WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2020

Bats are out and about. I spotted one flitting around the front garden earlier.

 

We have been down to the opencast area here which has been returned back to nature and ive seen skylarks,lapwings,daz thinks he saw an american robin,non of our photos taken from a distance are very clear so wont post them but will try again from better vantage points tomo x

 

@strongylodon I promised a picture of our Robins many moons ago. Tonight



Edit: on the bench below the basin in the first picture, that is a snow shovel. Crossing my fingers I can put it away tomorrow.

 

Nice Crab Spider@shiney, somehow they adapt their colour to the plant they are on.

Do your Robins only come to you for the summer? @CanadianLori, our ones we see in summer are definitely all year residents but in winter we get 1000's of them from Europe just for our milder winters.

 

Finally spotted at Hardwick hall ponds @Scrungee ..

 

Yes, they are the first to arrive in early spring. The silly things use the bird bidet as soon as I scoop the ice off the surface in the morning. Makes me shiver just watching!

 

First Dragonfly of 2020!

Broad-bodied Chaser

 

I took my ladder brackets off the concrete posts the other day leaving a couple of 6 - 7 mm holes, I've seen what i assume was a bee around it but never took much notice, then I noticed the hole was sealed up, I remember seeing this on a wildlife program but can't remember what type of bee it was.

 

@mazambo Probably a Mason Bee, they use holes in masonry.

Magpie having a bath, they don't come into the garden very often.

 

Didn't have a good look but would say red mason fits, didn't look waspie was definitely darker, thanks for your help.

 

Meadow Pippit



Kestrel

 

Could i possibly get an ID on these 2 please,not great pics a tad grainy sorry x Thank you x

 

1) Looks like a Skylark (but cannot see raised crest, which may or may not be raised). This is an image I took a few days ago of one feeding amongst grass



2) Sorry, but I'm useless at ID'ing ducks.


P.S. Your records might be useful to local birders who can't get out and record species.

 

Thank you,i thought skylark but then i seen a photo of richard pipit and thought it looked a bit like them too,i login on birdguides everytime but no idea who local bird birders are near alfreton x