What have you seen
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On our recent trip to Devon we saw thousands of hatchling fish in Slapton Ley, this little Perch hadn't survived but it was interesting to see. The wild flowers were stunning too.
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Just got back from walking the dog and wading up the centre of the local stream was a little egret never saw one before I presume it was attracted to the area because of the Upton Warren nature reserve, Worcestershire which lies in a salt marsh and even has breeding pairs Avocets
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Out on a walk today and noticed these Cinnabar Moths caterpillars on some Ragwort. There were about 12 on this one flower.
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Whilst having a last drink outside we had a young wren fly right by us normally we do not see many in the garden and then back at the house saw on the side wall something moving up the wall only to find it was a tree frog so that is a first for us did not know we had them here thought they were further south it certainly can climb and jump well a pale green in colour and dark eyes.
Good photo WN have got rid of ragwort here as we have horses all around us.
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A red squirrel has just ran past our caravan! Hope it hasn't been blown out of its tree...... From a windy Anglesey (Cae Mawr)
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Angelsey has done a great job in eradicating the Grey Squirrel from the island. Always glad to see a Ginger Nut.
We've been left some love parcels right in the middle of both front and back lawns these last couple of days. Still haven't seen the Hedgehog that leaves them though. Good to see that the cat scarer doesn't bother it.
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A birding pal was visiting us today and commented on the 3 beautiful stock doves picking up the bits under our garden feeders.
😱 I thought they were town pigeons moving in from Burnley! I’ve been ‘discouraging “ them for weeks.
Never stop learning...🙂
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Got a good view of a buzzard's nest on a local woodland walk this week, it's a wood that has youngish trees packed in together and the hefty nest was swaying in the breeze. It's an area of our village that the buzzards seem to like. Between local hills and farmland.
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Global warming? Olives on our £2 Lidl sale olive tree. 🌿
Today a toad heading for the same area, he's either in the adjoining pond or heading for the shady damp of various plant pots and stones.
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They seem to be spreading through the UK, we had them at Cirencester late last year and not keen on them prefer Red Kites as you can see by my Avatar.
Much cooler here day here today and there a lot more birds about even had 3 magpies trying to get at some soggy old bread but the crows were not keen on them to close. Around at friends yesterday for lunch and saw a nuthatch having a drink from an old dog bowl 1st time I have seen that although we do have them here usually on the bird feeders.
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The swallows are on the move had about 60 on the wires here yesterday and have seen a lot of movement south in the last few days very early I think also all the swifts have gone as well.
Our local birds are busy with feeder and the two bird baths I find that the redstarts do not like sharing them with other birds.
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Out walking close to our present site and heard Buzzards calling and then spotted 7 altogether, circling and wheeling. They were there for a few minutes and then disappear in the blink of an eye.
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The warm sun has certainly brought out the butterflies today, mainly Large Tortoiseshells on the Ragwort flowers, but also Red Admirals, Large and Green Veined Whites, and an odd Painted Lady. There were numerous Little Egrets on the shore, along with Lapwings and Curlews, and in one of the fields behind the embankment an Emu!! Not often one sees of those that's not in a zoo.
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Very pleased to spot another Jersey Tiger Moth in our garden (first one spotted last year.) This one looks a bit worn at the edges but it's in a similar place to the one we saw last year, we've let a lot of nettles etc grow so hope this has helped. One thing about moths, they don't fly off as you approach with a camera!
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More like what have I not seen.
With the exception of a juvenile blackbird and a wood pigeon, all other birds have stopped coming to our garden. The feeders have lasted over two weeks and are still half full. They used to last about 2/3 days until about 2 weeks ago.
There were often up to 20 sparrows constant stream of blue tits, great tits, long tailed tits up to 7 blackbirds, several robins, greenfinch, goldfinch, now nothing. Even the sparrow hawk gives us a miss.Not usually home much this time of year, so not sure if this is normal.
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For the last 8 or 9 weeks weeks I have regularity cut two large orange in half and placed on the lawn near our main patio off the rear of the house. Usually added a nother couple every week. We have been rewarded with up to 8 red admirals feeding and others resting nearby. Usually see them at the bottom of the garden on the Buddleia at the bottom of the garden but not as visible from the patio.
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There were Bennetts Wallabys running wild near " The Roaches " in Derbyshire until about 2003. Not actually escapes but released at the start of WW2 when Private Zoological Collections were banned.
A fair few drivers telling the tale of what they had seen late at night round there came close to being breath-tested by disbelieving bobbies or at least those with a wicked sense of humour !!
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Paid a visit to a Durham Wildlife Trust reserve at Low Barns, near Witton-le-Wear, today. They are former gravel works and there was a circular walk plotted out. Very enjoyable. Watching over 300 Lapwings take to the air from a scrape when a Sparrowhawk flew over was memorable. Fortunately all escaped being lunch.
Later on we saw a female Hobby being mobbed by House Martins, brave little souls.
Free of charge if you are in the area and not bad for a pushchair or wheelchair with only one or two indifferent areas.
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On a walk from site alongside the River Wear we had the full compliment of birds to be seen including a Kingfisher, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Red Breasted Merganser and Heron. A nice accompaniment.
There is a fine stand of conifer trees on the edge of the site and we have watched our very own mini murmuration of Starlings every night. They gather on the telephone wires then take off and fly around gathering new friends as they go, twittering away, until they gradually all settle down into the trees. Only about 100 of them but enjoyable all the same.
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A lot of small groups of swallows and house martins going south 4 lots on Saturday and 3 lots yesterday and again today.
WN we had a peregrine falcon being mobbed by swallows last week what a sight.
We have had a lot more starlings about this year on our plot a few years ago we never had any at all.
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