Maximum temperature here today 24⁰C, minimum 18⁰C. 21 mm in the last 3 days and raining as I type this. So far we have been lucky other people nearby have had bad hail. 21km/h South-Westerly winds with gusts up to 48 km/h.
Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis Muralis).
22 spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata) heading its way up my wine glass!...
It gave up at the top of the stem and flew away.
Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus). I liked the hairdo 😏.
European hornet (Vespa crabro)...
As above.
Bumblebee...
As above...
As above.
Butterfly - one of the blues but with the wing damage I am not sure which...
The same blue (male) and Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina).
Meadow Brown (Maniola jurtina).
European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula).
Larvae of either a Cockchafer or a Stag beetle.
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta).
As above
Cosmos and bug.
