I'm currently struck down with the lurgy and now entering my 9th day without going further than the end of the drive! With the sun out yesterday I had a wander around the garden and found a few inverts of interest that had been lured out with the warm temperatures. Best for me was a new hoverfly Meliscaevea auricollis (with the typical dark colouration of early individuals which have developed in cold conditions) but I also found my first Comma of the year, Green Shieldbugs, Nursery Web Spiders, Ichneumon stramentor, Tapered Drone Fly, Seven-spot Ladybirds, Two-spot Ladybird and Yellow-legged Mining Bee. The scarce micro moth Black-spot Buff was also a surprise find on the wall of our landing the previous evening. With only 3 county records in 2023 I was rather pleased to find one.
Singing Greenfinches, Goldcrest, Coal Tit and Dunnocks hint that resident birds are gearing up for spring...
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