In late May I headed to Whitlingham for a couple of hours after dropping Cathy off. Having given the broad a quick look and noted the lack of birdsong, I decided to focus on the picnic meadow. This paid off nicely with a string of new site records, quite a few of which were also new to me. Below are some of the more photogenic species:
Agromyza johannae leaf mining Broom (new for me)
Bee Orchid (present here for many years but only one spike seen today)
Molanna angustata - a distinctive Caddisfly
Ciona alauda - one of the weevils associated with Figwort, although seen here on Buddleia
Eriocrania sangii - leaf mine of this scarce micro moth seen on Birch
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Kaliofenusa altenhoferi sawfly leaf mine on Elm
Orthochaetes setiger weevil mine on Ribwort Plantain
Common Red-legged Robberfly
Yellow Rattle - a surprise to see this, but almost certainly seeded here.
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