Below the pictures are lists of species found during our BioBlitz 2015 which might help.
So if you have a few minutes to spare have a look at the pictures below and see if you can identifiy them. |
Amphibians
Common Frog - Rana temporaria |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Bats
Common Pipistrelle - Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Bees, Wasps, Ants
Common Carder Bee - Bombus pascuorum Early Bumblebee - Bombus pratorum Garden Bumblebee - Bombus hortorum Honey Bee - Apis mellifera Red-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lapidarius Small Black Ant - Lasius niger Tree Bumblebee - Bombus hypnorum Vestal Cuckoo Bumblebee - Bombus vestalis White-tailed Bumblebee - Bombus lucorum Yellow Meadow Ant - Lasius flavus |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Beetles
Black Clock Beetle - Pterostichus madidus Great Diving Beetle - Dytiscus marginalis Harlequin Ladybird - Harmonia axyridis Swollen-thighed Beetle - Oedemera nobilis Cantharis rufa Leistus ferrugineus Leistus fulvibarbis Leistus spinibarbis Nebria brevicollis Notiophilus biguttatus Oedemera lurida Parethelcus pollinarius Pterostichus niger |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Birds
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 Blackbird - Turdus merula Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula Buzzard - Buteo buteo Carrion Crow - Corvus corone Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock - Prunella modularis Garden Warbler - Sylvia borin Goldcrest - Regulus regulus Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major Great Tit - Parus major Green Woodpecker - Picus viridis Greenfinch - Chloris chloris House Sparrow - Passer domesticus |
Jackdaw - Corvus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus Lesser whitethroat - Sylvia curruca Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus Magpie - Pica pica Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan - Cygnus olor Robin - Erithacus rubecula Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus Starling - Sturnus vulgaris Swallow - Hirundo rustica Swift - Apus apus Whitethroat - Sylvia communis Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes |
Jay - Garrulus glandarius Kesterel - Falco tinnunculus |
Bugs
Alder Spittlebug - Aphrophora alni |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Butterflies & Moths
Brimstone - Gonepteryx rhamni Common Blue - Polyommatus icarus Green-veined White - Pieris napi Large White - Pieris brassicae Meadow Brown - Maniola jurtina Orange Tip - Anthocharis cardamines Peacock - Inachis io Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta Ringlet - Aphantopus hyperantus Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae Speckled Wood - Pararge aegeria |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Moths | |
Data supplied by H N Ball, G McPhail & L Holton - 24-04-2015 |
Bio Blitz - H N Ball, S Blandford & L Holton - 26-06-2015 |
Brindled Pug - Eupithecia abbreviata |
Brimstone Moth - Opisthograptis luteolata Buff Ermine - Spilosoma luteum Clay - Mythimna ferrago Common Emerald - Hemithea aestivaria Common Marbled Carpet - Chloroclysta truncata Common Pug - Eupithecia vulgata Common Swift - Hepialus lupulinus Common Wainscot - Mythimna pallens Common White Wave - Cabera pusaria Elephant Hawk-moth - Deilephila elpenor Figure of Eighty - Tethea ocularis Flame Shoulder - Ochropleura plecta Ghost Moth - Hepialus humuli Green Carpet - Colostygia pectinataria Green Oak Tortrix - Tortrix viridana Heart and Dart - Agrotis exclamationis Large Yellow Underwing - Noctua pronuba Light Emerald - Campaea margaritata Marbled Minor - Oligia strigilis Middle-barred Minor - Oligia fasciuncula Mottled Beauty - Alcis repandata Peach Blossom - Thyatira batis Riband Wave - Idaea aversata Rosy Minor - Mesoligia literosa Small Fan-foot - Herminia grisealis Small Square-spot - Diarsia rubi Smoky Wainscot - Mythimna impura Snout - Hypena proboscidalis Willow Beauty - Peribatodes rhomboidaria Udea olivalis |
Centipedes & Millipedes
Brown Centipede - Lithobius forficatus | Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Dragonflies & Damselflies
Azure Damselfly - Coenagrion puella Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa Red-eyed Damselfly - Erythromma najas |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Earwigs
Common European Earwig - Forficula auricularia | Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Ferns & Horsetails
Field Horsetail - Equisetum arvense Hart's-tongue - Asplenium scolopendrium Male-fern - Dryopteris filix-mas Soft Shield Fern - Polystichum setiferum |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Fish
Perch - Perca fluviatilis Pike - Esox lucius Roach - Rutilus rutilus |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Flies, Gnats and Midges
Horsefly - Haematopota pluvialis Murky-legged Black Legionnaire - Beris chalybata Dolichopus popularis Rhagio scolopaceus |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Flowers and Plants
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 Amphibious Bistort - Persicaria amphibia Arrowhead - Sagittaria sagittifolia Autumal hawkbit - Scorzoneroides autumnalis Bittersweet - Solanum dulcamara Black Medick - Medicago lupulina Bluebell - Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bogbean - Menyanthes trifoliata Bristly Oxtongue - Helminthotheca echioides Broad-leaved Dock - Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Willowherb - Epilobium montanum Canadian Pondweed - Elodea canadensis Charlock - Sinapis arvensis Chicory - Cichorium intybus Cleavers - Galium aparine Common Chickweed - Stellaria media Common Groundsel - Senecio vulgaris Common Knapweed - Centaurea nigra Common Nettle - Urtica dioica Common Ragwort - Senecio jacobaea Common Reed - Phragmitis australis Common Sorrel - Rumex acetosa Common Vetch - Vicia sativa Cow Parsley - Anthriscus sylvestris Creeping Buttercup - Ranunculus repens Creeping Cinquefoil - Potentilla reptans Creeping Thistle - Cirsium arvense Cuckoo Flower - Cardamine pratensis Curled Dock - Rumex crispus Cut-leaved Crane's-bill - Geranium dissectum Daisy - Bellis perennis Dandelion - agg. Taraxacum officinale agg. Fat Hen - Chenopodium album Field Bindweed - Convolvulus arvensis Field Forget-me-not - Myosotis arvensis Flowering-rush - Butomus umbellatus Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata Goatsbeard - Arunus dioicus Goat's-beard - Tragopogon pratensis Great Burnet - Sanguisorba officinalis Great Willowherb - Epilobium hirsutum Greater Plantain - Plantago major Groundsel - Senecio vulgaris Hairy Tare - Vicia hirsuta Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale Hedge Woundwort - Stachys sylvatica Herb-Robert - Geranium robertianum Hoary Ragwort - Senecio erucifolius |
Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium |
Fungi & Lichen
Fungi | |
Bladder Plum gall - Taphrina pruni Golden Scalycap - Pholiota aurivella Pear Rust - Gymnosporangium sabinae |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Lichen |
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges
Barren Brome - Anisantha sterilis Branched Bur-reed - Sparganium erectum Cock's-foot - Dactylis glomerata Common Bent - Agrostis capillaris Common Club-rush - Schoenoplectus lacustris Common Couch - Elytrigia repens Creeping Bent - Agrostis stolonifera False Fox-sedge - Carex otrubae False Oat-grass - Arrhenatherum elatius False-brome - Brachypodium sylvaticum Hairy Sedge - Carex hirta Hard Rush - Juncus inflexus Hop Sedge - Carex pseudocyperus Lesser Pond-sedge - Carex acutiformis Meadow Barley - Hordeum secalinum Pendulous Sedge - Carex pendula Perennial Rye-grass - Lolium perenne Red Fescue - Festuca rubra Reed Canary-grass - Phalaris arundinacea Reed Sweet-grass - Glyceria maxima Rough Meadow-grass - Poa trivialis Soft-rush - Juncus effusus Sweet Vernal-grass - Anthoxanthum odoratum Timothy - Phleum pratense Wild-oat - Avena fatua Yellow Oat-grass - Trisetum flavescens Yorkshire-fog - Holcus lanatus |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Grasshoppers & Crickets
Oak Bush-cricket - Meconema thalassinum | Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Hoverflies
Marmalade hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus Migrant Hoverfly - Eupeodes corollae |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Mammals
Badger - Meles meles |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Mayflies
Green Drake Mayfly - Ephemera danica | Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Mosses and Liverworts
Common feather moss - Kindbergia praelonga Common pocket moss - Fissidens taxifolius Crescent cup liverwort - Lunilaria Curled bristle moss - Ulota crispa Greater water moss - Fontinalis antiferutica Liverwort - Marchantia polymorpha Liverwort - Metzgeria furcata Liverwort - Pellia endiviifolia Liverwort (once rare) - Frullania dilatata Moss - Amblystegium serpens Moss - Cryphaea heteromalla Moss - Hypnum cupressiform Moss - Minium undulatum Rough-stalked feather moss - Brachythecium rutabulum Silvergreen bryum moss - Bryum argenteum Twisted moss - Tortula muralis Wood bristle-moss - Orthotrichum affine Brachythecium rivulare Cratoneuron filicinum Grimmia pulvinata Leskea polycarpa Pellia sp. |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Reptiles
Grass Snake - Natrix natrix | Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Slugs & Snails
Black slug - Arion ater agg. Brown-lipped Snail - Cepaea nemoralis Budapest Slug - Tandonia budapestensis Common garden slug - Arion distinctus Discus Snail - Discus rotundatus Dusky Slug - Arion subfuscus Greenhouse Slug - Ambigolimax valentianus Irish Yellow Slug - Limacus maculatus Keeled Ramshorn - Planorbis carinatus Kentish Garden Snail - Monacha cantiana Leopard Slug - Limax maximus Strawberry Snail - Trochulus striolatus White-lipped Snail - Cepaea hortensis |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Spiders, Harvestmen & Mites
Comb-footed Spider - Enoplognatha ovata Cucumber Green Orb Spider - Araniella cucurbitina sensu lato Nail Gall - Eriophyes tiliae Spider - Linyphia triangularis Sycamore Gall - Aceria macrohycha |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers
Apple - Malus pumila Ash - Fraxinus excelsior Beech - Fagus sylvatica Bird Cherry - Prunus padus Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa Bramble - agg. Rubus fruticosus agg. Cherry Laurel - Prunus laurocerasus Common Lime - Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea Crack-willow - Salix fragilis Dog-rose - Rosa canina Dogwood - Cornus sanguinea Elder - Sambucus nigra English Elm - Ulmus procera Field Maple - Acer campestre Field-rose - Rosa arvensis Goat Willow - Salix caprea Grey Willow - Salix cinerea subsp. cinerea Guelder Rose - Viburnum opulus Hawthorn - Crataegus monogyna Hazel - Corylus avellana Holly - Ilex aquifolium Horse Chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum Ivy - Hedera helix Midland Hawthorn - Crataegus laevigata Pear - Pyrus communis Pedunculate Oak - Quercus robur Red Currant - Ribes rubrum Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia Silver Birch - Betula pendula Snowberry - Symphoricarpos albus Spindle - Euonymus europaeus Swedish Whitebeam - Sorbus intermedia Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus Wild Cherry - Prunus avium Wild Privet - Ligustrum vulgare Wych Elm - Ulmus glabra Yew - Taxus baccata |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |
Woodlice, Crustaceans
Common Rough Woodlouse - Porcellio scaber Common Shiny Woodlouse - Oniscus asellus Pill Woodlouse - Armadillidium vulgare Water hog-louse - Asellus aquaticus |
Bio Blitz ------ 26-06-2015 |