Quite a bit of insect activity in the park this morning with several
Syrphus hoverflies around a Horse Chestnut tree. Also basking on the leaves was a mining bee I was not sure of but it turns out to be
Andrena scotica - the
Chocolate Mining Bee! This is my first ever and therefore a new bee for the patch.
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| Andrena scotica |
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| Syrphus hoverfly |
At the station there was a singing
Chiffchaff which was good to hear as they seem a little thin on the ground in Monty this spring. This one might stay and breed. Also a Blackcap in song at the station.
Some flowers are now beginning to show -
Red Valerian,
Ivy-leaved Toadflax and
Hogweed all noted this morning.
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| Hogweed |
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| Ivy-leaved Toadflax |
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| Red Valerian |
I'm away for the next 10 days - email me with any sightings!
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