Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Wildlife Site, Wakeham Railway Cuttings and Wakeham Meadows
Weather-wise the only difference from yesterday was that the showers were replaced by "rainless" clouds, which was a blessing. However that wind is still pretty relentless, but in sheltered sunny spots, it was actually very warm.
The Autumn sunshine was certainly appreciated by many Red Admirals, bees, hoverflies, flies, and bugs & beetles.
There was a slightly better return on Chiffchaffs today with 3 noted.
Weather-wise the only difference from yesterday was that the showers were replaced by "rainless" clouds, which was a blessing. However that wind is still pretty relentless, but in sheltered sunny spots, it was actually very warm.
The Autumn sunshine was certainly appreciated by many Red Admirals, bees, hoverflies, flies, and bugs & beetles.
There was a slightly better return on Chiffchaffs today with 3 noted.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
3 Chiffchaff
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
3 Chiffchaff
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Two male House Sparrows and a female below, sat in the brambles in the main meadow
And above the House Sparrows was this Goldfinch
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
7+ Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Bees Recorded:
1 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
7+ Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
A tatty looking Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
1 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
3 Honey Bee Apis mellifera
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
50+ Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Hoverflies Recorded:
50+ Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
A Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris head on.
Hoverflies Recorded:
1 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
8 Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax
1 Dead Head Hoverfly Myathropa florea
1 The Footballer Helophilus pendulus
1 Common Banded Hoverfly Syrphus ribesii
8 Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax
1 Dead Head Hoverfly Myathropa florea
1 The Footballer Helophilus pendulus
1 Common Banded Hoverfly Syrphus ribesii
On this Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides is a Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax
The Footballer Helophilus pendulus
A Dead Head Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Common Banded Hoverfly Syrphus ribesii
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
A few unidentified flies
# 1 - fly sp.
Root-maggot fly Anthomyiidae family
House Fly Muscidae family
Blue Blowfly Calliphora vicina
I only just managed to photograph this #1 - fly. It had alluded me twice as I tried to photograph it. Each time I pressed the shutter, it flew off. This was my third and best attempt. I'm still non the wiser.
This a Root-maggot fly and one of the Anthomyiidae family
And this House Fly is one of Muscidae family
Blue Blowfly Calliphora vicina
8 Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
1 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
2 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
6 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
3 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form spectabilis
1 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form conspicua
3 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form spectabilis
1 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form conspicua
A Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
And another.
And two more.
A different shieldbug this time. A Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
And another 7-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
The second form of a Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form spectabilis
And the third form of Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form conspicua
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
3 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
3 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
A Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
And another Dark Bush-cricket
And one more
Spiders Recorded:
2 Nurseryweb Spider Pisaura mirabilis
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
2 Nurseryweb Spider Pisaura mirabilis
In one corner of the smaller meadow there is a nettle patch, where.......
..........the Nurseryweb Spiders Pisaura mirabilis like to hang out.
Froghoppers Recorded:
Common Froghopper Philaenus spumarius
Trees and Shrubs:
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Buddleia Buddleja davidii
Scarlet Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster sp.
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Other Plants:
Brown Knapweed Centaurea jacea
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Ivy Hedera helix
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Wild Clematis Clematis vitalba
White Clover Trifolium repens
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
And White Clover Trifolium repens
The berries on a Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Ted:
It must be something in the water. Ted acting like a Pointer again!!