It was a day spent in the garden, doing a bit of pruning and general tidying up. And as the day progressed, so it got warmer and warmer, despite the south-westerly breeze trying to take the edge off it.
Below are a few of my sighting in and around the garden.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
2 Linnet
Goldfinch
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
6 Large White Pieris brassicae
8 Small White Pieris rapae
1 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
1 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
And another sawfly which is possibly a Yellowbellied Sloe-borer Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea, a Hawthorn Sawfly Pristiphora armata or a Common Fern-sawfly Aneugmenus padi.
Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Dead Head Hoverfly Myathropa florea
1 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
1 Thick-legged hoverfly Syritta pipiens
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies
Greenbottle Lucilia sp.
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Caterpillars Recorded:
Large White Pieris brassicae
Harvestmen Recorded:
Canestrini's Harvestman Opilio canestrinii
Plants in flower:
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Buddleia Buddleja davidii
California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
Lavender Lavandula sp.
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaicais
Everlasting Sweet Pea Lathyrus latifolius
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis
bee sp.
A Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum and............
..............another one on Lavender Lavandula sp.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
And the Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis back in the Everlasting Sweet Peas Lathyrus latifolius again.
A bee sp.
1 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Ichneumon Wasp sp.
Sawflies Recorded:
Rose Sawfly Arge ochropus
sawfly sp.
A Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris having a drink from the "Bath" Pond.
A very tiny.......
..............Ichneumon Wasp sat on a Lily pad.
Rose Sawfly Arge ochropus
sawfly sp.
A Rose Sawfly Arge ochropus sat on a Lily Pad
Now elimination time:
Common Fern-sawfly Aneugmenus padi - And as the name suggests this sawfly frequents areas of Bracken and Ferns. So I think we can safely eliminate this one.
Hawthorn Sawfly Pristiphora armata - Now I do have a few Hawthorns growing in the garden, but I shall have to eliminate this one, as this species of sawfly has black thighs. These legs are yellow all the way to the top.
Yellowbellied Sloe-borer Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea - So by a process of elimination this sawfly has to be the one. It is mainly found on Blackthorn, Wild Plums and Hawthorn Fruit. The only problem is, this sawflies flight period is April to May. So its back to the drawing board.
There is a really good Sawfly Website here, which I'm hoping might help. So watch this space!!
I don't think this video helps ID it either.
Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Dead Head Hoverfly Myathropa florea
1 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
1 Thick-legged hoverfly Syritta pipiens
A Dead Head Hoverfly Myathropa florea
This is a Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
A Thick-legged hoverfly Syritta pipiens
Many unidentified flies
Greenbottle Lucilia sp.
Yellow Swarming Fly Thaumatomyia notata
Big-spot Anthomyia Anthomyia procellaris
Big-spot Anthomyia Anthomyia procellaris
Flesh Fly Sarcophaga sp.
This very tiny Grass Fly is..............
..........a Yellow Swarming Fly Thaumatomyia notata
The Yellow Swarming Fly Thaumatomyia notata and Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
A Big-spot Anthomyia Anthomyia procellaris
A Flesh Fly Sarcophaga sp. and............
.............another one.
Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
A Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina - Late instar nymph
A female Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis in a California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
A female Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Large White Pieris brassicae
The caterpillars of the Large White Pieris brassicae have................
.................. just about finished this patch of Nasturtiums Tropaeolum majus
Canestrini's Harvestman Opilio canestrinii
This harvestman is................
................a Canestrini's Harvestman Opilio canestrinii making..............
...............its way up this Buddleia Buddleja davidii
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Buddleia Buddleja davidii
California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
Lavender Lavandula sp.
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaicais
Everlasting Sweet Pea Lathyrus latifolius
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria