A lovely morning on the reserve, with lots of baby
Long-tailed Tits everywhere! Also a couple of
Ravens, a fly-over
Jackdaw, a pair of
Jays, calling
Bullfinches and singing
Blackcaps and
Chiffchaffs.
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| Jay |
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| Young Long-tailed Tit |
Insect highlights included a
Cream-spot Ladybird (my first!),
Harlequin Ladybirds, mating
Green Shieldbugs, a
Speckled Wood, and some
Oedemera sp. beetles. Hoverflies included
Syrphus sp.,
Dasysyrphus tricinctus,
Myathropa florea,
Marmalade Hoverfly and
Helophilus pendulus. Also an attractive
Ichneumon, a sleepy
Common Carder Bee and a
Yellow Dung Fly .
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| Cream-spot Ladybird |
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| Dasysyrphus tricinctus |
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| Marmalade Hoverfly |
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| Helophilus pendulus |
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| Oedemera beetles |
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| Myathropa florea |
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| Syrphus hoverfly |
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| Yellow Dung Fly |
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| Green Shieldbugs |
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| Common Carder Bee |
Back in Montpelier there was a
Nomad Bee along Fairlawn Road.
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| Nomad Bee |
In St Andrews Park the highlights were a family of
Magpies and 3
Large Red Damselflies - my first of the year. Also a couple of
Holly Blue butterflies near the pond. Hundreds of
Toadpoles were in the pond.
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| Large Red Damselfly |
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| Young Magpies |
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| Toadpoles |
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