Garden watch week 7

7 weeks of documenting our garden wildlife 1 species at a time! So………..I NEVER thought i’d be doing this for so long, and thats my excuse for these pictures getting worse & worse as time goes on. I’m expecting my macro lens back from repair tomorrow (probably afternoon) so if i can get past tomorrow morning with something, anything, then i’ve found enough other little stuff for 1 more week. Possibly. Still waiting for that wren & sparrowhawk to pay a morning visit

49 days, 49 pictures.

Week 7

Day 43 – Blow fly (Calliphora vicina)

Covid-19 lockdown garden species project - Blow-fly — Covid-19 lockdown garden species project – **Blow-fly**

Day 44 – Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)

Covid-19 lockdown garden species project - Helophilus pendulus hoverfly — Covid-19 lockdown garden species project – **Helophilus pendulus hoverfly**

Day 45 – Thick legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

Covid-19 lockdown garden species project - Thick legged flower beetle — Covid-19 lockdown garden species project – **Thick legged flower beetle**

Day 46 – Cranefly (Nephrotoma quadrifaria)

Covid-19 lockdown garden species project - Cranefly — Covid-19 lockdown garden species project – **Cranefly**

Day 47 – Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

Covid-19 lockdown garden species project - Marmalade hoverfly — Covid-19 lockdown garden species project – **Marmalade hoverfly**

Day 48 – Common pond skater (Gerris lacustris)

Covid-19 lockdown garden species project - Common pond skater — Covid-19 lockdown garden species project – **Common pond skater**

Day 49 – Sawfly (Macrophya annulata)

Covid-19 lockdown garden species project - Macrophya annulata Sawfly — Covid-19 lockdown garden species project – **Macrophya annulata Sawfly**

Species list

Blowfly (Calliphora vicina) Helophilus pendulus hoverfly, Thick legged flower beetle, Cranefly (Nephrotoma quadrifaria) Marmalade hoverfly, Common pond skater, Sawfly (Macrophya annulata)

Total count up to now

Greenfinch, Starling, House sparrow, Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Reed bunting, Robin, Slow-worm, Magpie, Bluetit, Rough woodlouse, Dunnock, Common frog, Speckled wood butterfly, Great tit, Holly blue butterfly, Tapered drone fly, Grey squirrel, Feral pigeon, Nursery web spider, Red fox, Honey bee, Blackbird, Peacock butterfly, Large red damselfly, Wood pigeon, Common toad, Small white butterfly, Yellow dung fly, Chaffinch, Collared dove, Queen Median wasp, Garden snail, Red admiral butterfly, Rhingia campestris hoverfly, Early bumblebee, Willow warbler, Garden bumblebee, Azure damselfly, Giant house spider, White lipped snail, Sawfly/Ichneumon wasp, Blowfly (Calliphora vicina) Helophilus pendulus hoverfly, Thick legged flower beetle, Cranefly (Nephrotoma quadrifaria) Marmalade hoverfly, Common pond skater, Sawfly (Macrophya annulata)