Wildlife news: two new species for the site were four Adonis Ladybird and a Scarce 7-spot Ladybird found along the seawall with good numbers of 7-spot Ladybird and some 11-spot Ladybird.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFSn_BXQVgN82GLz0Z_0rZqJIsMT01tPuiRzifwtocFFcXrq_8Zb4AKgk0MMhUb0sa66Xs5DB_AU0Yygv4GiEtsEfbi5YppABQFFGlGS-UkqwwnNM9hmjGqQpI27tjcwnWp_4WO10OAmU/s320/Scarce+7-spot+Ladybird+-+DW+seawall+-+2020-07-06+-+Guy+Freeman.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXd0awtX5zIqFLOKF09z4X1WfB8Py1zFxqdONJ0aF5x-iJblFeUyZT7PGXTcxEgZSPQugTD0v19MePtCJ5z55bTG9zVHkZ4ISWOjBEpbqh9QpGbNfSp8xMhZsPDs4pztomFiw747v9OLpO/s320/Adonis+Ladybird+-+DW+seawall+-+2020-07-06+-+Guy+Freeman.jpg)
Scarce 7-spot Ladybird (left) and Adonis Ladybird (right) - Guy Freeman
Stranded on the ebbing shoreline were the usual Compass Jellyfish, Barrel Jellyfish and over recent few days, an overdue new species for the site, a number of Moon Jellyfish Aurelia aurita. Invertebrates were active in the warm and humid conditions with sightings of Golden-ringed Dragonfly; also lots of Gatekeeper, some Meadow Brown, several Small Copper, Small Skipper, Common Blue, Small White, Large White, two Holly Blue and single figures also of Brown Argus, Peacock and a Red Admiral.
Moon Jellyfish Aurelia aurita - Alan Keatley |
a spider-hunting wasp Pompilidae sp - Alan Keatley |
No comments:
Post a Comment