Today was spent sorting out a neglected garden, plus transferring logs I have been weathering for the wood burner, from the storage shed to the back of the house. There were lots!!!
I did manage to take a few breaks and logged 20 bird species in, around and over the garden. It was also great to see that the "Conservatory" Robin has returned. Time to buy some mealworms again!!
Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
5 Meadow Pipit
4 Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
2 Siskin
Goldfinch
One of the local Sparrowhawks looking for a meal.
A Starling in Winter Plumage and in good voice as well.
1 Red Admiral
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
The Common Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)..........
............. is still drawing in............
.............plenty of............
................Buff-tailed Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) and..........
...............Honey Bees (Apis mellifera).
I think I will be definitely growing more Common Cosmos next year.
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
It wasn't just the bees out in good numbers but also..........
..............Common Wasps.
1 Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Spiders Recorded:
Giant House-spider (Eratigena duellica)
Nurseryweb Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
A Giant House-spider (Eratigena duellica)
A juvenile Nurseryweb Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
Ted:
Do you get the feeling............
...........someone wants me to open the back garden gate!!
Aircraft today:
