19 May 25

Wakeham

It was another chilled out day in the back garden, especially next to the wildflower patch, which had yet more new invertebrates visiting it today.

Birds Recorded:
2 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
4 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
3 Linnet
Goldfinch

These two Common Buzzards...............

...............were soaring above Wakeham.

Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon


Amphibians Recorded:
1 Palmate Newt


Butterflies Recorded:
2 Large White
1 Red Admiral

Having not seen any butterflies yesterday I had 2 Large Whites and this Red Admiral today.

Moths Recorded:
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)

As I was sat on one of the garden chairs this Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) landed on the sole of my left shoe.

Bees Recorded:

1 Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) - Queen
1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)

4 Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.)
5 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)

1 Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)

1 Nomad Bee sp. (Nomada sp.)

A Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.) on a Crown Daisy (Glebionis coronaria)

And another Leafcutter Bee (Megachile sp.)

A Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on my neighbours Buckthorn (Rhamnus sp.)

Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)

A Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida)

Nomad Bee sp. (Nomada sp.)

As above.

A very small Nomad Bee sp. (Nomada sp.)

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

Hoverflies Recorded:

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Spotted Field Syrph (Eupeodes luniger)

Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus)

Cheilosia sp.

Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)

#1 - hoverfly sp.

A Common Spotted Field Syrph (Eupeodes luniger)

A Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)

And another one.

A Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)

The Footballer (Helophilus pendulus) by the "Bath" pond.

A Cheilosia sp. with two Red Mites (Neomolgus littoralis) for company

A Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)

#1 - I was well pleased with how.........

............these two shots came out. It's just a shame I can't ID this hoverfly

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

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:

Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)
Trivial Plant Bug (Closterotomus trivialis)

A female Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) and...........

...........another female taking off.

And another female.

And finally a male

And another male.

And a Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum)

A Trivial Plant Bug (Closterotomus trivialis)

Plants:
Tricolour convolvulus (Convolvulus tricolor)

Crown Daisies (Glebionis coronaria)

I came across this plant in the wildflower patch. It is Tricolour convolvulus (Convolvulus tricolor) and is more commonly known as Dwarf Morning Glory. The strange thing is, I don't recall sowing any seeds of it onto the "patch".

Crown Daisies (Glebionis coronaria)

Ted:

Ted having a nap on his favourite seat.