Today on the reserve: 1 female
Great Spotted Woodpecker sat briefly on a tree trunk. 1 female
Sparrowhawk (low over cutting), a
Chiffchaff singing over iron bridge, several parties of
Long-tailed tits around, mainly Simons Grove.
Butterflies: 2
Gatekeepers, 30+
Meadow Browns, 10
Marbled Whites, 20
Ringlet, 1
Common Blue, 15
Small/Essex Skipper, 2
Speckled Wood.
1
Xylota segnis hoverfly. Lots of
Red-tailed Bumblebees, lots of
Buff-tailed/White-tailed Bumblebees, lots
of Honey Bees, 3 Leaf-cutter Bees.
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| Xylota segnis |
Tons of Soldier Beetles, 1 Lots of Thick-thighed Flower-beetles.
1 or 2
Narrow-bordered 5-Spot Burnet moths and a couple of
Long-horned Moths.
1
Crab Spider Misumena vatia.
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| Long-horned moth |
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| Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet moth |
I saw a beetle run across a path and an expert on Facebook thinks it might be
Silpha laevigata. This would be the first record for Avon if accepted! Very exciting!
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| Silpha laevigata |
On my way to Narroways, a
Raven flew over Fairlawn Road.
Last night I set up my moth trap near the window and had loads of stuff in there this morning including several
Bright-line Brown-eyes, a few
Riband Wave, 5
Uncertain/Rustic, lots of
Dark Arches, a
Flame, 3
Heart and Dart, a
Double-striped Pug, a
Willow Beauty, a mystery
Pug species and a
Small Magpie. A couple of micros also, one of which was rather attractive and might be an
Acrobasis species.
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| Bright-line Brown-eye |
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| Small Magpie |
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