Burdon Moor part two

 The second part of our walk around Burdon Moor and some of the other wildlife we saw (let’s see if I have the instars right).

Once again two Lizards were in their usual place this is one of them 

And this is the second.

Birch Shieldbug.

A second.

Bronze Shieldbug.

Hairy Shieldbug.

Common Green Shieldbug.

Final instar Common Green Shieldbug.

Another final instar.

And 3^rd instar.

7-spot Ladybird.

Another 7-spot.

Harlequin Ladybird.

Another Harlequin.

Female Common Darter.

A mature female. There were a few Common Darters around.

Holiday day five part one

The penultimate day of our holidays was, for me, spent like the rest of the holiday looking for anything interesting, wildlife wise, to take pictures of. Here are some of the things I found.

Holly Blue Butterfly.

Cinnabar Moth.

Bishop’s Mitre Shieldbug.

Volucella bombylans Hoverfly.

Harlequin Ladybird.

A pair of Alder Leaf Bugs.

Thick-legged Flower Beetle.

A pair of Click Beetles.

A Nettle Weevil.

Red-tailed Bumblebee.

Carder Bee.

Nettle Tap.

Possibly a Common Conopid.

Grey Wagtail with a beak full of insects.

Coot Chicks.

One of the parents feeding its chicks.

Pied Wagtail with a tasty morsel

But do you feel sorry for the Spider the Wagtail is about to catch or glad that the Wagtail is going to get something to eat.

Swallow sitting on the cottage roof.

Hook Norton day one part two

 A few more images from our first trip to Otmoor and the garden of the cottage. Please don’t hesitate to correct me if I have the identification of these insects wrong.

Chequered Weevil.

Green Nettle Weevil.

Harlequin Ladybird with a mite. There were quite a few Harlequins around the reserve.

Orange Ladybird larva.

Another Harlequin Ladybird.

14-Spot Ladybird.

Two 14-Spot Ladybirds doing what comes naturally.

Climbing Harlequin Ladybird.

Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle.

Male Red-headed Cardinal Beetle.

Common Brown Click Beetle.

Alder leaf Beetle.

Green Dock Beetle?

Dark Bush Cricket nymph.