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| Speckled Wood Butterfly |
I visited the reserve
on Wednesday in late afternoon sunshine. The first thing I noticed was a lot of
condensation behind the glass of the noticeboard, so I opened it up to let it
evaporate. The second thing I noticed was a multitude of earwigs living behind
the glass! Here is the full report:
Birds:
SC209694 - seen from
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3 x Blackbirds
in Rowan including juvenile.
Blackcap male in
Rowan
Robin
Great Tit
Goldfinch
Water Rail x 2. Heard
squealing from opposite ends of the pond, then both emerged together
about 15 minutes later from right hand side. Some chasing, but not so aggressive
as last time. Eventually retreated to their own sides again.
SC208694 Wren
Wood pigeon flying
over.
Butterflies:
SC209693 Wall Brown
SC209693 Speckled Wood
SC208694 Speckled Wood
SC208695 Speckled Wood
x 2 together
SC209695 Speckled Wood
x 2 together
SC209695 Wall Brown
SC209695 Green Veined
White
SC209694 Small
Tortoiseshell
Flies:
SC208694 Several
Crane Flies - Tipula palludosa ( or oleracea)
SC209694 Ophionine species Wasp
SC209695 Large
unidentified Hoverfly
SC209695 Eristalis Hoverfly possibly arbustorum
SC209694 Rhingia
Campestris Hoverfly
Shieldbugs:
SC208694 &
SC209694 Gorse Shieldbug adults and various instars
SC208695 &
SC209695 Various instars of Hawthorn Shieldbug on Rowan berries.
Other:
SC210694 Many Earwigs
on Noticeboard
SC208694 Tiny orange
beetle on thistle
SC208694 Wasps going
in and out of underground nest just off the old beehive path loop.
SC209695 Chrysomelid
beetle.
SC209694 Leaf hopper
SC209694 Large Cross
Spider in gorse
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| Noticeboard earwigs |
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| Water Rail |
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| Water Rail |
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| Water Rail |
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| Second Water Rail is just behind the Peahen |
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| Two Water Rails together |
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| male Tipula paludosa ( slight chance oleracea) |
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| Female Tipula palludosa CraneFly on willow |
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| Ophionine species Wasp |
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| Juvenile Blackbird taking berries |
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| Enjoying the Rowan berries |
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| Cross Spider |
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| Wasp going into nest...... |
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| .......and coming out again |
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| Leaf Hopper |
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| Small Orange beetle on thistle |
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| Gorse Shieldbug and nymph |
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| Chrysomelid beetle |
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| Instar nymph of Hawthorn Shieldbug on Rowan |
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| Earlier instar |
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| Late instar |
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| male Eristalis Hoverfly possibly arbustrorum |
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| This was a much larger Hoverfly |
