More signs of spring. A lunchtime stroll revealed a lot of
Bibio johannis on the coastal path. This morning there were at least three Blackcaps singing. Yesterday I heard a very nice blackbird song that briefly had me thinking about Golden Orioles. That would be nice. Or a Garganey (which I've seen here befoer). Or a nice couple of avocets...
Some species that were around yesterday:
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| Bibio johannis, male |
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| Cornu aspersum |
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| Red-breasted Flycatcher ... I wish! (from Turkey) |
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| Nicrophors humator - a burying beetle |
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| Pale Pinion moth |
Species added to NT1683 list
| 623 |
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diptera |
Bibio johannis |
A Bibionid fly |
| 624 |
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diptera |
Egle rhinotmeta |
A flower fly |
| 625 |
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lep-moth |
Lithophane socia |
Pale Pinion |
| 626 |
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coleoptera |
Nicrophorus humator |
A burying beetle |
| 627 |
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flowering plant |
Aegopodium podagraria |
Ground Elder |
| 628 |
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bird |
Sylvia atricapilla |
Blackcap |
Very impressive and the Bibio looks quite distinctive.
ReplyDeleteBest to be a bit careful with these Bibios. Some are pretty similar and need keying to get to an accurate ID (well, St Mark's Fly is pretty easy because it's very large compared to the others).
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