And of course Dawn and I took a detour by coming off the M25, and heading to our favourite service station here for a break, before making our way back to the M25 and onwards to Portland.
Birds Recorded:
1 Grey Heron
Mallard
2 Red Kite
1 Buzzard
Moorhen
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Green Woodpecker
8 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
3 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Wren
House Sparrow
A Grey Heron fishing.............
............... at the far end of the Pool.
Still no fish, so a change of direction
One of the two resident..........
............. Red Kites at the Service Station.
A very pale Common Buzzard overhead.
A treeo of Magpies. 😂
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Fish Recorded:
Koi Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus
One of the many Koi Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus in the pool
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
2 Hawker sp.
Butterflies Recorded:
Large White Pieris brassicae
Small White Pieris rapae
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Bees Recorded:
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
German Wasp Vespula germanica
European Hornet Vespa crabro
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax
Many unidentified flies
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
And this large fly is..................
.............a Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
English Oak Quercus robur
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Bulrushes Scirpoides holoschoenus
Great Sallow Salix caprea
General Shots:
The clouds were pretty impressive today and so were the heavy downpours on our journey home.