After another night of torrential rain, it was good to see that the weather front had moved on, leaving a very mild and sunny day.
There were a few highlights with a Grey Wagtail and 2 Siskins overhead, whilst from the garden I could hear a Chiffchaff again from a few gardens down.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
1 Robin
1 Chiffchaff
1 Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
2 Siskin
Goldfinch
Below are a few photos and a video of the resident Robin in the back garden.
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Bees Recorded:
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
There were a few highlights with a Grey Wagtail and 2 Siskins overhead, whilst from the garden I could hear a Chiffchaff again from a few gardens down.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
1 Robin
1 Chiffchaff
1 Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
2 Siskin
Goldfinch
Below are a few photos and a video of the resident Robin in the back garden.
A Wren on the Pyracantha.
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Bees Recorded:
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
A Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum) on Common Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) coming into land on a Passion Flower (Passiflora sp.)
Also on the Passion Flowers (Passiflora sp.)................
...................... were these Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
And on this Passion Flowers (Passiflora sp.) were.............
...........both a Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) and Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Many unidentified flies
Caterpillars Recorded:
Large White
Large White
Note
As from tomorrow there will be no sightings until I return home. Instead there will be a few daily highlights from yesteryear.