Maesteg cemetery/school area
Plenty of Blackcap (3), Willow Warbler (25) and Chiffchaff (6) singing as well as 2 pairs of Greenfinch and 3 pairs of Goldfinch. Good numbers of butterfly on the wing in Speckled Wood (7), Brimstone (4), Orange-tip (12), Peacock (8) and my earliest Small Copper (1). Hoverflies numbered seven species headed by Cheilosia albipila and new for the year Neoascia podagrica. Orange-legged Furrow Bee made its first appearance of the year was the best of the rest.
Foel Fawr, Caerau
Lots of new summer migrants have arrived in Wheatear (pair) nest prospecting, Tree Pipit (2 male), Grasshopper Warbler (1 male), Whitethroat (1 male), Willow Warbler (8 male) and Chiffchaff (2 male) were all singing and reeling furiously. Resident birds included Stonechat (4 pairs), Linnet (2 pairs), Reed Bunting (2 pairs), Jay (1 pair) and Meadow Pipit (8 pairs). Butterflies included Brimstone (1), Speckled Wood (4), Peacock (3), Orange-tip (4) and Green-veined White (2). There were no hoverflies about but insects making their first appearance of the year included Common Earwig, Green Tiger Beetle and 7-spot Ladybird. I also photographed a slug species which looks like Dusky Slug but I need it confirmed on Irecord as my skill at being a "slugger" is wanting to say the least. (***update - Ha! shows how much I know about slugs - this is a Green-soled Slug (Durham Slug) ***)
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