Port and Wey: 20 May 25

Wakeham

It was a much warmer day than of late, perhaps down to the change of wind direction. But one thing was for sure and that was there were less invertebrates about.

And the same for the birds with nothing special to mention.

A new arrival to the garden today was a female Emperor Dragonfly which buzzed around the wildflower patch before land on the neighbours Hazel Tree..

Birds recorded:

Just the usual residents.

A male House Sparrow on the brambles at the rear of the garden

Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
1 Emperor Dragonfly

Here are a couple of photos of............

...........a female Emperor Dragonfly which after flying around the wildflower patch landed on my neighbours Hazel Tree

Butterflies Recorded:
1 Large White
1 Small White
1 Red Admiral

Moths Recorded:
7+ micro-moth sps. I was unable to catch any of them to get an ID.

Bees Recorded:

Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens)

Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis)
#1 - Nomad Bee (nomada sp.)

#2 - Nomad Bee (nomada sp.)

I turned around in my chair and just managed............

.........to photograph the red-tip of this Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) disappearing into the wall.

A Common Furrow-bee (Lasioglossum calceatum)

A Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

A Blue Mason Bee (Osmia caerulescens)

And a Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis)

#1 - An unidentified Nomad Bee (nomada sp.)

#2 - Another Nomad Bee (nomada sp.)

#3 - It looks like I'm having a bit of a nomad bee day, with my 3rd species seen today.

Hoverflies Recorded:
3 Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)
1 Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)
2 Cheilosia sp.

A Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)

A Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)

And a Cheilosia sp.

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
#1 - fly sp.

1 Black-horned Gem (Microchrysa polita)

#1 - fly sp.

A Black-horned Gem (Microchrysa polita)

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:

1 Trivial Plant Bug (Closterotomus trivialis)
2 Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

1 Adonis' Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata)

A Trivial Plant Bug (Closterotomus trivialis)

A male and...........

...........female Swollen-thighed Beetles (Oedemera nobilis)

An Adonis' Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) found by Dawn when she got into her car before setting off for work. It would have been a first for me had I not missed her driving away.

Spiders Recorded:
Zebra Spider (Salticus scenicus)