Foggy North Cliffe Wood

 We arrived at North Cliffe Wood in very dense fog. The silhouettes of gulls and partridges could be just made up in the fields. The light in the woods was quite poor and I had to use the flash more than I would have liked. Despite the almost total lack of sun during our visit, we managed to find a good diversity of invertebrates. The only butterfly on the wing was Speckled Wood, and we had a glimpse of some darters, possibly common, although they didn't settle long enough for photos. We also saw a hornet flying by the edge of the wood.
 Birdwise the highlights were a Treecreeper and Great Spotted Woodpecker showing very well, a Jay and several Skylarks passing over.
 As we were about to leave, we spotted a frog hopping across the road making it safely to the other side.

The remains of egg sacs of the tiny spider Paidiscura pallens.

A pair of Drassodes sp. Immature males and female are often found in adjacent cells and mate after reaching adulthood.

Part of a flock of Great Black-Backed gulls resting on the same field as above after the fog lifted.

A harvestman, Paroligolophus agrestis

Black Snail Beetle, Silpha atrata.

Common Groundhopper, Tetrix undulata.

Birch Shieldbug, Elasmostethus intersinctus.

Common Earthball, Scleroderma citrinum (thank you to Rob Jaques for ID)

Male harvestman, Leiobunum rotundum

Himacerus mirmicoides Ant Damsel Bug

Geometridae caterpillar for ID

Spider for ID

Pill Millipede, Glomeris marginata

Pill Millipede, Glomeris marginata

Bird list

1. Black-headed Gull
2. Blackbird
3. Carrion Crow
4. Chaffinch
5. Common Gull
6. Goldfinch
7. Great Black-backed Gull
8. Great Spotted Woodpecker
9. Great Tit
10. Herring Gull
11. Jackdaw
12. Jay
13. Long-tailed Tit
14. Pheasant
15. Red-legged Partridge
16. Robin
17. Rook
18. Skylark
19. Sparrowhawk
20. Treecreeper
21. Woodpigeon
22. Wren