Most reports of adders so far are 'off piste' and, although the weather held up better than expected, today was still short of insect activity. Some of the flowering Prunus held a good number of honeybees and
Eristalis but most were too high; a long handled net would be useful. Adjacent to Winpenny is a nice hot south facing area with some brash attracting Brimstone, Peacock,
Cheilosia pagana, this
Andrena (one of a few); Bee-fly including this one with its chubby shadow!! Plenty of Cuckoo Flower but no Orange-tip yet.
A distant Roebuck was the best mammal.
Five Black-tailed Godwits were close in to Westmead but no new-in birds as yet.
Earlier, this Common Quaker was, unsurprisingly, only one of two moths in the trap last night.
EDIT The
Andrena/s was/were
scotica per BWARS, picture below.
Today's Snipe
WWT Snipe
