At GWH the members walk led by John, Chris and Sarah was generally hard work in very warm conditions with a guesstimate of 50-100 Meadow Browns, a handful of Marbled Whites and three Large Skippers with a couple of Downland Villa beeflies; and a post-lunchtime Ectophasia crassipennis for me as the best species.
Later, after a cuppa at QECP, still plenty of Bombus vestalis on bramble flower and masses of these aphids (Uroleucon aeneum probably) on thistle but little else bar Emperor Dragonflies and Broad-bodied Chasers on the rapidly drying pond.
At home the Stachys donated by CL has finally come good in the front raised bed producing this Wool Carder Bee today happy to be watched from inches away whilst stripping material from the stems and chasing off other Bombus bees.
And a moth trap at home produced a bit more than average (63/29) with Poplar Hawkmoth, Scarce Silver Lines, three Green Pug and four Small Emerald the best.
