The sun came out after a long wait this afternoon and the planted flower meadow was alive with
Honey Bees,
Red-tailed Bumblebees,
Large White butterflies plus a
Syritta pipiens hoverfly. A tiny
Mirid Bug was also seen but I can't ID it to species.
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| Red-tailed Bumblebee |
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| Mirid Bug |
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| Syritta pipiens |
In the wildlife meadow and pond there were lots of
Green Shieldbugs,
Common Carder Bees and
Garden Spiders plus a
Wolf Spider and a micro-moth that is probably
Crambus perlela.
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| Green Shieldbug |
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| Wolf Spider |
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| Garden Spider |
Three young
Carrion Crows were 'anting' near the pond, anointing their plumage with the insects so that the formic acid could destroy parasites.
The attractive bug
Rhopalus subrufus was sitting on a leaf and a
Speckled Wood was enjoying the sunshine. A
Rose Chafer was bombing around with a low hum.
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| Speckled Wood |
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| Rhopalus subrufus |
Away from the park, several sawflies which I think are
Turnip Sawflies were at Fairlawn Road, and along the bridge some
Redshank (
Persicaria) leaves and a flowering
Solanum sp. were notable.
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| Turnip Sawfly |
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| Persicaria |
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| Solanum |
A
Holly Blue was in the garden again this afternoon.
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