On July 3 we set off for Sheffield on the first leg of our northern tour. As the weather was dry I had planned a side trip to Bernwood Meadows near Oxford, a known haunt of the Black Letter Hairstreak. I promised Sue to return to the car park within 30 minutes and headed for the hedge where I had glimpsed a couple of the critters previously. The meadows were heaving with Marbled Whites and Meadow Browns and the hedgerow had plenty of Ringlets. In the distance I saw another enthusiast and was told that a BH had been perched 10 feet up and 20 feet away for the last 20 minutes. Then Phil appeared, we had met at Beeding Cement plant during the Long-tailed Blue hunt two years ago - small world. No BH this day, but weather permitting, we would be passing the same area on the return trip on 12th.
The Sheffield garden can be described as semi-wild so I spent some time hunting for insects there and found moths, spiders and flies.
On 4th Nute arranged a family lunch so we were able to see four 'nieces'. Beth (9 yrs) ws interested in taking photos and I was impressed by her ability to understand the cameras controls, she didn't need telling twice. Sue and I walked through Endcliffe Park and I picked up more insects there.
It will take some time to process all the photos from the trip so the posts for these will be interspersed with current trips.
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| Bernwood Meadows |
garden:
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| Bluebottle, possibly Calliphora vicina |
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| fly, id needed |
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| cobweb spider, Anelosimus vittatus |
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| fly, Meiosimyza decempunctata |
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| fly, Suillia variegata |
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| Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea |
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| Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica |
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| Jasmine, Jasminum species |
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| Lauxaniid fly |
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| Privet Twist male, Clepsis consimilana |
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| bug nymph, Miridae species |
July 4, garden:
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| Ant, Formica species |
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| aphid, id needed |
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| bee, id needed |
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| Blue Globe-Thistle, Echinops bannaticus |
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| Clover mite, Bryobia praetiosa |
I only noticed this mite when I looked at the photo of the wasp below
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| parasitic wasp and clove mite |
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| Common Flower Bug, Anthocoris nemorum on Oxeye Daisy, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
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| Cucumber Green spider with cocoon, Araniella species |
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| Daphne species |
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| fly, id needed |
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| fly, id needed |
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| fly, id needed |
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| fly, female, Sciapus platypterus |
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| Green Leafhopper, Empoasca vitis |
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| Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis |
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| Himalayan Honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa |
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| Honey Bee, Apis mellifera |
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| Martha |
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| Mirid bug nymph, Campyloneura virgula |
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| Rose of Sharon, Hypericum calycinum |
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| Scooter |
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| Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus |
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| Tree Bumblebee, Bombus hypnorum |
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| Waterlouse, asellidae species |
Endcliffe Park:
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| bug nymph case, id needed |
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| Common Slender moth, Caloptilia syringella |
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| Cranefly, Nephrotoma quadrifaria |
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| Darkling beetle, Lagria hirta |
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| fly, Scathophaga furcata |
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| larder beetle, Dermestes bicolor |
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| Long-horn Caddisfly, Mystacides longicornis |
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| Mayfly, id needed |
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| Moth Fly, Pericoma species |
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| Soldierflies mating, Beris species |
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| spittlebug nymph |
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