Thank you to the 10 recorders who met at Hale Duck Decoy on Merseyside for this Recording Day.
The fascinating history of the Hale Duck Decoy is documented HERE
We’d like to thank the landowners and Natural England for permission to survey the site and the Local Environmental Records Centre’s RECORD & Merseyside Biobank for the species records prior to our visit.
Recorders: Dave Bentley, Philip Brighton, Stephen Fletcher, Gary Hedges, Tony Hunter, Casey McShane, Belinda Nixie, Julia Simons, Clive Washington, Rob Zloch.
A developing species list is given below with more to be added in the coming weeks and months as recorders identify their specimens. This list includes records from Tony Hunter & Gary Hedges site visit on 23rd August 2018. As well as providing us with a list, recorders are asked to formally submit their recorders via their usual channels (iRecord is recommended).
Download Hale Duck Decoy Species List & Raw Data [Excel spreadsheet] last updated 29/01/2021
| Species | Common name | Order | Family | UK Rarity Status | Record Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1757 | Araneae | Araneidae | |||
| Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757) | Araneae | Araneidae | |||
| Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802) | Araneae | Araneidae | |||
| Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757) | Araneae | Araneidae | |||
| Zygiella atrica (C.L. Koch, 1845) | Araneae | Araneidae | |||
| Hylyphantes graminicola (Sundevall, 1830) | Araneae | Linyphiidae | |||
| Maso sundevalli (Westring, 1851) | Araneae | Linyphiidae | |||
| Tenuiphantes flavipes (Blackwall, 1854) | Araneae | Linyphiidae | |||
| Tenuiphantes tenuis (Blackwall, 1852) | Araneae | Linyphiidae | |||
| Pardosa agrestis (Westring, 1861) | Araneae | Lycosidae | |||
| Philodromus praedatus O.P.-Cambridge, 1871 | Araneae | Pisauridae | |||
| Pisaura mirabilis (Clerck, 1757) | Araneae | Pisauridae | |||
| Metellina mengei (Blackwall, 1869) | Araneae | Tetragnathidae | |||
| Tetragnatha nigrita Lendl, 1886 | Araneae | Tetragnathidae | |||
| Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1757) | Araneae | Theridiidae | |||
| Theridion varians Hahn, 1833 | Araneae | Theridiidae | |||
| Anobium punctatum | Common Furniture Beetle | Coleoptera | Anobiidae | ||
| Apion frumentarium | Coleoptera | Apionidae | |||
| Betulapion simile | Coleoptera | Apionidae | |||
| Exapion ulicis | Gorse Weevil | Coleoptera | Apionidae | ||
| Rhagonycha fulva | Common Red Soldier Beetle | Coleoptera | Cantharidae | ||
| Acupalpus dubius | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Acupalpus parvulus | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Amara communis | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Bembidion assimile | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Bembidion guttula | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Bembidion lampros | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Bembidion obliquum | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Bembidion varium | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Dyschirius globosus | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Harpalus rufipes | Strawberry Seed Beetle | Coleoptera | Carabidae | ||
| Notiophilus biguttatus | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Paranchus albipes | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Pterostichus minor | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Stenolophus mixtus | Coleoptera | Carabidae | |||
| Aphthona nonstriata | Iris Flea Beetle | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | ||
| Bruchus rufimanus | Bean Seed Beetle | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | ||
| Chaetocnema concinna | Beet Flea Beetle | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | ||
| Crepidodera fulvicornis | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | |||
| Cryptocephalus pusillus | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | |||
| Epitrix pubescens | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | |||
| Gastrophysa polygoni | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | |||
| Gastrophysa viridula | Green Dock Beetle | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | ||
| Neocrepidodera transversa | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | |||
| Psylliodes chrysocephala | Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | ||
| Sphaeroderma testaceum | Coleoptera | Chrysomelidae | |||
| Adalia decempunctata | 10-spot Ladybird | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | ||
| Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata | Water Ladybird | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | ||
| Coccidula rufa | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | |||
| Coccinella septempunctata | 7-spot Ladybird | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | ||
| Coccinella undecimpunctata | 11-spot Ladybird | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | ||
| Halyzia sedecimguttata | Orange Ladybird | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | ||
| Harmonia axyridis | Harlequin Ladybird | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | ||
| Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata | 24-spot Ladybird | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | ||
| Archarius pyrrhoceras | Coleoptera | Curculionidae | |||
| Euophryum confine | Coleoptera | Curculionidae | |||
| Phyllobius roboretanus | Small Green Nettle Weevil | Coleoptera | Curculionidae | ||
| Sitona lineatus | Pea-leaf Weevil | Coleoptera | Curculionidae | ||
| Strophosoma melanogrammum | Nut Leaf Weevil | Coleoptera | Curculionidae | ||
| Tachyerges salicis | Coleoptera | Curculionidae | |||
| Agabus bipustulatus | Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | |||
| Agabus nebulosus | Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | |||
| Colymbetes fuscus | Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | |||
| Hydroporus planus | Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | |||
| Hygrotus inaequalis | Coleoptera | Dytiscidae | |||
| Saprinus semistriatus | Coleoptera | Histeridae | |||
| Ochthebius dilatatus | Coleoptera | Hydraenidae | |||
| Cercyon haemorrhoidalis | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Cercyon melanocephalus | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Cercyon pygmaeus | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Cryptopleurum minutum | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Cymbiodyta marginellus | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Helophorus aequalis | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Helophorus brevipalpis | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Sphaeridium bipustulatum | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Sphaeridium lunatum | Coleoptera | Hydrophilidae | |||
| Nanophyes marmoratus | Loosestrife Weevil | Coleoptera | Nanophyidae | ||
| Meligethes aeneus | Common Pollen Beetle | Coleoptera | Nitidulidae | ||
| Aleochara lanuginosa | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Aleochara lata | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Aleochara verna | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Anotylus sculpturatus | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Anotylus tetracarinatus | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Dimetrota atramentaria | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Lathrobium terminatum | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Othius punctulatus | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Oxytelus laqueatus | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Philonthus politus | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Philonthus varians | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Platystethus arenarius | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Stenus boops | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Stenus cicindeloides | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Stenus picipennis | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Tasgius ater | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Tinotus morion | Coleoptera | Staphylinidae | |||
| Lagria hirta | Coleoptera | Tenebrionidae | |||
| Rhagonycha fulva (Scopoli, 1763) | Coleoptera | Cantharidae | |||
| Halyzia sedecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Coleoptera | Coccinellidae | |||
| Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758) | Coleoptera | Tenebrionidae | |||
| Cerodontha fulvipes | Diptera | Agromyzidae | |||
| Liriomyza flaveola | Diptera | Agromyzidae | |||
| Anthomyia procellaris | Diptera | Anthomyiidae | |||
| Botanophila fugax | Diptera | Anthomyiidae | |||
| Pegoplata infirma | Diptera | Anthomyiidae | |||
| Lucilia caesar | Common Greenbottle | Diptera | Calliphoridae | ||
| Lucilia illustris | Illustrious Greenbottle | Diptera | Calliphoridae | ||
| Cystiphora sonchi | Diptera | Cecidomyiidae | |||
| Cetema neglectum | Diptera | Chloropidae | |||
| Chlorops hypostigma | Diptera | Chloropidae | |||
| Elachiptera cornuta agg. | Diptera | Chloropidae | |||
| Thaumatomyia notata | Diptera | Chloropidae | |||
| Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781) | Diptera | Conopidae | |||
| Ochlerotatus caspius | Diptera | Culicidae | |||
| Diastata adusta | Diptera | Diastatidae | |||
| Dolichopus clavipes | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Dolichopus diadema | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Dolichopus griseipennis | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Dolichopus nubilus | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Dolichopus plumipes | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Dolichopus ungulatus | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Gymnopternus aerosus | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Poecilobothrus nobilitatus | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Syntormon pallipes | Diptera | Dolichopodidae | |||
| Scaptomyza pallida | Diptera | Drosophilidae | |||
| Parydra coarctata | Diptera | Ephydridae | |||
| Fannia armata | Diptera | Fanniidae | |||
| Fannia canicularis | Diptera | Fanniidae | |||
| Fannia postica | Diptera | Fanniidae | |||
| Fannia rondanii | Diptera | Fanniidae | |||
| Fannia similis | Diptera | Fanniidae | |||
| Homoneura interstincta | Diptera | Lauxaniidae | |||
| Meiosimyza decipiens | Diptera | Lauxaniidae | |||
| Minettia fasciata | Diptera | Lauxaniidae | |||
| Tricholauxania praeusta | Diptera | Lauxaniidae | |||
| Symplecta stictica | Diptera | Limoniidae | |||
| Lonchoptera lutea | Diptera | Lonchopteridae | |||
| Azelia zetterstedtii | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Brontaea humilis | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Hydrotaea meteorica | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Limnospila albifrons | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Morellia aenescens | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Phaonia errans | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Phaonia halterata | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Polietes domitor | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Schoenomyza litorella | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Spilogona marina | Diptera | Muscidae | |||
| Geomyza balachowskyi | Diptera | Opomyzidae | |||
| Geomyza tripunctata | Diptera | Opomyzidae | |||
| Opomyza germinationis | Diptera | Opomyzidae | |||
| Opomyza petrei | Diptera | Opomyzidae | |||
| Pollenia angustigena | Narrow-cheeked Clusterfly | Diptera | Polleniidae | ||
| Sarcophaga variegata | Diptera | Sarcophagidae | |||
| Scathophaga stercoraria | Diptera | Scathophagidae | |||
| Sciara hemerobioides | Diptera | Sciaridae | |||
| Nemopoda nitidula | Diptera | Sepsidae | |||
| Themira lucida | Diptera | Sepsidae | |||
| Themira minor | Diptera | Sepsidae | |||
| Copromyza equina | Diptera | Sphaeroceridae | |||
| Copromyza nigrina | Diptera | Sphaeroceridae | |||
| Leptocera fontinalis | Diptera | Sphaeroceridae | |||
| Microchrysa flavicornis | Green Gem | Diptera | Stratiomyidae | ||
| Nemotelus notatus | Flecked Snout | Diptera | Stratiomyidae | ||
| Nemotelus uliginosus | Barred Snout | Diptera | Stratiomyidae | ||
| Nemotelus uliginosus (Linnaeus, 1767) | Diptera | Stratiomyiidae | |||
| Episyrphus balteatus | Marmalade Hoverfly | Diptera | Syrphidae | ||
| Eupeodes luniger | Diptera | Syrphidae | |||
| Helophilus pendulus | Diptera | Syrphidae | |||
| Platycheirus albimanus | Diptera | Syrphidae | |||
| Sphaerophoria scripta | Diptera | Syrphidae | |||
| Syrphus ribesii | Diptera | Syrphidae | |||
| Syrphus vitripennis | Diptera | Syrphidae | |||
| Volucella pellucens | Diptera | Syrphidae | |||
| Haematopota pluvialis | Notch-horned Cleg | Diptera | Tabanidae | ||
| Siphona geniculata | Diptera | Tachinidae | |||
| Tipula cava | Diptera | Tipulidae | |||
| Tipula oleracea | Diptera | Tipulidae | |||
| Elasmostethus interstinctus | Birch Shieldbug | Hemiptera | Acanthosomatidae | ||
| Anthocoris nemorum | Common Flower Bug | Hemiptera | Anthocoridae | ||
| Aphrophora alni | Hemiptera | Aphrophoridae | |||
| Aphrophora alni (Fallén, 1805) | Hemiptera | Aphrophoridae | |||
| Philaenus spumarius | Cuckoo-Spit Insect | Hemiptera | Aphrophoridae | ||
| Eupteryx aurata | Hemiptera | Cicadellidae | |||
| Iassus scutellaris (Fieber, 1868) | Hemiptera | Cicadellidae | |||
| Streptanus sordidus | Hemiptera | Cicadellidae | |||
| Capsus ater | Hemiptera | Miridae | |||
| Closterotomus norwegicus | Potato Capsid | Hemiptera | Miridae | ||
| Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea (A. Costa, 1862) | Hemiptera | Miridae | |||
| Lygus rugulipennis | European Tarnished Plant Bug | Hemiptera | Miridae | ||
| Megacoelum infusum | Hemiptera | Miridae | |||
| Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis | Dark Green Apple Capsid | Hemiptera | Miridae | ||
| Orthotylus (Orthotylus) ochrotrichus | Hemiptera | Miridae | |||
| Psallus (Psallus) varians | Hemiptera | Miridae | |||
| Stenotus binotatus | Timothy Grassbug | Hemiptera | Miridae | ||
| Dolycoris baccarum | Hairy Shieldbug | Hemiptera | Pentatomidae | ||
| Palomena prasina | Green Shieldbug | Hemiptera | Pentatomidae | ||
| Palomena prasina (Linnaeus, 1761) | Hemiptera | Pentatomidae | |||
| Troilus luridus | Bronze Shieldbug | Hemiptera | Pentatomidae | ||
| Saldula saltatoria | Common Shorebug | Hemiptera | Saldidae | ||
| Bombus terrestris subsp. audax | Hymenoptera | Apidae | |||
| Crossocerus podagricus (Vander Linden, 1829) | Hymenoptera | Crabronidae | |||
| Rhopalum (Corynopus) coarctatum (Scopoli, 1763) | Hymenoptera | Crabronidae | |||
| Stigmus pendulus Panzer, 1804 | Hymenoptera | Crabronidae | |||
| Andricus kollari | Marble Gall | Hymenoptera | Cynipidae | ||
| Andricus quercuscalicis | Knopper Gall | Hymenoptera | Cynipidae | ||
| Neuroterus quercusbaccarum | Common Spangle Gall | Hymenoptera | Cynipidae | ||
| Endromopoda detrita (Holmgren, 1860) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Enicospilus ramidulus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Eurylabus tristis (Gravenhorst, 1829) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Gelis areator (Panzer, 1804) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Lissonota (Lissonota) coracina (Gmelin, 1790) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Phytodietus ?albipes Holmgren, 1856 | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Pimpla rufipes (Miller, 1759) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Pimpla turionellae (Linnaeus, 1758) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Scambus buolianae (Hartig, 1838) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (Panzer, 1809) | Hymenoptera | Ichneumonidae | |||
| Ancistrocerus trifasciatus (Müller, 1776) | Hymenoptera | Vespidae | |||
| Vespula germanica | German Wasp | Hymenoptera | Vespidae | ||
| Thymelicus sylvestris | Small Skipper | Lepidoptera | Hesperiidae | ||
| Pararge aegeria tircis | Speckled Wood | Lepidoptera | Nymphalidae | ||
| Dichochrysa prasina (Burmeister, 1839) | Neuroptera | Chrysopidae | |||
| Chorthippus brunneus | Field Grasshopper | Orthoptera | Acrididae | ||
| Chorthippus brunneus (Thunberg, 1815) | Orthoptera | Acrididae | |||
| Tetrix subulata | Slender Ground-hopper | Orthoptera | Tetrigidae | ||
| Aceria campestricola | Trombidiformes | Eriophyidae |
