Frogs!

In St Andrews Park this morning there were still lots of tadpoles and at least one froglet in the pond.

Red Admiral!

A Red Admiral was nectaring on Ivy flowers near the station this morning. Always nice to see, it seems to have been a good year for them.

Nothing exciting in nearby Montpelier Park, just a singing Great Tit, a Wren, singing Robin and 4 or 5 Blackbirds.

Fox and Ravens!

This morning at the station a Fox showing well and was a lot less skittish than usual. There were two Ravens on the TV mast (Harry saw 10 in St Werburghs on Sunday!) and there were a couple of Great Tits, a Robin and a Dunnock nearby. An Erisatlis tenax hoverfly was feeding on Ivy.

Fox

Ravens

Eristalis tenax

Ivy Bees!

This morning near the station it was all happening with several Ivy Bees - my first of the year - along with a couple of Honey Bees, a Common Wasp, a Dock-leaf Bug and an Eristalis pertinax hoverfly.

Ivy Bees

Honey Bee

Common Wasp

Eristalis tenax

Dock-leaf Bug

St Andrews Park!

A quick wander through the park produced a Syrphus hoverfly, a Myathropa florea hoverfly, a Speckled Wood butterfly and a calling Jay.

Speckled Wood

Syrphus hoverfly

Montpelier Station!

This morning a magnificent mixed flock of tits numbering 15+ flew one by one over the tracks and into the trees - Blue, Great and Long-tailed Tits involved. Also a Jay and a Robin nearby. High-flying pigeons over the station in groups could have included Stock Doves but they were difficult to ID safely.

Moths!

A slightly better showing this morning including my first ever Box Tree Moth which is an invasive species from Asia but very few records for Bristol.
Small Dusty Wave 2
Double-striped Pug 6
Lesser Broad-bordered Lesser Underwing 1
Marbled Beauty 1
Willow Beauty 5
Large Yellow Underwing 15
Copper/Svensson's Copper Underwing 1
Box Tree Moth 1
Angle Shades 1
Mint Moth 2
Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
Riband Wave 1
Carcina quercana 2
Light Brown Apple Moth 1
Argyresthia goedartella 1

Also a Green Lacewing, Ichneumon sp. and Harlequin Ladybird.

Angle Shades

Box Tree Moth

Argyresthia goedartella

Double-striped Pug

Marbled Beauty

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Large Yellow Underwing

Riband Wave

Willow Beauty