Some pond dipping produced a whole range of stuff, but so far only one specific identification-
Amphibian
1 Common Frog Rana temporaria (tadpoles)
Amphibian
1 Common Frog Rana temporaria (tadpoles)
Zoochat Big Year 2024
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So some work with a field guide or two reveals
Invertebrates
45 Dock Bug Corey’s marginatus (on window)
46 Water Slater Asellus aquaticus
47 Pond Olive Cloeon dipterum
48 Pygmy Backswimmer Plea minutissima
49 Cherrystone Beetle Hyphydrus ovatus
50 Sooty Mud Dweller Ilybius fuliginosus
The Copepods(reddish in colour) and Bloodworm (Chironomid larva) (c8mm in length) must remain unidentified to species,
Invertebrates
45 Dock Bug Corey’s marginatus (on window)
46 Water Slater Asellus aquaticus
47 Pond Olive Cloeon dipterum
48 Pygmy Backswimmer Plea minutissima
49 Cherrystone Beetle Hyphydrus ovatus
50 Sooty Mud Dweller Ilybius fuliginosus
The Copepods(reddish in colour) and Bloodworm (Chironomid larva) (c8mm in length) must remain unidentified to species,
Prochilodus246
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A couple of species from yesterday I got identified:
83) Common leaf weevil Phyllobius pyri
84) Nettle ground bug Heterogaster urticae
83) Common leaf weevil Phyllobius pyri
84) Nettle ground bug Heterogaster urticae
Prochilodus246
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Once again a sunny albeit very warm spring day made the perfect weather for sweep netting. Today was so prolific infact that I have 20 taxa that are still in need of identifying, these are the species I could positively identify to species level:
85) Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
86) Azure damselfly Coenagrion puella
87) Speckled wood butterfly Pararge aegeria
88) Red admiral butterfly Vanessa atalanta
89) Common carpet moth Epirrhoe alternata
90) Black-tailed aphideater Eupeodes luniger
91) Cream-spot ladybird Calvia quatuordecimguttata
92) Birch catkin bug Kleidocerys resedae
93) Common European ambersnail Succinea putris
85) Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
86) Azure damselfly Coenagrion puella
87) Speckled wood butterfly Pararge aegeria
88) Red admiral butterfly Vanessa atalanta
89) Common carpet moth Epirrhoe alternata
90) Black-tailed aphideater Eupeodes luniger
91) Cream-spot ladybird Calvia quatuordecimguttata
92) Birch catkin bug Kleidocerys resedae
93) Common European ambersnail Succinea putris
5/9/24
91. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
5/9/24
8. Zebra Longhorn (Typocerus zebra)
5/2/24
Reptiles:
1. Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)
Total:
Mammals: 6
Birds: 91
Reptiles: 1
Amphibians: 1
Invertebrates: 8
Prochilodus246
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Some more of the invertebrates from yesterday:
94) 2-spot ladybird Adalia bipunctata
95) Tachyporus obtusus
96) Common grammoptera Grammoptera ruficornis
97) Green immigrant leaf weevil Polydrusus formosus
98) Ground weevil Barynotus obscurus
94) 2-spot ladybird Adalia bipunctata
95) Tachyporus obtusus
96) Common grammoptera Grammoptera ruficornis
97) Green immigrant leaf weevil Polydrusus formosus
98) Ground weevil Barynotus obscurus
Osedax
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Birds
143. Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)
Mammals
1) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
3) Brown rat/Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
4) Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
5) Greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula)
6) House mouse (Mus musculus)
Birds
1) Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
3) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
4) Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
6) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
7) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8) Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
11) Great tit (Parus major)
12) Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
13) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
14) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
15) Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
16) Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
17) Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18) Feral pigeon (Columba livia)
19) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
20) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
21) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
22) Common starling/European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
23) European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
25) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
26) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27) Great egret (Ardea alba)
28) Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
29) Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
30) Greylag goose (Anser anser)
31) Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
32) Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
33) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
34) Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
35) Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
36) Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
37) Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
38) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
39) Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
40) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Invertebrates
1) Seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
2) Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
3) Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
4) Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
5) Small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
6) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
7) Common house mosquito (Culex pipiens)
8) Housefly (Musca domestica)
9) Great grey slug/Leopard slug (Limax maximus)
10) Red slug (Arion rufus)
11) Common garden snail (Cornu aspersum)
12) Black garden ant (Lasius niger)
13) Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
14) Lemon snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
15) Black field slug (Arion hortensis)
Osedax
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Just realised I counted Bar-shouldered Dove twice; I forgot I saw one in Newcastle back in January! Therefore my total is actually at 142.
Prochilodus246
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Yet more inverts:
99) Rhagonycha nigriventris
100) Timothy tortrix moth Zelotherses paleana
99) Rhagonycha nigriventris
100) Timothy tortrix moth Zelotherses paleana
Birds
437. Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
438. Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
439. Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida
I forgot to add two more to my post from earlier today.
Mammals
1) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
3) Brown rat/Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
4) Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
5) Greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula)
6) House mouse (Mus musculus)
Birds
1) Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
3) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
4) Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
6) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
7) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8) Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
11) Great tit (Parus major)
12) Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
13) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
14) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
15) Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
16) Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
17) Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18) Feral pigeon (Columba livia)
19) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
20) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
21) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
22) Common starling/European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
23) European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
25) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
26) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27) Great egret (Ardea alba)
28) Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
29) Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
30) Greylag goose (Anser anser)
31) Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
32) Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
33) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
34) Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
35) Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
36) Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
37) Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
38) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
39) Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
40) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
41) Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
Invertebrates
1) Seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
2) Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
3) Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
4) Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
5) Small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
6) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
7) Common house mosquito (Culex pipiens)
8) Housefly (Musca domestica)
9) Great grey slug/Leopard slug (Limax maximus)
10) Red slug (Arion rufus)
11) Common garden snail (Cornu aspersum)
12) Black garden ant (Lasius niger)
13) Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
14) Lemon snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
15) Black field slug (Arion hortensis)
16) Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
Two terns from a post-work jaunt to Walthamstow Wetlands.
211. Arctic tern
212. Black tern
I know...
Feel very sorry for the tourism industry there, especially Santo where there are no other options.
Platypusboy
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Birds
187. Thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia 11/5/24
188. Common swift, Apus apus 11/5/24
187. Thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia 11/5/24
188. Common swift, Apus apus 11/5/24
Birds
440. Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
441. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
442. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
443. Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
444. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
445. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus
446. White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Mammals
1) Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
3) Brown rat/Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus)
4) Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
5) Greater white-toothed shrew (Crocidura russula)
6) House mouse (Mus musculus)
Birds
1) Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
2) Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
3) Common buzzard (Buteo buteo)
4) Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
6) Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
7) House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
8) Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
9) Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
10) European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
11) Great tit (Parus major)
12) Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
13) European herring gull (Larus argentatus)
14) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
15) Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
16) Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
17) Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18) Feral pigeon (Columba livia)
19) Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula)
20) Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
21) Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
22) Common starling/European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
23) European white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24) Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
25) Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
26) Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
27) Great egret (Ardea alba)
28) Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
29) Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
30) Greylag goose (Anser anser)
31) Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
32) Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
33) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
34) Eurasian chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
35) Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
36) Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
37) Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
38) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
39) Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
40) Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
41) Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
42) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
43) Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Invertebrates
1) Seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
2) Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
3) Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus)
4) Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
5) Small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
6) Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)
7) Common house mosquito (Culex pipiens)
8) Housefly (Musca domestica)
9) Great grey slug/Leopard slug (Limax maximus)
10) Red slug (Arion rufus)
11) Common garden snail (Cornu aspersum)
12) Black garden ant (Lasius niger)
13) Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
14) Lemon snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
15) Black field slug (Arion hortensis)
16) Box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis)
17) Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae)
18) Black-headed cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea)
Prochilodus246
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An identification from one of the invertebrates seen on Thursday:
101) Cassida vibex
101) Cassida vibex