A small window of opportunity between the showers allowed me to go for a short walk around the fishing lakes at Shorne Country park.
The sun had come out and in spite of the windy conditions I still managed to find something of interest.
Firstly the fauna and in particular once again the Orchids, I had seen a couple of Bee Orchids here around the lakes last year and I wanted to see if they had appeared this year, sadly no, but I managed to find one in a different position around the lakes, so quite happy with that.
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| Bee Orchid at Shorne |
Common Spotted Orchids appeared to be cropping up all around the woodland, my first seen this year.
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| Common Carder Bee - Bombus pascuorum on Common Spotted Orchid |
In spite of the windy conditions the Bee's were avidly feeding on all the available food sources, Bramble flowers, Honeysuckle and some sort of what looked like Privet flowers.
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| Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee - Bombus vestalis |
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| Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum |
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| Garden Bumblebee - Bombus hortorum |
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| White Tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum |
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| Azure Damsel-fly |
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| Blue-Tailed Damselfly |
Finished off with a view of several Lizards making the most of the brief sunny interlude like me.
Orchid list progressing well.
Orchid Life List 2019 Orchid List
Common Spotted Orchid Green Winged Orchid
Early Purple Orchid Early Purple Orchid
Common Twayblade. Lady Orchid
Greater Butterfly Orchid Early Spider Orchid
Lady Orchid Fly Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid Common Twayblade
Bee Orchid Man Orchid
Fragrant Orchid Monkey Orchid
White Helleborine White Helleborine
Southern Marsh Orchid Common Fragrant Orchid
Green Winged Orchid Bee Orchid
Early Spider Orchid Common Spotted Orchid
Fly Orchid
Man Orchid
Monkey Orchid
WE've had bee orchids in the wild verges at work, but no pyramidal ones like we had last year
ReplyDeleteYour lucky I have had to really search for them, here in Kent, pyramidal Orchids really common.
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