A couple of hours on the reserve this morning produced 20
Goldfinches, 2
Greenfinches, a fly-over
Jackdaw, a
Grey Wagtail, singing
Blackcap and
Chiffchaff plus plenty of
Robins,
Blackbirds,
Dunnocks and a
Great Tit. The
Ravens were much in evidence.
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| Goldfinch |
Butterflies were represented by 5
Green-veined Whites, a
Speckled Wood, an
Orange-tip and a
Holly Blue. Other insects included a
Red and Black Froghopper, a couple of
Dock-leaf Bugs, an
Andrena mining bee, the hoverflies
Eupeodes, and
Cheilosia variabilis,
Honey Bees and
Common Carder Bees and my first
Thick-thighed Flower Beetles of the spring.
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| Andrena |
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| Green-veined White |
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| Dock-leaf Bug |
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| Cheilosia variabilis |
Another
Holly Blue was flying around the front garden this afternoon.
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