Spring was definitely in the air at Narroways today. At Lynmouth Road allotments both
Chiffchaff and
Blackcap were in song and a couple of
Long-tailed Tits were feeding. A
Dunnock was feeding along the church path near the climbing centre and I was delighted to find a (sadly injured)
Dotted Bee-fly (my first ever) in the church field. The cutting produced a pair of fly-over
Ravens, a
Hairy-footed Flower Bee, a
Common Carder Bee and an
Early Bumblebee (the latter two my first of the spring). Nearby was a basking
Comma butterfly and a
Platycheirus hoverfly, an
Andrena bee together with a
7-spot Ladybird. A
Brimstone darted along the footpath towards Boiling Wells and my first
Green-veined White was basking in the orchard. In the Ash Wood, a
Syrphus Hoverfly and another singing
Chiffchaff were seen (the latter too quick for the camera).
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| Green-veined White |
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| Comma |
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| Dotted Bee-fly |
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| 7-Spot Ladybird |
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| Common Carder Bee |
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| Dunnock |
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| Common Dog-violet |
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| Andrena Bee |
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| Platycheirus |
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| Syrphus |
Back in Montpelier, Fairlawn Road produced yet another singing
Chiffchaff and a
Harlequin Ladybird and there was a
Syrphus hoverfly and a
Marmalade Hoverfly at the top of St Andrews Road.
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| Harlequin |
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