The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina. shots where taken high up on the cliff top above Aberystwyth

The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina, thank you Bob for its I D .Bobs blog is on http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/ .

Cormorants on the rock bellow the cliffs at Aberystwyth

The Coal Tit, Periparus ater, presumably Irish Coal Tit, P. a. hibernicus (note yellowish cheeks and breast)

Another poppy opened this morning by noon it was fully open. the yellow Rose is a June/July flowering species,All we need now is some frost that will put a stop to the plants that are still flowering

: 20.10.11 moon at 8.30

Spotted flycatcher

One of the pair of flycatchers is darker than the other so its either an adult and juvenile or a male and female.

: Wood pigeon just taking a nap.

the monkey puzzle tree on fire

Male Juvenile blackbird in the thorn tree

Robin sheltering from the rain

one of the midges

this midge is almost moth like.

the midge on the window

Weevil,Otiorhynchus sulcatus, commonly known as the black vine weevil, is native to Europe, but common in North America as well. It is a pest of many garden plants.

none biting midge

Looks like it comes from the crane fly species. its the same size as a mosquito

: hover fly click on to enlarge

: Soldier fly. Chloromyia Formosa

soldier flie .Oxycera rara

: Adult male, Chironomidae plumosus. none-biting midges

not sure what this bug is its not in the book

Rhagonycha Fulva beetle. and the caterpillers of the cinnamon moth on the ragwart plant

honey bee on the oxeye daisy

flesh fly on a dead snail

Darkling beetle Lagria Hirta.

SPITTLE BUG, APHROPHORIDAE,Here’s another pest that looks worse than it is, the aptly named Spittlebug (Cercopidae Family). There are some 23,000 species of spittlebugs. Yet most gardeners have never seen one. That’s because spittlebugs are very good at hiding. That mass of froth you see on your plant isn’t there to do your plant harm. It’s a very clever cover for the spittlebug. You don’t think so? Just try and find him. Spittlebug nymphs can turn a liquid secretion into bubbles by moving or pumping their bodies. Once the bubbles have formed, spittlebugs use their hind legs to cover themselves with the froth.The ‘spittle’ serves multiple purposes.It shields the spittlebugs from predatorsIt insulates them from temperature extremesIt prevents the spittlebugs from dehydratingSpittlebug eggs are laid in late summer and are left to over winter on plant debris. The eggs will hatch in early spring and go through five Instars, or stages, before becoming adults. When the nymphs originally hatch in early spring, they will attach themselves to a plant and begin feeding. They are a wingless, green creature at this point and are almost invisible inside the spittle.Spittlebugs are related to leafhoppers, but have a broader body. The adults are dull colored tan, brown or black and about 1/8 – 1/4 inch long, with wings. They also have faces that resemble frogs and are sometimes call Froghoppers..