A lovely sunny morning - yes that's right, sunny - so I checked out St Pauls Park. Not much birdlife in evidence because the council were cutting the grass, but a
Woodpigeon was strutting around on the green and a
Wren was heard alarm-calling. In the grounds of the church were several flowers of
Catsear (although by the evening they had succumbed to the mower. Why oh why are the council so obsessed with mowing everything in sight every 5 minutes?)
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| Catsear |
No much in Portland Square other than a juvenile
Blackbird and parent.
In the cemetery there were several hoverflies around including
Spahaerophoria scripta and
Eristalis pertinax. Also a couple of
Large Red-tailed Bumblebees and a
Common Carder Bee along with several
Honey Bees. Some
Woodlice under some bark. The most unusual thing was a
Yellow Dung Fly which I normally associate with cowpats!
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| Common Carder Bee |
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| Yellow Dung Fly |
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| Eristalis pertinax |
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| Large Red-tailed Bumblebee |
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| Sphaerophoria scripta |
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