Blue skies and lots of sunshine, but wow, what a nip in the air. There has been quite a drop in the temperature since yesterday, but despite feeling brrrr there were quite a few highlights including 2 Buff-tailed Bumblebees and a Marmalade Hoverfly.
On the bird front I couldn't locate the Long-tailed Tit flock, and their entourage, but I did record 2 Chiffchaffs and 2 Goldcrests in Wakeham Railway Cuttings, whilst on the east side of the road bridge there was a male Blackcap and a lone Chiffchaff.
Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
Herring Gull
1 Great Black-backed Gull
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
3 Chiffchaff
2 Goldcrest
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
A couple of photos of the local........
...............Sparrowhawk as it looks for its next prey.
A male Blackcap along.................
..................Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east).
And a Goldcrest along Wakeham Railway Cuttings (west).
Goldfinches really are stunning looking birds.
Feral pigeon
Bees Recorded:
2 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
4 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
1 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Despite the chilly conditions this hardy Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus was out in the sun.
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
A few unidentified flies
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - Pupae
The pupae of a Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
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..........Registration LX-VCL on its...........
.........way from Miami to Luxembourg. More on Cargolux here.
This is the Boeing 777-FS2...................
..............Registration N891FD on its............
