My wife and I had a short local walk recently up what we called, years ago, the Whinies. I was pleased to see a good number of different Shieldbugs and loads of Spiders.
Hawthorn Shieldbug.
Gorse Shieldbug.
Common Green Shieldbug.
Hairy Shieldbug.
Hairy Shieldbug with a Harlequin Ladybird Larva.
Harlequin Ladybird.
Another Harlequin Ladybird.
Weevil.
There were loads of Spiders around.
Some were already having lunch
While some were wrapping their lunch up.
Daddy Longlegs.
Grasshopper.
Around a week ago (I’m still catching up) I did another of my short local walks up to, what my wife and I call, the whinny’s. It feels as though you are miles away from anywhere but it is only around a mile from our house.
Chiffchaff
Gorse Shieldbugs
I thought the Ladybird would move out of the way when
this Shieldbug came up behind it however, it was the other way round the Shieldbug
scurried away.
Seven spot Ladybird
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
I think this is some sort of Rove Beetle
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| Willow Warbler with nesting material |
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| The feather is almost bigger than the bird |
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| There were a few Whitethroat about |
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| Now I’m calling this Marsh Tit primarily because of its song, it was a different sound to the Willow Tit, but also for its lighter bill and the black head merging into the grey back (please correct me if I'm wrong) |
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| Linnet |
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| Yellowhammer |
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| Female Orange-tip |
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| St Mark’s Fly |
