July 2022

In the Moth trap that morning were a Buff-tip, Privet Hawk-moth, Small Magpie, Common Wainscot, Marbled/Rufous Minor agg, Sorched Carpet, Common Footman, Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Clouded Border, Heart & Dart, Bright-line Brown-eye, Willow Beauty & Heart & Club.

Me & Dad had a walk around Wapley Bushes LNR in the afternoon. A Hornet Mimic Hoverfly was feeding on buddleia by the railway bridge. Butterflies on the wing were Ringlets, Marbled Whites, Small Skipper, Large Skipper & Meadow Browns. I also spotted a Yellow Shell Moth resting in the hedgrow.

Privet Hawk-moth

Buff-tip

Small Magpie

Common Wainscot

Heart & Dart

Marbled/Rufous Minor

Scorched Carpet

Common Footman

Large Yellow Underwing

Dark Arches

Clouded Boarder

Bright-line Brown-Eye

Willow Beauty

Heart & Club

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

Large Skipper [Female]

Small Skipper Male]

Meadow Brown [Female]

Ringlet [Pair]

Yellow Shell Moth

Marbled White

Latteridge
4th July 2022

While I was working at Organic Blooms, I spotted a White Satin Moth Caterpillar on some Purple Purple Loosestrife, so on my break I took a few photos of it. Also a Comma was on the wing that day.

White Satin Moth [Caterpillar]

Comma

Latteridge
5th July 2022

The following day, while working at Organic Blooms I photographed the White Satin Moth Caterpillar again on the Purple Loosestrife. Also a Dark Bush Cricket & a Sun Fly.

Dark Bush Cricket

Sun Fly

Yate & Inglestone 7th July 2022

A Small Magpie Moth was resting in our garden mid-morning. Me & Dad went to Lower Woods, Inglestone for the White Admiral. Plenty of Silver-washed Fritillares were on the wing as well as a Male Large Skipper. A Male Grey Wagtail foraging along the stream. We eventually saw at least 2 White Admirals in the area as we were heading back to the car.

White Admiral

Small Magpie Moth

Silver-washed Fritillary [Male]

Silver-washed Fritillary [Pair]

Silver-washed Fritillary [Male]

Large Skipper

White Admiral

Grey Wagtail [Male]

Yate
8th July 2022

In the Moth Trap that day were Box-tree Moth, Small Emerald with odd markings, Emerald, Privet Hawk-moth, Dark Arches, Spectacle, Chrysoteuchia culmella [Garden Grass-veneer], Bird-cherry Ermine, Common Swift, The Uncertain, Garden Carpet, Heart & Dart, Buff-tip & Common Footman.

Privet Hawk-moth

Small Emerald

Bird-cherry Ermine

Dark Arches

Privet Hawk-moth

The Uncertain

Common Swift

Buff-tip

Garden Carpet

Box-tree Moth

Common Footman

Brimstone in our Yate garden 9th July 2022

Male Brimstone emerged as a Adult Butterfly that morning, before finally flying off early evening.

Yate
17th July 2022

In the Moth Trap that morning were Yellow-tail, Elephant Hawk-moths, Scalloped Oaks, Ear Moth, The Uncertain, Vine's Rustics, Cabbage Moth, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Heart & Club, Large Yellow Underwings, Pale Prominent, Dark Arches, Common Rustic agg, Willow Beauty, Marbled Beauty, Garden Tiger, Lackey & Double Square-spot. Also in our garden, I photographed a Goldenrod Crab Spider.

Elephant Hawk-moth

Scalloped Oak

The Uncertain

Heart & Club

Ear Moth

Pale Prominent

Dark Arches

Garden Tiger

Scalloped Oak

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Wapley Bushes LNR & Yate 21st July 2022

After making a slow recovery from Covid, me & Dad had another around Wapley Bushes LNR in the afternoon. We saw Comma, Small Skippers, Essex Skippers, Gatekeepers & Speckled Wood. When we got back home, Mum found a Flame Shoulder Moth in our garden.

Comma

Small Skipper [Female]

Essex Skipper

Essex Skipper [Female]

Gatekeeper

Flame Shoulder Moth

Latteridge
25th & 26th July 2022

While working at Organic Blooms I photographed a Brown Argus, a Female Common Blue, Small Copper & both Male & Female Gatekeepers.

Small Copper

Common Blue [Female]

Gatekeeper [Male]

Gatekeeper [Female]

Chipping Sodbury 27th July 2022

Me & Dad went to look on Chipping Sodbury Common for some Redstarts. Apart from brief view of one seen by Dad, we didn't find very many. Managed to get a few photos of a Peacock.

Roel Gate, Hawling & Epney 28th July 2022

We went on tour of the Cotswold to listen for Quail. We heard at least 4 Males near Roel Gate, Hawling in the late afternoon. A Male Yellowhammer was singing on the wire. Four Red Kites flew around the area. After dipping out on the bird on 22nd July, we went back to Epney to look for the Turtle Dove. Not long after we arrived, it perched on the wire right in front of us, before flying off. It then landed on the post calling, but was difficult to hear at times due to a motorbike engine making a racket. Afterwards a Goldfinch famiy were seen on the wire. After having a bath out of site, The Turtle Dove returned to the post for a bit of preen. After a while it flew off. While we waited to see if it came back, we watched some flying Ants emerging. They climbed up a post before taking to the air and were sitting targets for the House Sparrows that kept returning to the post picking off individuals. A Hobby made a unexpected appearance flying over the village catching some of the flying Ants that were in the air.

Turtle Dove [Male]

Yellowhammer [Male]

Red Kite [Juvenile]

Turtle Dove [Male]

Turtle Dove [Male]

Turtle Dover [Male]

Hobby [Adult]

Goldfinch [Family]

Yate 29th July 2022

In the Moth Trap that morning were Beautiful Plume, Double-striped Pug, Udea prunalis [Dusky Pearls], Common Rustic agg, Agriphila tristella [Common Grass-veneer], Marbled/Rufous Minor, The Unertain, Garden Tiger, Square-spot Rustic, Bird-cherry Ermine & loads of Common Wasps.

Common Rustic agg

Marbled/Rufous Minor

Udea prunalis [Dusky Pearl]

Simon King Talk

Square-spot Rustic

Bird-cherry Ermine

Lower Woods GWT, Inglestone 31st July 2022

Me & Dad went to Lower Woods GWT, Inglestone to look for Violet Helleborines. We checked around the area where we saw them last year, but no sign this time. Ringlets, Holly Blue, Silver-washed Fritillaries, Brimstones were on the wing. A few Dark Bush Crickets were of note. The star & highlight of the day for me was the Silver-washed Fritillary [Valezina].

Brimstone s

Brimstone

Ringlet

Silver-washed Fritillary [Male]

Brimstone [Female]

Dark Bush Cricket

Greenish Silver-washed Fritillary [Valezina]

July 2022