Maximum temperature here today 22⁰C, minimum 16⁰C. Raining as I type. 5km/h South Easterly winds with gusts up to 18 km/h.
Still far behind but I am slowly catching up!
I was a bit late to catch the best of this sunset a couple of nights ago!
Wall Brown (Lasiommata megera) female.
As above.
Great potter wasp (Delta unguiculata).
Common potter wasp (Eumenes coarctatus).
Yellow Autumn Crocus or Autumn Daffodil (Sternbergia lutea).
Green stink bug nymph, (Chinavia halaris)...
As above.
Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)...
As above...
A better specimen of the Small Copper taken the following day.
Bee on the Sedum...
As above.
Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis). I thought it might be smelling the flowers, but I think it is far more likely that it is waiting for an unsuspecting meal.
Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)...
Oops, I left a light on and the following was the result....
Yellow Shell moth (Camptogramma bilineata).
Mother of Pearl moth, (Patania ruralis).
Small Dusty Wave moth (Idaea seriata).
This moth I am not sure of!!
One of the Plume moths.
My local list of wildflowers. (90 Species 23/08/2020).
