Dalgety Bay - Braefoot

A mini-blitz of NT1783 produced a list of 77 species (with some as yet unresolved). Highlights of the day for me were Three-nerved Sandwort and Marsham's Nomad Bee. The area covered was only between St.Bridget's and the sewage works. Lots more to explore there.

No.	Species	Common name	Category
1	Arthonia radiata		lichen
2	Caloplaca marina	Orange Sea Lichen	lichen
3	Hydropunctaria maura	Tar Lichen	lichen
4	Lecanora chlarotera		lichen
5	Lecidella elaeochroma		lichen
6	Xanthoria parietina	Common Orange Lichen	lichen
7	Coleroa robertiani		fungus
8	Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore	flowering plant
9	Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard	flowering plant
10	Anthriscus sylvestris	Cow Parsley	flowering plant
11	Caltha palustris	Marsh-marigold	flowering plant
12	Cirsium arvense	Creeping Thistle	flowering plant
13	Crataegus monogyna	Hawthorn	flowering plant
14	Cymbalaria muralis	Ivy-leaved Toadflax	flowering plant
15	Dipsacus fullonum	Wild Teasel	flowering plant
16	Filipendula ulmaria	Meadowsweet	flowering plant
17	Fraxinus excelsior	Ash	flowering plant
18	Galium aparine	Cleavers	flowering plant
19	Geranium robertianum	Herb-Robert	flowering plant
20	Geum urbanum	Herb Bennet	flowering plant
21	Glechoma hederacea	Ground-ivy	flowering plant
22	Hedera helix	Ivy	flowering plant
23	Heracleum sphondylium	Hogweed	flowering plant
24	Hyacinthoides non-scripta	Bluebell	flowering plant
25	Hypericum androsaemum	Tutsan	flowering plant
26	Lamium album	White Dead-nettle	flowering plant
27	Mercurialis perennis	Dog's Mercury	flowering plant
28	Oenanthe crocata	Hemlock Water-dropwort	flowering plant
29	Pentaglottis sempervirens	Green Alkanet	flowering plant
30	Petasites fragrans	Winter Heliotrope	flowering plant
31	Plantago lanceolata	Ribwort Plantain	flowering plant
32	Potentilla anserina	Silverweed	flowering plant
33	Potentilla sterilis	Barren Strawberry	flowering plant
34	Primula veris	Cowslip	flowering plant
35	Ranunculus ficaria	Lesser Celandine	flowering plant
36	Rhododendron ponticum		flowering plant
37	Rubus fruticosus agg.	Bramble	flowering plant
38	Rumex crispus	Curled Dock	flowering plant
39	Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	flowering plant
40	Sambucus nigra	Elder	flowering plant
41	Senecio jacobaea	Common Ragwort	flowering plant
42	Silene dioica	Red Campion	flowering plant
43	Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan	flowering plant
44	Symphoricarpos albus	Snowberry	flowering plant
45	Taraxacum officinale agg.	Dandelion	flowering plant
46	Urtica dioica	Common Nettle	flowering plant
47	Viola riviniana	Common Dog-violet	flowering plant
48	Strigamia maritima		centipede
49	Bibio marci	St Marks Fly	diptera
50	Eristalis pertinax		diptera
51	Limonia nubeculosa		diptera
52	Rhingia campestris	A hover fly	diptera
53	Bombus hortorum	Small Garden Bumble-bee	hymenoptera
54	Anser anser	Greylag Goose	bird
55	Carduelis carduelis	Goldfinch	bird
56	Columba palumbus	Woodpigeon	bird
57	Corvus frugilegus	Rook	bird
58	Corvus monedula	Jackdaw	bird
59	Corvus monedula	Jackdaw	bird
60	Cyanistes caeruleus	Blue Tit	bird
61	Erithacus rubecula	Robin	bird
62	Fringilla coelebs	Chaffinch	bird
63	Larus argentatus	Herring Gull	bird
64	Larus fuscus	Lesser Black-backed Gull	bird
65	Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser	bird
66	Numenius arquata	Curlew	bird
67	Parus major	Great Tit	bird
68	Phasianus colchicus	Pheasant	bird
69	Phylloscopus collybita	Chiffchaff	bird
70	Phylloscopus trochilus	Willow Warbler	bird
71	Prunella modularis	Dunnock	bird
72	Somateria mollissima	Eider	bird
73	Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap	bird
74	Troglodytes troglodytes	Wren	bird
75	Turdus philomelos	Song Thrush	bird
76	Moehringia trinervia	Three-nerved Sandwort	flowering plant
77	Nomada marshamella	Marsham's Nomad Bee	hymenoptera

Covid-19 garden lists

The study area:

The garden list has fallen essentially to birds since I realised I could wander in the wilderness to exercise my invert needs. Or to invert my exercise needs. Exert my innercise needs. It's going to be a long summer.

Diary
1/4 Treecreeper (turns out to be regular on birch tree)
4/4 Pinkfeet added earlier but migrants going over house at midnight
5/4: Mallard flyover first real addition that wasn't just something forgotten
20/4: Blackcap been singing in the woods
23/4: Common Buzzard flyover in the afternoon
4/5: Long-tailed Tits in woods and flying over house

1	Herring Gull	29-Mar
2	LBB	29-Mar
3	Goldfinch	29-Mar
4	Chaffinch	29-Mar
5	Great Tit	29-Mar
6	Blue Tit	29-Mar
7	Blackbird	29-Mar
8	Robin	29-Mar
9	GSW	29-Mar
10	Jackdaw	29-Mar
11	Meadow Pipit	29-Mar
12	Greenfinch	30-Mar
13	Pink-footed Goose	31-Mar
14	Treecreeper	01-Apr
15	Magpie	01-Apr
16	Wren	02-Apr
17	Dunnock	02-Apr
18	Song Thrush	03-Apr
19	Stock Dove	05-Apr
20	Mallard	05-Apr
21	Black-headed Gull	05-Apr
22	Woodpigeon	05-Apr
23	Carrion Crow	05-Apr
24	Starling	05-Apr
25	Rook	05-Apr
26	Common Buzzard	20-Apr
28	Bullfinch	26-Apr
29	Grey Heron	26-Apr
30	Oystercatcher	26-Apr
31	Long-tailed Tit	04-May

Cheilosia chrysocoma, Cullaloe LNR

An unexpected spring surprise basking on the fence in the sun. Already recorded from Fife but new to the reserve and new to me

Rhamphomyia albohirta - an empid fly from the Cullaloe Hills

Swept from Salix (willow) catkins on the 19th April, this fringed specimen appears to be new to the county. It looks like the specific name comes from the male which, rather than fringed legs, has legs with white hair.

Dicranoymia morio new to fife from Cullaloe area

Seen on a low grass stem beside a hedge opposite Cullaloe LNR this appears to be new to Fife, though it is widespread in the UK. It is pretty small, though, so no doubt overlooked. According to Shropshire Craneflies it's a ditch lover

A few spring flies from Cullaloe Hills area

Bibio johannis (Bibionidae) from hedge/verge across from Cullaloe LNR

Eristalis intricarius (Syrphidae) - same location

Cheilosia pagana (Syrphidae) pond edge NT1888, but a typical spring fly of dandelions especially.

Lypha dubia (Tachinidae) from woodland NT1888

Dark-edged Bee Fly - Bombylius major

Cullaloe Hills, and out and about elsewhere in the county now too

Atrecus affinis - rotten wood rove beetle

A staph from rotten Betula. A small piece of log taken home contained (at least) 4 more specimens, (the first found by SM in the field).

Cullaloe Hills - Cyclosa conica

While wandering the Cullaloe hills in search of green mushrooms I swept a nice spider oddity from the edge of the woods - Cyclosa conica. Not particularly hard to recognise, this one, and a nice unexpected new species for me, though Britain's Spiders shows it's expected at least in the south of Fife.

Parydra quadripunctata

A quick swish of the net over any marshy ground has a chance of scoring some Ephydriidae. This Parydra was taken at Cullaloe LNR. The R vein with a tail/fork on quadripunctata is quite distinctive.