What is buzzing or flying near you today??

Enjoying some company today during a break.

 

A regular visitor is "Percy"

 

I don't know what these flying critters are but they have been appearing over the past couple of days with the heat onslaught (high 20s) ....

 

Early yesterday morning, I know this is a poor pic but it is the best my little camera can do.
I was watching this male Marsh Harrier hoping to see it fly but it just sat there, the female is nesting nearby so I guess he was keeping the Magpies and Crows at bay.


A Common Whitethroat. There are hundreds of Reed Warblers here now along with dozens of (resident) Cettis Warblers.

 

Great shots Caps and Strongy.:gnthb:

 

so excited have just seen 2 visitors to an old bird house I was ready to throw out , had it for years, and this is the first time anyone has used it

 

Hi Shiney,you little bug is a Cockchafer or 'Maybug' {Melolontha melolontha} adult beetles are usually 25-35mm long.They are night flyers and often crash into windows when they are attracted to the lights of the house.

If you still have it I would find it a new home because though the grubs have been living underground for up to four years,they do the most damage eating the roots of quiet a variety of different plants and vegetables:(

Here is a Link to them...http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/chafer.htm

 

Does anyone know what my flying critter is above .... ?

I don't claim to know anything about flying critters, and I'm even worse at photographing them, but this one keeps coming around .... is it a Chiffchaff?

The first two were taken a couple of days ago and the last just a while ago so they may be different anyway.

 

Victoria,the top and middle birds look like House Sparrows and the bottom bird is a Goldfinch

The insect looks like some sort of Weevil but will have to look in my books to see which one it is exactly.

 

Thanks Kandy and Marley.

Kandy, the bug thing flies .... does that mean anything?

Marley, the first two photos are the same bird .... turned around on the wire ..... :hehe:

Love your pics .... I adore swans ....must go look where strongy put up some swans ...