August

Me & Dad had a walk around the Iron Acton area to see what was about. We saw a few Green-veined Whites, Small Whites, 2 Small Coppers, Beautiful Demoiselles, Male Common Blue, Dock Shieldbug & Female Southern Hawker

Green-veined White [Female]

Green-veined White [Male]

Small Copper

Beautiful Demoiselle [Female]

Common Blue [Male]

Dock Shieldbug

Southern Hawker [Female]

Moth Trap 29th August 2021

Me & Dad put the Moth Trap in Old Sodbury. There we had Canary-shouldered Thorn, September Thorn, Dusky Thorn, Blood-vein Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwings, Setaceous Hebrew Characters, Large Yellow Underwings, Common Wainscot. When we got home, we noticed a Common Wave Moth on the edge of our Moth trap & released it into the garden. In our garden, we had both Speckled Bush Cricket & Meadow Grasshopper.

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Dusky Thorn

Blood-vein Moth

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Large Yellow Underwing & Dusky Thorn

Large Yellow Underwing

Common White Wave Moth

Common Wainscot

Meadow Grasshopper

Speckled Bush Cricket

Latteridge 16th August 2021

I took a few pics of a Small Tortoiseshell while working at Organic Blooms

Yate 20th August 2021

Found this young Wood Mouse in the garden eating the cake that the birds had dropped. Looks very young to be out, hope he was okay.

Latteridge 23rd August 2021

I photographed some more Insects while working at Organic Blooms. These inculded a faded Mint Moth, 2nd Instar Common Green Shieldbug, Blood-vein Moth, Red Admiral, Brimstone, Garden Spider, Root-maggot Fly [Anthomyia pluvialis], Heineken Fly [Rhingia campestris], Speckled Wood & Red Spider Mite.

Clan Line 21st August 2021

We went to Standish Junction to see 35028 Clan Line on the return Cotswold Venturer from Worcester Shrub Hill-London Paddington.

Blood-vein Moth

Common Green Shieldbug [2nd Instar]

Red Admiral

Brimstone [Female]

Garden Spider

Root-maggot Fly [Anthomyia pluvialis]

Heineken Fly [Rhinga campestris]

Speckled Wood

Latteridge 24th August 2021

Some more pics of Insects taken the following day, while working at Organic Blooms. The Species seen were Lesser Yellow Underwing Moth, Large White & a Sloe Bug

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Sloe Bug

Large White [Male]

Yate 27th August 2021

We put the Moth Trap the previous night to see what was about on the wing in the area. In the morning we had a September Thorn, Large Yellow Underwings, Blood-vein Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Light Apple Brown Moth & Common Grass-veener. Also found a Common Wainscot perched on the Bathroom window sill. A few Large White Caterpillars were still feeding in our garden. A Double-striped Pug was resting on one our windows.

Common Wainscot

September Thorn

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Large YellowUnderwing

Light Apple Brown Moth

Common Grass-veener

Large White [Caterpillar]

Double-striped Pug

Swift's Hill 1st August 2021

Me & Dad went to Swift's Hill to look for the Broad-leaved Helleborine. We saw Gatekeepers, Silver-washed Fritillaries & a Male Common Blue on the wing. We saw at least 7 Broad-leaved Helleborine in full flower, including one reddish individual. Both the White Helleborine & Bird's Nest Orchids were still present, but had now gone over. A few Harebells were in flower on the slope.

Silver -washed Fritillary [Female]

Common Blue [Male]

Gatekeeper [Male]

Broad-leaved Helleborine

Harebell

Broad-leaved Helleborine

Latteridge 2nd August 2021

While I was working at Organic Blooms, I photographed a Mint Moth, Scorpion Fly, Small Copper, Painted Lady [first of the Summer] & Brown Argus.

Painted Lady

Mint Moth

Scorpion Fly [Male]

Small Copper

Brown Argus

Latteridge & Yate 3rd August 2021

The following day, while I was working I photographed a Male Common Blue, Small Copper, Blood-vein Moth, Brimstone, Walnut Orbweb Spider, Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Lucerne Bug [Adelphocoris lineolatus] & Comma. Also we saw a Juvenile Hedgehog out & about around our garden in the late afternoon, so we kept an eye on it, until it went back into the Hedgehog Box.

Brimstone [Male]

Common Blue [Male]

Common Blue [Male]

Blood-vein Moth

Walnut Orbweb Spider

Meadow Grasshopper

Field Grasshopper

Comma

Hedgehog [Juvenile]

Yate 4th August 2021

A Peacock & a Female Brimstone were feeding on the Buddleias in our garden that morning.

Yate 5th August 2021

A Juvenile Male Sparrowhawk flew down & landed in our garden with a House Sparrow in it's talons. It eventually flew off with it's prey item.

Latteridge 9th & 10th August 2021

Monday 9th

I photographed a Male Beautiful Demoiselle, Mint Moths & Cuckoo Pint [Arum Lily] while working at Organic Blooms.

Tuesday 10th

During my break at Organic Blooms, I only had time to photograph a Garden Spider & Brown Argus.

Beautiful Demoiselle [Male]

Mint Moth

Garden Spider

Brown Argus

Yate 11th &12th August 2021

On the Wednesday, we saw a Painted Lady & Red Admiral feeding on the Buddleias.

Yate 14th August 2021

While taking our old shed down, We found three Wood Mice nests under the floor. Work had to stop for the day until the Mice mums sorted it out. They were all gone today, so they must have taken them to new nests. We hoped that they were all fine.

Yate 15th August 2021

After a couple of weeks after the Female Large White had laid eggs on the leaves of some our plants, I managed to photographed the Caterpillars in one of their instar stages.

August 2021