Wednesday, 5 May 2021

To Bostall Heath (the Royal Borough of Greenwich) in search of Something: or perhaps, Anything

We have sort of given up on Butterflies for the time being so were super-surprised to see our first Small Copper Butterfly of the year viz.


Also seen: a Green-Veined White Butterfly, a Small White Butterfly and a Speckled Wood Butterfly.

A few Bibio-Type Flies were seen close to where the Balkan Spurge grows viz.



There were a few Green Longhorn Moths flying around and resting on, the Balkan Spurge viz.



Crane Fly numbers seem be increasing: the Crane Fly' Season finally seems to be underway viz.



Hoverflies present included this (female) Myathropa florea on Hawthorn:


Wild Flower Species seen included:

Balkan Spurge
Bluebell
Buck's-Horn Plantain viz.


Bulbous Buttercup
Bush Vetch viz.


Caper Spurge viz.


Cleavers
Common Chickweed
Common Field-Speedwell
Common Ragwort
Common Vetch viz.


Coral Spurge
Creeping Thistle
Dandelion
Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill
Gorse
Green Alkanet
Groundsel
Hawk's-Beard species
Hedge Mustard
Herb Robert viz.


Garlic Mustard
Lesser Celandine
Oxford Ragwort
Red Dead-Nettle
Ribwort Plantain
Round-Leaved Crane's-Bill
Sheep's Sorrel
Sow-Thistle species
Spotted Medick
Sticky Mouse-Ear
Sweet Violet
White Dead-Nettle
Wild Garlic viz.


Wintercress
Wood Anemone 
and Wood Sage

And: we think this might be a Crab Apple:



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