Wednesday 14 August 2013

Terryland Forest Park survey 10th August 2013

18th Transect and only about 6 more to go.
Small Coppers were about today and might even have a rare subspecies as per Colin Stanley's over in Merlin Woods.
103 bumble bees covering 3 species and one of those totalled 76. 6 species of butterfly; 3 Large White; 6 Green Vein White; 3 Small Tortoiseshell; 2 Small Copper; 4 Common Blue; 5 Meadow Brown; 1 Speckled Wood. Dragonflies, 1 Common Darter. Numbers way down on previous weeks, temperature was a little lower and very windy. Miss a few shots today due to the wind.

Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Rí Rua
 
Common blue
Polyommatus icarus
Gormán Coiteann

Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Copróg Bheag

Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Copróg Bheag

Small tortoiseshell Larva casings
Aglais urticae
Ruán Beag

Small tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Ruán Beag

Wasp
Amblyteles armatorius Ichnneumon

Home to something or other
Hedge Bindweed
Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium
Ialus fáil

Hoverfly sp

Hover fly
Eristalis sp

Hoverfly sp

Grey Mining Bee
Andrena cineraria


7 Spot Ladybird

Hover fly
Eristalis sp

Hover fly
Helophilus Trivittatus

Wednesday 7 August 2013

Terryland Forest Park survey 4th August 2013

17th Transect with a new butterfly to the patch by way of a Small Copper cracking little butterfly. 131 bumble bees covering 3 species and one of those totalled 109. 7 species of butterfly; 8 Large White; 4 Green Vein White; 3 Small Tortoiseshell; 3 Small Copper; 3 Common Blue; 4 Meadow Brown; 2 Speckled Wood. Dragonflies, 1 Common Darter and 2 Brown Hawkers. Purchased a net for the butterflies, deployed it today and caught one butterfly, one needs to practise a little more:-)
Garden Spider
Araneus diadematus

Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
Caorthann

Common Wasp
Vespula vulgaris

Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Copróg Bheag

Common blue
Polyommatus icarus
Gormán Coiteann

Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Copróg Bheag

Mottled Grasshopper
Myrmeloetettix maculatus

Cricket sp


Bombus pascuorum

Willow Sawfly Gall


Orchard Ermine
Yponomeuta padella

Common Froghopper
Philaenus spumarius

Friday 2 August 2013

Other winged creatures around the city

Few shots of other winged creatures take in Galway City.
Ghost moth
Hepialus humuli
 
Dingy Skipper
Erynnis tages
Donnán

Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Fritileán Geal

Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Fritileán Geal

Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Fritileán Geal
 
Brown Hawker
Aeshna grandis
Seabhcaí Ómrach

Brimstone Moth
Opisthograptis luteolata

Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum
Scimire Earrdhubh

Four-spotted Chaser
Libellula quadrimaculata
Ruagaire Ceathairbhallach


Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum
Scimire Earrdhubh


Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum
Scimire Earrdhubh


Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum
Scimire Earrdhubh

Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum
Scimire Earrdhubh


Black-tailed Skimmer
Orthetrum cancellatum
Scimire Earrdhubh

Thursday 1 August 2013

A few bits and bobs not previously posted taken around Galway City.

A few shots take around the city over the past few months
 
All shots with Swarovski ATX 95mm+TLS-APO+Lumix GH2
 
Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Laidhrín glas

Blackbird
Turdus merula
Lon dubh

Blue Tit
Parus caeruleus
Meantán gorm

Great Northern Diver
Gavia immer
Lóma mór
 
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Geabhróg

Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Geabhróg

Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Geabhróg

Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Corr réisc

Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Corr réisc

Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Ceolaire sailí

Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
Colm coille