Field Meeting Records

Southampton Old Cemetery and Bassett Wood/Daisy Dip

Date:- 02 August 2009
Time:- 10:00 to 13:00
Leader:- Phil Budd
Purpose:- Hoverfly survey
Attendance:- 4
Weather:- Dry and sunny

Hoverflies
8 species recorded on mugwort, hogweed and heathers in Southampton Old Cemetery. 8 species also recorded on ragwort, knapweed and meadowsweet at Daisy Dip, Bassett.
Other highlights
Peregrine Falcon over So'ton Old CEmetery and Hornet on heather blossom here. The Thick-headed Fly Physocephala rufipes seen on meadowsweet at Daisy Dip, Bassett.