Nice walk in Dunham Massey on Weds, saw a hornet flying across the path right at back of deer park towards the wall that separates the park from farmland. Couldn't see if it was carrying any food so don't know if it was coming or going to/from nest.
Steven Nelson said
Mon Jul 2 11:41 PM, 2018
It appears my identification of the solitary wasp was incorrect and actually not a wasp at all but a type of Sphecodes bee species! Often called Blood Bees according to Wikipedia. Many thanks to Andy Bisset for educating me !
Steven Nelson said
Mon Jul 2 8:57 PM, 2018
Walk from Bridgewater Canal bridge along R. Bollin to A56 and back:
Butterflies: Highlight for me was finding a number of Purple Hairstreak Butterflies in oak trees on the edge of the park wall. Its years since Ive seen this species! Meadow Brown - lots Gatekeeper Comma Red Admiral Small Tortoishell
Dragons & Damsels: Large numbers of Banded Demoiselles- fantastic to see Blue-tailed Damselfly Common Blue Damselfly 3 Black-tailed Skimmer- on canal
Other insects: 1 Hornet A small colony of a solitary wasps which, after a bit of research, I think Ive identified as Astata boops. But open to more expert opinion.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 2nd of July 2018 10:12:57 PM
What looked very much like a Purple Hairstreak in the canopy of the ancient oak by the Moat Pool. Fri 12th Jul '24.
-- Edited by Steven Nelson on Tuesday 26th of July 2022 07:43:33 PM
Walk from Bridgewater Canal bridge along R. Bollin to A56 and back:
Butterflies:
Highlight for me was finding a number of Purple Hairstreak Butterflies in oak trees on the edge of the park wall. Its years since Ive seen this species!
Meadow Brown - lots
Gatekeeper
Comma
Red Admiral
Small Tortoishell
Dragons & Damsels:
Large numbers of Banded Demoiselles- fantastic to see
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
3 Black-tailed Skimmer- on canal
Other insects:
1 Hornet
A small colony of a solitary wasps which, after a bit of research, I think Ive identified as Astata boops. But open to more expert opinion.
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Monday 2nd of July 2018 10:12:57 PM
At least 2 male migrant hawkers this pm on the bollin plus male common darter and an overmature female
river bollin yesterday(18th) at 1500 hours
black tailed skimmer
abundant banded demoiselle
common blue damselfly
small copper butterfly
common green grasshopper and possible field grasshopper
picture of a female banded demoiselle
-- Edited by Chris Shaw on Wednesday 19th of July 2017 10:52:48 AM
-- Edited by Chris Shaw on Wednesday 19th of July 2017 10:58:20 AM
River bollin near the oxbows last week.
emerald, blue tailed and common blue damselfly
banded demoiselle
common green grasshopper
southern hawker near the obelisk
Phyllobrotica quadrimaculata Skullcap Leaf Beetle
Red-eyed Damselfly