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.
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| Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Rí Rua |
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| Common blue Polyommatus icarus Gormán Coiteann |
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| Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Copróg Bheag |
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| Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Copróg Bheag |
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| Small tortoiseshell Larva casings Aglais urticae Ruán Beag |
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| Small tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Ruán Beag |
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| Wasp Amblyteles armatorius Ichnneumon |
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| Home to something or other Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium Ialus fáil |
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| Hoverfly sp |
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| Hover fly Eristalis sp |
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| Hoverfly sp |
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| Grey Mining Bee Andrena cineraria |
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| 7 Spot Ladybird |
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| Hover fly Eristalis sp |
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| Hover fly Helophilus Trivittatus |
