An afternoon walk along the Bunk line, several Yellowhammer still in song along with several Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff.
A single Kestrel hunting along the line and 2 Green Woodpecker present.
Butterflies: a little better than of late, 1 Small Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Brimstone, 2 Large White, 3 Small White, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Speckled Wood, 5 Marbled White, 12+ Meadow Brown and 5 Small Heath.
Alan was down along the river today: with Black-headed Gull, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Corn Bunting plus others.
Dragonflies: Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spot Chaser and Broad-bodied Chaser.
Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Meadow Brown and Small Heath.
The photo of these Canadian Luna Moths were sent to me by and ex Cholsey resident Malcolm Stephenson who now lives in Canada and is a regular reader of the blog. Thanks
Small Tortoiseshell
Marbled White
Small Heath
Large Skipper
Wolf Spider? (courtesy Alan)
Black-headed Gull (courtesy Alan)
Hi Paul, nice post as always. Just FYI, your Skipper there is a Large Skipper - the hooked tips of the antennae make it a large rather than Small
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam, too much of a rush :)
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