The lovely sunshine today encouraged some nice butterflies on the patch - a
Small White at the railway path and
Orange-tip,
Brimstone and
Large White at the station.
The Scrapstore car park in Sevier Street was full of flowers attracting a
Buff-tailed Bumblebee and a flower beetle (probably
Oedemera sp.) plus a micro-moth that evaded attempts to photograph it. At Fairlawn Road there were about 5
Harlequin Ladybirds and a
Green Shieldbug.
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| Probable Oedemera sp. |
t St Andrews Park what looked like my first ever
Tawny Mining Bee was sat on the ground near the bowling club. UPDATE: This was in fact a
Red Mason Bee Osmia rufa.
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| Red Mason Bee |
It was quiet bird-wise, the highlights being 5
Swifts distantly from the station, a juvenile
Blackbird on St Barnabas School playing field, a gaggle of
Starlings at Cobourg Road,
Blackcaps at Fairlawn Road and the station and a
Chiffchaff at Fairlawn Road.
Coal Tit and
Mistle Thrush were heard at St Andrews Park.
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