Saturday 12 June 2021

Red Kite and Insects at Seasalter

 10th June

A quiet morning for birds so looked at a few insects but I have noticed this year there is a dramatic drop in the numbers I am seeing, hardly any hoverflies and this is reported all over the country!! Maybe the cold Spring which was wet then dry then wet again.  However, I found an ichneumon fly,  Amblyteles armatorius and several soldier beetles, Cantharis rustics plus a nice brown argus.  Whilst watching these insects a red kite flew overhead.

                                                                        Brown Argus

                                                  Ichneumon Fly -Amblyteles armtorius

                                                      Soldier beetle - Cantharis rustic


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