More Garden Waste Refugees
Tidying the garden inevitably collects up some garden wildlife that then finds itself in the brown composting bin. In this case, we had a lovely pair of bugs: a Hairy Shieldbug (Dolycoris baccarum, #302) and a Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus). Making up the trio, a Spring Harvestman (Rilaena triangularis, #160), which stalks the flower beds early in the year, unlike most harvestmen which become very numerous in late summer and autumn.