Yet another lovely day and after a bit of tidying up around the courtyard and potting a few Fig trees, I had a good break watching the wildlife in the garden.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Swallow
1 Dunnock
1 Robin
Blackbird
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Amphibians Recorded:
1 Palmate Newt in the "Tractor Tyre" pond
Butterflies Recorded:
None. Where are they all !!
Bees Recorded:
Common Carder Bee (Bombus pascuorum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens)
Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.)
Nomad Bee (Nomada sp.)
Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.)
Nomad Bee (Nomada sp.)
A Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
A Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens)
A Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.)
And another Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.)
A Nomad Bee (Nomada sp.)
1 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
1 Ichneumon Wasp sp.
An Ichneumon Wasp sp.
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)
Migrant Hoverfly (Meliscaeva auricollis)
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
Cheilosia sp.
And a pair of Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens) mating.
A Migrant Hoverfly (Meliscaeva auricollis). Also known as a Spotted Thintail
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
And another form of Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
A Cheilosia sp.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies
Cranefly sp.
#1 - fly sp.
1 Black-horned Gem (Microchrysa polita)
A Cranefly sp.
#1 - fly sp.
This Soldier fly is a Black-horned Gem (Microchrysa polita)
1 Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Aphids, Psyllids and allies
Green Winged Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) - Possibly
Possibly a Green Winged Aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum). There are many different species of aphids.
Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius) - One landed on my right thumb. Absolutely no chance of a photo.
General Photos
The wildflower patch