Hithercroft & Bunk

Sunshine and showers, 14°, breezy SW.

Hithercroft floods: Little Egret, 3 Shelduck over, Common Snipe, Herring Gull, Lesser Blackback Gull, Black-headed Gull, Chiffchaff - many singing, Reed Bunting and Lapwing.

Bunk area: 7 Chiffchaff, several in song, a Blackcap singing, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Siskin, a Sparrowhawk, 14 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 50+ Starling, a Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Lapwing, 1 Mute Swan, 32 Lesser Blackback Gull, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull and 1 Common Gull, etc.

Mammals: Short-tailed Vole, Wood Mouse & Brown Hare.

Amphibians: Smooth Newt (per Bill Nicholls, garden pond).

Butterflies: Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock.

AD, BN & PC.

Shelduck courtesy Alan

Sparrowhawk

Wood Mouse courtesy Bill Nicholls

Garden toys

Today in Tony’s Garden.

Nothing much on the bird front except for a lot of Canada Geese flying over.

Butterflies: in our meadow - Small White 2, Large White 1, Red Admiral 1, Small Copper 5.

Reptiles: Grass Snakes 6, Slow-worms 31.

Small mammals: Wood Mice found in 3 places. Bank Voles found in 3 or possibly 4 places.

I continue to find Fox toys in our meadow - must be from nearby gardens.

These are toys that a Fox has been bringing into Tony's garden.