16 Apr 25

Wakeham

Today was spent in the back garden, mowing and then reseeding the lawn, weeding and cutting back some of the dead wood on the Buddleias, plus a few other jobs that needed doing.

There's always coffee break break and at this time of year there's always something to find, like my first Palmate Newt of the year in the "Tractor Tyre" pond and a 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora 22-punctata) in the new wildflower patch.

I also had a new edition to my Port & Wey lists with a Short-palped Cranefly (Limonia nubeculosa)

A Chiffchaff was heard from one of the neighbouring gardens, but passed overhead without stopping

Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Chiffchaff
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch

Do you ever get that feeling you're being watched. This not the first time this Woodpigeon has given me a long hard stare.

Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon

Amphibians Recorded:
2 Palmate Newt

The "Tractor Tyre" Pond is looking a bit murky, but.............

..................there is life in it. One of two Palmate Newts I noted this afternoon.

Butterflies Recorded:
Large White

A male Large White.........................

...................... on a Bluebell

Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)

Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipe)
nomada bee sp.

A Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on the Cherry blossom

Well my Obsidentify App, suggest that this is 89% a Honey Bee.....

I'm just not that convinced!

Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipe)

I was all set to photograph this nomada bee sp. when the wind blew the leaves across it. Next second it was gone. I relocated..................

............it on a Dandelion, but yet again it flew off before I could get a decent photo.

Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
1 wasp sp. - Queen

Hoverflies Recorded:

#1 hoverfly sp.

#2 hoverfly sp.

#3 hoverfly sp.

#4 hoverfly sp.

#5 Syrphus sp.

#1 hoverfly sp

#2 hoverfly sp

And............

#3 hoverfly sp

#4 hoverfly sp.

#5 Syrphus sp.

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies
1 Short-palped Cranefly (Limonia nubeculosa)

A Short-palped Cranefly (Limonia nubeculosa) and a new cranefly for my P&W List

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora 22-punctata)

The wind was playing havoc with my wildlife photography. Here is 6/22 of a 22-spot Ladybird (Psyllobora 22-punctata)

Aircraft Today:

This is a Piper Turbo Arrow IV, Registration G-DAAZ, on its way from Alderney to Cardiff. More on this aircrafts flight here. plus a close-up photograph here.