SPOT THE BEE FLY UPDATE 22 July 2022
Hello again, we hope you have all come through the heat unscathed! We have received quite a few contributions from across the counties since our last update, so thank you to you all!
First up, a note and a lovely photo of the beach at Portland from early riser Jackie Down. Thanks Jackie.
7th July:
“Hi Mike and Jenny,
This is our local beach at 7am this morning with Portland in the distance. I don’t mind walking the dog when the weather is this good. Best wishes to the Society. Jackie”
Next is ‘Old Faithfull’ Rob Agar with a couple of submissions, is it a Grasshopper or a Cricket, answers please! Thanks once again Rob.
“Spotted this on gates of a Cemetery in Aldershot on 7/7/22”
“Spotted this, excuse the pun, in Lakeside Nature Reserve yesterday, a Burnet moth...Rob”
Next, a further progress report from Ian and Viv in Dorset on their ‘nearly new’ garden pond, accompanied by a couple of lovely photos. Any comments on Ian’s thoughts regarding the Emperor on the Lily Pad?
13th July:
“Hi Mike and Jenny
I thought you would like to see how our two-year-old garden pond is maturing.
The Tetrapanax has survived it’s second winter and has branched out into two stems, so it is over 2 metres across.
It is difficult to see the Judas tree behind it now from this angle.
The second picture of a female Emperor dragonfly, I have included because she is laying in the shallow water on top of the Lily pad; I thought this odd.”
There are not many butterflies in the garden. We have Large Whites. Holly blue and yesterday I saw a Comma. No Red Admirals, no Painted ladies. It’s sad.
There is nothing else of note to report.
Best wishes. Ian & Viv