tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75419694165639422732024-02-19T23:55:26.140+00:00East Glamorgan WildlifeWe welcome contributions from anyone with an interest in wildlife. Our aim is that the blog will be used for sharing sightings, photographs, events, and any other aspects of natural history interest in the East Glamorgan area of Vice County 41. This covers Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and the western part of Caerphilly.Adam Mantellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-53000942403301560762018-05-15T08:26:00.002+01:002018-05-15T08:26:47.631+01:00Lavernock Point NR 13/05/2018A nice sunny day at Lavernock NR brought out alot of butterflies with Holly Blues making a good appearance, others seen were:- Large White, Peacock, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Orange-tip and Speckled Wood. Also found a Latticed Heath moth.<br />
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<br />Mike Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15493608501177287644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-88944285766599043192018-04-27T07:08:00.001+01:002018-04-27T07:08:23.403+01:00Beetling by the TaffShingle and gravel banks by rivers (or Exposed Riverine Sediments, ERS, to give them their proper name) can be rich in specialist invertebrates, beetles in particular. Many of the species also occur in other wetland habitats, but some are confined to ERS. The fauna of the Wye and the Usk is known to be very rich, the Taff less so - perhaps due to greater industrialisation and urbanisation, or maybe just reflecting difference in habitat.<br />
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I've poked around on the Taff-side shingle banks in Cardiff, turning stones to look for beetles, but haven't done anything systematic like pitfall trapping. Nevertheless, some nice species have been found which I've not seen elsewhere in Cardiff.<br />
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There is a nice shingle bank on a bend in the Taff at Hailey Park (ST139796) which was alive with the shiny blue-black ground beetle <i>Bembidion atrocaeruleum </i>yesterday. <i>Bembidion</i> is the largest genus of carabids in the UK, and often presents identification challenges, but this one keyed out satisfactorily. According to Aderyn it is the 4th most common <i>Bembidion</i> in Wales, and is a specialist of riverside and streamside habitats. Also present under stones were several individuals of the small but attractive click beetle <i>Zorochros minimus</i> - another specialist of river shoals and one which has a north-western distribution in Britain.<br />
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Many generalist ground beetles can be found too, particulaly species prefering damp habitats. Slightly further downstream, in May 2015, I found <i>Amara ovata</i>, <i>Paranchus albipes</i>, <i>Pterostichus madidus </i>and <i>Bembidion tetracolum</i> on gravel by the Taff. None of these are thought to be ERS specialists, though some like <i>P. albipes</i> are wetland species found mainly by rivers and streams.<br />
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At Llandaff Weir <i>Ocys harpaloides</i> was recorded, and in Bute Park the common generalist carabid <i>Notiophilus biguttatus</i> was in similar ERS habitat.<br />
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Certainly a habitat that is worth exploring...GMThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-83412578455017550752018-03-27T19:08:00.003+01:002018-03-27T19:08:59.653+01:00Cosmeston Lakes. 25/03/2018A nice bright and warm day Sunday with a few butterflies making an appearance around the park, a few male Brimstones patrolling the hedgerows with a Comma and a couple of Small Tortoiseshells enjoying the sun.<br />
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At the dragonfly pond to the left of the visitor centre there was an unwelcome guest in the form of a Terapin basking near the bank. <br />
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All around the pond there were Common Frogs looking for mates plus one or two already mating, there was a single patch of frog spawn in the pond but it looked like it had been killed off by the cold weather we have had as there was no movement from within.<br />
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<br />Mike Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15493608501177287644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-34760160025701412792018-03-11T23:24:00.000+00:002018-03-11T23:24:07.532+00:00caddisfly - Creigiau 10 MarchFirst 2018 sighting of a caddisfly in the garden - attracted to the moth box last night. Grateful if anyone can point me in the right direction with this. I have attached an image of the underside as I know these are very difficult/impossible to ID without genital examination. Does this image provide sufficient detail ?<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-24546105485861142822017-10-30T13:01:00.003+00:002017-10-30T13:01:54.201+00:00Mouse Spider queryAnother spider query - found this beastie (approx 10mm) on the ceiling in the utility room last night. Not seen one like this before and wondering, with that 'furry' grey abdomen, whether this could be a Mouse Spider (Scotophaeus blackwalli). Aderyn isn't showing many of these near me so would be grateful if anyone could confirm ID.<br />
The grid in the first image is 2mm.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-77669203011930960202017-10-09T16:00:00.000+01:002017-10-09T16:00:04.711+01:00Oak Marble Gall WaspA follow-up to my previous post. The Oak Marble Gall that I picked up in the Coryton interchange last week revealed its secret this morning. I found a neat little hole in the gall and a little wasp in the pot. I assume this must be an Oak Marble Gall Wasp - Andricus kollari. (the grid is 2mm). Always wanted to see one of these gall wasps.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-48799265100092336742017-10-04T17:14:00.001+01:002017-10-04T17:14:37.772+01:00Oak GallsCame across these whilst strolling through the Coryton interchange. I'm fairly sure the first is a Common Spangle oak gall, but is the second an Oak Apple gall or an Oak Marble gall ? Grateful for any guidance on this - it was still attached but fell off when I touched it. There are no exit holes that I can see.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-25253662761765471492017-09-30T22:28:00.000+01:002017-09-30T22:28:33.440+01:00False Widow spiderSaw this on the house wall on Friday night (29 September). Never seen a spider in the garden with this abdominal pattern - could this be Steatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow spider) ?<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-18638573612922724902017-09-28T21:47:00.002+01:002017-09-28T21:47:50.167+01:00Lacewing larva ... in disguise ?Spotted this on some ivy whilst walking up Longwood Drive, near Coryton, this afternoon. At first I thought it was a bit of detritus on the leaf, about the size of a small ladybird, then it moved and I saw the legs. 'Twas a bit breezy but I managed a couple of grab shots before it disappeared. The legs and mandibles can be seen in the first image and the back end of the abdomen in the second. Only thing I can find that looks remotely like this is a lacewing larva ..... any advance on that?<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-4630735537659654542017-09-26T17:55:00.001+01:002017-09-26T17:55:18.491+01:00Ivy Bee in CreigiauHappy days. After weeks of scanning the ivy in Creigiau, I have finally found a couple of Ivy Bees (Collettes hederae) on the edge of the woods. One seemed to be taking time-out to blow bubbles - I have seen various Calliphora sp doing this, but failed to find a conclusive reason as to why they do it.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-87590819313028570312017-09-21T12:50:00.000+01:002017-09-21T12:50:00.006+01:00Lavernock Point NR 17/09/2107With a bit of sun in the morning the butterflies where out in abundance, the Red Admirals feeding on either bramble or ivy and the Whites feeding on the devilsbit scabious. Also a few others about, plus for the moths a couple of Siver Y. Plenty of insects about but noted a female Volucella zonaria flying around and sometimes landing near the opening of a wasp nest?<br />
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Small Copper - 1 Red Admiral - 21 Comma - 2 Speckled Wood - 9 Small Whites<br />
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<br />Mike Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15493608501177287644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-65556590208869002582017-09-02T18:42:00.001+01:002017-09-02T18:42:07.063+01:00Scorpion Fly taking lunchSpotted this in one of the garden flower beds just before lunch today. This female Scorpion Fly is dining on trussed bee (?) courtesy of the spider's web cafe. Every now and then she went into a spin - the reason for this became clear when the web broke and she was able to continue her meal in comfort on a leaf table.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-35429772109039302982017-08-21T19:50:00.002+01:002017-08-21T19:50:58.086+01:00Rove Beetle queryCaught sight of this in the flower beds this afternoon and thought Devil's Coach-horse but that is all black and this was most-decidedly brown. I am assuming it is one of the Rove Beetles but that is as far as I have been able to go. It is quite a smart little beastie .Grateful for any pointers.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-66246573387769494012017-08-12T11:57:00.000+01:002017-08-12T11:57:03.370+01:00'egg' queryDead-heading the scabious in the flower beds and found these. Anyone know what could have laid these 'rectangular' eggs in such a neat linear form ? The grid is 2mm.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-51873977008838172062017-08-09T11:51:00.000+01:002017-08-09T11:51:18.864+01:00Lavernock Point NR 06/08/2017A good day at Lavenock on Sunday with 12 species of butterfly and 2 species of moth with the highlight being a Jersey Tiger.<br />
4 Painted Lady 9 Red Admiral 2 Small Copper 1 Clouded Yellow <br />
1 Peacock 1 Holly Blue 3 Meadow Brown Gatekeeper<br />
Large White Small White Speckled Wood Common Blue<br />
2 Six-spot Burnet 1 Jersey Tiger<br />
Alot more in the way of Insects and Odonata (See VC41 D&D)<br />
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<br />Mike Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15493608501177287644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-25199294504755814292017-08-05T22:22:00.000+01:002017-08-05T22:22:47.374+01:00Roath Park Lake and Woodland Garden 04/08/2017Looking for ringed gulls on Friday I came across a few insects of interest, a male and female Volucella zonaria, a couple of harvestman: Dicranopalpus ramosus and Leiobunum rotundum. An adult and caterpillar of the Comma butterfly and a Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee mating.<br />
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<br />Mike Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15493608501177287644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-5898460638629440562017-07-29T22:52:00.003+01:002017-07-29T22:52:48.527+01:00bugs at Maerdy - 29 JulyA few bugs identified by Liam Olds at the Maerdy Wildlife Recording Day. Cicadella viridis (female & male), Leptopterna dolabata (with remains of last meal) and Nabis limbatus (2 images).<br />
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Also saw this froghopper (?) which I haven't yet managed to identify. Very distinctive colour and markings but ID is eluding me ...<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-34448925437456108512017-07-23T22:24:00.000+01:002017-07-23T22:24:03.375+01:00Hoverflies at the castleAfter the torrential rain ceased this afternoon, a good variety of hoverflies made an appearance on the Hogweed flowers around the edge of the Castell Coch woodland clearing. These included <i>Volucella pellucens</i> as well as the ubiquitous <i>Episyrphus balteatus</i>, along with both British species of <i>Meliscaeva</i>:<i> M. auricollis</i> and <i>M. cinctella</i>. These appear rather large-winged for the size of their bodies, and differ in the pattern of the yellow markings on their abdomens.<br />
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GMThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-19466128284708302062017-07-22T14:31:00.000+01:002017-07-22T14:31:38.743+01:00Alun Valley ... take 2Also at the Moth Night in the Alun Valley on Thursday night, the light traps attracted a couple of miridae and a nice looking Tipula lateralis. The cranefly hung around on Paul's MV for most of the night - probably looking for shelter from the rain.<br />
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The two miridae have been confirmed on the UK Diptera Facebook pages as Stenodema calcarata<br />
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and Adelphocoris quadripunctatus. The latter was first recorded in Britain last year by Chris Lawrence (in Llantrisant) and has subsequently been found at other sites across South Wales. The Alun valley can now be added to the list of sites.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-67776063565384956712017-07-21T16:37:00.001+01:002017-07-21T16:37:43.310+01:00Alun Valley last nightOn a very enjoyable Moth Night in the Alun Valley last night and saw these (thanks to Paul Parsons for pointing them out). I think they are Meadow Grasshoppper and a female Dark Bush-cricket but would welcome confirmation/correction.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-22586012659371697972017-07-19T19:53:00.000+01:002017-07-19T19:53:14.167+01:00Garden hoppersThe moth trap continues to attract a few leafhoppers new for the garden list. Last night, a warm and breezy night, produced two new species: <i>Zygina flammigera</i> and <i>Linnavuoriana sexmaculata</i> (just rolls off the tongue doesn't it). At least, these are what I've identified them as using the BritishBugs website. There are several similar<i> Zygina</i> species; <i>flammigera </i>is the commonest and mine seems to have the necessary features to confirm the ID. It is found on a range of trees, whereas <i>L. sexmaculata </i>occurs on sallows. <br />
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GMThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-43128523781132751222017-07-04T20:42:00.000+01:002017-07-04T20:42:29.285+01:00Llanerch Wood 02/07/2017While at Llanerch wood checking out Odonata (see VC41 D & D) I found some other interesting insects. Volucella zonaria (one seen at Lavernock NR last Sunday as well) Black and Yellow longhorn (Rutpela maculata) and a wasp beetle (Clytus arietis).<br />
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<br />Mike Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15493608501177287644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-69486885197567573612017-06-06T23:38:00.000+01:002017-06-06T23:38:05.809+01:00Cantharis fusca querySaw this at Cosmeston last week - certainly a soldier beetle, possibly Cantharis fusca .... ?<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-4316352301364027932017-06-01T22:33:00.001+01:002017-06-01T22:33:33.900+01:00new spider in the garden ...Found this in the ferns while looking for signs of Psychoides filicivora. Not seen one like this before - possibly a Philodromus sp.... ?<br />
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Other hunting spiders seen recently include this Wolf Spider, see here with egg sac.<br />
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<br />Howard Burthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140736388789494773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7541969416563942273.post-29908229490415212032017-05-30T22:08:00.000+01:002017-05-30T22:08:39.623+01:00Weevils ... ?Not sure where to start with these little beasties - seen either in Forest Farm or from the path running through the Coryton Roundabout to Tongwynlais.<br />
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I must have records of at least 10 different looking weevils for which only 3 have been identified to species and 2 to family. The others are either 'anon brown weevil' or 'anon green weevil'. I would be grateful for any pointers but am resigned to increasing the images in the anon files.<br />
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