It was a classic morning for invertebrates at Fairlawn Road, including two new species for the patch - a magnificent
Wasp Beetle and a
14-Spot Ladybird! There were lots of
Harlequin Ladybirds - maybe 10 or so - plus as many bright blue-green
Phyllobius sp. beetles. A single
Large Red Damselfly, a
Eupeodes luniger hoverfly, several
Dock Leaf Bugs and
Green Shieldbugs and a
Flesh Fly were other highlights. Nearby a
Chiffchaff was singing and 3
Swifts were hunting.
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| Wasp Beetle |
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| Flesh Fly |
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| 14-Spot Ladybird |
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| Harlequin |
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| Phyllobius beetles |
On Narroways today there was a
Slow-worm under the the slow-worm hide on the hill while on the cutting there was a
Red Mason Bee, a
Soldier Beetle Cantharis rustica, a
Muscid fly, lots of
Oedemera flower beetles, a
Yellow-kegged Mining Bee, a
Common Carder Bee, a
Tachina fera fly and several
Honey Bees. There was a single
Goatsbeard in flower also on the cutting.
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| Slow-worm |
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| Soldier Beetle |
Birds on Narroways were quiet apart from
Chiffchaffs at the brook and Simons Grove, a
Blackcap at the Ashley Hill end of the stony path, a single
Grey Wagtail on the brook and nearby
Long-tailed Tits.
At Station Road Montpelier there was a group of about 7
Starlings at least some if not all being juveniles by the sound of it and the
Coal Tit was still around.
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