Thursday November 1st

Apologies for the lack of reports in the last week due to sickness. From my sick bed I noted a few events, a wren distinctively calling in the vicinity and a massive Garden Cross Spider seen outside by the window. This spider was photographed today with some dramatic shots......!
Noted today was.
Birds:
Goldfinch carduelas carduelas
Dunnock
Herring Gulls
Starling
Blackbird.
Insects:
Syrphus ribesii Common Banded Hoverfly
Platycheirus scambus (hoverfly without common name)
Common Wasp (Queen)
Bumble Bee sp.
Garden Cross Spider
Red Admiral Butterfly