On Thursday I visited Rewell
Wood where I found a Small Purple and Gold micromoth, a Speckled Wood and a Red-tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee. The female bee takes
over the nest of a Red-tailed Bumblebee and assumes the role of the queen.
On Saturday at Kithurst
Meadow I found a micromoth, Falseuncaria ruficiliana and a few Green-veined
whites. At Rewell Wood there were plenty of Pearl-bordered Fritillaries and Early
Purple Orchids were flowering and I saw my first Speckled Yellow of the year.
In the evening we spotted
a rainbow out to sea with a kite surfer dancing in front of it.
Rewell Wood:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxeVT-e4RoHhKXfnbzAUg3s8E86PQIGzNDjvQVG2DZBAshM6-wEya2tBhvm3ifgeZrsBkZc2jtxbnk_qPkfwrwcSfL0cSS3txd94F74XKxHo9lBzTUT-9KNamDzUxvykCqjo9bTUFzWU/s1600/Pyrausta+aurata,+Small+Purple+and+Gold+8987.jpg) |
Small Purple and Gold, Pyrausta aurata |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6CEBJGz5CDnbALph1gTnNIDBSFiDIhG0xvEn81Ujziwh7GHSjja-drABPB5MbgjgImYMTVQSDADkTbKHPgrIvSpcu0AOt12EKnSavFe5QUX12h0QOvm1vvP3PHK-wK8aUOCQDpUA2EU/s1600/Red-tailed+Cuckoo+Bumblebee,+Bombus+rupestris+5931.jpg) |
female Red-tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee, Bombus rupestris |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-rZhAfqAQEDGpgQpuHPB6hB0xWDUUZAbNg_SXRTG2yMBipU4Kxut32W7PCN_rD-wdy65xpp0a7dCDC5GYEFMiFMTKmFjZmgXiQ02YOwT0A13Pw71OIIAg2JvqBA_OzgYqG6afUp31JkU/s1600/Red-tailed+Cuckoo+Bumblebee,+Bombus+rupestris+P1230539.jpg) |
female Red-tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee, Bombus rupestris |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NECLErMItZuJFBr6dCMp4YyXXeSv_aqkm4ZrRFmVqUJT_ZQlVkvfbFEM8Y1Uexl1nFjUfJs6vmW9FMvrsUqaDiN1Q-rEe735YiKnVMuOrax2K8dA9Y03aexGFJay6zyrxy-uNACkDcw/s1600/Speckled+Wood,+Pararge+aegeria+8961.jpg) |
Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9plBQVgriXwpF5AUFGn_mjj17unvSxtZdhex19oYeX-EIlQmZ0NRP957THr7rVQumqeshe_F7_49EqyWrxdUxko3dq3YBQV9A-SXgWcL69bZxXOHBpYKzQjFvO0RHu9fiYjTNu1Ixt8/s1600/Speckled+Wood,+Pararge+aegeria+8962.jpg) |
Speckled Wood, Pararge aegeria |
Kithurst Meadow:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDl8k04U2ETTd0b9Pq7sx5B0OwGTfjmTYCKAQaiR5LGOc3Eu3HUAAi1XOMY3GwT28-bx8Rt6JzXSIWqqAd-sMBYK4equmY2IzV4QFQBgz0Tl8bUat4n0qJ6aWOMGwCpRMVsmJHbERI3CU/s1600/Cowslip,+Primula+veris+5937.jpg) |
Cowslip, Primula veris |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPGEVb2BQCUqNyh8BIvs-ymmM_qqV60btzl6ntvp7fKTpwbsKd5AnHv8psZp0rbzneHz9mlvqYq_74JyPi4JmKCm5cE-89itPosoVFMmbY_RZkFijpyTkYb-B7afrVzUFwcO-QlVLLLA/s1600/Kithurst+Meadow+bowl+5945.jpg) |
bowl by Kithurst Meadow with Cowslips |
Saturday at Rewell Wood:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvZdK7HIzxP0Vz9PUdU4anZlTCnjrLF53HdZirvDUxklZYUyRmTt5Uwq3Dlb9DiLqldru-EEuzvY0z7GJnHKQKlIjpZ_scITCRvtH7JcbaVQzJJoPCHeSdO_D-Bx83zkrfCG7o0nwgd4/s1600/Bracket+fungus+noid+P1230564.jpg) |
Bracket fungus with snail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEYCTSw02kzrB-uhxFav00dbAyL7l5t69M6XTUX2_3rOeW_yI1Pr03zXhwx8n1do1VTwsAViYv9o3UQtAoAq-elj12ctWqp8OAXBdypJitkhoizDwFZKnRilvAHB1hCgbM-zMQ7I9GAz4/s1600/Bugle,+Ajuga+reptans+P1230560.jpg) |
Bugle, Ajuga reptans |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9vZWnrPwhlN8tSpDDz_RzuZq0HXk57zK3UPSU_VgRjeJSr3CjMvGAV_-J04j8PT3c1HyUA3Mh8LLaAmTF7bQ4P3PhjvfO7kR4nFcxkzU6VSLb6fhyaGQvssLPXkUJ2d_ccmp6HmZ9vA/s1600/Early+Purple+Orchid,+Orchis+mascula+5949.jpg) |
Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-7DEXvTJ0zLiKAI-gm9HzD5D_FDp8ZUudXGgcaqu47A3dnwOmqD1a64xt6Vl-0ZERcKVe3x-C10WM666zF7RZhuNikYW3Rr5iT_Vev7QQ2fX7FljaYrbSJbHJw082s70Eu9DjMkcJXo/s1600/Early+Purple+Orchid,+Orchis+mascula+P1230555.jpg) |
Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCZEFkcFBRi2Lj8gM46zihxFSAG1paxE3iX7a7tBBZ4TKFGC2HoPytLiyIblZjkvP2NGVjSizq5lS_Q6g83uWoLQI7mtMQ10vi5GD-KXGmJ2IQAmzReTw8HESrxJ5oDsROTe8KYYOZlk/s1600/fungus+noid+P1230566.jpg) |
fungus, id needed |
Kithurst Meadow:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRsWKXuGS2QVUbkNsMsbg9ZjOHHLExsOlG-lXq66LgGcrXo8mTi7ttYLhnek60oimmlzAuzKV9fIC1iTwKwBsBVJg_t6GddmcesDzgn4NCkQG1ZDbpWIMfE6akktlZxazLakAMWvJ3YN4/s1600/Cowslip,+Primula+veris,+Kithurst+Meadow+9102.jpg) |
Cowslips, Primula veris |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSpLSyBcrgFpS8k2ziEb_bfrkdYTgwuuuTu_E63ms7EgOOiRHW6qwu0lu089fugT84W_kf0P8GUbMUXehO1oJXRJ6GyV3WR4K6V3oFWrH8-BMOPCvp3E04HjOU8nklJlAp6cUNED_3_M/s1600/Falseuncaria+ruficiliana+9048.jpg) |
micromoth, Falseuncaria ruficiliana |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8UN4XCqIjCKl0Qls7PzHGdCAYikLPozeBo7Z5fyIPcuHGivjA6xIqfLYjGV1SkJEX9eyuF4IsGfzGeskZAwvYpL1NrPVnibn-aU8i0bUSC-eC8sk8fzrcLqfy9LNYXTqU71VjVX_HcM/s1600/Grasshopper+1cm+noid+9021.jpg) |
micro grasshopper (1 cm) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLpGMKjNuMd302vLLBS3e9gFd3oyu5NvRgRL2dNO8wIgUgq5RL-KXZ3QJdQPvAcpRkauJOrLWvppcp1_9F186gmeCt5tzGOzpqLX-63cVoDXnrpUWAWPhMUybDgA_uVIeRW9uX9MOJDRM/s1600/Green-veined+White,+Pieris+napi+9122.jpg) |
Green-veined White, Pieris napi |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1gBo_GI2yAm6YFJ8HXcyGjfHcZ9xa_v80uqManwI5wkM_H2OJmHVsedazw5LTmLBzR2TboMRqcOH66R-JK8Br8nfUrXiusR0f-msJ2JXSDahBL6ITXXfkHyZg2TA0rTC2sIJfqeEOsM/s1600/Hairy+Shieldbug,+Dolycoris+baccarum+9076.jpg) |
Hairy Shieldbug, Dolycoris baccarum |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdiAcKIhdmlK4lmednEIZEKWZS-9A4HxpJ2Ov5e0YrF4xSEdldTjoYt2sGOG6QupubaGk6V-qIxDCPy38Tgf8bAK6-16DDLoEdLCjU8ryhUtnuw1n09QdRMJ3nuOd3HrI732s_IW4AMs/s1600/Hoverfly+noid+9126.jpg) |
hoverfly |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcalZ6eHcDlPu-RIYgmCQfwP_A1MNMX3SI4U8Dibfvp5B4UFBO8syCSDwvZHjnQ2jBo6otOjWJs2DX0SjKthdOQK5au5p6CVhj31csNojnxqrF9keue_BTOoi-gTTK5udqErjmiDhgetA/s1600/micro+beetle+mating+noid+9072.jpg) |
micro beetles mating |
This fly emerges around St. Mark's Day, 25 May.
Rewell Wood:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsBkJQvbb-ZmFwClQE6FB-rpya4qcDsePGs8GGOnPcD9_kfI_dHuhZ1rH36ybp1WzF94Zeylb_FfCnYUREokjGu8yd-aLnE_jHRM1y4MjayjE8qIXUMlShJewyCc2LCTCe1XUZJPfhuU/s1600/Bluebell,+Hyacinthoides+non-scripta+9264.jpg) |
Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCGsZDm6MpfodD7Ix-YTVuaRxvU3VUjigZQHd5vGfzhnclPtcVULadWRdtJS8Hi0Cf7cg-WSw15FIPultlZI6ampfVB_CTRXnnHOI8feLWUagyZCUD6iMUVRZddD-vnI33FHo-U3Pfvo/s1600/Pearl-bordered+Fritillary,+Boloria+euphrosyne+9213.jpg) |
Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdoXdUQ-D-klQhG3SpfqbYUB0gPrCtNuDlUchdyDGs_jVO5SAF7Do9Px-RDY3nZjqcZVnCQtUMXOR_Je3nDvt5CaSI329MtHlw3q1idjTEkypJZDMCr5zH_RPYZEEpvrcU_Xh-hTmkcM/s1600/Pearl-bordered+Fritillary,+Boloria+euphrosyne+9244.jpg) |
Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9BCLCiZlz4hYU9skvw3eSsR7TQMEU-ICGXVVa4OwjbONcfYcl-820p3kg3J098VRxV_q4VwBaEUaviOzvCqh8NQ9vl79paJtJ3wk50Z-apP5Z6-qOGVisL_G7jVnYBYVw2ur9tbQF1I/s1600/Pheasant+egg,+Phasianus+colchicus+9276.jpg) |
Pheasant egg, Phasianus colchicus |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2XFuGFdgWVOb-uEyOL-QgfQ_MZIbCUl50t6_ehH64YFBAnall75AYi8LnBf-Y4xfCe4otPdoDbcsLOgjxK2ei21eijOlBeb7zG0fsEgVRlpHg1QPda9xhfgwKm2TPH8Yzmcg4GDalyU/s1600/Primrose,+Primula+vulgaris+9269.jpg) |
Primrose, Primula vulgaris |