Around midway through last month I had a walk around Twizell Woods. Not a lot about while I was there but here is a selection of what I saw.
Leaf Beetle.
Soldier Beetle.
Large Red Damselfly.
Grasshopper.
Bee Fly.
Bumblebee.
Alder Fly.
Greenfly.
Wolf Spider.
I have never seen as many Galls on a single Oak Tree,
there were dozens of them.
Back for another visit to Twizell Woods looking for dragonfly (and other insects).
Male Broad-bodied Chaser.
Female Broad-bodied Chaser ovipositing.
Four-spotted Chaser.
A stunning male Banded Demoiselle Damselfly.
Banded Demoiselle photobombed by an Azure Damselfly.
Azure Damselfly.
Melanostoma Sp. of Hoverfly hovering.
Helophilus pendulus Hoverfly.
Episyrphus balteatus Hoverfly more commonly know as
the Marmalade Fly.
Parhelophilus Sp. of Hoverfly.
Volucella bombylans Hoverfly.
Nomad Bee.
Soldier Beetle.
A pair of Soldier Beetle.
Another single Soldier Beetle.
Comma Butterfly I think my first of the season.
Tortricidae Sp. Moth (Cydia ulicetana?).
Female Scorpionfly
The largest Galls I have seen on an Oak Tree.
A passing Buzzard.
…not seen any Black Darter dragonflies at Twizell Woods. I
was there on the 29th and they were seen a couple of days before
that however, as I say, no luck for me. There were still loads of Common Darter
and a couple of Common and Southern Hawkers so some good photo opportunities
were still to be had but unfortunately, I don’t think there will be many more.
Common Hawker
It looks as though it is turning its head to get a better
look at me.
Southern Hawker
Female Southern Hawker egg laying.
Common Darter in tandem.
Three Common Darter two males and a female. I don’t think I have
seen this before.
Common Darter mating on the wing.
Common Darter mating on a tree.
It may look like this is the same pair however it is another
pair which landed in virtually the same spot as the previous ones.
Common Green Shieldbug. I haven’t seen many Shieldbug this
year.
Comma butterfly.
There were quite a few of these flies and wasps on this tree
presumably taking the sap.
Oak spangle gall (I think).
Oak apple gall.
