Tree Bumblebee, Frogs, Great Crested Grebe - Springtime

The heat of the past few days has brought out various insects, birds returning to breeding sites, and my earliest recorded Frog spawn.

 

There were just a few Ducks, Coots, Moorhens, and calling Little Grebes on Forfar Loch.

A small number of Lapwings were at Murton, also Oystercatchers, Gadwall, Teal and Wigeon.  

  
Six of perhaps 15 Frogs in my pond, click here

Tree Bumblebee Queen in my front garden, I hope she fairs better than last year when a long cold spell caused nest failure

Frogs returned to my pond on 8/3/2025, that date is the earliest I've seen them return, previous dates were 13th, 15th, 18th, and 19th

This I think is a Tapered Drone Fly eristalis pertinax, but it could be a Common Drone Fly eristalis tenax

Wolf Spider species, lots of them in my heather and front garden

Honey Bee

Great Crested Grebe on Forfar Loch

Male Bullfinch at Murton Farm Nature Reserve

Frog spawn in Montreathmont Forest, 7/3/2025

Female Chaffinch

Male Chaffinch

Wren

Coal tit

Robins singing everywhere just now