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looking towards the far corner of the Reserve
"the Beehive corner" |
The sun was a long time breaking through on Monday and I hung on until 3 p.m. before heading down to the reserve to do some recording. There are always more insects, especially butterflies, if the sun is shining. After a pleasant chat with some ladies just leaving the reserve, out came my notebook and I began looking round to see what could be seen. Here is my full list:
Birds:
SC210694 Robin
SC209693 Robin ( possibly the same one)
SC208694 Song Thrush; 2 x Chaffinch
SC208695 Dunnock; Warbler preening (to be identified) ; Blackbird
SC209694 Robin; Woodpigeon flying over
Butterflies & Moths:
SC210694 Speckled Wood
SC209693 Speckled Wood
SC209694 Red Admiral; Speckled Wood
SC208694 Red Admiral; Speckled Wood
SC208695 3 x Speckled Wood
SC209695 Speckled Wood
SC210694 very camouflaged Micromoth on nettle ( to be identified)
Ladybirds:
SC209694 3 x 7-spot Ladybirds on thistles
Other:
SC210694 about 12 small spiders sunning themselves on nettles - juvenile Pisaura mirabilis?
SC209693 Dead Longtail on the path with stomach ripped out ( sorry!) Numerous flies and wasps feasting on it.
SC209695 numerous wasps in the grass - couldn't see what was attracting them or any signs of a nest; Wolf spiders.Calliphora species fly - possiby Pollenia
SC208694 Various flies - Sargus species ( Soldier fly) ; Helophilus species; Calliphora species ; Eristalis pertinax and other Eristalis species.
SC209695 Water Crickets in stream
SC209694 3 x Gorse Shieldbugs along gorse boundary
SC210694 Chrysomelid beetle
SC209695 Garden spider with Shieldbug nymph caught in web
SC210694 Grasshopper ( to be identified)
SC209695 Various flies, including male Eristalis and Helophilus species; Solitary Bee (either Lasioglossum albipes or calceatum) and caterpillar ( to be identified)
SC209694 2 x Noon Flies
SC208694 Spider on Sneezewort ( to be identified)
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| Robin |
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| Warbler - to be identified |
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| is the orange streak berry staining? |
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| dunnock |
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| 7-spot Ladybird |
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| 7-spot Ladybird |
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| Speckled Wood |
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| and another nearby |
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| Common Blue |
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| very camouflaged micromoth on nettle |
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| Hoverfly - Helophilus species |
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| Sargus species Soldier fly. |
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| Calliphora species Fly |
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| same fly, different angle |
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| Possibly a Pollenia species ( calliphorid ) |
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| Helophilus species Hoverfly |
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| male Eristalis species Hoverfly |
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| and from a different angle |
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| Male Eristalis pertinax Hoverfly |
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| Male Eristalis species Hoverfly |
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| Helophilus species Hoverfly |
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Noon Flies on the apples.
We are hoping the apples may attract Waxwings &
members of the Thrush family later in the season. The fallen fruit
also provides food for butterflies, especially Red Admirals
as well as small mammals and various other invertebrates.
So please do not scrump! |
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| fly - unable to be identified from photo |
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| Solitary Bee - either Lasioglossum albipes or calceatum |
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| same bee, different flower |
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the flower was only the size of a 5p coin
unidentified caterpillar |
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| Grasshopper |
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| on wall near the gate |
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| Gorse Shieldbug |
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| large garden spider |
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| probably a juvenile Nursery Web spider |
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| Spider on Sneezewort taken with smartphone |
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| same photo with my camera |
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| autumnal look to the reserve suddenly |
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| water visible in stream again |
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| although not a great deal of water coming through |
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| one of about 6 Water Crickets |
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| season of mellow fruitfulness |
A very pleasant afternoon at the Reserve.
Click on photos to enlarge them
With thanks to Steve Crellin for fly identification.
