balders's Journal

Brimstone - 18/03/24 - 09/05/24
Brown Argus - Not seen in 2024 but seen most years
Brown Hairstreak - Not seen in 2024 but seen occasionally over the years
Clouded Yellow - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Comma - 18/03/24
Common Blue - Should be on the wing but not seen in 2024 yet
Dark Green Fritillary - Not seen in 2024 but seen most years
Dingy Skipper - Should be on the wing but not seen in 2024 yet
Gatekeeper - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Green Hairstreak - Should be on the wing but not seen in 2024 yet
Green-veined White - 01/05/24 - 11/05/24
Holly Blue - 21/04/24
Large Skipper - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Large White - 01/05/24 - 11/05/24
Marbled White - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Meadow Brown - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Monarch - Rare migrant recorded once on 02/10/19
Orange-Tip - 05/04/24 - 12/05/24
Painted Lady - 12/05/24
Peacock - 26/02/24 - 12/05/24
Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Should be on the wing but not seen in 2024 yet
Purple Hairstreak - Not seen in 2024 but seen most years
Red Admiral - 12/04/24 - 24/04/24
Ringlet - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Silver-washed Fritillary - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Small Copper - Should be on the wing but not seen in 2024 yet
Small Heath - Should be on the wing but not seen in 2024 yet
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary - Should be on the wing but not seen in 2024 yet
Small Skipper - Not seen in 2024 but seen every year
Small Tortoiseshell - Normally seen in April/May most years
Small White - 05/04/24 - 11/05/24
Speckled Wood - 01/04/24 - 12/05/24
Wall Brown - Should be on the wing but not seen in 2024 yet

Amphibians:
Smooth Newt - 14/02/24

Birds:
Lesser Whitethroat - 16/04/24
Oystercatcher - 07/02/24

Beetles:
Abax parallelepipedus - 08/05/24
Brown Leaf Beetle (Chrysolina staphylaea) - 09/04/24
Great Blackclock (Pterostichus niger) - 19/02/24
Lathronympha strigana - 08/05/24 - Subject to confirmation
Phyllobius glaucus - 05/05/24

Caddis flies:
Limnephilus sparsus - 31/03/24

Ferns:
Broad Buckler-Fern - 07/04/24
Common Polypody - 05/05/24
Intermediate Polypody - 09/02/24
Lady Fern - 07/04/24

Fungi:
Coral Spot (Nectria cinnabarina) - 22/01/24
Cushion Bracket (Phellinus pomaceus) - 17/02/24
Scurfy Twiglet (Tubaria furfuracea) - 06/03/24
White Brain (Exidia thuretiana) - 06/01/24

Hymenopteran:
Ashy Mining Bee (Andrena cineraria) - 14/04/24
Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica) - 05/05/24
Cliff Mining Bee (Andrena thoracica) - 31/03/24
Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) - 06/05/24
Marsham's Nomad Bee (Nomada marshamella) - 14/04/24
Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus) - 05/04/24
Red Mason Bee (Osmia bicornis) - 06/05/24
Variable Tenthredo (Tenthredo livida) - 11/05/24
Yellow-legged Mining Bee - 01/04/24

Lichens:
Cartilage Lichen - 07/02/24
Common Powderhorn - 05/02/24
Golden Shield Lichen - 09/02/24

Liverwort:
Great Scented Liverwort - 05/02/24
Snakewort (Conocephalum salebrosum) - 31/01/24

Mammals:
Brown Hare - 06/04/24

Moss:
Common Smoothcap - 04/05/24
Fox-tail Feather-Moss - 05/02/24

Millipedes:
Striped Millipede (Ommatoiulus sabulosus) - 13/04/24

Moths:
Belted Grass-Veneer (Euchromius ocellea) - 28/01/24
Cydia ulicetana - 11/05/24
Lobesia reliquana - 11/05/24
Netted Pug - 07/05/24
Scrobipalpa costella - 11/05/24
Seraphim - 07/05/24 (Subject to confirmation)
Small White Wave - 01/05/24
Stigmella aurella - 11/03/24
White-marked - 17/03/24

Plants:
Atlantic Ivy - 07/02/24
Common Groundsel - 01/04/24
Early Dog-Violet - 03/03/24
Land Cress - 01/04/24
Lesser Periwinkle - 31/01/24
Wavy Bittercress - 01/05/24 (Subject to confirmation)
Wood Forget-Me-Not - 01/04/24
Wood Speedwell - 04/05/24

Spiders:
Rustic Wolf Spider (Trochosa ruricola) - 12/04/24

True flies:
Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris) - 13/05/24
Sixspot Cranefly - 20/03/24

The number of verified species recorded at this site is 1016 with 54 new species added in 2024.
For a full species list see; https://www.inaturalist.org/lifelists/balders?details_view=observations