A visit to the NNR today,primarily to look for Odonata,resulted in a great day out as it more often or not is,as there is so much on offer here,be it birds,butterflies,Odonata or Wildflowers.
The following is what i saw during the visit:
Birds
Highlights included 4 Hobby over Will Pitts Scrape,3 singing male Cuckoo,a single singing male Tree Pipit and 3 singing male Cetti's Warbler.
Some decent numbers of singing male Warblers were also seen and heard,with totals including 14 Whitethroat,20 Willow Warbler,11 Garden Warbler and 10 Blackcap all recorded on Crowle Moor.
Lepidoptera
Only small numbers of species were recorded on today's visit,but included Orange Tip,Green-veined White,Brimstone and Peacock,the latter of which i found some large aggregations of larvae.
Moth species consisted of day flying species,with Silver-ground & Common Carpet,Brown Silver Lines & Common and Latticed Heaths.
Coleoptera
A couple of interesting species were observed on today's visit and were both new species for me.The first was the tiny,but colourfull Wetland Paederus,a species of Rove Beetle found on the edge of Will Pitts Scrape.
The second was Silpha tristis,a member of the Silphidae,or Carrion Beetle family and according to the NBN gateway it has been recorded twice from Crowle and Thorne,but not confirmed,so a decent find.
Other species observed today,included the ubiquitous Green-tiger Beetles and several Copper Peacock found in their usual boggy habitat.
Hemiptera
Today's visit was pretty productive to be fair,with me finding a new species for myself,Woundwort Shieldbug.I managed to find 3 individuals and got a few record shots of this tiny species.
Other species observed included Green,Hawthorn,Pied and a single Blue Bug.
Hymenoptera
Species observed on today's visit included Tree Bumblebee,Common Carder Bee,White-tailed Bumblebee and Common Wasp.
A pretty decent visit today and enjoyable as always.
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| Tree Bumblebee Nest Site,Crowle Moor. |
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| Woundwort Shieldbug. |
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| Woundwort Shieldbug. |
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| Carrion Beetle Species - Silpha Tristis. |
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| The Very Colourfull Wetland Paederus,A Type Of Rove Beetle. |
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| Peacock Butterfly Caterpillars. |
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| Dark-edged Bee Fly. |
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| Male Brimstone Butterfly. |
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| Bombus pascuorum - Or Common Carder Bee. |
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