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an inviting bench with a flowery outlook |
It was overcast with a cool breeze when I arrived at the Reserve about 3 on Tuesday, but the sun came out very soon afterwards and, despite a singular lack of visible bird life, I had an interesting afternoon as you will see.
Birds:
SC209694 ( from hide) Great Tit; 2 x Adult Moorhens + 4 chicks; female hybrid Mallard; male Teal flew in just as I was leaving.
SC208695 Blue Tit flying over
Butterflies & moths:
SC209694 Silver Y moth; 2 x Speckled Wood together on grids ( courtship behaviour)
SC20993 Meadow Brown ( first I have seen this year)
SC208694 ( willows path) 2 x Speckled Wood
SC208694 roosting Common Blue on rushes in damp meadow
SC208695 ( beehive loop path) 4 x Speckled Wood
SC209694 Silver Ground Carpet moth
SC208694 Unidentified moth. Hope to identify.
SC209694 Small Tortoiseshell caterpillar? Checking.
SC 209693 & throughout reserve, Depressaria daucella moth caterpillars
SC210694 Orange Tip caterpillars
Ladybird
SC208695 10 spot Ladybird ( first I have seen this year)
SC210694 2 x 7-spot Ladybird larvae
SC208694 2 x 7-spot Ladybird larvae
Other:
SC210694 4 x very small Grasshoppers. Probably Common Green.
SC209694 1 Gorse Shieldbug
SC208694 Hoverflies -female Myathropa florea ( Batman fly); female Eristalis, possibly pertinax; another Eristalis species;
SC209695 male Epistrophe ( grossulariae?) hovering
SC210694 Liocoris tripustulatus (?) bug on nettles - big name, very small bug! male Syritta pipiens + very small unidentified fly together.
SC209694 Blue tailed Damselfly
SC208694 and throughout reserve , honey bees.
SC208695 Bee mimic - female Merodon equestris ( Narcissus bulb fly)
SC210694 Tephritis bardanae flies on Burdock
SC209694 Memorial tree has cherries
SC210694 Quaking grass? ( garden variety)
SC209694 Common Valerian in flower
SC209694 and throughout reserve , wild roses in flower.
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hide hiding in the Hemlock Water Dropwort |
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large hybrid duck |
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she's really quite beautiful |
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delighted when this Teal flew in just as I was leaving.
I almost missed it! |
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adult Moorhen |
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chicks are now able to feed themselves |
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youngster still looking very fluffy |
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I'm always delighted to see a 10-spot Ladybird
that line of spots across its back is very diagnostic
although they don't always have 10 spots. |
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Just to give you an idea of how small they are this
is a supermarket trolley token |
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this fearsome looking creature is a 7-spot Ladybird larva |
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I was so pleased to find them as Ladybirds
have been in short supply again this year |
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these two were on the wooden post by the bridge |
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two very flirty Speckled Wood butterflies |
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unusual to see Speckled Woods together as
the males are very territorial, sending off everything that
ventures into their chosen patch regardless of whether it is
a butterfly or not! |
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Another Speckled Wood along the old beehive loop |
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Common Blue butterflies roost head down.
This one was keeping out of the strong wind amongst the rushes.
I was lucky to spot it. |
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Meadow Brown also keeping warm out of the wind
down on the wood chip - wonderfully camouflaged. |
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Possibly a Small Tortoiseshell larva - checking. |
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can you spot the caterpillars here?
camouflage is very important if you live on a bird reserve! |
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take a closer look - they are Orange Tip butterfly caterpillars
on Garlic Mustard |
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This tiny caterpillar will become a Depressaria daucella moth
( if not fed to a bird nestling first!) |
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A Silver Ground Carpet Moth
- there seem to be lots of them about at the moment. |
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I think this is a moth too - seeking advice |
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a Hoverfly enjoying the nectar from Hemlock Water Dropwort
Steve Crellin tells me it's a female Myathropa florea (Batman fly) |
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Close-up of the same Batman Hoverfly
Myahthropa florea |
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it was not alone - a different one
Female Eristalis ( possibly pertinax) |
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same one, different view
Eristalis ( possibly pertinax) |
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yet another - different Eristalis species |
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a difficult shot to capture ( hence it's not in focus!)
but you can see why they're called Hoverflies
( male Epistrophe, probably grossulariae) |
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not just Hemlock Water Dropwort
can you see the stand of Common Valerian behind it? |
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this is the stream taken from the bridge! |
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and this is the reed bed |
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tiny grasshoppers about 3/4 inch long |
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nettle leaf gives an indication of scale |
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pleased to see them back as their "patch"
was under the mountain of wood chip by the gate
earlier in the year. |
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only the second Gorse Shieldbug I've seen in 2018 |
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I finally managed to photograph a Blue Tailed Damselfly |
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the bees were out enjoying the Hemlock Water Dropwort too |
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I think this bug is called Liocoris tripustulatus
they feed on nettles ( here on a nettle flower) |
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and a couple more |
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absolutely no idea what this is - it was tiny
and the fly behind it was even smaller
thanks to Steve Crellin for identifying the one in the foreground
as a male Syritta pipiens |
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identified by Steve Crellin as a Narcissus bulb fly
( female Merodon equestris) |
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same fly - a good bee mimic |
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and again |
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Tephritis bardanae fly
Associated with Burdock, as here.
They do lots of semaphoring with their wings |
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Ginnie's memorial tree has cherries
suspect the Blackbirds will take them shortly |
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this caught my eye as I was leaving
could it be quaking grass? |
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beautiful elderflowers
this autumn's berries for the birds |
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wild rose |
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the wild roses are looking beautiful at the moment |
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no need to tell you what this is - you must know by now!
Very poisonous tubers, by the way. |
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Purple Loosestrife coming into flower |
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the reed bed viewed from the hide |
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and a view across the water |
Good to see so many invertebrates - abundant bird food especially for nestlings!