11 May 25

Wakeham

After the morning rain moved away, the weather was pretty good this afternoon. Though that brisk south-easterly kept the temperature down a degree or two.

Main highlight noted from the back garden was a male Blackcap singing from behind Bumpers Lane. 

Also of note was a female Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes), my first ever in the back garden.

A new moth found in the garden was a Large Long-horn (Nematopogon swammerdamella) and I also found another Yellow-faced Bell (Notocelia cynosbatella)

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


Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon


Butterflies Recorded:
1 Red Admiral

A Red Admiral soaking up the suns rays.

Moths Recorded:
1 Large Long-horn moth (Nematopogon swammerdamella)
1 Yellow-faced Bell (Notocelia cynosbatella)

A Large Long-horn moth (Nematopogon swammerdamella)

And a Yellow-faced Bell (Notocelia cynosbatella). Same/different one as seen a couple of days ago.

Bees Recorded:
Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) - female
Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa)

My first ever Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes) in the back garden and here...........

.......... most likely, because of the Borage (Borago officinalis) seeds I added to the wildflower patch earlier in the year.

An Early Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa) and.................

...........another one. It is also known as an Orange-tailed Mining Bee.

Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
wasp sp.


Hoverflies Recorded:

1 Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)

1 Platycheirus sp.

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Large Narcissus Fly (Merodon equestris)
Lesser Bulb Fly (Eumerus funeralis)

Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens). AKA the Compost Hoverfly and Ferruginous Bee-Grabber.

Platycheirus sp.

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) and...............

............another one.

A Large Narcissus Fly (Merodon equestris) - form bulborum.

A Lesser Bulb Fly (Eumerus funeralis)

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies


Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
14-spot Ladybird (Propylea 14-punctata)

A 14-spot Ladybird (Propylea 14-punctata)

Aircraft Today:

This is the privately owned.............

Piper Cherokee Arrow ll on.......

........its way from Chichester to an unknown destination. More on this aircraft here.