It was an afternoon spent in the back garden, weeding, cutting back dead plants and shrubs, and having a general tidy up after all the storms we've had.
The only highlights, as Dawn and I were working away, was a Chiffchaff calling from a few gardens down, dozens of Chaffinches on the move overhead and a bird of prey which could quite easily have been a Goshawk heading south over Wakeham. I say easily, as at first I thought it was a Sparrowhawk and then realised that on size, it was a far bigger bird. We shall never know!!
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
1 Chiffchaff
1 Wren
Magpie
Rook
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
12+ Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Goshawk - possibly
Butterflies Recorded:
None
None
Moths Recorded:
1 moth sp.
1 moth sp.
A micro moth flew out from the rose garden, but I lost sight of it as it headed towards the back of the house.
Bees Recorded:
None
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
None
None
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
None
Hoverflies Recorded:
None
None
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
A few unidentified flies
A few unidentified flies
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
None
And an even bigger surprise was this flowering Common Marigold Calendula officinalis also in the wildflower patch. A plant which I know I didn't add when I seeded the patch last Autumn.
And these plants are Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum in the wildflower patch. These seeds were added last Autumn, but it seems they don't mature until the second Spring.
None
Trees and Shrubs:
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Buddleia Buddleja davidii
Scarlet Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Common Fig Ficus carica
English Oak Quercus robur
Buckthorn Rhamnus sp.
Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
Buckthorn Rhamnus sp. with those very long thorns which can reach to 1.5in in length.
The autumn leaves on this Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus
Other Plants:
Common Marigold Calendula officinalis
Ivy Hedera helix
Lavender Lavandula sp.
Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Common Marigold Calendula officinalis
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaicais
A bit of a surprise was seeing these Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare flowers in wildflower patch.
