Monday 21 August 2017

St Andrews Park!

The sun came out after a long wait this afternoon and the planted flower meadow was alive with Honey Bees, Red-tailed Bumblebees, Large White butterflies plus a Syritta pipiens hoverfly. A tiny Mirid Bug was also seen but I can't ID it to species.
Red-tailed Bumblebee



Mirid Bug





Syritta pipiens


In the wildlife meadow and pond there were lots of Green Shieldbugs, Common Carder Bees and Garden Spiders plus a Wolf Spider and a micro-moth that is probably Crambus perlela.
Green Shieldbug

Wolf Spider

Garden Spider

Three young Carrion Crows were 'anting' near the pond, anointing their plumage with the insects so that the formic acid could destroy parasites.



The attractive bug Rhopalus subrufus was sitting on a leaf and a Speckled Wood was enjoying the sunshine. A Rose Chafer was bombing around with a low hum.
Speckled Wood

Rhopalus subrufus
Away from the park, several sawflies which I think are Turnip Sawflies were at Fairlawn Road, and along the bridge some Redshank (Persicaria) leaves and a flowering Solanum sp. were notable.
Turnip Sawfly

Persicaria

Solanum
A Holly Blue was in the garden again this afternoon.

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