A change of scenery and a chance to stretch my legs without overdoing it. I had hoped there would quite a few butterfly species about.
Sadly there were only three with just Speckled Woods, Common Blues and my first Meadow Brown of the Summer. The latter escaping a photo as it took off from around my feet and disappeared over a hedge.
There were also quite a few micro-moths about and a good handful of beetles.
There were also quite a few micro-moths about and a good handful of beetles.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Blackbird
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 Red-veined Darter
Well this was a turn up for the books. My first ever Red-veined Darter in Dorset.
6 Speckled Wood
1 Meadow Brown
5 Common Blue
A slightly worn Common Blue.
And a very tatty Common Blue on..................
..................Common bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
30+ Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella)
2 Vetch Piercer (Grapholita jungiella)
Bees Recorded:
A Cocksfoot Moth (Glyphipterix simpliciella) and............
.........another one.
Vetch Piercer (Grapholita jungiella) and..............
.................another one.
Mining bee sp.
Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Blood-bee (Sphecodes sp.)Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Garden Bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
A Mining bee sp.
An Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)..........
.............doing out a bit of self-grooming.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
This Sweat Bee looks like a good candidate for a Bare-saddled Blood Bee (Sphecodes ephippius). Not a bee I have recorded before, but apart from it actually looking like one and the fact that it is found in calcareous grassland and coastal sites, I'm probably not far off. However there is also the Box-headed Blood-bee (Sphecodes monilicornis) which frequents the same habitat. The only difference I can see is that the latter appears to be a lot "hairier" than Bare-saddled Blood Bee. As I can't be 100% sure this bee will have to remain a Blood-bee (Sphecodes sp.)
2 wasp sps.
Sawflies Recorded:
sawfly sp.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)
Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea)
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans)
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
A Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)
A Dead Head Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) and..........
..........another in a Dog Rose.
Mimic Bee Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) - Form plumata
The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)
Jet-black Parasite Fly (Zophomyia temula)
Parasitic Fly (Carcelia sp.)Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)
Black Scavenger Fly (Nemopoda nitidula)
Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
30+ Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) - all nymphs
Slugs and Snails Recorded:
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis)
Ted:
Jet-black Parasite Fly (Zophomyia temula)
Possibly Parasitic Fly (Carcelia sp.)
Dagger Fly (Empis tessellata)
This is a new fly for my P&W list. It is a Black Scavenger Fly (Nemopoda nitidula)............
.......... It also goes by the name of Ensign Fly or Scavenger Fly.
This is a Broad Centurian (Chloromyia formosa)
There aren't that many Common Knapweeds (Centaurea nigra) in flower at the moment.........
............, but those that are, are drawing in many insects like:
Top - Thick-headed Fly (Sicus ferrugineus)
Centre - Mining Bee sp.
Bottom - Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Far Left - Vetch Piercer (Grapholita jungiella)
2 Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) - neither stayed still enough for a photo.
2 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
2 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
5 Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus)
2 Rustic Sailor Beetles (Cantharis rustica)
A 7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) and..........
...........another one.
A Dock Bug (Coreus marginatus) and......
..........another one.
A pair of Rustic Sailor Beetles (Cantharis rustica)
30+ Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) - all nymphs
One of many Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera) nymphs seen this afternoon.
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis)
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis)
Plants:
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Bramble (Rubus fruticosusa)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Herb Bennet (Geum urbanum)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus arvensis)
Wayfaring-tree (Viburnum lantana)
Wild Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
General Shots:
Bramble (Rubus fruticosusa)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Herb Bennet (Geum urbanum)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus arvensis)
Wayfaring-tree (Viburnum lantana)
Wild Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
Sycamore "wing" seeds (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Old Quarry Lane with Ted leading the way.
I'm over here Ted!!
