Narroways butterfly feast

Six Spot Burnet Moth

Brimstone

Butterflies on Narroways today: Gatekeeper 5, Small Skipper 1, Speckled Wood 5, Brimstone 1, Marbled White 4, Ringlet 2, Meadow Brown 5, Large White 2. There were also 6 Six-spot Burnet Moths. Red-tailed, Buff-tailed and White-tailed Bumblebees were also noted.

Birds included Chiffchaff (stony path) Jay (cutting) and Raven (over).

Sphaerophoria hoverfly

Crab Spider

At St Andrews Park, Simon found a Banded Damoiselle which is an amazing discovery and a first for the park, while I just saw a Sphaerophoria sp. hoverfly and a Crab Spider Misumena vatia. 

In the flat last night was a Flame, a Swallow-tailed Moth, lots of Rush Veneer and a couple of Ermine species. A Harlequin Ladybird and a Birch Shieldbug were also attracted to the light.


Swallowtail Moth



Birch Shieldbug