Burdon Moor

 I’m still way behind with my Blogs; this one is from the beginning of May when I had a walk around Burdon Moor with my wife looking for insects.

This is a Syrphus Sp. of Hoverfly hovering near some Ribwort Plantain.

It landed and shook some of the pollen off.

Another Syrphus Sp. Hoverfly.

Platycheirus Sp. Hoverfly?

Red & Black Froghopper.

Gorse Shieldbug.

Orange-tip Butterfly.

Painted Lady Butterfly.

Nettle Tap.

Ancylis badiana Moth.

St Mark’s Fly.

Sawfly.

Mining Bee.

Willow Warbler.

Female Stonechat.

Male Stonechat.

Kestrel.

Burdon Moor with…

 …no Owls in sight. Here are (quite) a few images from Burdon Moor from the end of last month.

A cracking Grasshopper Warbler posed very nicely for me.

Whitethroat were everywhere.

Willow Warbler were in nearly every bush (just a slight exaggeration).

Meadow Pipit.

Kestrel on one of the telegraph poles.

At one point it was hovering just above my car.

There were loads of Orange-tip Butterflies

Also loads of Green-veined White Butterflies.

Platycheirus species of Hoverfly.

Cheilosia pagana Hoverfly?