

The wildflower "meadow" is doing well.

There are dozens of figs on the Fig Tree (Ficus carica). One of these days I will attempt to try one.

Ted:

Was it something I said Ted!!