It was a day of dodging the showers as the much needed rain was with us for most of the day. Along with it were a few rubbles of thunder and the occasional glimpse of sunshine.
In one of those breaks I managed to get out into the garden, but within 10 minutes I was back indoors as the heaviest shower of the day, along with the thunder and lightening was upon us again.
With very little time to log anything, the invertebrates noted could be counted on one hand.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Dunnock
1 Blackbird
1 Blackcap (heard locally)
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Bees Recorded:
2 nomad bee sps. (nomada sps.)
#1 - nomad bee sp.
#2 - This Nomad Bee landed on this Hawthorn and then appeared to have its mandibles "stuck" on the edge of the leaf............
...................There was a little bit of movement and then it seemed to become motionless!!!
1 Thick-legged hoverfly (Syritta pipiens)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
#1 - fly sp.
A fly sp. with a possible a Pollen Beetle (Meligethes aeneus) far left.
1 Pollen Beetle (Meligethes aeneus) - Possibly
1 Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
A female Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)
General Photos:
The wildflower patch, with the soon to be demolished garden shed at the rear.
A butter wouldn't melt photo