It was another day spent in the back garden and the wildflower patch is thriving in hoverflies, with two new arrivals today.
Birds Recorded in and around the garden:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
On the Sycamore today was this Goldfinch hanging on for dear life in the blustery conditions.
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
3 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
3 Red Admiral
One of the three Red Admirals in the garden today.
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
bumblebee sp
andrena sp.
Hoverflies Recorded:
8+ Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
2 Narcissus Bulb Flies (Merodon equestris)
A bumblebee sp.
An andrena sp.
8+ Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
2 Narcissus Bulb Flies (Merodon equestris)
Spotted Thintail (Meliscaeva auricollis)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies
General Photos:
One of many Marmalade Hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus) seen this afternoon.
A Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
And a different form of Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
Spotted Thintail (Meliscaeva auricollis)
Many unidentified flies
Lucilia sp.
A Lucilia sp.
Poppy's first touch of a leaf on this Cherry Tree.
It's a jungle out there.