Been a couple of week since my last outing so it was overdue, the weather wasn’t up to scratch overcast with a glimpse of the sun on occasions, so I got the change and here I was. A Southern Hawker was over patrolling the first pond I came to, around the edges were various hoverfly species namely, Helophilus pendulus, Episyrphus balteatus, Eristalis tenax, but i also caught sight of Sphaerophoria scripta, Myathropa florea also a new one for me in the form of Platycheirus granditarsus, along with these I also came across a Conops quadrifasciatus Fly.
Moving around I picked up on a few Emerald Damselflies mainly males hanging around in the long grasses, a few craneflies were also seen mainly Tipula oleracea. Surprisingly I also found a single Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar hanging out on the ragwort, but I also found a new moth species in the form of a Blood Vein Moth.
Checking out the Blackberry bushes Common Green and Spiked Shieldbugs were located. Very few butterflies about now apart from the single Gatekeepers.
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