It was a bit too warm for a walk with Ted today, so it was another afternoon spent in the back garden finishing off some of jobs leftover from yesterday.
And of course during my breaks it was an opportunity to see what was about. On the bird front a Blackcap and a Chiffchaff were both heard singing close by and an Azure Damselfly in the wildflower patch was the fist seen in the garden this year.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
1 Chiffchaff
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
1 Greenfinch
A Dunnock in the back garden.
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Amphibians Recorded:
1 Palmate Newt (seen in the "Tractor Tyre Pond")
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 Azure Damselfly
An Azure Damselfly, a great addition to the wildflower patch
2 Small White
Moths Recorded:
1 micro moth sp.
Bees Recorded:
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes)
Hairy-footed Flower Bee (Anthophora plumipes)
Leafcutter bee sp. (Megachile sp.)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
Cheilosia sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies
Slugs and Snails Recorded:
White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis)
Plants:
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Borage (Borago officinalis)
Bramble (Rubus fruticosusa)
Buddleia (Buddleja davidii)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)
Pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria judaicais)
Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius)
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
nomad bee sp.
A very orange Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
A male Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
A Leafcutter bee sp. (Megachile sp.)
A #1 - nomad bee sp. and a White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis) on the left
And another #2 - nomad bee sp........
............I don't think this photo helps in identifying it either.
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
Cheilosia sp.
A Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris) and...............
............another.
A Cheilosia sp.
Many unidentified flies
#1 - fly sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) - larvae
The larvae of a Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis)
White-lipped Banded Snail (Cepaea hortensis)
Plants:
Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)
Borage (Borago officinalis)
Bramble (Rubus fruticosusa)
Buddleia (Buddleja davidii)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Marsh-marigold (Caltha palustris)
Pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria judaicais)
Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius)
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Ted:
The perfect spot on a very warm day.