Daytime Owl

Another afternoon walk around Nythe Pool, with main highlight being a Tawny Owl calling. I have often heard them calling at night over the house, but this is first one I have heard by the pool. Two other birds I haven't seen here for awhile were a Grey Heron and a Grey Wagtail.

Birds recorded were: 1 Grey Heron, 3 drake Mallard, 1 Red Kite, 3 Moorhen, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, 1 Tawny Owl heard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, 1 Robin, Blackbird, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper singing, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and 2 Goldfinch.

Mammals recorded: 2 Grey Squirrels

Insects recorded were:
Harlequin ladybird
Marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus
Black-horned Gem, Microchrysa polita
Marsh Fly, Ilione albiseta
A black sawfly - Macrophya annulata
An aphid sp.
A fly sp.
A Froghopper sp. larvae.
Ants sp.

A few images from today:

Harlequin

Harlequin

Marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus

Black-horned Gem, Microchrysa polita

Possible Marsh Fly, Ilione albiseta

An aphid sp. and a fly sp.

A black sawfly - Macrophya annulata

Two ants and some sort of resin!

"Cuckoo Spit" which is a protective frothy bubble for the larvae of a froghopper.