What I had planned was a good walk with Ted, unfortunately the weather had other ideas and no sooner had I left the cottage and that fine misty rain began to fall. Unfortunately by the time I had got to Bumpers Lane, it was very intense and that was the end of our walk.
There were a few highlights with the pair of Stonechats still present at The Windmills, and despite the falling rain I did manage to find a couple of Chiffchaffs.
Yet again there were a couple of Red Admirals flying about, and I came across singles of Honey Bee, Common Wasp and Common Dronefly on the Ivy.
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
2 Stonechat
Blackbird
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
1 Siskin
The male Stonechat is still present at The Windmills.
And here it is again in a very short video
And here is the female.
And a short video of her.
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
1 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
2 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
1 Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
This was the only bee I came across today. A Honey Bee.
Wasps Recorded:
1 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
1 Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
And likewise with this Common Wasp, it was the only one I saw.
1 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Caterpillars Recorded:
Lichen on Blackthorn
Ted having a bit of a wander around The Windmills.
And he always has time to pose for the camera