Another day in the back garden and it was quite noticeable that there was a bit of an exodus of birds heading south. In amongst the local hirundines, which consists of a pair of House Martins and 3 Swallows, there were 20+ Swallows moving through at speed towards The Bill. With them were several Swifts all heading in the same direction.
In the back garden another species heading south was a Willow Warbler checking out the Cherry Tree, Buddleia and the neighbours Runner Beans for insects.
Lots of youngsters about with 5 juvenile House Sparrows , 3 Chaffinches and 2 Great Tits, in the Sycamore and on the feeder.
A few butterflies passed through with singles of Red Admiral, Meadow Brown and Large White.
A Common Field Grasshopper, Chorthippus brunneus was resting on the chair in the Courtyard before the rain came down.
This evening as I was watering the plants I disturbed 3 moths a Rusty Dot Pearl, Light Brown Apple Moth and a Firethorn Leaf Miner, Phyllonorycter leucographella
A Willow Warbler searches for insects........
.........in amongst the leaves of the Cherry Tree.
A scrawny looking male House Sparrow on the feeders.
Common Field Grasshopper...........
........one of the commoner grasshoppers found in the UK.
Rusty Dot Pearl
Light Brown Apple Moth
