Grasshopper observations in your area this year

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by htcdude

I also saw a lot of Meadow Grasshoppers (thanks to aeshna for the ID the other day ) at Ham House in Richmond.

Not seen any Common Green but then haven't gone out of my way to look. Am going to Staines tomorrow, will try and see what species I get there.

Nige

Richmond Park does have a good population of Common Green as well as Meadow, Field, Lesser Marsh + in areas of fine acid grassland some Stripe-winged + Mottled Grasshoppers, though I struggled a bit to find latter species last time I took a group there. Wimbledon Common probably better for Mottled.

Short-winged Coneheads around some of the ponds, Long-winged + Roesel's Bush-crickets are abundant, Speckled + both Oak BC species are also present.

[htcdude]

Many thanks for that aeshna, if I'm out there again (probably not for a while) I'll try and find some other species

Nige

[Littlesparrow]

I had to move a Common Field Grasshopper out of the way of the lawn mower yesterday, usually I hear them but can't find them for identification.