Another Blog from July this time Twizell Woods. The ponds there are getting very overgrown now and if they don’t get seen too before long, they will be lost for good.
Southern Hawker.
Common Darter.
Leafhopper.
Cereal Leaf Beetle.
Four-barred major Soldier Fly.
Wasp.
Bumblebee.
Grass Fly.
Grasshopper.
Alder Leaf Beetle Larva.
Wolf Spider.
Silver-washed Fritillary.
A few images from work over the last couple of weeks.
Red-legged/Forest Shieldbug.
Common Green Shieldbug nymphs.
Common Green Shieldbug instar.
What looks like the skeleton of a Shieldbug.
A couple of Froghoppers.
Froghopper.
Willow Flea Beetle.
Common Nettle Flower Bug.
Plant Bug.
Grasshopper.
Sphaerophoria interrupta Hoverfly.
Syrphus Sp. Hoverfly.
Common Tachinid Fly.
Ichneumon Wasp.
Lauxaniidae Sp. Fly?
Tachinidae or Rhinophoridae family of Fly.
Painted Lady Butterfly.
Nepticulidae Sp. Micro Moth.
Micro Moth.
Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar.
Strumpshaw Fen wasn’t far from where we were staying so we went to have a look around. I’m pleased we did we had a cracking day out with my first Norfolk Hawker seen and photographed. I was going to do this blog in two parts but we are having trouble with the internet so while we have a signal I will do a long blog just in case.
Bittern.
Juvenile Cuckoo.
Marsh Harrier.
Kingfisher.
Reed Warbler.
Juvenile Swallow.
Juveniles getting fed.
My first Norfolk Hawker.
Ruddy Darter.
Common Darter.
Dark Bush Cricket.
Cricket.
Holly Blue Butterfly.
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly.
Buff-tip Moth Caterpillar.
Great Diving Beetle.
Ichneumon Wasp.
Xylota segnis?
Thin-legged Wolf Spider?
