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| View from the bird hide, late August |
Birds:
SC209693 Great Tit heard but not seen.
SC209694 large flock of Goldfinches flew over; Blackbird taking rowan berries; single Goldfinch on thistles.
SC208695 female Blackcap; juvenile Blackbird; Robin; Chiffchaff heard briefly.
Butterflies:
SC209694 ( path junction) Green Veined White;
SC209694 ( from Hide) unidentified Whites; Small Tortoiseshell on water mint far side of the pond
SC208694 2 x Speckled Wood; Unidentified White;
SC208695 Speckled Wood x 3; Holly Blue
SC209695 Wall Brown
SC209694 ( gorse boundary) 2 x Speckled Wood; Wall Brown.
SC209694 ( Ginnie's bench) Speckled Wood
Ladybirds:
SC208694 ( near boardwalk) 7-spot x 2
SC209694 ( gorse boundary) 7-spot with aphids
Shieldbugs:
SC208695 Hawthorn Shieldbug nymph on Rowan berries
SC209695 Adult Gorse Shieldbug in gorse.
Other:
SC209694 Crane flies, here and throughout reserve.
SC209694 Eristalis horticola Hoverfly
SC210694 Ragwort attracting several species of Hoverfly, here and throughout reserve, including female Eristalis species, feamle Helophilus pendulus, female Syrphus species and female Eristalis tenax.
SC208694 Unidentified spider inside cocoon
SC209694 I moved the carpet strips waiting to be used at the Work Party and discovered a large beetle, a small snail, a White Legged Snake Millepede and several slugs. Several wolf spiders were also on the carpet.
SC209695 Small spider in horizontal web on gorse
SC210694 Tiny capsid beetle on Ragwort
SC208694 Noon Fly
Sc208694 Myathropa florea Hoverfly
SC208694 female Eristalis species Hoverfly on Hemp Agrimony
SC209694 Oak saplings have Artichoke Galls and Oak Apple Galls
SC209694 Lots of Alder cones developing here and throughout the reserve
SC208694 Angelica flowers now fully open and attracting insects
Ripening fruit & berries giving an autumnal feel to the Reserve - food for the wildlife.
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| It took me some time to spot the Robin amongst the Hawthorn berries. |
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| Green Veined White |
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| Speckled Wood |
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| and another |
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| Wall Brown |
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| Distant view of Small Tortoiseshell - wings back lit by sunshine |
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| 7-spot with lunch |
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| 7-spot looking for lunch |
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| 7-spot with black thistle aphids |
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| Composite photo of various species of Hoverfly on Ragwort Clockwise from top left: female Eristalis sp; female Helophilus pendulus; female Syrphus sp; female Eristalis tenax. |
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| This one had thorax stripes going horizontally Not sure I've seen one quite like this before a female Myathropa florea |
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| Yet another species of Hoverfly male Eristalis horticola |
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| female Eristalis species of Hoverfly on Hemp Agrimony |
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| Artichoke Galls and Oak Apple Galls side by side |
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| Alder cones |
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| Unknown beetle |
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| very small snail |
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| unidentified slugs |
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| one of many small Wolf spiders |
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| spot the spider |
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| this one had horizontal web |
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| close up view |
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| Crane fly |
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| Gorse Shieldbug |
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| early instar nymph of Hawthorn Shieldbug ( on Rowan) |
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| Noon Fly |
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| I think this is a tiny capsid bug, but not sure |
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| White Legged Snake Millepede |
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| Prolific Water Mint |
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| A sea of thistledown |
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| View from the hide |
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| Food for wildlife |
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| Pleased to see Common Valerian has spread to Wildflower meadow |
Report of today's Work Party to follow shortly
