August 2010

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Tuesday 31st:

Small Copper 30/08/10 © Robert Daw

Monday 30th:

The first Clouded Yellow of the year was in Greenland Lake.

Clouded Yellow 30/08/10 © Lee Summersby

Sunday 29th:

Autumn Ladies Tresses 29/08/10 © Sylvia Simmonds

Holly Blue 29/08/10 © Lee Collins

Friday 27th:

Another first for the site was discovered today, a Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus in Dead Dolphin Wood.

Kidney-spot Ladybird 27/08/10 © Simon Thurgood

Southern Hawker 27/08/10 © Simon Thurgood

Wednesday 18th:

Migrant Hawker 18/08/10 © Dave Jewell

Monday 16th:

The second site record of Keeled Skimmer was on the Dune Ridge today. The only previous record was on 24/08/2004.

Keeled Skimmer 16/08/10 © Lee Collins

Sunday 15th:

Volucella zonaria 15/08/10 © Lee Collins

Wednesday 11th:

The first Cream-streaked Ladybird for the site was present on Lupins along with several other species including increasing numbers of Harlequin. Elsewhere a Water Shrew was at the Main Pond.

Cream-streaked Ladybird 11/08/10 © Simon Thurgood

Harlequin 11/08/10 © Simon Thurgood

Tuesday 10th:

The Silver-washed Fritillary was again in Dead Dolphin Wood, although looking slightly worn! Also there several Holly Blue.

Silver-washed Fritillary 10/08/10 © Simon Thurgood

Holly Blue 10/08/10 © Simon Thurgood

Thursday 5th:

Migrant Hawker 05/08/10 © Lee Collins

Wednesday 4th:

Wasp Spider 04/08/10 © Lee Collins

Wednesday 4th:

The first site record of Silver-washed Fritillary was reported in Dead Dolphin Wood.

Tuesday 3rd:

The second site record of Camberwell Beauty was briefly nectaring on Bramble in Dead Dolphin Wood late morning. The previous record was on 28th July 1982.

July 2010

Saturday 31st:

Two Beautiful Demoiselle were in Dead Dolphin Wood, the first multiple record for the site for this increasingly regular visitor. The first Jersey Tiger of the year was also on the wing and the longhorn beetle Rutpela maculata was new for the site.

Tuesday 27th:

Monday 26th:

Sixteen species of butterfly were recorded today including the first reported Holly Blue and Ringlet of the year. The other species were Small Skipper, Large, Small and Green-veined White, Small Copper, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Peacock, Comma, Speckled Wood, Wall, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown. The first Southern Hawker and Common Darter were on the wing and at least two Sand Lizard were along the Dune Ridge. Also active large numbers of ladybirds - particularly attracted to the aphids on the Tree Lupins, at least six species were recorded included two previously unrecorded 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata and Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia 14-guttata.

Holly Blue 26/07/10 © Matt Twydell	Cream-spot Ladybird 26/07/10 © Matt Twydell
Southern Hawker 27/07/10 © Simon Thurgood	Common Darter 27/07/10 © Simon Thurgood

Sunday 18th:

Good numbers of butterflies, including second generation Wall, were on the wing in sheltered areas, the thistles and remaining bramble proving an attractive nectar source.

Wall 18/07/10 © Simon Thurgood	Common Darter 18/07/10 © Simon Thurgood
Meadow Brown 18/07/10 © Simon Thurgood	Gatekeeper 18/07/10 © Simon Thurgood

Friday 9th:

The first Gatekeeper of the year was on the wing along with the first reported Small Skipper and Meadow Brown, but those have presumably been out for a while. Other species recorded included Red Admiral and second broods of Speckled Wood, Common Blue and Small Copper.

Recent visits by David Baldock and Pat Carter have recorded 13 species of hymenoptera, in addition to the four regularly occurring bumblebee species and the abundant sand wasp Ammophila sabulosa. These were:

Episyron rufipes	Tachysphex pompiliformis
Nysson trimaculatus	Anthophora bimaculata
Diodontus minutus	Epeolus variegatus
Chrysis impressa	Megachile leachella
Hedychridium ardens	Megachile maritima
Oxybelus uniglumis	Coelioxys conoidea
Dryudella pinguis

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