Terryland Forest Park Survey 15th June 2013

Well the rain held for the transect today which did not look good for a while. Sun warm up the place a bit, encouraging a few bits to wander about. 17 bumble bees various sp; 1 Large White; 4 Speckled Wood; 5 Common Blue; 2 Banded Demoiselles ; 1 Large Red Damselfly ; 1 Azure Damselfly. 2 new birds to add to the list now totalling 39 species. House Martin and Collared Dove. Juvenile birds all over the place Sparrows, Robins, Great Tits and Blue Tits.

Banded Demoiselle
Calyopteryx splendens
Brídeog Bhandach

 

Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Ceolaire cíbe

Hoverfly
Volucella Bombylans

Hoverfly
Volucella Bombylans

Dung-fly

Soldier Beetle

Hover fly
Helophilus Trivittatus

Common blue
Polyommatus icarus
Gormán Coiteann

The Drinker
Euthrix potatoria - larva

Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Breacfhéileacán Coille

B. pascuorum

Sawfly Gall